. ~. SOURCE I Hilitary -' f'-tUMBER OF OBJECTS 10. CONCLUSION Gallup, . Mexicd Aatro (METmR) S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS i 5 seconds Observer siBbted a spheriod-shaped object. It had a rt~---T-Y_P_E_O_F O_B_S_E_R_V_A_T-IO-N----~ brilli~t orange color. A trail of white smoke was left Ground-Visual Not Reported fo, ruc:noa 19. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE behind by the object. This smoke was seen for about 15 minutes. The object itself was in view for about 5 seconds. CONT,.oL No. uo~CT Ltr ocMAL P'ILII No.---~ P'OLLOW U~ ON I T16 Utied b.~&J..al Phenamena &US~ENS E DATE STABLifiHf:O BV IIHITI& L s l D A T E TRANSMITTAL ANC ,.OitN " 0. tO l 8~E OTHI:It SlO E ,Oit ,;.:lo441tKS UNCLASSIF1ED ['tloo and a.ddr~ss of obs,Jrv.or: Qcoup~tion ~d hobbiusa Post Uncinoar O!ficor UNCLASSIFIED HEADQ\J\'.N \frl RMY FORT SAM HOUSTON. TEXAS SUBJECT 1 Unidentified ..\erial Phonor.1cna TO: Cor.u1te.nding General Air Materiel Conrna.nd \1right Patterson Air Porce Baso Dayton. Ohio ATT3tlTIOU 1 :.:.C. I. 13 Jtma 19h9 The inclosed report re unidentified aerial phenomena obs erYed b~.' capt John 'fr. ~tewart, at Win~nte Ordnance Depot, Gallup, H0w llexico, on 5 June 1949. is fortvarded for y our infonnation. FOR THE COM!.!A.NDillG G1~RAL: EUSTIS L. POLt'lHD Colonel, GSC AC of S, G-2 riNClASSlFI ED . tll N ?. n Gl.;IDE T O IrNEST IGi\.TI ('H .UNCLASSIFIED tnJIDENTIFIED AERIAL OBJt~CTS Incident no. 2 1. Date of Observation ~ June 19!~9 Date of IntArview 6 June 191+9 2. Exact time or observation (local) 1950 hours. 4. Position of observer: Car. 5 What attracted attention to object: Light. 6. Number of objects and sketch of formation or group: <:ne. 7. Apparent size: ,Aypr.oxime:tely 1/~" dia.met.e_:r:, at. arms. l.e.ng~h. a. Color of object: sOrenge -ag~inst a deep blue sky. Shape 1 ~p~are_d; .sP.~eriod. 11. Direction from o~server: 255 degrees magnetic north. 12. Distance from observer: Approximately 50, Ji!?.l.e s from .obse1:ver. 13. Direction of flight of object: A~proxirnatell ~04 r s from vertical. Time in sight: Approximately 5 seconds. 15. Speed: Unknown. Not as fast as a falling I!leteor. 16. Sound and odor: None Trail: Color -white smoke, at arms length about 5"; v1idth - approxi- matell lilt" at az:r!s le?gth; persistence -ap~roximately ,15 .minutes.. Luminosity: Approximately 200 watt li~h~ bul~ at 100 lds~ 19. Projections: Unkncw~n. 20. Maneuvers 1 Strf\ie;ht line. 21. Manner of disappearance: Faded out. 22. Effect on oloudsa Clear area ICJNCLASSfFIEL DOWNGRADED AT S YEAR INTERVA;t,1'; DECLASSIF IED '\ F'fER 12 DNCLASSIFIED GUIDE. TO INVBSTIGATI ON. \ Cont 'd) 23. Additional information concerning object: Uono. 24. Weather conditions and light at time of si~hting: Cloar t'VIilir;ht. and address of observer: ate Ordnance Depot, Occupation andmbbiesa u.s. Army st ~(; ine cr, Gallup , ~!ea exic o of interrogator relative to intelligence and chara c ter o f observer:. Hitnoss is a man of excellent character. Did observer wear e;lasses, especially polaroid r;lasses at time of sightinr,, or was object vi~red through canopy, vnndow, or other transparent ma terial? CNCL.ASSIFIED I ' It' 'II. HAOOUAI~:RS t,'IITEO Sf" .. .