}F';~.D~BAI. BURg4U OF INY~S~IGA'IIO~ U?ri S'tAT:S D 07 JtET!CB :r y !ork Juildin~ St P3.Ul 1, "Jjnn., ot&" ClASSi~l'-".""' J ptai.n Cbarles L . Vl\ltor .. \r a Intelligenoe Oft1.oer J-.1 m 1032 ~ Po" Ofl"'ice rlld2:. S't. p~,l , ~i;m.,eot& S r:tdan, Po atruas-c~r, \. ~3..l'l!lez-, :vho l i 7ft 8 a d1 crt di s ~ants e f'r()Jil ~hi 3 rll- 1 r1 &' , r~ por-9-..sd t o this oi'l'i e2e t.hat hi s two SOD s a~ 8 t'lying ~aucser' This o b j !ltot "7rhioh 1 ~1.>~.3d li~e two plat a s i.:rV'!rted dri d to "';htt ~cund boqt lght feet fran o:na of t;.he boy3. When it h.tt 1e .... ;.,und i. t r <tboo.ndnr\ ~!'Y ra!ridl y and di sap~a.red ''ThiJ objet ua8 in t'rom tbt northtceat & d.is-=po~HUted t o -;he nerthea et. :t vas a sil v'!lr oo lor9d objeot. ~t t'tt3ni;- J.y chia fa.rmer t,_,liQ-.,.,8 1;~t his 3<m saw 250M#l ubjooc ~ld .: 1-: ..,.-, n~ r~e. irub+. lrl.a i.'tOrd.. For yoor. ~i'orm.diian." rrtr ~<rt::i en yoo som 9.dv! sable. :io inv~!Jt~!PtltioD. i s b~lng coud.UC)ted V-r!ry tr..tly yrurs, I 1/ :t. B. Rhode . I B RlKilES Spac:i.&l Agen-t in Char;;e 20 .\:.1 st 1')48, pertaininG to L'lcid.:.nt a~tioo. has been taken: c; :?0 ~ 4o a call n L .. 1eed to dq, 5t..."l .. ~cey, cont~ietine Lt Cc1 illiam B . AJ..l1~on. ~ecut1ve Officer, .J-2 . Colon~l Alliron .... nior~ed t.!~s .. Ieadcuarters thJ.t cJ.Cc. .on '"c.ulJ. be taken t o r esurv ..,y 'th~ ncident and tv accorrroli sh r:otog30n' ~,;. :1d ear h- eample inv, tiga.t ions of the d.r 9a in ~nlch tha incidt3:rt occu:-red. r ~ 21 ~-"Ust C3a:.urd..::\y) a c al l ~s raceiv~d by r'(-pt Go!"d.on ... --!'om a. ~lar.jor ~1 r gan r:Jf Ho, 5th Anzy iofo-..!1 'tha indantati ... :l CCC S!.'J".led 0:7 ~ .. ~ mi,1Sile '-'.ad Lr 'Cll CO'! nc d !:lUe t!ld i~1cidcnceA Un.fo:-tunataly-, c.o ,'=r, since the occurrAnce ......... re .ad been t,~ or three heavy rainfalls and t hd d~ression in tnr.3 ~ou:1d '!_)reYious- ly :1oted ~; found t o be 1/3 full of .mtar. Pho~ograpni.: co7era.ge was L'.t::.!de , however, and samoles of rocks and ea:th in tna dtrorsssion ~re extr acted. 'rhl u evidence ~as being fortarded to 5th Ar;:;ry tiq Area as o f Tuesday th e 2l+r.h and 'vould be for warded ";his offL:~e (f~.CL\.."..D-3) Limoliately u-pon r a eipt a'ld s:nould arrive this dq .. b:y the end of the G in~ ,)eneral :Jri~ ttson AiPfaroe ae ~tly+..Qn, Ohio ~ T !~h .... CI A:t O o ~ ot I Si pt 1. Refs i8 meds ~0 le'tit.r thi Me.d.qlUL"t't.e Slbje~ !('! ( C>Y" dat.d 17 ..lugu ~ 1948 . 3l~ d te le "onv..~sation b& twa~n .)or ioa G. ~ ~ h8&dq~ners.a.nd ,.,aptain Ben tlcrrlon c.a :!3 Augut l~. ~. .tttaohed ~ _lea ot ~avel ani dirt ;-lam .h-om a delA'"Ieion :w.td by an un known ob jat neal' H&lool. Minnesota on ~JO .Au t 1348 A.l10 lnelo .. a ~ 1'oU.Jf (4) photoVSPh end lliJ~tiv" of ~ same ~ 3rlpl~ ~'Otl ~ dir't 7ITU."I;X B. ALUSON' Lt. Colonel. GSC i .. aJU t'i :r ~:-uct1.n e 'Jt.Qu ... c rno,.