foll.l.Il. r Ctvilia:1..> tl\' 'lll:l S 1\.pril lJ49 lOCO .Hours .r . . t 1ttro.ctc j J.tt'.!'1~ion t") ob,j~ct. ,-;-:rplo a ion ~:u t ..aeo n (Sod ~:r~il). Dir~ctivn o f f1i;h. col' o b.jr:.!c:t(::.;) so~t:1d ana ocor ::Uff of .amoG or vapor, whi~h remained quite awhile. 1;. L r..ino si ty 19 . PrtJ.ject i;)ns City~ Uth It cid~:1t 279G , ~Llntu.e., Utah 0 c1~.., .tion .:L'l'l h0bbius: On 5 .April l 9h9, , :Jg.ntua, Utah _.,.,s inte rri.a"'Jifed and ata.~ad ~;na"; he ~vaa bout fl"Tft milat w~st of C_orin.."'ler., Utah when :1e heard ~:n t=':::?losion o:ihia'h attnoted hi o1.ttention to ~ puf of 3mOkd or v -por L'"l the air !l:od an t~ditlmated dista~Q~ t.o th~ south from wher~ hs stood. indioa~d that ~hes ~'xploaion waa t' 1; dlightly and that th~ smo!at or -n.por ~!ippar~:ltly gen$r- iltftd by it S~llYad u 1 ~he air for ~q,lite a ".1hil3 J. ~rna 11 fireor~cker, aocord- 1n6 to ooul d have l~rt the a~ount of soo~ h e obser d. ~e plac~d ~he ti~ of hie obc.er~-:ion at 1000 hour~ T 9.!ld thou~ht tr.~ ~lr;i~ude or th~ s moke ' '; o b e ~ 17 .cod ~'"1i ~L. did :l01i se" any ob Jeot o~her tr.a:n t!le 1:1:no .ce or ftpor. D~te of Obs~rv~ticn 2 . ~.xo.ct Tir1c (l0cul) l OvO !ioun Pluc~ cf O~sar;~tion P::it.iuu q.f o'.:J:crvct' f..J.I~i tuch lh. Tine in s ight Sound ..:nd 'JCO r E:::tPloaion C\:>rinne . Utah A'l' COR11l~1E liT.Ali ( . &D BRit~:w& CITY J t7T.U!) .'J.nJ st&t~d I; ru~ n ~bout 1000 ~l~ wa.; ~nor:cing .;;>ll a. tr:J.ctor in ~h~ ba.ck:'r.u""l u t' h l:5 home wh,t,.n h e hanrd Pl:nd f s 1 t .. 4-t~r:-ifio explosion in the air ~Y1rh d. Tha foro~ or ~r~ 3 A p o~ion lsd the w~dow$ i!l hie h ome, 1auai:Ag his :vif~ES t o ru;"J out i nt o +,}',e yard 1:1 a 1a..r::1. C1fENS si: ~ t~d t11a b h e loo d U;;> 1nd :;, i .;v .\ bt~ st ot' su:c,JatJ h~ :;;i.~ sta.tiona.ry ~ 11 r;h air at bOllii fif"';~l:!n Qr 'bn.,niiy thous1Xi i'~e~ !JSL onl y all;;h~""-r ; otlt h of ',lfh er-'! Od stooQ,. horU0 !.; :1il~s west of Cnr\.ttn.t D~t~ of Obsarv.tion lCt.)O Hour3 nttr~ct~d attention to Color o f ob.;ect ScL:!':d ;.r. j oco r :Lu.-ll.!1o si t y Cl n ,J c ,HU caiA:J C 1TY, lJ t' A.H ln\;er~tion2ll li:1rv~ste.:-Employee all exploaion .lJ1lt ..1,.,. two !'fs f amoks s outh or CorL"'l~3 .. Utah a~ a.pproxiJJatel;r 1G<)0 hours ':~U.-1 d. , t.~ i.l1 i ~o t~ta ~ ~l" had h.a~rd only o-=.t1 Few mlnutea ~fore lOCO P.our3 P.;iti r n of obscr\~r 5. 