uNI'E Ot' . d.?Oll'l' ~l~T~ Round ra7.E H:U.t n moon NO. IN GROUP '!'1:n.porary A'l'IC fo'onn 329 LOC..'\'l'tOH SOURCf. Ar1.1v Of~j ~, ~ and ot!1cr~ DATF IU ro A'l'IC - Yol l o\1 t o Grce::l LEflG'fH Oli' 'riW ODS! :1Vl~D 1 :J~C tltev I I., 4 Off'' SYMil0 l AND fU:L SIONATUitE IN A"IOI'ItiATl BlOCK CO, CO Olt DEPUT I'UiliC INF. OffiCI SU,L' AND I llliAXA/HWS/m H~ceipt or your letter, (!ttted 3 October 191~9, 111 hereby 1\0}0LOWledt:ed Tho i n f on"'.&tion you provimd h..'\s been o~ unidentified &flrtal objects. inolu<~d in our prccont stuctf Your action 1r. writiac tht. Hendttutrtora 1a opprecinted. Sincere~ J')ura, \IlL ~ J lli 'l'!'.A!t D tt. Coio."Utl, t:SAF Acte Chlof, Teohnical A.nalya1a Into] 11 ccnoe Iepartrnun t. 0110. fiLl COI'IU TO Off. SYMIOL OIGANIZATIONAl T I f l N 0 l AI'PUCAIU WHEN ADDITIONAl IS NUOIO IN COOitOINA IICOIDI SIC. AGD 'lirl/i XJf.J liON llOCK TIAL fiLII COPY P. H. GARRETT MOUNT HOPE. WEST VA. October 3 , 1949 Technical I n tell i gence Div., Air l~a t e r ia l C om:nand Heo.dquar t e r s t-Patterson Air Fo rce ~ase, Day ton, Ohio , Gentlemen; Uy wife and I hav e a f i rst c lass case of t~e JIT t:i not because of what we have witneosed but for f e a r we t oo would b e th e source of laughter should ~e ~3ke it public. ;f hen stories relating to .:-"'lyi ng Jaucer s anti !Jisks made their a pp e a rance I was inclined t o b elieve tl1ey ~ere oased on il- lusions or itn~ginary objects a nd lil: e the majority of people dii not attach particular s i bnificance t~ them \'/hen !.Ir. Sidr~ey ::>halett pubLishe d h i s arti c l e s rel~tin~ to them in the .3aturday .c;v ening l--ost I accepted h i e Joubts and e:;.:planati:mC' a s t~ey referred t o s pecific cases. ~specially i n v iew of t~e fact our Govern~en t denied all r e spon s i bi l i ty for possi b l e cx:perimen t a.l miss e ls. But n ow, in the light of our o.vn experience, I am not t oo sure. Possibly there anrstrange, ma n ma de objects tra v e l i ng throught atmos phere. Being reasonabl y intelli gent we hav e c!eci de d to sub:nit the folloTiing report for ~hat it might be ~orth. '.Ve live on a high hill over l oo k i ng our com.11uni ty . :e became sky conscious during tne Ylar due to many planes flying o v e r our home in a north-south direction. ~ince the war, Cupital, ~astern a nd Piedmont p l a:1es continue t o fly this course. Hence \'te a r e a ccustor:ted to l:>oking slcy-:~ard b o t h day and night. Saturday afternoon, October the first, at five P.t~., 'llY 1 wife and I \;ere s t a n d i!1g 0!1 t!le h i II near ournome-. and by ch~ nee, i I was l:>oking direct at t11e 3 :,u. t~ern 3ky. Then s uddenly , t her e E:n t e red t the field of vision a strange object. ve~sing someth ing unusual I I grabbed my uife by t he arm and point i ng sky ward, shcu ted, do y c u see what I *fee. "Yes I d o she replied" and afte r its disaptJearance v1e st:>od silent,in astonis hment,for a moment b efore either c ~u ld speak. This object came into the I i e l d