~:r: Lo:,;cr t h nn J" .. rr:cr c:Js:r :o:- ill I I I c cru~:ar.:.; i;t.rn t\'C ~r.torcc~t ou cct~. MCCI10RD FLitiliT Sr;RVICE Ct;NTER McChord Air Force Base SUBJ3CTs Unident ified Flying Objoots TOa Commanding General Air !l.ateriel Command Wright-Patterson AF Base , Ohi o AT'f"i l4T ION: MC IAX0-3 1. In accordance with FS Re~ulation 200-4, subjects Uni de nt ified Flying Objects, dated 2 Novembe r 1948, the following report of informa- tion receiVdd concernil.g the sighting of unidentified flying objecta is aubmitteda a. Location and t ime of sightings Ten (10) mile a northwest of Home, Idaho. at 1205 MST, 24 July 1949. b. Weather at the t imaa As reported by ~ountain Home Ai r Force Base for 1130 PST was scattared clouds a t five (5) thousand feet, visi- bility thirty (30) miles. c. Names, occupati ons, and addresses of w tnesses: The only lQ\la~ who reporte d this sighting was oc cupation tchie Field, Hampa, I daho. a ddress Nampa, I daho . d. Photog~pha ot objects if aTailablea Photographs of objects were not available. SkBtchea of object's configurations The objects we~ delta winga with no protr\lsions. The angle of the a pex as reporteo by was between thirty (30) and forty-five (45) de gree s with the base of t he trian~le being a slightly curftd convex. t. Objects aighteda (1) Humbera Se'99n (7) objects we r e sighted flying in a V toruation. (2) In addition to the description in paragraph 1 d a dnrk circular structure where the pilot normally sits. The le~ding ed~e of this dark circular atructure wa s approximately one-fourth (1/4) the distance tro1n the apex ot the delta wing to the rear. This dark circular atr\lcture was DotedJat the time was below the objects. Sise 1 Larger than an F-51. Colora Darker than normal aluminum skin and not shiny. Mr. ~eported the surface aeemed to be between a light gray and a dirty white with no markings or dit- tuaion ot color. (5) Speeda Faster than an F-51 and estimated by Mr. to be at least six ( 6) hundred mile s per hour. (6) Heading s Mr. r~ported that when first s i ghted the formati on was heading approximately three ( 3) hundred degrees. The formation passed by h i m and then made a one hun dred and eighty (1~) degree turn t o approximately one hundred and twenty (120) degrees (7) NaneuT9rabilitya Mr. reporte d that no maneuvers were notod other than the one hundre d and e i ghty (1~) degree turn. The objects d i d not appear t o bank during the turn. When the objects were first sighted and betore the one hundred and eighty (130) degree turn was the outer wing surfaces appeared to move slightly. (8) Altitudea Mr. ported the formation between eight (S) thousand five ( 5) hundred and ten (10 ) thousand t eet. When the formation was fir~t s i ghted Mr. s cruising at ten (10) thousand feet and the objects were slightly below and one-fourth (1/4) ot a mile to the left of his position. ~ben the f orma- tion the one hundred and eighty (180) degree turn Mr. descended to eight (S) thousand five ( 5) hundred feet and was below the formation when they came (9) Sounda No sound was noted from the formation. flO) BXhaust trail or nota No exhaust trail was visible. g. General remarksa Mr. enroute from Burley, Idaho, to Nampa, Idaho, in a Cub Cruiser when the objects were sighted. Y~en the tormation was first sighted they were going in approximately the a&me direction as Yr. d were proximately one-fourth (1/4) of a mile to his left and below. Ur. was cruising at ten (10 ) thousand teet at this time. He observed the formation until it ma the one hundred and eighty (lSO) degree turn at which time Mr. esoended 1n hia aircraft and aade a ninety (90) degree