elcv ntio:1 SmJJ::CT I .UNCLASSI F i =:: HEADQtL\RTCRS K'UR'rH A .. 1UY Of fico or tho J .. c ot S, G-2 Fort Snr.1 Houator1, Toxns Unidcmtltiod i .. orial Phonc:nonD. COCCAnding Gonornl J'.ir i.in..toriol Cor.u:mnd Wright Po.ttorson Air Foroo Bo.so Ik.yton, Ohio ATTEiiTIOlh J.fCI 27 r.iflrch 1950 Tho foll~t1ng roport(s) r o unidontifiod o.orinl phonornona o~sorvod o.t Fort Bliss, Te::<Rs on d-:lto Ci.nd ti.r.lo indiontod, forrt:.\rdod 1'or your into~tiont 1st Lt Philip ~. Arant, Btry S 59th AAA Ail Bn (SP) Cpl Johnnie L. A clams, Hq Btry 59th AAA AW Bn (SP) J..s stAt,ed 0 \ TE TTI!E ~ l" A. JOUSS A~lALYSIS i:l', l~IC~I Fll E f:IITJ;,Lr S UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL OBJECTS Incident No. 1. Date of obsar'ft.tion 6 rJaroh 1950 Date of Intelvii;)W 6 l.\arcb 19,!) 2. Exact tima or observation (loco.l) 064; =.~sr Place or obs-.,rvationa 30 ~da rm} flagpoh, Ft Bl1as, (}tap Coordinates) (See overla_) 4. Position of obaarver (air. oar. bldg, location or -give dotailsa) In opeD jeep 5. Who.t a.ttraoted attention to objoct a RefieoUon tl*Ofl sUD 6. Number or objects o.nd sketch or formation or grouping I _o_,ne..._...l(.,..l;.&.) _ 7. Ap ront size (comparo to known object, i.e., sun, moon, thumb or fist o. t anns length) : A ppa!red at f.ir~s:,::t:_:t~o...:be=..:a~s.::ta~r:..._ _ 9. Shapo ( give graphic dvscrip-tion -compare with kuoYm object) 1 Sba ~ not d!acerrdble 10. Altitude (Angle of olovation above horizon-0 nthorizon, 90 ovethead)a ~n~l~ of ele'lat1ons Ar:prox1mateq (;0 11. Direction from observer (Angle clockwi.s':: from north)1 Sot:theast 12. Dista.noe from observor ( dist~.nce to to,.m, bldg, etc., ov--or vthich object a. pptt~red to be) ' U71kDowa ~!~eetion ot flight of object (s)a Timo in eighta 40 to 60 aeoonda Spood (time to cover given angular distance) 1 Very slow moving Trail (color, length, width, persistonoo, eto.) }fone 18. L~ino3ity (visiblo by rofloction, incandescence, othe r -dogroo of brillinnce)1 Vloibls by reflection : lo.n<Juvors (turns, cl h of' fli~ht path) r ..."JI.loo:t;.-a-- lJNC~SS1Fi:::O GUIDE TO IlNESTIGATION (Cont'd) Inoidont No 21. Mnnnor or diaappo~rancoa 22. Effoot on oloudsa 23. Additional intor.mntion conovrning objocta 24. \loa thor condi tiona and light o.t timo of sighting a 25e lJnrno nnd nddross of obsvrvor I lot Lt Philip~ Arant, BtrX B, 52th AAl.A~ Bn(S~, Cpl. .Tohnia L Adama, llq Btr.r, 59th A.U. A':l Bn {S?) Couunont3 or intorrogc.tor r.Jlnti Vv to intolligonco o.nd cho.ro.oto r of obsvrvor (chock neighbors, polico dept, FBI rooerds, umployer, etc.) Obsext'era are considered intelligent, truatwort;h7, and character above Did obsorvor woo.r glo.ssos, cspooio.lly polarc'id gla.ssos nt time of sight- ing, or 'Yt~s object viovrcd through oo.nopy, window, or othe r tro.nspo.ront ln(ltorialt AINCLASSJrli::D GUIDE TO UlV~STIGATION (Oo"''d) llRct:ASSJFlED Relative o Radar Sigl\tin& 1. Re Radars now opera tin~ on ground trot APPLICABL& a. O"servations of d1reot1on, 1ange, speed altitude and size or target Did target exeoute any turnaf If so, ~at angle {180 degreos) eto., and ~at radius or turn. If radius of turn was not observable, how long did -the target stay in the turn e.nd what was ita apeed o. tJote particularly any separa-tion of distant target into several targets upon approach. U&s radar blip on oathode ray .tube well defined and oonaistent with siae or objeotJ faint; fadint pulsating at regular rate! Did radar echo signal disappear &udd~nly or gradually? 2. If airborne, when object was sighteda a. Were there any radn.r indications or extro. noise on radio circui to? b. Give estimates of siz~, epeed, maneuvers, eto. 1. Teletype sequences of local. weather .eond1tiona a 06)0 Scattered Clouds, 2.3,000 teetJ rislbilit7 50 mUJ temperatura, 54, Cd~ point, 2J0 2. rlinds nlQft reports 7 000 teet, 25 i.IPH a. Adiabatic chart for period in questibn: None Local flight schedulos of ccxumercial, pr~l"&te, aircraft flying in vicinity !'.t the time c (m~ack Oanadain aotivity if close to bortte~.) nnd military ~ro airosatt obserwod in vicinity at tb:.e of si~"lting. Pgssible releases of testing devioe s .in vicinity s e nt u~oft by Ordnnnoo navy, Air Force, Army, WeathGr Units, (for 1e l eas<: and tract of lighted synoptic balloon and o thet) informs. tion), Rosearch Organiza-tion;.; or any others. O~G]l DWct:A~SJF:~: It objeot oontactod eo.rth, obtain so iT so.:nple3 within and Wl tn.otre depression or spot 11hero objoot landed for purposes or 1':\e.l:ing comparison of soils. ObJeo\ dl4 not oontao\ nil. 6. Obtain photographs (or original nogatives) vthere ave.illlblo; if not, s~cure sketches ora b. Surrounding terrain 'Vt'her~ o'bjoot VTas obser,ed o. Plaoe whero object contacted earth (if this happened). d. Jlaneuvors e. Fonu.tion (if moro than two) (See o~erla7, a 7 Socuro sign6d statements. 8. Obto.in fragments o:. t">hysioal evidence whero possible. Rona \Point Of Observation Direction ot