t. I A Tt. TIME GROUP I VJ.l.i tary 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 5. LENGTH Ofl OBSERVATION 10 Seconds 6.. TYPE Ofl OBSERVATION Grour.d -Visual 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE 10. CONCLUSION Astro (lTEOR) Evaluated as a weteor cbserv&tion. 11. IRIEfl SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Object was travelling very :f'ast. !t moved in a straight lin and :5: watched it :f'ar about 10 secor.c::s. It ltas dark ar.d all I co1ld see was the li!tlt portion. It appeared as a sr:nll rourd li~t, very bright, but mdE. no ref'lB ction on the clou s. No. sound. Object broke into two di~c.:lnct pieces ar.:i each became a dull colared li~ht, then t:1~y disappeared. \lhen it broke, the pieces kept co:Ulg for a ~ort distance on the level before the7 dropped sli(;htly and \re."lt out without leaving SJllrica or a~ other visi:,le t:-aca UNCLASSIFIED ICI or SPICIAL DflstiGlfiOI IPO! II!ILI.IODCI JtE IUI.JeO!e . Vnoonyeatloaa1 Airoratt 1lghted llllltary Alr !ranaport le"loe .Wahlnctoa 21, D. c. Af1'1a Ottloe ot Speolal Inteltlptlon 1. Spopelea lhol'tlJ' after 1200 houre on S1 July 19&0 aa UDldeDtt.tiable object wa1 eigbted traTe111nc in a weaterly direction OTer the Ylc1111t7 of St. John's, llewtoundland. lo detail ot the object . were Tieible and it appeared ae a bright ~reeaiah light under the oroaet. It 1eemed to break into two di1tinot piece each ot Whioh became a dull oolored ll~ht and thea to di1appear. I. Detail11 Pepperrell Air Force waa queationed, and atated that at 2201 hour 31 July 1950, I waa iD tront ot Buildlag 801 dr1Y1n& Soutbweat alon the roadway oD Pepperrell AFB. At the interaeotion or Snelling AYenue and Cabot \'le turned Eaat and aa w turned we looked South and aaw a 110T1ng ~ra light under the oYeroaat. J atopped the oar and aaw the objeot ~oing from eat to wat. It traTellin~ ry ta1t. It mo.ed iD a atraight llae' and I watohed lt tor about 10 oonda. It waa clark and all I could aee was the ll~ht portion. It appeared aa a =rll round ll~t, ~ry brl!ht, but made no retlection on the oloucla. I diatin&uiahed no aoundaa aa I watohed it broke into two di1tinot pieoea and eaoh became a dull colored light, then they dla appeared. ~.'hen it broke, the pieoea kept r,ola~ tor a abort diatance on the leTel before they dropped alir.htl7 aDd went out without leaT l~ aparka or aay other Tlalble traoe. udltor General Depo.rtment, USAF wa1 d, and 1tated, at approximately2200 houra 11 July '&O, I wu in ., rooa ln the BOQ 1ook1n~ out ot the window toward Signal . Hlll whlob overlooka st. John' a, t~t'ld. I an object which ape in all detail to be a o011et goins trOIIl Ea1t to Weat on a track aouth or ay poaltlon. It was impo11ible to deter.aine the dlatanoe to the objeot or it1 aiae. It appeared aa a burnlD ob- ...... ~eot with a long wake. I watobed it tor aenral aeoonda, atter , DE(;I.&SSJFJH J . AFT~14\ ~ftv..a::-'1 :JI!II UNCLASSIFIED . loMl Alroratt elpted la total .,. .lou 1 Wbleh tt appeared to opltt lato two portloaa aad 4laalpate \etore a~1~ of deaeeat aotloect. It broke up la al4-alr auoh la the ner ot a dlalllte~ratl~ ooNt. I tlrat notloect lt at approd Mtel~ a 6&0 aa~1 to ., left and lt oroaaed before azul dlalate- paated at approU.te 1~ a 61 aar;l to ., rlpt.. faoea cnatlo South. Pepporrell Air Poroe Baae waa <tloaed aDd atated at 2201 looal tS.., 11 Ju~ 1110, and I lett the BCO Club. \ie tollo .. ct the that .lOIIL& the aorth aide of the &fCO