. 1. 04TE TIME GROUP 3. :ivUf!CE 4. NliMBE R OF OBJECTS s. LENGTH OF 03SERVATION ~ w 10 Seconds 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Grour.d-Visual (BX) 17. COURSE 19. PHYSICAL EVIOE CE Sc.ntia, ~o, Chile 10. CONCLUSION UNIDE:;;7I F'liJ1 11. BRIEF SUM.~A~Y AND ANALY$IS Observe r did not. stop to look or talk to anyor ... ~ until he arrived at the US Embassy ' ''ero h o \rent straiE)tt to the 9-t.~ flc,m and looked out and seen noth ine;, thc:n \'tent to t he roof of tho b.lilding were lool<cd at object \rl.th BX. Object vras moving :in a straiejlt line at an extrewe rate of speed. It app:::ared to be more l-l'hite than other co lor. Observer went inside of b..til c .. i r to get a camera '00 take a picture of 'bhe object arxi when r.a returned the object m s eone. F TO S E P 6 3 0-329 (TOE) pr .. loue et.IUo1u of thle l ona l!U1 W u .. d. , Countr,r: Chile Report No. IR-42-50 Subject: F~ying Discs From: Air Attache, Chile Date or Report: )0 Mar 50 Date ot information: current Evaluation: F-0 Prepared b;y: Harry L. Mitchell; Major, USAF Source: Newspaper reports and personal observations of Air Attache Office personnel. 1. nying discs are being "seen" in various parts of Chile. First sighting was E Punta Arenas, lat 5) s, long 70053 'W on 11 Mar at noon. Many inhabitants or the city witnessed this phenomena which appeared northeast of the city and traveled toward the southwest. Usual description was given--extreme altitude, silver in color, shaped like a ping-pong ball. The Director or the Observatorio Astronomico or the University of Chile, Prof. Frederico Rutland, made a statement to the local press that what the people ~ere seeing was the planet Venus Which is clearly visible this time of year at that latitude . 2. Second sight.ing of a disc took place in the Santiago area, San Bernardo and Valparaiso on the 24th and 25th of March with the usual description given by the populace being quoted in the local press. 3. Third sighting of a disc occurred 28 March between 1330 and 1410 over Santiago, Chile. Downtown area was crowded with people looking into the sky observing this phenomenon. M/Sgt. 'atterson, 6249735, assigned to this office as a 502, per- sonally observed an object travelling at an extreme rate of speed and altitude. (See attached statement and diagram.) COMMmT: On 2!1 March this observer saw a silver colored, stati onary object. in the same relative position as ~as witnessed b.Y the local populace the preceding day~ and after careful observation concluded it to be the planet Venus and not a flyingdisc. Professor Rutland (par 1) repeated his statement to the press today that object had to be Venus. . Local press has headlined "flying disc" dispatches from all countries reporting sightinga. JAY P. THOHAS, Lt Col, USAF Air Att.ache Statement and diagram of 11/S~t Patterson HARRY L. MITCHELL Major, USAF . Assistant Air Attache STA'fEMENT On the 28 Mar 50 at tely 1430 hours I was returning from my home at 1057 Vitacure to the U.S. Embasey for the afternoon's work period. I noticed numerous persona outside looking at the sky enroute to the U.3. Embassy. I did not stop or talk to anyoneuntil I arrived at the U.S. Embassy. I immediately came to the 9th floor and started looking out of the window. Northing was sighted. "I then decided to go to the roof ot the Embass,Y building. I borrowed from the u.s. Navy Attache a pair or field glasses and proceeded to the top of the Embassy building w.i. th the sole tboulht in mind that ~ would discover some illusion, perhaps a cloud wisp or a reflection from an object and thereby convince myself that there was nothing present in the slq. I waa on the root ot the U.S. Fabassy tor approximately one hour and was sc~ tbe sky with both m:r normal eyes and with the field glasses. At 1.5.15'-~oura I detected an object travelling from south to north at an and at an extreme rate of s peed. I detected this object with my hen abie to look at it through the field glasses. The hei~ht of he-object mad& i impossible to determine any details about it other than that it to be)mOving in a straight line. It a ppeared to be more white than any other colo x:_. I ~!).tched the object move approxtmate~y 30 degrees of sky wi,thin 5-10 secoods and then decfded that I would return to the office and procure a camera with a telephoto lense and atte~pt to get a spot on a piece of film to support ~ story. I returned to the roof ot the U.3. Embassy with the camera equipped with a telephoto lense and unable to spot the object again. A small graph is furnished in relation to point ot sight and the objec~seen in relation to the sun. rince Patterson Master Ser geant, .6249735 1 -MY lor.a n when object flrst sighted 2 -Location when object sighted s econd time X -object when first sighted