:. '1. DA IE T I;AE GROUP f Civil'ian i 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS ~ S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION I 30 Seconds I 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ' Ground-Visual. r 7. COURSE 1 m-t to SE J 0. PHOTOS lt. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE PROJECT 10073 RECORD I 2. LOCATION Ginger Hill, Pennsylvania 10. CONCLUSION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Observer saw an oval and very thin object flying a.t a 45 dagrc~ tilt while in his automobile. The size of the object was cc.:.11 able to the wingspread of a 2-jngine plane8 Strai~t and ~evE .fli&bt;, disappeared behind trees. UNITED STATES AIR FORCE THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS REPORT OF INVESTIGATION HCPORT MADE BY REPORT MADE AT OFFICE OF ORIGIN Hours 4 J un 1~.? L"1 vi0tni ty of Bro,mz~J'ille J.oa.d, ~uta GG, T~..is is ~, initial renort. Investigation requected Co:.u andi.T'le Of'f'icer, Greater Pittzbureh Airport, Co:-aopolis, Pa. :.rr. ~r ~n:s:tnJcr, ::'i.:vtGour{;!1. Soal :;a~her Co., reported that at ~:) _lro:d.r.lQ.t,ely 1015 i1ours 4 Jun 49 o~ Old. 3rorrnsvill J Road, abou~ 1-1/2 ni.le s south')ast o f G:inge:r :till, Pa., he si ehted an object oval in shape and very thin ,dth rosr?ec~ t o its diameter, ~:rlng :_Jn.rall~l to Old Brormsville ?..oa.d, fron north-;-rest to southeast, at abot4.t t~iice the speed of conventional aircraft and at an alt,itute of ap_;roxioately 4,ooo feet. 1-1/2 !!tiles to the south~'-Test of Old Bronnsville Hoad. The object, in siciht for a ; Qroxmately 30 secol'Xis, T:"..ade no sound, was highl:r pcli.shed nith m evidence or any ~)roj~ctions, lights, eYJlaust, or vaporization, maintained a straight level flight until obscured from v-ie'7 by t rees along the r cad. respected by his neie;h~ors and em?loyer, is re- garded as '"lell a ted, level-headed and of ~ood character; has no police Jeatrer re!)ort in vic:inity at time object was sighted indicate3 ceiling was ap~)rox:imately 2500 f~et, visibility f'ror.1 3 to 6 miles rd.th haze. AJJegheny County ~ir?ort and Greater Pittsburgh Air port re~rted no flight:s in too vicinity at that t :ime. DISTRIBUTION ACfiOH COPY FORWARDED TO CG, AUC (Action copies) 2 DQ ~ii5, tT /P rL'G13 ( Inf) 1 CO, Gtr Pgh Apt (Inf) 1 OSI, Wash, 00 2 CG, U/P AFB, Dayton, Ohio Captain, USAF Deputy Commander Dutrlct Commtmder. Replaces AFCSI?} ,_!)it :~Wi'tf!J~ used. ""-. \JNCLASSIFH::u File No. 24-23 1. This investigation ., s reque~te~ by Co;:;m.:urlin6 C~i'icel", 2r~aiinr r>i~:,s- burch lnrport, Corao!)olis, ?a., vrho on 1 0 J une 1:;L~9, telephonically a..-lvised t l . tac1uoont Co:ruJander, 3d CSI Dis tri~t Detc.1.chment, Coraonolis, ? a., t he. t , Chie f Engine3r, PittsburGh Coal dasher Co., .A.mhridce , i)o.., reported tha.t at a'7:7ro~cir.tately 1015 hours 4 June 1949 on Old Bro"rmsvilJ.e fhad, . about 1-1/2 1-:1iles southeast of Gineer Hill, Pa., he s i bhted an obj~ct, oval in sha_;)e and very thin v;i th respect to its diameter fiy :illg parallel to Old Browns- ville ?.oad from northwest to southeast at an altit,ude of a:> r ox:i.tta.tcly ~:.,000 AT AI.\BT?fipE,PA. , Chief Engjneer, Pittsburgh Coal Washe r Co, (reside nce A-Jalon, Pa.), \";as intervie~red at his ?lace of cmployrne:1t on 1 5 J~'"'le stated that on h Jme 19'-S at 1015 hours EDST, while enroute to Se:tt.er- v:ille Boro, T!ashington Co., Pa., accom!)anied by his brother, , he vas proceeding in a southernly direction on the Old BrO't'mSville TI.oad, ap~ roximntcly 1-1/2 rni les sou thea.st of Ginger Hill , Pa., when he first saw vrhat he t i1ought ,-.