;u:1CrD.J. UNCLASSIFIED Unidentified ~lyins Objects ~redford, Or egon , addr ess ~.:edford, Or e gon. ;edfo r d , Gr et:;on, d. Photo;;r aphs o f objects i f availabl e : ?i!oto- raphs of objects ru~e not a v ailable. Sketc~1es o f o':)jcct' s co. flcu r atio!'1: .. ~-::etc:.es of object ' s con~i~ur3tlon a1 ! o t av~ll~ble. f . Ob j ects s i (1) i:umber : v~.ryinc:; f r o m on e u n dete ruined . Size: Undeternined. Color: Shiny. ( 5 ) Speed: Ve..ryin b from s low to v e r y f t.3t . Headin~: Objects d i d not ~old any head lng and were l ast seen hea ain (7) ;,:aneuver a')ili t y : zontally but n o t jects ma neuvered hori- vertically . (8) Altitude: Very i1i e h . 9) Sound : IT one. ( 10) Exhaust trail or n ot: g. Ge n e ral re!.larks: Personnel from :-:edfo r d Airways first si 1ted -cl..e o':Jjects and notified r:edfo r d r:o:;=r a nd ::ed - ford Ra uio. Person.~el f rom I.:edf.:>rd Radle u s e J t i e t~1eodali te to set a bett0r loo k at t " e objects. Perso n n e l fror11 i.:e d f ord Tower used binoculars and were able to d i stinguish vllnGS on Uf\JCLASSJFIED UNCLASSIFIED St:BJECT: Unidentified Plying Objects the objects but no further identification could b~ detected. :':.e Objects \VOUld fly f o r me uiOn f o r a W!~lln (111:1 tr .. " n brco.!~ off ~nd !'c f or m i n a trnil for.1ation. 'l'h e y r:ould disa.:J;eo;r "'or ~ o r t per : o d s a.r.d then reappot' r i n the sar..e b(. r e r a l tre~1. w'bj~c ts were vislbl e to t. e unaided dye onl y when t !lC'Y r c - ~lected tne sun'~ rays Lt. Co l., uSAF Comr.1e.nding INCIDENT NO. 1. Date of Observation :j ~a.."-\ <j Date of Interview 2 . Exact Time (local) 3 Place of Observation 4. Position of observer 5 'fihat attracted attention to object 6. ~!umber or objects 7 Apparent size S. Color o f object ~ .J.. >.AJ>- . 1. Direction f rom observe r 2. Distance from observe r 3 Direction of flight of object(s) 4. Time in sight !>. Sound a.nd odor Luminosity Projections Manner or disappoaranoo Effect on Clouds Additional information ooncorning objoc~ ~oathor Conditions . UNCG\~SIFIED '-. Co::-.: 1an di:1t; r'neral ~ir . ~teriel Corr1and Jil.;rtcn, Ohio :"'ricer i!1 Ch1.r~e, Det~c!11'11ent 1908-1, 1 ,05th \ \ SS Squa(:ron, . ertor d u:1i- c~n:\l \ irfielr , cc!'or~, l'r e :o:1, i s sn.,.::itt~-~ i."l accor r Lett.t:r, St't'ject. At ao!)roxi"".1.te:l:" ll30P, C : \Uf' l.t), a sbin~-o~ject \',as Ot:"en :'!". :, tr.. r:et::li 1.tel;v tl~ereafter, anot'1c:r: sncn c'oject ::as ci.._:nt.fri, a:1 t..1e ..;c 1trcl .:'o- wer w3.s rc.H-iU(.sted to locate ~.::c :-,t,;,emrt tc jce!"lc: f"" t. .e 0t, a l t,,: tude wns too t:re'lt f<'r 1.cct:r 1.te observat.:..o:: iii t:".out .... .r 0 :' )i lC'c,;- lar::. .:1e ~ol'1trol i'o er oper1.tor C?l dut.y, , .... ~, :..:!'tr t o ven:.L.n1.l vr~.1~s, :oinG parable to c r re~ ter t.1 n t:11. t of st~"lcarc .ict 'li rcr::tft, :!. :-, ~ a ; t.:.!: r :i':-1 !'l.l altitude esti!"'late o f t.hirt~r't1ousand (30,000) feet. "o ncc'.trn ... ~.... 