of vision on ab~ut a 45 degree angle, traveling at a terrif i c syeed, due north, and vanishe d from sight at about tiH~ s a me position it had become vis i b l e .During 1 the few s econ d s it Tia s visible I trie d to make a ca reful obse rvation 1 as to ito general c ~ntour and etc. Gen~rally s peaking , t h e beat way I va n describ e this dev i c e is to state, that fro~ the g r J und , it l ooked like a uh e e t of met a l from f our t o five feet in len~th and t hirty incl1es wi d e with rounded P. H.GARRETT MOUNT HOPE. WEST VA. It had no wings nor otaer protrusions, n e itner was t lwre any s ound, smoke, nor vapo r to be seen nor heard. Only the bottom cottli b e en frcm t!le ~round, heit;:hth and speed made i t itnpo~uiblc t\J ~.~c.: r t :..in :!lte hei()ts or depth. The bott om ,,as s:.1oot hfi r err.ai r.e:d !Juralle l v1ith the e arth,(no wo.ivering) had a mE:t aJ.lic &p)Jearnllce but did not glisten i n s un l ight. Tp.e col or was thC:.Lt of lead or tal'n iehed tin. In fliGht it followed a straight cou1se, mainlained a fj,:ed equilibrium, tra v e led l ongwise as illustra ted, ar.pearcd and dis- np~eared v.itll marked suddenness. In my mind I a!ll unabl e t o corrf-4 l a t e thi s ocj ec t i. tn any of t h e various :nanii'est ations p roduced by govern~ent balloons ac ljsted by l.ir.Shalctt. The nearest coinciJet~t tte li~ted v,as t:.e case of the two aviators who saw an ooject alongsi d e t n eir p la11e bnd l a t e r hecked ':d. t h their passenGers for coni irm::..ti:m. !I:>\.cv~..r in t .eir case it was niLht time and they ~ere a lso in tl1e air afford in~ ~ere com- plete observation. What v,e saw '''as n o illusion nor halluclnt:'ticn. I s tudied r .. _dicine nd h a v e some k:nc\7led{;e of t hem. It :u s no heavenly body . I lm v-.. read three books on astr onomy includine a collet e text and nany a rticles. It v.as no atr1' lc.ne o.: co~:-.mon knO\;l eclge. To us, c.ntil ciisproved, it 1 VIas a man made. mechanica l gad(Jet, orit;in unknovm. 1 Henceforth I ~ill no doubt. doubt, t h e conclusions of r.Shalett and those v;h o s upported him in hie articles. Pes s i b l y sorrte of t h e reports a r e n ot illus,iions n or fragc.1ents of tl:e i!!lagina tion. :..a.ybe strang e objects are eailing above our h eads from here or abroad BASIC: Ltl dq, 56th Ftr 'llg, Selfridge AFB, .-ichigan, Subj: Report ot Information on "Flying Discs", file INT 3.3.3 dtd (d) Color: A veey bright silveey metalic color. (e) SEeed: Unknown (f) Heading: W-ll\Y turning around and heading E-SE. (g) ~neuverability: See general remarks. (h) Altitude: 5 to 10 thousand feet. ( i) Sound: None ( j) Exhaust trail or not : !