PROJECT 1C073 R2CC~) ~ 1. DA IE TIN.E GROUP 2. LOC/ 1N '' 13. SOURCE . j Y.ili tary ~ .:. NU:.l3ER OF OnJ~CTS Is. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION ~6. TYPE OF OSSERVA TION G~und-Visual 11. COURSE ~ 9. ?HYSICAL EVIDENCE Tuscon, Arizona 10. CONCLUSION UNIDENTIFifj > 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Observel" si&'1ted a rou.~d, silvery, flat object. Tney '\iere head)ng to the Nor~heast at a ver,y high rated of speed. Its flight was leval. The objects were in formation. T'ne objects were in vie\t for a fevt seconds. /n~/~e;,ced FTO St: P 63 0-329 (TOE) p,.nloue edlUone ot thh tot'Gl map be u .. d. 1. Date of Observation .9"'-"-l'_s.!z..l_l..:;;~...;.:;..9 Date of Interview lS vaY 1~9 2. Exact Time (local) 3 Place of Observation Tuscan, Arizona 4. Position of observer Oround 5 that attracted attention to object 6. Number of objects 2 objects 50 feet &Jzt 7. Apparent size 25 toot diametor, 1 toot thick g. Color of object Rowxl tlat 10. Altitude Directq overhead to 00 lO 11. Direction from observe r 12. Distance from observe r 10 13. Direction of flight of ebject(s) S~NE 14. Time in sight Sound and odor DCI18 Trail DCI18 6-lD Seconds lS. Luminosity rotlected lil#lt 19. Project ions 20. Mmeuvers Javel flldlt lxlnkod once to north with abrupt; lott bnnlc : travolod 1 milo m thnt d1J'Cction, then abrupt~ oo~od to } 21. MAnnor of disappoar a nco Fadod traa_ v1aw 22. Effect on Clouds 23. Additional information concorning objoct 24. "floathor Conditions ceiling 'ml,m1ted 50 m1loa V181bSl1ty l~iar.x> nnd address of observer: ., 'l'uscon, Ar1~ Occupation and hobbios: Comments of Interrogator relative to intelligonco and charact e r of observor(s)a HARRA 71"\'3 SlJ1:1IV'lAR Y s . OJ 9 llay 1949 at approx,mato~ lL.30 haura, whjlo rocl..1.n1rla an tho front lam ot rq rcoidonca at Tucson, A11nona. I had occavion to notico tw objoota 1n the n:S r ovoz"hoad, theso obJects alM into vi ow traa a oouthuostorly' direc- tion travel :S ng northeast. l1wn npproxir.ilatoly-directly overhead, the objects ba.nkcd to the lett and mnt in un a~:,prox:Loatoly 4 nortln10:~tcrly direction, continui.Tl[! 1n th:J, d1roct1on !or apfi'OJdnntcly ono mJo, on.l t.~n banld.nG abruptly to tho richt and ilornlod nazthoast tO\tardo tho catalina mauntu,,ns. lbcy c:ntinued in th1n northolWt direction lllwltnl.q tadina traa view until the)" t~ d'D-ilPlXl.'lrod trcn LTJ s1t;lt. I have bum uith aSzcratt *he r.ajor portion or r:q lite, having spent tho laot oi~lt years in actuo.l duties ccnnoctod with a1rcratt am ~csontly am a. illcht encinoor an !lying status. I ho.ve oboorvod all conventional types or o.ircrart, ani jot tighter a1rcrnrt in the oky, am thio object soocod to be conoidomhly rnotcr than I bavo avor ooen W1Y uircraft trowl. Uy hCDl is located in the rcuidential aaction of Tucson 1n tho UE portion of t.l-w.t city. Appro:drJAto diotnn(X) tran my hex10 to the catalina Uaunta1na 1D a northeaat direction 1s aix milou. l'roa the d:J.rocticn I firot si~"ltod the objoata como trcn, thoy would have caao over a moro donscl.y populated portion or tho c1t7 ot Tucsm, but not .. nacoaaarily O'ifJr tho bwsinaao center. Upon in1tjn]J7 61(:hting theM objects 1n the air, I to rq wJ.to to out ot the bot:ao, but abo did not (Jlt lJaoo and address of obsorv()r a Occupation ~d hobbiosa Comments of Interrogator relative to intolligonco and character of observcr(s) . l~RRJ .. :(I\'E Sti?:IrriAR y I cut unt.U the)'' c11s:1ppcared. 