Club. ~T were faoln~ 11\ a dlreotlon. Upon ooaln~ to the eact ot the olult lnallctlac, oalled ~ attention to a that oou14 be aeen ln the alr. Bo objeot waa dlaoernable. The r,eneral ctlreotloa ot trawl waa Rortbwe1t~ !he eat1mate4 altitude waa betweea I to a tbouaand teet. Approximate diatanoe from the JlCO Club put objeot, I would aay, ower the ... , ead ot ~uldi Vidl Lake. The object P- pearect froa the cenerel direction ot Cabot Tower and seemed to dia appear Mar the top or lanawa llill. In .,-opinion, the burning ohar~e waa ot a rocket type. The flame waa or a blulah oolor chancine to a . rectdi1h orange at the tall ot the tl.... At one point the fl&Jftl aee4 to renew i taelf' a a though taeah obarp had been aet ott. It 11 poaalble that the objeot could haTe paaaect behlDcl a aouct oloud. fhe ... ather at the tiae ot alghtin~ wa1 J;oocl. There were aame strata olowta to the wet aDd aome 1oud oloud OYerheact. Cloud ooftra~e waa about S/10. Stara were Ylaible. The objeot waa not traYelliq at a great rate ot apeect. !ho objeot waa aeen tor ao loaser than 11 aeoonda. Conata the Roral cllaa lknmtecl Po1ioe were queatloMcl aacl made ata'-Dta aub- otaatlell~ the aame that CWlL lie S~IENSOI Lt. Colonel, UJAF Air Inapeotor UNCU,SSff"IED HEADQUARTERS NEWFOUNDLAND BASE COMMAND PIEPPERRELL AIR FORCE BASE A~ 882, c'o ~STMASTEIIt, N .Y . N .Y .UNCLASSIFIED II/OII,4nll,/ba 1 tta1 Report of IaYeaticatloa to Oa.udlac Gera1 Air llaterlel C..aa4 Wrlcht Patter1011 Air Foro laae Dart-, Cillo tte4 th la OII report of lDYeatiptioa 14-181 tor JOGr lntor.atioa an4 4lapoaltloa. OII Report 26-185 (I ooplea) UNCLASSifiED UNI'RD 8TATD AIRIPORC. Tor INIFatO" flllli"AL OFFIC& Of' ef'.CIAL INYinTIOATI L ADtCRA" RIJIORT MADI IY IIIPORf MADI AT 1T Aupet 1950 APCSI Letter 108 Shortly after 2200 houra on 31 JUly 1950 an unidentifiable object waa aichte4 traTe11inc in a weaterly direction o.er the vicinity or St. John's, lewtoundland, lo detail ot the object .. re viaible and it appeared as a bright creeniah licht UDder tha o.eroaat. It ae ... d to break into two diatinot pieces each or which be a dull colored lipt and then to disappear. DITAIUJ 1 -. CS Pepperrell Air Force Base was questioned, ata OS houra 31 July '50, I waa in tront ot Building 805 driving Southwest aloDt roaclway on Pepperrell AFB. At the illteraection or Snellin~ Avenue and Cabot We turned Bast and aa we turned we looked South and saw a moving green licht under the o.eroaat. I atopped the oar and saw the object going tram east to ... t. It waa traTelling ve~ taat. It aoved in a atraight line and I watched it tor about 10 seconds. It was dark and all I could see was the light portion. It appeared as a amall ro\md light, ver,y bright, but made no reflection on the clouds. I diatinsuiahed no aoundaa aa I watched it broke into two distinct pieces and each dull colored light, then they diaappeared. When it broke, the pieces kept coinc tor a abort diatance on the lenl betore they dropped alishtly and went out without leavinc aparka or a~ other viaible trace. Auditor General Department, USAF was que ationed, , at approximately 2200 houra 31 July '50, I was in my room in the BOQ CO PBPPIRRILL inc General Air Materiel Wricht Patterson AFB Dayton, Ohio CARL II .SN -lrft&ISOB Lt. Colonel, USAF ~-lr Inapector IJNCLAssrFlm I u objeot wllloh appeare4 lD all cletaila to be a o-.t coillc troa Jan to W.at oa a tnok ao\ddl of rq poaltion. It .s.poaalble to dneNIDI tlae 4latzaoe to the objeot or ita alae It appeared aa a objeot wltla a .a. I watohecl it tor aneral aeooD4a, after whloh lt appeare4 to aplit iato portlou aad cU.aaipate be- tore of 4eaoen wu aotloe4. It broke ap la ai4-alr aaoh 1D ..