d::roctio~ :'l'rov!oua ecHUona of t.'Ua fore =>~J' be u .. d. ill. D / i!!LO PED r. . .AD DISTHICT OFFICE :{O. 1 9 L f,AIRFIELD-SUISIDf_AFB v/111 obtc.in sketcaes of objects seen by Mr eet, San f'ra.ncisco, Cali- fornia, when he returns from vacation, 8 November 1949 ~CLASSIF1El> HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE THE INSPECTOR GENERAL FILE NO. .P~Tl.. OffiCE Of SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS REPORT MADE IY REPORT OF INVESTIGATION JAC S. ?.~H'l'IN REPORT MADE AT DO 19 Fairfield-Suisun AFB PROJ~CT G TIUDGE 15 December 1949 OfFICE Of ORIGIN Unidentified Airc~aft 1 August 1949 in Vicinity of San Francisco, California DO # 19, Fairfield-Suisun AFB Sketches of unidentified objects sighted were obtained from DISTRIBUTION D05 (action eopiee) SMAMA-Nov 48 lOOM ACTION COPY fORWARDED TO Commanding General, Air Materiel Command Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio ATTN 1 1 IAXO-3 fiLE STAMP uwcLAs.stf16D AT SAN FRANCISCo, CALIFUHNIA fied aircraft San Francisco Inclosure: December 1949, the inclosed sketch of unident1- s1hted on 1 August 1949 in the vicinit of California, was obtained from Ur. Street, San Francisco, Ca 1forn1a. FOR DISTRICT OFFICE NO. 19, FAIRFIBLD-SUISUN AFB sketch of unidentified aircraft drawn SK!!.TCHF,g OF OBJE CTS A.J szm BY liR. s/ S:L;COND SKE~llES OF OBJECTS AS szm BY RL""V i .. Jt o:r UNCL." SSIF1 ED .:>.ln i'1:.ncicco, (C) r.il~s oin::; due 1;orth, ..:u1C. .. t.~..e n o tt..ctic::, or. !.:.t.cuv crs. 1c..rf' r: .. J no evidence o f e.~huust n o ef!.ect o:1 clouds, !!O "Ji!..~'..>lo an c. ot:1e r tt:<Al! the sh!:.;>e of the o b j ~c t s , th::r... 1 .1 J :.o trA:.ns of Le r o C:y!lb.J,,i c ::;u.9~ort. 'J. or st..u:)elize r s : the speed of o ects s csLi~&ted a t fro o~c t o 0~e , one- h alf ~.:i:: 3S f~ster th~n jet uircrL~ft. :i. r . 3 t .... : ..,r thnt oi cts ~js_..))~urt.,d behi:1d fo: b~n!:. ~-r. C-.11"'.: i r . scvert-1 nin..1t!:~ l::...te r spot-ted :.tprroxi''9.tel~,r !:>even( '/ ) 1:1ore of t h'3:.o o: !cts .:.n tr 1.1 rorJ':.,..tion ut t :v:o s : .. Hif! ::.ltit tuln, tr .... v~li; .... _ :;,n the C~li.e C.:Lr c c - lOD OSI 24 -28 On 6 Scntcr:bC'r BD lntervle~ ~lth fishint; boat f'or Jerry' s i3uit v~0_:.) '.'/!-3 ClSCcrtuinod: On j."on6.u.y, 1 .;.u~ust 194g, :at u.pr:ro;~iLu.te1y ~ttentio!! t o sevort...l objects {four ot , or e ) 1!1 t.::-e: -,;': . .. t th1 s ti:~,e t!'!e fish1nc bo~t : ... ~ u 1:>rouchin~ Sa n Fr:....ncisco ::.!1 the 1f1ain ship cha.nnc 1 of the ..:ol..:en va te Fr~nclsco Li )1t Shi;>. .~t this t i': e the ob~ccts \,Cl'C -P:?roxl- tion fron1 the :~orizon of 45, ...tt :.. n f,p;>:-o~:t:i!Ute !..ltitud~ of 1000 fe~ t. Si:-t.t i n c ti~1e ,.,_s les!l than a t :inute. OlJj~cts v;ore descrioed. as tei!l, silver 1!1 col or, and havi n; :... :;,._t:.are shup~, e..poro:drut 1 n th~t of c. bo:( !:ite. Construction ~e1r,-:(!. to be soliu, o;...n~: thE' size, b.S it :...p:.Je~red fron .:;:.:_!.) t!..iH view I VJUS t:,elv~ ( 12) inches squttr~. r!.'he ciirec~ioz~ of : 1 i_ht :JE. s ~p,roxi::"'tecl 'l s .SSB'~ln<l u.p._')eurcrt to be c1iwbirJG w:.....s no e v id.enc e of exhaust, 110 efi'cct on ~louds, n o 1i:ht:; . re noticed, s i -ch e r reflected or a"Cte.ched , no u.ero UJnLmlc su,,ort .... s visi ble other th~n shape of objec t . :"'1er e '111.