~one (7) General remarks: t ated that while traveling along, approximately three (3) mile northeast on highway #31 going north out of Hollnd, ~chigan on the 2 October 1949, he sighted a ver.y ~right and shiny object shaped like a dinner plate. Going east t he object approached beneath a t clou~, the object did a flip, and up into the cloud. expected the object to come out of the other side of the cloud, but instead it came out at the point of entry, and traveled ba along its original route and then disappeared into the east. claims that the object was in his sicbt for approx- ima to 60 seconds. It is to be noted that at the ti~ of sight- ing was traveling along a heavy traveled highYlay, and approach- ing a turn. states that \"lhile approaching the turn in the hi gh- 8.7 he noticed a barn just right of the turn. The object sighted was just about th height of a yard stick above the barn in his line of sight. stated that he judged the cloud formations on the 2 ot October 1949 to be from 5 to 10 thousand teet. It is the belief of the undersigned that there is considerable margin for error in this report, in viel'l of the fact that the indivi- dual makjng the report was. traveling down a well traversed highway, also approaching a turn. The time element involved in viewing this object was probably not as great as is i."ldicated due to circumstances at the time of sighting. Also the official CAA vreather report indi- cates that the cloud form1tions on this day in question in this loca- lity were supposed to be at an altitude of 25,000 f eet. Background of the individual is as follows: Spent 52 months in the USAAF from early 1941 t o late 1945. lie s pent 31 lOOnths in England, France and G ermnny, with a ~-26 Unit, tho S96th Air Engineer Squadron or tho 344th Bomb Group. U~lCLASSlFIED HE.\ D uJUt"TERS 56TH FIGHTER 71INi SEIFRIOOE AIR r'CRCE BASi, lUCHIGAN Report of Information oo "Flying Discs" OG, ~C, Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio ATTN: TSDIN Benjamin Harrison AFB, Indiana ATTN: Dir of Intell. CXi, ConAC, l.li.tchel AFB, New York ATTN: Dir of Intelligence. Chief of Staff, USAF, Washington 25, D. c., ATTN: Dir of Intelligence, Requirements Division. 1. The following inforu.ation is hereby submitted in compliance with letter Headquarters r~nAC, file 200.1 dated 25 ~arch 1948, Subj: Reporting of Information on "Flying Discs". (1) Location: Approximate~ three (3) miles northeast of Holland, L:ichig an. Object si ghted just above a "Red" ~arn, at llOO hours, 2 October 1949. '.'feather at tlme of si;.htin~: CAA ,'leather sequence at Grand Rapids, lichiGun at 10:30E, 250 -t 8 244/67/47/ tated that small transparent clouds were slO\'lly drifting at approximately 5 to 10 thousand feet. esses: ~ ,, _ _,vco, U.chigan. (4) Photo&raphs of objects: None (5) Sketches of object's configuration stated that the object was tne shape of an ordinary dinner plate, at one-half mile distance from object. (6) Object siehted: (a) Number: One (1) (b) Shaee,: Flat circular plate. Size: At one-half mile distance, it would appear to be the size of an ordinar.y dinner plate. UNCLl\SS~FlED f./ DECLASSJFJC:U AF.t .L~t ~ li Y~ui'-4 DOD Dill 6200.lo l UNCLASSIF1ED BASIC: Ltr Hq, 56th Ftr '.fg, Selfridge AFB, llichigan, Subj: heport ot Information on "Flying Discs" file INT .3.3.3 dtd