10. CONCLUSION Astro (i:OCX) C~j c c t. C:escribed as bc:....:J 15 .:eet hi.3~ and th!'"ec !"ec~ , ... :..:.c" joe~ =os c staig u p 250 fee t ~ : 5 oin~tcs, s yec at ~his h c i z ht a~d ~oved south 1500 feet i:1 tHo hours. Cr-.ot he!'" \::::.n~ss ~ stated that she saw the object and she though~ it \ras the ~oor._. MAOOUARTRS utTtu STAT[S AIR FORC[ TN tS'lCTOR GEEaAL REPORT WADE 8Y O''IC[ OF S'lCIAl IMVSTICATIOIS REPORT OF INVESTIGATI ON ROBERT E CASSADY A( PORT WADE AT Air Force Ba s e Sithting or Aerial Phenomena on PEA 100 lire OFFICE OF ORIGIN sPECIAL INQUI.Rf -UNCONVENTIONAL AIRCRAFT Bone this is an initia InTeatigation predicated upon information trom Air Provost Uarsbal, Randolph Jir Force Base, Texaa and instructions tram District Commander, Di strict Ottioe flO, Kelly Air Foree Base, Texas, in accordance with AFCSI Letter lo. 65. On 22 August 1~9, Kr. t elephoned Randolph Air Force Base that he had seen a "Flyillg, t>aucer" betwe 0300 a~d_.Q230 hours, Central Standard Time, on 20 A~ust 1949. Mr. contacted at Llano, !exas, stated he had seen an~object-fifteen (15) feet high and three (3) or.tour (4) feet wide, oontaini~ eleven (11) quarter moons , six (6) inohe in diameter. Object first sighted rising over edge of mountain, one and two-tenths (1.2) miles NNE of observer's bouse. Object wa s copper colored and gaTe ott sufficient light to cast shadow Object rose straight up to height of 250 teet in fifteen (15) minutes, stayed at this height and moTed South 1500 teet in two (2) hours. There were no clouds. Object made no o~d. ObserTer had no information on method of support, propulsion, air duot exhaust or manner of disappearance. Only other witness was lJrs. who stated she saw object, but thought it was moon. Mr. rancher, 54, is apparently sound in health except for cataract over left eye. Observer appeared somewhat eooentrio due to claims that !.tilk:y Y/ay, Big and Littlft Dipper are currently out ot position, and that his ranch extensive deposita or uranium, diamond dust , graphite and iron. Mr. r ead article on flying sauoere in newspaper day before re- portinc incident. IOwn ;. ~ n-..:) 'T " ,.E., ..... 'DRCLASiiFHHJ .~ ,.-n:r~ .! ~ y ~-AI~S. 0 I S Tit I 8 UT I ON CTION COPY FOAWA~OEO TO Co.ulldiac General CG, AUC, Wright-Pattereon FBI (into) 1 G-2, Fourth A.nq (into) 1 AFCSI FORM I& lricbt-Pettero !PB Ana IIC! m s a. R. LUNSDElf Lt Colonel, USAF DltTI I CT COM&IO(I UNCL.ASSIF1EC 1. This inveati~ation is prodicated upon inforMation received from the Air Provost Marshal's Office, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, and instructions from the District Commander, District Office #10, Kelly Air Force Base, Texas, in compliance with AFCSI Letter No. 85, l2 August 1949 2. At approximately 1030 hours, 22 August 1949, a telephone call wns re- ceiTed b the Air Provost Marshal's Office, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, from Mr. to the effect that on the morning of 20 August 1949, at about 0300 hours, Central Standard Time, he, Mr. age fifty-four (54), a rancher living Llano, Texas, had aeon an unidentified aerial object about fifteen (15) feet high and three (3) or four (4) feet wide, risi ng troa behind a mountain, one and two-tenths (1.2) miles from his home. The object waa copper colored and appeared to contain eleven (11) quarter moons, points up. The object slowly rose up to a height of about 250 feet in fifteen (15) minutes ttme, and then moved South for a distance of 1500 feet, staying at a height of 250 feet above the ground. This horizontal movement was very slow and took about two (2) hours. The observer did not see the object disappear, as be went into the house tor broktast at 0530 hours. . 