il.of e t Gr "Jr;.r:d Unidentifie~ Plyin H th,~w t :> J., ot wit h pair of :~ ~s not shootin~ re'Oorted that .1.8 f~ll-"'- ~1 powered binoculars. liE;bt ;)l ~h 3 'le~ain -he.~ C:IXU1S :A, T_l"!:JR Gozmtand!.n.g .Intelligsnoe Div. ~nt'\llliUldi.D~ otr1 , .,. J ?'ligirt 3~rvi~e. y'/qah 5 .. D~ c .. r'rN, .A-a 1}01 ,-1. Olympic i3lvd. Lo.3 .r\.n.:,~les, Carif. -l1~urest cro3.:3ir .. ~ ::)t - F!g.lero St. ~'leatner was cl acr. No witnesses otner th8n Sgt No photos t~-cen on],y nne object s ighted-shape that of a V- 2 rr:>c-l{et -but ~lch l arger . No e ~ t ima ted s to si ::e exce t t.1a t it !;.;.S l ,rr g~r than B-29 and '.Vas reported as ~normus since object coMpla tely fill!!d the L:n $ of fl2ld glasse3 b~ins U::ied which were of 10 B-80 poher and Ht>r s .taen fr>Jri ~ g~:-m.:.n SS mm artill~ry piece. ~ch len:; is 8 in dic..'lH::t~::r. 0bj .... ct Jill~::r in c~lor. ~o pos1tire ~stimation c f speed but .t~itness tho1.1..;ht it veL! o7::r 700 H?H. Object C:l!OO f:-m st &'"lei .,as c~.:.dill.5 ear,t. fl.tiC:?:; .:; .. raignt le~;el couTse and not r..ant:uvering. Al t i tud.e esti~ated t,o be .'lell 07er ~ :O,CCO ft. ~o sound. Left blue exhaust t:!"ail l~t ~,~r .. tad b i'itnri~. '3-."'JUllci ~xtlfiU~t trail, .>t1nr . ,;)!"f e '=t J n .. !lotit13 ~Ild .:.i r&-m :>f ~ sub:ni t ~.:::i!t ~ii .r.n att.~cn7nerst ~.., ) 3 ifOJc:d at..::..t~ ~;l ,!:}Llll!'cti~m ,,ieini t y n .~cnr nce ":y t.el~ t;:e ltd l -~-T)~ Dr HTITFat< ' S EVALUATI01 to E.XTl,\CTI-~0 FROM PROJECt' G!<UDGE REPOHT. ronOtiio 1 Eih}l pro'b:s.b\1 t tr s Ou rJi, 93, lCO, hl] ooaa ()r ord i t: a ry i\ l r o r:..\ t't z Itvcl~< li; , flt\raa or f1ll 1ng boli!s: l.!i.s>lel! 1aeou:s (re1lJ.~--:t.ion;.;, ~1uror=:ll .Gtr~t\nt)c".c, b.trcla~ fl"'.o .. ) s ~. Won-t\.Stronoul oal, .,ith no OXi)1::u1.1ition 37\.tlant ~<l~ o f "'"tdonoe prtlol' doa i(_()l~"latlou~ c,,mmandi :1J; Ot' f 1 cer Sha., .Alr 1orce BaSI3 .3n!!lta:-, ~uth Car~lina AT'l'~;TIOY: Base Inc~lllgence Offic er l . '...':'li::J ConnAnd i 9 cu. ntly eng~.ged :n .:m tion o;.' all re-po~t~d slg.~tlngs of lJ.nii.antific.:1ole be~n ))l thori~ed uirec C CO'TLr--un:c.: ... lOn ,1 .... ~h 311 .. ~ir i n ~tter dat~d 6 ~'e'br.J.:a-y 19~: .. in t.e 11 ig-ence r1~ stlsat- aerial oh~no~ena and haJ 2. ! t ba.o ,~ome to the at .enti'Jn of this Office that:.