UNCLASS\flEO 'l'h11 inYeati~ation predicated upon in ved tram ltr. York Lite InauraDoe Campany, , Albuquerque, Jew ltlzioo. that at 1985 houra J.;S'1', on 4 Deocrm~r 1949, he had obeerwed a snen Plreball in the northeaatern aq. It viaible tor o~ tao or three aeoonda aDd waa the alae ot a marble at aru length. &. 'rhia ia a joint inTeatigation conduct'd by S/A JA:.J::S N. IIRRIClt am the writer. a. Oil ~ December 19t9. !.~. IDaurance Company, 1809 !Aa tnaaa Annue, ter~iewed and the following information -.s Saleman, !rew York Lite , New Mexico, waa in- Time and. date ot lightilaga 19S5 hours MST, 4 December 1949. Point ur obaervationa 1060 36', sso 4' c. t;uaber ot object a a Ons ( 1) 4. Tfhat attracted observer' attentiona The movement or the object. e. Direction rx om 0 beerier I 40 tram true North t. qle or elevation& Unblown ,. Distance t.rom observer1 8 to 10 miles. h. Time in sight a 2 to 3 seconds. 1. Color or oojeota green j. S~&e of object a marble at anna length Jc. Shape ot object 1 RouDd 1. Apparent conatn1otion1 Unknown m. Direction of fiighta nearly hori&ontal, East to lfeat. n. Tactica or maneuversa Slop~in' descent 1ce.or trail or exhausts None observed Etteot on cloudaa llo olouda IJaminositya Very brif;ht r. Projections and depressions 1 llone . 1. _lan~ of propulaiona control and stability& Unknown t. Speed or objeot (1~1) 1 Unable to estiste. Sound and oder 1 None . v. Manner ot disappearance1 Appeared to go .out like a person blowing out a caDdle. OD 5 December 1949, the following intonation was received through ity Operations, Atomic Energy Commisaion, a. Tille and date ot lighting a 1935 hours ~-~T, 4 Decer.1ber 1949. b. Point ot observation1 106 20' Weat, 360 6' I~orth c. Number or objecta1 One (1) 4. Ylbat attracted observei1J attentions !.~ovement of the objeot \JNCtASStF,0 teorttttl wta N exhaul,lft a& _. 4'NMI MAN!l le I &e aot lel ,,._, tbe etfwt eaeJne& 'r the Air ror lc It( aearet.a w1Ml14 ""' beea ..... ,. '~\eon ktl reooecJ " latter 'hetr fall , ., ~NIIBt, a alll\,e17 Yalua fttr la eaoe11 Of 'N IOlea,StlO Nt Dle\not ottioe 11 I'O' taJtlac aa, M\t.oa othe 1a~t thll nopor\ la aooorclatlce wt th ArOII l.e'\er lo, 85, dete4 23 OOtohel' 1951. ID \i~e ... n, \ha' 'heN &1'8 MW 4eYt '' ot ooaelatnt t"Gtl per,A!nt11C there' \bet wtll \e terwartet la Moo"-aoe wt "' '"-4letn 1utlon ot \hie aepor,. :: .. , &ere. GhAit IICJIAID I. GOI Dtt\ftot o.-4 !~ll) Ullt .;t!uv.l? t)~JCL~SSIFlEO UNCLA~Sl~tED IOORtR Ama Ottioe ot tho J.C of 8, G-2 Port BoutOD, Teaa 1 UDS.d.cmtltiocl Aorlal Pboacaoaa to Cclmrmdi.nc OoDOnl J.S.r UA to rio 1 Ccr:tlCn4 Wript Po.ttorson Air Foroo Baao Darton. Ohlo . AftllftiOlh HCI !ho tollO\rlnc roportCa) ro unickm.titiod aorinl phcmorlza obsorvod at C!arroa CoUilt7, Okla on ~to c-.164 tim lndiOiltqd, toacru.rdod for )'OUr i.Dton:w.tiona UNCLASSIFIE[) NFIDENTIAL UNCLASSIFIED