aa Planet Venus f .: ... Bandri~idan~ _vhi te .ch&:nfine to grP.en o I t f I o UNCLASSIFIED 1. !hla laYeatication predicated upoa a direotiYe (Al~SI Letter lio. 8&) dated 12 Auguat 19t9, to report all aichtinp or urai- deatitle4 t1Jing objlcta. A.'l HOLLOw.N AIR FOP.CB BASg, lf&,'i MlalCO 2. , S02tth Air Police Squadron, Hollan Air Baae, waa ewd on 13 January 1950 concerning bia aightlag ot an unuaual aerial phenameraora and the following inrorma- tloa waa obtaiaedr a. Date ot alghtinga b. Tta. ot alghtinga oa hDura 13 Jan\ary 1950, at which ;= th~ object waa in the aame general Ylcinity in the k aa one aighted ~he ~eainc betore. Rea (24-8)-16. c. Where aighteda Holloman Air Force- Base. Object wns approximately due_north or base. 4. Humber ot objectaa One e. ObaerYab1e celeatial phenomena or planets that may account tor the aightinga None t. Diatance ot object trom obaervera (1) L&turally or hori&ontallya Undeterminable; however, object appeared to be further &:ray from obaerver than the &ighting or thia observer (2) ADele ot elevation trom horizons 10 to 15. (S) Altitudes Uadeterm ble, due to unknown ai&e or object did not obaerve object tor p-eat leagth ot tiMe (1) Colora Predondaately white-Yery bright, comparable to VenUIJ changed erratically to green and red. (2) Shapes Starlike ahape; unable to determine specific shape. (S) Appareat constructions Unable to determine. ( 4) Si&e& Appeared to be about the size aa the planet 1. Dlreotloa ot tli&bta j. Tactics or aneu.er11 ObaerYer .414 not keep object iD ai,ht lone eDOu;h to deteraiae overall moTe- aeDt or the object. When aightecl at 0806 oa lS January, the object had ao.e4 to the t a amall n~ber or 4ecreea beyond the point where it waa obaerTecl at 1900 the previous evening, (24-8)-16. Object moved erratically up, down, to the right, and to the lett iD ita geoeral path or movement from eaat to weat. ~ Qbject traTeraed a predominately level pathJ change a in altitude were com- paratiTely minute and erratic. ~ t. l'fi4eace ot exhauat a lone 1. Ettect on clouda a Although 1 t waa extreely cloudy in the we at, ea at and aouth, there were no clouda to the north. The object waa clearly visible in the north ~nd had no ettect on the clouda that were iD the alc:y. Lights 1 Object i taelt waa a light. a. Supporta lone Yiaible. o. Pl'opulaiona Unable to deteraine. P Control and atabilitya. Apparently poor. q. Air ductaa UDable to determine. r. Speed 1 UMble to deteraine. SO\lD41 Hone ot diaappearancea Object disappeared 0605, 13 to the on-coming daylight. January, I Hotea relatiYe to obaervar1 (2) Addreaaa S02,th Air Police Squadron, Holloman AFB. (S) Occupations File clerk, Air Provost ahala Ottice. (4) Plsce or buaineaaa Holloman Air Force Baae. .... --... U NCLASSI FlED UNCLASSIFIED I PertiMnt hobbieaa lone 8 Ability to determine a Average 7 Reliability ot obaerTera Reliable. (8) ro.--r aightin~ a ObaerTer aaw a lUte object on 6 January 1950, which object was reported by thia acent, and aliO on the OVeniDg or the preTioua daf, 12 January 1950. (I) lft.tneaaea lloman AFB llca..n AFB a. Thia agent ... unable to make &D attempt to get .. cietini te . ti~ on the objeot due to tbe tact that it not reported uatil atter it !ad diaappeared. There no radar in operation at the time or the aighting. Cbecka were made w1 th the Baae ~leather Squadron, the Opera tiona and Project. Section, Holloman AFB, and the Research Branch at \'lhi te Sanda Proving Ground, and it w.a determined that no testing devices had been relealed which would account tor the aightin~. CLOSED .. UNCLASSIFiED DEPARntENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEA.DQJARTERS UNITED STATF.S AIR FORCE WASHINGTON UNCLAS -- THE INSPmTOR GENERAL USAF 17TH DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS KIRTI.AND AIR FORCE B.I\SE, ~IE'N MEXICO 26 January 1950 SUBJIC!1 AERIAL PH P!i<IID Si&Qted by Pro JOBI K. GUSICH, AF-57501418, Holloman A.FB, at 1900 hours, 12 Jan\l&ry 1950 SPECIAL I umt -Unoonnntioaal Aircra.f't TOa Ccuruvanding General Air Mater ie 1 C Wright-Patterson Air Foree Base Dayton, Ohio ATTNa MCIAX0-3 1. Reference is de to previou Reports or Investigation f'rom this district concerning the ai~ting or unidentified aerial objects. 2. Attached is one copy of a Report or Investigation by Speoia.l Agent Ruaaell O. Womack. Jr., this office, cated 13 January 1950, eub- j!Jet a.a above. 3. Copie ot all future reports of si~tinge of this nature will be fornrded to your headquarters. Rpt or Inv, 13 Jan 50 DO~'NGRAn;:: ."_"TI 3 ~-i:;_.xr~ !XrF;RVALS Lt ol, USAF Di stri ot Conmander UNITED STArD AUt P'OW.CE TH l ... riECTO" Gm IE,.AL OIFP'ICE OP' SNCIAL INYaSTIGATIONS RIPOIT OJ MVImGAnON DNCLASS IF!::~ FlU MO. DATI ltEPOIIT MAOI IY REPOIH MADI AT URINCMN AEaiAL PB!!IQMENA S1pted by Pfo-JOHH Y. GUSICS:. U-67501418~ HollOii&ll AFB, at .. This investigation ia submitted in canpliance with AFCSI Letter No 85, dated 12 August 1949, to report all aightings or unidentified flying objeota. Pto JOHN M. GUSICH, AF-57501418, File Clerk, Air Provoat U&rabal s Office, Holloman Air Force Base, observed an unusual aerial pheno .. non, at 1900 hours, 12 January 1950. GUSICH waa interviewed and all pertiunt information wa.a obtaiaed. Dtsntl.,.. '-'tG,Atro {Action Copy) CO, A~"' CA.V.BR!DGE RESEARCH LAB Conmnding Gen~ral Air ?.taterial Command Wright-Patterson AF Base Al'TN a MC IAXC..3 .. Lt Col, USAF FlLE STAMI' o~- -!nti.f.'it-d deterr.1ine e~out. the. UN~sljj~IED://~: '.: : ,1;~-Oiraeti~h-"ot .light'" ObaerTer;~did not keep object' in aibht '-: . ;::::.,_ . lo~ cough t o determine over" 11 .. < ::,. j~ ~ ... ~T S:ctics -o~ --~.:.;uv~rs 'ol:ijeot. trll.veried a prcdouitn~tel.r ; .exheua't:: !Jone clo\a~: ..... .\l~ough.'the: nignt e~remelycloudy in the-we:;t.. cs ~:$ t . and ~ south.;. there ~r~ no cloud ~ to t he north.~ T~e otj~c~ ~scl~arly visible in the a..nd had' no eftect. onthe .-c1ouda .. th&~ m. Lights:- Objee-tr-i:tse1f' Hone v t'sible.o Propulsion:-... unsbie to anct -.tability: " . :poor;,. tra~ectoi'y.~-~'(A~;-i~:;:-:::