C.t v .Ll. "'iLl THE L.iDEPEXD.E~T. ST. PETE.L~.SBT;RG, ~"'LORID : l~eria1 tv\ystery Baffles Chief Febr~r~r 2.9lL9 f 1 i3.Y C. \"n)(~ UPCB l.i R C.JJ I to b e goin~ between 400 ami 500 time. :\hcDill has recei' eel no Thr s. "'\fen !rom ~ l1.rs'' mites per hOll'" It was P"rtectly report of "11i~sm~ pl.l t ctnd I I . ..,r.c~ !lit tin~ aronna i n 1he round and appeared to be asl search by the local coasl guard 'otore above Pinellas county m large as iour of the btgge~ I has iound no wrec!<a.;e or othe!. t!-:!tr 'Fl:in'S Saucers" yester -a rmy planes. The ooject fo rmed evidence ot a plane c.-ash m ub :tccordin~ to a numrer .. ,fl a complete circle and thrPw r u I this <1rc1 _,~tta Jle cLtit.cns \\lhO wtlll a strange reemsh light wnh From timE> o imP repor-t3 ot I ::;'\ "ar co t t on a stacK ot l.,tlj whtte streaks on the edges." 'Flying SCl uc.~rs" crop up, us- .' t>rlers. I p revwusly, Herman Thomp ually rrport ed by occup'lnt<> of!' I .\n\'lng t!1e f i rst to report the son . a commercial fisherman of planes. l'he patlerrt is always ' vi.3 ,n3 wa.; Sd.!ety Harbor, PalmeltO, reported to the Ftith the sarne . . . "largt! rou11d ?ol1 :c-Chtd H . E. Bt?nson and air rescue b::tse at ivlJ cDill Field whirling disc . . . goir.g a hout '':V. 1 ;us ie Wilson, a plumber.! that he saw a ''plane'' burnin~j300 miles pPr hour ... ~hrowi_n~ C:1it'f Wil3on satd he -saw a t e a r 1 y yesterdav mormn~. out a sl~ar~gt' .reem.sh Ught \Vlth iJ.n;e round ''-htrling dtsci'Thompson wa<; Itshmg a !ew wh1te streC\ks.' ' l"hcadt-'d itJttth whtch appearP.l miles off T1.rnpa bay at the Never are thP "w~ir1ing rit'lcs" ob-lPI'VPd durin~ day- 1 i tht. Recemly the piiot of an \rnerican atrline plane re- poned one t the "Jisc" flew on~stde his plane over A1a- b1.ma. He announced that he .s1.w the heads of the passengers .:.hOWl ng throt.~h the t\ indows 11f the monsr .vhjcn w~s as bi,.; as :J. rrri~ht car. he re- r)Jrlcu. c:lnd \ nicn Whined byJ ho;; plane v.hicn w:ts ;1.> mg l (l.!On~ ~ t a ~:10 rr.t]f" rnp. II Tip ;}Ot>aritton 10r JS it:' ) has 1 b~en attrtbu erl to: I ! . Russian pies. 3. Secret army planes. 4:. T oo much gro~. Cit;; Publicity D\rector Press~ 'Phillios takes a sanet' view. "Ull doubredly," Phillips stateu,l pausing. brie~1y t:orn his d~ily I chore or mailing pictures of g!:r]s r i n swin suits to North~m new';- f-, Dl"'rs, "undoubtedly. what thes<' 'r r')eople sa,. yesre1rlay v.as ac rnlly men lrom "Mars who had ho~ud a bout the wonders o f St. '""-?rsburg and the Guli Beaches . -.:.:s .:ar none oi ~h~se V!Sltors ~ '.:--. ::trorher nianer havP rP!;lS- I lin~ t or not r~t,Jt;m:.dn~ a. '' JntPr vi~itor in a hurTy to ~et "l.' ... :av !rom It all. The "hnll" hapt:> '? ) JPrely ~now :1nd icP ~tP_il~d,;td jn a fast ~rip from the I I ~TJdW~St.) CJtJ./tJt'f "!:..