I o o I. t I \I :.:.ov~r:ll ncoolo GOVKRNORS ISLAND. NEW YO,_K N .Y. Unconventional 41rcr&tt. ec...nding Gena'al '' r Jla teriel ncl lrisht-Patteraon Air Farce Baae Da,ton, QUo &Ttila DIRICTOR f6 INTKLLIGIX:E The attached inclosure a are forwarded for your infonJA tion, e.aluation and appropriate action. C, 1 tr tr Sic Corpa & Ft. Konmouth, cltcl 3 Apr SO, subject aa above, w/6 incla. ADED AT 3 YEAR ISTERVA!A}~ UNCLASSif lEO SUtiiEC'la Ul~lfd'tiOMAI. AIBCW't fOe 1n& General, iie&.Ci~uartera, Jt1rot Ar87 IalaDd, 1 .. Yo~ 4 l.. Ia ooa;llaaoe wltb D/A l.tr a-ted J. lov JA, CSGID 4S;t.l vaoonYeDt.ionl A1ror&1ot, tbe tt.er.abecl re..,ort.a a1e fonal'fleu tor Jour 1DtorMt1oD enJ.uaUoa aDd ropriat.e aot1on. 2. !be ..,eraona .lntezyiewecl and mentioued 1D tn attaohecl meaor~au re~r\a are all re!1ahle reepoDalble o1t1aene. ). Incl. tS) 11 a Gove:t"Daent uployee, ha&vi.ng been .... plOJecl 1D tbe oapao1 ty ot 1\aClio lni1Deer Yalnteoence Branoh, Squier ~1-:;r..u!. !.aboratory, b1pu..l Corpa !npneerina l..aboratoriea, l''ort ilonaollth liew J f.!re:ey, a1noe 19 Jaanarr l944t. roa 1!11 coa;&AMDIIG GCJII.kALa llpt dtci 2) Mar Seourit1 & In~elJ.luence Liv. U~!Ct ft.SSJFit:n -~. UNCLASSIFIEP at. telJ' 1000 boura, nclrew J. Reid, 01Y1UaD bt.elllgmce Oftlcer Secur1t.7 6 Int.el.l1cence Dlvi110D , lew Jeraer, iDterYi .. ed Ira. Lewia Prantlaa, a\ her residence, RnIIOD, 1. J 1D the preaeoce or Vlrainla lcHa\q the aoa or Ira. Lewla Prmt.laa. 1~t.ed \bat abe waa ridin& 1D iter car on B1ctc Road, ralr HaY., J., OD 15 llarch ~: lhortlr after 1730 houra,_to ,her llaab.md at. t.be L1t.t.le Sliver rllroci at.atJ.oa. She noticed t.hree perp- aDort. wh1 te nporoua llnea in \be alq. &t. fir at. abe ~pt. 1 t. aa aq-wrl t1D1 ud aeeinc no plane abe thought. poa ai bly it. eou~ be a queer ronat.iOD or c.Lowt1. & car paaaed her, ln wblch two mw were r1dinc, uct lbe noticed \heir J.nt.ereat. 1D the aue obJect. !ilia ctir etopped a abort. d18- 'nce !1'011 her car ana she noted the liceuse nuaber 101 14 E Nflw Jeraer. Ill continued \o wutcn tJle pbenoae:na ln tbe sky, which ehe described aa three holea with llghta b th or lighta that migbt be Yiewed through a !he weather waa Yery clear ancl earq eYeing darllght. &round t.heae three lua1Doua round foNa there aeeaed ~ be a denal v ot aq-blue oolored PI !be obJ ecta were not dia~llke 1D ton. abe turt.her atatecl \h!1\ abe oould Dot ee\laat.e the height. or , bad no conception ot distance or ep~ed 1n tbe alr. !be objecta pro- ceeded ~ward A\laatlc Bigblndl 1D aa taster1r direction toward \be &tlntic After returD1D1 rro:a the railroad at.atlon, with her busbanct, lb.e 'elepbcmed the RnIGG Pollee Heactquanera and aeked Pat.rolan Otto Pearl, on ctut.y, it anyoae bad reported aD UDuaual phc011eoa 1n the aq. She \beD the 1Dcidt t.o t.be Prowat llarabal Office e.\ l"ort. Monmouth ancl the 1.-rk Kna, lear&, 1. J lira. further atat.d that abe drew u 1lluat.rat101l ot the ob~eot lh 1D tbe *7 (Pbotoet&.tlc oow attached.) 