o. Sue -i !astir..o.tion oi' ai:v .:r~ di~tc.:xJo bc.$eJ on Oo:-! ~Hn.Ls~ J ...... or ~hccka J :1.oi~hbor :::.r' d i',lll~r o-ployoo ObaoJvcr ls o on:;id cr\..,J truthful and deror;ntory infonnac:i.on. d . Objeo-!:s vrero not.iood nool.t..cn~.ally n.n.cl a tton";ion ,..-:.lJ noi, d tr4.rr. to them iy .l.: J :i aot ... oM, co; . ..:lanta and di:Jcnssic n of inoidcnt (~:...a-i~ i:--t cr ;-icw cro.dca obto.inod whilo attcndin.; . CAA clru~ses. It wo.s lljii7Hlrc;l":; t.h~t . ~:S Sincere ;,. h_:.; r ; .!1 ) ! f;. hut hiS dca~ription uf 10 Obj vl. C'1r..Ci<.i::T-:J .!.1. rPl ::.0n to his stn!;t'I'l~nt o ; ' SUO Tlhcn ViEniC<! (m:e cr.1arter of 0:1 ino!1) ti~O:..D to .:_r.-!i~n:.; lntlt.. )nco o_ r.i!..~n:. i.:'le r~""t.1.~lc!) or r~ io rei?orts, nl thouch t !da Ttc.s de:-tiud. : .11 por~ona i.ntoniowoJ reca.rdln E '}LL utatf;ci thn~ l".~S :::hnruotor, i .rtC":_;ri ty a r:.tl a. 0928 FZTJ aoattered olouda at 25000 teotJ visibility 30 ~lcaJ wiD4 SSrf at 8 mile a per hourJ ~emporature 630f J Dewpoint 330ft' be 101' PSTJ aoattered olouda at 25000 teetJ viaib111ty SO mileiJ wiD4 SSW at 1? mlea per hour1 'teclperature 630fJ Dnpoint 330i' 1027 rsra no olaud covez-1 rle1bility 30 mile&J wind ':1 at 19 mtlea rature s5or 1 Dowpolnt asap . per hourJ aile1 per hourJ 1103 PSfa no cloud ooverJ Yieibility SO mileiJ wind nSW at 20 :nperature 650I'J Detrl)Oint IOOF UNCLASSIFlE~ .. UNCLASSIFIED 2. liinds aloft, Elko. i!eve.da, 2 ~.:ay 1949 lo.ooo feot -220 at 25 knot s s. Aircraft in vicinity of Elko. ':'!evada, 2 l!ay 1949 AF 8893 enroute to ?.foClellan AFD -0921 PST b. United Airline FliGht 102 1045 PST o. r.iA Flicht 3 6 enroute Su_n Fr:1:toisoo to Chiongo -l04D FS':' 4. Cesna 45V enroute Oakland to Salt Lake City -1057 PST ' Inveatication in and ar.')Und Elko, Nevada revoale d no aotive Air Force. Army or !4a-r.{ I~tal1atioM, provine e;rounds. or rcaearch r ncilities, o-the r than on. Jtational Guard Anti-Aircraf't Cot1pany with Eeadquartors at ~ll.""', ~:ovutia. Natlo:tol Ch.tard Ar":'lory. Elko, ifovada. atated t r.at the liationo.l Gua.rd Con:t>r-"'ly c .:; Elko. lievada, have no tarGets or e qui poent and have held no maneuvers of' o.ny kind 1inoo the formation of t he Conp~. 5. Not npplioable 6. Not a~plicable 1. a. Obje\Jtl appeared rouchly circular 11. Surroundin~ terrain 11 hilly with billa ron5ing to 6000 !'ootJ elevation ot Elko, Nevada is 5067 teet Not applioable de Objeota til ancle C1Tinc a ney thin nat appearance UNCLASSIFIED 19D OSI M-11 rss ! rTIAL !:"LI:7.IT..}1TS OF I 17FO 1. A'I.'I:)N ( cont t d) Objects 81.&e or ea.oh objoot ~ in inverted vee ron.1a.tion w1 th Or.