'l: .. iv. e i:--:3.te could be obtai.l"led, due t v the rtbse"lce of clo!,ls t.-. f r r: :t v..'lsis f er s uch an esti."late. P.mrever , a Pnited A:i.r L.;nes ID-L; i.: t!"'C' vicirli't.~' at Seventeen tilC'USand (17,000) fpot re[Ssr~d t~t'"re~O'Fer f.n .. ~ ~(' l'm::' ' '!'":"t -i-e t o see tJ...'iy :Jtr3.n~e objects; t!1ere~cre, presu:.!a':Jl t c ob,:'ccts t 1:1 b~ r-~f initely deter:nined t c hare been above th1.t he i ght.. :urt.:1cr i :1lcstic-tio!'1 by m~ans of air craft proved frui tle~s, si '1CP. t-' .e ~b.iP. t:; :;ere "lOt. seen a.-1.; n f or s o':':e ti::tc orior to "'v:1eir 1.rri val. :t:n oerG o f r r crL!:i ;:ere re- CE'5.ved of si:htint;s 1.t'ter it u~s ['~"ner:1lly lc'lo .. :1 t.!'l'l.i.. s .!t:. :.n.r::' e .;:...~rccs had been seen; but it is br:lievcc tht t these si r:ti1s .. c!e Q:'.ll:.L~,..f.... is- tle pre v-='le.~t i:1 the =1re!:?. a t t r.e ti:'le 3 . " No defini 1,e c onclusions as t c t : e identit,, or n ~.-me o!' t ''te r b- ects ';:ere re1.;hed ~r t.:i 3 ::Ct.=1chment , since ;,c :ur1::.e oo;,~rV"l ... ions c .... 1l c n e t be r'l:~J'. J1erefore, t:1e f or e""Oine in.:orr:r1.Li0!1 iG e3SC ~7-i:t:_y v:l"'..t f urnished b : :r. " UNCLASSIFI ED DOWNGH.-\ DEI> AT :.; y .'~A. \ f~TF'R V DECLASSIFIED AFTl:.R 12. YEAR DOD DrR 62.00.l o . o..nd addrtJss of obsurvur: Oocuputi on ~d hobbi o s r Comments of Interrogator r o l o.tivo to intolligunou and chnr a.ctc r of obs~rvor(s)a l1ARRATrv-= SU:!hlARYa UNCLA::>!::>It-tr , ARMY AIR FORCES AIRWAYS AND AIR COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE, ATC HEA.DQUARTBRS l905TH AACS SQUADRON McChord AF Base, Washington SUBJECT& Report of Sighting of "Flying Diaoa" TOa Commanding General Air Materiel Command Wright Patterson AF Base Dayton, Ohio ATTNa TSDI!~ 1. The following information received from the non-co~ssioned Officer in Charge, Detachment 1905-1, 1905th AACS Squadron, ~edford ~ cipal Airfield, Medford, Oregon, ia submitted in accor dance with USaF Letter, subject "Reporting of Information on "Flying Discs" dated 6 Feb- ruary 1948. 2. At approximately ll30P, 8 Aug 49, a shiny object was seen in the alcy by a member of this Detachment and reported to t he writer. Almost im- mediately thereafter, another such object waa sighted, and the Control ro- wer waa requested to locate and attempt to identify the objects, since t he altitude was too great for accurate observation without the aid of binocu- lars. The Control Tower operator on duty reported to Seattle Air Traffic Control and McChord Flight Service that he had seen three (a) silver-colored objects at an undetermined altitude, apparently with con- Tentional wings, going "very fa!t.". An informal conversation with :.!l- ean revealed that the objects sighted appeared to be moving at a speed com- parable to or gre~ter than that of standard jet aircraft, and an unofficial alt:\.t\lde estimate of