1!10 wholD occurranca tl'\Xl tho tirle I 1n1 tiCll.ly- ail#ltocl tho obJect& untU I loot oifPlt ot then l1DD botuuon 6 and lD eecauls DEPAR L OF T~ AIR FORCE HEADQt'ARI' ERS UNIT ED STATES .\IR FORCE WASHINGTON THE INSP _:CTOR GENERAL tSAF 17TH DISTRICT Ol<FIC~ 01 SP:::CIAL It:V;..;5TIG.-iTIO~S KIRTLAl\'D AIR FORCE BASE;, NE:;: ilL!;XICO DR/HMA/neb File No: 24-8 (Aerial Phenowena) Conl!:!and i.11e Genera 1 Air r.:atariel Connnand ~ight-?atterson Air Dayton, Ohio ATTN: MCIAXC-3 Force Base 1. ~eference is made to previous Reports of Investieation from t his headquarters, reearding the aerial phenomena. which have been siehted in this area. 2. Attached for your information are two (2) copies of ~eport of Investieation, this district, dated 19 1~y 1949, subject as abcve. ). This investjeation is continuin~ and future s1ght)ngs will be made the subject of reports, copies of which will be forwarced to your headquarters. Rpt of Inv (dup) DOYL Rb;L:;S Lt ol, USAF Di tr i ct Commander UNITED STATES AIR FORCE THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS REPORT OF INVESTIGATION REPORT MADE BY v:Di .IN I .. DCCI,EI REPORT MADE AT l.j_ .I-LL, UtrK~C~\N SU~JCCT( S) ( Al~f\lAL PJr~FvriCM) OFFICE OF ORIGIN DISTRIBUTION Hetuelin;b Sq, 4Jrd Bo1:. ~[., Davis-!ionthan 1-\Frl sit.,htea tv.-o objects in the ur at upplcu ate altitude of lv, Jw feet. Objocts tJare rouna and rl~t \tith di &.eter c.pprox.ir.~tuly 25 f'eet. Cbjects tr.av~led at an excessive l'ute ol' speed (750 to 1000 n-.il t'! S per hr.). Inveatit:,(;.tion in and arcund Tucson did not l'(.suJ.t in findinu 'uitnesses or pos~iblc explunation of objects ACTION COPY FORWARDED TO Cat".L':dndin;J vi.ficer Kirtland J4.r fo.Lce Base i~er. lu.uxico J)OYLr~ f~J~::; Lt col, us~\F 55\f\E,Dict Commtmdrr. FILE STAMP Roplaccs AFCSI Form 23 Jul 48, wblob may be need. (l) 'fucs.cn, Arizona ( 2) A.p p rcrli .1t:. te ly .3 miles (3) Fror-1 .~r.ont y crd ( 4) !Jot a .. pllcclJle UNCLASSIFIEil from center of town 4. u w ... boz of' ob,j~cts -Tv1o objec t s rnc-intainillu diQt.::u:c e of ~r. J. uxl .. c.tcl.y ;..v fe::et f.;.pc...r\, ~t alJ. tiL.eo uUl'iLc period oi' uil;htlnt. 5. Dlstcr.ce of ot.ljects i'rv&.. observer u.. Directl1 overhead . b. FroL ; directly ovcrtwad t o C.PiJroxir.~ tely 6.J det;rcos c. Apprcxi~utely lO,OLO feet. 6. T~ .. ~e in sit;ht -netwoen s.lx ~d ten seconds. 7. J~f..PC'"' r.:!I!CC o f object u. HoWld and flat c. c:pac.ue (l) Approximate] 25 feet in diameter (2) ~jn1ili".r to \1HDh tub 8. Direction ot fli._ht -ori~inally sighted coming from ~\'w traveling NE 9. T~.ctics or tk?.llcuvor5 -<.bjccts J.aintained appraxiJi.ately SSJ1.a altitude with- out Vc.