HEADQUARTERS FOURTH ARMY FORT SAM HOUSTON. TEXAS UNCL.~SSIF\El) Unidentified ,~'\.orio 1 Phonor.1en~ Comr:1!lndinc Genero.l Air ~.k.te1 icl C,o!.t:c..r.d ~aj.~ht 1)o.ttc r son 1-ir .oroe :JF.se De~yton, Chio 2 Jt.Ul0 lS,.' t) 7he inclosed Strnr11;.ry b enoe 0: fie e, l{e H 0 r 1~ t'.ns Object S hted oy 1\irs. for vour in: orr:w.:;i c n cf L"ti'o:rmati oll, ~ourth J~1my i31: nc~ Tr."':~lli As stc..tcd zubject, "Unirlo~tifiod r lyillt; dnttHl 26 I~e.y 19t 9, i ~ .~:or:=-rdcd EUSTIS L. roLAND Co l on e 1, G .;)C AC of S , G-2 DO\VNGRADF.O AT S Yr:! , DECLASSIFIED AF'iF;~ !~'fER-' t\ T~; . UNCUSStf\0 HEADQUARTERS FOURTH ARMY FORT SAM HOUSTON. TEXAS IJNCLASSit-lt..iJ HEADQUARTERS FOURTH ARMY FORT SAM HOUSTON. TEXAS UNCLft,SSIFic.~ 000.9 i.KADB 2 June 19l.t9 :3UJJ.l!;C~, a Unidenti fied J. oria.l Phcno~ena Conu.tc.n ding G ene ra 1 Air aa te riel Co;.uan.nd ;.rir;ht Patt erson Air :~crce. 3~.sa Dt\yton, Chi o ATTZ:.TIJ li : ~1l.C.I. The inclosed Sur.-~.ry gence Oi'fice ~ New 0 rlee.ns Ob j ect Sicnted by Hrs. for your infon~etion. cf Inform tion, Fourth 1\l!~zy' ~rc,nch Intelli- Louizinna, subject, "Uni dentified . lying ,n dnted 26 l.jly 191_,.9, i!j 1'or-.TD.r ded CUSTIS L. POLt'-l:D Colonel~ GSC AC of S, G-2 DOWNGRADED AT 3 vr. UNCLASSIFiED Ltr Hq Fourth Army. 000.9 AKADB. subj. "Unidentified Aerial Phenomena." 000.9 AKADB 2d Ind Headquarters Fourth Army. Fort Sam Houston. Texas. 14 Jul~ 1949 TO a Cor.un.'luC:i n~ General, Base. Dayton, Ohio ::. ~1 Co:;u-u: .11 i , Wright Pa. tterson Air Force ATTN: U.C.I. 1. Par 2, 1st Indorsement. complied with. 2. "Guido to Investigation" containing infonnation desired is to rded as requested. Ft>R l'HE COMUANDING GENEPAL a L. S. TRACY ~; Lt Col, Cav Actg AC of S, G-2 DoWNGRA Dr.' I UNCLASSIFIED HEA'DQUARTERS FOURTH ARMY FORT SAM HOUSTON. TEXAS ONCLASSiflED BUJ J .~C'r J Unident.ific :1 .!\.(~rio.l Phenomena. Cor:u:1anding Generc.l 1~ir l.~t~rial Corxtc.nd Dnyton, C:tio - orce Jc.se The i11closed Sum'n~.ry of Info me. t i on, }"'vu.rth .. i~1ny :3r: nc~;, Intelli :~:n1cc Office, :~e>w 0 :.1isio.no., s ubjec,t, ''Unidentified .. ~rir.l ' ';)j~ct Sit;hted :Jy clo.ted 2 J une 19.! ;9, re ob:}vr . ..:-.tion at : j cY7 J~.s st~-ted Colon 0l, GSC Ul'l identified tle r ia.l objects r e p orte d oy l1: c l o s~ra to c.:..:; i. c 1~ ,:t: ;:. 2. Since t hesa o bject s o.re ~lle:;ed t o h~va cir c l :Jd t ' d :.c:":~ Cr l l.".rs Airport, i~ i s ~Xl.rticulo.rly desir-3d tl19.G t h i s [t.:.r port c~ ~o~:"':ected ir~ '.!.l: effort to deten-1ine if ~,.~bject objects v:e r e r oticed o r ]. f l:~mtr ob jects ware a.lof't at this time ''Jhich would aocotmt for thi s si htlng. Guide to Investieation l incl w/d .. - '":olonel I r~AF Ch i e f Inte llirer.ce UNCL.ASS\FlED U~!CLA551F1ED Subj a PROJ~T"S IGN, " SProi.AL INQUIRY 51>-0SI/JW/fr.m 5th OSI District ( IG) Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio, ll July 1949 TOa Commanding General, Air Lateriel Cox:o!!s.nd, -~lri~;ht-Pattorson Air Fo~ce Base, Dayton, Ohio , AT':lNa UCIAXS Forwarded as a matter pertaining to your Command. ROlD!~ !.I. BP..AIDT Acting District Conn;1ander (]NCLASSlF\ED Hq, USAF, dtd 27 Jun 49, subj: ~:astrict COJ.t:.:.n.!cr, 5t t! 1'~::.ursdey .. i.eq ue s t thz:. t t i !i ~ com:nunic::. tion inf orma t i on Wf-o-J OCT .. 11M DE~AfltTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON THE INS,.ECTOA GENERAL. USAF STH DISTRICT Of'F'ICE OF' S"ECIAL. INVESTIGATIONS WAI.:OHT,.ATTEASON AlA FORCE 8AS E , DAYTON OHI O SUBJ~T 1 PROJEX:T "SIGN" SPECIAL INQpiRY TOt District Conutender 9th OSI District (IG) Barkadal e Air Force Base 1. Referenoe is nade to report of investigation by Special Agent LOUIS H. CQI.EMm, File llo. 32-5, dated 27 l1q 1949 2. Reference paragraph 2.a. of details of referenced report, the Director of Technical Intelligence Hq At~, has reouested conf'innation of the date of the incident given in the report as Friday, 20 May 1949. 3 The Director of Teclmical IIItelligence has in his possession a r&port of the 4th Army IIItellie;ence which states that the date of the iMident was Thursday, 19 May 1~9 4. It ia requested that the correct date be reported to this office tor transmission to the Director or Technical Intelligence I Hq AliiC. F. DOYLE, JR Captain, USAF Acting District Commarxter 1JNCLAS~:; .