I 1. 'DATE TIME \iROUP ! 3. SOURCE ~. NUMBER OF OBJECTS PROJECT 10073 RECORD Glendale, California 10. CONCLUSION o data presented to irxlicate objects could not have been A/C. iS. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION l l/ 2 d.nu te 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION f Ground-Visual 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE -N Ati. o 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Observers attention was attracted to the renection the objeGt . made off the sun. Object was a brigp t metallic and oval. I ~ It approached fran NE, took off to Mi. Object disappeared into the distance. Investig9.tion Relative to Radar Sightings 1. Re radars now operating on ground Incident No. a. Observations of direction, ran:~e, speed, altitude and si zc of target: b. Did target execute any turns? If so, wb~t angle (180), de, and whn.t radius o.f turn. If radius of turn wn.s not obsor- vable, how long did the target stay in the turn and wha t was its speed? c. Note particularly any separation of distant t arge t into several targets upon approach: d. Was radar blip on cathode ray tube well d efir1ed a nd consis- tent with size of obj~ct; faint; fading , pulsating at r e gu- lar rate: e. Did radar echo signal disappear suddenly or gradually? 2. If airbourne, when object was sighte d a. Were there any radar indications or extra noise on radio cir- b. Give estimates of size, speed, maneuvers, etc.: Teletype sequences of local weuthcr conditions: 2. Winds aloft report: )/of A VI" DEPARTMENT OP THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON UNCLA55\F\EO THE INSPECTOR GENERAL USAF 18th DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS USAF SPECIALIZED DEPOT, lOX 310, MAYWOOD, CALIF. rue lo. 24-Q SOSJ~(t: Alleged Fl.71.Dg DUe Materiel Contnnd t-Patterson Air Force Base Dqton, Chio ATTM1 Director of Intelligence 21 June 1949 PI4N :mr 1. Att d hereto is an intorsnal memrandnm from an Agent ot this District Office, located in San Diego, \i ornia 2. 'lhia information is for as bed.ng or possible interest to 7our Headg.lartera. ltr tr McArdle UNCl.A.SS\f'\EO UNCLASSiFIEr) SUBJDJT 1 AIJ.F:DGED FLYD;G DISC 1'01 COtlldanding Otrioer 18th Dist. OSI (IG) USAF Maywood, California At 1130 17 June 1949 this officer received n ~lephono oall fro~ t he executive oi'ficer (Mr. Charles Moorehead) 11 llaval District Intelligence Office, California, ree;a.rding a ~lying diso. . Uoorehead stated that Comoande u rine Co nder 11 Naval Diatriot, living at 369 Belevedere Street, La Jolla, California, had ~allod Moorehead's office to report that hia wif e had telephonically r eported that She had just seen what ahe thoucht was a r disc at 1110 hours flyinE over her home at eot, La. Jolla, California. The 11th ~lavn.l Diatriot was fo ing the information on to this office for o ur infotmation and any action wished to tako. This t, in cor:1pany with ~peclal Ar:.:)nt Leo Klikier, interviewed Mrs. reet, 1a Jolla, California, at a roximately 1~05 17 J~e 1949.) tated th~t at approxin~tely 1110 hourS17._Jurie 1949 Wiille standitli; in her back yard she saw a larr;e (about the aise of a Douglas De-.. Aircra.ft) rotmd object in the air approximately four Miles aoutheast of her home in the direction of San DieGO California. Mrs. judged it was about four thousand feet in the air and movin~ rapidly &?m.y fro-: her. Mrs. Selby stated "it definitely not a jet aircraft although it 'a speed was more in keeping with a the more conventional aircrartn. ~le description aooordinb to l!ra. a c lated pie tin". "It ms much bri~hter than the ordinary airo Jdra. ther stated there was definitely no protuaiona (moh u a or vertiole ata.balizers) as the object turned in a wide aro away f'rom her. When queried regarding amoke. or vapor trails U.rs .tated ahe did not notice &n7 The objeot ~aible for approximately 30 aeoond tely thirty yeari ot age intelligent ..... 