PROJECT 10073 ReCORD 1. G ATE f P~E GROUP I 3 . SOURCE 10 . COt-ICLUSION i. NU"'BER OF UO Jr:t; T'i 5. L E tlf;TH OF 0~'\)fERV..\ fiON b . TYPE OF OdSI: t~V .\ TION a. PtiOTOS 'J. PHVSICAL E'l DENC= z;n ~\ntly, elon::;ated, and di3int-:;~rated. . UNCLASSIFIED o ,ovn, J ~. not k:lown !(. J.r-..il {ea lor ..... ngth. ::ti rl:a. pr:ii~tAn<:it, hi ::h ) oj eet :os ndrnindi l..Lr !.!\ t ,.,,... r.{ 1hen first no tad, turned bor! zontally and e l ,.c.ga ted _Jo cl:.l,lds ndar t~e object. UNCL~SSlFIED H ;;-AL Jj FRT2FS ( ~3~F.ct~tiiT WING, ~EDIUM Air Force B.1.se Pa50. Texas GUD3 ro nrrl~!G~IOI ot obaer~t1oa (lo~) l_6.3 ?lace of Obervat1on1 ( ~18.-o Coordina'e) 4. .:'Jsi~ian o1 obeerYer (air, car, bldg, loca,ion of-give d.-tail: In r ear neat of ~utomobile o~ El6hway oO, a?~r i~tel7 4o mi las east of Zl Paso. Trava:li.:lg .1est its pecu 1a.r fir3t noticed objdc~. 9ntiln ~tt~acte1 shape and _olor. 6. ~inmh~7 of )bject ~nd. i:eteh :Jf for:Datioa or gr?u1>i.ng: 7. \ntt.rt!o' si2e (eoltOAr to KDO"f1l oi>J.,c:-, 1 , s'U.:l, :n<>n, t llu-'to o r l'1 st at ante leqtA) 1 ~ooeaL,l long, sl !! r at t"tr t disi~te~rated Light Smoka 9. S~ ~ (gite gra~nl ~tnrl~\lon-cooar~ 4 ,~ow obJeci), C lgar sbapeu .:~1 ti tude ) 0.) O'YeJtbea4) I :>tr~tezic )f :'u t t .lir /!fi~l.~SS1rl~D In~3sti tion l s ... te l s t; Ind. t:1e nw:.e rous ball JO:l :lr.C. o '-::. o;r ;i 'tr~n to sue ci:J.l c;l .. irl u to Chio.f', Int..,ll~b 7r:.c J l. ~ele of vea\ber condid,iona1 Olear i'e.p ~. 2. Wind s-u 9 hois AmeF~ ~irl~ ~m8r~ ~irliBe J.Io o'ber n~ n 1&bt ~0 lOOJie. st. :Bonncl :iulecl arriYe ~ Paao 4lto8l 3ehedu.J. eci lea.,.. :i]. Paso 4o 5PJ1 wi'h Whi' Saada ProTi..n GrouDd, .\.laa~go:-do h l ~ ~ nda bad. ii.rd. YBll ::oc.a' a' ')930 ~hi a 3e and ?t. ~li~ ~thers Ch eked C:l.d. ?O' "letA' a7tn 1 a.r s.Uoi~. r roa Capt. anA Mr OA file./~ate ... ,a DQ\ vO\ainei UNCILASSJF1ED UNCLASSIFIED Inc14"' Io. l wea\her eo::1didtionaa 1~.-:Jerieen .l.tlJtlinee :111~1 ~o lOOS..s\ 3ound !3 eel 1"?8 :n ?.so .I> ther nlght Xoo'WA ;'?18cked ~itb White S.. ... nds ~!-)Ting ~'Ounda~ .. 1 mc 6'!):rdo ~:ld not, ze t. A..."l1;;hiac aloft. .l .. i~.Je and 3'~. :Jlisw, oa t1le./S~temen' Ur.lCV.SS1F\C.D DD-~o of Observa tio~ 1) ,j;~ril 1549 Date of Ir.~ervle~ of Obser7ation Lu m11es(JS of 4,. ?'JS it io:l of 0~3erV-?.;" Qround in aatO 5 l:-hx':; a-ctr:1cted atta:1tion to object Sl'.a;u and co)or o! object Col~: of ob j'3c t ZJt 'to ICGt Lu::~:i!:os 1ty pez,rw11 c~nlar 1D :ic'J !ir:l r;, and eJcmpta . o~ dis~o~D~r~r-cc ?Io e]oucs lL 1CL~SSlFIED ~-= I:1f.:-rtt2.tion Per taining t o J'lyin.; Discs ( 9 :.1~y 49) ;CDiffi,: , 3ig.gs ~ir :Force Base, B:!..ggs Field, Texa .3 ~ 0 MAY 1949 TO: Co mlf.8.ndin6 Gen~ral, Air I!a t er i e l Comm.1-nd , ' Iright- P3.t ter 3 0 n , Air Force ..3<?.se, Da~,rton, Otio, ATT~r: 1.