~l'iC!nce, L3Jlkod one\. to thti north l'ii.th abrupt left b~ik, traveled a r:.ile in t hi s ili.r\.!ction, tht:n bC.nh~u '-orut>tl.y to NE. They cllu not a pt ur to oc osci~Jlatin ... vr .1lutterlil6 . UNCLASSlFlED 10. E~id~nce of exhaust -Absolutuly no exhaust discernible. Object did not cohle in cont_ct witn ~ clouds Object bc_,ve oi'f reflected.light especially in the process of 14. f ropulsion ~ There ,.a s no visible l ue\:.:.nS _9! propuloion. 1~. Control ~.nd st.:!bilit." -Uo tins or st~billzers wore appc.rent. 16. tdr Ducts -No ducts or slots or OFenint,s -were di.sc~rnil)le. 17. Speea-Object tr~velea at C,4 speed avproxll14ate~ '/;;v to 1\.-~V I.1il~s pe:r i10t..r. 18 . !)uWld -t~::> oo und ne~rd. 19 . ranrier of ciisai pc~r:.1nco -Cbjocts iau~d .1.ro~.l viuw. c.:; .e of observe r IX..vi~-~nt,!,an ,Je.a. '. Hobbies -~rcr.:.:.f't ~"t;chanic 6. r~bility to dete ri.t.,ine color, speed and size of JIAC>VL"l~ ouj~cts at, a. distu.ct; - ()Osc:rv~r io ai:>l~ t o uetur. J.ne color anci b a::Jeci c,n his history ls l>oliev~d to be a l'a.ir judge o! speed oi movin~ objects and thoiz: size at a di~t,ance. . 7. neliability of obs.rvar a. Sources (1) A rleiLhoorhood check tJas e.cco:iJplished in tho vicinity of obsc1-ver' a hor..e, but due tc.1 isolated location oi' his howe, n o neichoo rs were .four.u r:ho kn~w futt. Cl{l. ..~ tuc..rou;) l ch~c!: ,.as ~ado. (-l) LUJ . ~ .~.jl'-.G of 1 olicc ....;cp:.rt::~er.t u.nd p!J .. &. Co~nty ~wrif'!e Ofj lee, Tucson, ~zvn<.:. r t!dlt!u no r ecord of o btH:rvur. (J) i.oci.l.l 1 JI r l.Lt.u no r ccora of l'Ltman. (4) Ti.lO IOllO\,ln, ~dr~ono v.el"O cc.nt~.ctod u.t ou~erver s pare-nt Ol"t)lfd~ut,i~-na ; ujur u~ ... t~ .L iJ 1. i u /J.'..:;,L, L.,Xucutivo (J.Ll'.i.c~l, ho ut, t wu th~:t nQ l ::i lw.d cont~ ct 1.1 t h oost:rvor ~,;.nd h~s llown v.i th obs<.;rvc r on ;,1,:.1\}' occ.'!.sivns sir.ce OLHIervul .. u a!..~.i.::r ~ c. .r~t L.o hi~ Lc~ t, l 1u h ~ :.tl'hU./S 1 O\UJd obct=.rv~r to ue UNCLASSlFlED UNCt.ASSIFlED reli.J.l>le. lst ) had contt'.Ct with observer since as~iun~ .cnt to his and h.=.s always found him to be truthful ~nd. rcl.i:. b le. Lt in the se:.; . e unit v.ith o bserver at Sf.,okane , ~.a.shi~ton. L nori mc-vill, iuto a duplex a;.c.rtr.ent n~"'t to obs~rver. He h~s be .... n t;;; th~ b S I .a J.li~ht crow Ytith observer f or the: l a3t thre e l.'.onths and wvuld trust hiu ii;..plicitly . He is incline d to bOJ.icvc the st~t(;'-.cnts 1 :.:.:.'- b~f thu vbs~rvcl' Cll.&e to hi~ mvv.led.we .o1' th~ obs~rver s ch.:.lr e c t.cr ana vcra c.i l.,i s. Notug ccl~tivc to observer un a. ~ic.:.htin .... s in [ cncral -()Userve r h::.:s n&var sicute d c..ny othc.:r objects w.r~lc.:.r to the a bqvt: described.. . b. How attentic n y;a & Jr~l';n t o obj ects -Dt:e t,o the f:1.ct obacrve r wc::.s lt..yini~ on his ba.c!<. on h l s f r ont l o.wn ~nd \ 'l:.iS l.ookint <til'cctJ.y o vcr he<..:d when he ~aw the~ pass. 9. ~.itnesoes -r ;l8r c \~\Jl~ no othe r l:i tnesse s to t~e occurrence lu.. ~o.1.n,0nto -l'b~ cb:scr vcr, upon int~!rview, e~ pear ed to b~:.: of <-ood c;h .rt.