~ s .. f Cotumb\.a, .:>out~ Carolina,has re-r.ortatl 'litnessing the so- .~. ying d i':lcs.tt j. r t i'3 r~qu~ste(i your office interne~ :hi3 tn,uvi.1ua1 and obtai!l a ~ l.suc:d .sraphic 3 tnt~:r.ent as to the anOJ11aly obse rved. 1 \i i.,; furt:Jer re- (}lc:lt~'i t(l..at t he r)b rver indicae~ to +h~best of ..r nbili.~y t:'1e follO"r: ~:; Qall ,ll~ f2.ctor'3; Lo t:.ation, ddt,-") and time of 3i6htiD6t'weather conditi')a3 a t tn~ tim~. n..:JJne~,occupations :lnd addresses of vitnA-i9 . (1!: .. e.n_y), S i j.t! r~lor pe'-',i, in ..-oat l}art Of 3'q :first observed, \iLt~Ction, nner ~ : :~.' ~.qc,.;t>arancP, an~ltror?.bili~y (~:lcti~s), :U~itlllle. :::.JLL'1d .a~'1.aust t!'3.il, ll . It 1-, requa d ~1at ti;.e incilvieual b~ inl'ot':ned that her dis- -=:lcsnr~.l ;;ill 'ur trea~o?~t c::.s ''.:rt:-i~tly confidentio.l nnd that~ in the i..: :.~r-2:::; r, s -Jf n.a t 1 Jnal I~: ~nse, all publicity 3Urroun<1ing t~1i s inv~ s t Lsa- t tc'3 : e cl tri~ea ~1;;-'iv n l rlcd. - 5. .Ul p~rtinent rnat-2r :.a1 ,.rill be for~t\"arded directly t.:> Commanding ''h?n.e:-"31. ~1C. 'ir:t~t-Patter~n--\F o e.se. Nri5ht 1ield,Ohi:), atten~1on~ _ accor:lance wi ~h US;.F letter datad 26 Febrna-:7 1948.. . Incide n t lans l'.:. Subj: ~ro.1elt h~CQUAJ!SRS .A.IU VfEATHE.'a SERVICE A.nd.r 1t .Air F r.,ro Bas", Fr.i.h- TO: Co~manding Cor.~ral~ Air ~tarlll Co nd, nrl~ht-?ac~r on ir Force ila'a) tayton, Ohio .l.l"T N , l iC IAXO ! 'lrt":; t i r:u tiona by th i d h eadli uarto ra re n.-\ l t}!rd; n syr.op tic ".'::3atr,or bulloon could h u;re beer. at tt-:o loco.tiun ~he:-~ ei l-ttingJ "c'r~ r~por~'d ln tl"~e .follcrNinr; ira ide t .a. In f;omrJilldh thifl li 1t oon alddra.t:on wa.s gtven to th~ wind dir~>c:tlo:n .J.nd ep~ed at . t h 11urfaoe and "-loft t the a c hotlu. ,;,d tin'! or ha lloon r lda~>e a r.d t:h,, looatloo or the D~a.r;,~t W~:J.th!3r ~t.l.tion tn111kill6 b.ttlloon Ob3~:"- 'Pl t l nn a. tlJR - rl~R Adjut~nt C-s~ral l as, C.J. if. C).. Di :;t:nnco o C o h.i Jc~ f c:-:-1 ohsorv~ r ll. t\ltir.uclJ e imated to b a :Jell o""Ter 20 ,0CO f t J o :.o 1,xui. V- 2 l'"Ocke\ 0!1 s cr u ;t i o n , ~o ~ .\n.gelss Y-51 Z5lt:S LC'lf) ANCL.ES PlJDLlC INFORM-AtiON Of:i!C~ PD :is~t.AG'E - -:~.Jt., ClJ\SSlF\~J r LDG LCCr CSTt:: 1. r