3 Kr. gave the tollowin~ specific details covering this sighting a (1) Date ot sighting 20 Auguat 1949 (2) Time ot sighting 0300 hours to 0530 hours, Central Stamard Time. (5) Where sighted (observer' position)a Obaerter first sighted object while he was standing in the back door (on north side) of his house. During the time the object was in eight, the observer moved around in his yard, outside the house, on the aorth and east sides ot his house. Tbe object, when first aeen, was just rising ~tain, one and two-tenths (1.2) miles NNE over the edge or the or observer's house. (4) lwaber ot objecta. ForUAtion type (it any), aketoh it poaaible. !here was one (1) object which appeared to contain approximately eleven (11) am1ller objects which were shaped like quarter moons. (For sketch see 8b) (5) Obseztab1e celestial phenomena or planets that ma7 account for the UNCLA55\F1ED (6) Distance ot object from observer (a) Laterally or horizontally DETAILSa (Contd) UNCLASStF1ED ODe and two-tenth (1.2) milea. (b) Angle ot eleyation trom horizon ten (10) to fifteen (15) degreea (o) Altitude 250 teet aboYe ground. (7) Time in aight. T.o and one-halt (2!) houra. (8) Appearanoe ot objeot Copper oolorecl, like setting sun. Looked like bright red Semi-rectangular, with corners rounded to resemble partial OYal. This object resembled a large box kite with two (2) quarter moon1 on top and two (2) quarter moons on bottom. !here were about aeYen (7) or eight (8) quarter moons between top and bottom. It appeared as if there were two (2) quarter moons aide by aide on each aide or what should ha~ been a center shaft, but the observer could see nothing in thia area. Each quarter moon was about aix (6) inches across, but they did not appear to be connected in any way (o) Apparent construction. ObaerYer had no information ot material substances ot ap- parent conatruotian ot objeota. (4) Object approximately fifteen (15) teet high and three (3) or tour {4) teet wide. (9) Direction ot tlisht. ~t) Object role straight up to an altitude of about 250 teet, and then UNC~SS\ mewed in a 1traight line South for a distance or approxi11ately 1500 D~T~ILS: {Contd) .nG~T 's NO'.:.;: Due t o the f eet tmt thPre is em incliPed slore in the rnour.tcin at t~s point, t he object mu~t hc.ve c"ntinueJ t o r i s e slmrly ii1 order to t.':linJ.:.in its rel~tive rosition of 2 50 feet :\bovo ":.he round (10) Tactics of euvers. ?here .. ere n" ou~erved t3.cl.ics for t..cneuvers . Obje~t novecJ i n a strai.:;ht l i ne in as0ent end i n o. hn:rizontal movement. (11) Eviden~e of exhc.ust. Th ere i'ra s no obse1ved evidence of exhaust or sound. (12) Zffect on clouds. Thi3 was a clea r nijlt e.nd ther e .;ere no clouds. (13) Lights (a) Reflected or ~ttached. (b) LtU:"inous The object causinB a brilli.:.nt li~ht, red a s if fro~ a fire. ject Has !jO bright that it hurt the observer' s eyes to look at the o bject for an:r len:th of time. It ,:ave suf - ficient light t o cast s hado\'IS of o bjects ac:;c.inst t re build- (14) Support The obsP.rver c oul d not see any visible means of support. (15) Propulsion No method of propulsion was seen. (16 ) Control and stability. There were no visible sta0llizers, althoue h all movements .1ere in a relativel1 straicht line (17) ;.ir ducts. evidence of air ducts or slots. (18) Speed -M.P.H. Vertical speed wa s sle1n, coverin~ 250 feet in approxiiJately fif- teen (15 ) minutes. Hot'i~ontal speed .;as even sloHer, covering proximately 15CO feet in t .:o ( 2 ) hours (19) Sound f!o sound m .. s he:.rd frora thi:J oLject IBTAI~ 1 {Contd) (20) Manner ot disappearance UNCLASSIF1Eu the obserTer did not see the object disappear. It was still in 1i~ht approximately 250 feet above the mountain when the observer want into the house at approximately 0530 hours. 