> AIR FIJI\~:~ THE IHSPCTOR CC/iEi(Al OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATICWS REPORT OF IHVESTIGATIO~ ncnorl;s of sicht.i;1g ircctor of Intelligence, q.l5ilF ,~'iashin3ton -2 ( 2 Incls .) (ll Incls) (11 Incls) DISTRICT COWWU011 Lt .Colonel, U3l" .. F jl 'fi.rcc scpar~Lc .nef' ..;n a e;cnnra r.:~tking report cornmcnted th:1~ ; . ..:.'"::>. ncrL i:!.l. -ht flucnccd by a discu~sion -.-.-ith :.:rs \' follo~.-ing para~aph. from it. The object npp(!~r d t o -~)e .:~ fl~ t.. dioc oprJrOxi.w,qt.ely five IJinutt:!S, dtll'"ing 11hicll ~i~l!r3 it WvVCd in t d::_i" 0 C'Ci.on f~om east to -r;~st. Info4':in.~n:. iJclicvc.d t::.~ obje c-t to b e b~;t-. .-.. c l ) O c.~:1d 170 miles per hour in sp8od~ and c o j ccr, L.r:t " J.le:d on () l e vel p:!.an(! end made no maneuvers. In both of t!10 c,bo-vc ir:0::.cl-:.:nts t.:1~ ;:e~the: was clear and the liS:1t cond i t:i.ons -~:0::'"<:; .soc(l, Joi..h inC.crv.i c::s -.,.:!re conauct.e on , way Copies of orieinal "guide to Inv~stj_gation -Ur.:l.dentific d Acria J Objects" on file at DO iilO. St., New Orleans , La. observed on object at a a.i ~: t,ance Ol r~ppro;:iw;~. te2.Jr 1-1/2 miles. Informant s t!lirtcca year-old soon first, not.e d the ooj~ci:. and att~.:lcted his mot.her s attention. The ol>jcct c:tppc::t:-ed to be round, comp.'lred to a \';cather balloon, r,r.:!y in color, .:.ncl Yi.:\S movine fro:n Gout.."l to north-ea[lt. Object .-,as in sirht for <:.ppro;d.matcly 30 secoEds, and informant compared the speed to that f a smnll observation pl --.e. No maneuvers were n jted. Ers s consid<:!rcd to be reliable, ~nd not in the habit of telling falsehoods, or exnecerating . Report furnished directly to Al.:C by Fourth Army. Copy is on file at DO //10. H8i'! Orlco.;1s , inG on his Jtain~d in F'ilc DJ //10. persons observed w"'1u::.i,;al ooj ~cc.::~ in ti1,2: r.ir ~bovc: JJ.::Ulc1s, The v;ea thcr repo~"'t for tbi::; p:;:-iod ~,as ~ G .tollor;:.;: "l';eathcr Report: 21 :.r.-,y 19LC~, U. 0 . C ;n::.r t.i.JC'lt o: Co::~:.crcc, \ Vleathcr Bureau, D.JllF3, T..;x:t:;;: ~030 hours cl~.: ... ~.::y, visibility. NNE wind tvm miles per ilour, C.9.69 altimeter, frcqu~:r,Jc. clolld t o cloud lightnine . 75 tc.mperature, 56 c r; poi HI~ ::~.;;~ )':ind at ii VI.! nilc3 ?~r b o.h ", altimeter 29. 72, :frc(iu~nt cloud to cloud licilt~-j_nz sz~ "2230 hours, clear sky, 15 miles an honr l'rincl, 1007. 5 . ~ilbars, 77 temperature, dey; point 52, S \'Jind at, 'Wn rr.i1os ~1~ ... ; lOLi.A. ... , 29.75 altimeter re.~ding, occ.:1s:5.on~l liL::htn:il'1~ in the Eo.:;t. In an interview on 25 May, J..'.r ff D.l l c s~rcet, Dallas, Texas, stated substantially as follo rs: He is ~ construct.Lcn and labor foreL.la.'1, and at 2100 hours in the front yurd of his ho~e, he happ~ncd to sec a lone irrc[;ulor lin.; of ~.bout 75 to 100 objocts in thu sky. These object.s were fl~t, circular in sha~ like a smoke ri~1s, were ~allcr than a man's fist held at arf.l's len0th. Objects appeared to bo approximately 1-1/2 miles awuy nnd .. ;ere movine from C.:\St to vr est. ThP,y were in sieht for approximately thrc~ seconds, moving at a speed estimated to be SOO to 1,000 miles pc: hour. ,,:c;u.s stated that they were very dim, just enough to see, about like a 5 watt light globe. No maneuvers were observed arxl no sound or odor noted. Interrogator stc.ted to j't.:j ::;c reli.:~.bla