Honshu Island, Japan 1-:ilitary 10. CONCLUSION As tro (Vi!:lUS) 'eportinB offic:LJ.1 s r cpo1tcd object as being the Planet vz:.rus. 5. LENGTH OF 01.\~ERVA'riON 10 lU.nutcs TYPE Of OoSERVATION ll. SRic f SUM.I.AARY A ND ANALYSIS 0'.-:;scr;rc:' r eport0d Hhat.. appcil r e d to him to h-:1 v e . bq9n the rn.floc~o::. (If ~.l J.rJJj[jht off nn aircr aft in flight.. The amour. light re.rlcct-#cd ap::>carcd t o him to be that equal to a 3-2 Cbjeet ~"-as a. flickeri n g silver . {...vtltf" This copy will lte IGfeguarclecl with the greateat care until action Is completed. at which time it will MCAG for'" No. 22A lte preparecl for destruction In accordance with Section IV. Hq. Office lnatructlon No. 11-2. AIR JNTELLIGEi~CE i Si~t 1~ '.:>.: Unld~nti.!ioo Obj3e~ 1 .Ait I~tel eq._!~smo !!.... . 15 l1QB 49; PreTiou~ C-o21m. (Radio ) Clte AA O~, 1 Jan 49 J On 31 :.:ay 1949 at 1110 il!>'J.l"tJ the pilot of t\n :7-80 air~raft, :th119 on a rou.tlr.tt ; ::nisal.on, 8ta!l-8r~f'tud:e of 2u~OCO fc ov~ M.iga-a Air Forr.e :as~-9 (40~'D/141022 =apor~s that r.~ obser7ed w~t appeared to hi~ to ha~e been tha reflaotion of sunlight : ~ >f! an ait"craft in flighto The SJl~Ull~ :)f light reflect~ appo..:trod t~J hi~ to 'J_, tr2~ I ! equal to a .B-2q. The obj3ct aP'P~ared to tha pilot to ilav3 been 20 to 30 :1ile3 di!!t;ul\, ab~T 30,CCO .f+,~t, m:1Ti~ at a h1g h rate o! s;~ed in 6. nort.~orly diroct!.on for a c..i&-I ) tance of f r o:n ? to l O :nlla~ and ~hi3n d.iaapp8a.r 'into the o-verc:3.11to CO~-L'-':J;NTS OF .t\PF!tO'li G OFFIC):R: Op~rational unlt~ huva b~3n co.ntact~J. and 1t has ba~n d~termined th~t neither w~a~he~. tuctlc~l, ci~il nor ~peclal cl~o~i!l'd aircraft w~r~ I 1n the ~.I"< T\ .<}~ th~ tim~ of th.e ai.ghti~o I n A'1li ';ion the obse::v3r atat9d t!vl~ he rod 't otber P-3:> nirc.ra.ft ln 3lght at t::.e ti.'na o!' aeging the obje,:;t nnd that it cvuld ! not h~7e b6f':\ th~ sh'luOY of olthor aircrafto i3 'te1 tav-ed. that t~1~ orjec~ ::nay have bee n tr.e pl-.met Venua or a for~tgn nir-: ~port of t..t., .;ic;l1t j .:l:; ui t!: AIR. IJ~cor dum 1!o of 'l t.lid~:-rtlfl!d. obj\:3ct lo Slghted 31 May 1949. ( 1) auu~ared (.~) 25 t o JO nila~ t of ~sa Air Force v: o Nu~b'lr ol obj~cts -1. 5. Co.n.::~:llL'lt.i.on ~ith m:;.,.,.;.t.,.H"'S ac~l;.;,~:...Jd to Fllbht b, Jrd l'Wscue Squ.;;~.dron in- : dic:at~3 tha ~ t!J,l) planet v~nu~ 'f'l.~.ch can oft an ~ir~>..es b..., o b rv~d .L1 t:'l~ d:.~.y t:L:e would ! hav~ an azit;Iuth of 97 d~gree3, ;..lr.h t\:-.... ltit of approxlx:.at,.,l.y 44:t.6 m.:i.l1., the Sun : lU to 115 c~gree.J a~imuth .it thi s -t1"':';e Vor:us i:s t.ha rnrn~n..s swr. J 6o Obj 3~t. prox at~l7 30 d d ~l',c!a fro~ ::!~ hori~ono Ent.i!:'.ated ~l+.it4d3 ~(),G,JO f::!::C. t 8 o I " pr~ J.-::1!. -:'.l of o bs ~ :-''-.l. .J , th!it c: llect.!.on of ~l.nlitjh"C off of nn :.&.ir- , !)lans in fllt)1t o ~L,uptt could ~ ~ ~ :..., d.,te47~..:L~eC. trt..4i:. th~ .1.:-?.0U ::t ol rttfloct~d liJht ap- p-=arec.l to ~q'.U l T. :r.L ~ of B-29 .1.:...rcr'"'ft ~ Ttl! o '..;~ ~ct set"J ~d to b~ ! -:>J.l.:r;~i..'lg th~ ov~rc.i3 t 9 . NJrt h l:~ti.d l.!~g. 10 . No t3.ct i c.; 8r r.