UIIDmftiJ'liD ABRL\L OBJICTS Incident No 2. tiae ot obaerw.tion (looo.l) 2035 houra OS! 4. Poaition of obaerter (air, oar, blds, location or -gi~ dGtailaa) ~ tacinc at, ,mlookiDC lett i'ront door of oar. Car taoi.Jlc o'lnerver. Pinball. waa to north on obserwr' lei't 5. What attracted attention to objocta Uhted up the area. 6, B\aber ot objects and aketoh of formation or grouping 1 One (1) 7. Apparent ai&e (ccmpare. to known object, i.e., lun. moon. thumb or fist 8. Color of objocta 9. Shape (g graPhic doscription-compare with known object)a Icc lbape - oandle effect 10. Altitude (Angle of olevation above horizon-0 ~t hori&on, 90 overhead) 11. Direction from obeerver (Angle clockwis., from north) aFt om 3600 to 3500 12. Diatance from observer (distono~ to town, bldg, etc., over which objoot appea.red to be) 1 Unknown ' 13. Direction ot flight of object (s)a lbrth to weat, . Time in sighta Between on and two aecondae 15. Spood ( timo to cover given ::l.Dg\llar distanoo) 1 16. Sound and odor 1 Jlo so,md or odor for 3 or 4 minute a atter. 17. Trail (color, length, width. persistence, etc.) Bou noted 18. ~=inoaity (visiblo by rotlootion, incandescenoo, other -dogroe of brillio.noo) a Object lighted up landscape 19. Projootiena (tins, wings, reds, o.ntonnao, canopies, oto.) a BoDe lfllzwuwrs (turns, IValcht 1'11pt. UNCLASSIFIED !0 IIVII!IGl!lOI (Ocmt'4) Iaol4ent lfoe 11. llt.nDOr ot cH.aappoal"llll001 22. lttoot 011 oloucl8 1 Jro olcn11 A4d1 tiODAl intonaD.tiOD OODO<.lmiftg objoot I ilwN 1-d to be red bUI"'d.DC I.IMI tor tt&ht ~ before reaob1nc 14. Woatbor ooncU.tlona aDd licht o.t tlmo ot ail}ltinc Olear -tull moon 1tu1o and o.ddreaa ot obaerwre U: Col Albuqu.rq,.. Vexioo Oooupo.tion nnd hobbieaa ..., Jllxioo. Bobb7a Oaamts ot intorrogo.tor r.llAtivo to intolligonoo and charo.otor ot oba~rvor (ohook noignbors, polioo dopt, FBI rooordl, umployor, oto.) Did obaor~r woo.r glo.aaoa, ospocinlly pol~rcid glassos nt t~o ot signt- lDc, or objoot viowod thrOt .. :h cnnopy, windorl, or othor tranapc.ront torialt Bo gla wozsu. V1aw4 through olear a'baoaphere. yr.: ,\Jt lNTERVALS: I)OWN~! J t.FTER 12 YEARS. lJNCU,SSIFIED \RI-S.IRI CT ED UNCLASSlflED D' DQIJAITI~ Ala fORCI JlSI IIIC*l TIC'"BH-ICAL !llDDIO WDO AI& JOICI ~IISIIIIPPI eo..ndac ODal Alr Materiel Co.-d WrlptJ-.tteracm Air lo'oroe Baae. . DaJtoG, Ohio An'S!lCI:a ~ Air IDtelUccoe Requirell*ltl ifeMrand Wo. t, Hqa. us~. Directorate ot Intelligcce, ~lhinctcn 26, D. c., IUbjeot, ho~YIDthnl Aircraft, dated 16 Pebruaey l9f8, and, T."