-r ot a 41ala1;ecratq oOMt. I tlrat zaotloed lt at appro:d.- -~ a ~eo ancle to~ lett ad it oroaae4 before and dlalntep-atecl at ~a ~SO to., rlpt. 117 w1D4ow taoea lo hpperrell Alr l'oroe Baa wu queatlcme4 ltate4 at 1201 looal tbe, 81 Jul.T 11150, Set K.l. Boooclua and I left the JrCO Club. We tolloz4 the alclnalk that ruDI alone tbe D.Orth 1lde ot tM XCO Olub. We an taoiDc 1D a waterlJ' dtreotlcm. Upon ~ to the eD4 ot tM ol\lb lN1141q, let Kio oalled rt at- teat.OD to a tl-tbat oould be aeen ln 1tle air. lo objeot wu 41aoerD&ble. The pDiral direotiOD of trawl waa Bort.hwat. !he eatlated altitude bet a to & thouaalld teet. 1 te cU.atnoe tz oa the BCO Olub put objeot, I would aq, oYer the wet end ot Quidl V141 Ik. The objeot appeared trCD the ceneral direction ot .Cabot! aDd d to diaappear neu-the top ot 11111. ID aT opilllOD, 'burnlzag obarp waa ot a rocket typ1. !be tlmt waa ot a bluiah oolor obangin& to a reddish oraDp at the tall ot tba flame. At oM polat the tlaM M-el to tade out aa thouch 1 t wre burDecl out, tbe t ..... 4 to renew itaelt aa tbouch tzeah oharc bad been 1n ott. It ia poaaible that tbe objeot oould haYe puaed behilld a oloud. The wather at tbe tiM ot alshtiDc waa cood. There ftre ... atrata olouda to tbe wet 10. aoucl olouda owrbead. Cloud oonrap wu about 1/10. Stare wen rlalble. !he objeot wu ut traw111Dc at a creat rate ot apee4. !he objeot aeen tor no loncer 1& aeoonda. ot tbe R.C.11.P ..._. the aa that of lleterrecl Upcm Ccapleti to Ottloe ot Orlcin IJNCLASSIFIE~ Intornat.i on ana, (No Case) August, 1950 Tucson, Arizona Couroea CSI "About 9:30 p.11. a tra p object u44eDl.7 tor our bo We W bleD lookfDI up tato tbe ~, but 414 Dot tb1 object UDt11 1t a t upoD ue. We PI'ADI up, ex;ect1DI 1t to re oYer our bouee, but 1Detea4, tt etoppecl al..,et 41rectq oer ue, o t ve ,... look1DI at the bottoal ot it. It huDg .tical tor p1rhape a eecODCI, tbea Yer'7 te tell' tUJL84 aa4 W ntobed it 41PPiar OYer tbe muata1D about 2 . atl.ee aT or e"D a bigb-tJ.71Dg plaiae. It all llappeDI4 quickq, but I baft alvaye ba4 the teelma that there va ao oUDd ot aDJ ktn4. A 1t approached ue 1 t pYe the appearaace ot a U flock ot bird, iD perfect - tiOD, aurrouncte4 'b7 11Sht. A it hnDg over ue --ve ven 1ook1DI at the bottom ot tbe thiDa --it pw the appeanace ot a aroup of J)ODtooDa or perbap taake. Becauae ,. vere UD4er it, theae wre dark, aD4 ve could dia- tiDpiah rel7 tbe 1bape ot them, which va loapr tbt.D vide. I cu 't be ;oi ti ve tba t there wn D me, but the7 ven 1D row ot cb, aDd there ee1184 to be more thaD ~ !!Ieee thfDp Yel'e nderDeath aD4 COli .. .Pletel-7 .dark, 'tNt vbate.er vaa aboYe the wU lishted Tbe lilht ee-.4 to hiDe out tro11 all ei4ee ot the top part, but ve cou14 DOt aee vhat vu vithiD the lipt. '1'he dark, poatooD~ like object aee-.4 to be rig1417 fixed, . becauae tbeJ' all tUI'De4 fD UDiiOD a1 it IIOVecl .. A it _,.e4 ava7, aD4 ,. ven Do longer under it, aD4 coul4 DO loDaer aee the dark object, it appeared aa a J.-ounct ball ot light. !'be lipt va bright, but DOt vi th the bard br1U1&Dce ot aD ordinar;r electtic ltgbt. It eee-.4 to te troll top aDd aide 1D a eotter, glov1D~ light. A it moved ava7 troll ua aDd aatlecl over the .,untabt it like a ottq gloviDa ball." IllS.