PRO.H:CT 10073 RECO~D 1. DATE TIME GROUP 4. NU~aER OF OBJECTS 5 in "V" Fonna. t"fon S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION Not Reported 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE 2. LOC" ON Elko, Nevada 10. CONCLUSION There were two A/C in the area between 0222 & 0243 PST around tirr.~ of sightjng. 1st at 0222 PST enrout to Sinclair, \iyomina , 2nd at 0243 PST enroute to Nm.; .Jersey. 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Ot,jects appeared as 5 lights in "V" formation at 150 feet apart. Amber colored. Observer stated he co1ld not distinauish any outJ:ine around them and did not know whether they came fr04'rl ore very large AlRCRAFT or five smaller ones flying in formation. FTO SFP 63 0-32J (TOE) WfOS OCJ q ISM DEPAfltTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON 5D-QSI/JW/f'mn THE I N5PEC TOR GtNf:RA'-USA r 5TH DISTRICT OFriCE OJ" SPECIA'-INVE!>TI\#ATIONS .WRIGHTPTTERSON AIR FORCE BJ\~E D AYTON 01110 SUBJECT 1 Pm:>J~T GRUDGE SPEC IAJ. I~UIR'l TO a Commandi n& General Air ~teriel CoJtorand Wright-Jatterson Air Force Base Dayton, Ohio ATTNa lACIAXS 1. Inclosed for your intonnation is report of investigation by Special Agent TEDMAS J. SCANLAlf of DO ;/:19, Fairfield-Suisun .AFB, dated 13 June 1~9. 2. This investigation was not requested through this District R/I dtd 13 Jun 49 Cy toa Hq OSI F. DOYI.3, JR tain, USAF Acting District CoDilll8.nder HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE FILE NO. DATE THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS REPORT OF INVESTIGATION REPORT MADE BY REPORT MADE AT AMC Project "Sign" Elko, Neveda. OFFICE OF ORIGIN REFEREN<lf.wx rrom DO #16, Hill AFB, Ogden, Utah, dtd .3 June 1949 Inveeti~:ration requasted by District Commander, 16th District OSI 1 AF Base Ogden, Utah. tated t.hat he observed five (5) lights in vee fo~mation; estimated altitude one thousand feet; five milee South of Elko, Nevada; lights moving West at high rate or speoo. No out- line discernible; coul~ not eetablieh -heth one object or rive (5) objects. ~o other witnesses. -REFERRED UPON COf;,PLETION '00 THE OFFICE OF ORIGIN - DISTRIBUTION 00_/15 (Action Copy) Hq, OSI (2 Incl) File (2 Incl) UNCLASSIFIED DOWNGRADED AT :~ YT: .'-~ JTIERVALS: DEC~SIFlHD Ai .. TEI{ J Z YEARS. ACTION COPY FORWARDED TO Commanding Gene~al 4 Air ~teriel Command 2 Wright-Patterson AF Base 2 Deyton, Ohio 2 ATTN s MCIAXO-3 Colonel, USAF DISTRICT COMMANDFR FILE STAMP SMAMA-Nov 48-lOOM 1. This investigation wee re'1u~s tej by District Ccm:,e.nd~r, 16th Distr.ict OSI (IG), USAF, Hill Air Fe ba~e, Ggden, Ut~h, and wes pr~ dic!'l.ted upon e. report that r. Comrr.uni.ctlticns CniAf, Elk0 .'.1~ port, ~evada, ha~ ohserved five 5) vee shaped objects flying in th~ vicinity of Elko, N~ve.da. 2. Investigation conducted at Civil Aeronautics Adreiniet~aticn, U. S. Department cf Commerce, Elko, Nevada, on 7 June 1949, reve~led that ~r. HENRICH is not em~lcyed at the Elko Airport, but is a Yard Cl~rk for the fiestern .Pacific Rsilro~d Company, Elko, Kevada. ~w. YALE D. EASKJNS Aircraft Cornmunice.tor, CAA, stated hP. had received the repcrt fro by telephonP, and produced a file copy of the 1resse.';e which he ( riASK I~S forward~d to s~lt Lake (Exhibit A) and which read as follows: Report from Western Pacific Cfc ~. Yard Clerk reports sighting a series of five objects in v-~haped formation at about 1,000 feet traveling west bou~d at a hi.:h rate of epeed. Nc scund accompanj~d them. Si6hted over Elko. Time of sightjng 0200P. He advd could have been large pl~ne with swept wings or five objects. Objeete were lighted. The copy cf the ~essage en file at the CAA Office bears a time stamp indj