tJewfOUI1C1l o.nd l I ' I I r. Civi.J ln Fho tos of o b~dr'V e r . J o herF!by r.1ake the f ollowing true .:>ta tes 1,ir Fvrce. stat~m~nt to .l t s ':1i nur.e s to 7 0:1 Febru:u~,. 11-:h 1949 wrilc .r "las n .frj .3~r1 '1f r.a '!alled r:rJ att.=n:..t ?n t o a red ball of :. i r P i~ -:he \Y.. ~d w~re .j '1.3 t lo<"'kin~ dmm t.he river at t !'le time d~d 5;171 it, i ~ .., .... :3 lull r e d i. )t hri,;ht 3.r.d o.,~r Frencha~s ri.-~J.d. [ iid!'l 't r:o t-,i ~ ~ w~.~ th~r i L l' ovPd O:!" r. 'Jt, tne r~d'ii~ h ball nas :-l:1o 'lt like t.he mor-:ix1g s:.:n t n -..~i::.e_, and tn~n i.t. fz.ded ou.\.~ c1:1d t,;:~n fl,nr.ted u,<, \ ;d H .~ry ] ont! wh~n it t'lamcd alJout J~O o r 50 f A at as [ wo,lld 'h~n i ~ 1.'! i.'H.Id lJn~ it set::med wider in the mitld le t nan at t.h~ ~nd.3. T ~va~:n-w!. i., for mayb a t o t:.al ').:: t""A~0 o r t.hr m::.nutes th.~n it se~rned t.: . ,ll, ~o out s loN ly. Mr. said he was S">'i.ns to r~port 1 '", T'le Bus Dr i. 1ar said ha sap i t t,oo. I rlon 't s; M. ~lerri gan F. 't'?..U3 CCPY: U1i: . .C ,.1TIFIEJ .:\ ~.IAL OBJE:C rs Incidant do. 2u9 1. Dntt3 of Obs?rva'::inn 1 1 t!"'ebru.:irY 1949 L:ate of l ntervicw 25 .. nrl.l 19L.9 ExJ. ; t ti:1a of o u..>8rvation (loc~ll) ').l oservar.1.o n : :oordina t..:s) Lat .. 4857'JOuN 4., Po:Jiti.Jn of or.>s~rver (air, car, bldJ, location of-~:i.'r~ details): for bus, Ohsarr~r was l ook i :1t.~ iio~t.hwes t drr11n the ~,t:noe~ Ar:n, called oos~r'/~c ' s at :entio n t:.o it. f~umo~r ::>f oo,i ~; c1nd sketch of for tion or thao i t faded and then 0ne -First J\ pparent si:ze >rnp.are to kn own object, i.e., Jun, moon, th'l."ilb .Jr .:'is t a t c-.:r.n :3 --~ ~th): Cornr;dr~ s it to tna rnorning ;) ~::. ilj ter i t f! \;..-ed or fla112<i, ~ba fl .... -:'d dv r escri.bed 1 ~ Y~ry lon~ . !!. hO t o 50 ft. , as he WOl!l d loo< a~ ~nch dis ~.:lnce i~ i ... -,'l~ce lJ_r~ . ~--:.n r"r o nt of him. U;CITE! Ob3~rver Jtas T~ot. abl~ to r'C'l1Pr~ er. -.it~ -~or 3 1ngersJ num or ..... 1.3.., ror :-2~asur9ment.s,. ~. C)l or of obj-:? ..... : "'irst observation-sort ~f i"'ed .. 1t11 not oright; s~cond obser,-=:.:. ' n -"Nhen th~ :lbj ect fla;nad it J o l.(~d li: a oil o n fi:--e ~ith litLle 1J,T3 of flame on it~ 9. Shape (gi,re aacn~c description-compare 'N"ith known vbjact ) : ?irst observation -~o,Jnd like a ball; second -l')Pg ~ lli ~)t_,i ~a.l flame, Nider j_n the ~enter "".han a t the ends with little tits ()r :~lick:rs of flame 10 -\l:Oituda \Angl~ of eleva~ion abO"'Te horiz~n -2 ot horiz.on, ~0:Prerhead.! .!..O:>:<ed L.O to 50 .ft hig!l ov:.r t land at abo1t 2~ -:1il~s iis-~:"lce '-::or~ror ~a- G'lide t o Investigat.1.on Observ~r didn't '1otica t.he ob,i get LL. .. ''"'irne