DEPART1ENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES .\ I R FORCE WASHINGTON H.JJ/:t\.J/lh THE INSPECTOR GENERAL, USAF 1ST DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS WESTOVER AIR FORCE BASE, WESTOVER FIElD, MASS. S ffi:lJECT : ~ .r~.CT S IG iT S '.) ~ IAL I: i~""~iJI:J.Y Acti~ Distri c t C} ncar ~ r,h Oi3trict ffi I ( ~c) .'/ri; - tt~rson Al3 Dayton, Ohio 1 . In .!O'"il:Jlianc e T"Tith yctr r':lql_le.:;t ~cr .:"'73SCl~ati..;'1, rl~si_g:Jat rl1t~d 17 OeC9'rtn':)r lql.o, Suo.]"ct: ?ro,i-J,..~t ~i..;n. ~.;e i:al L1 i;~ry, a t - t-1~l1ed h-3r9to, find t"ifO co;i .... ; of clos~ri r;oort ,)~'---'\ 5ttorl l'1 ,fan~:ir:~ 2 . All J J-i.cJ.l icvest.!.:;'J.tiva laads ~rr~ t-kHl =r: n.~l.:rt~d and r3- ti'Jlt s of inv.:.stigation her~in forwarded to y .. ur ~n"'fice :!."0.:-l.!l.:'o!'rna.tion CJ r.d any acti0n deP.med appropriate. ~t-'n0rt of L172S ,i6ation HEADQUARTERS UNITED STA"T E"' AI A .-:cRC fHE INSPECTOR GENt::RAL OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATION S lEPORT OF INVESTIGATI ON U~!TITOi/U ~U3JECT,3: ( 3 ) Ja:::J.u3r y 1gL9 REPORT MADE BY REPORT MADE AT 6 Janua r y l C) 49 oFFICE o F ORIGIN DO ~1. ',lHl to ver ..\!'3 CHARACI ER S?3CI.A.L Ii~CUlllY Lett f rtlin I:O r ~'lri.::ht Pat t e rson AF:q, da.t~d 17 i)ecemo e r 194g~----------- D ISTRIBUTION Invegtigat i on :c-,quested b ;r DO t5, ~t/right Patt~r3on. ~'3.. I::lfor:Ja.tion wa r,Jelv~d by t~at office o/a 10 De cember 1948 t o th effect ~hat :3. Nr " T..>hn o~ o b ae r Y'eti thr 1 )"JJ :flt ing a i r - plO.ll~fi r>ver lJt);iton , Nas,e . I:rv~stiga.tion of in:'ormant; rJV~al~d his nan~ to DA ~ir. Infor:nnn t co,.lld not g i"'T any in- f o nn~. t l~.Jn oi' v:;d.ue. ' t'CTION CCPY FORWARDED TO 1 FILE sr AMP c:r FOR~ 4 'JJ~'.Yl>i vlJ ; l :aed in 1 . Thlo inv~sti6at1on waa !5, Vlri~ht Patter on ... \.3'3, d2.t~d r,questad by 1 tter ! rom D13trict Office 17 Decemoer 1948, ~r9di~ted ~non a ~0a: c~rd received at t heir office. Ir..i ormat i-:>n o.a n o at cerd ia .a:ttrac ted b~l.:>.-. ; . In,r ti.~a~i.:>a ~a i.:1l t l ated b 7 t-1i~ 'Jrit~r b .January 1349 a.'"ld i~ wr:t.A .found thc:.Lt ~he c!o.rrect name of inf'>l'ma~t l Hr. wht1 ~,1 Ji th r3f~r"!nCf' t ng u::1i.:ien~ii'i~d a..:Jrl.~l } ~J~Ct3. 7 -i$1':f l!.t~le : .. Jr:natiln J f ~ryy yqlrut ~s obta~ned, o~a ::tl'!tor "J,t .1r. :.:1anility t o give ~be tla.~8 on :tnich th8 aircraft !!lighted. 3.:xcent f :>r t~a .t'aet,that -:h tr1t wa.a euppogedl;r no so,Jnd or l!e5ht.,, h.i3 description lf>).s at of c~nT9~ti~n8l ~7~ aircraft. ~urtner 13formation ia se t a s f o1owB 2. Ti~e of sighting: 3 "l1rc:-aft, 'Ali th :lli ddl airc:a.ft ti/~-A.7i~. 