.I. HI I o I 25 l iinutes Appenred to ~1 AJNCLASSIFI:;:D 8. In reprd to OQIWlalt b)" 'JI.re relative to the sighting or the unidontii'ied mcatventio%1.:11 aircra rt by ~mother inclividuo.l, the ollcm1ns neus iter.1 appearine in the Kanoas City 0tnr, 6 January 1050 is submittech "DOUBT O~i! c~ASH CAUS~ Driver Tells Police a Flyin& Saucer nlinds Him "A t:cying saucer ,.s reportedly neen in Kansas City, Ke.n:Ja3 bu~ police are sk~ptical about it. 33 years old, reported the phmcmenon. was driving east on I\ansaa Avenue, he told police, '1hm ntbia tly.lng aaucc.t: or a ball of fire or something like that" flashed across Firat Street in front of his car, northbound, blinding him. T:Ie lost cCI\tro~ or his car a~d crashed into a truck parked at the curb, dama3ing both vehicles. "He suffered cuts on his head and face and l'IBS treated a t t i1e nol:'.ce emergenc7 hospital and arrested i'or r eckless driving anrl drivinz Yrhile intoxicated. The truck '-:as armed by Thomas :c. HABLE of Ednardsville 1. stateoent 2. !ibm - Unconventional A/C -Special Inquiry .UNC~SSii-1 r:o UNCU\SS\FlEO January 12 I make this statement to IJ.'.'rrt'f]7CF. A. APPL:r.nr:E, Tthan I knO'~ to bo a Special Agent of the Of'tice or Special Investigations, Urtl.ted States Air Force. en January 6 1950 at 7:~0 P.!.T., an employee or mine and myself lett our pl.D.ce or nork. As we v:nlked torl&rd our car '.Ve noticed n very bright object in the slcy-soutln'test of our position facin~ south. l.t first c:lnnce it seemed J1ke n star but m second notice rre nere positive it was an airborne obstacle of sooe type either guided by man or of some other source. This object was a very brilliant mite and i'lickered some- like a star. It Ttas round in shnpe althouGh no definite lines pcr- tain:l.ne to shape were visible. "Je al8o noticed a bright red flash at times in the center or the object and at o1;her times m the outer ed3(). As an example, using a mirror to reflect light, you nould see a bright tl ash as it passes in front or your eyes. This red on the object \'las not constant but TIOuld be seen alternately through our i\111 ~renty-i'ive mnutes of sighting. As to the shape or size or the object it ~uld be hard to say def'!nitely. Tbe brilliant elovr was round and nothing else could. be seen because of the glare. The size ".7ould be dependent on height and distance. Estimating its distance at SO miles and height SOOO to 4000 feet six to eight inches in diameter. Speed could not be estirrated. It a to hover for periods of about ten r.tlnutos at a time, gradually de- creasing in altitude, then at the last, maintaining an alti1iude of aool.;.t 3000 to 4000 f'eot continued west, soutlmest. At f'irst sighting estir:ated altitude ~ 8000 to 10 Ai'ter sight:ing the object fran the parldng lot in front of our plant we drove about ten or f'ii'tieen miles west and south to a hir;h point. We kept 1 t in sight up to this time and. then Ttatched it for about ten ' minutes. During this last ten minutes it seemed to hover. No notion Yms visible, only the color flickering, and the red flashes oontinuinr;. ?hen it started moving Ttest, soutm-:est. At this time we drove b~ck over our sar.1e route and kept it in sight half the vay back; then it disappeared. ,re oantinued to our original sighting point and noticed nothing comparable to this object. ;:e continued past our ori~al point of si~ting to another high point and the object nas not visible. The object also ,ras not comparable to an airplane dirifjlble or ballom or any type. As to the length of time of siGhting it ~"las approxinBtely t~;enty .fiVE) ~o thirty mtnessed by: I concur that all the above sta ter:tents made by U:-\CLl.:S!FIED . ' . P.ODERT V. V J'J,r IE Vl"Vl~HE Dato ot o1pt!DG ......, or Jl eta ~at m.y ao:,CNDt tor tb" ~..., ........ t1ea or orgU\l&aticma vh!oh fol.l.o1r euob llb0\ll4 'bo oane.J.lt.ul tor ~;;.h i.af\ll"~.~&tloo.) _ o'beot'Yot' ' o. Altltule First si'~hting 8000-10000 f't-decreased t o 3000-{.QOO 0~ Appearance u.f objoot; 'b. Shape~ (Sketcla 1t iOODlble) .~CCXl~nc;itJJcEAl.~..i~l~ll~Q..J!J .:t;;cA.. ~. c. ApP'f'.l"oJAt OCI2.Gtruct.1GD. (Of what r.!ata~141 or oubcr ce) ~l~!?Et .... - 4 I Stoze _JT_C!\_.fS1QhtjpK_.P2nt".!lJ?P!!lred to be 6" to 8~).n . ~J~.ID!.\~r _ _ Diroet1Cl ctt fliGht Soutby:est 10. 'l~r.~t1co o;:-nii'Ouvoro (Vvrtiot'~ ~cc.:,nt o~ doe;cont bOJiu.ut}:J., ot1ell- 16tillfi, fl\~.ttoriJlG, (;J:.a1vo. aco~t1o1vo, o:.lu:tio, otc.) .Al?RP.-~11~.~- See statement attached -page # lii.UJ.:\ no.:. UNCLASSIFIED o f". o I t Ocou;;a.t1o~, SUpervisor of Office services bri~htncss Not Applicable -.: cs:rloCnt o l-ltlnt-x'td:J.u~ ~ lf obJoct OQAta;)to4 .aarth. obtain aoU eD4lliJs V1th1r.. N64 111th:)Ut (1..,. J1Ma1c:a ar qot ~ obJ~t l&CJ:lo4 (d tbOA pr.o=abl:/ ~par~t) far prpoeo ot Datma lisa.L of ao.u_. I1o contact -.:i tl.l.SD.r~h..- 6, U oltlNt ntn=s.ecat:a., otlaer a\Toratt or kD:w obJ';.,t~t.& ...r.ooe wtta ~toN tor JCt~lA rtd1o&.Jt1Y1.1.y ~ ~;c. ~Sean nt.ll ot1111r u.ftoot.A e.\ronft o1a_J\)I)U,; (Jt~.- lumatS.ca ~ to be ob.Jartocl~ s. .. " ,. proJt;tJtJooa or u ....... q bo Oftlt&'awl .. cnu:L)" LOWRY PLIGHT SERVICE CENTER LOWRY AIR P"ORCIE BASI! DIINVIIR,COLORADO UNCLASSIFIED SUB.lECTt Unidentified nying Objeeta co-nd1Dg General Air Ul.teriel Co111d.nd Wright-Pattereon Air oroe Baee, Ohio Attlu lUX~ 20 January 1950 1. Reterenee Lowr, Flight Service CentAr letter RY 319.1, subjeeta UDidentit:led n71ng Objects, dated 9 Jan 50. Sketches of EUbject objeeta were toJwarded, b7 tba CoDDnerding Officer of the 2472nd Air Reserve Unit