seemed sincere enough in his belief that he had signted t his suppoaedlf foreign object. He secured permission from his employer to be absent from his place of employmBnt in order to make contact witp the undersigned CO'I/AN S. HILL, JR Capt, USAF Intelligence Officer UNCLASSlf\ED CONF\DEN1\AL tS49 OCT 12 . RJt JJ:D RR JF~ ZVA JEPCR JF.DC D JAPitQ 131 FM CO~lGfNff.AF TOKYO JAPAN TO Jr.PCJVHQS USAF \JASH DC 71NFO JFDC/CONGFN/li1C lJPAFD Olfl~ 'I';~ ~ r.an-~oJ-f'FIH'ied. Handle as \-' LU:.Nl JRLcorrespondence per para&raph :>lr and GOd ( 4), AR 3805" CITF. AX .3521.& AIR-2 ATTN DJR or IN'IFLLJGFNCF RF.FF.RF.NCF. AIR INTFLLIGF.NCF RF.QUIRFMFNTS MfMORANDUI1 NU:1BFR 4 Ci1A Pf1PT ( II TIIF. FOLLOWING PRFLIMINARY RFPORT IS SUUMITTFD CLNONF UNlDFNTn I FD OBJF.CT SlGIITF.D 5 OCTOili'R 1949 APPRCXIr1ATF.LY 182/l TIMF PD VI~U'LF FOR APPROXIMATELY ON SF.COND CM~ OOJFCT APPtARFD TO uf eLACK CMA fLlPTICAL CMA AIR fOIL APPROXlMATFLY 30 fr.t IN DlAMfTFR PD SlGJtTED AT 26 DEGRFFS 41' NORTH 127 DF.GRFF..S 46 AND ONF JtAlf MlNUTFS F.AST BY ONE INDIVIDUAL PD JfFADING NORTH FAST AT A SPFF.D FSTIMATFD 000 MlLFS PFR NOUR PD DFTAILFD INFORMATION ~ILL FOLLOW ON FORM 112 S-qost~'f-;l c UNITE D STATCS AIR FORCE THE INSPECTOR GCNERAL Ol'fi'ICE Ofl' SPECIAL INVFSTIGATION S REPORT OF INVESTIGATION V:HO<.,'ffl <;U P.JECTS Un1dent1!1ed Aerial FILC NO. ( "PORT MADE BY . j A ~'RLVI1l AEI'ORf MADE AT 17th ~n. t.lrtlnd ::ew :<oxi co orncE OF ORIGIN STATus -\1' "Ef'ERENCE SYftOI'SIS Thl report oonlt or reporta ot Aeri~l Pnen~mena reoeived rrn Lo1 Al&."'oa, Ucnr -Aexico, A t ooio ..:.nerr~ 1nstal1Rtion, durinG totaber n nd ~oY3;.,bor, l94D. Ar'C31 Lotter ~lo. 8:> han not boen oortplio:! w1. tn i..nD.a.-nuch as ~hene rt~ort woro received J'r tnl :r. rowbur ,;er, ~niof' ... -ocurit.Y Oporat i ona, t, .;:;c, Lo1 1\lac:oa, l lew lexioo _ DISJftiiUT'tC* V CU, A, C (Aotlon Copy) FBI, Rl Jla1o, rr.t:l>JhO AC'T1C* COrY FORWAJtDED TO Conaand I.Dr; Oeneru, A.\:C, Attna ' CIAXt'-3 OOY l.F: R i-"":S Lt Col, tiSAP' f)rrlrt Commondrr FlLL STAMI' ,\lCLI\SSl FlED Replaeee A J'CSI J'orm ._ 23Jul 411, which may U~JCLASSIFJED l t!I n,::.Tl!-'rt:o ArJU .\ 1 .. O:?J lX'r:l 1. Dato of ubservationa 7 Ootobor 194U Dato of lnterviewa 1~ October 1949 z. ~aot time of ot)sorvution ( looul) a ~120 ho11ra ~. Place of Ooservationa 30U yards :.eet of Vetorans Hospital on vi~r.un '~" 4. !'osition o f obRerver(air, oar, bldc., loc&tion of-~ive deulils) a Car travoli n c Snst. 5. What attracted attention to objocta Direct line of via;ion . size (comare to kr..own o b j ect, Hal f a moon. ie, o Lm, moon, tln.c:tb or i'i Rt at arms len&t h a 8. Color of objocta Yello to c r eon tie ~hape ( ~1 \'0 [r&phic description -CO::li.are th .knO\~ 0 ~jt)Ct) I nounJ 10. Altitude Cn~lc! of ele~o.tiun a hove h orizon -0 de l,r olie .d; h orizon, 1:0 der reea overhead ) 1 3o" aoove horizun. 11. Direction fro:':'l obaerTer (i~ncle clocitwiee f rci'Q Korth ) a 4 o 'c loctC. 