:lr P3ul Brannon, 147 S .Jain St, .2Jr:Ls .?ub 1i.sher o.f t~1e Yichola s County St.ar tit the ~e~tuckiau~itizen " " - \ " p:pearsd to b e above avera ~e in intellt,:;~nce and o! sound character. Due to harrassing by friends and fallow ne:Ywamen, J r !lrznon baa a3aumed a sli~ll~ bell~eren"t. a tti.t:,uda ~it..h ::e~pdct to i1i.J s~hting.. Se has adop-ted the a~tit.ude ~t he !f'!l01f8 r~t h aw and has ;wt bee n convincEtd by an;r :aplar:a tion to data. t a pproxim tsly 1630 hours on 16 Jan 1949 whil.a proceeding in bis ~u"'">roobile in a aout aterly" direction t.cwa:rd ?aria, x,-, a;com~nied by h.i...a wi..i'e and h.la niace, ~s 11~ h!.s 'l ttent1~n to the 3unl.ight !"':Ji'leated. on tb~t olouda in the "Nestern :3k;r. ..\.s oe saJ e d into the sk;J hi.s attention was attractad to a ~mlb'])J.t sr..a~d object emerg:L-,g !rom behir..d a loud. The aight ot the ob jee-r, eaerging .t.:'om o'bscuri. ty L"'lto ral'hot03d light was maintained lor J..esa than one :uin:u.ta. At.,.....enti::n was then focuss e d 0t.l a "tube o.t ll~ht" ~hat Mrllained behind .!ia the oojeut mov9d across the s1cy'. ~ de four s osures of t he tube of light j~-1ng its progress ~ crlood ~he eourse as staad;r and as tho'..J!h some object on an. cJu~ard sqep:L11J ~ra Md Oll't>Ssed hi.s fi~ld o f visi.Jn a t a g.raat diatanct~ !l-om the earth.. The fourth and last, exposure o! the "tube of JJ.ghtf1 .ful~ extended aa po.bliahed in the Nicholas C0unt7 StQr and th !:antucki a n- ~itizen is attached ~ Exhibit "A. (See .filaa) I'a:e of Obser-v i')r: 16 Ja.:l.ke Pl~cP of ~bsc~r~tion 3 miJ.aa northe#l st or Paris) 1< ~ntuc~- Ground b-ora auto .~nt attracted a:tention -sunlight ren~ted on clouds aize of walnut Reer1ed to as both bullat-sb.aped and Ji"..ap'3 (lf.' t1 hull9d black ~lrmt }:._ ~ :. t~..t:..!.e Could not be eati m tad !lest to .lla.st d:t.rection .:.- . -:_::;.-. .:_ s:. ::7 1 minute -"-t,ub" of light" se.gn !:)r .approxj.m~tel;r 15 minute s eJ Could ~ot be ea~imated -:-a: r:lbbon or trail a1milar to that ::>!a reflected in.. . tube due to aett.ing :.'..1:-r.:L::) si t y Refiected light o! sun Ncne observed tube -various eolors .a::euY:_rs Movement ateady -a pparentl;r c]imbing on a 30 to 40 angla during peri cd o! o baerva tica ~...::f!r ')I c.: ::3.,...-e :.;r:nc cPassed beyond field o! vision of observer i3 an editor lnforman t has a lee al reputation ~ s a "IJublici t y b()un d A ~ unexplained moving object trail a bri t li~nt across t bo sky 'oJ~a.s !3igbted near here tOt!aJ by .Paris newspaper publ isher. and bis wi!.a observe d a b all-ehaoed ooject ulit~:~ly opening u~ a pat a acros s the he~vens". Ob.jc:ct .va s si. nted be t._.aen Paria and ~orth MidQleto~n. At first tae object bed a silvar color ()ut toolc on a aoLlen cue f::om t~e sun' a r~ys.. 1 t looked aL11ost l1J:a anc.')tiler planet' . b.e said. ''I v~ seen meteors and 3nlle.y's Comet. but. it wa.sn t Lllti ~!mall a s t hose, This thiD.g 1~.s a 1rrillian t s.nr-lit of light that Y"U could.n t heln but see l' ..ras vislble ~l~ least 15 u.inutes,.. A pic;ura 'fci3 "t3.'.cen '":Jy '1r~ w ruia.utea 9.7~ter they 1.1r~rt obserred t he object streaking ~ut from hi:1d a 'l:(J !Ul Possible :]xnl&!nation b7 ~I'J ks~t ~:~ ,T. ?L~"iCH7!:B. 1C9 C!C Detacr..ment && i.J..aanea ~rom various De~er cl1pp~s ~r , .rr, brother of CIC Agent J. D. 38~-r::l. lC9th ~IC Det, -was in t e:rviewed on 13 Jsn 49 and stated that he, toot bed seen the ; the aJqJf aa outlined in the n~ storJ. He aU.1ted that 1 t txas u.nquestionabll' a very higb fi.yi.Dc aircr6ft 'Iii th concomitant '7S:por tl"ail. llho lives S mile s from Lexington on the 3ichmr.nd Road stated that he saw a small. plane .emitting srooke g~ing to~d dinchester 2bou t 4: 30 P. ~., 16 Jan 49. Ra said the fier;;-colorsd smoke trail remained visible several minutes. , said !:le .va:.~ !"~ tlX."'ni~ ~o Loui svills on S ta. tl! J.~WB:f, bet"tteen ..lo.4chmond. ~ lichol.3.svi.lle .!ifien .1a : i:rs t oo 3er'r':'!d t.ha 2 m j l.a s north oi .\1J;ml tion dra vm vo ra por ~rs il a!:l+ ~ttd indi.vidual 3t 01"'-1.7 "'rapo.r trai l seen 50 t.rorn norizon -23, GCQ -JO, OCO tt 3bove ee to fi~ :ni.aut.es i~om norlzon .&.,o Onl7 !AI ?Or trail obearved ae.tlected ~h.t, oi aun :r:aded from view beyond horuqn.. spe eri ~ "':'.rrr~r~i~::.s o! J .x>d character. ~.\:'li1A ~ 1 v~ SUiruArtr appears to be of above avers~e .fe is di.sgus-eed at tbe publicity i:1telli~ence and gi~sn ~he incident . -=. ~pproxl::natdly ha30 P. :{. ::>n .;ant..ary 16, 1949 -~ atten"ti.:~n ':Vi.~ :3 ~ .Uad to a va?or trai l . I~ ~a a bui..:.dir1g u~ a t .:appr tely 25- 30, :oo i' )t-.)~ QV!I)r for.nati m ot cirrus cl-::.uJ s and .na v).ng in a s ou"tneast, dL~C't.i-.:>o. I~3 p'.)Hitivn was ar, an angla o1 about )0.:> to t~& :1~ruon \man ":!.:~t ohs~vsd. ZJ11~ ~o t;he altitud o f aa id tor!na t..i.:>n, its so\tr~a 7ra3 not nsibla from ~e b :"::>UJld. :'r on :'"l.ris ~:-try ~or' r l i l1c::-i zon -A I RCRAFT SALES ANo=---=s -ERVICE R UOOLES MILL ROA D P.~RIS, KENTUCKY t:lrty r"T:.3J )