~.cter, nott~l intellibcnce a..nd vith ~ 1';;:.irlJ rouudud educ.::.tion l. t,ec...thcr conditiuns - Coil.i.nb unJ.imited Visibility ~0 miles Sea Level i re...:!:iure -77.8-1008.5 tdllbars Tcm}Jer~ture ~l Dew point -17 F'. tind -SS\": from 10 knots or l2 milea per hour Alti.IJ,ctor -990 Gusts of v.ind to 22 knots het Bulb -~6 F Relative hur .iuity - 6% 1. St,tion Fressure ~7.190 inches l v ,COV, ~3() det_r~es, ~u UC'-,rt:c: S I.ocal fliuht schedules ~u K.n<Jto UNCLASSlflED a . [ilit~ -C-47 dep~rtin~ for Phoenix at 1412 hours T-ltS def :J.l'ti t,C fur F-hc,enL'< l!t 141.7 hour a C-4 7 dE:!t ~: rtinb 1'ur Hill Fiald ~t 1453 hour a C-47 depurting for Kelly ~,.FB at 1503 hours !l-25 d&p :.:.rlin~ lor rt ::orth at 144.3 hours UNCLASSH-u:.u b. Comwerchl - American Airlines fll(ht to Ihoenix & San l r.-,ncisco 1435 hra flitht to rhocnix ~: Loa flllt:el cs 1 6:;0 hre The U3!J f'li~ht w~s :airborne at 1420 hours. c. Private -No record oi' a~ aircraft in air at or ebout l.A)O hours on ~ 1-.g,y 1949 in a. chec:< r;ith Gilpin ,.ir ;lervice, Airzona HelicoFt c r Jervi~e ~nd Tucson ,J 1 i~.t. 4. A checK l.it.h "ha lteuthcr burttau, J.ldlicipal Airport li2 'l'uc:x;n, l'izvna, Ui:;closes th~t o\.lthor baJ..oonB t.t)ro releaseU ~t U200 hou;s v Uv\J fiOUrs, l4U0 bou1s, 1800 hows on cay 9 1949. A chocn. 'With ~ ... se v.o{:t.th~r, Uavis-Ji.onthan Al"D disclosoci th~t \',t:c.ther baloon::r \'Jere als o r~lease<i a t vZUO howo, 0800 hours I UUC houis and 2UOO hours, 9 "L~ay 1949. A thoro\.lhh chec.< o1 illl a.~cncies in thio vicinit,y did not c:iisclose aqy other t"stint,: clevices released. s. Object uid not contact earth. 6. ObJ acts did not, C0.'!1e nea r c.ircraft o~ other objects. 7. A sketch of terrain und surroundin.:.. attached hereto as exhibit "A" Sii;ht point of unidentifie d ob j ect is 8. A eit;,nod st~ten.cnt o.f It'/ tachcd hertito ~s exhiuit 9. ho pi~oical evidcncu aYailable. 10. ~o anteJU'\a or projections discerrdble DJCt OSUl.:~s a l. Ex.tdbit " A Sketch o! Flit;.ht oi' objects. 2. Dchibit "!5'', stata:~ent of Putman -l'EtllJING - UNCLASSIFIED UNCU.SSIFIED on 9 ~a.y 1949 at approxiinatoly 1430 hours, \'bile reclining on the front lawn of my rosidence at 939 .uenton IJlvd, 'l'ucson, Arizona, I had occa~ion to notice tl'.O objecto in the air overhead, these obj ecto crune into viC\'1' from a south1esterly direction traveling northeast. hen approx; I!Jatel.y directly wcr- head, the o bjccts banked to the le.rt 211d went in an approx.iL:r:. tcl.y in a north- westerly direction, continui~ in this dir(;)ction for a.pproxir..::.tcly one r:.ile and then banking abruptly to the riht and headed northeast towards the Ca.t~ina ountrd ns. They continue d in this northeast direction, e;r~du3.ll.y .fi:LdinL fro.r:' icw until they finally disappea.r6d froo1 1cy siht. The siz~ ct thooe obj ccts, to rr.y est~ntion, lruo ll pro:;)~;iJa2.tcly -'5 feet i n cli,u:.cter ttith a tlliciwe::J~ of apprw~:..ate.l.y one foot and ti!eir sizo in r(.;l at.iu n to i4 known object as they et.t-~!Jeclred to t je in the e.ir r.as ai 1-Jrvx:i 1 l<l tcl.l t!1e ~izo of a hach tub. I Y.vuld pl.i:1ce their .::..ltitude at apj:roxis~atcl.y lO,vuu f<:!et. T1~re V.c;.s no discernible vari~tiC;n in t &d.s altitud~ aurinG the tiL .. <:: th~y rc.u.C!.ine d in r~ si.