T~TR OV ''d'POln' MTF Ill TO A'l'lC ALTl'fUDJ.~ LF.UG'tH OF 'l'Ufl. (JU:.I.:tVI:U - MMF:tm:rcs Mad IJlrp turn to r.1&bt, _ 'l'Cporaey A'tiC rona 329 file Rcdeto1l Tlaft, ftaletqh. North Carol 'Flying Saucen' Reported Active Over arren WARRENTON, Oct. 21.-Prom- laeat Warreatoa cltlaena added encleace over tha weekend to pre- Yioua reporta over tilt nation that atraqe object laavt btta Mea 1a aerial aerob&Uca. Two uauaual Ucbter-thaa-air enft wert obtlntd or Wt.t Warnatoa at 1:10 O'clock aatur- 41&7 alpt b)' Col. aad M r a. l Claude Bowtra, Mr. aacl Mra. 8tll br Beaton, Mr. aDd Mra. lpeacer I loott, BW Jlo)'ce, Mn. B. 0. . Wlllte, and otlaera. to tlaelr report, tiler aw two lara clrclea of Jlcbta, ' tach circle aetmed to bt trr lq to out-maaeuver tbe other. Oa mort than one occaalon, one c:lr- cle or ll&bta puaed tbroucb tbe oeater or the other object. Tilt lllumlaatecl object. aeemtd apparently eloat to earth and not too far dlataat from tbe laome of Col. Bower, wbere the atraac onft were btlnc obtenecl. Two of the wttneuea drove Ia the central dlrectloa or the ll&hta but report- tel that the)' couldn't aeem to aet Ia cloaer proxlmltr to the llchta tbaa before they went In purault. It Ia the flrat time tbat fl)'lnc aaucera, Illuminated bdbblta, Ilea en-bound wblrllnc dervlahea bten reported aeen In thla area. However, tbe report or Col. Bowen and hla party of alahttac the lluoruceat dlaatr platea play. . lq rlq .. rouad-the-roay lncreu- eel apecplatlon u to their ortcta : rather U.aa douM u to tllttr al aanclay, Oetoher 2&. 1950 Saw Object; Too Wanaton, Oet. 15.-Warrenton eltiatnl addtcl credence thla week mel to pnvloua reporta over tht nation that ltranl objlctl have been attn ln aerial aerobatics. Two unusual lilhter-than-alrcratt were ollnrftd over Weat Warren tOia at 1:10 o'clock Saturdar nllht " Col. and Mn. Claude Bowrs, Mr. and lira. Selb)' Benton. Mr. and Mn. IPiftCft' Seott. Bill Borce. Mn. B. 0. White and othera. , Accordlftl to their reporu, ther lar two larae clrclea of li&hta, and lach circle aeemed to be tryinJ to out-maneuver the other. On more than one occulon, one circle of lllhta DUMd throuah the center of tbe other objec:t. The lllnmlnatecl objec:ts aeemtd apperentl)' cloae to earth and DOt too tar cllltant from the homa of ColOMl Bowera, where the atrante craft were belnl observed. Two of the wttnean drove In the 1eneral cllteetlon of the ll&hta but reported that they couldn't aeem to aet tn cloaer proxlmltr to tbe liKhta tban before the, went In purault. Nl ll I' OCT 51 OPEIATIONAL IMMEDIATE : TO AMC VPAfB OHIO ArrNa HCIS CITE ' AF O!lfle 1. THE FOLLOWING JlEPO!T IS SUBMITTED IN ACCO!DANCE WITH LE'I'1'Jl USAF, AFOIC-cCI ! SEPTEI-SBEI ,., SUBJECTC JU:PORTING OF INrOft~tATION ON UNCONVENTIONAL AIKCftAFTa. A.OtJE OBJECT OF DiftiCIBLE SHAPEJ ALUMINUf1 : _IN. CQL~!J OJ I MAnLY~ IX .OF .. B..~CS fUSELAGE ST.ACKJl. DOUBLEJ-JilT~. 