-!Cl...i..:{S Additiona l l:1f0r::u~.tion r e1'-le s ted i:l 1 s t Io.d l.:lC..LO se . 2 . InforUJa tlon sno,,..n on orig:!..nal re9or t t~as o o tai:1ec~ =rom c_L"Jt . 3.J. r,/alsh Jr-' U SAY . ~ssis:l~r. .. to Oper at:..o.n. and. ?1..9-:13 :J:.r- J . In: Lon or. sightin A of second ::--e-cor t ~tta.J o .Jtai:1e d f rom ~-.r. r 0 n ' UB cnt'lt~tiANDI~G GENERALi (du"'licat q \ P AUL C:. e_.H_NSON. ~ NCV\ SSlf\E.D Inc i{.!cr. t ;b,jac't. aF~red. rttcrt.anqular tl.m CCGW:C. ;1l'!Cr. !'tr::st ai.:hted, ~ ~ae recta:lt~n1,tr in ~shapo in a vi.rtic:.J >oa:~at.hm. Cb" cbang&d ;ooi~ion a.wc-ru tiree, 31,'\Ct.i:lg 'il. to ~ right a:Jd ~ .en to the leltte Cb~cct =ataj !led vhO : CO) tr throt:. C' .. rt, ths entire ;.aricd of Utlllft 11lt.icne ~ntnalJ.;~ t ho :;hject (.x ~ bot~zontal, ui:d lO!Jt ".l~tucw, ar.d tbrn s ,.....arted t.o alont;rwe, r.c.~..ng ~1-:.e ~p08drnr..ce o! a "r.l;.'O%" r..rai!. c; t .l .. t. ~:i!Jap d . ~re trern no :-cc!al~s _'.!.rca at Jhit.:J >n."":t!a :>:rov; ng ..;ro.;.:~i \:ld .a.Jr~. vl D-o, r: UNCLi\SSJFJED ?a.so, ~exas O?J., BQ,. US.\7, Yaahingt011, D.C. Salle add:reaa Care car>. ;c ioa ~d hob~1a: :Brsach ~a:r, , Bobbie none .BDbbiee '.1, !t!l:l~!l. Housewif, Robbis tc'bown know::l to cba:rac'u i.!lte.rro or for 5 ;re.a.rs, "r eey in~SJll~ganz-; aud !io !cno..,tl 1! o~h~rt 't~Uing .:;la..Jt~te9. ~JNCLASSIFlED Inc!:la:lt Jo. 1ir~c~ion of flight ~i.E'' to West. 15. Vnlvcit7 ( ~1.-to COT~J-.~1YD snc.U.a7 di JtaAce); not k:lo'ln. 17-r-~11 c~laP. l~n . wld~h, ;~r3iatance, e~c.} lB. 'L, 1~ bo..,l~y (vili~l!t 1:>7 r~flection, i~cmda_,c.,nce, o r-C.3- ~r~ ot ~rilli~ncJs ntanna~, c~no~la , t :\~ 't4M .z .n tne sr.J d!ftn fj,::-~' !lt)~etl, tnr::-1-M bori. 'Y,t')n'ta.ll7 21. !irt.aner of di .. 'One . .--ao a Diab.,era'41d. and di 22. ~f!set oa olomd11 ~ JO cl~ near the objeei iatorwa,ioa concerni~& objec\: ~ondi '1'-'ft' ~ate of in~er7t~ 19 MaT 1949 .Jxac\ tue o f ob ,.er7s~ioa (:!.~ca) !? ... !.Ce of O'bwerr:t.tloru (A.~"' ~(')ordi!lattt~) 11. .: itiort of obwerv~r ( :1.ir, c.~r, bl~. l oca\l o n o f -';iv e 'etail: I;t re.sr ' of A.u'oo"bila on R1 go, a-o_9roxitel7 4o :.11il eaai o! ~l Paao. ~.,alli::'l& st; ! ~a "!>denll.u I'1:9t :1oticed obJ3c't '\~'~;ion :racted b7 sha-o a na e ol o.r. . .v;o:r.a 'ict be abou' 50 i't. lon~, a lnder n.~ ir3~ d.1aiu\ 8d 0 1.gar ltat> ).J.J o!9rhtta4) t n~:9~t1oa tp~ 'DerY~F (~n~la :nc1.U.ant No. ~1 P3.so, Texas Occu~ation and bo~b1es: '~ashi:1gton, a dd.ra s s :Br3nch ~{a.na!Ser, Eob biss none o terr~1:; i~ 1~gence and (~h~ak ne1~bbor, liee de~\., 13I r$cord,, cha.rac t far of sm"'Ol~:t!tr, ate): Pe~son~aly known to i:1t9rrogator for 5 years, v ery i ntel l igenzt and of h ! ?c s 3t cr~ractere if O'Chrll' ~r,~n ~ol~roid ela~s~s.