P ROJ:: CT 1C073 R ECO~D 1. DATe Til.;:: GROUP 2. !)CATION 24 l:ay 1949 25/0lOOZ Rogue River, Orogon , l. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION 4. NU~DER OF OBJECTS No data presented to indic~te object could NOT have been A/C. S. LEt~GTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Not Reported 6. TYPE OF OaSERVATION Gronnd-Visual 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE Object was round, silver in color and about the ~ize C-47. Object .flew in a straight tlictl t. Object ~s trom the East but later tumOO. to the sw. COilll.llg UNITED STATES AIR FORCEt=::::= THE INsP'EcToR GENERAL r OP'P'ICE OP' SPECIAL INVESTIGATION \.'- REPORT OF INVESTIGATION U:iCC.~i;vE~TTIO ~--:A"r. AI:{CRAPT ( PROJ ~CT SIGH) Sighted at guo River, Oragon, f'lEPORT MADE BY REPORT MADE AT 30 Sep tern her 19h9 lWFH H. HOUSER, SA. S August, 22 Seutember 1949 OFFICE OF ORIGIN REFERENcE Rpt of CHA?L~S E. 3ROOlCS, DO;fl9, dated 20 July .u.ou, File iTo. 24-14 Mrs Box ~207, Gold Beacll , Oregon, advised tha t her attention wa s called t o this object while on a fishing party on the Rogue River near Gold :aeach on 24 Hay 1949. She des- cribed it as beine round in shape, silver in color, and about the size of a C-47 aircraft. It made no noise, left no exhaust trail, and na<ic ::o maneuver~. When first called to her attention, t he obJect appeared to be three or four miles a"'~ It was coming from ~e east, but later turned to the southwest. The position of the observer is as follo\o~s: 42 25' l;orth Latitude end 124 24' West LoDgitude. Personnel of the CAA. Weather Station, Medford Airport, Medford, Oregon, advised that there are no reports avail~ble er.clusively for Gold Beach e.nd vicinity. Ho~rever, charts for t h e coast~...l area indicate t h e coast was open and cleer on 24 H~ 1949. J)ECI.4iSIFIED .~FTE~ R JNTERVAL8_: . DOD. DlB 6200 YEA as. DISTRIBUTION ACT10N COPY FORWARDED TO FILE STAMP 00, MtC. t'I-PAFB A.TTE': MCIAX0-3 (Action Copies) Comnandi ~1 Genere~ \ I ~Air Materiel Conmand \..~ :Wrie;ht-PA.tterson AFB ~Dqton, Ohio IATT:bliiTIOlf: MCI.AX0-3 Major, USAF Acting m ,trtrt Commandtt. UNCLASS:FIED- IFHQ fOIII Replaces AFOSI Form 4, 23 Jul 48, wblcb may be naed, File No. 24-33 AT GOLD BE.~CE, 0 REGON 1. On g Augu.s t 1949 , J.frs SlslORJs.'T Au th Cl, USAF JO Se:;~tef!eeP 191!9 7 fil,r. /f'Y/ Gold Beach, Oregon, was intervie\o,red and advised th~.t at 2.pp roxirne.tely 1100 hours, 24 lfay 1949, she and four other persons, while fishing on the Rogue River near Elephant Rock appro~ima.tely 1-@-miles above the highw~ bridge nes.r Gold Beach, Oregon, eighted a.n object described es bei~ round in shape, silver in color, and about the size of a C-47 aircraft. When first brought to Mrs. attention by one of the other witnesses, the object appeared to be three or four mils a,.,ay. It was coming from the east, but later turned to the sou th,Tes t. It appeared to be traveling at the seme rate of speed es a C-47. It made DO noise, left no exhaust trail, and made no r.1aneuvers. The intervie'\tree stated that she was not fa:nili~ ,.,ith aircraft; therefore, she could not estimate "'ith ney accuracy the speed or altitude at hich the object was traveling. Mrs. the comparison between the object and a. C-47 because she is familiar with that tYJ)e aircraft. He:-so11 has pointed s to her as they flew over Gold Beach. The position of the observer at the time of sighting ia as follows: 42 25' Korth Latitude and 124 24 t West Longitude. 2. On 22 September 1949, personnel of t l:.e CAA tTea.ther Station, Medford Airport, Medford, Oregon, advised thf!.t there are no reports a.vailable exclusively for Gold Beach and vicinity. Ho~1ever-avnilable weather charts for tr.e coo.stal area indicate the coast was open and clear on 24 Mq 1949. REl'h8R6D1 UPOlT COMPLETIOlf m 'Iii::: OFFICE OF ORIGilf UNCLA55lf\ED HEADQUARTt,,v UNITED THE INSPECTOR aTE S A I &.iO OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATION R E P R T F U NCOii'l!:!i'l'I Ol~L .i" I RCAAr'T ~iver, Ore~on REPORT MADE BY ( l>ROJ CT SIGH) ~iEhted a t 1o e CHARAC1'ER itpt of s/.~ On 25 October 1949, Co l on e l Co, Sucth Airoraf"t Control and .,arning Gr ou p , ~dxis ed t 1a t thE.; vicinity o!' Gold beach , Ore~on, is not under radar coverage by his unit ')r any other uni~ at present DISTRIBUTION vG, ~'JC, ,,right- Patterson hFo (action) 2 AFCSI FORM .. ACTION COPY FORWARDED TO Command i n b (;e ne ra 1 i\ir Materiel Command r.right-Patterson Al''H Dayton, Ohio ATTENTIOrJ: UCIAX0-3 D. ~.U:.LCl:iLR ~"'a.ior USAF 9-lOJ), Ar ~::v<:.sti ~utl.on. vi'ficer, 505th d.ircraft Control ~r.a .. <Arni!:~ .. .-roup, 3ilv~r La~e, :;ashir.bton, was intervie'ueci and infor:-.~<lt:c'"l :.c..:.: re;q'l4estC:Ja ar, to whether or not any unidentifiea aircraft had bean d~te~ted i~ tne vicinitt of .:.rold .Beacn, Oret.on, on 1:.4 .. .-.. ay 1949. Col"nel ~iC i'LI '..t:I ini'J:: ..... .:.a this agent that; the area in question was not cov6red i)y tna 50 5th ~ire raft Control and :.arninb J toup net and , in f&.ct, is not under radar coverae;e by his unit or any other at present time UNCt.ASS\F\EO