5. D!acance o ( objec~ om ob ~rver: Al:rcraf t '>8.3sed dir~ctly o'V'~r ob~<'rv r ro.u,roxt < a t.,ly 2000 feet, clea.rl.:r viatbla, l!Jht colo't', 5 s econda .A. Color: 'l cr;r l ig.'l; t., Whl ~'!. ]ati='at~d a1::e 8.. lJlr tion o f fligb.t : ~'u cnort . 14. P::-opul3ion: ~elieved to be ~ingl&e~ine conv ntio~al tJUe pro~. 15. Contr?l and Stabili:Y: sTor:nal No ":! und ba~d. ~am .. of o bs..,rver. , 3oston, !(assa.chus~tt,g o~ganiz~=, !'r~erl~ ~i U~CLASS!FIED baa soloed a small tJve aircraftJ otn~r n o !cnowledge or exoeriftnce. Relia bility of observ~r Un~no"n.. No recorda Police Department o r 13! no fo.:m~r employ,.,r ~"7ailable. ' Ir i3 '10 ~ , ll :mow .:.n the v~cinl~Yo ~d t h e l~odlady (or Qwn~r) 'i ,'P_s v9ry uo.coopera.t i v e a.nd \'Iould g iv~ n o nfoJ:;:lo.t i~n. Upon t.:hecking lt'9I file a it \otaa found ttat s.":e has bf:'en COl t:"lected :ri .:h n u:ndro!ls ra.dlca.l organ i ~at ions -pr~domin.P-ntly. G ert18.Zl. t O Com:n~nt of lnterroga.t"r re intalli~'3nce a nd cb~racter ).~11wr~ H~. to b~ of a verP..-3\S int..,lll.:S~nc~ ~.nd. c:~a.ract.~r, ~ut o n the :>t:h3r hand ,Je llav s h l::1 t.> 04! 3. ty; e .lf' y erson ~no could v~r:r aP...sil.y b.!! ttl3t~<,n i n 9-n Jbs~r "1-:t.tion ~uch .ll.a this. ..\..'\ .it wa.s n~t "'103Si~l8 co d .,ter:ni::1e the date ,,f .lighting, it is nJt kno-..n 11net!1er fln::l i::-c raft o.f -;be +,y-oe suP?Osedly o"bqervsd 't~re airbor n , lt\ th~ Yicin- 1 ~y Y! ~3q ~ton., ~assac.huset t a .. Dr HYNEK'S EVALUATIONS EXTRACTED FRO~I PROJECT GRUDGE REPOr<T. l:ir)l prob .. b11itys b, ~air or lon v robnbilitys HillltHHU'I or (lt"(llr.a.ry e.irora1 t z b r((J. t. A f l Lr""iJ Or fs.1llit1~ bodied { ~.r:l-sot.lons, auroral :5tr~a.Mflr 1, bl.rd.s, v.., ko~ of t.)Vidar.ce pr5olude:3 ~:x~lan.atio!u 1~ Hov':':i".bor l ~.AJ)Q U,; RTt; PS AIR Tt;..\?liEH S~kVIC Andr ' Air Force J a~ n hincton 25. o. c. R~for ToJ A7.S DSS SUBJECT t Unldsr.t it i d Fly1n;; Obj-,ote TO 1 Co~"8lld l.n~ <.it)ne ral Air ~.1 tt r le l Co;:Liland ':J r i ~ t-(at t J r ~ O!"' Air Fo :-co a. sa D~ytor, Chi o s\. i' h a k!C lii..XO-3 1,. ;l-'fJ!""l!.C~ io r.~d~ to latter fro.~. yo ~I" :1 ~<.klt..a.Ttt!T's .{GIAX.S, d.1t,,tl 9 l~uroh 1Y4?. ~ubj.,ct "~ntdontified flyin-: Obje'Jtn.,' ::'l ti,;st 1nloru~o.dPt thBrc to by tr.is h~adt.t~rtars, d tod ) l ~A rc~1 lJ~9. t1 ~t hw't l"')Ht l:1.~ wo~th~r-be.l loon a"oant3 roa.1d by .. ~,., Air Fore~ I} ~lavy 1..tt1d ! fH \tf;t-) r Bnrtt -.IJ.. Cor~nta based on thiu ruv t-1> Ar.., inclo~ed,. j. It l~S r t 'J')'"''"'.e!11'3d trat tr.e '~,1,:11' ro '{u'VJfd:l(:n.cton Ot Uni- d,rtlft~d '1(jr~''t Ohjdotslt bd ,Jha.r.c dna followj~ f.t~"'l 13. ~Dir~ot\on rJr P11:t;'ht ,,r c l:Jtt"~., shovld bJ oLrif'lod Jo tb.:; ~"'rt(o-.1 a.nd hor1- &unt~t\L motion s .1.r~ f1letln~1.ahdd 1f polslbl!l, uuJ Hl ttv>.t rnott011 1~ '~'c\?l.Jd fd t.tri \lro.Jltt ) n ~o11arris which th.., ob.