PROJECT 10073 RECORD Jl DATE TIME GROUP Klamath Falls, Oregon 13. SOURCE f Civilian 10. CONCLUSION 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS o data presented to indicate objects could NOT have been A/C. : S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 3-4 Minutes '6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Gro~,d-Visual : 7. COURSE ! 8. PHOTOS ,9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE Oojects were flying horizontally in a trail fonxation in aS direction. They were oval in shape, approx the size of a d e. plate, left no exhaust trai 1, had no:t ap~ndages attached. v.as grqish-white in color and maneuvered in a sharp tum to an easterl,y direct:ion and faded from view due to di stm ce. FTO SE P 6 3 0~329 (TOE) Prelou edJtlOft or thle fot'ID 1 be ueed IN NLP LY REfER T U : DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON 5D-OSI/flnn fill INSPECTOR Gl HtNAL IISM Srtl DISTRICT Of"fiCE 0~ SPlCit\1 INYESTIC:ATIO N<; WIIIGHf .. ATHRSO N Alii f O RCE 8ASt. OATrO N. OHIU l4 December 1949 SUBJECT: PROJ3C'l' GRUDGE -UjiCO~VE:i,ITICliAL AI?.~"RAFT Sighting at Klamath Falls, Oregon, 23 June 1949 SPECIAL IH~uiRY Con~naniing Gene ra.l Air Liate ri.e l Command l1ri.t;ht-Pa.tterson Air Force Base Dayton, Ohio ATT H: ~C IJ\X.fT Inclosed for your information is report of investication bJr 3pecial Agent RALPE R. HOUSER, 00 1'fe.O t.icChord AFB, washineton, dated 23 November 1949. 'l'his investigation was not requested by nor through this office. R/I dtd 23 l~ov 49 Lt Colonel, US.AF District Conm1ander UNITED STATES AIR FORCE THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS REPORT OF INVESTIGATION REPORT MADE BY REPORT MADE AT OFFICE OF ORIGIN ~-Jone, t hie is an i ni ti~l re~ort I nves ~i objects r. ... t a~) ro:.:i::1::.t0ly 14ol'l ~lours sir,ht f~r an:ro:-:iTi'o.tel r t:,r~e or fou r i:1inute!=;, r-nrl ,._,er e :f:~ri:.: .'Jr- i~o:r.tc:;lly i11 a trail forr.:affoS.-Iii-a-solit~lei"sterl~r c: ,._,ere o val ir. s>.a1e, 2.p~ roxi:~:.t.el~' ~he size o f a c~i .. .-~ner -. l"".te, l t-:'t no e.':haust trn.il, !:.c.<.l.. no ap:)cllf~.:..;!:es c.ttnched., rcre grc-.:ri~;'l-,_.:_ite ir .. color, e.ucl - c-.neuverec~ in n s i:.a r p turn t:> an eas terl:-,_:;i rE' c tio :1 ... c. faded f:ror.1 vj eH . DISTRIBUTION ACTION COPY FORWARDED TO FILE STAMP CG, AI,rC, W-PAZB ATTH: t.fCIA.'{0-3 {Action Copies) Co andin~ General Air Ha teriel Cor:u:1and ~/rit;ilt-Patterson ~'1j3 Dayto!l, Ohio AT'I'E-iTIOlJ: lICIAX0-3 Act Ditrirt Cnmmandtr. Re&,laces AFOSI Form 4, 23 Jul 48, wblcb m"J be uaed. U. 1 . GOWI:IIIMIIIY 'IIIIYIIUI CWPICI File No. 2~28 D:!1:trAIL S: 1. Invssti:: .t:..oJ'L initiated on 1 Jul~r 1~)49 b :: tue Act~.nr District Com,:1::ncler a.f ter Lc.vi n.c. b een nd\ i r. ed b : n. rel i~!.'i>l e fct.ler1.i n.{;e:lc~r t:.:>. t unidentifir-.0le ~erie:.1 objects ,,,ere si~;._tcd in !:l?r.nt .. ~ i a ll, 0 1e; on, on 2. Special ents JOiE ; T. : .. {i.Ill_Jy ancl :flt...>L j~. ~-!.! . .... ;; , .. assisted in ti.l.e i r~ves tir~t.. tion o f t~1i s co.se. ec1 ~.s CAA rnaintenw.ce tech- nician cit Xla.i1C'.t!1 Falls Airoort, Kla.nR.t h Falls, Ore. The i !ltervie\lrec advieed t!1~.t !1e sighted ap:roxin:--:.tely 4 or 5 tmid~ntifir:.'Jle objects in the sky from the ground outsid e t r!e main :tE!lb2.r at't~u: Kl e..r.lc'lti-: :fo.lls .