3 POIT HOLE ABOUT CtNTEft, 113 FftOM TOP NO TlAIL 01 EXHAUTJ NO P!O PULION SYSTEM NOTEDJ S = ~D NOT ESTIMATEDJ NO S~DJ MOVED FftOM SE TO SSE, HOVEM:D FOJt 3' SECONDS, DI$APPEAftED !APIDLY ~SE INTO OVE~CAT. :. lBt TIME Of SICJITitJC:, 25 OCTOSE! 51, 121&2 FOI APP!OXIMATELY IUJ SECONDS ICe OBSE!VATION WAS VISUAL FKOM SUftFACE. IDe OBSEJtVEI WAS ABOUT TWO MILE WEST OF BONLEE, tlO!TH CAJtOLIUA, ON lfiC:KtiAY 1&21, HEADING SE, AT COO!DINATES 3' DEC!EES 39 MINUTES NO!TH 7t DrC:ftEE Z Mit~UTES tn:sT. r OBJECT VAS APP!OXIMATELY TYO HILES DISTANT BENEATH OVE!CAST OF 611-eS~ Jt:tT, TIAVELED J'Jl0f1 SE TO SSE, HOVEM:D, AND DISAPPEAI!ED INTO OVEJtCAST S~. IE OBSEP.VE!t WAS MISTEit FlANK MIKE ftiSHEJl, OF 3 21& SOUTH EUGEh'E STILET, C!EENSDO~O, NO!~ CA!QLtUA, A FOftMEJl AIJl FOJlCE PILOTe NO EVAL , UNCLASSIFIED AMC PORM e PD ~. r,g;, ' "'~::I~TIP'1CATION t O: lJ01llt DUCRiniON, DATII:8, AND 8U .III:CTt aCilt ay (f'ULL ateMA'fUA.) ' DATK aiiO' D DATK ao D ltATII an UNCLASSIFIED AIM llltSLLIOJICI liPoJ&~fiOI RI!Ot:f lol Alront,, torwardlD& laolo"'"' Dlreotor ot ln~elll,eaoe ~AF (!aot.loal ) Major J OHpb w JleaelJ, 't D/Ia\ 2a1110 Oot DX lAP (tao) t Oil 1. Qae objeo\ ot 4lr1,lble aha~ alualDUa ln colora a~proxt.a~ely eize ot 1-18 t\aael&& at&Gke4 d :."'ble, wlth three por\holea ab.:ut oeoter, V,~ tr~ top J no tra.1. or eabaueta no pro!)uleloa 111 not..\dJ apee4 aot eat.iaatedJ DO aounda cJ tro.a rn to 181, bnrecl tor II , clleappeared nplcll)' RSE lDto "roaet. 1. 11M ot elp\la&, II oo 10, 1261, tor ait a. Ot.tloa Yleual tr eurtaoe. \lbler ... about I alloe wet ot IOA1H, I.e., oa Hl&hw&J 21, hea4lns s~, at eoordlaatee 160 11 W. Objeot 11&1 .a~, tely 2 alle1 dlatant beneath overoae\ ot 100-800 '"' VaYOlocl trca Sl to f'U, hevrecl, dleap.,eared into oyercaat 1. Obeorwer tol'ller Alr PorN Pll 1 Stat.ut ot JORBi'B ile JmfiSLII Major, uaar r la'-11 ~itloor U~CLASSIFIED ro, lt.c., a !1\ttll I. ltifEI Lt. Col., USAF Dlr ot lD\ell D&ne-.r ot rnela\loa ot l\1 eoatea\e t.a !tatee Air aceaet .. , Ia .._le or (tbla t~ Ia tlol .. \o '-blll'r ,. eMala fPUW . " t t ~ f If' fit UNCLASSIFIED Oa II Ootober 1110, at lltl, aa I Wu tftftlln& Rl oa Rl&}nlaJ til, I -'1 lea' of Bonlee, c., I alghted aa UDldentltled objeot la the Mkye lbla ol)jeot alllar lD ah~e to a dlripble, but 110 control aurtaoea, pro~ulaloa ayata, tnll, or exhaua~ r riall)le. la alae, 1t appeared to be equlY&lent to . lpl8 f\laelapa ataon4 OM a tbe other. rp objeot appea ... ct to be about ld.lea dlitant, &Del aa I watohecl lt.,<l't-aoct aoroaa the hlt)\way trc. Sl to , hcwencl tor 16 aeooncta, knd tieappeared into the onro<.