~t r. \t)~:..."Jars t o tl0'78. "'L1lt\":lr~ b> rt.~Jltr 'lvtt.inc:;3 ~ho1lri ircludd ~ ac.-~Loc::JA.nt o! 't}-o type \).f T4. A. ':fZST ;l.dj,Jtax.t c~r.aral 1:o . 210, Su;.-r-..:.u-y shee~ ci3sinzi r.o a ltituc~ ;;iv n; tL.:~ inc=-.)....1- pltiblJ \ liffi sor.~duloll balloon relo~ne tl:.3G. If u i r , cti~n is cor:-oct, ob}.>ots vrero flying into the Hbd. Car!:-:ot be d9ter:ti!l~u cor.clusi-vely. ln~llnRd to bsli~ve obj~cts -,:ere Jet aircraft. . J\pprox 11 N .r\pprox 11 ~lov 19lls 3o sto.n Mass -d.ol6l-town 13eF-c on Hill 3ect1 :>n hom wst s i de of an anartment house -rlndo-. directly 0 7P,r head no sound -N/ 3 Nt') 116flts visible .~.io projection s Tisible for radio antenna. high-win& monoplane -bel i eved of conventional tyPe le"Tel fliGht Faded from viev : l i.idl a ..,l~ne seem~d ~o -ueeve 1 Jf~ciC ~d !o:xn for~h "lo tirad ora;ani zer -~o r~rly '.rl th J\mt:'rica . .n :;"o,J~ati:>n t~:tdcszt JJak'Rr, United ;lorld ~ederalist, To.vard 1re~dom, etc. .kllYd~ small Mr 13 of aver 3gs intelli6ence and ract~r 3cri~t1on ws that of conventional tyPe aircr:lft. _\s it . .., .. $ 2Jot possibla tl i.etermine the date or 3i t-<hti:l;:t exactl7, 1~ l '3 not i:tU) . ther ~7 e.ir::rait of tne t:~rJa SUpt;OJ~dl.y obse!ved '.ie:-e i:l the riclni ty at toe ti \Jhich might ha'Ye aecounted for thi 3 sighting. 'tP.ar Sirs: I was altllke la:i t n i g!lt about 5: CO A. ~1 .. -.3i t ting by tile t.11indow gazing up a t the st r ~ chen suddanly there came into riew, fly:i~ ea s t to ?,~st over the Charles :::\iv er 3asin, t~ree fast-fl;~i..ng single-~.ngine plane. The planes had no light a -but city light s made them risible like thr.~e nala mo t..ha. ':'he t~ aut ; i d e ('; Des goi~ 1.L a 9traight line, the middle one \1ea?ing back and :forth -although a t no great height. '!'hera j.tas ~o .301100. '' 11 }Tovember 1 :lUg Dea= Sirs: I 'w'E.Ba'....ake last night about 5 :CD .A. ~.-sitting by the wi~dow ga.zing up at the stars ~Nhen suddenly tere c; me i':lto vie,", flying ea~ t t o '.r{est over the Charles 3i. ver :Basin, tbr ee f1s t-flyins s~ r.~.:;le er.gine p Lg.nes. 'I:he -olanes bad. no lights-but city lig;hts J.ade them visible lik a tr..rae uala :not::.s . '!~e "t'.~'O outside one" goins in a straig..~t line, the :1i2xi~ middle ona wea.vir.g ~:Jack ~nd forth-al- tho\J6h a. t no great height. Th.3re . .,as n o sound. Army Intelli~enne f,-{a.shington, D. C. f Nrd to : Eq U~\F You_rs very traly ,:,cr v:.ce !mr un-cri~tic ll1t. st . r.ci vlllc.t:n t~- In ~l2.~nc~ UNCLASSIFIED Conr.a:rl i ::.; Ger..o ro..l , Force ~ase, Dayton, IJNCLJ.\SSIF"lED