~l t:.c Labor(; tJry. TEL~CO~ S~T BY ~1I'IS 'ro HWJNICU'l"!1 I}l .LL:j'El:1GTO~ 0~ 12 OCT l.g ri.L.LJ YGU fEDERAl BURE U 'OF INVSTJGAT ON ASHINGTON . C. 'rvun F IL ra1 HJI Ftl' flV T\ly ': h rJr-.a r ~e ~r2~ ~ur au ;f T~7estig ion U~lt "d Stntes ~&rt.=ent of .Ju.:;tlce Col n e l W. R. Clin..?:t::rman Un! te,.l 3-ca-ce.~ .... ~ir A,)rce Inc~ll:gence partmcnt Headquart~rs ~r dateri~l Co=:mPnd ,rrl~ht-?att~rso~ -~r For~e Basa :c,.,Jt:":'n Ohio This tvill ac~mo~;ledg-9 r~ce!pt of yorr lstt~;:-o~ O.;tober 26, 1943 c nc~rnlng th~ G15Liti.ru; of a r .f l 'Lng saccc r l~ nri~ioally rPfr-lrred b:r us ~Jo Ceptai!l Ch.;~lcs L~ / 1ctnr, A.:-ea 1ntelli- g=--rH;~ Or'fic-=r., :3r,,. f>::ul l.tlinne~ta. S:::>ecia1 ~nt co --CSJ tain Charles L Vi~ to r ..... ..._... a Intelli_s'=nce Officer ~l?om 1?32~ ?o3t Office 3uiLii.n~ l:lllaso .. .a oolilrto .. bl3 r.J ':tc~ f .. ttl t, 1 CLASSIFiED i~. .. ny Jht!~l.cn.l Cen':\:r , Di1ec~or o f In:~lli. ve, C3UGA hln ton, D. c. A.LT~I: Ch.1et, I!l~ellic;e!!ca Group3 1 Th 1 ~ off: :;~ has r ~ n t;ly r~vi. t;.ved in te> 1li n~e r por t "-1J t!H~ Are a Inl.e lli ;ence Office r , S t . Paul) :.:ic.n8.i)~ , d.l.';ed Lo :~u~uJt 1~1-R. ~>erial 0 486lo6. ragarding t he in'7~3 "l~o.tion of a r P )Jrt.a d 'flyin~ s u ... e r " L1 t~e vicinity of !ft-:t."'lel, ! .. ~nnesotao 2. The r-:: r o rt s' :~ ,nci~t~ .vho would ha.s a rousl7d t hB interest or J Jm~ of' our like to }'-Lave mo r e ' e tttils of t h ~ re;orted Photo~rt1.phs of' the snnt wher e the .J.O.d 3'\:1t'l1:l o_' tho ~t:.r.!''tce ~aterial i:f r1rct,.:~i. l to 'Jbt~in tn9m. 3.t th.is ' rl;in; S'311Cer" J~:1~-.ed S ';)Ot a ra aJ.d s a 1oles be ~e'lt ~xaminati~n r~1 ~lalysis. ,VILLL\M JI. WAR DEPARTMENT ~RITY LLAS311-ICAT1f'l~ <If 111111 U"lcon.,-entional ,A.j r '\l e.ft TO Hq, USAF .\FOIR-CO FROM Chiel, Plan.i & DATE 9 ~ov 4.8 COMMENT ~a 1 ATT~f: Lt. 0ol. G. D. Collection Bran~h, Maj. Seelo jr~'18?E,/mr G re~t, Jr . CSGID l . Your attenti o n is i.!lvit.ad t o attached 1 tter froru Chief, C.bomica) Cor ps, U:1i tad S1:ates Army, dated 2 9 Octooer 1 948. C' 'YJ of i n-t.el} iEencc report merrt .. i ontS d i n paragraph 1 o att a ched letter was forNardad 1.0 vou on 31 ... ~u~ust ] 918. The letter .from Chemical Corps ia for~n .ded. for-in.')r:Jlatioll on Nid.<!h L t r r":n. Ch, dtd 29 Oct C. V ~ ~RO~ILEY Colonel~ GSC Chief', Pla:ns 3nd Collection Braitch TO: Chief, Plans & Collection Br anch, CSJID Fro.A: HqJ USAF> AFOIR- CO. D.\TE: n.QV l 9 19~P COI.C.fF No. 2 I..t .SoJ .Gnrrett/ ab/h5~4 1. Basic lett e r i n closed wit h Air Materiel Command, for action. Commen t 1 has boeu forwarde d w Hcadoua:rt er s 2. Reply fronr Air Materiel Command wil J b e made direc:t, t o your Offie;e . E'DR THE CB I E:F OF STAFF: lJ ~CLASS J F i ED 'fJ AGO FOA!It 8 97 '>iJ.Y l!U