>noinc a bout t :1o a. Statement aecurod (F.xhibtt A) s. !lot applioablo 10. -Bo projeot1ona or L"ly kind wore obaorved POSITION OF OBJ1: .. CTS I N RELATION TO OBSERVER UNCLASSIFIED 1. Date of Observation 2 Vwy 191&9 Date of Interview 13 '!aY 1949 2. Exact Time (local) 1015 3 Place of Observation Elko Nf!vada 40-50 fiorth 115-47 \'~est 4. Posit ion of observer Ground 5. 1~at attr~cted attention to object 6. Number of objects 3 in formation 1 Apparent size 30ft. diameter (at ciist~nce peared 1/4" in rii.umeter) s. Color of object Dull white (aluminl~) 9 Shape Circular flat (u:ac) 10. Altitude ll~ 000 40 ~levation 11.. Direction from observe r North 12. Distance from observer 6 1:11ea 13. Direction of flie;ht of object( s} Southwesterly veering to South South;est 1.4. T imo in s i bht 2 -mtnutea 15. S peed 25D-300 lhph 16. Sound a nd odor None 17. Trail fione lg. Luminos i t y 19. Projl3ct i ons t:one 20. Maneuvers J,"ade left turn c.t. "'hich ti we they C&ppeared to tilt 21. Mannor of disappoaranco 22. Effect on Clouds 23. Additional infor tion concerning objoct 24. ~oo.thor Conditions Clear viaib111ty 30 miles or ~reater l~e.oo nnd address of obs0rvur: Occup.J.tion .1.nd hobbi us: CAA H.:.dio O;><~rator Comments of InterroGator r e l ative to intelliguncu Above Clvernge intelligence, reliable Court, ~lko, Nev&da and chll.ractc r of o b s Jr"TJr ( s) 1 i\t approximately 10:15 ?~.cific St cndard Tir.&e on ? P, ~Y 1~49 I VJ: ,s l":orkine on my car locat~ti in front cf m:," house a Elko, rrevClda. I glanced at the sky North of ~lko and not.iced three objects in an ir: verted vee format ion procee<.ling in c. south wa~terly direction. The objects ,. ere e1n~roxi m;. tely 1/4 inch across to my nuked e~e; 'rere ro~:r:-hly c1 rcular in shc-pe c.nd ~eemed t c be lr,l),de of metal l:~.th tho a~pearance of oxidized aluminum. Pc.sed on my cont<.ct with aircraft Ci.t the ~ko uirport, I ,1udeed 1.he objects to he flyin~ c..bout 5 J!rl.les fro1:1 to,;n at an altitude or 14000 feet. On this l;asis .hey ' 'ould be approxiuw.tely 30 fe~t 1.n d:ameter and travelinr, <it r. s ;>eed of ?.50 or ~-oc Titi_les fer hour. I could see no ~ndic&tions of exhaust, or vapor truils Clnd hevrd r.o sound and there , .. ere no cxte:1sions or projections on the objects. I entered uty :1ouse and returned with a pair of binoculars, l.ut before I c:ould u~e them (the t i nocul ors ), the th~e objects seemed to veer left to a 1uore ~outherly direction; c.ll three tilted at an l.ngle, in ,. hat !eemed a pr ecision movement an d dis = pee, red fro::. rr.y s'lr.ht. The speed of the objects secm~d to increase as t hey started to veer and upon tilting they seemea extretnely thin ~:n..: flat. I ,,a~ unettle to cr,ain locate thtt oLjects v:i th ei t.her the binoculurs or L'lY naked eye. The c>b,iocts ,. or