-arrt:.~'r~rs o 'h.1t!rv~d. AJ~ INTELLIGE Ap .4:ed to l~t Lt. J ames J. Giles, A)-7J2222. ana Air Force Ba~e, ArO 919 . 49t~1 Figbt"r Group Cor.m'!UI1lc.:4t:. o:l:.> Offlc~.rp 1t:.m--.~.~ h.ir Force Bas~- 1!: ;;ti:;-..1 tina; ()p~"tldu very s a tlsf.J.c l-Vrily. F J.., .:.r1ci l)GO houra tot..~l Lf'l cil l t~-pcs., vi' ~l.4c..:'~ft.. for 7 ~;O~\r.J 3GO hour s F -80 t lrid ar1d fic.,r.s in :t!...J 21'JHdron .lo t . .r..t.:. ,_o i s re!J3.bl.~) cun~.-;iartiou...; .:i.r.d tru.;t~ort.!J.J. Ld : Bucc essfull y i'tJ lJ. L ll.~-:~ the r~ ~--~ .... ,.:..eL ts c.r '..4.:1 offl(!er in C3 v 'ral ~:.;,y position!3. A!R INTELLIG LJJ\j(~l~\S.SI F; l . J,O l REPORT Capt, iJSiS li:._L05URESr ( l l l ) COPY NO. R!<C'O BY O AT!i. Rl-C'O ro: CurJY NO. Ht:t.: 0 B Y DATE REC'O A a a :>Jl:l ( 'ltn.lVN~IS ,,n I I A ' l IJ.::IJI:I 'ON A .JO:> !.ON AdO:> (,OtH'IA'S ::JO.I 'NOI Ldi~:JS::JO I X ::JOiiiO I I ~tiiW~::>NII O.::IJtl 3 L"'O UNCLASSIFiEr INCIDENT NO 1. Date of Observation 31 t.~ay 1949 Date of Interview 2. l Exact Time (local) 1110 3 Place or Observation 25 to 30 ~:ilea c; 1. iS:l.W~l :\.f'B, Jupall i.~0 L3' ~orth 141 22 ' East 4. Position of observer F 00 ~t 20,000 ft. 5 ;bat attracted attention to object itt,flectioli o:' li ;ht 6. Number of objects 1 7 Apparent size S. Color of object .-Circular 10. Altitude 11. Direction from observer 12. Distance from observer 13. Direct ion of flight of object ( s) lJo rthornly 1.4. Time in sight 16. Sound and odor lS. Luminosity 19. Project ions 20. !.iuleuvers Hi~h r~te of speed Nor:e noticed fJona noticod 21. ~mnnor of disappoaranoo 22. Effect on Clouds 23. Additional information ooncorning object Beliovad to have been planet Vonus or foreign aircruft '24;-,Woathor Conditions Viaibility 20 Uilea, 22 knot wind at 50,000 ~JNCLASSIFIED i\JCLASS:FJED Incid!;n t Occup:J. tion o.nd .hobbio s : Co~l:atUnica t ion urr icer Hobby Sports Corr.mcnts of Interrogator relative~-;...,t~ll;t?:r .. nc~ ad h t f b () vo ~1 v uu -n c arac c r o o s 0rvor s : Considered reliabla Cer t ii"icJ. ta I , lst Lt. James J. Giles~ A0-732222~ csrtif'y that the following i s trua a:r:d r'Jot t o the bes1; o1' ;:::y kn':rHleC.t?;e: Gn jl ::ay 1949 at a:-ou!td 1110 hcur3 I -.va s flyiDr~ ::Ln F-C..:O on u. chsc" rida with Lt. f'dl:;o~'. Lt. l~alsor. r~.! taken of'f a fo.v mir:utes nith inatr~ctiorts to ~aet n:a ""over tl:e field at 20.~CC :':>a~. ::he:l ! ..;otto 2u,ooo f thtt I st':1rt<3d a 5low o r oit a r ou1 thtt field tryi.ng to S?O": o oth9r !;--oo. fly ~ttention was cat..~ht by a roflaction out to Stt..l -.4b an ~lti-;t-.~4! t~i.;;!1e r t r.un wlr.e. I continued to tu[n :;hila watching the object. l ~ W:\S t-Her.ty --: . ., ;;hircy (20-30) niles fro;n :;ho r o , above 30,000 fest anC. movinh at '\ high rata o:~ :;;:;oed :J.t t..1e vasd u: a cirrus OV9r'Ot\st. The objact .:oved in n !'ort~-:~r J.:r hoadinf; ~or ~tJ., ?n to tc:n (7-10 ) 1:1ila3 ur1d then cl isap~arsd iJ:to tb~ I oo:tirued o n tha rlis!lion and roportad tha i ncldont to nry o;,Jar~tioz:s of'fic-3r after tha of.l'ics opened in the aft-tr~oon J . Gile s JA~:US J .