-,, .I .:.:>auc~rs ..>\. etars u.rg Th.u ;li'.{h"peed bu~aboo of rhe airways, the rlying :;~ueer, h a::; now "lCU red the be,Jabbers out of two town visitors ... the nPwest cycle started yesterday after The Times reported tha r liP ty people had seen the saucers ... yesterday :\Tr-c .. 1. C. llHtn~r and i)fr~. ~Iary ,Jackson, - 1"1-tvton. 0, visitors staying al 1 t71:.! Gulf Boulevard. w e r e trighcened hy the same thin~ . . . cmtrary 10 early reports th-'Y cirl.rmed the disk was about lhp si~!t~ ('\( a waste paper ba~ 1.-::>t, SP~nHd robe travelingver; l) N n gnr c l th e windows . and iben it shot up into the air 0ver the GuH . . . the ladies sRid it was bright green in color 1 nri 'shot iire" . . . both said t hev saw i t while in the sunroom 'f 'heir beach residence . . . . ,.hfi"~ it will all end, knowi -no OFFICl 0, J'!ctl 1.V[31)4ATIQI3 RE'O~T WADf ~T P~?O~T OF f~tES113.4Tivlf r; c~n:l; 'Tobi.la 3/.~ RUORT \4AO~ AT 'I t-h C'SI DET 1:1 )Qrl:lu.:io .1..t.7 3 . Orls.ndo~:,la OFFICE OF ORIG1'4 Inveacl.g3.cion reqtJ.dS'td d by Commanding ~nerJ.lJ o.ir ' t:l ::t1ri d l Com:!land '"fr"'...:;h-.? t.,rsoa .-lir 14'or ... tl Basa .. D~yton .. Ohioo d!l uni:ia:1tir'i~d J.iroorna lighted oJ j ,3c t w i tn tHlls ti-:1~ 1 i ::;h t b 1 ..1i 3 h-6rs~n i.:1 ~ o l.)r,. r ound tuld the a?9r ox~:na ca siz~ :>t" l.n 1:JU ;omobil-' wne~l wa s sight e d ia the Vt.cinity or t)rl3.n':io Air Forca oa-3~, Or:!.!i::d.o .l .... H 1 .Jtn~r P~rk, Florida~ by fj Air ?oli~aman and 3 ;iviliao Policemen so:tld ~i.n.a ;)~tw,.,.,n the hour3 or 0115 '!\nd 0200 .. 3 1 January 19-t~. A total o f 4 poi:l ';s ~f oos:irv.~t;i,Jn lo<.:<i~eJ. wi. thin o. raJ.ius ol 7 mll .. ~s re,?ortt:Jd thi3 ooject ~o bd bB~wada ~00 and 45 ubov9 tha horizvn traveling i n a gendr9.l Sou7;hweaterly di:-~o at;r9ed tha r. ~he col or H' thl.i o jact ,!18 baa i - ... ~llr tt;r u wi-;h 73-rJLn~ snaJes to ~l.la-gr~dn,. Ont3 O)S~r'11'~r 3tateu i t Nas bl.1a- 'lh i t e i!l color. ~p~till )t' the object wa.i report;ed t o be t"c-om that of a ligh--; airoral'1; a o p r ottc ... ung t;) 1 1nJ# t o '9xtremdlJ fa3\;'' Jl All o~.>Y~r7~rs r 3 gortd d t~ c -::'lar~ waa no s ound,. ndor, projections or trail to thd ob.jl-3ct. Ho;vever, one person ;vno did :>t oos~r-v-a ~.n,3 t)IJJ-:SCt_. auvi.;ad ";hat 3'1ortl:' ~1'~ar th~ 3.?'=>r:>~dmata tLne-3 1f 10l~t" tion he >illt~ ~:ltd a peculiar odor ~iuu.l!lr co .lU i.:ltJ l.Odr~ tor in th~ - .:nai -cy or Crl.lnUo .IU.Ol.Jl.?ll.l \i_) )rl;o Ul o!:>:s )r"i'31"3 !"d!?orta,l tha t oo,Je r, .... ..1 noc a_?pear ~o g o Jolow tad ~::>rl..~')n l --;vnen ~t .vant b ebinJ. JJ..l..iln 6 s o r t r e-3s J..n lin~ of v iJivo. 