CO. eLUSION cloc:<:ui:::J ~tit.udo of l,C.CO to 1 ,500 !s~ontial El 6 nts of Info jeot "SIGN" 13. Suppor t Non o Vi s i b l o o.. i1ings b . Aerodynami c lif t of fuselage c . Vertical jot ating cylindor or cone ~rostatio lift (balloon or diri~ible) lL~. Propul s i on l!one Visibl e a . Propelle r or jet Aerodyna~ic v~nes (fla?ping (K<ltzi.:ayer offe ct) oscillating) d e Visibl e exhaust or jot openinrs 15. Contr ol and stability liono Visibl e Stab i l i z ers (horizontal or v~rtical) b . Duct openi ngs Approxirn;: tel y 650 !.~PH l S . Sound n . Continuou3 vtl.ine or buzz oar , whistl e , whoosh o . Intermitt ent \JNC~SS\f\EO Essentin l Element s of Projoot "SIG:N" 19 . l~nner of disappear a n ce a. Expl ode (1) Pos sibility of frngm~nts (2) Othe r physica l ovidonce b. Faded from view out of nol'l.ta l vision o. Disappe~red behind obstacle Relative t o t he Observe r 1. Name of ob serve r r.Ir. Occupation Place of business a. Employer or empl oyee US Jovu:."":.Y.tent ' Hobbi e s ?lyin~ ~nd Sport3 a. Time enga&ed i n hob~y ( experience) Is observe r amateur astronomer, pi l ot , engineer, etc.f 6. .Abilit~, to determine Observ e r hcts 20/20 vision co rcctod b. Speed of r1ovi ng objocts . o. Sir.e a t distance iability of obser ve r no nei[.hborhood a. Source s {1) No i ghbor (2 Polico Dopt ( 3 F 'JI r~cords (4 El'1ployor Due to official or police c'1ecks position of Here !.udc. infor .. 1cnt , lssontin l Elomonts of Info Project "SIGN" s. Notos r e lative to observe r on a. SightinG& in gonor ul b. How attention wns drown to objoct (s) (3 Glint of light 9 Witnesses a Add r o sse s b. Oocu?ation o. Reliability 10 . Comnonts of interroGator r o intollig'3nco and chnraot~r of per:ion interrogated a.tivo_ to Ra.da.r Si~htinss 1. Ro radars now operatinG on gr ound a. Observation~ of ra.ngo, spood, altitude a.nd size of tnr bet Doos tar get exocuto a.ny turns ? what radius of turn. Ir r adi us did tho tar~ot sta y in tho turn If so, wha.t a.nclo (1;0), vtc., ~nd of tur n is not observable , hoVI lon and \vhnt wns its spood? Noto particularly a.ny sopar~tion of dist~nt tarG~t into ot a disto.nt ta.r;ot into seve r a l tr.r gets upon approach. it possible. It airborne when object s i ghted sop-ration a. nero thor o any radar inductions or oxtro. n oiso on radio circuits be Givo osti motcs of sizo , spoo1 , n1a.nouvcr s , etc 1. Teletype seque nc.os of locnl ':1:1-the r conditions oft report Loo~l fli~:t ooltcdul~:1 of fl:int; i n vici~i t :,r at t ' l'J o Ol":"lC r cial , -riv.:to c.'1d rnilit Can ... d ian ac.ti vtt" c.irc1"-t cln!l.J to Possible r o l<':lS.::3 of t osti:-1.:; dovioesin vioini.t: r.nnt o.l oft 'J Ori'1n:-::e, .. ir:.? orce, Army, 7Tur.t:lor Un 5.ts ."!IJ scnr c!1 Orr'ln i zc. tiC' o or .. n:r 11thcr If object contacted o .... rth, ob::-:.i:1 Goil s:o~l~s .ritL.in o;:d :lit! out -j~ pression Or !lpOt '/I>Cr O ob::ect l a:1dC'C (v:h: t};on T)P~t,11118bly de'1. r t c) f o r p..u-pos c of ::a rin: co:~ ~rison of soils 6 . If object c~r:1e su~'.'icir'1tl.r ,, r oth~r o.ircr~.!'t o r ' -no::n o ,je rts cl.""c!: surfaces .d~h v9i:nr ccn:1tor~ for po:-i ble r~c!ioa1tivit,. ::.0"\l:o co,..,. risons w1th oth , r unn ctod aircr r~ objcct3, "'tc. 7 Obtt.in ?hOtC'tr~phs (or ori--in'1l r.o,rati'\cs) .:h" r c n v 'li.l'\l,l c ; if :-tot , f'JC\.lr c sketche s of urr6undi :1: torro.in he' c obscrvo d c. Place whe r e it oo:.1tactor~ eJ.rth (if t!i:: tl:\ppcnod ) d. ~::.nc~tvers e For:r-.a "tion i f o o cts vrorc tore th~n t..