.. 1.. Slichtly L:1rc~r thnn Venue c:t7foi - Jtollor.iwt a.uovc }&Ol~IDn / ! :::f~ ~inut~J nnd - ,u. t:i. turto lmPAR!lt!H! OF THB AIR FO!Ill UBITED STATES AIR FORCI EO UNCLASStF\ fBI IWSPICTOR GENmAL USA P 17ft DISTRICT OFPICI OP SPECIAL IHVESTIGATIORS URflAJ."D AIR PORCB BUE, IIW ue:tiCO IUBJKC! a ADIAL lipted b;y llr. Bollc.an AFB, 2180 houra, 6 Januar;r llfiO IPICIAL IIQUIRY Unooaventioaal Aircraft Air llateriel 11r1pt-Patteracn Air Poroe Baae Da)'tOD, Ohio A.fftl a IIC IAJto-S II J&Duaey lS 60 1. Reference il made to previoua Report of Investigation troa thia 4iatrict oonoemillg the ai&hting ot unidentified aerial objeota. 2. Attached ia one cent Ruaaell o. cow ot a Report ot Innatigation b;y Special Jr., thia ottioe, dated 18 Januar,y 1950, subject a. Copie ot all future report or aighttqa ot thia aature will be forwarded to JOUr headquarter a. apt of IDT. 18 Jm 50 . UNCLASSIFIED UNITKD 8TATD AIR P'ORCK TSia INIJ GYOR GiiU.RAL OF MVIITIGAnON UlfDCMI wtiAL llptecl by Mr. Bo1 APB, aaao &oura, e IIIPORT MADI IY w IWSSEIJ, ~ MPOflf MADI AT 171;h DO a xa rt lucl A_ll. !b1a lDnatlpion la aulllllittecl lD ooap11uoe with AFCBI t.tter ITo. 85, elated. 12 Auguat 1948 to aishtinp ot unidentified fiyiDg objeota. , Special Agent, Oftioe ot Special IDnattcattona, , u .. Kezioo, obaerted an unusual aerial phencaenon at 2230 houra, 6 January 1950, and. reported all pertinent information reprding the lighting Pii.IITAMP (.A.otioD OoP7) CO, AP OAlfBRIDGE RESEARCH LAB Ca.a&Dding General Air J.later1e1 C Wrir,ht-Patteraon .A.F Bl.ae l)ayton, Ohio ATDa JICJUOS DOYLE REES Lt Col, USAF tiJAI 41 o-208 UNCLASSifiED 1. !hia iDYeati~&tioa predicated upon a directive, -"CSI letter o 85, dated 12 Auguat 19ti, to report all lighting or unidentitiod tl)'lnc objecta. A! !'Al100CRDO, n"E\V MEXICO 2. ur. Special Ageut, Office or Special Inv.aticatlona, obaerved an uuu1ual Aerial Phenomenon on 6 January 1950 at 2280 houra, and thll following information i1 1ubm' ttedt a. Date ot aightinga 6 b. TU. ot aightinga 2230 hour1 c. Where lighted a 1607 Hawaii Ave., Alamogordo, New l~xico ~'ieat lAtitude S2 66 t North Longi tueie - , A&ilrlutha ApproxiNtel~ ~ d. lfullber or objectaa One e. Ob1erw.ble cele1tial phenomena or planets that tor the 1ightinga None t. Di1tance of object from obaerverl (1) Laterally or horizontallya Undeterminable (due to uD)mcnm size or object). (2) Angle ot elevation t rom horizon a Approx. 15. (a) Altitudea Undeter.minable. (Due to unknown aize of object). I Time in 1ighta Ylaa observed tor a period or 45 minutes, at the end or which time it was still in sight h. Appearance ot objecta (1) Color, Predominately white-bright, cc.tqarable to Venus. C erratically to green and red. (2) Shape& Star-like shape. Unable to determine specific shape. (S) Apparent constructiona Unable to determine. (') Sisea Slightly larger than the planet Venus. i. Direction of flight a Generally, East to \feat; however, object moved erratically up, down, to the ri t, and to the lett, in ita general path from East j. Tactica or uer1a Object traversed a predominately level path trom East to \ieat. Ctanges in altitude ..... comparatively minute and erratic. k. bidence ot exhauata Noae UNCLASS~;=&ED Effect OD cloudas EXtremely clear moonlight night, no olouda in sight. . m. Lightss Obj~ot i tself was a li&ht None visible.;.. ~ : . Propulsioua:. Unable to determine. : qozatrol aDd. .. atab111 ~ s-.,.: Appareutly . pcior. . trajectory Air duotsr Unable to deterlldne. Object moved approXimately 15 to 20 rrom East to ~7est during tha 45 mi:nu.tes it w&.s u:lder observation.-.-~ ' of disappearance: Observer did not seo object disappear. . Notes relative to. observer, (2) Address~ 1607 t:l'.awa.ii ,lve Alamogordo, New Mo:xi.<~o (3) Occuoation: Detaohme:rt Cormaander, OSI. . . ~ ( 4) Pla~ o: buaizaeear Hol Ai~,~Force-Base. : : .' . . : ( 5) -Ob&eFVer has reported numero~ sigbtillp of like - (6) Obaeri'Wr iD thi i::a+:at~ee:bas obaeried no p~rtoua~.' -.-:- Cpl. !incent I..!. Hamilton, AF-l931156o :' ' . Occupation:: .Urman, reliable.-.. :..-. Occupation: AirlD&n, reliable. .. Occupation: Airman,_relisble Sgt. Harold J. Rollins.-AF-34766989 . OccupatioD: Airman. reliable :j. Tni s 'l$en;. conta.c~ed the S11.se ,-.;e~ther S-tation, H.olloiM.Jl Air ?~ree Base, i n a n .attempt t o get a -r~ on t he object ~th a theodolite. However, due to an obstruction bet*Den t he fixed theodoljte , .UNCLASSIFIED . UNCLASSIFIED aDd tbl objeot ao data obtained. A Q-lS type radr aet uaed aa attlllpt to plck ~ tbl objeot oa ra"ar. Thla atteJII)t Mt with aeptln reaulta. C were de with tbe Operatioaa aad Project DlYialoa, Boll-.a AFB, aad the Rrch Section ot Vlhlte Saada Pronag Qro\1114 aacl S.t cletea"lld.aecl that tblre have beea ao teatinc cleTicea aellt alott iD thia Tic1DltJ which could accoUDt tor thia al&htins CLOSID U~CL,SSIFIED