'J.h~ f l ight ? a-r.h W'lS .:h cri~ed by :noat of .. ,Od Jba'dr"'Tsrs a J i;'3narally s tr3.igh~ ;~.au l~7el .vi-vn a slir.;n~ :1.!1~13 vf aasoent~ Cnc:l 10.:J~rver r~?Or ted a alib.n.G ...li!? 8.:111 C..lr'73 i:J. toe !'li6;,.t c?ath and 'lnothar rs~l)r d an e.ac~nt<> Periods oi' oos!1r"'T3.~iv.n v a ri"d f rom 3 to 30 a~conds. Duri::J.g too r'9SJ'rta d r'li~ht of this o b ject ov?r u rla:ndo 911d vioini'ty -;he ~ea-'jher was ola~r. s ~.rs -:vera ou~, ther e was no mo.:>a :rr c~loua:3 and all obser79r~ :~d good visibility~ .Ul observars are regarded ~3 r~li~Jl~, dij not wear ays lassl!s, and with the axoeoti on oi 2 , who viewed tb..e objt3c't through. automooil3 OIST113 UTIOtt _,.,., !lCTrJ N COPY fOA'UitOfO TO F l U n:r)~ '";G J .l:JlC (..loti on ) Y"::::_ 2 C omrnandin:; General ... ~ f -CSI 2 ' OA~ ::.q,. --Air ~1ateriel Comr:1an<1 /.) u "lfright-Pa t'terson Air .:coree ... rf';SI rOAM ~ Ir;.vcs t i6c. t i ;)I!. 'lrail (cJln~, l Lr.:;th, :IL.ith, p~;..rGlstancl!, .. l"~tc.) Lu"'ninosit y (vic:iblL by rcfl~ c t i on , incD.!J. .eocc!1co , othe-r -dc;rc'G of brilli ce): Object looked like a ball of cotton satura~d with l uminous paint 20. l-':a'1cuvers (turns, cli mbs, cliv8s , ( tc -skL.tch of flic,nt pat!:) : l:3.l.t.,r of disnpp~ r or.ctJ : Disapl?eared like a light t urned off (no t rees or obutr uotions in line of vision) Efff_ct on clou (ls : .Addi t ioncl i n ; r.a.t i::;n like the flame of' a.n ace tylens torch which has just been ] ighted ,,kat her condi t i -:::-.:. ~ ar_J. l igC:. t no moon-stars out- weather clear -gooc visibility ~:.rcss o: c':;s.rvc:r : Georc;e 3 . Dias, Pfc, AF13145824, 2583d Base Sv Sq dn Occup~ti0~ and h~bbics: Orlando AFB, Orlando, Fla. Barracks 2717 Soldier , no psrticular hobbie s Observer has r.ad military service f r om 1 8 Nov '42 t o the 2 ?Ja r '46 and from 28 Se?t '48 to date. From Yar '46 to Sept '48 Observer had se"'Teral miscellaneous jobs, as Music dox repairman, and i n food stores and s~eel ~ills. Ooserver r~s be O~se~ver is 25 years of a ge and a dvised ~organza Pennsylvania Ref3orm School fro:c 1938 to ~10.00 worth of Food Stuffs and ~25.00 in money. the MP Se;!i in cr.srge of his relief and fellow ~.1Ps lesson " , and enjoys a g ood reputation in the Base ~nat he had servBd a s~nte~cd at 1939 on a charge of larceny of approx. Observer s ~o ct~er record a~d a dvise d that Cbser\er "has learned r.i s Service ~qdn Obaerver: Gs or ge ~. Diaa Ot\..FB, Orlando, Fla , Dat0 o f Observation :6.."