\S !10 P.vidence of an ""!euns of propulsion, either prop0l1c r or jet, n o fins o'r st!lbilizcrs .:~r~ noticed rind no $lots or d uct openin~ s were visible. 1o sound ;.as ~:.ard, t-: C. t.ho speed ua.s C$tiJJ.atecl ~.s at jet s peed or be~"'er. .&.':lese ob~ccts 1 ..dcd f ror1 vie;' !.(.:', ... : .Jlscrenancics ir: t shupe , b.lt itude, c.n.: dir(.CL1~:! o~ flitht, bct :Jecn i.r . s vcrs i~n und c~.9t~ir version ,,-r~ n otG. dnd ucstioned. Both .Je r e convinced of the acc'.li'C.C:f of tl'leir m1n s tlo.tt'ments Street, Jcrt'J' S 2r.i t Shop, So.n Pr ... nci!lco, Culifornie , st~t:Jc.l th~t J r . huci ~orked for hi~ for appro:~imntoly ten ( 10) ~ e~.rs, :. s a s !lle s cler k Wl(l tho. t Co.p t-...in had be\:.n Oi l:>lo.;3d. by hir.1 as C:.&.ptu.in of his coin!' erciul paes c n Ge r ILS ( cont ' d ) UWCLASSIFlED ri:lhi:l~ OOHt 'vr ':)i ... ht ( C ) yc-;.r~. necorus of' h~3 'JC:. t lo:; C)hov.erJ tl1~t o n 1 J:.'l' u:-;t l~>!D, ihc rol10'..in~ l.tst ot .'r.o!;:_"' c~l11 or :lie. l'hcrt:., ; ,ere no .::idres:;e3 [ iven 1o" n..l. .es ;:er e unfwnili~r to J, r . ; r . do::,cric)od to exc.t;r:crt. t e . :~ctr:in de:r; '~- ; ein"" honF st t..nd trust\.o r t h v . C .o tu.in .,~;-. u.s beinG rs.ther "eusy GOingT ,. ith-no tendency to or to hecomo excited. 5 . On 6 S eo tenber 19f9, the .linds n.1oft ~cport fror., ~\.1 t i tude Di r e c tio. lG~O ho't;.l's, P 3'r , shm:; d u visiblli t y UHCLASSIFlEQ AT OAKIAND, CALIPORNIA U~CLA5.SIF1E) 1. On 12 September 194d, in an interview with Rev- erent , Oakland , Californi~, the following information wa s ascertaineda On J.Ionaay, 1 AuGust 1949, at approxLmate l y 1430 hours, PST, Reverend , while riding on a commercial passenger fishing boat approaching the Golden Ga te, sighted aix ( 6 ) or ~ore objects appenrine to be in formation anu travelin~ at a speed ::Jlower than that of a jet aircraft. These oo jects were oval in shape, at an undetermined altitude, at a dis- tance l aterally of o9proximately ten (10 ) miles, ann at an Gle of elevation from the horizon of approxim~tely 55 . Sirhtine t e wa s es~im~ted as 1rom ~hree ( 3 ) to four (4) seconds. Color was expressed as silvery , and objects ap- parently were of sol d construct ion. ~stirnated size, as they appeared from 2ev. view, was like a "h:llf dollar", nnd estimated size '7a3 2 0 feet in d.ian1eter. 'Ihe ob jects were eoin3 ENE o.nd made no tactics or maneuvers. There was n o evi- dence of exhaust, no et'fect on clouds, no visible li,hts, and other t han th" shape of objects there was no neans of o.cro dynamic support. lliere ws.s no sound ; no fins or s t abilizers were visibleJ and nothing was seen of' any means of pro!)ulsion. No slots or duct openinWs were noticed and the speed of ob- j"cts was estimated at ':sl e th~n jet aircraft ... Objects faded from view. ' attention was drawn to these