-\.ili )Ort a.t a:p roxil.i[l.tely 1415 :.ours (i:-DT), 23 June 1949. T:1esa objects ,.rere: fil~st sigh ted i n trail forr.:.~ ti o n ~.oou t -{0 above t e ~1oriz on. '1]1e:. ~.,ere travel- zontall~,. in a SSE d.irection a t a speed : aster t.~.a:1 al"..y jet cVP.r seen by They \lrere aoou t t1:e sil~vpe .and size of e. clin..'rler p l ate, a:p:oe:;r c d to of metallic cons tra c t i on, netallic o r grD:.ish-t:hi t e in color, , .. :ere at an esti:ne.ted altitude of 25 or 30,000 feet, >~cvd no sou n \l , le::t no exhe:ust or c ontrails, no visible effect on t l: e cloudsJ no vi~ible lic._:i~ts or reflections fro~ the sun, no visible means of l'~rOJ_)Ul~io~ or supp oit, e.nd. no ap: end8ges. Th e y '\.rere i rl sig~::.t for a rerio~. o:t' t.:.'!.:::-ee or four ninute s , during ti1is :periocl o f observ~-:.tion, one; object :'<?..s seC. t ..... e one L : front of it cmc~ t h e o b .j ects te:l' n ed to a n eas terl;: d.ir~ ctio :~ .-:._lC. f aded fro!':1 vi e'r. e.t about 45 above the horizon. tfr. s er;mlo:rcd as a :Jaintel1c~Lce tec:.nicien f or t!1e Cll a t Kl<?~o..th :,al l , Oreson. Ee n.JY>e:'.red to be E.n intell i g e n t -:,erson ,:rh o trould be o.ue~ified to ide;ltif . -co:1v~:tio~1n.l air-c r a ft. He _las no definite hobby , but iL'ltes to hunt a~1d fish . .l.: .. trin~: t~:e tir1e of observation, i1e \\'as t1earing green sun g l asses. .Al ti tu::1..e o f t~ e ob.j ects wa s es tina tee. i:--. co":"vari son t.'i th the cloud.s 4. On 22 Septe.'llber 1949, lir. , Xlama th Falls, Ore. , emplo;{ed as nanager o e in Klama. th Fal s, wa s interviet-red h " t~1e t'riter .n.t his hor:te and advised t he.t on 23 June 1949 a t approximately 14oO hours (~DT), he sighted four or five uniden ti:iable aeria l o:)c.i ects from the co2~trol to\'rer at t h e Xlana t h Falls Airport. Ee stated that he hap. ened to look out o!' ~he to''er n.ncl sigi.1ted ti.1ese objects They trere first sighted a.t. an angle of elevation P..bove t !le ;~.orizon of bettreen 45 and 80. They were traveling horizontally in a SSE direction at nn UNCL'\SSlFlED onstri.,ctio!l, c .irt~r \,r!ti t.:; OI' :;r.?../i ~h-cre::n col or. Th.:: port or ste.bilit 7.r, no vis i b le: :::c;~"ls of 1opulsion, no .;;.p_end:~es :::.-:,t~ : E.r~, and n o li(-;!1ts. rh ese o'ujects u e :.:e i:1 viE:\r fo:t 3 or 4 :ni~utes. r.rhe"' " E>4' e fl:=-i~l.:::; i n tr~il f or:-.1ation, nd !.' a:l.e . .?.. sha.I'};> tu::cu, ne a rly 900, t o t;.1t; u-t~ t o.nd t~1en f nded froi.l vieH. vi~ei t~:;_:.t oot':t :-:':ili t.:-...r ;r ~: cl corJ:-H~rcial aircraft fly over Klena t h l?:?.-1..,; J. .: .ours of t!1.:: clv.~r; _o,:e ver, .. e _, .l.~,c:. no l':llotT- ledge of an~,; fo!':.1c.ti on s in t~.e vicLlit ;: a t t!te tio e tl:.(; ob,jects .rere si~.