11 oontaot th1 ottloe it uy further inc 1denta or thi nature . ooour. Forwarded tor 70ur tion . . . . . ... U.NCLASStFlED . pCLASSIFIED AI'-t'l~l~ 12 YEARS. l)OD Din G2uOJ.O fifhms '3 .? He xnr>rn Detachment C01araan der u w CL-" c-. s n= n:.o I~TCIDENT NO. 1. Date of Observation 17 June 1949 Date of Interview 2. Exact Time (local) 1530 3 Place of Observation Glondule, Calif. 4. Position of observer ir. ~uto 5 Vfhat attracted attention to object Rotlectior. ot' sun on objaota 6. ~!umber of objects 7 Apparent size 1" at 4 1/2 miles distance g. Color of object Bright metallio 10. Altitude Direction from observer approaohad t'roa NE, took off to NW Distance from observer 4 1/2 l.iilea 13. Direction of flight of object{s) lM 14. Time in sight 1 1/2 minutes 16. Sound and odor Retleoted aun brightly 19. Projections 20. laneuvers 21. Manner of disappearance 1D dlatnoe 22. Effect on Clouds 23. Additional inforn~tion concerning object 24. Wea.thor Conditions Clear. Yiaibllity 30 Kllea tl~lCLASSIFIED. lia.r.lO Md addrv s s of observers 1410 Goldt)nc:;t:Lte, Loa .ll..ll_;~lea 26. Occupation and hobbiust Comments of Interrogator relative te intolligonco and characte r of obsorvor(s) 1 UARRATIV:!: Sill:~WtY s UNCLf\SS!FIED CONTROL NO. DECIMAL FILE NO. _ FOLLOW UptON ged Pl71n& Disc f;./t_j DATED No. INCLS. ESTABLISHE D BY I INITIA.LS I DATI: 0' RIE~LY DISPOSITION: TRAN&M ITTAL at: It OTHI:" Sl DE I'Oit ltEMAitK& .. CON1'ROL NO. au.r -., lat. IndoEcrMAL FILE No. ---11 FOL' '\W UptON ~-den~fie~'-~-;:a~ OIJect. FROM: WCP y: p 2 RECORDING DATE ESTABLISHED B Y tiNITIA.L S I DATI: O' REPLY OTHER DISPOSITION: TRANSMITTAL 81:11: OTHI:It SID E ,Oit lti:MA,.K& IN IE'l Y ADDRESS lOTH COMMUNICATION AND EN- YEL~E TO COMMANDING OINIItAl, A I R MATERIEL COMMAND, AnENTION fOl lOWING OFFICE SYMBOL: .. Ill I I Alf' v f ficer iu ~harge Lockheed aircraft ~orpuracion lt,ao t ory ".A." P. o. Box 71 urban~, California WRIGHT-,ATTUSON AIR FORCE lASE DAYTON, OHIO 1. It is requested your office i n terview J .r. and obtain de-t..a.iled info r ma t i on regarding the sigh ng uni fied aerial o bject reported b y the inclose d l n t e rdepa.rtL:i.en\:;al l!omlunica tiou, d~ted S July 1949 l ooated at t he be c ontacte d thru Mr. Clarence L. J ohnson er111inal, Burbank, California. 3 The inclosed f orm outlines ileadquarters Air 1.a terie l Command requirements in this matter and may be used in recording ~1e desired information. 1. Cy of ltr from In.; erdepartmental Communication 2. Guide to Investigation Lil~GE~.ll1.N Chie , analysis u~vision Intelligence 0epartruent KCPF!B3P RWK/ Air Force Plant Office, 24 August 1949 Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, Burbank, Calif. TO: Coaaandi ng General, Air llateriel Car41and, Wright Patterson AF Base, ncn, Ohio ATTENTION: l!CIAXS Aa requested in paragraph 1 of basic letter, interview with Mr. llhitton has been acccvnplished and report is contained in Inclosure #2. FOR THE CHIEF LOS ANGEI.ES AF PH.OCUREMENT FIEI.D OFFICE: UN C LI\ S S i ~:-~ f- ... AMC fer Ne. incla : n/ C llaJa fer ,._r., .. ~ AMC t .,._, John L. Hill DATI July 8 cc: E. D. Palmer L. Johnson A week or so ago a Lockheed employee called de- scribe to him his observations of two flying cs r the San Fernando Valley, which he swears he saw June 17th of this year. As you know, I have been very interested in the probability or such things existing, and my discussions with certain people in the Air Foree, as well as late newspaper reports indicate there is something to flying discs. . This individual, Mr. Los Angeles 26, given his remarks. went dowrl to see Mr. ot the atudjos. He n~. or my interest in flying discs and who was fornterly an anima tor at one eLL enclosed sketch wonder it you would check around at Wright Field and see whether the Air Foree is interested in checking up on reports of this nature. This man is definitely not a crack-pot, and he has offered to animate exactly what he saw if he is given the facilities by Lockheed. He is not asking anything for the job; and I don't know quite what to do about it. - How about seeing it AMC wants to have one of their local repre- sentatives interview Whitton. Clarence L. J on Chiet Rese~eh Engineer GUIDE TO I NVFSTIGATION F,N1'I FI ED At;; RIAL 0 BJBCTS Incid9nt No. 1. Date of Observa t1 on 17 June 1949 Dat e of Int,:3rview 2. Exact time of observation (locg_l) 3:30 PK Place of Observation: (Map Coordinates) -mile southeaat of Grand Central Airport, Glendale, Calif. 4. Position of observe r (air, car, bldg, location of -give dG t~ils: at 30 KPH. Sun reflecting back to obsernr 5. vVhat ' attracted attention to object: 6. Numbe r of objects and sketch of formation or g rouping : 2 objects. 7. Apparent size (compare to known object, i.G., sun, moon, th~mb c r fist at a rms l en gth): te~ to 1 inch at 4t miles distance. 8. Color of object: Bright metallic color. 9. Shape (give graphic description-comp a r e ~"lith kno :.rn object ) : 10. Altitude (Angle of e levation above horizon -oo a t horizon, 900 overhead) : lOo oYer horizon Direction from observer When first seen? Approached northeast, cndaed. along vallq. (Angl~ clockwise from North): Wh en last seen? Took ott north northwest Distance from obs0rve r (Distance to town, bldg, etc., ove r which object appeared to be): About 4S 13. Direction of flight of object (s): question 11. Time in sight: li ld.nutes. Velo ci t)l ( tim..e to .. .cove r gl v en an~ular dis tame): Crosaed the 'ftllq 8~01fl7 Ulen tllted ane1 tooJc orr rapi~. Sound and odor: Guide to Investigation Incident No. _ 17. Trail (color, l e n gth, width, persistance, etc.) 18. Luminosity (visible by r eflection, incandescenc~, othor -d~ gree of brilliance): Renected sun brightly 19. Projections (fins, win~s, rods, antennae , canopies, etc.) : None visible 20. Maneuv0rs (turns, climbs, dives, otc. -sketch of flight p ath) : 21. Manne r of disappearance : Disappeared in distance in matter of seconds. 22. Effect on clouds: 23. Addi tiono.l information onncerning obj ect: 24. Weather conditions and light Gt time of sigrting : Clear da7. JO miles visibility. Name and address of observer: Occupation and hobbies: Angeles 26, Cali!. Comments of Interrogat o r rel"ati ve to intelligence and characte r of observe r (Check n ei shbors, police d ept., FBI r ecords,. employer,etc): Did observe r wear glasses, especially polaroid g l asses at time of sighting, or was object vie wed through canopy, window,or othe r trans- parent material? Viewed through-windshield ot car NCf.Assu-.