1 Inol -Illuatra\lOD. AKDREI J. UID,CIY.IR!ELL.OFFIC!It,SECURIT!" DTUJ.. DIY., FOil! IICJit:OUtH, 1. J. UNCLASSIFIED Gil 13 IINh 1,.,, bla , WuteU Clrole, neW \bat a\ 1 , 15 Narob 195Q, he Little lllwer, Jer1e7, b7 a in tr&lllit tork, \o bi1 hoM. 11 he walk.. the traia to b11 aut01aobile he b11 aboulder, wee\ by , to ob1er' the 1k7, a1 1 t Ilia habl\ to pretlet the tw tr011 the appearuee of the clout toa.tlea1 U4 the ' ntleotioa oa the 1k7 1n the weat. At tbla tbe, he aotio.l that the IUD oa the borisoa aarroundecl bJ 1oatteret Oload to~tlODa aDI Yiaibillt7 WSI anll.tt... look .. he an \hr" dlltlDOt nrtioal ftpor trall1 wer7 oloee that he thcqht at tint 1lanoe kT wr1tlq. &tter cODelderlnc thl poe1i btlttr tcr a aoMat he oOftolud .. \bat ao oae be kr wrltinc at that hoar ot the ng. In J 'a eatltlOft the ftl)Or trail I were at u altitude ot approxltelr 40 to 50 thou1and teet ant tnnllng at a ot a normal k7 wrltin~ plue. Jarua further 1tatet that hie obler,attoa wa1 ot &p!'J'oxlte17 tea eeconcl1 duratioa and that the npor trail eneft4 .. tour tlngen t.a altlt.te durlftl thla perlol or ts.... (!be toar tlDer oaloulation wu ooaclud .. bJ boltac hl1 bani at ara1 le..,t~, ,ala aDd alchtlq with oDe .,. at the .apor. tnlla. The rtnaer the~ tralle). he to the tnuoe the \nile be -, a1 tint thea. anable to teniae what Wal O&UiiDI ooaelu .. ther taa ~ua\ atart whea he ooeapl .. a poal\loa ae leoh&Dleal lnclaeer. Be waa all oftlcer aD1I witla tbe )06 Pleld r\llle17 ?7th DiY11iOD World War 11. le atat that be waa el1o ua IatellileDee qeat thl1 parlol npo&"t.. perlol to G-2 la Wa1hiqtoa, D. C I. !EID, CD tflti'J. JIGft JHE& omcs, umaxtrB, I. le UNCLASSIFIED l.. On 23 llarob 1950 InYeltilkWr: ron llo .. ' in ten i Di.C/UI/lo UIOOIYDITIONAL AIRCW'T l\eci Bank, t..J., , Tt,e E. g~1ab where ue 11 em o~ed tecl that he at Ricl.l hu11d aDd Bueaa fiat& AYe. Banic, I at approxite~ 175\l hour on tloed three white atreaka 1D the alq but oou.W e no thine except te e tJeua. Me oould aot tell wbat waa cauaina the etnaka, except ::a:Ute out tbree ab1~ obJ eota which aeeaed to be in the alq. The lUI\ was just eettiq aDd 1 t &j)pearecl to hia that ttle r&Ta of the aun were caestlng .-at'.lec- t1ona froil the three obJeota in tbe aq. These three otjects were ~oving toward \be ooean, coming froa a aouthweaterlJ direction. ~ti ~1ree obj!cta were at a h1&b altitude and maue no DOlle that could be heard. The obJects con- timaecl on their courae nci cliaappearecl t.owarci the ooean. DOWNGRADED AT 8 YEAR INTERVALS: DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS. iiDRIJI J. REID, ClV .IhTEl~e01i'lilCU~ St:CUF.ITI & ItiTfl.J . DIV FO}{T k\INlUU'J.'H .UNCLASSIFIED 1. Oa 3 Marcb .1.950 !ho .. a J. ~otlliAYt acaoapaDiecl b1 John r. lANI, In- Uptora , Furt. iJomoutb, hew ci era~)', intrrvieTtfld. her reaidence, Locuat St., 14ateni tch, n1ibJ,ana6, tecl tbat at approxir.~&teq ~ hours on l~ ~ILrch 1950, walkilll boae on Iaten! tob Annue &Lnd upon reacbing t.be lat..zwitoh Railroad Station, abe noted the occupant ot an autoaob1le eudden- q pt ,out of their oar Dd look up toward the k7 She &.Leo looited at tbe aq obaenecl three diaoa, YerJ bript and &hiiQ', with white at.reaka proJeotiDC trora the rear ot eaob of the three diaos. The male ocou- paat or the autollobUe aaicl he thwjbt. 