iJ. si~h-,: F.b0 l t t.wo (2) or three (J) '!linute..;. .jp d \ t1.:ne :o cov e r given ~ngul:n d i s-canca 3otnd ctnd orl or: fr;;~.il ( col,)r, l~rr;thJ -,lid:.h, p~rs.:..stancq, e~c): a d89CribAd Ln PDr. 7, a J.nd 9. Ob.:;':!rv~r riid not notica ex~2o+ .. fla11e L1:;; i. i~o 1.:.J,y (vi ~; ible by refle tion, ir.candescance, 1 r.ner -d egre~ 0f <e fir e dull red, and when th~ ob;jdct. fla.ned it w-as bluish, liks oil vt n it. burn~1. } roj r:!C t.ions \ !' ltlS, ..vi n~S, rods , anten nae, CMOpi~S, ~ tc): ~Jone, t::<cept t:.,.a ll.-.r.L~ fJ1.~ker3 Qf f l ame pro.i~ctin5 in ~he o~cond obser vatio n . H > r ~lor.e. =.r.. ~<i. r,~a r anc e s : Slowly th~ flame Hen~ J ,tt , nri. d i sa ooeared. .:. .. ( ect o ~ . ~rone, weather CA VU. 2]. Ad.:iitional irt":r!l3tion con c e rnir.g objac t : ((us d:-'.7'?-t' sa7l the o b ject t"\ ball i n t h e sl0J, th~n h~ tT3.3 o11t oc. t.ha road b~t7feen Curlin g 3a~-r .. 1:1c. Cr1rner i3rool< Lat. L.805?' ;l -Lon~. S7'157""f. (~u.3es a r e priv~te :-:a q opt3rated by p~ivate indiridlal3) . .tr . dyrns do~s r.or .. kn ow 1iho t h e , , s dr.: "'rer was. Heather cor.di.ti<)n s and light a t time of si L!h 'rears rTa!'1e ::1;1d ac!dres s of' observer: o:d; unmarried Gulde to investiJation Incident ~o. 2h9 ;c:unent 3 of Interrog3 t.0~ r-:: la t.i ve to intalli gence i.r.d eht:t.rac tcr of :::> bser7.:3r (Check neighbors, polic~ dept., FBI records, employer, etc): :/tr. ~ foreman of the T0wn De~rtment, Bowa ers Company, s ted has "t-f()rked for him and hg haJ l~"10wn for over tan ( 10) ye:J.r3 ~nd rates him as reliable nd of excellent character. Did obs r?rva r wear gl -.ls S-33, e sp'=ci:ll1y polaroid gl3.s :=e 3, 1 t. t i'la time of o r~nt mdtar ial? ~Jo ~rsentia ARlO FIFI, r~ceived 1110/Z, 11 F~b 49. ] . L~sa~ :li t sc1eduleR o~ co~nercia1, ~riv~ta and ~ili.arJ aircraft ul~ e o nvest~1~3u~O~ .Lr-ci ent". : o. 4.. Possible rel8a3es of t~sting d evices i n v i cinit y sent alofr, ':Jy Ordnar.ce, 1favy, Ai r Force, Ar:ny, ,'feat h er Units, Research Org3.ni zation s or any 5-I.f ob,j ec t c:>ntac t.ed Aa r t h , obtain soil sa:n?les Ni thin 1:-:d .,,i thout :1 ~rression or Jpot 111here obj ~c~ landed f er O'trpose3 o.r' ';Ia!\:: :1g compari- uon of svils : Jnr~stiRa~a~ ha3 not been able to sear~h t e rrain du1 to i t s inaccess - ;cAli~y, dr.J. onn ;'l.t:Ln~ .vedtl":er . ~n 'l~rial arcr. .vill oe !la.-ie a~d t-L8 rns 1l l-, s l ( rwa r'ied . 6. t'h~ .. ~in };~'H~t;.:;r.q~n::~ (or original ne1~ati1es) wr1er9 J.'f:.tilable; if ~ot, lhot.