PROJECT 10073 RECO~O 2. LOCATION hll.lman, Washington 10. CONCLUSION 4. t-;U~ufR OF OilJECTS S. LENGTH OF OaSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 5-S minutes ects were flying in formation. Objects aJ:r eared to b e ci.r- :-N~-..J,cl.Wu: ped discs, a bout 10 ft in di a meter. They were bla ck top and silver-colored on the bot tom. No smoke, trails , or s ound was observed. The objects c ontinued in ~.t after naking a 90 deg tum until they disappeared from t8. PHOTOS 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE B-29s were knoWn to be in or around that area at the of 1he sifjlting. FTO St: P U 0-329' (TOE) p,. .. ,_. adJUOft ol We ,_ -r be ueed. IEADQUARTERS U~'T0 ~ ~ TIE liS ~TOR 8EilRAL OFFICE OF SPECIAL IIVESTI8ATIOI AERIAL PHENOMENOI Sir,bting of fl7ing diac MffiLE L. CLEVlUBD .-PORT MAO AT IX) f20 , McCho rd An SPECIAL ~UIRY --Unconventioal Aircraft lone, tbis is an initial report. Inestigation requeated b7 District Commander, DO f20, McChord Air ~orce Baae, Washington, predicated upon a newspaper account of ~1ng Saucers allegedl7 sighted at Pullman, Washington. Four witnesses sighted three unknown objects described as beill d1sc- abaped, on 13 Jul7 1949, at Pullman, Washington. Four :B-~ were known to be in or near the area at the time of the sigbtinc. Poait1e identification of obJect was not possible. OISTIUIUTIOM CG, .&MC, Wright-Paterson .An (Action cop7) 4 Commending General Air Materiel Co ight-Pateraon AlB .Aftlh Mcxm-3 B. D. MELCBflR MaJor, USAJ' inc DIST.ICT COM.AMDlR 'CII fo It 4 .IUU ltltl 1. !hie inTestigation was requested br the District Commander, 20t h Diatrict OSI (IG) USAF, McChord AF.B, \iashington, p redic a t ed upon receipt of a newapoper clipping f rom the Spoke sman Review, Sp okane, \iashington, dated 14 Julr 1 949, anti tled, "Flying Saucer over Pullman." A! pur.r~, \'IASHmGTON 2. 1!he writer interviewe d the follo~"iDg ci vilie.na on 5 Auguat September 1949. regardiD.E; the sightint; of unconventional aircraft: Al 1 of the abov~nsm ed furnished substantiall7 the aame information which 1 aet forth hereinbelow. : The date of aightin& was 13 Julr 1949 at approximat ely 1430 to 1500 hours, Pacific Standard Time. ~e observers were at the Union Pacific raUroad 7arda; two were working on the railroe.d tracks and two were load- inc cofll from a bin into a truck. Three objects were sig hted, flying in formation, echelon to the left. At the time of sighting, the objects wer e eatimated to be ten mUe s northwest of PulltMn at an tmknown elevation. llone of the obaervera would venture to e an estimate as to altitude but stated that it was about the aame height as the average airliner. The objects were ailbted at an indicated 45 engle above the horizon, end t of the objects paased directly overhead. h objects were estimated to be in sight from fiTe to eight minutea. The objects were circular-shaped discs, being approximatelr six feet throuG1 the center or middle section and tEll feet in die.meter. Ther were black on the top and silver colored on the bottom. !he 111aterial or substance of construction was unJcnovn. Ther were fl71D6 toward the southeaat. The object oscillated in flight, creating a blink- inc effect as the ailver and black aurfacea came into Tiew. !he arc or avinc of the obJects was verT mechanical and regular and covered appro%1- teq 80. 