~ted. He advised t h a t ne d.oes not n ave a reco rd. of flir lt schec~ul es for 2 ) J1.me 1949. l~o testi:1[; devices ttJe r e sen t e.loft by the 1/eat~ler He fu.r t n e r advised t hr..t t h e objects \rere observed b~r Nh o is p:-ese!1tly located a t t~1e UAA Station , Ya.lci o a , ~!B.s~1i:; n. . c-.lso aCl.v tsed t.::~.t tofilen he first sightecl t h e objects, h e c a l led h i s c~: t !. eir h on e , Hhi ch is a bout one Tlile north ee.s t o~ .. t l.te air~no:.. ... t, so t hf'.t s!le r:ic=;ht observe t'.-.er.l. s in a p ositio n to kllO":l cll t ::pes of aircr .:!.ft an(~. i s '.'ell ouv.li f ied on ident i fic2.tion of a l l co nventional air~rD.ft. E e d o e s :1.ot ''6r'tr ;l[l.sses, has a hobb:r o: ta.rc;et shooti11g a nd. gun collecti:1g. He ap~:eare~. t o bo f!.n intell i gent , respectable perso~'l \12:!.0 \'tQulC: no~; r e:por t th e s i (": t i ng of such objects t o seek pu.blicit:r. 5. On 22 S~te!lber 1949, :.frs. 4Jl 6 Cl i nton .Ave., Klana t h ~e.l lo, Ore., \ras i ntervie,Jad b~r e writer t ~:er n or.1e ar..d o_C.vised t ha t on 23 June 1949 at app roxir:la t el y 1300 h ouro (PST), h e r husba ncl c:tl l ed. her on t h e teleohone c.nci. ccll e d h e r 3.ttention t o soi:;e uniC.entifi a bl c o:')_i e c t s in the r over Kl8.n n.t h Ji,alls. She LTllT.'led iatel y l!ent i n t o -:r:.c yard ,,.:here: she observed t h e objects f o r n.p!)rozimately t\10 f.iinutes . There i.re r e i'oux or five objects traveling hori?.o:1t~lily in a t r nil forr:P.t i o!1 in ~-sol.'.t~'l- ee.s terl~.r di~ectio'n l:l.t an undeterr.1ined altitud e . 'l he~r t:.!>''e:?.red t o be travel ing e~bout a s fast as a jet ai:t}.:lla.ne. She fir s t si~htec1 t hen a t 80 above the :1orizo n . Sh e describe r. ti1e objec t s o..s b e i nt; ov~l in shape, ... aJo~.lt the size o f a dinner :ol a te, olive drab in color, v.ncl of me t allic const rl;c- tion. Til.e;t" left no exi1aus t tr ail. Tj,e y nade no sound . Tne~r :i.:.o.d no ,.!int.;s, no appendages, appeared to be s mooth, had n o noticable effect on the clou ds, and no visible means of propulsion. During the 1)eriod of observation, s h e saw o ne: of the objects pass t h e one in fro~t of it and t hen t h e group made a s ha.rp turn toward the east ~nd faded from view. 6. Mrs. s a housewife. to be an i ntell i gent perso Ho\ievcr, s h e her husband s report of ti.1e same objects. ing and gun collecting. She ,.,e~s g l asses, nnd appe~.rs ca~r have bee n influenced b;;r She has a h ooby of target shoot- 7. Approxin:1.te posi tio~1 of all observers wa s 42 9' 30" North LJNCLAS5tF:~.D 11'ile vo 21J-i>ou .uat tucle an. c:. . ..es"' J.Jon l u.cLe. tJAA ~-lee.t!~er ~t tion, i~lru:1_;).th F?.lln Ai1..,1ort, ~':1.lls, l ~e2on. ~1ere sit:;hted \'n.s cl~ar t-.-ith ili G~l, t;.ti n cir:..ts C'l01~cls at 25 o r 30,00 0 feet. 9. Since there are n:) Crcln.:-1.nce, ~;aYal, Arr1~r, or _-\ij,"' ],orcc resea r ch units in Klamc.ti1 Falls, the siL:i~ted aeri:-_1 'oo.jects could. no t ll<.~ve been released testins devices. 10. These oojects did. :1ot co ::.tc-~ct t 1le earth , no:_ .. ,_i d ti1ey come nea1 ~r o t 1er a. rcra,. t or .r:nu,,n (.OJ ec 11. lYo photogra_phs of the oojects are available. munica tor, Klane~ th ?al l s Airport, Kl.