, l(J. l H Cdi if- ~ w 'J'l r r Sto.tiono.ry 'l':lilfOl'nry NL'IC \t'orm 329 HEADQUA .. TE"S UNIT[C' ., fATES AI" FORCE I'J'YM O I"T"tCT O~,.ICI 0~ 8fOCCIAL INYC8TIOATIONS 27 FebruarJ 19,50 SUBJECT1 tnmf<JYN AERIAL P'HENO~ Sighted by S/Sgt UARt-'l K. BOONE, 3C24 Air ::'olioe Squadron Holl.aamAFB, at OSlO l:::s IdS! on SPECIAL IN,.~Ulltt -Unccnv.:n tiO'\al A.ircrart Air Uateriel C Wright-Patter scm Air F Jt-ca Dqton, Ohio . . ATTN: H:IAXQ-) 1. Retereoce is to p:"'t'Vlcus Rep<rta of Iarestigation from this District, relt1Te to seryat:Jma or unidctif':isd aerial objecta. 2. Attaclltd tar yw.r intorJJ..\~on i8 a copy of the Rep<rt ot Inve stigatial bj Special Age~ SOBERT R. JCHNS of 'this office, d~ttld 21 Fe1:4: uary 1950 smject &.:t above 3. Investtgati:Jn ot nnide::-;i..i'isd. a.eriaJ objects ia continuing and copiaa or i'u ture rept:"ts des:t"~ln6 incidents oc01rrmg 1n l;bis area will be fa: warded tor ~'-1:" :5r.far::at1cn Rpt or Inv DOYIE~EEs Lt Cd]., USAF Dist:'rict Co! "'hl er H&ADGUAH I .... OS lllCIIO~ ~"-INY..,~TIOII. tnmiOKN AERIAL PHDIOliENA. Sighted b7 S/Sgt; VARtJl( K. B>OI 3Cil4 A:tr Pollee Sqaadro AFB, at:. OS30 l'rs mt AFCSI X.t11er.~lf0 . datld 12 . R1J101n' MADI IY S/A. Rl~RT R. JOHNS IIIIOIIf MI'ICI AT th DO Kirtbnd AFB This invostilat-i.on is subnd.ttecl in couplicre e rlth AFCSI letter dated l2 quat 1949, to repcrt all sightings of unidootif'Je,d . fqing objecta. S/Sgt lJAimN K. :OOONE, AF-12181101 observed an . unuSlal _aerial pMnamanon at O.))O hrs. I.m, 20 ~eb:Naty l950 . OOCilE . was intei-vied and al~ pertina.nt W crna tionw as obtajned. _. P!;RSt:'"A.'-i'T TO 'PAR 11 AFR n -i OM- A UT<lO'RJZF:>-D~O.Ost.""Rl! CF ::<T70R~ MATrON COSTADt'"ED IN .H::S R.E?0aT . . lS A vzru AVQH OP AFll ---~ . w AJ.t: (Actio~ c.ow) .~ 1 38arch Te.bcratories Covn:mi ing. GeneraL A:h-Materiel .Comrnard Wrigh~Patterson AF:a ATT:I!: :r.;ciAXO-) ' Lt Col USAF Cldl Cf ec a ...... flU STMIP 1. !bia iJIYeatiptioza pre41oated upoD AFCSI Letter No. 85, , dated 12 AuP.:n lMi, t~ .rpt all aightiDsa or unidentified tlyiD& : ODe mile aouth ot Tularosa on u.s. . Hig}ray 54, while travelillg in a truck . .. .. Object -.a sighted directly eas t ot ... the poai tio D of obaerver . d. -Nuaber ot objeota~ e ...: Observable celeatial pheDCEleDa or planets that may .-:; .. .. acooWJt tor the sightiDgt Bone .t~tDiatanoe ot-objeot trOJI obaervert _ _., ~- ~ ... ~ - . . ~ .. , .. -:~. (1) Lat.ralq or bori&on-:&lly;.. unable to detei&ine,. . _...:.. . ~ ~-however. oberver ta ted it appeared .. : . {2) A.Dgle ot -elewat1ou tromhoriaonc . Obaerver~atated it : .::::..: .. . ' . ". app1ared to beapproximately_.lOOO tt. ~ :h. 1, Appearance ot objectt The object -ftas round, but as stated by the observer, was not perteot.in ita ~oundnesa due to the glare ot the obj~ct. ,.... AppareDt constructiont. U:cable to det ermine ..- (4) Siaea Appr tel1 the ai1e held at &n:L' leDgth of a halt ~ollar DireotiQ ot tliptr Object did Dot appear to Jlove . j. 1'aot1o or Yule\IYera ~ . . JI'oue Btideaoe at ezhau.ts. No~ Btteo~.oa aloud~ At +be tiM ot diaappearanoe, a cloud aoed 111 troat ot tln object; .. how,.w, tbe object did aot appear ~ .... ="' . , to ~Ye. aq;y etteot oza tbe olouda. Objeo~ itaelt appere4 to .be nry brilliaDt . Bozae Tisible. Propulaionr Uuable to dotermdue~ Control alld atability~ Object did not appear t o move q._ Air duQt.s:. NoDe visible. Speed& . Object did aot move. :Planner ot disappearaDcea. Object -disappMred tr~ 't'iew . . . due to cloud mavins in t~o~ C?t objeot Botea relative to obaererc. !fame,-S/Sgt MartlD K. Booae, .ll'-1218110~. . .' . 302-ith Air Police Squadron,. Roll'~ APB Occ,~atioas: Air Police Ran'ge Pa:b-ol. VaugbD, IJew llexioo. . PertiDeat hobbiea s Hunt ins. . J..' "' Ability to determiDe r Average .. Reliability ot obaerYerr. Reliable. For.r alghtiap r. Na.e Cpl. Robert B. Reigle, .\.F-1326394.2 3024th Air Po lice Sq ua.dror1. Holloman AFB. 3. BOON3 and REIGJ.S f'irs t observed this object directly ea3t o~ them when they were approXia.tely one mile south of Tularosa, New Mexico, t r aveling to Holloma:a Air Force Ba.se on u . s.High'VIIlY 54. Tile t.hin g that attracted lr..atteation tremely lar p aiae. Thir to the object ..a ita brillianc object did Dot ohenge 4. ooDditloaa at that ttm. were &D overcat merrill& toward tt. o'bjeot aacl. which .tiaally co~ered t~ DO ,..~w l.a o~ra tion at :thr time or the ri ghti:.g. Cheou. 11are with tbedaM. Weather Sq,.,dron~ Hol J.FB, White Sanda Proving GroUDcl, &Dd BiiP &ir Force Bare,, &Del it w.r daterm.iz.d that no testing derioM ba4.~eD relred.wh:l.ohwoulcl account tor the sighting.,. Checks at t~ Opera"-~ Projeota. SectloJt aQd. tM Eleotroni or a: AtaoapMre Branch, Jlollcaan ~.';.-rale4 ao per~ intonation. Tlwre ware no l~al tlii;hta aobedulecl 111.; . ;!io1Di1: orBo~.l~.AFB :~ Ale 1ordo, lfew ll.cioo, at