PROJECT 10073 RECORD 1. DATE TIME GROUP 2. JCATION Hill AFB, Utah 1-lili taey .t. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 1 l'd.nutes 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual. 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE 10. CONCLUSION No data presented to indicate objects could NOT have b een /VC. 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Objects had the sound ot a/c in the area. l was dullsilver, the other was blue on one side, silver on other side. l was circular disc shaped, the other circular. Both objects was traveling to the South. Both objects was reflecting sunlight4 TOE) PNIoue edltl(tftl cf ttll1 '""" m he ue'td. No. IN L8. 8USPEN8E DATE ESTABLISHED BY ! INIT I A L S OTHER DISPOSITION: CC.IIITROL "' -...IEc;rTr~ Lt.J-DEC I MAL I' ILK Nc;:' Project om.r ~2 -- TRANSMITTAL AMC ,.OitM IIIlO, IO a flO NOV e '? l eaa OTHEit SIDE P'Oit ltaMAIIKe JI'OLLOW UP ON DATED 6/7/49 No. INCL8. ROUTED TO 8USP~N&E DATE DATil OP' ltUL.Y OTHER DISPOSITION: STABLISH0 BY t1NITIAL8 TRANBMITTAL AMC '0M IIIlO 10 1 eKIE OTHIEit SIDE P'Oit IIEMAitK8 1. Date of Observation 25 J.ID.7 1~9 2. Exa.ot Time (local) llt07 INCIDENT NO. Date of Interview 25 IJD.y 1949 3 Place of Observation IH 11 IJ'D Jlil 1 ~'1old 4. Position of observer 5 "lJlat attr9.cted attention to object 6. r:umber of objects Cllaurwr oaw only cno o two objocto in nroo (second) ohjoct 7. Apparent sizeAppoo...~d Jargu-than weathor bo]locG1 11. Direction from observer t:twt ot south 12. Distance from observer 13. Direction o f fli6ht of ebject(s)SB ( Spood ot o-47 16. Sound and odor 18. Luminosity 19. Project i ons 20. Maneuvers 21. r~nnor or disappoaranoo 22. Effect on Clouds 2}. Additional information concorning object 24. 'Weather Conditions lia oo o.nd addr ess of obsorv~ra 11111 AFD, Hill Field, Utah Qccup~ tion :l.n d hobbi c s 1 ComnvJnts of I n t errogator r e l ative te intollige,;ncj azld cha.ract a r of obs~..,r~,ur(s) Ql 25 lla.y 1949, l.Jr ADst. Air InallOctor 11111 Ju~, Hill Fld. ULo.h, wn.~ intnrvioncd mx1 ota that bo \ 'laB to,ln ag to Lt. i.'l the ,:c5t Salw.~ '!:LJ\1 !11ll Air Forco Do.so, Hill Flue, U'-ah, bo l~ an W.ri.W.IllO quite hi{jl and lookod U}Jflard to ooe it. r.1111e doinc oo, his at~nt,ian taw attract t!d to n clobtlar object oli.;t.tly cant or uouth at apilrox: ;.u.t.:-!: J rourtoon tho~uand 000) tt !.SL, travul1 nc about tho oaoo speed a o-1.~7 qj rpl.Bno uonld truvol. watchod 't!le object tor about, tirteen (15) &oc:Jt then loot oir)lt at it ma:10ntarily. 1e uoco1u viL'l1 of it lastod for l>OOUi ten (lD J uoc:l urth~r sto;~d that th!.o mw rut the ~ .irst object 1tlio~ nmt. Tho tirno aa 3407 llil' tar the socooo object, which Glo in shatx: dnrl; bll.W ODd fJw.lU.JG :.;unJ.i{jlt. (floo siL]lOd otatc:'Xlnt ot t4Cl wd au 1nclcentra M ) U NITED STATES AIR FORCa. THE INSPECTOR GENERAL. OFFI C E OF SPECIAL. INVESTIGATIONS RI?ORT OF IHVESTIGATJON CHARACTEit REFERErtCE .. S:'~ !A.L. IIQJDr 'CJ .liaUL OBJ!C'l'S S?:tJ!iL. I OFFICE OF ORIGIN Dlhat.ipti.