UNCLASSIFIED Aria Recruiting Diatr.ic\ 132 Ean Pemd.Dgton Street Tucson, ~isoza em Sunday ntgb.t, AtrU :Jrd. 194 9, " . o~ the Border Fa trol, U.s. Inun.igxation S<lzavice, , ~trolrcn cam to ~ home to report the 1 j. a-a Jlr. reported to a-. fill t em 31 March 194 9, Jlrt. a pl&ne overhead aDIII .Uaing. He J18Xt hrd a h.,-explosion ruxi +.llought that a plaae bad m:ashed 'l'be time o:t dA,-or night 1Js not fixed in thia aeoow! band report . The toll dar, a-. am Jltt. on horse- l:ao.k to the ai te of the exploeiOJl Dd d.ee 1n the brush culm-.11\1 in a crater. Jlr desCTibed a pisca ~ .tal abollt l2 incshee ill d1m&ter .snd pointed. He f'el.t it was l!ozua at a -.r htt" tar a gaided aisiJe. Nothing rosa:nhl ing & plane 'Xhe eit. at th. on is deearib94 as wild mount..~incus countl.,.-, alMlat teD Jdlee .... .., ot Rodeo, Now lbY..iet) and D.bilut five mlss f1. .. om the ranchea ~ a. a-. T".ne :oeA:rest erge::1oy landj..ng tielcl b;r pl.&M ia to be at Rodeo. The sito i a aboa.t oeventyfive ml b7 autcaob11 troa Donglaa. Jr. , Rl~, Douglv.e 126 can guide to tbe ranoh ~ a-. O(L and rom tharG, Bither ot these persona s. gdde a p9.rty to th expl03ion ~i .... It is ~Ugeated tbet Darta lakllrtbaa Air Foroe &u~e, oornuct 1'\lrther PraDk H Campbell M/Sgt/ NCO in charge UNCLASSIFIED ~-:;los ion C Oi:-L"':"D.nd ing; G-ener a 1 ,rJ."':'ilw- :!l e rsm :U.:tJton, Ohio 1 . 'Refc-e:lc e is f"l..ad9 to letter, :o1tr headq1art=3rs, 1~ted. 5 of an alleg~d C''!l::ih of an unide-:tified aerial ooj9ct inv~sti~ation ten ::d.la s east 2 . ;. .. t t-~ -:i t"le o f t !:e oc ~ trrencs i t ,,:as determined 'r om }~. 2~ u:.1er, J cu glas , .A.ri Z on?., " I P..O was a p prox ir.'.a te ly one ( 1) ~i1e a-..w.y a r, th9 ti.-:.e of' t:.e ex?losi o n , tl:at t."'lere :.vere five B-29 type air ~r<;..:"'t over l1.ead. , lst , 7th Sup ply Sq dron, Bi;~s ~i~ .orce 3ase, a d vised t~at the frag- ::ents a n d f use 0 _.. the exploded bo7n.b .11er e fron a 100 or 150 poun d bo~b, si:1ilar t o t~e practice bo~bs used by t~e :wnited S-l;at~s .;.ir Force . 3 . Inas:1u~h as the preliminarJr invasti2-tion b:r both t..'l.is o f f i e e a::1d ~':e FerJ era 1 3:.tr e3....: o~ :.r..Tes -:i a ti on reve:!le d t:1z -=x~ l o - used b y the L"r:ited States ..:.. i r ?or ce, :10 furt~!er :i 178sti;a.tion ~on due ted .. Rq 19th DhW1o\. a!I (ltt) USAPt Jalrt1ld-3uictm ArB~ Cal1fcrn!a 1. Att.sntia\ ie hmt.ad "'o a10 latter l. A to!'! or a Ell P , to ba c~rJlet.od on rill ta 9 ! .. -; vie~ Qn'\1 s1ro: .. tt, is fe:rwstre.i i'w .. y~ 1zrtvr.;n+-ioo o.ud ~ .. bawe'UgnU'" action u lll7 AP";~opriato. ' I\ 11 re~vtted t!"!a~ 1D:trc iaRnigaU-. b8 u rol.l..cMa M , l 1nel ;!II OSI Begian CG, 6-th ArD/3 ("nlru: 19D De teo, Presidio ot San ~anciaco, Calif) c. SiJG:O Co~cm.al, U&lF t 1.rtrict. C<'>== l:r.C er t:JNCLASSIFlEO A .OI ln IJIII U Atrll 1949 Sbb3ecta lxploeian BEADQIJAR!!BS SIXtB ARE, OAO at S, Cn:Z, 'rOa Ot:tioe ot Special Diva a t;igaUO! , Building T3, Presidio ot San Francisco, !or information atd an;y action deeDed necessary. F<ll TtiE .lC fJI ! , 021 /a/ ROI.AMD B. ~lNTlRE It/ ROLUn) H. llbiNTlRE. Chia~, CI Di'V 1aiOA 19D CI!I 2Dd I:d 19 AprjJ. 1949 Su bj ecta &pl oaion 1'r Actg Detaobaaent C nder, Presidio o.t S.F., Cal1fOInja . TOI Dia" , l9D OSI Fai.rfiald-Juimn AFB, CaJU'. neceeaa:ry. I a/ co r.r Jf'JI w. miSH II /t/ COI,lJal W. miSB n Actillg Deta t Oomtnendar CCillid!llS & ICI Vlfl! 6J,J17 ARTie& RroRUITDG DISTRICT U. s. IBMr UD U3. Am JatCI BECRUITIBG S!RVICE 2l3 lartb n.ret , Phoenix, .Aria StJBJFXT I Exploaicm TOt C nd1ng at.fi car IntelJ igonae field atfice No. 2 Sixth Arm:t 7ort. lti.GArtbur, ara1 1. In ooarpliance with GO No. 4, l94S, Headquarters S:bcth Arurt, dated l3 Januo17 1948J ancl 1at Indorsent, Sixth Jrrq, file AVIBI.O 319, dated 2 Aprlll948 to letter Depa:ztment ot the Ar:lrft tile GSG:ID 452.1., Subjecta u1~ onel A.ira:x"att~" dated 25 &Preh 1948, the report 1a IN \ted. . 11hlle it i1 real ~zed that the eqent desGribad is outaidn area , the r~ri na ade to our DooglaJJ Rearuiting Station, and wr ~OJ. aucb action aa is deemed necessa17 Rapart ot. J.xpl osioa J B. PIE2iCE Capt, AGD .LJc..;,.r IO~l c , .lta, Calit~rni:1 C~stl~ton, N York r:~n~"'r ~ Gc.)lryrado D~ 9 ,.\1oinaa, Lo'fa .3-';ia B eril.:lJi.no. Califor nia Cr.arlo~taJ rirHth G\rolina ? EOTCS OJ' Ntl.l t i vl9 AlRCiU .. J-:!' BAl i CON Ot:'l er: ( t.JNEI.T l ? l R :r.:: 2 . Othar: (2L~Cr E A.J tro (s \_>=JS/P~lE.'!S) Ctr~r (G.20illill LIGOTS) Astro (;131'SCR) ).E:C?.AJT l.aSU.:.'liC~ll' D.lT~