~:'lt'. t.1 ~ s, ~reeon, \~s i ntervie\Ted by S/A J.A:i!:.iSCL. and 2-fter revj.el,i::lg t .le aircraft fli :_t cont~.ct recor d s for 23 June 1~49, a d vi sed t ! :c. t at 1533 hours, 23 June 1949 , a position report received a.t Kla;:1a t h Falls from National Guard Pl:1.n e :;f3B81 re:ported ~ F-80-t :'"P e ;;.u.Claft-at _.3-Q_._QQ.O fee~. Point o ~ de:,_:~o.:4tl.lr c o::: :.:1es e aircraft \~as Hoses La.ke Al!:i3, t:/ad:in~;ton, ancl t!leir destir.at:.on \'!as San 3ernardino, California. The tir.1e ol"' t:-ais re-port ''m. nearest dlo t h e t i~s of sight- ing of unconventioru~l aircraft. Mr. so aclvisecl :.:lEtt no aircraft landed or tool: off fron Klaca t il F: .. lls near tile t ice of sighting of unconventional aircraft. 13. On 19 October 1949, rir. '"as re-i.n:ervie,>~ed b;r a/A J.Ar-1ESOir at J.lis p l ace of emplo;vnent c-.d.vi sed ti1:.:.t he could not f urn- ish a sketch o f the unconvention::'\1 aircraft \oJhic::1 ~j_e o-oserved on 23 June 1949. He a vised t:L>..t fro!:! l:.i ~ :?Oint of observation t!1e obtj ects /ap -e:?..red to be about six inc.'l1es apart. Nl" e.lso advised t hc.t t ile surrounding terrain of K1anath Falls is veiJ ancl nountainous. 14. On 19 October 1949, Mr. anC. i-irs. e interviewed b~ S/ A JAHESON and advised that t}~ey do not reca l l sigh ted on 23 June 1949 well enough ~o s ubmit a sketch of t~1em. The~r both advised that the terrai~ surrounding Kla!.1[-1.t h Falls is very rouf:h a nd oountainous. AT PCJRT'L.A.HO, O~ulGO~i 15. This portion of the investi~atio~ was conducted by S/A JAMESOB. 16. Teletype Sequence Charts of wea anati1 Falls are not available. no~.,ever. on 12 Octol>er 1949 , Hr. of t h e United Sto.tes 'veati.1er Bureau, Customs HQJ.se, 220 N\1 8th Avenue, Portlcm d , Oregon, was intervie,.,ed and advised t l'.nt seq_uence charts for Klamath Falls at 1300 pc\.J\SSIFlE.D 4 UN CLASS! i="l ED File Ho. 24-28 hours (PST), 23 June 1949 , rend. ~s f ol:.o,.rs: I:lit;h, t: ~in, !=lca tterec_, cirrus clouds at 25 feet; visibilit~,. 30 miles; c urfc.cc; Ni!ld s fro~.: re s t at 9 mph. Hr. also e.civised t!l['.t t .. e closest p l 3.ce for \i~1ds aloft renorts is Burns, Oregon, ,,hich '.-ere ~s f ol.J..ows: 0700 hot"..rs (:fST) (r:e~rt'f.t z:eport to tir.1e of si~c;::ting of unconv::.tionP..l aircr[':.ft), 23 June 19l:.9 - FE~IDil-:G UNCLASSIFIED DO :ff-20, HcC~:ord A.'t4'13 lTill inter viEN 1-!r. St with regar to t:1e unidcnti ed o J Oregon, on or about 14oO hours (FDT), obs rved by !lin .~.t Kl a.oe.tn ~ UNCLASSIFIED UNITED STATES AIR FORCE THE IN!IPEC'T'OR GENERAL OP'P'ICE OP' SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS REPORT OF INVESTIGATION REPORT MADE BY REPORT MADE AT :.'herE' he i s p r esE'ntly e~171lo:.e0 e.s c-. C.-\..l. 1:12J.!lt en~s.nr:-r: tcc~.ni ~inn. : :!. Kl a!:iat h .?nlls -~i~)ort, lfJ::c:.th Fall s , Ore., r..i s a t'tc !.,tinn ,.,:.;s c-::.11 C\~ t 0 c: . r..ur:1ber o f : ni f.entj.fir:.d or,_;ect~ t.'1nt ,.ere vi~i.ijJ.e ir: t h ; s1:::r . T::E'se 0hi ":s G.i d not a:::~'err t o 1l~r i n a ny :or:lf.'.tio~l, .:hr :.:ec. c.li rcctio:1 r=-.'Sh e r r~.-."i.il~r , ha d no Cl .. pJ'~lent souncl or e:-:z:e.ust, '.Jere ~-:in-~:oir:t i n size, o: un:cter~,in- :.avi:~1:.: ob:!orve~-t'~el.1 ::or e. f e,:: ~:1i:1uts~, t!~e~" .:-t?Te~.red t o fc.de fror.~ Yie,.t and d i s aP"O ea.rc~.