f 1. 0~ ~E TIME CROUP " LOCATfON PROJECT 10073 RECORD Vicksburg, }assis3ippi 10. COHCLUSIOH Civi.liLi Astro (HETEOR) .l. NUMB ER OF 08J CTS 5. LENGTH OF OHSE'lV. JION 5-10 n~cvnda 6. TYPE OF O~SEMV-. TIOH I 7. COURSE I 9. rH'f SICA'-l: fiOE~C~ 11. HRIEF SUMMARY A ND ANALYSIS Ohn~tWVfH" slghted a trlanf,'\11ar-ahapad ob.)oct. It looked mLl ky lltc~-J e. flou~scent llght~ I t wa) headin g ~ " t at a lJlcul~r-ate opeed. I t awe a red to hn,re -wln.;,o. F'./' Date of In~ervi ' 5 :ih:lt 1.t.tr":tc~ad at;t.):!tion to object .lhi1tJ uatching'slcy' Dlr~;tiun O!" u:1.Lr.os 1ty Pr-c i 3ct ions Oi..JTlNG "~ND RECORD SHEET 1 . a thiJI torm r.,r lnter-eflce CDrrpondeDCe "',thin headquarten. 'nmO.r All eora~aena. con.-atinl.r. C aotbo.rt-a .,see sTmbull to dnJifl\ate :-;,,: ...... rnL" al~rnal al loer left of form ltn't&UU"If '!='aee t. Atsffident only fo~ .A.IR J.HATERl~L CO~l:\'I.A.J.'lD Place lnit la l11 o r lietator llnd tnia~ t~le.Phone numher and l>eation to tlcht of siJrna.tun. vue entire width of ah .. ~ both eid... ) f11!)41f ,VO'elltlt ,, , typewritten shrnatliN- 1.. ..:. t tached trict Cfri cc;:; rl,._) 2 cor,i~s reoort COMMENT NO. 2 . u.i~ 7l.C::ltt~r i~ o~i!!g r .-;!srrad to iOJI of:Lic.:- UNITt:.O STATES A I R FORC:: THE INSPECTOR GENEHAL OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTlOArtONS RPORT OF JHVESTJGATlCH Al:dged Sighti~g of Flyin~ L~g~s, IYhi t., SCJ.:ld s Proving Ground, ~Iew xicu, dates uok~o~, as per FILE r-.0 . REP':IRT MAOE B Y F!L\:!PTO ~T REPORT l\oi,\OE AT Kirtland At'B 19 Septe~ber 1 049 OFFICE OF ORIGIN , DO wl7 I Xir tland li'B :,iewspaper Los Angeles Times, da :ad 30 August. PE~IDT:rG .r1u mY -uaco ~rvs~rrrouAL A IRCRAl:''t' to 'i-, *;,,rnnr.e ~he f'lc t s and c1rct!Z1s t n caa J rroun !1,5 t~c-1 :"'!?or tad >(H~C'"'I"ltion or f1,yi a~ di3CS, d'h.ite s nds Prn7.:..ng GrCIJ!l d , 'l.S ci~d "Jy Sa1~...~, nov-in~ Gr o li:Jclosed .=l.rticle st.~1'D'J.ed f r om u r :!'His r r::Jference .Usci.J'Ii~d t'1.'lt.. art.\ ~ld i s ~labor.3.t.ion on r~ct3 or ?r~vi Lt.3ly reported P '~"'Ar~h. ~:3 r~p'1r t d l 1'} t S oCffce. R~cord3 ,i:jp:'; eJ~ .. 1 n o .)tf!cis.l '1ew'1 r.,l.J t.se :nad" b : \ rrny PIO thR t post, cor ,,V'l.!3 nn olr'i~:i1l r'3l~'l3d J .. 'l~H b y the C ) 'Tlll'--) : .. D~ :.,nerq,l ttvtt post. L-:rr3n~i;;1.ti H I 3iJclos~d that w~r rel s'3d by-!lJ .,~ 1. fJ-oit .!.>?G. Rec or s Jf' "in~ i?o3;; lt'l~nl i ;~nee ~:';:'1 ~e, ';1,:;pr;, r"9fl~ct no ~1':t;in,S3 of S.:I'J pbel'Jomen.