~ ~'CJ11n..l b7 CJ...~ar l ~JLUC a . 2.1HUiiiT!, 'C-13tr..c t COtWandar, 16th , OSI ( ::a), Bill JlSr Jorce , Bl.ll Fild, Utab. C~\,:.'!.113 Jt:!UilttT re1:eiT-' s.1 call at. ~17 lh30 bous ,a,. l.J"7 .U:llJt~i\t.~ :n:u~m V. lABL~ .i.O-acqi#CR, in niat& b Mea t ~jtiOt.a ';ti.liclt appeilnd. to ~ 1bapect :ik1t G.a, !l,li.nc a..tb a lltl.le ....-& of Hill A.:lz Force .se, v'tAh. l;\a~ .at.ah41d ~ha~ O. V. uJaDOI, G ' D , HJll Air ! ozoe ~ .. , Sill 11eld. Jtall -the soeo4. oDJeot., ~'-did ~ the tirst obj~. ( 3e. !tt"t.a.obG:i stat~ <> YF. ~ "'R 1'JTRRV A LS; DE~LA .... DUll Dffi 5~uO.lD , ACTION COPY FORWARDED TO FILE STAMP CS, , 1'r1p\-iat.tm:noa ~JtGD, Qda (~ftt uo <./';) APPRO'IEL> TO WHOU IT MAY. CONCERN: On the afternoon of 25 Jla7 1949, I . was in the Supply and Salvage Yard with Colonel Petersen and Mr . Shaughness,y of the Air Inspector's Office, aDd :Lt Gable a.cd Mr . Van Leeuwen of Base Salvage. While we were standjng in the. yard.discussing thecondition of the Salvage Yard,_; I heard an "airplane overhead) which sounded to me to be quite high. I . : . -:. . looked into. the sky in the direction from which I the-sound seemed to be : . \..: . . :~c. comit:g 'aDd . .'c~d not discern. the plane. However, .in scann.::.ng the sky, .: ~=~. ~ , ........ ~ . ., I observeda.;globular object.travelirig slightly east of south, at what ....... . .:.,; : ... _. .. I estimated-~to be approximately' the same .speed. that a C-47 travels . I .... .. ~:~ .. remarked to. the compacy in general that I sa~; a globular object. and Lt. . Gable, after asking me the general direction, stated that he saw it also. He also remarked that he saw one a while ago traveling in the s a 'lle general direction., I only sa"JJ the one and did not kr!OW that he had seen one previ.ously until. I called his attention to the one I saw We discussed the probability of its being a weather balloon . With 'no:basis for my judgment other than the fact that when I first saw it, !~expected to see a plane, I estimated it to b~ at least llt , OOO feet above' sea level. The first view lasted possib~ 15 seconds, after which I .los~ sight of it, then sane 15 to 30 seconds later I saw it the sacond time for pos3ibl.y' 10 seconds. With north as zero, I estimate the first si(;ht was at 4 o'clock. Mr. Shaughnessy stated that he glanced his watch-when I me!ltioned 1 t acd the time was l4o7 . . ~ The object seened to me to be (Ner the west slope of the .Wasatch. - . Range alld slight}J south or due ~st of Hill Field, which i.f" 'l'li:f impress-.. ion of .the heighth. alld distaDCe was correct would indicate -that .'the .. :--' object was-conai ierably larger than a wea. ther balloon.. . . . . . -~ . . OAKIJt!Y V GORDON; A sst Air Inspector 16 OSI/H?B/wq SUBJECTa Special Inquiry Unidentified erial Objects Coumanding General Ogden .Air !rfateriel Area Hill Air Force Base Hill Field, Utah Reference is made to report of investigation from this office, subject es above, dated 1 June 1949 2. So much of paragraph 3 subject report, as reads, Yrben located the air ene, he said it was an F-81 should be corrected to read Vfuen cated the airplane he said it was an F-51 3 This infolwation is forwarded for infoi"mation end enrnendment of yo1.1r copies of this report Captain, VSAF Actg District Commen.der DOWNGR.4DE1J 'AT~ YEAR ~'RVAT.