4 The following information ia furnished relatiTe to the obs~rTerl (1) lame ot obaerTer (2) .Address (3) Occupation (4) Place ct business Llano, Texas (5) Pertinent hobbies. Geolos7 and astrono~. (6) Jhility to determine. fbia obaerTer was in a po1ition to see the abon. llr has a cataract Of'e been under treatment of Dr. San Antonio, Texas, for soaie time. rlaiOD ot hie right eye is normal. objaot as set forth a left eye and has stated that the (7) Reliability ot obaerTer. let Lt JOIIH H. BUVENS, Air Provost Marshal's ott1oe, Randolph Air Poroe Base, Texas, contacted Yiaa August 1949 , who ia employed in the Oftice of the Fourth Army Chief of Staff, Fort Saa Boaaton, Texas, and she stated that Wr is subject to spells or illneaa occasionally, although she is reasonably eure that he is not mentally affected by these spells. She stated turther that he is trustworthy and reliable as tar as in tenti but knowa nothing or any effects of his imagination. Miee further stated that Mr. ad a cataract atteotins hie eyes, did not know whether it affected one or both eyes. Ilia also stated that she is very well acquainted w1 th both and Mrs. (8) Botea relatiTe to obserTer ons UNCLi-\.-) tir;htinga in general Tbia is the only aerial phenomena sighted by Mr DETAILS a (Contd) \.,, Jlr. called to the attention or this agent that during the period, 16 August 1949 to 25 August 1949, his radio had been subject to unusually strong statio and in- terterenoes. This was noted from 100 KC through 170 KC. llr. also stated that he had "noticed the Milky WaT too r3r North and running too much East and West", and that the Big Dipper and Little Dipper were out or place bein& in the Northwest in the afternoons, shifting to due East in the early mornings". Mr. has no compass, all directions are baaed on the local belief that his house faoea due South. (b) llr. stated that he had been awakened on the morning ot 20 August 1949 at approximately 0240 hours, Central Standard Time, by the a ound of his son coming home from a date. Not being able to go back to sleep, Mr cot up and started out of the house to smoke. '.&11... e he waa standing in the back door of his house, which is on the north aide, he saw what red to be a large moon rising IH! of the house. Ur. knew that this was oot possible, since it was the dark of the mnon. In order t o get a better view of this object, Mr. nt out- aide of hie house and moved around in his yard to a position where he oould see the objeot through openings in the trees (9) Witnesses Mr. went inside and ot his wife up at approximately 0315 hoursJ however, Mrs. looked at the object and atated that it was only the moon, and she was not interested in o the moon at that hour of the morning at her age. Mr stated that he had oheoked with various neighbors in the vicinity and none of them had seen this object. \'lben inter- rlewed, Mrs. onfirmed her atatent (10) nts ot interrogator re~arding the intelligence aDd character ot person interrogated. Tbia agent believes that UR. is a reasonably intelli- cnt and honest personJ however, it is believed that he becomes oarried away on certain subjects and, therefore, tends to either eza"erate or imagine that ordinary items are something strange and unusual. This belief on the part of the t is based upon the following unusual allegations made by Ur. (1) That the l4ilky ,;ay and Big and Little Dippers are out or (2) that there ia located on Mr. ranoh, deposita whioh oontain uranium, diamond speoka, pure graphite aDd iron. Mr. gave this abeut rock samples wupposedly oontaining all of these mineral products (3) There has been unusual statio interrerenoes between l~C UNCLASSIFlED DITAILSa (Contd) iJNCLAS51F1EO aDd 170 IC, eepeoially around 120 IC, where the eomd ia like a drill or an eleotrie motor. (4) Kr. did not report this aerial phenomena until at- ter he had read an article 1n the Austin American Newspaper tor Saturday, 20 Augus t 1949, entitled "USAF Diacovers Two For.runnera of Flying Saucers". 5 RelatiTe to Radar Sighting lot applicable. 6. General (1) Poaaible releasee ot testing devices in Tioinity sent aloft by Ordnance, Navy, Air Force, Azmy,. Weather Unite, Research Organi- aatiODI or anJ other. !here are no Air Base Unite in the Ticinity ot thia sighting troa -'ich information ot this nature may be obtained. (2) Sketches ot the object and surroundings, signed statement of and newapaper artiolea from the Austin American on lyi~ Saucera are on file at Diatrict Otfice / 10, Kelly Air Porce Baae, Texaa. UNCLASSIFlEO