~z an airplane. Upon glancing a t the object a gain it a.p:reared to be vecy thin in r 0spect to its diameter and traveling at least twice the speed of an ordj nary aircraft. He described the object as flying parallel to the road on -.ilicl1 he was traveling, at tely 4,ooo feet and 1-1/2 miles to the r ifrht of ~ld noted that it was oval in and appeared to be highly polished, sini1ar to , highly polished altu!linum. ed that the object did not m:meuver in any ';::,. , way and there \Tas no ap::_:Jaren evidence of exhaust or vaporization. J.11e object ~ , ap::>eared to be clean in its oval there was no evidence of lights or projections. It made no sound. llr t ated that t he tnicknes s of t,he object in relation to dianeter at thickest po 1vas ap :)roXi."':lately ten percent ( 10!";) and . tl~ di~ter was comparable to the ,ring spread of a t\m-engine aircraft. The : object was fiying in straight and level flight, approxirlately t"fd.ce the s peed of } conventional aircraft, and was in 1 of sight for a p_ roxirnately thirty ( 30) ! seconds. The object, according to t from sight vmen treeo along f the road obscured the view. According brother, vmo resides at 3SO Jefferson Drive, lit lebanon, Pa., a passenger in the automobile at the time did mt see the object. 1!r he has ~en Chief Engineer for the Pittsburgh Coal \'lasher Co. or the past thirty-eight (3S) years and has been interested, to a ljmited extent aviation. His chief hobby is his rork which is engineering and drafting. stated his ability to distineuish oolors, speed of objects and distances is a result of his everyday vK>rk requjril:g such kr:>1vledge. 3. lfr resident, Pittsburgh ~al rla v:lewed en 15 office ani advised tha ployed by the Company for the past thirty-eight ( ag) years is trusted employee. He kmw of no derogatory jnformation ooncernjng UNCLASSIFIED was inter- C!nO cted and 'UNCLA~S:FIED 4. On 15 Jum 19 1:.9, ;.:r 1015 Jackman f .. ve, was intervlev:ed a!1d. describ... wo.v a nan about 65-70 ye.:?.!"S cl d, res"?ec~d i n the nei:;hbcrhood, seer.ted to be well education and level-headed aJ d who i::; e j:1ployed by t he Pit.ts- bureh Coal -:-l-asher Co. , Pa. l!r stated he has oover h.~ar.d anyth:i.n~ derogatory oonc character o~ habits . 5. On 15 June 19!4-9, a check was mac.e of the Police Department with negative resu.l ts conce,..,., _ _ ~ of t he .Avalon, Pa. AT COR.AOPOT.-zSJ P A. 6. On 15 June 1949 a Cl~eck at the Grsater.Pittsburg~' Airport, disclosed the vreather report of 0930 EST 4 June 194 9, as furnished by the YTeo.ther Section, Greater P.ittsburgh .A.:Lr;)ort r~-as a s follons: Greater ?i;~tsburgh estinated ceiling 2500 thin broken; visibility :3 miles 1iith haze; tem!)e: .. ature 76; dei7 ~oint 54; mnds west at 11 knots; altimeter 30.33: liorgantov.n, u. Ya., ezti.r.tate ceiling 2500 feet, thin scattered clouds; visibility 5 ~iiles with haze; ter.:pcra.ture74 dew !JOint 52; winds calm; altL~eter, 30.37. 7. On 15 June 1949 a check '\Tas ~de at Operations Section, Greater Pi tts- burgh Airport, and revealed that no aircraft was reported in vicinity of Old Bromsville Pooad, mar Ginger Hill, Pa., durin!: the mortling of 4 June 1949. g. A check \'Ja.S made. at the AJJegheny Comty unicipal .:'1-:ixport di:Jclosed weather reports for 4 June 1949 , furnished by u. s. ~Tea.ther Bureau were as 090g rezdine (EST) -Ceiling 2,500, thin scattered; visibility 5 miles with smke; wind mrth-west 10 miles per !lour 092S reading (:~ST~ -Ceili ng 2,500, thin scattered; visibility 6 miles with smoke; wind north-north-west, 7 miles per hour, sea level pressure-196; temperature 73; dew point, 51; altimeter setting, 013. 9 On 15 Jum 1949 I!r. MIL'rol{ BA.rl!ml, meterologist, in charge of the u. s. Weather Bureau, advised that there v:ere no weather baJlons al.o.ft during this period or time, 4 June 1949. 10. Yr. DAVID P ... APBUHLE, Senior Airport Traf'fic Control Operator, Allegheny County MWlicipa.l Ail'port, advised 15 June 1949, that he had m flights in the vicinity of the Old Brownsville Road, mar G:inger Hill, Pa., for this period <lf time on 4 Jure 1949. HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON THE INS,.ECTOR GENERAL. USAF 5TH DISTRIC T OFFICE OF S"t:CIA L INVt.STIGATIONS WRIGHT,.ATTERSON A I R FOACC BASE DAYTON OHIO IN IU,.LY REFU TO :D 21..1.-21 SUBJEC'l': P20J .'