-~o ~. S"ocuro. si.:;nec at:: tonant 9 Obtain fr~G.,cnts or ;:-h~rsicc.l evicionc~ vf.,cr c pos~il)lc 10 . lias an:r rcdio .J.:-t~e:-ma to b e o'Jsorvad, that might :'~.'osumo.bly be construed '\ s 1'hu US .:0a thcr 3urtau at !:oi3nnt . i~"'i1ort Louis i o.na of tho na.,l;) Clu3cri:)tlon .3 ch~.t ;iv~n by o iJ:scrv u r of o'o j(..C1.;. IM REPLY REFER '10: UMITKD STATES iiR PORCB THE INSPECTOR GENERAL Office of Special Investigations 9th OOI District Jl.orkedale Af8., La. .;cr.L1~nlinv ...;onura 1 . rir;ht-Po.ttcrson .\:'3 Dayton, Ohio 1. Tr3.:1smi t ted 1-:~ r~wi tL i s . cation rewardin~ o.bove Subject. 2 . gth Jistrict o~I action in the abov e c ase. con te .. 1pl~ to UNITED STATES AIR roRCE THE INSPECTOR GE.NERAL OFFICE OF SPECii-.l INVLSTIGATIO~:S 51 H DIS fRICT ROUTL TO fiLE HEADQUARTERS FOURTH ARMY ,ORT SAM HOUSTON. TEXAS t fNCt ASS\F\ED ::;-!JJECT: unidon tified '.orio.l Fhononona T01 Cotr.lLUld i.ng General .\ir ::a torie 1 Cor.~d , riGht Po. ttorson -~-ir ::'o r co !Jo.:::e r.yton , Ohio Tho in closed repor t r o tU1idon tifiod n ori=t 1 ~:1ononcn:'. ob:::orvod .: ONCLA5StFtED WEATHrn DETACK.irl!T 26-5L 6th Weather Squadron Keesler Air Force Base, l iiss. 10 August 1949 SUB~T: Synoptic Observation and .7inds Aloft for 2000C, 8 Augu::>t 49. TO a Wing Intelligence Officer 338oth Technical Training :ring Keesler Air Force Base, :.!iss. Teletype sequence \'finds Aloft and Celesti al Pnenomena: latit ude: 30 degrees 24 I.~; nu t es 24 Seconds rrorth 88 Degrees 55 L:i nut es ~ iest 1923 Central: 5~ Condition, high s ca~tered 2500 sca t tered; visibi lity mil es ; s ea level pressure 163 milli bars ; t enpernture 85 degrees F.; Derf!)cilt 72 degr ees F; \'lind Calm; a layer of scattered clouds at 20000 f eet w:i. th cumulonimbus c l ouds north of s t a t i on and frequent li ghtening nor t h of station. Forecast, nochange for t he next nine hours. 2018 Central: SK Condition, high scattered 2500 s cattered ; visibility 10 miles; sea-level pr essure 163 millibar::>; temper ature 82 rees F.; d ewpoint 74 degr ees F .; ~7ind Calm; a high layer of s catter ed clouds at 20000 feet Ttith cumulonimbus clouds t o north of s~ation and frequent lightening north of station. Forecast, no change for the ne:ct nine hours. The following are winds aloft for levels indicated at 2000C. two thousand f e et from 195 degrees at t en knots; four t housand f eet from rees at t en knots; six thousand feet f rom 000 deerees at ten knots; eight thousand feet from 100 degr ees at 10 knots; ten t housand f eet f r oo 090 deer ees at 5 knot s ; twel ve thousand f eet lf rom 090 der;rees at 5 knots; fourteen t housand f eet fr om 090 degr ees at 10 knots; 16 thous3nd f eet f rom 100 deer ees at 5 knots; 20 tho~sand f eet f r om 100 degrees at 5 knot s ; 25 thous.:J.nd feet f rom 120 deer ees at 5 knots; JO thousand feet f rom 090 degrees at 15 knots; J5 thousand f eet fro~ 090 deer ees at 15 knots. For 1000 f eet the wind was from 180 degrees at 5 knot RI CH .D H llaj or, USAF Commandi ng t They're S phe,-ical, Fast As Jets The flyint discs have come to New Orleans at last. But here they're not like sauc- they were sp h""r' Mr. Schulingkamp. assistant U. S. attorney, said that he sa w a "round, luminous" obj ect !ly- lnl with jet-like speed across Lake Pontchartrain Sunday. The object, "which was trail- lnl what appeared to be JZUeuos matter, brilliant orange an was moving toutheast In the eeneral direction of Michoud, he said. It was flying on a straight level course at an altitude of 2~00 feet. he declared. Mr. Schulinakamp who as a Navy veteran and a licensed pilot with several hu ndred flyang hours, said he was con\'lnced that .. what I saw waa a man-made t aircraft." He described his experience 2: a. m. I was drivina Ion the Jakefront from West End toward the New Orleans " I had just passed the Levee station. when left out over the pect. course and behaviour Je.t