e .. i t~1j n my vision for approx~.uwtely two minutes and upon ihe:r disappearance I i n.u:edic.tely notified my su;-erior at the Civil r.eronautical Administration, i!.lko, !Jevada, by telephone. I hHve read the foregoinr, statement ana it is true to the best of my know- lodge and recoll0ction DEJIIARTMENT OF THE A I R FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON 5])-QSI/JEM/i'mn THIE INS~ECTOA GENERAL . USAF ~,:"''\ STH DISTRICT OFFICE OF' S~ECIAL I N V E S TIGATION S ). -!~ ,;._i,WRIGHT~ATTEASON A I R FORCE BAS E . DAYT O N . OHIO PROJECT GRUDGE SPECIAL INQ.UIRY Comtnam;ng General J.ir lwlate rie 1 Conunand Wright-Patterson Air Force Dayton. Ohio ATTHa muxs Forwarded tor your intornation and aqy action deamed neoes3ar,y is report ot investigation by Special Agent THOMAS J. SC~'U.AN, 19th OSI Diatriot. dated 19 la1q 1~9. i/I cltd 19 l4ay 49 F. DOYLE, JR Captain, l!S.AF Acting Diatriot Conmander UNCL!\55\f\E.D CONTROL No. euaJEC:Tr Ltr R -446 !ToJect Oruo AL II"ILE NO.---- FOLLOW U~ ON RECORDt::D N o . INCLS. BUS~ENS E DAT E ESTABLI&HE:O B Y IINITIA.l.S i f DATE TRANSMITTAL SEE OTH.R S I D CE&CRIPTION, OATES AND SUBJECT: INCLOSURES: (Of"Ftc SY'M~ COPY NO. ltRC' D B Y (FULL SIGNAT U RE) DATE REC ' D HOUR COPY NO. REC' D D.Y. I D ATE RCC' D DATE REC' D HOU R (RECoD BY DATE REC' D HOUil RESTRICTED UNCLASSIFIED USHER C 0 78TH FTR \;G :t!J.~ILTOl~ .AFB Hni riLTON C~LIF CO FlT SV 25 DC PRICX'LI'IY XRAY OBOE D~E TEP..EE ~ D FOL ~:SG FE:D FRO:: Si .. LT L 1i::E ."\If.. R.OUTZ TF~.FFIC .;01. T!~CL . '1' 1140 ADVISED HE S. ; i'.E;.T ).PFE . .F30 TO BE TnP..EE FLYii~G DISCS IN TEI. VI8Ii.ITY OF LLI.\, ~ui1:G DI.t..: iETI;P. 1iT .. ~FFROX FOUF 'l'E~L 1l~OUS .. J ,]) FT FD 'IHEY ~.:nDE U:.FT TUR!! .\1\'D DEP . ETED : u . ..J .D OF UNI'f;s..J .~I?r Lii f'Lrl~ DEF 1\F.TidG Eil:O FD S D ESTI:.:;.TL-o T TP.Ri'J . TO FOUF HU . Dr~o VISIBIUTY THr~ ZEPO : .J:~8 OF: GRE.,TEF. f1) saD PED~ .. 2ZI EI .:c:.DG HF~C I CERTIFY T!!/. T IT IS ESSS~:TihL TEIS :.~SG BE TRr~.iJSi~I'l'TED BY 3 IECTF.IC ... L : 2.-.!;S ..-.i'lD rrH.~T ORDI~.l.RY CR ;.m ::Ail~ ~;IU. ~.: ICE Th ITS DELraY HAROlD 0 F;DRAZZllJI LT COL USAF CO.W HFSC R M KOISE~SCHLr.G C~T USAF ADJ DOWNGRADED 'AT S YtAR ~t'F"P~ '~ .. - J>ECI.ASSIFIED AFTER 12 Yf, At;$; J)QQ l)l]l a~IO UNCLASSIFIED Subj: ~e:Jort on Unidenti fiod 1-'lyin'": Object s In o1de r t o o'l)t~1:i.n ans:1ers for Inc1 oGt,re ::n 2 , or f'.!'l~.' 'lr'. i t i c:aJ. informn.tion not covered in Inclo.:;uro :~o 1, iJc Yrill he nccc::;s .r: ~or ~:-r,~r henC.c;unrters to conto.ct, c.lircct, t ho G~llt Lp.!(e _\ir .:ont o 'Prf'.: i c Ci)!l..:_:! .. c l ~nd the C;LP. Eo.dio Gta:ti on nt ~a1:-:o, ow.d~2. Inclo~n~re ::o. 1 :r~.G ~ r ~le.~,.r I'!lessa.e;e to n...