PROJECT 10073 RECORD I 10. CONCLUSION AIRCRAFl' -4. N.;~uC:R OF Oo J cCTS , S. LEHGOH OF OUSERVIITION ll. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS i 10 rn!nut es ~e object was in the sha pe of an electric lil!J'l t bulb , , j_ th t-. 6.-T-Y-=P-=E-O..:...F:....:o_a_s_E:;,R_VA-TI_O_N---l t.'-1 e sma11 stem up, br~ck r ed in color hanging in tho sky i t a 45 deg angle with the horizon. The object, slo~1ly ~G~:::o~t:r. .. d:!:-:..:V~i~au~a.l~---~t:~H saweared in the sw. Object traveled in a straight 1 ""e with no gain or loss in altitude. Sout.b mst 9. ?HYSICAL EVIDeNCE MEADOUA.TERS uITEO ATES AIR FORCE TME tS'ICTOR QE.ERAL OFFICE OF S~CIAL IVESTIQATIOIS REPORT OF INVESTIGATION AE'OU WAO 8Y llcGlel A POAT IJUO AT SIGHTI~U OF FLYING DISCS ON 7 JULY CMAIUCT11 II[HIIENC[ This investigation predicated upon information r eceived from the Valdosta Times, daily newspaper, Valdosta , Georgia Kra. tated to the Valdost a '!'imes tha t she. observed on 7 July 1949, a bright,reddish o bject in the eoutbwest section ot Valdosta, Georgia. Weather conditions in the vicinity ot Valdosta, Geor gia, tor the period or time or obser~tion were f avorable. Residence check ot Mrs. -'llrAaled and sickly ia trustworthy though very excitable, nervous, No other person witnessed the object that ~. reported ba.viDg seen. 0 I ST II II UT I 011 CG, JJJ.A, Wright- Hq OSI (IG) 00, Turner AFB AFCSI FORM ll Z) JULY 19U IIITIICT COMMIID(I 1. This investi~'ttlot .. -'J. .. t: c1 .cnt e d U!)on i nf ormation the Valdosta Times, dail y ntws pe.per, Va l dosta, Ge or gia. r eceived from AT VALDOSTa, GEOijP-~A 2. On 19 July 1949, Mr. , m,civ), r e porte r for the Valdosta Times, dai news)aper, Valdosta, Georgia , ;-;as int erviewed by this stated in substance thAt on 10 J ul y 1949 Mrs. (w,f,civ), Valdo s t a , Ge or e i a , telephonically informed ili11 t h;. :. :-h e n a bright, r e ddish object in the Southwest section of Valdosta, Georgia , at approximately OJOO hours, 7 July 1949 ). On 19 July 1949 , f'rs . \'TllS interviewed by this agent and she stated in substance that the object she saw v1a s in the shape of an electric light bulb, y;i t h t, \ ( 1 :~k~'lll s tem up, brick red in color, han in the sky at about a 45 degree angle from the hor izon. r.trs. state d that she was asleep and ne.s n;,a~&v:,cl h:; the brilli ant red light given off by this object. ~he also st~ted that the object did not seer.1 to be too far a"flay fron her and tha t it slowly di F"r!~t:..-,1 into the southwest. The object was visible for about t e n (10 ) minute s and t give n off by the object lit up the ne borhood i n Uhi eh r.h~. ived. Further questioning of Llrs. vealed that she only saw the light of t his object ~d did not see whethe r this object was connect ed t ,(.) M i nther object. The object seemed t o move to\'fards the Southwest in a straight line and did not gain or lose altitude. 4. The official weather f:>::-e-e:\ . {j taken from the records of the US Weather Observer, ~unicipal Airport, Valdosta, Ge or gia, are a s wind, calm; scattered clouds At 25 000 f t; v i aibility 8 miles; no wind aloft report at this time. 5. A check of the local flight schedule of coomercial and private flying, J.tunicipal ~irport, V,lo\ldosta, Georgia, reveale d tha t no aircraft were scheduled from the r.1unicipal Airport at Valdosti, Geor gi a , at this time. Schedules of transient lin ! sing over Va l dosta, Geor gia, were 6. A complete residence check or Lira. is trustworthy though very nervou s p-eat amount or imagination. ....o~r ... aled thf\t she and thought to have a thorough check of the residences in the vicinity of t s. a home d:id not revee.J e nyol'tl who bad witnessed this object 8. The general opinion of residents or Valdosta, GeorgiA, is that there is a Government l:.xperimente.l l...abor-"t o ty r.e 11ling with guided missiles located on the Florida coast, south of Valdosta, Georgia. CLA7:51r'~n DETAILS: Cont'd S l~OTJ:;s Mrs is a woman of approxi.rn::lt ely (,5 or 'i(, .r~ars old, residing with her daughter and ear~ng for her daughter' s home. She is easily led during interrogations a n\. hAs a very vague ide~. c f ~xt' ~t.ly the color, position and of the object vmich sho saw. Thougn it is believed that Mr s . trugtwortey, thi s Agent a grees with other res5.denetlH of that vicinity tbRt she is excitable and has a grea t of ilnaeination. ~-..MMARY OF INFORMATION- . - CODE FOR USE IN INDIVIDUAL PARAGRAPH EVALUATION ~SOURCE: OF INFORMATION Fl~ri n!: ':)a. ,.lcor r. 0r>"r t'lrl ("-.ror ,.rn1 do3 COMPt.ETELY RELIABLE A COf4f1RIEo BY OTHER SOU~CS Tho i'o llmd :1~ infor1"1a t ion I))~!ST!Tl:"~IO~:, lfi Jul y 1949 s USUAU.Y REUABLE 'AIRLY IIUA8LE MOT USUAU.Y REUAIU ltEUAIIUTY UNKNOWN l'ftOIIAa. Y TRUE c I'OSSIBL Y TRUE OOV8TFULLY TRUE IMI"ROIAIU TRUTH CANNOT IE JUDGED Valdos"tP.. l!rs. oa..id shes,""' a b.,.isht, ~bl,,::; Jo"'j~c"; o..,.._,~ Lh!""'> o 'clocK-i"1 'the mornin~. 'It wets so r et!, I +'1? ,:'1.t i+. "r\S '\ ~irn b , t; I knnt t"t.reo TI\L'1.ltes. then it slowly rliSO..!>!J"'\rnn into ";he'~"""-;+.,' s : o rl'l,".+-~ E,raluations F - 6 UNCLASSIFlED OISTIU IUTION AIOfOIM 568 HEADQUARTER S T H IRD ARMY fi'ORT McPHERSON. GEORGIA Sl..BJ'St: ~ 1 Unconvcn tion:ll .\.'l.r c r !l."t 1 Comnandin~ Genor~1 Air l:S.terie1 ~o!TI!:'And nrir~t-Patterson Air lorce ~nso Dayton, Ohio Attontiona l "t:I (Co"\trol 1io. A- 1 91 7) Inclosed her m7i th is sUTU'!"flr y saucer over Valdosta, Geor sia o f inf'orr.ation re re"'>or t of' f'lHi"l"' Co lone 1, GSC S/I dtd 1 5 J ul y 49 Chi e f Loa.. _ .