me to believe that tl was not at astronomical phenomenon " Mr. Schulinqkllmp ~aad he did not know \\ hether the obJect f made any sound because pas ~ ( cars drowned out any Bo3rd police " I saw in the sky a moving ob- ject, sphencal In shape and traal- what appeared to be l(aseous matter, which was bralliant 1 noises he maght ha\'e heard. ' orange In color. "The object about the size of a volley ball. It I approached the shorelane from a northwest direction. It was flying ln a southeast direction in the general vicinity of the H llichoud plant " The object appeared to be course through the sky resembled the smooth. swift flight of a jet powered aircraft , in str:ught level flaght. 1 would put the speed at at least 600 miles per hour. "The object was In full view at least 30 seconds It did not plunge earthward in the of a meteor and its general as- He said he heard that the ob-r ject was,spotted by a watchman P at Higgans about the same ume I Gat that he saw it. On 8 august 1949 at 2000 hours, my wife, Da.le Prebis a nd her folks, Dr. and Urs. C. J . Stanton and I wer~ standing at the sea- wall at Biloxi enjoying the gulf air. At a. ti:no whiJe lookine out over the gulf towe.rd the South~aat ~ my (\y& ha pponer.J to catch bricht spherical object . I turoe~d to tho Fast. no I sa-, 1.. ht object v<~Lich apr red 3 a. brilliar c.ph;,re, he-s ' ? e of' k 1~st.e paper basket;. Its d irect.i on or tra""rel 't&.S from ov~r J.\FB to-rd a 180 degr&e heading , tra~eling at a speed of 600 t o 800 milas per hour. The course of trav~l was in an unusually horizontal olane. object stayed i.n view for a ppr oxiDJLtely thirty (30) seconds and then disappeared out of sight over the gulf. ~y wife had also witnessed part of this display, and 1...-m~.ediately we s.ll dis cussed the matter for some time. I beliave the object was too large to have been a firefly presenting an optical iJl~ion. I also believe that it w&s not a meteor fragment because of its b r i Lht glo~ng nature so oloae to Earth. Due to the large amount of oxygen pres- ent, I believe a meteor would have burnt itself out before ascent to such low altitude AF FORM 11Z-PART I 'NCLASSIFi0 A~VED I JUNE I W United States AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT ( Civi li.n) l. . !'..horo. o USAFR A.U-. , an inst run.er.t desi .ner, reported t.r.at on t. e evenir.~ of 6th nu~ tst 1749, a t a Lproxi: .,telj' lo50 hours he 6J,o tlis \,ife observed an uniden tifiec r our.d, olack object aoout a foot in claJ .etcr tro.vellin::;; in a est t o eas t c.i. ect ioc.. 1 is ol<ect :lCJ a: i rre:.J.;;.t ecce and a~oearc_ t.o :e t:.trr.i.,r-.:.n a cl.oclr ::.se l..i r.:ct.:.c.r.. ..A.UI '-'-= ..: ....... t.d at t.."~e o.> jec~ _ce. .. cr' to disa-o.>e&r into a naze afte r be.lr ' in vie,: approxLt1 tel.:r 8 r.:i .. ute9 !~>\'lARD H. Sil.lONS Captain, USAF Director ot Intelligence RADF:I> AT R Y r:AR I)lTt;:RV A DOWN~siFn:u ,\FT!':l~ 12 YF.Alt~ D DOD Ullt 62.00.10 .Ill> THIS OCXUMEHT COHTAI " S I NF'"ORMATION AF'"F'"ECTING THE NATIONAL OCFEIISE or THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING or THE l'.S,.IONAGE ACT 50 U S C- J1 ~D 32 AS AMEII OED ITS TRAHS~o!ISSION OR THE REvtl..ATION OF" ITS CONTENTS I N ANY MAAHER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PRSON 1:0 l'ftOtiii iTED BY LAW. IT MAY HOT 8( REI'ROOUCD IN - 'HOU OR I N PART. IY OTHER THAN UNIT0 STATES AI R FORCE AGE.hCIES. EXCtn' IY I'RMISSIOH or THE DIRECTOR Of ~tnn..uGHCE. USN. (0 dllf'ICATIOII) UNCLft.SSlr II:.L AF FORM 112-PART II AP!ftOV0 I JUNE 1941 UNCLASSIF/. AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT llli'Oin' 110. Bq , rlat ir Fo r ce. 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