~: DECLA.3S IFIHD AFTER 12 YRA t~S . UNCLASSIFIED Ui\lCLl. S S! FI :-;: 1. Th1e lDYeatlt{atlon 11 pr~lcat..ct u-n~n J'equftt by r.apta1D P~.LH 4 \! R. fiUt"-'F'rt. P1etr1et C~l1l-'t"Aer, 16t.ll Dittrir.t C'~I (!'J), RLll Air Force Base, Rill F1ttld, Utah. r.<t~tt.1n .,;;~;- ~t was baeftd uoon a t~l hone enll tro:~ 1st Lieut~nant rs;1ort~ t .httt ~e w an object tly1.M, nt ~ altit,lc'e 01~ .ep~r.;xl!Uat r .. inf'! (9) to t.~n (10) t.}':c.lelutd f!l!lst .. !.3L, at l.LOO hourtJ, inn ::o:.~t.l'(t!.t:~tr!''l..J ~1rt:tt.:-,n. A fc"lf' r.tinut~e lat,rr, sow a seeond otject. trav~li.n.~ on a :.aral.ltll ~.:::r.,;~ t.o 'tl>\e flr$t \.ibj~ct, at an altit.ud" or a,~,ro~i:M.tely uine (i to t.en (10 ) lbo'J~.s.r:1 fr~t ... ::::1. ~r.d t o!.r.t~ 1n n s~oo~r~th~astcrq dir~t!.on. l~t. called ti"e ~ttrn- ct:j t. ~See sl .. ~ncd at.at(:"'t!T:ta o ar~ ottach~d as Inclos\.Jre.::a t2 iitr.! j.) ~lcld, Ulah, .nrld L'r 1. t'. <;irk:, .. r :<..:::Y, Acunidtratt.Ye Ir P.otor, Hill:~!: .corc~ .::l'..D~, t!ill fitld, Ut.u.h, Wf're ~e:4lbera or the t;ro,,p, but did n~t see e.itt.~r objoct. 2. Spee1al Agent JA.;,t,.::j "J'h lJEVAU\ aaaiated in this 1nY oti;rat1on. 3. Cn 25 l{a7 1/l(J, Lifmttmant (pilot), 5al.'Y~::e Orf~cer, lUll Air ~oree o:.s,, Rill Fit: , , w&a nter.riewed and etated th~t he; in the eo f'..Y o! tl;rr--e other ~entl~"l"D {nr"llu'XS in detaila), lu.ue in the f!',J.-t :-.i:ll - Y~rd, Hill Air ~'or.ctt !la8f!, !1111 Field, Ut.11h atcut 140'3 '~.~;T, hen thu sot~r~ ~f "'n 4irol.cr.ne at.tract~ his a~.tentton. :\"h~n ted the air.,U.ne he said it )f~n: s:n F-ti, trav;"Jlill.~ tr. a southaa~t(!!rly dirE-.~tion, &r!'rox 1a::Jt.t~J..7 eic;ht (~) :7ti l a a a"W:.;-n.cd about ten (10) t hoasand feet !; .:t ), hi~h. The ot>joct eaw was a l1t~l~ ~lctr t:,>e a:!.r;. l a!le ar..d cehir.d it, ~,lt traYollng r>Os~ibly forty (40) .f.TH taster bueau:se eo,~ld ece the oujf'<' t. OV'!rta.'<ir1{ tl'Ht a! rplane. st1:Jated the s sed Q:i ob.j ect t o be t h rt:e hur.dred ( 300) .. ~:-H. t.h~n t.u rned hi a c o:n?an1on, ( F::T: ;:.!'t nnd :. A.,J::n~:5c;t were atandin;: a ehort distance away.) and callr.d his at.t e:')a ti~n to t h e obj.lCt. dld no ithflr the first objeet or t he al~l.ane, b-:~t C.l d see a 30C:OJlt~ cbj"Jtt, glool;lar in &~a~, travel1nt: in & &OI~th ter]..y rtir~r:t ir:n. turt r a~ted tht~ 4iJ7ltCtne t urned north and ~o th~n <f!r t w~tcl:1.r:& t h e tJ~:c:r"-.l cujer.:.t ' which he ~:!.d as travelin a parallel oo-Jrse to thtt first ocr.-, lrnt 12ortn <)f J t, a ~;.d lov,ttr at a S;>6ed of 3bc"Jt th.rce hundred ( 30.~) :~11. By t.hia time, t h e flrst obj ('t.;.~t~ ': t".~ oH~ or ~i.;:~t, d<'uer'li:.