1-be object reeseabled some eort of rooltet. Be aaicl he 11iahec1 be had. a camera 10 that lae could ta..:e a picture or tbe oclcl aipt. A paaaenaer bua theD owae alona ana atov~ea and the passenger alilbtecl troa the bua and alao watched the atrange phenoaena. oribed. tbe obJects to be &liding along in the &q at a The obJecta wer~ Yiaib!e to the na~ed e1e troa the ~w that Wben abe firat aigbted the objecta, they were nc a aoutbweeterly direction. The objects continueti out oYer the ooeaa aDd cliaappear841. Tbe 8Uil aett1ng in the west. Tue obJect were 110Yin1 w1tbout mking &DJ D01ee that could be helird. Tney did not appear to be aS rplnea anci ciiu DOt appear aa thou~ they were propellecl, but were \r&Yellinc at a hilb rate of ape.U. ted that abe waa born ill liewark, le Jersey, araci haa re11cl1d tor tbe paat t.wel. yet~rsJ 11 for1;J-three 1r or age aM ia a bowsew1t'e. 1e1 tin& u Cba1r lad7 tor the Red Croaa and ia &lao tor the Siater le11117 lt'ouDdatioa and Publ1o1t7 Cllairlauy ot UNCLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED Ar"TER 12 YEARS. ' 1. itf.ID, CIY.IHTt.L~.t.OrfiCL., _ f~CU!.I IHTt'L.DIV UNCLASSIFIED le On 24 MarCb 1950, Juatua n. LILZI JR., lnYea Fort J:ol*)u t.t., l~e" J 11r~ey, ill tftrviewed Section, Mai~t~nanc . alew Jer"ef OLC/AJR/lo te<l tbat at approximateq l800 hpyrs, 15 MMrch J..950 na W' rather thick at.reaka of npor with a weuer one between tJl~. .1.11 1Dd1at1n.p;.iGbable obJect at the he&cl of thoee 1treok1 111uverl rt.:Aer alowq &t even cpeeci and in nb~olute.l.7 &~t:-u~t line froa eW.~oet clireoUJ wea.t ( 1 t aoutb ot weaat) to alnoat d.1rectl1 .,.,t ( ~o&ewilat north of' eaat) . T!Ae i)benoaeDDn waa c.;a.e"-!'~ v16ible fo1 &tlf-roxil:latoly three tu Cour alDUtel (.loOO to J.S04 hourtt). The diat.nue between the vapor ut1ee.ka ata7ed the ~t~&~ae ~l aurlng tbe ouael"Yi.ation. T,ere we.e abatolutely no a,ormd. !he obJect paa~attei auaewhtlt aoutb of 1\eci Hank. atated that beoa~ae ot tbe fact tnat absolutel1 no aCNDd oould be heardJ tbe vapor atreaka we.re cl.earq aeparat.ad -.1.th tbe blue ot tbe 8Jq viaible in betwettn, the pbenoaeaon moved rather ~lowJ.7, or at leaat appearea to c1o 80, al thoup the whole diatance from 1 tlj point or apparent appe&l'anoe 1D the weet,em 51q to ita Y"u.nishing J:'01nt nigh Ui.i in the eaatern akf wa1 covered in about four aiautes, bo Ct1me to tbe folJ..owing OODol\UiiODI The obj eot .Uioh W&l palatine the ve17 long, Tapor etreet.k1 into tbe ab110lute o.A.OW1le1a aky e1 tner a very large airship or v.Lsne wl th three engine or Jt, flying vert bigbJ or three amaller pla..r.es flying in ab1olute perfect aacl equaJ.J..J lp&ced. formation, &lao Yeey nigb, in an ab1olute traigbt line. Since Yiaib1lit7 waa perfect, he es~i=ated tOe ditanoe covered b.J tne obJect durin& hie ob1ervat1on to be at le~et 40 ailea (in four miaute1). Tbe apeeci of the object, therefore wae about 600 all per hour. 2 laola. 1. Direction ot r J.i&b t 2. Leactb of 6t,rek 'UNCLASSIFIED REID, CIY.Il'Tr.LL.OI'Je'ICER, SECURITY & lhTflei-.DIY. FORT