objects by r:r. NOT~a Rev. is Colored, and his relig1ou3 sect is His wife is considered a "Proohe- tess". v. impressed this a rent as bein g a "relieious fanatic" and as not particularly responsible or reliable. lives i n an extramely low class Colored nei(hborhood a t empts to interview neishbors to establish ' re- 11ab1llty wore not successful. AT SAN FR..A..NCISCO, CALir"'RNIA 2. On 13September 1949, Urs. treet (owner of the residence at Urs. StroBt J o.nd l.~r Sacramento Street, all of San Francisco, Cali rnia, stated . .. UNCLASSlflEl> DETAILS ( conttd) 2. (gont'd) that they have known Mr. for from three ( 3 ) to .fifteen ( 15) years. Not hing erog atory Yras lmown of StTB- JECT and he was described a s b eing "te!.npero.te i:1 hal>i tsu, "dogoatic in his view points" , a.nd b ecauae of his o.a va.ncint; years tended to "insist on huvinc his own way." 3. On 14 September 1949, f,Ir. Proprietor, Hctel A~art~ent s, San Pran<:'.lsco, C fornia, atnted t ha.t he s lmown for npproxil!l&te t.nree ( 3 ) yoa rs, durint; Vlh ich tic e lived at the liotel ~oartments. Wd S d e s - cribe d as being a l~espo:lsible t en:..Lnt , cauf:inG n o trouble, and :rr. f'urther stated that as fo.r a s he k new, he had no reason to doubt r o l i a bil,ty. 4. On 14 Sep tembe r 1949, Capto.in HOWARD A. CAHLSON, -A, Deta chment Corruaa .. :1dar, De t a chment E, 3903 :1adar Bonb adron, re~auro I sl , San ~rencisco, California, WD.S interviewed and atatod tru..t on 1 Au;Ust 1949, t\'lo ( 2 ) radar testine devices were reloased; one (1) a t approx~ately 1000 hours, PST, and another at 1400 hours, PST. On 13 September 1949, the files of the following h eke and contained no informo.tion re Criminal and Subversive Piles, Police De9art~ent, San Francisco, California Criminal anu ~ubverslve Files, Police Department, Oakland , California F.B.I. Field Office, San Francisco, California I.T SJ\1~ FR.Ai~CISCO I C.hLIFOilliT.~ UWCLASSIFlED 1. On 10 October 1949 information r eceived frou the San Francisco, California Office, Civil .. '1-erone.utics ~"uthority (c. \.) revealed that there are one hundred sixty-one (151) lis ted air carriers in the Bay Area, San Francisco, California.. Fourteen (14) or the listed air c~rriers operate on regular schedules a nd less than one (1) percent of the rer,taining carriers file an:r type of flight plan or clsarance, consequently it is impossible to deter- mine the existence of any known aircraft in the area 44 x 15 '~'r, 2. On 10 October 1949 a check of the San Fr3ncisoo and Oakland, California l":unicipal h.irports revealed tha t less t han one (1) percent of the aircraft normally using these air ports tile any type of flight 9lan or clearance, consequentl y it is impossible to determine the existence of any knovm aircraft in ). On 10 October 1949 a check of the r e c ords rraintained by G-2, Sixth .r...rmy and ONI, Twelfth ilaval District, 3ar ... Francisco , California revealed that these COL!mands do not p ossess a rader installation which is powerful enough to reach the area 44 15 '-~, UNCLASSIFlf:Q u Ctft. ssrnED