angle of sight app/ 3000 X -object when sighted after leaving glare of sun an~le approx 300 1. DA Tl TIMI GROUP 2. LC March SO 28/1930Z 4. NUMBER or OBJECTS CONCLUSION UNIDim'ItJ w Santiago, ChUe 5. LENGTH or OBSERVATION 11. BRIEr SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 6. TYPE or OBSERVATION Ground-Viaual (BX) . ...llilj,... Ne 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCI Observer did not, stop tD look or talk to anyone until he arrived at the US Embassy were he went. straight to the 9th n or ar1 looked aut am seen noth ins, thm went to tm root ot tho blilding were looked at object with BX. Object was moving in J a straiglt line at an extreme rate ot speed. It appeared to ~ be white than other color. Observer went inside or b..lilli ,. to set a camera to taka a picture ot the object ani when he reU&mecl the object was gone. Count.171 Chile Report. No. IR-42-50 ~in& Diaca rrc.a Air Attache, Chile Date ot Report.a 30 Mar 50 Date of information: current. IYaluat.lon I r-o Prepared b71 Har17 L. Mitchell, Major, USAF Source& Newapaper repone and personal observations or Air Attache Office personnel. 1. ~vin& diac3 are being "seen" in various parts of Chile. Firat sighting was at ~ta Arenas, lat 53 06 s, long 70053 w on 11 Mar at noon. Many inhabitants of the city witnessed this phenomena which appeared northeast of the city and traveled toward the aouthweat. Usual description was given--extreme altitude, silver in color, shaped like a ping-pong ball. The Director of the Observatorio Astronomico of the University ot Chile, Prot. Frederico Rutland, made a statement to the local press that what the people wete seeing waa the planet Venus which ia clearly visible this time of year at that latitude. 2. Second aight.ing of a disc took place in the Santiago area, San Bernardo and Valparaiso on the 24th and 25th of March with the usual description given by the populace beingquoted in the local press. 3. Third sighting ot a disc occurred 28 March between 1330 and 1410 over Santiago, Chile. Do~town area was crowded with people looking into the sky observing thia phenomenon. M/Sgt assigned to this office aa a 502, per- eonal.ly observed an obj a an extreme rate of speed and altitude. (See attached statement and diagram.) COMMDrra On 29 March this observer saw a silver colored, stationary object in the same relative position aa was witnessed by the local populace the preceding day, and after careful observation concluded it to be the planet Venus and not a flying disc. Proteaaor Rutland (par 1) repeated his statement to the press today that the object had to be Venue. Local press baa headlined "tlyins disc" dispatches from all countries reportins aishttnsa. APPROVED a JAY P. THOMAS, Lt Col, USAF Air Attache Statement and diagraa ot MV~ Pattereon HARRY L. MITCHELL Major, USAF Aeaiatant Air Attache .. STATIQiNT On the 28 Mar 50 at 1430 houra I waa returning from rq home at 1057 Vitacure to the U.~. &llbaaQ' for the atternoon'a work p9riod. I noticed nu.eroua persona outside looking at the sky enroute to the u.~. Embassy. I did not atop or talk to anyone until I arrived at the u.s. F&baaay. I diately came to the 9th floor and started looking out ot the window. Northing was sighted. "I then decided to go to the root ot the .&llbasQ' building. I borrowed from the U.:l. Navy Attache a pair ot tield glasses and proceeded to the top of the Embaes,r building with the sole thought in mind that I would discover some illusion, perhAps a cloud wisp or a reflection from an object and thereb,y convince myself that there was nothing present in the skf. I was on the root of the u.~. EmbAssy for approximately one hour and was con scannin~ the sk7 with both 1117 ey-ee and with the field glasses. At aprioximatel7 1515 hours I -detected an object travelling from south to north at an ucle at ~ extreme rate ot speed. I detected this object with my e,ye able to look at it through the field glasses. The height of object tmpoesible to determine any details about it other than that it to be in a straight line. It appeared to be more white than any other color. I the object move approxtte;,y 30 degrees of sky with~D 5-10.a.econds and then'dec that I would return to the office and procure a camera with a telephoto lenee and attempt to ~et a spot on a piece of film to support ~ story. I returned to the root ot the u.s. Embassy with the camera equipped with a telephoto lense and was unable to spot the object again. A small graph is furnished in relation to point ot eight and the objecttt-seen in relation to the sun. ' Master Sergeant 1 -Mt location when object first sighted 2 -Location when object sighted second time I -object when first sighted angle or sight app/ 3000 I -object when sighted after leaving glare or sun angle approx 300