thirty thouaan'i (30.000) teet. No accurate altitude eatimate could be obtained, due to the absence of clouds to form a ba31a tor auch an eatimate. Fowever, a United Air Linea DC-4 in the vicinity at aeventeen thouaand (17,000) teet reported to the Tower that he was unable to aee any atrange objectiJ therefore, presumably the objects can be def- initely deter ed to have been a~o~e that height. Further investigation by mean ot aircraft proved truitless, since the objects were not seen again tor eome time prior to their arrival. Number ct re~orts were re- ceived ot sightinG after it was generally known that some stranbe objecte had been aeenJ but it i1 believed that these aightinga were balla of ttis- tle prevalent in the area at the time. D O GRADF:v CLASSIF AT :J l ' on VIIt .:.~n 1 UnCI:.AssJFtcn UNCLA551F\'0 16 August 1949 SUBJECTa Report ot Sighting of "Flying Di:oe" a. No definite conclusions as to the identity or nature of the ob- jecta were reached by this Detachment. ainoe accurate observations oould not be made. Therefore. the foregoin~ information is essentially that turniahed by Mr. FOR THE COMMANDING OFFICERs CCI Bq USAF l800th AACS Wg 180lat AA.CS Gp 0 MCG l\1US lat Lt, USAF UNCLASSIFIED :LA:>:iiFIED MESSAGE INCOMING MESSAG UNCLASSIFIED DE RADEo AT CLAsSl FlFJD A3 r!_E .-\R r:vr, ... R OD Din u20 l~ YEARS ~ UNCLASS\F\ED o.Jo . This copy will t.e sofequard ed w ith the qreate st care until oction Is completed, at which t ime It w ill MCAG Form No 22 t.e prepared for destruction in accordance w tth Sectio n IV, Hq. Office ln1truction No. 11 2 . ex o SStflED .. MESSAGJ CLASSIFIED MESSAGE .UNCLJ\SSIFlEf' v c Ct"'TE;: '"CC::or.D ATT'! ~CIAXC'3 TH:": THEODALITE TO GET A 3~'1r::.{ Ln"K AT "f ~iZ Of J ':CT':;. P::~.t F't AIDF.:D EYE O~JLY WHEN THEY n!::FLr:C'lZD T:r:: l~U.J' :th YS ~ I G,:r::o END OF TRANSMIS SION UNCLASSIFIED MCAO Form N o 22 RPv lS Ou 4 8 Thie copy will be eofeqllotde d w ith the qreatu t core 11nt1l oction is completd. at which time it will be prepared for d .. tr11ction in accordonte w ith Sec11on IV. Hq. Oflice lnh11ction No. 11-2 . Wf' l l tt rra 49 IOM liD MESSAGE . 1 UNCLASSIFIED UcChor d . ,.:.r ?orce Base aashi!"lt;t o n ~ B~CT: Unidentified Flyinc Objects Commandi ne; Ge1eral I\: ate r ie 1 t: O!n.nnnd .irigi. t -Pat t :.rson l .. , .3ase, Chio 1. The f ollowinG report o f ::l c,.,tL.c:; o f unid0r tified fl:,'- nti objects is submitted : a . Location and time <Jf s i[;htin;;: ~as t a""'d south - east o f : .. edfor d , Oregon, ll20P t o 1 2 3 U?, 8 ust l-49 b . '.':ea t ner at t ! e tLne : S~y clear, visib .... lity c. Na10es, occupations, ar~d addresses o f witnesses: :.:..rways, a dress . :edf or d , Orogen. (2) Staff Serce a n t Detac hment /.irways, ed<ir oss !:edfo rd., '"'regon. ( 3) Corpora~ .:irv.'ays, ac. res s redf ord, Oregon . , c::.. , r:edfor d for d , 0recon , address I ;e d f ord, J ret;on : edfo r d : odford, Ut :cr_/l.Ssrrr ED