~ ~ SUMMARY OF INFORMATION Pftf.PARING OfF1Ci Branch Intelligence Office, New Orleans, Louisiana CODE FOR USE IN INDIVIDUAL PARAGRAPH EVALUATION OF SOURCE: OF INFORMATION: Ul'liDENTIFIED FLTING OBJECT SIGHTED BY l'.ms COMPLETELY RELIABLE , A USUALLY RELIABLE 8 FAIRLY RELII\BLE . , C NOT USUALLY RCLIABLE D CONFIRMED BY OTHER SOURCES . 1 PROBABLY TRUE l DOUBTFULLY TRUE 4 RELIABILITY UNKJ';OWN . . F TRUTH CANNOT BE JUDGED . OF INFORMATION 1. Date of observation: ljonday, 23 l.~ay 1949. Date of interview: 2. Exact tim.e of obseX"vation: 1850 hours. map coordinates Place of observation: 1439 Seventh Street, Nevw Orloa."ls,louisianaJ 4. Position of observer: Informant was out of doors in her back s. \ihat a ttracted attention to objecta Her attention ''Tas e.ttre.ctod to the flying object by her 13-year old son, who first noticed it. 6. Number of objects and sketch of formation or grouping: One object was sighted. 7. Apparent observation plane. Infor.mant compared size of object to a s~Al1 a. Color of object: Object appeared grey in color. 9. Shape: Obje~t appeared to be round, such as a weather balloon 10. Altitudea ~en sighted object ~as at approximately a 45-degree angle above the horizon. 11. lJirection from observer: Southwest. 12. Distance from observer& Approximately one to one and one-half miles 13. Direction of flight of objecta South to northeast. 14. Time in sight: thirty seconds. 15. Speeds observation plan~ DISTRIBlTTIOH Sound and odor: Trai1a None. Detachment (cor IT INUED) AGOFOIM 568 UNIDIDITIFIED FLYING OBJECT SIGHl'ED BY MRS UNCLASSIFIED 18. Luminosity: reflection or brilliance v1as Object vras not lur.linous, but grey in color and. !:O 19. Projections: Hone. 20 . .aneuvers: The object made no n a neuvers oi' o.ny kind but traveled on a level plane, neither losing nor gaininG altitude instant and then 2.anner of disappearance: Ini'onnant lost sight of object for an locate it a bain. 22. Effect on cloues: None. There were n.o clouds in the sl<:y. 23. Additional infor.mation concerning object: Informant stated th~t she v~s positive the flying object she had sighted v~s not a search light fro~ the airport. but said the pbject could possibly havo been a weather balloon. 24. Weather conditions anu light at time of sighting: ~/eati1e:.'" ~lear; light good. Name and address of observer: I~s New Orl~ans. Louisiana. Occupation and hobbies: Occupation: houserdfe; hobbies: none. At the time of observation informant was not wearing glasses and viewed the object w'hile out of doors. ( .I3-2) BIO CO:.:L.t;IJT: Hrs. appeared t o be a perzon of' a;crabe intelligence and a reliable sort of 9erson. A neighborhood check reve~led that info!J.12.nt is . considered -to be a normal person, and is well thought of in the neizhborhood. ?.:rs ~ is coDBidered to be reliable and not in the habit or telling falsehoods or exaggera~ing. A check or the indices of the following agencies failed to reveal any record regarding Federal Bureau of Investigation, New Orleans, Louisiana. Fblice Department, New Orleans, Louisiana HEADOUA~ "ERS ~ITED STATE~ ~IR FORC THE IMS~CTOR GE.ERAL REPORT WADE BY R. R. LUMSDEN, S/A OFFICE OF SPECIAL IMYESTIQATtOIS REPORT OF fNVESTIGATION REPORT IUDE AT DO II 10, Kelly ArB, Texo.s 1.8 lv1ay -5 June 1949 UNKNOYIN Ai:~HIA.L PHENOMENA OFFICE 0 F ORIGIN DO #10, Kelly A.i:'B, Texa s SPECIAL INQUIRY REFEPE:NCE: Report, 17 r..r.ay 1949, Special Agent R. R. Lti SDEN, 00 #10, Kelly 4:'B, Texas Reports of sighting of unidentified objects in New Orleans, La. on 18, 19, 23 t.:ay 1949, submitted 4th Army on 9 ect s were sighted three housewives, Mrs. , Mrs. , JR.. Mrs. , respec- tively. On C Aia:v, object was sighted by , Professor, Tulane sity, New Orleans, La. from beach near ontchartrain Beach, New Orleans, La. saw a total of six objects for a period of approximately 25 minutes. is a Lt. Colonel, JUr Force Reserve, formerly an Intelligence Officer, and nterviewed by Branch Intell