turn to the left in an ettort to intercept the formation. Be was able to get belowthe level of tbd formation at eight (~) thousand fiTe (5) hundred teet at which time be noticed the dark circular bulge on the bottom aide of the objects. Because of their speed the flying objects soon became lost from the eight of Ur. who proceeded hia destination. Mr. ia known personally by Captain f tbia organization who at&tel that in hil opinion ur. & reliable witness. I.ARL J. LIVERSAY Lt. Col USAF Comnanding I NCIDENT NO 1. Date of Observation 24 July 1949 Date of Interviow 2. Exact Time {loc al) 3 Place of Observation {10 1:11lea H",'4J !.::t . Houe. Iu~ho 4. Position of observer Air in oub r.r1.liautr at 9,00' on ~0 5 What attracted attention to object 6. Number of objects 7 in tor~Mtion 1. Apparent size Larser than F-51 S. Color of object J>arlc'!tr than normal alwntnum akin, botweoJ' do.rk gay a.ml d".r~-white Delta win~, oiroular 1~ repr (sPe sY.atoh tn ti:e) 10. Altitude 11. Direction from observer S 12. Distance from observer 1,-l't nlile latftr"ll~ 500' vertical 13. Direction of flight of objoct(s) Firat 270 than 110o 14. Time in sight 16. Sound and odor None 17. Trail loa. lS. Luminosity 19. Project ions 20. !Bneuvers 180 turn atable tlight 21. Manner of disappoare.nco Faded auddenq at 5-10 adlea 22. Effect on Clouds 23. Additional information conoorntng objoct Made turn without bankinc ~. 'loathor Conditions Soattorecl alouda at 5000' "fia1b1lity 30 IUlea rar..o a nd tlddr~JSS of obsurvor: Occup~tion And hobbius: ?tlot with l i' ,OC() }tClUr:l Comme nts of Interrogator r o l ntivo to intollig~ncv and chnro.ctc r of obsu r vor(s ) Comllderud ntlia'olo. A test of' tho spo.rk plut~s rro.n having brokan u~wn nnd wore r~und to be l!ARRATrv:: SU!IhlARY s p lo.ne failJd to s how t,i,oly aerv lcenble. ar:y e.,_idonoe of' '"~!"b!~l o.or.ount of hie ai ~nting was u.a i'IJllow.:a: On ~ ,ju.:.~ i.~)49, was !'l:ri :'l'; hi~ i~r CliP!X, r !.l.ircr.4ft \'N5622H), :ruu1 i U'lll U~a.h .:tn rout e to :::...~.t.'l:'~, Idaho. t !' hout 120 3 ho\.1rs (nil'), Yit-.a; .l.'ly inc; at lu ,000 feet '~L al t i t \H.l(' , v. \ th (7} tlyiLG ob!~ot~ ~t &bout 7 oclcdk, (noee o f hi~ ~l~re ueed a~ 12 o'clock for this reter.gr:ces) flyin:.: e. {'l: rflllel o t,urse, but &bou~ :JOO fElttt lowar. For 11n inst.tnt laic h~ h oliev1ci the ohjCJote t o}:.., r- 5l'c; or .~-26's. Un &econa ,a ,.a.rou, aid he. kl'\ew th9.t they :'It'":"> ruth:P thut he n.ud ovo r R\ter. befcro. !'ht! obJoc.ts ov&rtoo~ his aircraft, paS&ii, P On h i e left (&OU't.,l SldUJ at; t-IJOI.ll; 15(),7, rat"t diStif.tll0rt 11-t ol!)rll' CX5natn.ly 500 f eet low!1r, or 95CO i'eot l.JSL a.ltltude. 1'ho objootc v1era flying perf~ct for_.._ ... tion, t~ o rowe of throe ( l ine a.broas'Ci) a r:u the a~Jvuz:th ulir;htly to the retAr an:1 t;.t~ybo alightly nbov" th~ r est. 't'\t::Jd tha t thu !'orlhtion wua v r y tight, boing ~bot.t one-third of the object a apan diat .. nce from tip of one object to tip of tho othltr (approxitntely 15 feet). 'l'he aame di3t;tUtoe was tnu L. ttt.i l ted fro:'l truilil:::; ou of l e u c objects to nos e of objeota in ,_eoor:d lin. ,,h ttn tr.e objocto had pusaed o.ir- cratt, they mo.de t1. t urn ~o the rieht. paaein;; a uout 1500 foet i n fro!lt of, :lr.d 5CO feet below The ob eote &n;!!i!l turnad to the rit:;ht, anu p~:t.aHed on the ri.;ht (north) aide ot id that the ob cots mado p..Jrfoot form.t~.tioJ. turns, and 1D 10 doinr; they neithor bankttd or skidded. to.tE:td tho.t when the objects t'irst d he thou~ht they meant to ram him. 1\1 soon as the objaots paaeeci to hia ri~ht, urned hia aircraft eo that he mir:ht keep the