~l or>j . c t s:ill':: .. ~C -~ S1ghti.:l~ OISTRI9l/TI01'4 CG J .i.:C , A TT :lfC ~t0-3 :::!q OS I (:! Inc ls) Dir~ator or Intelligence I CT'O~ COPY FORWARDED TO I Fll'Z ;iT,\'~P l4 i n c l.i ~ DE'fAJ.L3: 1. This in-~s~i~a~lon p r-edlc9.tad upon tha r equast o f Heil.dqu.J.rt..ars, 1 ?~h !)i.rt~ict CSI, C9.~-L .5l Augu:~t L949 , w~erein it ;.n3 requ9:3~dd that a i'BVS?S.O~r article, Lo~ ~.,~eles Til:1es. dated 30 Au~st 1949, a~3.ding: ~.3?0RrE~S EE~R D!..:iC '!' .;.L..;3 AI' 'N~!Ili:: S.'\liDS" be i:r1ea~igatad 3.!ld a r e p o r t !jlltnitted i!l a.ccor danc.:t Ni.th Al-'"'CSI Letter 85, d~tad 1 2 Au~;;ust 1 9l!9. Thiu 1 ~ ~ j:> i.ot inve 3ti ~3.ti0ZJ by Specio.l A6 }nt R03S3T n . J01TS 1nd t ha writer. :1 .lg; LfJ.~ f'irin:S ,)' t ha :i~vy -aockgl; 'lYi~in~ r, sc:--.~( l8tl :.o O.) f'i red O:l 25 Au~- d~c1LrHJ he .-.'13.s ~o~:Ji.Z3.nt of t=:a llrticl~ '.Jut i~ ce-:-t:tin t.J3.t t:t~ inr' o r:r.atl.)tl f: 1e.~ l"t~L1.r3cl .'"IJ '; \~ h3.d been 1ues-;1~ll-3d i!l re,;u-1rl to .t\'3Ci.i2.. P"ldnor:ta n~ .. y :.Pt4 re o r9B~'1rt~\r~ b,""t had <Jt. t d GJ t.~..:n:t tr_-=tt n.a pr)SS~s3ed ,e i-,., k'n .... :d.Hil,~ r~s:Jc.~lll;!, t l :na ttor. Bw\.;.;tJ.1CR3 ~nd hlJ ~xn:,..ltiv~ Of~ic6r tw=Jrc;, '1'li>J~J l;o baU ... H'' t',t.~ t h e netV~ a rci0le in nu .... ;t;i o n .l.s ~J.n \'lJ.bOrl.l~i.on or o : J.::ln~r(t l ~.H1ls AJ r ')na..lf:icfll Lu.:.;)r\',ory, _:Jrc:Hri0 u 3tjr : COHE , r-qpr~.-it:tnrt ryol~GY r,:1.11t -lll "'le vs itams phen.J::tanal obJd '; d n'~"lb bea:1 ~i~n~d 3C th1.t FZL:',l\ N decursd 'J>\t. i t iJ 1'1 a;,~..'.\;)li.:J:led PIO Ot'.f1c~ Ileadquu-r~r~, Ua. tio.ca l Uil U:ary E3t.=t.o li.H'.ment .>r!. ) r tc ~:!.e.tr b ~ i:Js r Jl~i.3sd, and a1 t, ~ ooliC'J i3 3tr5.~tly ~Jhdr~d r,..) l)y all i?IO persoune l ~ . \.rmy, ~Vhite .:; !HjS Pr ovin~ Gr011od, hd ia 3.JJur ~ "':' :; su'::>j~ct !lr'!:icl e ,_ J not released ny his orfice. ?SLD11A?i d~r;l..1.red &; .1 t :1~ t a co::;niz3.nt :t~ t::~ .J.r"ticle, 9..9 '11'1.3 Captain D'STC''i'~..!3~Y, and th_q,t bot'l '1e ... ~d I.~TCE.f3~IDY !n.i ..!"-cer:uined t!t'\t t~e article !:'l.d b~en .l. ~i7:l.l Un~t r~l~q,ae. ::LL\ 1\ : l Ui\ CLi\SSiriED !..rcy ?IO Orfic~r, nac ... ~pn re1uestda oy 1:~..e ~TiiV'll Un1. \; to !19.nc!'~.3 all ~:~ d::r~,J.il> ot' t h e crhJf~r~nce to incl..tde tha preparation of the i ti~eraries. Unrla r these c c.ndi t] o n '1, DZTC :Q,tENT7f was' p r e ,;)e nt dur ir.e; t ::a g:-e3.tdr ? or t i o.:J o f thr~ '?re3 s confo:reiJc e and F8LD1,fAN is a.ss urad th~ t DZTC;i'Rl.IEm:;y i3 a ,vare c~ ~!1e tia~ral person oz p ,.,rs0ns who 1'113.de subject rol-3:t3.3 to the re?r e3s!"