'ihen the objecta were approximately five mile s from the ob- aen-era, the trailing object made a 90 turn to the left and dise:ppeD.red fro Tiew northeaat of PuJ.lman. 1he two remaining objects continued in a atraight line of flight untU thq were directly overhead, and then the7 executed a 90 turn to the left and continued a atra~t 11n4 of flight to ~e DOrthee.at. There was no evidence of smoke or vapor trail nor a:IJ:3 tJP of exhaust. Ho sound w audible. The weather vas hot and humid, with a few scattered clouds, and the obsenera did not recall seeing the object pasa through or near an~ clouda. The speed vaa conatent and estimated as about the same aa a co11111ercial airliner. !!here vas no evidence of propul- aioa other then the oscillating effect and no evidence of control surface vere noted. The objects continued in flight until the7 disappeared fro Tiev. 1'he obserTera did JlOt lmov what the object vere a. Mr. General Delivery, Pullman, ~Wn., is employed as a laborer at the Duthie s Seed Company, Pullman, Wn. He haa no pertinent hobbies. approximately 55 ;yenre old a nd apparently not well educated. He diaplared,excitement in describing the objecta end appeared r aq publicity he may obtain from hie account of the objecta. attention was drawn to the objects ~ aaw the objects firat b. General Deli ven, Pullman, .;n. , 1a em- plo7ed aa a laborer at t Duthies Seed CompanJ. He admitted that his a1pt vas impaired and that he did not have hie glasses on at the time the objects were in view. incoherent and poorly educated, waa vnable to give anr pertinent details regarding the objects. c. Mr. General Deli very, Pullman, Wn. , is em- plo7ed by the Union Pacific Railroad Co., at Pullman, \'ln. , as a l nborer on the aection crew. He is approx1matel7 35 ;years old, apparentl;y has a hich achool education, and appeared to be very observing. He v a s eiD.- cere regard1Dg the information he furnilhe4. He was not able to deter- mine the speed, altitude, or size of the object but furnishe d whs.t he conaidered a rough estimate. vtnen he did not know the answers to certain questions, he frank17 admitted he did not know. d. Mr -Pull man, Wn. , is emplo;yed aa a laborer on the aec crev by the ific Railroad Comparcy-, , Wn. He ia appro:z:'matel7 55 ;years old and has poor eyesight. He vaa the firat to sight the objects. He vas unable to determine their a1&e or sbape, but his attention vas drawn to the objects by the blinking effect in the slq, and then he aaked the others what it waa. J..! lDBG I WASHI]fGTO!l ~. Kajor e Wea.ther Officer, Spokane .AJ'!, fur- n1ahe4 the followinc weather sequence from the fUes governing the Pull- ea, wn., area on 13 July 1949: "Scattered clouds at 1800 feet; visi- bU1 t7, 30 miles; temperature, 97; and wind from the north at 6 miles per hour." VIGER fUrtJ:tr advised that it could have been clear over Pull at 14oo hours aa the clouds were "fer7 acattered. 5. lat e Oprnt1ons, Spokane AF.B, was 1Dterueved and viaed tbat on 13 Jul7 1949 one flight of four B-29 departed Spokane .AFB at 1310 enroute to San Francisco California, and t~ have been sighted from Pullman, Waahi.Dcton. UNCLASS\f\EO DE .. A .. TMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON 5D-OSI/JLB/nlb ITH OIIT,.I C T O,.FICIE 0" SP'I:C IAI.. INVI:STIGATIONS W"IOHT .. ATTI:,.ION AI" f'O,.C lAIII:, DAYTON, OHI O w.o.s OCf 41 ISM SUBJ~CT: i'ROJ'~CT "GRUDG~" Incident, Dayton, Ohio TO: Commanding General Air Ua teriel Command Wright-Patterson Air Force Dayton, Ohio ~TTll: MCIAXS 1. Reference is made to R & R, your office, dated 14 July 1949, requesting investigation of the sighting of an unidentified aerial object at approximatelY 1900 hours, Sunday 10 July 1949 in the vicinity of 431 East Stroop Road, Dayton, Ohio. 2. Forwarded f or your information and acy action deemed appropri- ate is the report of Special Agent JOHN L. BRENNER, this office, dated 15 ~ugust 1949. \'lith the submission of this report, all logical investi- gative leads have been covered and reported. 3 Your attention is invited to Par8.raph 11 of Air Force Regula- tion 205-6, dated lS May 1949, which prohibits the disclosure of the nature, sources or existence of investigative information to unauthorized 4. With the submission of this report, the files of this office are being closed r egarding this case. 1 Inc1 (in dup) ~EROME M. BRAUN Acting District Commander IJACt:ASSIFl ED