objttota ir. vitnt. Ho sttt.tt!d that the objoota remair.ed iT' view for approxir::ately 1 or 2 miDutea 1~ ;tll, and th& t thitir apeed waa oat1rant3 d between 450 aDd 550 miloa E4J1 hour. i thut he watched the objoote euddonly diaappear at approxioately ton {10) milea distance from hin . In deeoribirr; thrJ objects, l&id they were delta ahaped tlyin~ llintt;a. He eati~Ated their epan aa bein~ betweon that or an F-51 and an A-26 aircraft (35 to 55 ~ their len~th (r.nse to t 111nr. eds~e) at t4bout 2Je 20 to 30 toot. and th'oir th1oklleaa at rrorn 2 to 5 toet. id thE4t th~.. objoota wore a lip;ht color exc o ?t tor a circle of dur~ color of apprcx ~toly l2 r t in dikmotur which was pluood midway between th.., tipa of the objcwt, and which oxter1ded to tho truilinB ed;,e of the object (aee akBtoh}. aa1d that he oould not describe the oo!Jra--they wore J7ll!:kJ und uddruss of obs,_rvo r s Occup~tion And hobbi v s : Commonts of Interrogator r e l ative t~ intolli{;<:ncu az4d ch~tr:~octcr of obs..;r 'JJr(s ) HARRATrv-: SID-U\lARY s whit<t c.n~..t bl1"~ o xc'3 .:-t that th~y -we r(l a hcui9' of' ,~ ite and blac~ t r. t h<J L.ul nevl'lr e eer. bJfore . ea1d tha,. t he top of ~hn C'bj '!t 11r:.e p~.::ri'f'f~tlJ f lat, ~:--d t!t'\t the botto:1 of thf.l obj;ct ~aa flat l::<Oa}.~t f (.r f?. !:.t-nll0\"1 dOJ:<;J-lilr~ protrusior. of 'l!:'~)rCY. sta.tod tha t ho &c..u l l v propE-ller u.rc:r. u.:l f .!l\'1 r.o t oxh.z'.ust f\JOOI o r sr..c~a. SIJ far aa he c ould t:";;.ll tl1ul'J :.wro uc (a.ir ~nta:we or j o t or r oci-:ct OiJOnl.q~s. tutcd thnt ti.;:, obj ... \) t:, Clt:v ,.10. \.I usual ~tS\l1~.Uty C.!"d f\ppeure d to b~ uudor t.a.bsoluttt c ontr o l at al} tlJ.~ea. wer.t or. t o R&y t hat thu nose ot' tho ob,S~ota x~ ct.a.r.IO t.o o. Lo~dlo point, blit t}, t; th~ trt.1lir.;'l' 1Jd~en ..,.~r ... nquertt. t\:? thou::,h attv:ed o'!' , l~s.vi1: tL f h l t surtaae, tl.a thickness o : the objoet, ae a trail in~ at e dr_;e . stated th.u. t when r 1rs~ si,"":!it J d b y hi:n, h~J rotioad t\n oaci llation of oart o !' the outor ~nels 01~ t he obj~ot. 1d this oscillation decrea.snd as th~ objects upJ.>roo.ohed. atat.-d th~t it waa a a:.11uoth oaclU.E,tlon, not u r' luttor. ~e-empl:aa1zljd the fact that when the objoots turne d they did ao without a. b.nk or a akid. J!,l abo s~id t b.t.t it appoared that tho obj~ota hau used his aircrtt~t aa & turnin~ point, maintainin~ a atandard turn about nis air~ruft li.t o.piJroX1~toly 1/l. milo distflr.co. statotl that TJher. the objeote ditu:l:Jpeb.red from s i , they diaa ttll of tt. aax suduen. Thoro waa Do ~radual fa.diJl& !'reo viow, atatoa. irst eatir.;a.ted th ' speed of the objoota aa a ocowhctrd o-.1:t1oon 550 am 650 &ailoa por houra thuD stated tha t r.1aybe they were trtLvelinb not quite that tast. Alao to.tod t httt the oirole in the oenter ot tho object chan~d color sll_;htly frou t~::l*f to ti.me. anu that the oscilla- tion or moveoont of the out~r panels was down to about 30 decrees, tten to a. flush poa1t1on. tated that he had a. good ~iow from all nnglee except bulow and to tated that aa ho puaasd th flight path of the objecta he expected a ~reat amount or turbulonce. an.1 tln. t he VI&O eurpriaud whon he folt nothing. AS aoon as he had paeeed the eta fliht pAth, howover, ho noticed that bia oneine be~ run- ning rough. airor9.t't and t~ine llre Hia unr;ino io a Lyoorain':, 4 oylinder oppoeecl 115 horae!~owor .) ~oozJ ~&rter cl, he haQ Otl8 of hia mechan- loa 1nepoot th ongiJl.