Pi<OJECT 10073 RECO~"'"' Washington 10. CONCLUSION 11. GRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS ~ :~-2 :.:.:.r:.;:~e':i e.,sarvers sighted three objects oves r a thirty minute period. ----------_,?:1ey appoared to be nat and made o! veey ... ~"""'"metal. T'ney had no p4ojections and made no sound. -.,---... - .-.... ---------- .;rr'hThe '\'1X station in SeatUe released a large WX balloon at the ~w-.... .; pproximate time o! the sighting. FILE NO. DATE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE THI: INSPCTOR GENERAL OI"I"ICI: OfP SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS?"X"R '"~ ~ REPORT OF INVESTIGATION .,n .... w~ ._ J. E. IU'l'TIER / n AERIAL PHEIOMEBOR .Sightin' ot Plring Diaoa on 28 Aug 49 near Hanaville, Washington, by Mr and Mra and Mr and t.trs REPORT MADE AT OFFICE 0 ' OftiGIH SPECIAL IRQUIRI (Unconventicnal Airoratt) one , tbia 11 an 1Di tial report. DO # 20, MoChord AFB DO #20, MoChord AFB Iu.eatigation predicated on ne.. in the Tacoma News !acoma, Washington. Mr and Mr and Mr and Mre OD 28 Aug 49, observed from the in Hansville, Viaehington, fly-ing diaca--tbr6e in all--which appeared to be approximately-10,000 teet altitude, tqing horir.onta lly. The objeote appeared to be flat end made or aluminum or atainlecss ateel, approximately 25 -30 teet in diameter. They bad no projeotioDs or ao'fing parta, and no aounde eenated from them. The objects did not apoear to be on au,y definite pattern or miasion, and taded tram view after being sighted tor approxiaate q one and one-halt to two llinutea. The tour observers are con- : aidered reliable and trustworthy. Bone ot them were wearing glaases at the time ot their obaerTatioo. Weather sequences indicate that the weather at the time ot the obaerTatiOD, 1800-1830 hre, 28 Aug 49, was clear, with visibility of at leut 20 lliles, DO cloude and DO change in weather; winds alott were approximate- ~ 180, 15 knote. Bo aoheduled flights were reported in the area between 1800 aDd l8SO bra, 28 Aug 49, and no testiDg devices were reported released in the vioinii:T bJ' Ordnence, Na..-y, Air Force, A.rw.y, Weather UDita or other research orcaniaatiODI, ezcept that a large weather balloon wu released by the Sand Point Weather Station, Seattle, Washington, between 1800 and 1900 hrs, 28.A~ 4,?. CG, All:, Wtlpt- PatteriOD AFB -2 AftBt IICI&Xo-1 C.-ancl inc General Air Kateriel C ft icht-P&tterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio (action oopy) OSI, Hq -2 CO, IIOChorcl UB -2 A.!D I )EIAV" I R. D. JltE~B!R llajor, USAF Cue tile #2'-U tlNClASSlf1EO DBUILS I I 1. !hia inTestigation was initiated by the Acting District Conmander, DO :/1:20, aubaequent to publication of a newa item in the Tacoma News Tribune, Tacoma, Waab1ngton, on 29 Aug 49, Wdob ia quoted Terbatim as follows: ~ DEClARE THEY SAW DISCS ' I bad a laaya doubted it, but now I know.' rua wu the o nt ot , after reporting that be and others had spotted tlyin~ discs a oaring through the alcy onr Ranartlle on the peninsula. said he and hie wite and trieads noticed the ob jeota luDdq about 6 p.m. The coupl waa Tisiting with Mr. and fbe diaca were tlying at approzieetelT 10,000 teet, add. Be added that thq were plainly Tiaible " At tACOMA, WASBING!Oll: I. OD 20 Sept 49, Jfr. taoGDa, WaabingtOD, wu 1Dterwiewed and atated in subatenoe aa llowa: 49, he am bia wite, were at the home ot a friend, Bensrl.lle, 1ti taap CO'\lllty', Waa ; that on that date, between 1100 and 18~ boura, the7 were aittblg iD the bane, looking out a large double window to the Borth, W\en they obseM"ed unidentified t~ing objects at approxlately 10,000 teet altitude, about one or one and one-halt ilea to the Jorth ot their poai tion, tqing horizontally at approzimately a 45 angle above the horiaon; tb~ he obaerTed only Oz:'.!_ o _ objecU.-wbich.._he_a~w at lef!st ~e ti=aa, but hi a 11~'t.-8t&teCahe -aw. tliree the ob jeot~; that the ob jeet waa in hii-aight approxi .. tely one aiJd one-halt to two minutes. He turther stated tlaat the objeot appeared to be aluajnua or atainleas ateelJ that it waa tlat like a ailnr dollar, and a conaen-atiTe eattate would be that the object wu twenty- tin to tbirt,r teet acroaa; that notbing was noted projecting from the objeot, auoh aa tina, teil, winga, eto. WheD the object was tirftt obserTed, it appeared w l>e turniDg ard was 011 an angle. and tinlly disappeared to the North. The . object e-d to be tumin~ on a a lope, with DO apparent purpoae in Jftind. A alipt cloud ot Dlake a to appear aa the turn waa being negotiated. The ... 