-~' GElJDCE SPEC I.u.L I. :c ... v I rri' C om:tanii nc; Gene ro.l. Air i.ateriel Cornrr1and :;riGht-Patterson Air Fcroo Base Da.Yton. C'hio ~'l'l;: LC IAXS 1. 'fhe inclosed reoort of J. P.A..STOR, DO 7F3, dated 26 Jul~r invaotirra.tion by Soecial .Gr..:--ent JOSEP~i l9L() , is for1ro.rded for :;rour infon11e.t i c:.'l 2. This investic;ation was not reque~tod by this office, and no investieative action concerning subject incident is being c onducted b this District. R/ I dtd 26 Jul 49 Actir.e; District Corn:ander tJNCUSS1F\ED CONTROL NO eua.JBCTa P'OLLOW UP ON Pz:oject. GiiUt'G! RECORDED HOUR SUSPENSE DATE ESTABLISHI:D BY IINITIA.L S o DATE ---DATil O" ftKPLY OTHER DI::JPOSITION: TRAN8MITTAL AMC P'O.M NO. I O J eRR OTHEit .IDE .. Oft ltKMAitK. IrJCIDE~JT Date of Observ 1tion --------Da.te of Intervicw 2. . Exn.ct Tin e (local) Plac~ of Observ~tion 1 1/2 !.!ilea S!"; Gin:~er Hill Ground in auto 4. Position of observer 5. 'Jhe!t attracted attention to object. Uumbcr of object~ Apparent size Comparable to wingspread of 2-enr ine plane. thic(..r.ass Color of object : Aluminum Shape Owl and very thin flying at a 45 tilt 10. Altitude Direction fron observer Distance fro~ observer 13. Diraction of flight of object(s) NYI to SE 30 Seoonda ~ne J.n s~ght 15. Speed Tv1ioe apeed of' conventional a/c 16. Sound and odor ~!o aoum 17. Tro.il 18. Luninosity highly polished 19. Projections Str~:~.ight and lewl tligbt Hanner of disappearance Diaappeared behind tree 22. Effect on Clouds 23. Additional Info~tion ConcerninG Objcct- 24. \'leather Conditions.2500' oe111ng, 3-6 aile 'Yia1b111ty with haae. Inoidont lio.r.tO and a.ddrt)SS of obsrJrvt.Jr: t.r. Oooup~tion and hobbios: Chiet Ene;r., Pittal>ur h Co~l i.u&htfr Co. Comments of Interrogator relative ~ intollige nov .a n d characte r of obsGr vcr(s ) Well eduoated, level-headed, and ot good obkraoter HAR.lUiTiv~ SUl.I~lARY &. A't AJ.fDHID<E, ~A.. ~!r. Ch1et Lnp;ineer, Pittsburgh Coal V:aaher Co.~ (residence valon, Pa. , waa intorviewed at his place or employment on 15 June 1949 dn stated t on 4 June 1949 at 1015 houra EDST, while ex1route to Centorvill~ Boro, ~;aahir.t:ton Co., Pa., acoompanied by hie brother, he was proceedinc in a aouthernly direc- tion on the Old Drownaville Road, approxitPtely 1-l/2 miles southeast of Ginger I:ill, Pa., when he first saw what he thought li&G an airplb.ne. Upon glancing at the object a gain 1t appeared to be wry thinin reepeot to ita diameter and traveling at leaat twioo the apeec:l or an ordinary aircraft. He deaoribe d the object as flyine; pan.llel to the road on whioh he was tr~veling pproximately 4.ooo feet and 1-l/2 mila s to the riGht or Old D lle ~oad. rther etatod the objoct tilted ap9roximMtely 45 a nd he Doted that it was oval pe and appeared to be hibhly polished. similar to highly poliahed aluminum. vised that the object dici not maneuve r in aey way and there no apparent evidence of exhaust or vaporization. The object ap?Bared to be olean 1n ita oval ehapa anJ there was no evidence of lighta or projections. ~t mado no sound. ted thflt thtt thiolcneaa of' the objoot in rolution to dio.meter at thickest potnt waa approximately ten percent (10%) and the d~neter was comparable to the winG apread or a two-engine aircraft. The object wau flying in atrai~ht and level flight, approx1Jrately twioe the speed of conventional aircraft, and '"' in line or si:~ht for approximately thirty (30) aeconda. The objoot. according t was loat from a1ght when troea along the road obsoured tho viow. Aooordin~ hia brother. who reaic:lea at 350 Jeffuraon Driva, ~t Lebanon, anu was a pasaenr,er in the automo- bile at the time did not aee the objeot. dviaed he htLa b~en Chiet Bngi.Jleer tor the Pittaburgh Conl ,;aaher Co. for tho paat thirty-eir;ht (}:.)) yeara and hae boen 1Dtereated, to a limited exte aviation. His ohiet hobby ia hie work which is e~1Deer1ng and drntting. ted hie ability to diatinguiah colora. speed of objeota and dlat1noea la a result of his ever.yday work r~qu1r1ne auoh kDowlodge.