-, and it wae 1 .. ound thut all of hia epark pluge hc.d boen ahorted am burnod out. Theee plu~a. except tor one that oould not be looat~d were forwarded direotly ruru and addr~ss of obsur vt>r: Occup~tion ~nd hobbi~s: Comments of Interr ogator r o lutivo te intolligoncu and c haracte r of obsorvor(s ) HARRATrv~ SU:IhiARY s from .t ltona ~!3 to . rit;ht-r~ttor~on 4~ir l orc u Base, lhyton , Ohio, on 2b July 1949, for a.nalys is, i r. acoordanco with tho i r instructions. Only sav1.1 n of' t htt ori ,inal ei~ht plur~s wero forward.td b oout;se &Jr. disctt.rdo<i all eight prior to the arriYul o:' tho writor "nd tho aubse~uent I011rch for them raver.~.led or.l.j seven. Soon attJ r hau lost sihht o!' the objacto, at approxi~tely 1212 hours, :.:!Jr , M called l3oise Hud io, Gowen Field, Boise, ~daho, and told t hem t hut; i t VJU.s u.n o~'i.J rr,o!.OY trans1.1isaion anti thon aaKBd tt.eo to choo~ tor acy a ircraft i n h i e vicinity. lie VI&& later notitiud by Boiso H,ad l O that r.cChord 1-'iold, ataahir.;:;ton , Hill Ai'J, Utc.~.h, Op;uen, Utah, o.nd int,r :atJdiato polnta had bden oheoktd, o.nu thd.t no n ircratt had b~an totU" l:is a1ror11rt at tho tiae o f hia ait;htinr;. turtbllr st.Atod t hut the s ky w&.s loss thd.D 1/10 COYornd, ~nd tha t t}:ero W&S n o Lli&t Or U ha&e I the OJI~. clo\ldl bei rt; tufts o.t approxir.:ate ly 12,000 to 14,000 teet '.SL. atato~ th~t h~ haa been tlyi nrs tor twer.ty-one (21) yeure, and produced a book thut indioutod that CLi~RK had lj,933a25 hours air tir:w (all civilian time.) hold Com,rcitt.l License !,{129~1, Fl1.r-.ht I nettuotcr and Flight ~an.iner Li c 72, anu Airplo.ne tl.nQ ~.ngine license -f}.l22cJ). It 1& OOilOluded from thi s the. t X Yision and judsment aro excell~nt. Thia copy will be safeguarded with tho greatest care until action it completed. at which time it will be prepared for destruction in accordor, ,. with Section IV. Hq. Office lnstrudion No. 11-2. lhh CODY will Ito MfoAuarded w ith the g reotest care until action is co"'~tleted, at which t i"'e it w ill 4. MCAO lerm No. 22 lie ,,._..,_.. for d estructi-in accordance w ith Section IV, Hq. O ffice lnttructi-No. I 1 2 . Base Intelligence Officer Air Force Base iiashington Le\viston, This letter is to inform you of possible aircraft over Levliston last night. It is probabl y useless information but after reaoing the Associated Press report of a Boise pilot s eeing "flying objects" over southern Idaho yesterday , I decided t o send you this report am a weather observer at the Weather Bureau Office at t he Lewiston l.iunicipal Airport. Has on duty yesterday from 16vOP to 24J OP. About 2310P I went outside to see if there v1ere any clouds in the sky. The sky was clear. As I was about to go back inside I heard a faint noise. I t sounded like a formation of sever a l aircraft at high altitude west of the airport. The noise increased and decreased in voluae inter:ri.ttentl,y,as if t he y v1ere circling. After about five minutes of this the noise faded graciually and I returned to the office. ./hile listening I was als o lookin~ for aircraft lights but sa\1 none. I f there were any it prbably woul d have been eas~r to niss them against the bac!q~round of b.i ght s t ar s , anC. a s said before, the noi s es seemed to come f r oo a high altitude. told nobody, FXCept in this lett er, a bout what I heard and not intend to tell anybody. Also I will not tell anybody a bout this letter. In case ~ou are intere!;ted, here is m:, r.dlitary ex~}erience: Served with the AAF from Feb. 12, 1<:'42 to !larch 1 llJ46 . Was a ':leather Forecaster, li.o.s. 787 , T/Sgt., A.S.N. If you have any qwestions about this, I will be glad to cooperate with you in any way possible. Yours very truly, HEADQUARTERS 92D BOMBARDMENT WING (M) SPOKANE AIR FORCE BASE lONG, WASHINGTON SUBJmTs Infor