es.ting it ws.s sent at 0245 psr on 2~ ~iay 1949. HASKit\S stated h" was net sure of the exact time he rec~ived tte t~l~phontc ~epcrt from HF.r~RICH, but it had been hetween 0200 hours and 0230 hours on 29 ~ay 1949. J. Review of the cornmuntcstion filAs rr.aintained at the Civil Aero- nautics Administration, Elko, Kevada, revealAd that the following aircraft were in the vicinity of Elko, I-ievada at times indicated en 29 ~:ay 19L...9: a. NC 59484 -enroute to Sinclair, ~yoming. Gver Elkc at 0222 rST. Altitude 15COO feat. b. NC ?9975 -enroute to New Jersey. Over E1ko at 0243 FST. Altitude lJOCO feet. Aircraft personnel did not report any unusual aircraft or activity in th~ lJNCLA SS I r-:-r ~D DETAILS: (cont'd) 4. Review of thA files maintained at the .. eath~r Bureau, U. s. Departn~ent of Corrmerce, !t:lko, Nevad!l: Latitude 40~0 'N; Longi tud~ 11~" 47'~ revealed the foll~win~ inforn:atton r elative to weether conditione on 29 ltuay 1949: a. Cl3~ PST; broken clr.uri!) et ?OCO feet; visibility 15 miles; wind w~st at 3 n:iles p~r hour; temperature 52F; De'l'point 4 '2F. b. 0207 PST; bro~en clouds et 7COO feat; visibility 15 miles; ind southwest at 8 miles per hour. broken clouds at ?OCO fAet; visjbility 15 miles; wind southwest at 8 miles per hour; temperature 47F; Dewpoint 41F; occasional lightning ~est of d. 0.306 PST; scattered clouds at 7COO feet; visibility 3C mil~s; wind southwest at 11 miles per hour; occasional lightning \'\'est of Elko. 5. On 8 June 194-?, tli.r. , Yard Clerk, ;;estern Pacific Railroad qompany, Elko, Nevada, was interviawed at his horne Elko, Neve.de, and the following statement (~xbibit D) was obtained: At approximately two A.M. on the morning of P.:ay 29, 191 .. 9, while attending to routine duties in the fr~i~ht yard of the \1estern Pacific ~ailroad Company in Elko, I noticed five an r c:lored lights app~oximately five miles distent and at en eltitude cf lOGO feet. The lights were in e vee fcr~ation about 150 feet apart e.nd heading West at a speed of over 500 miles per hour. I could bear no sound and there w9re no vi~ible s igns c f ~xhaust. The lighte ~ere steady, givj ng the appeerence of be in! se~n tr.,..c,.t~h . a windcw, rut .. l1fl!' then t.hat of a re.y c.r bemr.. 'fJhen they u i.~ ~I r ~ ~rd it wne as if an obstructicn cr projection on an aircraft had coroe into ~y line or vi~ion. I do not kno how long the ljghts were ithi~ ~y sight ~r th~ distance they covered during that ~ric.d. I coulC. not distj ngu) sh outline arcund them and do not know Ylhether thAy cmr.e from one very large aircraft or five emnll8r one~ flying in formation. The only portion o aeen five (5) lights t statement made with aseurence was that he had ... ing West in vee-forrnat.ion and had heard no sound. UNCl.fl.SS\f\ED 3 DEtAILS: (coot 'd) The balance of t variations. height, distance, atement was indefinite and arrived at after many could give no logical basis for his assuntption of spacing or speed. 6. Investigation to reveal any other persons who had observed lights described 1. Photostatic copy or Telegram forwarded trom CAA Office, llevada, 29 May 1949. 2. Carbcm Copy ot signed statement by dtd 8 June 49. 1. Photostatic copy or 'l'eleg~-am forwarded from CAA Office, Elko, llevada, 29 Ma7 1949. 2. Carbon Copy or signed statement dtd 8 June 49. 1. Typed copy and Photostatic copy ot Telegram forwarded from CAA Ot't'ice, Elko, Nevada, 29 May 1949. 2. Original and ec-bon copy or signed statement dtd 8 June 49. 1. Photostatic copy or Telegram forwarded trom CAA Office, Elko, 2. CarbCil Copy ot signed stat t by dtd 8 June 49. -BEFERFM> UPOI CCJI?I.F.'l'IOR TO 'l'BE OFFICE OF ORIGIB - . UNCLASSIFJEr; , ~LL'Ji-2 it.-.