1D a atreak ly aiz iDcbea wide and tour or tiTe teet long tr hia poaition; there wu no odor J the acke wu not iD apurta, end eTaporated 1. atated that there were DO olouda in the akJ"; that the objeot wu aot ltnoua ard bad no li&}lt, ei tber attached or retleoted; that the ob jeot did DOt -to baTe aDJ .artn, p&I"U, auch u propeller, rota tin' cylinder or UNCL'tSSIFlED Cue tile fZ4-U UNr.t.ASSJFlEO oone. rotor, aerodyoemic vanes, etc., and did not have viaible exhaust, slots, duot openings, or jet openin~a. The object did not appear to be controlled or atabilised and did not aeem to be on any definite pattern or mission. It ap- peared to be tossing around and turning quite a lowly, and then f'aded trom view. o aotor or other sound wu beard by u coaing trOIIl the f'lyillg object. ' CD 20 Sept 49, urs. was interviewed and verif'ied the atatenta made by her huaband, with the exception that, in regard to the tactics azul neUTers of' the three flying objeota obeerved by her, they simply seemed to be fluttering iD the breese, going up and down, with no apparent course. She further atated that approrllr.ately a year ago she had obaerved what she now believes nre tqing diaca near Yakima, Waahinttoll, but had nner reported them inasmuch u ahe telt at that time that they were aircraft of some kind belonging to the United states. She did a tate, however, that on the occasion of' subject incident ahe wu oertain that what abe aaw .uat have been flying diacs. 1. Both Kr. and Jlra were very detini te in their beliet that they bad actually aeen aaae type ot aerial phenomenon that waa dif'terent than any- tiling the7 knew ot or had heard about iD the United States tor the located in , Tacoma, gton, aa a tirat aid men. ura. 11 a houaewite 11r ftariDg glusea at aoept when readiJle. s hobby ia woodworkiDg. Neither he nor hia e were interview and both atated that they nner wear gluaea 19& lba, p-ey described u being 67 yeara of' age, height 5' 91", weight , p-tJ7-brown eywa, -dima rudd1' co plexion, mediua build, no a. OD 10 JUly 1945, applied tor am received a apecial Police COID- ailliOD to carzy tireanu while woiXing u a guard at the Port ot Tacoma. Ria t1nprpr1Dt oluaitication, ede at that time by the Taccma Police Departaent, 11 u tollowar 1. ei tber llr. DOr llr'a their atendi ng iD the ty ia have ~ police record of' aay type and conaidered excellat. !heir reliability ia litewiae conaidered exoell.nt. A! IWISVIIJE, WASHING!OI: 10. Wi tDeaaea to the aub jeot inci4eDt were 11r. 1.11d Kre , Ben1T1lle, Wuhingtcm. Benarille 11 a nall toum approxi-.teq two u4 ODe-belt ailea directly Weat of' "Poi.Dt Bo Poi.Dt". Wuhington, and approxiate- 1,-a1 rline ailes Borth Hortlnreat ot Seattle, Waahin~on. 11r. and Kra were inteniewed on S 49 nd, iD aubatance, corroborated the 1t&teMDta ci Ten by llr. ad lira u aet tortb abOYe, the onq exceptiODa UNCLASSIFIED Cue tile f2._U U~JClASStF1ED 'beSDg that both the atated they obaerYed two small objectl ADd one larce object. The r objecta aeed to be approximately twent7 teet 1D 41 ... ter, while the lar~er object appeared to be thirty to thirty-tiYe teet iD ti._ter. Both atated the objecta were traYelling iD a Southerly direction ADd -4 to be teJcing a straight courae. The lare one aeemed to be circling acme- what. but, howeTer. thq aeemed to be heading on a rather atrai&ht course toward the South. 11. Jlr 11 an eqineer by trade. Bia hobby is t1ah1Dg. Neither u ur h11 wife wear gluaea. Their reliability ia considered excellent, and 'both aeea to be extremely CO!Uioientioua al'ld trua twortq .A.! IIDCBORD APB . WASBIKGTO& t 11. 011 21 Sept .ft9. teletype aequenoea ct local weather condition were noel Ted troa 11/sgt EDTIARD o. SMITH, AP-68S5722. loth Weather Squadr011, 210lst Am, JIGChord J.FB, WuhiDgton, weather toreoaster, aa followa: Cleer, Yiaibility at leut twenty lliles, no olouda and no obange 1D weather between the hour a ot 1710 aDd 18SO, 28 Aupst 19491. 1f1Dda alott between 1730 -18SO houra (PST) were reoor4e4 aa approxSately 180 , 15 mota, on 28 Aug 49. SKITH tw-ther adTised tllet between 1800 and 1900 houra, 28 Aug 49 the Sand Point Weather Station, Seattle. lfuhington, releued a large weather balloon. Bo acheduled tligbta were reported iD the area between the houra ot 1800 nd 18SO hour a , 28 Aug 49, and no . tetiD& derioea other than the ator-eDtiODed balloon were reported aa being re- ; leaaed 1D thia TioiDitT bT Ordnenoe, Ba~. Air Force, Ar1f1:t Weather tJnita or other reearoh organiaatioae. tJNCLASS\FlED