v 1\\,l', Civilian fil'i:,.n Radi o end Dart int;: , ol.J.l j,, ! ~:\lW~iVi:f{S UNCLASSlFlED . DKPAIII MKNT OP THK Alii POliCE HltADOUAIITEH UNITitD 8TATit8 AIR P'OitCa WA8HINeTON THE INSPECTOR GENERAL USA~ 8TM DlaTRICT OFP'ICII OP' a~IICIAL INVIIaTIOATIONI , Untdentltle4 i~JiDI Ubjoc' Dlrootor of ~paolel lnveetl tl~a Jio' dq_Mrtora, U. s. Alr l:'orce ',In dllnr;ton i;!j, D. C MAXWKLL AIR IPORCK AeK. ALA.AMA on S ncwoaber 1950 at 1155 hove Mr. object ov.)r , OLk i11dl~e, Tor~'1oBuee, alt;hted an un1dontltle4 t~lPC tb.o northvat oornor of 0:.,1: Ri<lr:e r.r~. a. ~acrlptlon -rho objoct obaervad by chanced GhL&peG rnpltUy tr.x.t ~>oar slllmo to benn fl.hn'OO and to other shnl)&B c. a notod on.1nelo ood drr.wl~'"': :e objoet s ll,h r:rr!':f ln color v1 th u eore tt..a.t vaa n Ltuab dArker (!.ruy. ,_.,h~J o'i.ljoot t:\''::oc;:red to ba tranalnaeen,. 'I'he maaR ot the objuct VAl oon- nt:lnt nn<l hud sl1ar~)l1 outlined cd1 s and tho core nleo hcd deflnlto linea. :>oood OJlll<\ not be ectlt-.."\ted but 'uo cloacrlbod a a "ro.!)ld and dal"tlne;M. 'lhe ob- Ject rr,e.w:r.1v red ,_ .. lthln nn. aroa of a circle .as llluotrntod on the lnclosur 1t\)'tlwr de~cribed the e~re. eR aam.111lnt; the ahape of the whole object, tho.t ia, 1i1on the oct aloogl,ted the eore \fmud be elon~te nlao. ~he objoc' . . dlr.ap;\e: .. .r-~d .-rhilo vo.a attmutlng to locnte a vlt.naas ~ the phenomonu. J~o aound could be nor could the moans of ~1ro ?\llslen be detertt1D.')de .tle on-the-e Jot notes of hla obaervatlon. Portlngn\ o! theoe are aa at "rt.:;l1dl:f chun:;lng ahape. Constnnt masa. :..barply outllno:l e~oa. Gr-.J color, cool ln con trnat "11th \ro.rm, pln:-:lch t-:r~'T ot clouds. ~o s;_l8ctrnl reflection of ll:)1t, no brlr.ht hl{~nll ~tc. lle!lnlte sU(;;;eutlon of fora. J.:ovo- ra . l'-l cl::rtin~ ln all dlreetlOhl ,,1 thin ~11 ar8ll. ;;t!eeod to bG 1110lnt; ln nnd out of cloui (this cn.y h;. vo boon becauee of 11.1ltrana~on' c_.l&ructori9- tlca). Luot bel oo;.1a r.hoDOcena ot ll~o:ht on cloUda. Very V3lrd. ~ovont <1ld no\ .een to bo recul t or uind. ~'1ret lm!JNse1on -~llo . too ra?ld and re.~do:n ln moVGi:tont, fa{) r::)ld nntl a=ttt~cr-o ln chltncea ot Bhnpe. b. Tlao Slchte4 -lor flye (&) to ten (10) lllln\1\oa on D NcwetAber 19 50 l:.&.ftner ot obeerYo\lon - AT 8 YEAR INTERVA~ DECLASSIFIED AFTER 1! YEARS. UNCLASSUtt:O. . UNCLASSIFIED a. l.ooatloD of ., .... , A\ 'b oone of aad , Oak Bltt~;e, !eftn !be o'Jo' apr>nnro4 to be near a moutnln ' alx (G) ullea dltM' the objec' VG& oa a oorapaen lHt&rlDt.; ot 3:15 4e(7eee. 'i'be ~lt.l t.ude of the ob3eo\ relne4 wl\hla a ahor\ clls\a.Dce nboft or Mlow \he J~ld.': ot the moun\alD. <totea at.ated \bat tor \he ob3o' to M n.a la.ree aa he 4eaorlbe4 and \o be a allea dlataa' lte alze would M oompe.rable to a tbree (:~) ato17 1l11'4l~ a half a block lo~). o. lnton110\lon on Subjeo' -Kr, haa 'been elt[llo7od aa 111\\&tra\or nt. t.be lmM Dlrialoa, lf'alrchl14 lDO & AirplAne Corporation, Ofllc Htdt:o, :lOe, alae ~ 'Uotobtr 1D~G. He t.aa a "Q., n and "Secret" olearonce. l aaarrted ond le t.ventr-alx (~) 70ara ot ae He oou been an oi'f1olont, reliable om:Jlo,.ee and lo hleh17 reeu4e4 and rocouen4ecl W' the 18GUrlt3 otflclala at };~pA. t. ~rea thor and wind oon4ltlone Acoordlng to \he w .. ..athor DllretUl at Oak U1w;e the ta.pera.t.ae ~ 61 do1;:roee Md there Vt\1 a nine (9) to \lfOlve (13) a11e .:-.. n ho&ar ~!oet vlnd. Vietblllt)' w~ unlllllted h. fb7elcal :;ytdence BoDI t. lnteroeptloa or ldantlfloatlon actlon taken -Hone 3. 1\C'ttQU No lnYeet.lgatlon belq -~ at thle tiM. ~tcb of ob.Jecte (3) 001 llq. AHO Af1,,a ~iulS PAfRICX w. K.\t::s Lt. Colonel, UiA7 Dtetrlct Oommand .. DOWNGRADED AT 8 YEAR INTERVA y DECLASSIFIED AFTER lZ YEARS. L:;; UNCLASSIFlED DOWNGRADED AT 3 Y~AR INTERVALS; DECLASSU'IED AFTER 12 DOll DIR 6200.10