~llAtt, UNCll\SSIFI ~D R~PORT F'R0:'-1 WESTERN PAC IF' I C OFC . Mq YARD CLERK REPORTS SIGHTI~G A SERIES OF FIVE OBJECTS IN V- SHAPED FORMATIO~ AT ABOUT 1. 000 FEET TRAVELING WEST BOIJ~O AT A HIGH I RATE OF' SP~EO NO SOUNO ACCOMPAN I EO THEM. SIGHTED OVER ElJ<O. TIME OF' SIGHTI~G 0200P. HE AOVO COULD HAVE BEEN L~RGE PLANE WITH SWEPT WI~GS OR FIVE OBJECTS. OBJECTS WERE LIGHTED IJN~LASS\F\SD DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE:: CIVIL AERONAUTICS ADMINISTRATION Elko, Nevada At approxio,ately two A.M. on the morniilg of ~iny 29, 1949, whil~ e.ttendir; to routine duties in the freight yerd of the Western F~c:ific RQilroed Cortfllr.y in Elko, 1 noticed five uber colcrA.d lightf': approxine.tely five IIliles diEltt..nt d at an altitude or 1000 feet. The lights were in a vee forrnat) on about 15C' eet apart and heading West at a speed or ever 500 miles per hour. I CQuld ear no sound and there were no visible signs cf exhaust. The lightt; ere ateady, giving tte appearance or being seen thr(1ugh a window, rnther than that or a ray or beam. .vhen they disappeared it was as if an obstruct: en or projection on an aircraft had come ir.to my line or vision I do not know how long the lights were within my sight or the distance they covered during that pericd. I could not distinguish any outli~e arcund them and do not know whether they came fro~ cne very large aircraft or five smaller cnes flying in formation. The foregoing statement is true to the best or my knowledge and recollection. WITNESS: THOUJl.S J. SCANLAl~ WI~ESS: CLYDE M. EDWARDS UNCLASS\i ,t.L INCIDENT NO. 1. Date of Observation 2 9 ::.,.y 19149 Date o f Interview ~ Jur.e 1tJ4 'J 2. Exa c t Ti1ne (local) L;20 0 3. Place of Observation El~o, ::9vada 40 50' ~orth 115 -47 ~est 4. Posit ion of observer Ground 5 1~at att r acted attention to object 5 -~;;l:ts in V forr:;D.t.i..;n 6. Number of objects 5 (in v ro tion 150 t eot upurt) 7. Appa r ent size S. Color of object 10. Altitude 11. Direction from observer 12. Distance from observe r 5 Uilea 13. Direction o f flight of objE>c t(s) ~{est 1.4. Time in siGht Ovor 500 :ll..,H 16. Sound and odor J.' one not i.cetd r one noticed l S . Lnminos ity Proje ctions 20 Maneuvers between obaorve r ar.d Manner of disa ppoaranco li~e obstruction hau appeared Effect on Clouds Add~jJ8~t Eir!J:J-nwfRc~z-rl~t joct r:ot lalown it there were 5 lighted Ye a tho r Conditions Soatter~d olouua 7,000 teet, v1aib111ty 15 Incidcnt ~ Ilu:.1o nnd address of observe ' ~ lko' r~evada Occup~tion .:md hobbies: Conr.~ants of Interroc:tt o r rclJ.tivc t o intellir.;once and charc:J.ctcr of obr;erv;Jr ( s): i\frlR..lt \TIV~ SUt:t!:L.RY: At appr oxir.ll:ltely two A.ii. on tho r.1orning of : ay 2 ') , l)L+:J, while u.tttirdir.; t o routine duti<Js in the freir;ht yard of the ::.astern .'aoifio ~uilroad Cotapany ir. .... l Ko, I rotiood five ambor colored .1 : .. ijhts apt;roximatuly f'ivo miles distar:t o.nd at ti n altitudo of' 1000 feet. The lights were in t1 veo for;:1ution abo1it 150 f eet a part and he~d in~ , ;eat at a speod of over 500 :nilos per hour. I could h uar no aour.J u rJ thare woro no visible siena of exhaust. The lit:hts were sto t:\uy, .~ivil'i~ the uppoar- artce o!' be ~nt~ :Jo.Jon throuGh a windovJ, rath.r than t hu t of a ray or beam. r{hon they diaapfAtared it was as i f an obstruction or projection on an ~iroratt ha~ co:ne ir1to ~ lir.e of vision. I do not ~now how lonr~ tho li.;hts woro within m:1 sir,l1t or the distance they covero d durinf~ tto.t poriod. 1 oou lc:.inot distinr,uish ally outliz1o around thorn and d o ~:ot know wheth r thoy ca.L'10 fro1:1 one vory lEt.rge u.i:cr~rt or five sr.lAllttr ones flying in formation.