~.et 881. OYeroaat waa 600700 teet. the total t1ae that I obaerwe4 the objeot waa about tO aecoada. Whell I tlnt aaw lt, I thoucbt poaalbl7 lt waa a water taN SA Bonlee, until lt 4 IIOYlllCe I a tor.r Alr Foree pilot, aDd ay hOM &d4reaa la ltreet, Oreea.alMtro, I.e. /1/ rrant 1llPir A tJIJB COt'fa rour porthole that ai)peare4 ark 1D oi)&rlaOD to tt. ll"'t Mtallo eurtaee UNCLASSIFIED TDI~ OF f;It :JI'l'Ill 2,l00 . Slii\T-'1~ Circular GOUtl!Jf.' NO. Irl UHOUI' . PHCYJ.'Oti - OKF.TCtrES rcmpornry A'ric Form 329 DATE' Ill TO A'l'IC COT .OH Bii&ithJfb1to flPl~Ell _ _.r,. LF.UGTH OF 'l'U~. OD~I:rtVED TYPF. OF OBr>E:lVATiotl_..z:Cfrro'Qd-.. --- _ . _ AF ~o~M 1t2-PART I AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT ii.irbor:1e SUMMARY: ( f."r:Pr '""''""'' 1:1 m ~nerJ "{ rtpMt. GIH !fni.flcucc in ,1\'l.d o 1-Hrtknct f-"'lllftlpA. J.: 'l III.Z.,,~&rtt Ill /I)U tr lrfl. .Gtn lu' rof rc;JCrt ~"' , t 1-' 1-'t1r .,. I ll-l'<trl II.) '!'he folla:rJ.l'-~ st.:!.t~ent .-.~s l."Xe by Sj::,:;t C:\lVi."l .:lS:li:;ncd to th3 330t.h !JC.ii:i'o St~U:>.dron or t.~e SU)~h Do::l~ z t a:_Jpro-.dcatel;r 2100 hours C41 7 S~!Jt~'Jer 1950 t.rhile en Gua:"'d !11..-.t:r on the J30th P..:lr.1p .\re~, I :l3~1 a blui::ih :flute o ~O?eur .... rlQ{r.,h east of the Base a!'praxi- ~3.taly t3n {10) ;,1Jos dista.'lCe. '4'his object T.-:l3 he!:rl.ed nortir:;e:Jt ::t a fJ.st re.te of :tp':!ed. It a?pc~d to be a oout ten (10) feet in di~eter D.t."'ld circul3r i.."'l s l1ape. At apprc:d.i'!lO.tely t;-m {2) Llil9s nortir.m~ of the Ease the object veered nharply to tJ1e ri{tht lllXl then dioaP?e~d from :r.1.6ht. l:o zoun::l e olilil be heard i'r01:1 thi3 object. It ctp_?e~nxl to be nppra:d.Cilately e~ht t.housa.rxl ( G 000) feet high. Ti1e !ollo~ring listed ~:imon oJ.oo aal7 the nane object ~t tllc s:l."':le ti.~.o: A check \"d.th at this tir.o .. Sert;aant ;.:cr.T.Ln Stoneburner Semeant L!omie L. Gore Corporal Jomes Kn1v~t Private Pi!-st Cl:l:ls ~obort Operations refealad that thero Ylero no aircraf't. in the lOcal ~\. c.~ck nth th.a B:l:le ;.-eJ.t.h Station r .!'.rcalcd t h:.:.t the ceilin~ ;-.-a:l t:,or.:..:r-thr co (23,000) teei. and t-'l~t visiLility w:.s fifteen (15) nile s The Earl7 ;Ia11dng !Uldar 5tation, tll!s Ba:Jo, vms ir.~Jrat'ivc at the t~::7.e of this obeezstation. . Lt Col, USi\F ;;in:; :ntelli::onco Cffic3r _.;0\V~GRADED AT 3 Y~AR 1~Tr:RVAl..'l. . D-ECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEAPA DOD Dill 620&.i., / I iiNCI.:ASSlFlED lli R FO~Ea 3 cya USj\Jt' fe the lew Orlt'l\ftfl ftea ot 17 C.otnbor 1050 4U.tor1a11y. lpGO\& 1ate4 oonoerDlDC the lr)itlnr. 011 the preeedlne: sunc:ay. ot tour "alluonra" Ia tonatlon by lU.Nil Alrllnee Ir.o , pll o" at:,Qil.GU e_l{CODr:;J..D aDd 11LLtAf.t BARDSLEY 'l'ho ocll torlal oo.T.n,ontr4 011 tho olair.\a or alr;hta laot Pili'iiai-7 bj-. IODl:F.T 8. UorJ.uanur., a usu :aaao 11 rxilflrt. and OODOluded, " l1 lt poaelble that the three croupe ot xpert obc~rvnra oM14 haw 'Mea alatabD abo\1t ao.-Snc tlu1At ftk Alr i'brco, whloh ola.1: .. a to ha~ apoDt two ,aara lnT~etl atlnr. ~ch rp~rta, iaa ~14 'det1n1taly atataba. We heal tate 'o oall the Air J:oro IDTeatir,lltora 11ara. Li~..o wlae, W bealtate to caueatlOD the rpert OpilllOD Ot tra1De4 aorlt.l ObcerYra aal alrplaDe pl1o1:ae Ill taot. n doza t ~are 1 what ~o t.ellew abo~ le AC!ICih le ooateapla te4 b7 'hle heaclquart~c Cop1ea tur.Dllbed1 ..ca. ALtC Attzu lACII (Sa dQplloate)