\:act time of obs~rvation (local) Date of Intorvie'.v .. .2..i_E.eb 1R -----~- Pl~ce of Observation : (1-'Iap Coordina t es) See Exhibit I 4. Po~ition of observer ( a ir, car, bldg, locat1C)n of -~ive detajls: Outdoors, approximately 2 00 yds South of the intersect ion of Col onial Dr. and Forest St., Orlando, Fla. ( Ga t e No. 4 OAFB ) f,.r~tat attracte d att entinn t o object : Saw a l j ght in the sky l,~ul'!lber of object s an.d s::.Cetch of f orf:'l.D.Lion :>r g r oU!)in g : .Apparent s ize ( co:.:p3re; to fist at a r!:'!s lcrlGth) : k!-.i.O'.vn object, i . Size of a lsrge Col or of ob j ect: Bluish-green r ound dish pan 9. Shape ( g ive graphic description -cor::p.:rrc ':Ji ih knr;1:m object): Altitude (AnE;l e ; f ele~.:::.t.tion ab':)ve hori::on - 0 at i1ori zon, 90 overhead) : . ess .. an 11. Direct i.on fro::1 ob:.:cr v e:r ( .. ii.11gl a c lock,Iise from North): Ap? r ox. 12 . Distance from observer ( Di s tanc e t o to,.m, bldg , e t c., over ,,.Jhich object appeared t o ce): Approx. ! mila, ov e r the intersec on of Suwannse Drive and Oakland Road, Orlando, Fl a . (See Exhibit I ) o Gd 2 m:tna vas S.)Ur..d and odor : appr oxirna te ly Ffo. arl n Chaek 2533rd Base SarY, S~ud Orlando Air Foroe Base, Orla~do, Florid~ Air Polioetr.an Base Sarvid~ Sqd., Orlando B, Orla~do ~lorid&, s intarviewed. Chee~ stated that whila he waa standing ju3t North or Bldg. T- 2704, Orlando AFS. Orlando ~la. at appro~i~At$ly 0200 hours the Ser genant o f th~ Gu~rd (Oat ~n) oalled his attention to a lighted objeot in tho o~. Thi3 objeo~ a ppeared to ba ~ound, abo~t th~ si of a J eep wheel without a tir~.and blue greea in color. I~ appeare d to b~ approx. 45 ab~e the horizon and fi t appeared "t n posit i on 315 fro~ whsre h~ v~s stabding over a poi~t approx. ~0 f~. fr~ Hlnea. He 7MS abl~ to vi~ the object ro~ a 9prox 1 to l 1/2 minute a nd stateG th&t it was trav9ling in a South-South ster~ly direction at appro~L~tely 100 m~h. (thl.;; esti!!}ate of spt'd i a ba~ed on a2eetd of ~lror&.f~ ln flight oba!H' ..-~d by Cha~k iu vicini t y of Orundo AF13). Thsr~ -:n.s no aou:1.d, odor, tr~il or pl"Ojeotiona in or around this objeot. !he color of th~ obj eot ap?eared to ba v~rJ dull and ita fli~ht path started as a r~thar stG~ da8o~nt a nd then leveled oft. fi~&lly disappe in5 ~like a light turned off~. T re wsre n o clouds or moon in the sky, the stars were ou~ and weather clear ~th good vla~bility. Che$k did no t wear glas3es, in not oolor-blinci and did not v-lsw th., object through an,-ma.t8rial. Orl~ndo Air Foroa 13. .. --ss round vrl~ .. 1dv, ADurox one h alt ~13 App t o b 9 3low. Approx LooLe~ l i ke & bill ot ootton saturated ~th l 1minou a .a::eu,I-s::-s.xmi P x-xit2 ax x 1: ;a;;:x~Ja%:ari:rw~1x 4 AXZJCI'ltlt::t<=x:t oeaszaiiaeazi~ltz!aYiJiam~ o r obatruotiona in l ine o viaion) sa3rd Ba39 s~BV Sqd. Ja , ~rlL~do, ~lorida . .\1 ~ ~u~h oba tJrrdr haa :H~rv~d Jometimi) t~d UO enjoy s S!OOd r~putacion. oona l institut1ou