."X:, thia Ftqs., nenber 12088, attached ia final report on incident mentioned 1n rer- eroed 'till. POl fBI ING OmCDt At r IDtel lDt'o Bpt (in dup) UNCLASSlf\ED INIELLIGE~ NORMATION REPORT A' 1811 hCNrl oq 6 Deonber 1161, 111lile ezarauw to K"aler Air roree Jue, Mi1111ilppi;' ln a C=IT&ireratt, Major , -&lroral't, ei&ii.td u uaideatiriabl object ia the io t7 or CcwiDtoa aDd Hl!l!!oD4, Louilb" Dle report oorroborated bT the oo-pUot "" orew cbier or the C-4?. ae obJect reported a1 belJac lpher1oa1 1A 1bape, dber 111 color, and at approx- at.q the 1c1 altitude u the at.roratt ill tl1pt --6600 teet. 1be obaener wa1 uable to deteraiu the 11ae ot ilbe object, or dilteDOe trca the aireratt, but he 1tat1d 11lat the appareDt 11ae uu about that ot a halt-dollar placed 011 the wiDil- ab1e14 or the a1reratt. The object wu oc:a1111 toward the aircraft trc:a oDe (1) o'olook (300 dep-ee1) at u uD4etenahwd apeecl, 1acly tuter th&D a jet aircraft. the f1rat 1llpre11ioD or the oblener wa1 that 1t waa another aircraft iD the dia te, 10 he etarted to chan1e hie on owr11. 'lhe object erd aorou 1tle path of the aircraft at a hip rate of a peed, theA 1 d to atop and bob up and down iD poeitioD. After baiD b1111 1D Tiew for approxtztely three (~) ainute1, the object 1howed. another bar1t ot apeecl aDd faded trca iew. ID 11111 ao.eMnt, tne obJect oroelecl the oNe" rielcl ot 111oa 1 about OM (1) aecoDd. 'L'he oble"er oo.alcl d11t1Dp11h DO clef1D1te ,,.,..,, ccaiDc trca tM obJect bacauae of the aoum ot btl OWIL at.roratt. Dlere Bl DO ubuat T111ble awt DO clilt1Dt;u1ah1J11 feature DOted.. CO, e, a-tptPattereoD .AJ'B, Daytoa, <Jl1o CO, A'l'RC, Soott UB, 1111DOla 'IIIIIIIOQJIIIDrf CQift'AI .. Ul OAIIATIOII AffiiCI IM8 TIC M~ ..,m*':O:. n:,ueenu .. uy ::w: WITHTO !!! -=:,r:,.IMZIDO#::::ISo:. ACT y. S.LAC.W- -&MA?IPDID. mTMJIIMI.IOII OllTHI MVILATIOII vrl I -All " -~ I ,, IT IIAY IICn' ..,RQOUCID IN 1ae rOil IN I'MT, IY OTIID THAN UNITID STATU Alit fi)IIICI MINCB, W:Mfi IY PUIIIIIII* 0# TIC DIIIIB:IOA 0# 1z PI PI UIV. UNC1 ASSlF\D INIELLIGENCE IN=ORMATION REPORT 1811 bourl cat. (1) tranllq ia C-67 a1roratt, 180 IIPB, altitude 6600 teet, direction jO ctepo .... (I) Betweea Ccwiqtoa enct Buaolll, !.Guida (I) O.jeot 11pte4 iDe 1A at oae (1) ooloot () 10 4epoM1 10 lllaat .. aorth, 10 degreea 1& lllaatel Wit. ' lhallber ot Objeotlt One objeot tr aipted 1. lo o elea tit.l .a reported at thia date em tS.. le Diltanoe ot object troa obae"ert a. Ezaot diataaoe uomoifll laterall1 b. CD tbe horiaoll Objeot appeared to be at the aee altit\Mle u airoratt --5600 r.et. ' ftal' 1A aipt Objltot ra1Did ia li&bt apprazitel7 Ulr" (3) minutes. 8. gpearaaoe ot obj!ota a. Objllot appeared to be dlnr 1A oolor. b. Spber1oa.l ill ahp. Ob8e"er 1tated. appareat ai au that ot a halt-clollar plaoed. oa the willlllh1e14 ot the airoratt. t. D1reot1on ot tlisht 1 Objeot appeared to be 1ataia1~a~ a oouree ot 100 degree. 10. Object au tra11DC ill a 1trai~t 11M at a hip rate ot apee4, thea eei!IUCl to ltop bob up &ad dOWil ill poaitioll. It theA lhowed enotber bvlt rl lplld end dieappeared troa 1ew. 11. lept1e nt DOCUI ENT CONTAUeiM OiiiiATION APFS:IING THl NATIONM. DIJIW 0' THE UNITED STATD WITHIN THE MEANING M THE DPIONAGE N:r U.S. C.