'ft'1,'t ~ttr:~.ct3d ~ttent.i n t:) o'o.i.)ct . s.)unrl 2...'1 1 cdor D9s J3~di:lg Vilr'"'J !'"a_Jl llJ Lr'::1.r'Vi:~J"Ned u.n i :l ca. l':ed ~'hat h~ '"J.-~ !1aar Porta..~e Utan hdadad "t"7e st wr.e~ h e 0 JJ.,r73ci a l-.1!",;., be.1ll oe fi~ itl ~l:a a:~r .i.J"l 9. 3outlnsaterly J.irJocion i'r a a P~r r.a.;~. e td t;h~r" 1-1as a l~r 69 red 16low r..'-:Jr ~bout he\lf a. t~c!Joond !~o llow~d by a i..a-ail of .ua'<-rn v&. r t;".v n lir~ \f;S.~!l Ullt.i i' i..n.1.l l y t\ tr~.:l of' ~::1.o:Ce. rh~-' vbjeo-e, acou.t ii;:J~ t o ;-Ja.s c.!aace1triln~ "Wl"""J Npidl:r at ag!,Jroxi::-M4;3ly r.1. h5 degr~e e..n..: u' i,U'WJ<~rda t he we ~t a:trt r4t,emb led !\ tr'\cw.r-ou~ : a t; :;ith tr.e ex c ::~r,i.0:n thab ~t ..,"3 uruoh lar~r. p uo e d the t1.1~ !lf hi3 obB..,~""J~tion a.t 1. D~te of Observ.tion 5 April 49 2 . . Zx::.ct Tin0 (loco.l) 0945 Hour~ T~ne in sirrht O,;uen, 'Ctah Z::cploaioa .. nd ..Jdor xpJ.oai~n one two seconda , part ~1~ilar to 90 or 105 mm tiUD Blui::~h lih t~e putt of !lmoa whioh ex;r.ndeci USA Qm Depot, Ogde~, Utah UNITE D STATES AIR FO~,..,.,. THE I NSPECTO~ GENERA~ l 'i '-t- O,.f"I~E OF SP~CIAL. INV!:STIGATIONS H~PORT OF INVESTIGA TJOM ili.SCZIJ.lllf.lJ S (~OJi! siCJP) REPt1RT :-.4AOE BY gena J.PJ ~. C:iRISTI..USOW PEPORf M~DE AT DO f16, Bill AlB H1J l Field, Utah ~ Aprill9h9 OfFICE OF O~IGIN DO i1lh, Hill .~, B111 Fie~d, Utah 7exbal r~qun ~ D1atr1o\ 16th a3X (IG) DISf, Hill Jl.FB :till ?J.d. Utah ::w~sti.p:t1on b;y C'.aotai!l P$f.lt~ ~. JIJR..~.Jt~ .. , D'.L CC%:nnc.ier .iovh iiinri.cr5, asi (:m), Bill Ai~ 7ozce , Bill i'ield., otab. Ca'Otai.n , BtnUii<H buecl bt a tion witb UD J ... nn, ~em 1.a C , 3lt. 01"7 , ?ea.ral of Inweetigatian, t Lake City, Ut.b. JiULf! a pbe T&ri d as a ball o~ .!:in, or '*-buate, ard ra r.ported ~A his o!tice :1":1 !.~ 1A Caclw liM i"eber eountie. !nves~igati.on sub- atantia aDd ed. that the p hen01118ta bad been ~t~ at va.~ou Sal~ Lake C1ey, fJtab :corTih to ~he Idaho State li.nft DtSTRIBlfTIOH C3, DrtlanQ l.JB 2 Vt DO #lb (file) 2 AC"r.C))j COPY FORWARDED TO Hill ArB, B1]1 J'ielci; !HBU t General HiJl An, Hlll . :teld, U-tah P~I.auc l . ~'mTr !3otain, 'J3\7 FILE SiAMP I:!CIDZ~iT D~tc of Obssr'l~tion 1000 hours Pl~c] of Otser'l~tion (7farren) H.. l.D. ~ 06cia.al Utah P ')::Ji t i on of o:1::;erver 5. :-r:t::.t tttr.:J.ct~J ..