PROJECT 1007:3 F:EC.),'D 2 . Jj:ATIO N CJ.lif o .. n~u J. SOURC E r-ali t.:1ry .t. NUMB E R OF OBJE C TS 1 . Cnc 2 . I:ultiple 10. CONCLUSION 5. LEN GTH OF OBSEf~VATION 11. 8 R IE F SUMMARY AN 0 AN A L Y S I 5 Air-Visua l 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE Obscr~cr s1Ghte~ be tumblj nt in a fc~-1 scc~o)nds .. c:1 rrd a nd eray obj~ct forHard di.r action . erv e .. s s i ghte d \vha t a 1 pearcd e x c ep t that n o 3hroud l i nc.3 or bod i..!c \v:"lJ. c; n They look~.;d j nst like a pure white col or . t he caz1o~y of a c~utJ, rt!i'l~c~i The-y v anished 1n 1\n }, ~;Lcrly :ir ec.- as f j rmly c onvi nced tha~ th~y \''L~4c tion . One para c hu t.es. Previoua ed~tlon or lhla f:>r.:n CHl Y b~ useL UNCLASS\FlED Edwin D. ~> .3eser ; .. del.rvi.a bl.. Van Salt e r Ccst.A.-:~t:..Jr... ar..d. hobbies: c')_:-;:et_t t: f")f Jr_t~rrO&.:.tJr rr""~l;_ti\-(' t'J ir t_-_li~/?r_...,(3 tAl-d C d.r~cz~nr .Qf }~) .. J.~r=: JU. li."l"'.:: Af -ce:-s~eing object d ssoribed ~ ot..llsr whii~e o b je1Jts simila r to parachute s 'bu t ~,.i :ho'.lt ::;h:oud lines or t o die s were n o"t:i c<:d floatinb in skyat lOoot a part. 1 . D~t~ o f Obser v ltion q'NO _1\SS\fl 7 April 49 Dc.te of Intcrvi0.: 2 . 3.xt1ct Tine (local) 3. PlJ.c~ of Obser v.:ltion 4. Position of observer . 5. ~J!1c.t attracted attention to objact . 6. lfu_-nbcr of obj e c t s 7. Apparent s i ze Red & Groy Colo r of objectike qi Tip ia:r"=r 10 . Altitude 11 . Direction fron observt) r 1 2 . Di s to.nce fror.. obs.;r ve r Easte.rnly 13. Dir2ction o f flicht o a~ej~&~) 14. Tina in siGht 16. Sound .J.nd oder 17. Tr.:lil l S . Lur.:ino si t y Projec t i ons ll:ln3uver s 1!: .{.'f 8 c t on Cload s :\.l"~i tion::l Infor: 1atioD Co!'"'~c3rninc Oojcct- Bepor\, SUbj : Officer. SBAD on Flji:ng D13ca, dtd 19 .Apr 49. !rL~ Van. Sal tar ani Lt ~oer. San l!ernardino Air Force :Bnse A.ir Mat,eriel Daae . lltq\on~., Ohio . ... \'r'l'N: . MClX for ~ imorma\ion. JrC8 .'!81~. (X)MMA.11DIJil ODIC!lR: . D, .BJA\jVS Intel] igei~a Off~.~ UNCLASSfFIED ~hie~ is uauall7 aaaoeiated jd\t .. :Iowever, ibis talL of : wrd quite well to a..romd. I\ defini tel:f tumbli~ 8..."1d and sma.llar than dirttet.:i on moYellen~.vaa relatiTe however. o the~ th&n it .. a. norther l,y. n~w9 ~xo~r&Dof the following dar, i n G~1if1ih-~Park, Loa ~eles, mi6ht a&d here t.ha t. a.re~orter announced M.d.RTlli M:.: VAl .. s.l.'L.T~R Ct I1c:sx- !Aaj t1r A1 GAlt NCLl\SSiffcD .. .Re-pori on. J~l;rin.g D1:1ca 2~ ' t~ va whil~-111 veregoing bY1&7 fr-otz th11 ~an;:;e \\t~t.ion.on thj s :1outheaa' leg 3t no :oore than .. 7000 feet that.' I noticed1JIIhAt I at ~irst to~k t o 'be: a tip tank fllllill6_a t ;wha\ a~:par9d -to b& a.oou.t lOoo f(;.et ~filov 1.l.J .. The ::-eaa!.tn for ~b.is asannrpt-1<Hl wa.~ that 1 t, Gr;>~j&cU'E:d -~;;o. be :rf!d a.nd. ~r11y in color and: V"-'~ tl.l..1r.bling in a: for-ward. dl.r$~tion. In our J\.In jet. a qu.ad.ron at. san llernardino 11A have me-g:-e1 and r-sd i1~ t&l'"l.k~,. M.D.d I bli&ve 'Jl":f -:-. flr:1t tb.o~twac th" rl!snlt of thia ~-ssooi.ation. I v.J.tcil~d thi't. obj!!et -ror- boui fo.z or.fiv& ~eecnd. th~ re~lizing th~ po~eiojlit7 that s oe'some sbi::? h&d"peeled. a-part oTerhe.ad .. 1 looksd np and 3&-w v.t.3; I iTnM66.:latG17 took to b fou..r. par~.chr.:t.,s~:floatin6' about 10()0 'f'ee\ ~-par~ bo.t at 8.L unde-.. .-. ter mined &.1.\t tad.e.. I .::o u.ld ae no ~shroud. ] ina s or bod' 8 s, but-ihe r.c oo j~e ~& lOt)k~d .. ju.a .. li.ka t.he c3aop7ote~ chut refl~-ctin~ a puxe 1fhit& color-r , no!; a.. oae e -ail ver .. By 'thf ~-timet,.> v~ 'fal::~ he;;,.d~d, be.clot. to"ard.--:, the1 hi6h. . - cone and 1a :ra~er elo ~-SO" l~'lct. Lt :!~eser.-h5 ' .the con~, th~R' called hJs ... . )Ut flo.ill'ff .. hood and. told. liila _Yhat.-IVd S6\'9Uc Re th4ln SC3.nlHHi t h e s kies snd spot~ed~ the fou.r-1Nhi te obJeeta in nea:rl.J the same ~HJsi t i on. I>revions.l.T . se~!l and 1!tmediatel:y tald. Mt'e' that th~y .;".! :9.::..raeb.ui't-;s ~h c,vnii.rl'in~ "r1";J fir~t ret'ict.ion; 'ie-t.h~n b&~!-ln tO' climb ao ;rs them-t 9 p;nat tht'y t:'la'3~ oi).jeets had '7~n.i'3heti;' ill. a more or lae~ ~?..st~rl,-. !rect,i{)'U. 13y this t: .. m~, onx 1Jeriod !'#.a:.J :t~rl.T over J~ r~e r~tnr~ed t.o O'.ll' :J;?S~. . 3. 1 ~ould li~t~ to e~l'Oii&si th2 ... t :3.11 this took ""'lRce rilr.,ctl y ... ,,.~r :rt_.-:h 11~ld., ru1d t:ba.t, th~ .four o'o,j~Ct!t t~thieb we t.~ r:;?:~ CO'Jld. heY~ oe>~n ; ~ ~3, ')u\.:.thf>y -:nai:lt.:ii:ut<i thl~ ma 1i.=;t.anc~ :j f ").b r;tJ.t lt)()O f'.'f~1i ::tr.a.rt,