[:ht. Th e distance between thes e two obj~cts \.tlich <.li d not Vf.!ry cc n s l de r :.bly l'iaS approxin.atcly ~0 feat. hhen I first sew th~m, th\iy \'ierc c:l r ectly ov e r nc.1d and ap r}earE.:d p erfcct)3 roWld. ;.hen tbey bankec.t. to the left Md toon to t he r lt_:ht I was a ble to see both sides of than. There was no apparent means of motivation, no vapor tr:~l, exhaust and . absolutely no SOWld. The surface a~ peared to be aruooth wd s ycrctrical. 1'hey did not appe<:tr to v ar.1 in thickness towurd the center fran t he outer edge. The color appc2.red silv~ry ~nd very shinoy v1hcn r~flectin~;: t ne sun. This rarticult!.r day t-as a very clear sunshine day. The objects eee!A.ed to bE; trc1vclint; bet\";ecn 75v _cllld l,v00 n,iles an hour. . . I h~ve been ao::ociat(.;.d with ail"" craft tho rcajor pe;rtion of l . .y life, hu. vin~ s.r-~nt tho lc.st oiJlt yciJ..l'S in C;..ctuuJ. duties cormecicd \.ith :d r~rc.::.ft, and p rescutly aru a i'liL)lt (.;llLineor on 1.1.y~ stc:.tus. I ha.ve obs~rvl!d a 1 l \; onventivnnl t,nJ~e of ailcrai't and jet i'it:ht~r aircruft in tho sky und this oL:Jject &~..-~l"~u to bo con~ld~r <.:.b~ .. faster than 1 n~va t;.)V~r seen af\Y aircruft tr~vel. l..y hon e .i.s located in t ha roBidential section of Tucson in tha NE portion oi.' that city. ApproxinM.ltc uis- tanco !rom ~ ho1ue to the ~atallna ... ountaino in a northe~st direction is s.l.x r.:i.lcs. Fran the direction I first eiehted the objects COOte frau, they v,oul.d h,u..ve c oz:1e over a moro denselY popul~ted portion of the city of Tucnon, but not ncce rily OV<i;r the busine~s c~nt;er. Upon initially sir.;hting thc:so oojects in tho air, I called to 1ny vdfo to co; !C out of tha hcuse, out she did not :-ct OLtt~ntil they d.isar.peared. The y,hole occurranco i 'ro.J3 t.Jle t.iJue I ini tiel l y s~ h ted the ob j ccts until I lost si[.ht of them v.~s between 6 an'd 10 occonds. UNCLt\SSIFIED UNCL/'.SS1FIED To 1r~ cOL)lizance, nono of tho neil hborti in the vicini\,y sidltcd the objects. UOl'iV\..r, 1 have J..~:.de no inquiry of tht:: tell wy ne~roy ncit,hbor ~ho \;are not home at the tiJ"e of J . .y house n~i\.. ht>Ors. I Jid this CJccurru1ce. reported this to J,:y Squt.ulron s~curit;r Q!i.i.cer on Tut:.:oda.y, lU 1~ay 194<). I h~ve rc~d variou~ car,Jjit;nts and articlt:s conc~rnin"' ooj acts ot this n'-lture but never put ; .. uch stoc:< in the iniox;.l~t.ion. , These o:.:>jocts ar;~:trqu opac.ue ill nutt.Ue. I Ci!H think of i!o pofi~;ible expl::nation as to \\'hat tucce objects \.er~ nor , .. h t kept thei!l in the air or how they could travol at such ru1 ~"<.cessi vc r:-:.t~ of speed. I \"tc:.S fully al\ak e when I naw thetn 2lld can vision then perfectly. in t.lY Jllind at this ti&:e. ~Jrd Air ~o!uelin~ Sq 4Jrd Bomb Gp, 43l'd Booi.b \Jg