~ilton Flitt;ht Gervice Center o.nd nothin;~ adui t io:-....'1.1 we.s r e - ceived a.t t his s tation. UNCLASS\F\ED S! . , JI!Jfant HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE THE INS,ECTOR GENERAl OFFICE Of SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS REPORT OF INVESTIGATION FILE NO. DATE REPORT MADE BY REPORT MADE AT ~.c Pr(Jject "Sign" Elko, Nevada OFFICE OF ORIGIN DISTRIBUTION 6 H:ill JtFB Rt;FERRED uro~ CCliPLETlON AMC Pro cts "Si Investigation re~uested by District Con,me.nder, ll..th OSI Dis- trict, Hill it, Base, ugden, Utah. tated that fr(Jirl a stationary point on ground and t:tith unaided eye he observed thre~ (3) unidentified circular objects flying inverted vee fcrmaticn in South-w~sterly direction five ( 5 ) miles Ncrth of Elkc _Neve.~ a en 2 ~;ay 1149. i l ti tude of fourteen {14) thousand feet; speed 250-JGO ntiles per hour. Gbjecte 1/4 inch across; estin1e.ted 30 fcot diarr.eter; apparent metal construction with appearance of oxidized alnminUJn. f\o signs of exhaust cr vapor trail and no scund . No apparent projections on ubjects. Objects in eight two (2) minutes; started left turn; each object tilted at an gle a ppe!.rihg flat and thin, then disappea,.Ad. t~C ()t}:er ~.itnesseSe Interview indi~&te considered truthful and depeneabl~ and is not addicted to narcctics or alcohol. Physice.l exan:- ination completed 12 r'&ay 1942 indicates no abnormalities; no other physical exard.nation available. Record and Agency revee.l no dercgatory infornatio1C:Z -REFERRED UffiN CCJ4FLETIOK TG THE OFFICE CF ORIGIN - FILE STAMP DO ~S {Action Copy) Hq, OSI (2 lncl) ACTION COPY FORWARDED TO Commanding General Air Material Command Wright-Patterson AF Base Dayton, Ghio DO #16 (Info)(2 Incl) File (2 Incl) AT'm: ~CIAX0-.3 L JOHN G. Srt FE Colonel, U~AF (]NClASSlFlEtl HAMIL TON !=LIGHT S~VICE C.I:NTR HAMILTON AIR ~ORC BAS SUBJECT: Report on Unidentifled Flying Objects TO: Commanding General Air 1.~ateriel Comm..md ~,right-Patterson .;~ir Force Base Dayton, Ohio AT'l'Eh"TIO~: :.:CIAX0-3 1. Reference Flight Service Regulation 200-4, v~hich dir~cts a CO!Ilplete report vlill be rendered. 2. A copy of inclosed teletype report fro~n this center contains all inforcaation available to t~ Hamjlton Flight Service Center on ur.- identified flying objects. This report was received fro:n k'lr. Earvin 1. Small, a radio operator from the C.r~ Radio Station a t Elko, 1 4ev&d.a, on FCP. THE CO:.'J.:JJJ) Il:G OFFICER: C~y T .. x to CG, n:.:c fr HFSC, dtd 2 lt:ay 49 UN CLASS IF\ ED ls Lt, US.: UNClASSIFlE~ ?asio ltr S .. ~F 319.1, dated 2 ~ay l~L(l, fr : arrri l t on i-'lj "'ht ~ervice Center, to CJ, Hq, A!~C, subj: 1{eport o n Unidarlti f:l.ad / l yinP" nb2ect s