-,gr;.qh-3 .'r:}r ') t.nken a t site of observution- Jh tain f ro. 5;r~ar ... J A PFe nded !"lereto . rhy ii...: ~1 el idence wher e oos :>ibl ~. s/ .,n lli a m ~io ~mith C-1ptain, uSAF ' in 7 true statem~nt t o Ca otain ,;m. d~ ~ere~r maka thJ f ollow- o.::." the United State:;; .L i r At 5 minutes t~ 7 on the mornin~ of ?ebr uarJ 3f",Jrd ~n 811rling ~.Jt, ;vfou~aland, .,lditi:1g f'Jr th~ ln . .J t.o ,.) to ;v.:>r '<: "' h'='n I sa~ a dull rPd or red orange ball ov ~r ~ L' _;~1t, th~n it dl~(l out ar.d t.hen I sa"N i t a.;-ain. .:>h~ 1~r~aJ open i n a lon~ fla.'la shap~ ..50m:3thin~ lik~ a blo" torc:1 fla . nei'! I Sd.W it it looked about th~ '1ize o f t:1e Su:1 .1:1~n it r: s r)nl y n0+... 3a ~Jri6h+-... , it wq'3 rerl purple Jr bl1.1i3h ..vhen it flamed nur .. l0n~ v-~it.:L ltt-~-.le bits o~' f l dl'ne o n it ll.k d rn-=!1 Oil when its b urn3. It .vas a o,)ttr, 3 milea 1 i ')rth l>iAst of !310'N-Ml3D~.,.,n Light wl( ~n I saw it h~aded t J'N ~rrls cit. s , then i.t ; ,m~d Lo turn a:;d head .vest. o r~r J....at\< !ia:-borr and go rt')Wn and disapprlar. It, '.V'l3 high o-r:r th3 t!edd, it, Lnql<"!d li:<e 1.t wa-; 6 inche;3 a b1)79 the Ldnd ;~hich :neans it wa3 Q' lite hi;n l ctually. alled Jl,r .. nt,ion to it and sa::.d. t,o 11:..~1 r1h.1t do vou c,h~nk of that '' .' J .,r) l I ~1lm that I thou5h-+:, it ,1as an A i rpltlne crashing ':>r a ship in dist-,:--~s3 t:-:d flhotti:tg off flares arri that [ l:i :;oing to 1d r~f.'Jr'-, 1t to t.:ha n , rn' rt o A rs;:: r o HI r~o no-,oa ( 1 JAN. ") rr,F tJTI F' I CX.-1 O N 1 .. :Cate of Observation 11 Febr.1ary 1 949 Date of Intcrvi~v, 25 Aoril 15-lJ9 Z..."'.t:tct t,ine o~ observation ( local ) i-"l:1ce o f 00s9rvatio n : (Yao Coordinates ) JO''!r -Long. Su ~) r c,J ,.i (Cur ling .::as t, Ha.vfr.Plndl r.d) 4. Po'iiti o n of o'Jser1er (air, car, bldt;, Locar .. ion o.i.'-;i''~ de~a:1.ls): Jnd a t Si_rnmons .:1nd. Li'urlon..;s Jt0re, Curlin~=~ ~a-,t.., JfJd, ;vaiting f or bn.J. Ob 3-!t''.fe r 'N:ts lo0kic.5 ~hr*"J'nt~3t d o .vn tho ..tnoer Jtrm. just loJkin ~ r\o.-,n :iun'o~r .l!''T\ .vhen ob,j~c: 11as ai.Yhted. of ob j ! r,;tJ r.1r.tl s:<etch o f .(ormation or ~rO'lpin.J;s: Gne whit:h ta.lau from sight, then flam-9d a.rd Ji~1~.tp:>t:3ared. dull r 3d Apparent sizd ( ~Jmpare to known object, i . 9 . , s.1n, nuon, thumb or fist at 'J.rtn3 l~n~th): S tze of a bar::-el head 'lP ~l.Jse or approxim- at ely the si:l~ o!.' 3Hn or mo,)ns disk as it rises l. !HYrE: Observer's in:.clli ~enc~ ., t; . ;"', S'..lf.:'icient t.o co"lpr3hend mea; .r in.:; thB o::,j ~ct 'l'flth his har:d, .fi n~ar J ... r t:1 'l:i':J '1ald at a::-ms l~n,s:h) t~h~n l ;:, fla:nad only -:.he trail t:::-'l .l ~t)l 11 b~ s~en, estimated to '')r3 -t-:Jr::-oximatel:,r 100 ~ra.:-d3 lo11g o r mo:-9 ~nj .3~1.3-~P,d lik~ a blew t o::-ch fl..!L"le wi_t;,h lit ':,le flickers of flame throtgh i '".