- MMD& AS AMIEitDED. 111 TIUoNSMISSION OR THE REVELATION 0' m CONI IItTS IN AMY MANNER TO AM UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS I'ROHIIITED 1Y LAW. II' IIAY IIOT K RUIIOOUCID Ill 101 OR Ill PAM. IY OTHER THN4 UNITED STATD AIR fORC& MIENCID., I.'CtiPI 1Y PIIUfF UON M T .. DIRLIOR M UNCLAS~lFlED flliH I li!~OIICI Or.PlCI ~ClASSIFIED INIELLIGENCE I .. ORMAnON REPORT AIR Jl(aCI lAP, n 11. Pcl .a~aaoa. BM .... ~r tcl 1oba' lt I!LI colzlc tuwr 1;haa a jet 11. Obee"er ooul4 cllat1Dpllh ao cletlalte aouDII oolllac trca 'he o1.1' beoauae ot 11be I of h11 OWD a1rorat, 10. a. objeot Teerecl aoro t._ path ot 1obe a1roratt at a hlp rate ot epeecl, then aMcl to a top aDd bop up I.Dd clo& 1D. poel tloa. 1bea, wl tb another bunt ot apeecl, lt taclecl trca Tiew. Relatlft to the Oble"v 2. llt.lker Alr Foro !ue, Roell, .. llaioo. le Oooup&tiODt t. ltatloucl at ter AF!, Roeaall, W.w W.zloo. &. Pilot oa Mtln D\lt7. e. U~aa (USAF Ottloer) 1. U*naaa (USAF ottloer) Oblener' attention XLI clra to objeot by cllat ot llpt. Flrt lapr .. liOil UU that lt WU another ail'oratt la tbl cllltaDOee Ad4r llt.lker a.u- leil&6illtr Unlmon anct S/Sct Roell, 11 .. llez1oo. 10. OblerTer 11 1ntellics at r Air Foro e Baae nd eeemed to be to k aboYe eta tenta. 1. teletype aequeme1 ot looal tiler ooDlltlona 11 attaoblcl u l:aoloaure 1. 2. 111D4 ~lott report lDGlu4ed ill laoloeure 1. +. ........ ~lDC la the oppoelte cllreotloa, alptecl. Att.mpta by oontaot aaicl aircratt r uDiuoo .. d\11. t. Poelible relea ot teatlac 4..-loea la the Tlolnlty are unknoau by tbll ottloe. &. Objlot taclecl troa Tl .. 11bile at111 alott. II I II: TN. DOCUimiT CONTAINIIWOAMATIOM AIFLI lNG THE NATIONAL WENSl 0# THE UNITED STATU WITHIN THI MEANIN5 0# THt E:!PtONAGE N:r,IO U. S. C.- a MD a, AS AMENDED. ITS TJWCSIIISSION OR THlltVBATIOM OF ITS CONliN II IN ANY MANNU TO AN UNAUTltOitiZED PRSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW. "AY NOT K AOIWJCIUCID IN IIHOU OR Ill MilT. IY OTHER THAN UNITED STATU AIR FORCI NJINCIES. PI 1'1 11Y PUIIPIIOtl OF THI DIRECIOR OF UNCLASSIFL~J DirootioD tram obeerr I ao t. ABele ot elefttionl unable to eetwte I Dietanoe trocn obaerter 1 h. Time in aicht1 one-firth ot a eeooad 1. Color ot objeot1 sreen j. liae ot objeot 1 unknown k. Shape or object 1 round 1. Apparent oonatructiona unlatown Direction ot tli:shta Baet to Xortheaet ll Taotioe or aaneuverea elopinG deeoent o. ltidenoe or trail or exhauat1 none obeerYed P lttect on oloudaa not etated q. 1Aw1aoeit:ya very bript r. Projections and depreeeiOilla not etated ~an ot propuleiona control and etability: t. Speed ot object (UPH) a UDable to eeti te u. 80UDd am oder a none not atated T. tWiner ot diaappearanoea just dieappeared behiDd mountain. &. The obaervera Ur. and are employee ot tM Loe Alamoe Soientit1o lAboratory. are reliable. It 11 believed that their obeervationa CLQS!D UNCLASSIFIED All PCilCI UNO ~SIFIED It-FORMATION REPORT . CXlY & B. MICK!tiOI Capt' De UIAP, Wlnc Iatelllp111e ott1oer JeWNGRADED AT~ YJ:.