~.ttenticn t o o~j~ct. Dir~ction o f .fli_-lli-. c f !)bJact(s) Sound and odGr u o loud sx?loaiona followed by dull l"'.unbl rwo btasi: .,t saaoa high in sq ex paDding rapidly 13 . Lu::-~nosity 19. Projections 1t:!..l'"le u ve r s C:t"De a.r..d. aG.J.re. s of :) c serv'?r : R.D. 2. Ogdea. Utah Cl'~arc~t~r 5 April J.i9 Salt Lake City., Utab 4. Pasition of ob3er ver In 1rport oontrol ~wer 2t attracted 2ttenti on b . t!'L'7tbc r of ob,j3ct~ 1 large gradually diminishing i:l aize. S. Color nf object Bluiah li6}lt tur:1in g to 11hi t. Ball or light 12. Di.::t3.nce fr0c ob3--:t' VC}r Di.rection of fli .. - .. c. 0 f obJ JCt(s ) lh. Ti:.e in s i ght 15. Sound and odor lS. I.tt:::i~o si ty 19. ?rejecti ons 1t2..'1euv-er s Deaoemillg 21. L~::n.=r o f -2i s 3.pp8a ro.r:ce Disappeared at 3250. 22. E1'fect on Cl ouc!s cx.d. aG.dr e s o Salt Iake City. Chi~f A.ir?Qrt Tra.1'tic Controller A.J-3 't Alrpo rt Trai. .. fio Controller Uunioi~l Airport, On g April 1949, , As3i~taDt Airport ~ontroller~ CAA, 7Junioipal Airport, Salt Iake City .. u-:ah n..s 1llter111ew~d a.:Jd stated be -,a,a o n duty 1n the Control TtJWer ""hen he saw a Vf!J~.f brilliant ligh-t a~ what he .a.:d;imAted. to b e 1~ny tnilas high in the sky. He deaoribed the light as havi:lg ":l'''mendoua brilliance and travelling at a very hi;h rate or speed at an a:1~la ~oward the bori&on of ~pproximatel7 six~ degrees. The blui3h light fi~st o'baer'ted tu~d into & brillis.Dt 1fhite ball of li3ht bef~re it disappeared in t.t. air at 325 degrees from the ~ontrol tower. further 4eaori~d the objeot as seaming huge when first observ~ g~u&~7 d1mnishhlg in ai~e in. ita desoent. He was t.Jr-able to estimate the diraotion tr object l 1as ~..re.vlin with !1\Uoh aoour3.oy but thou~ht it "Nould be rougbly northwea'b. Chief .A.i:pori; Tr&f'fio ont llar Cll, 1xl\lnio1pal Airport .. S-alt Ja!QJ City Utah subs~..antiated dasoription of the pbenomema.... , I:fCIDZ~IT .!0 ~ 1 . D~t8 of Obs:rv~tion 5 April 49 DJ.te of L1tervi.0.-r .S ..\pr1l.49 2 . 3xc:J.ct Tine (local) 1000 Hours 3. Pl~c~ of Otsar7~tion s~l t IAke city, Utah 4. P0siti on of ob::crver Ground i:l auto 5. t ~ttr~cted att ention to o~ject. Fla~hbg objsot 6. lflL'ilOOr o f obj3Ct3 l 8 . Color 0 f objBct 9 . Sll.npe 11. Direction fron o b :;~; r-r.-:1 r 12. Di::t.:t.1ce fror.. oL..5 ~r-r~ r 1.5. Dir2 ct i on oi fli .. ~. t ] f 0 bje ct ( s ) 14. Tine in s i ght 3/~.f of Seoond Soun d and ode r 17. Tr ail Shorl amoa or vapor ProjectiJns l.!2Tleuve r s 22. ~ffect on Clouds