!t\ - tives of tl~ Los Angel~s Times. An undev~loped la~d ia herei n s e t f or t h to intervie~ Captain D~TCr~.ffi at his Leav~ ~ddre3s. I1~l)sad is a li3t o f press per:Jonnel present at the c onfe rence P.n:i rccorC.s of two pho~a ~1\11 3 rrA.C.e to t h e PIO tn reg-3.r ds to the J.rticle by ~ar.ss. 5 . C.:to"':~i.n ,ffi..LIA:.: A. GCJ.R1 <.1lld COiitl":lA.t!der Dr,ifG!...;3 C . :~cLAU'}n:LI:T, \! )Gt;llned .;o f'.1-:~ual c..~t~ v~q,rs;~r~r. G0P-~Y declu.~ d ~,:.at ,_.\?Cii~ uiLs~; ~.!!d rLs-~ RCB:2.IS -.ver~ n r )Sent .:':..3 D~if3Df3.."0iir corr s;;on,:e~t:> .'.trin, :"': f'1L-.,~ -:: 1l) tla"'ly Rcc:-\:et nVikinc-a.nti. ~r..at t.J:-~ 0~ "t~.~ p~riod or :H:l t!chni: l ~n lt'tt1rtiHl.-i ~cf;:;?r.:> ~:hi ~iL.:J )...:ld ..:]' ~-;t.')sJ~cl rJ unttr:~us 1;av1.l : r:nri"l:1..,1 j 1 rt' ,r t,,., t-.b ui.:;:1tin6 t)r flyi n:=:; Ji3; J nt1 o "tt1e.r O.dria l ph.!i IIJUriTJ'9. . u!'ltib~ t~ut t :.e d~t1.il3 o:' 'l p r,ll'HIJ ai4:11;ing , ::ade by n ?.~ .\f)r 1 t 154-J, had b~en Ji9C1J:; 1~d. In re:!lrcb to rl, ai t:.ti::t~. ~ ci ;~<J i1 th3 .. ~"'1-Jpapdr :trt5 Cl! t'll C:l 1'\ l allO,b~d to "' ... lV le l.rti ~1~, c.,;lptai"l (,~ . .ired th~t ;-H t d Ot>'.ltrv~d Jt.r'\0,5~ obje c t.s L .1 r;:~9 .,ky., no.vev~r, Gt)?.P..Y p lttCed 00 Co,lfj,,..t"1fH:~ lo t};~ .~. t,a~nt '):JQ f lr ~1er doubt;~d the 11.lidjt"y ;"l,;.d ::~en ~'!\~can rJV ~i t~er 01' c \..e -:note n-ttnhic uni ~s " ': ,-;::pt; nor hs..d a ny UNCLASSii-;L..u ofi'icil.l r~ports o' ~i..:; 1ti::1g s of 3-DY phenomenal obj eta P..as be-:3n d1sclos~d at 7fh.ite Sand~ Provi n ~.~r o,lnd since t he r~port uf on 24 A~ril 1 949. Statement by iJ herein inclosed. DAVIDSJd decl.l.red ths.t i:-J h:s Cf:lpa.cit y as T~Cll.Oic3.l Advisor t o the Pul.)lic Info nruit i o n Offi c.,, subj c t o..ti cle ~s not cl red '.:;!:rou g h hi.TTl prior to pu~lic>l.tio:J by diL~S On thi3 bs.si3, DA7IDSOU h9.d 3ubmitted a report f or record to Gandr a l 3L.AC!:JORE i!l wh ich he disclosdd t~t~t"; the 'l.rticl e in t he Los Ang~l.)s Tl.nes h::~.d no"; b een 3.n offici9.l .'ISPG rele'ls~ a!Jd that the infor!:l9.tion contai ne d i n t he article had been ~13clos~d to ne,vsmen by members of' ~he r:av'\1 Uni"t;. DAVIDSON further declar~-Jd th~t t~ Naval Unit is fully c o gnizant that t::.e t\'::""T/'.3 U~conven-tioa9.l Air~rart Proj~ct i s classifi. "3d s.s "R~str~cted" o..cd jJ t;t.~ r efor~ not .,li~:lblo for-rree a n d f ull d issecir.s. t ion \;O ci"7i l Ll::I LiJ:; o .~ prca.J pcH' H.>:lndl p~ JCJ-:tnt q,'t cJnf~r~n,"!., 1)[' S '!i'e g s 1e, MA 'I.'iOO D ~ PZG. D3FOT 'JNCLASS:FIEO UrDZY3LOP3D I3 ADS F O?. DIS TRICT OF.?I ... 2 tiC. l2, SCOrT ~{FB AT ST .. 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