\IC l~TJ~RVA~; .ct.ASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEAU. I I .. TM. DOCU ... r cotn'AI .. INFOftiiATION AIPLIING TH1 NAT101W. DIPL& CW THI UNITED IrA TIS WmtiN THIIIIAIIIN8 or THE E!l' 101Wi11 K:r, U. S. C.- M MD a. M AMINDCD. 11'1 Tll.+MSIIIISIQIII OR THI RVELATION or 11'1 CIONTDITS IN ANY MANMD TO AN UNA&n'MORIZED PUSOII PIIOrtlal m IY LAW .. ~y IICn'. -~Ill WHCU OR Ill PMI'.IY OTHIII THAN UNITED STATD Alit FOICZ MDI:I'S.ID'CU'I 1Y I'IUIIIIIOIICWTHI ~RLIORCW '.LIIIIC&. UIAP. .......... lqudrOil leealer Air Poroe lu Ill ... ,. luatue lltaaatt.n Wlada Alo~. 4 o...-.r 1MI to a lue Iatelllcnoe Ottloer leealer Air roro Ia 1. Bo QDOptlo wather obaer,atioaa are de at the utllal polat- la .. eatlOD _l.ee 10 ctecreea 11 altea weat Uld 10 c:lecreel SO ldtea .. i'tllJ th OlOHat Obler,atlODI belq thole at ... OrleUll 1c.e 31 ldlea !he s-ral JDOpt40 al1aaatl01l tor the area wu u toll & oold tlont oriented aortheut aoa~at had ao,ec:l aoroaa the area approz1-.te17 tlYe hoQra earlier replaoiq 1he llari tl !roploa1 dr w1 th cool, dJ17 Coatlneatal Polar air. there waa a thia aoattered layer of olrna at ao,ooo teet ac:l oooaalonal aoatterec:l patobea ot atrato- aa.alua at 1,000 teet OYer the area. Surtaoe ~llbl1ltywaa teD .t1el hrtaoe willCla were fl-ea the aortMaat at 1012 mate. lte Wtada alott tor the area were the tol a .lt 2,000 teet wlacl tr 10 c:letrMa at 20 mota, 4,000 tNt fr011 so desr at 10 lalota, e,ooo teet fr011 10 c:lepeea at 10 mota, 8,000 tNt floc. MO decreea at 10 mota, 10,000 teet troa MO deer" at 10 bote, 12,000 teet ,.._ 120 c:lecr at 11 a-alader ot wlDda up to 11,000 teet are troa a pneral 120 at 60 laoreulac to 70 mota at sa,ooo teet 1. leCU'CiiDC oeleatlal , the air abaenao ahawe 1het t-Jw pl ... t v... let be at Ul encle ot approzlete17 ao deere aboft the llorlaOD at a utaatb ot 220 deere &011 the north at 1811 o. !here were \DO other atera or pleaet of .mttloleat tuc:le to be .tiible at that Major, tTSAP Co..eacllq UUWt\liH:\lJJ.II .\'1' .: :~ .:. .l!atVAI.t DECLASSU'lED AFl'El~ 12 ~ I UNCLASSH~lED t~ft#J Mtf!RI ~ IUILD AIR PCltCE BASI IIIOill ICAL !RAiliNG lim AIP PORCI IAII, MI88IDIPPI iJ1c General Air Ma1Jeriel Ca"un4 Wr1p1JPattera 011 Air Pcroe Bale, ~a, Cillo . KCIAX0-1 Jtet ... eme D 111 Part I aDd. II aubn11Jtecl with letter, file (T) 000.11, lubjeot, UaooJWell1i1oaa1 Airoratt, this hMdquarte" d.atecl 8 Deo 'ber lMI, ltat-Dta ~ obae"er are ulaitted POR TBI IDIJlG GENEIUL t Il fl Stat.lllt Il Jje Stateut L1J X.l II Stat- SJSit ~Cil F. MARTir. MAJOR. ~LMW e -.,JUT ANT OOWNGRAl>~U AT 3 YJ: .. ut INTERVAJB.I DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASS\f\ED \.lilJ..3 v;1C UNCLASSlFlED Pcl'Ovf.nJ.l-