12. Diatanco 'ro~ oh,.ervor ( Uiat.o.nce to t o;m, bld;::., etc., o\-er w11 c h ob Joct av~enred to be)l Uvor Sandia ~ountaina. 1~. Direction of flidht or object () Strai:~t vertical drop 14. Time in al&htl 1 1econd. 1~. Speed (Tiruo to cover ~lvon anb~lar dintance)1 Dro~pod 1~ aecond rro:-1 point of observation. 16. Sound and odor 1 t~one. 17. Trail (color, lcn,-th, width , pcraiatence, etc.)a Linne Luminosity (vis1blo by !.lrillianoe)l rorlection, incan1eacenao, Very bri;:ht other -de&re or 1~. rrojoctions ( fins, winG rods, antennao, oonopioc, etc.) a s~n 20. ~aneuvor1 (turns, ali.":liJs di voa, etc. -a~u,t~h of tli h~ pat.h) 1 Ncmh UNCLASSIFIED Ou1do to Invest1[&tion -Unidentified Aerial Objeota 21. Manner or diaappearanoe I !Johind Sandia l{ountnina. ~z. Eftect on clouds 1 None. 23. Additional information oonoerninr, o bjcota 24. neather c onditione and light at ti~e of sirptinc a Clear and licht. ll&Jne an1 a.ddresH of obaerver 1 Company, !>andia l.!ase Occupation and hobbieaa Profeaaional solder. Comment R o f Intcrror ator re l a t i ve t o in te llit.once and c~1 re.otor o r obs e r ver (Check nei~hbors, police dept., r.:u r e c or ds, e~ploycr, e tc.) a Did obsorver wear r lo.asoa, cspec1Qlly po l aroid hlo.sees at ti:.o o f c irntin;~, or was object v iowod throuo 1 canopy, window or othe r tr~nsparent ~aterial! tJo r,laeses. Windahleld o f automobile tJf~CLASSlF~EO Date 17 October 1~ 49 Lt. Col. John A. Ctnroll, Chier Inapootor, ArOs<-NCLA~SI r j ED Attent1ona Opor~tiono 01r1cer v r1 S~:t., Protect1 vo Force, A !J~ Ut:USU . .L OR trii:Xl'Lt\I!cr;D Lic.rrs O:JSf!hVr.D TII.'F. OilfiF.R 'F.!:lt ApproxiMately 1410 or 1415 DAT~ 0'3'1F.HVEDa 14 Ootober l i49 POHJT CF 0!3S imV.\."l'Ic :; a Ancnor Uti 11 ties ( noar Firo Sta. /t-2 on Woo t Hoa.d ) DIR~Tim: OF 0 3J -:CT l"lW' POIIiT Or' OU~,:~. '\J, TIt:~: 1 \1ect EST! ATr;O DlS T.\?.C~ : l'OHIT o:.- OliSf:HVt\ TIOlh t1Nf.blo to deter01ine DlflF.CTIOtt 0:-"' 'tP.f\.\ ELa From South to tkrth U:NGT.i OF OUJEHVJ~TIOth 3 t o 4 seconds F.~Tl~JJ\T :> A L'l' !'i''J{)'"~a Unable t o dotermine. EST I ' :A Tt:;}) sp;~R!ia 500 rJ. h I. or :'10re -dependent on actual distance. COu)Ra rTont two thirds, reen and silver (l inouo) -roar tni~l, anj tail, pale blue. SOUHDa None ~!ZEi A~proximKtely 1/8 t he siae of a fUll moon. ODS ':'HVfJh o., emp loyoo , loa Al n: oo , :; . 1! . STATl~Jf.!;d :JY u 3.n.mv n, Ooject had a t uil a pproximately tne sa1o l e uctn un it'a diacoter. TO a Lt. Col. John ~. Carroll, Chief Inspector, A~SS Attention Operation Ot'ficor UNU~lUAL OU UJH:XPUU~ ~f) LIGHT~ OBSERVED TIL:F. 0~.: r:HVPDa 0220 DATE OHSCRVEDa 10-22-49 POlll'l OF CB$ :.'H'ATIO.ft 303 DIHECTIC?l OF Ut J ~:C'l' io' R\ ~ P<lJr;T CF O:iS~!!\1 :.T!Orla ESTJ~.1/,T~:O DISTA!:Cr. fRo' FOINf o~ OlJSERVATIC~h DIR-CTIOPI OF TP.:\VBLt Fro::t up to down Lf.lJGTU tF' 03S~':{'iA 'l'l~'N a About one aooc.nd F.STI AT:: D ALTITUDr:a 50 to 100 feet EST l !"A.TEJ SrE~;na COU'Ra Green SOt;}Wa }jo SIZi; a Small OBSR~lV~lh Inapeowr South of at& 303 Doubtful but I t hink about 4 to ?; mile