~ the ftrst object to bf' clrc,ll&r a nd r.!l~c : ":1~ ~ : !l eilver c~lor ard r~flectin~ tho 3unl1:ht eseribed t~e &ec~nJ wtj~ct t~ b~ circular, dark blue OD one aide and allYer on th ot~un, ref tir.g thtt tJuullt..:ht. h. Cn 25 ~.!ny l ! h , t.'.r. , Assistant A.1r I 8p~tor, Hill .A 1:.:-;- o.rctl Base, Hill Field, \;tan, waa int,ervi.n~ ~tnd a't4tect t~Jat ~r.llt' r.e wt:ts tl.&.l~ir}~. 4_.c J.: . in t.h i'is~t alY~=\ Yard, Hill .Air !i'orce Base, Hill flold, Utah, l:a ~.f.l~.r~.l t' n a1r;-l~u:le qu1t r.i~:h ar.d loe;k:ed " d to see 1t. '~nile dol!".d eo. hia at..t~,.~t.i~n \Taa attract~ to a ~lvt~l!lr ubjoct all)~ ttlJ' t. or sooth at. a~...,r;.r..c.i~t~ly fO".J: trt.:.'! th.:JUsanct ( 14, ~OJ) tP.et . ~SL, tra'Yeli~ about t~a sa:ae an~ ad a C-!.7 a lrt'lar.~ wo-.. ,ld travel. watched the obJect. tor abou' iitteen ( 15) eee~naa, th~n lgst ei,:;ht ot it m\):nentariq. Tne eecond 1 or lt, laat,ed 1'or r.oasi ten (10) aeconds. further atat.ed th&t thia not the tlrst objeet, nieh The time w11 er..:.!b- Uehecl lh07 J.~4f tor the arJeond object, which a globulDr ia ehape, darx bl'.le ard tlahimc ~"' ( lli~ned nat-.at. at. bed Ioclosue il,) 5 C1D 25 *3 191 . !lr. ~. F. SJW!~P1 .. i':S~"I, AaaiatarJt Air In~pee tor, 111 ll. hir Fore Caa~, Hill f"i('ld, Utah, lD the ~Ot'.1?a!V or the G t.le:un r~.'l.lned 1n the df.tsd la or t!1la r(!;)ort, lw...:Kf! 1 at t'lis ti&tch w~ ~n r.e ~r.g.rd ---ts r~k i r.!, v t ae~ eithr.r o~jeet. alrpl~na ~hich tuJ.Jt< ~ff at lJ.~:}~ ..:'.11') ~n J:~ll -\ir ; or.cc !iane ru~tJa.y , 31 e.:.a ;::..;,:-:.e u ~!-lull~1 r~liW;ir~.:. tt.!.fn to t.h~ lt:).f't, c~.:.~:l<!t.~l.y ~,r::it:;..ct the field, t':cn JO'.~t..h t ... ;~t. d Sa.lt l~!c:& Gity anct ~.ac1< to r..;ill Air ~ retrt da~ie, 1 -uxlin .. ~ at lL~::-> .~:"i'. f ....... t ~ st:;:-.c:,C. bo w:te ! :"cthftast c1' tne J.it'loi!!ld at a p : rv-.x'i:na:r ~l.y 'li.:.iJ7 ... ~:'r and ab o,.:t r~1u~ t.~ol: !:''\n(:~ (9,0~0) te~?-t .:~L at th{i t ti-ne, r.,ut did 110t see any li ht airplant's or otr.~r ct.Jmc t,s while mak.1rl6 thia wlde cirele. !~/:,~;.. at.atr.d he a::s particularly vi,..:,1L:.:.t t1eca.J~.S 1t. h.ild b,.::~ =(J t.i:l.e since he had fluwn a taat airplane. 7 !nf(Jr.!'&tioD ~ainf'd frum the Base ~esther aLstion, Hi 11 Air F'o:ee a~e, Hill lier.l:i ttal'i, rcv{..Jaled t ' at a weath~r bal.lolln wa s releaoed .st 131.+5 .... ~::. (i~eo ~o.; " .. her r.s pc.rt. a ttsrhE:Xi aa Ir.c losure .;. l.) Int~r::ation obtair.oo !rom Hinckley Fi-eld, 0 ~dt-n, Uto.h, r-.v.:al t-alloon wls r~l~:sod durln~ ~ho ~ft<"rnoon ot 25 &7 1}li} t i:a t r.o 9 lnfvr:tlation ubtained i'rora the ~.es,ther ~)ta tion, ::..-.lt l,a~e .~un!c 1?&1 :.!.r :-t ~1, revt!:aled a white eatht'.r uallQQD w.,j.a rele~::sed at a , rox1M t.el.J v how. .. ~, .: ru.Jl the1r alrport. UNCLASSIFIED 1/Sgt L. Phelpa tJ r Tu~c UNCLASSIFIED RADIO DIR FINDER 6+Jt ar: We.fv,j ~1iucJ UNCLASSIFIED Balloon Burat Surface Obser OGDD AIR MATERIEL ARIA Bill Air rorce Baae TO WHOll IT MAY COHCERia Bill Field! Utah This ia in relation to foreign objects I si