SOU~1;i. Ci vi lions nf\TF IIi '1'0 A'l'IC vcnt.io:u.al I..EUG'rH m:-'l'Il 1'. ODSJ:flVi\J) . 'rYPF OF nn:,F.~CVA'l'ION Ground t1Atn:lf'n-:HS . "L" Pc.t tr,.~n Rl::liARKS1 Largo tury tnail e.nittcd. HEADQUARTERS EAS,..,TDNI!'IftU AIR DEFENSE FORCE Stewart Air Force Base, Nevburgh, H. Y . UNCLASSIFIED SUBJECT: Report of Intonnation on Unconventional Aircraft TO: Commanding General, Air Materiel Ccmmand, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio V A . A'fi: M8fS A " Reference letter, Hq USAF, AFOIG-CC-1, subject as above, dated 8 Sep- tember 1950, attached is report or information on possible unconventional aircraft received rrom Commarding General, First A.rm:y, Govemers Island, N.Y. FOR mE COMliANDOO GENERAL: Mag, 4700 ABG, Into C7 to CG, ADC, Att: D/I t npt., USAF ~sst. .1\ i r Acl.i GPn. Dom!cn-" n~n AT .. v JJvJJ JJ .FTr;:n 1" yt"}VALS lJNCLASSIFIEO COMMIJNICATIOI'&S C[Nl[ll NO 11\)UTING JOINT MESSAGEFOR ... ~-------SI'AC. ABOV. rolt COMMUNICATIONS cNT.R ONLY .---------.,----------4 DATlTIM[ GROUP SCVIIITY C~lf'ICAliOl\ FROM: (Oti~inatot) INFORIOIATION CO 4700TH ABG STE!.ART AFB NEWBURGH NY PRECEDENCE I ACtiON FOR: COURIFE 0 lOOK MESSAG[ ~ ORIGINAL MSSAG[ CG EADF STEtJART AFB N&IBURGi NY ATTN CIVIL DEF BRANCH 0 MUll~"-l ADOIIESS CJIYnOf'fllCAUTION REFERS TO MESSAGE IDOfllflCA liON Cl ASSinCA TIOOI SAFBADJ 1 PD FOL MSG RECD FR CG FIRST m~ CM.A GOvmN<RS ISLAND Cl'J\ NY CMA QOOTED FOR YOUR INFO QUOTE REUR lNTEILIGENCE COIJECTION l.frl.iORANDUM NUMBER 29 REPORT RECEIVED THIS DAY FROM SAl RPT SAl, 11Z7TH ASU FORT ETHAN AIJ.EN, r.'I NOOSKI IS SUBMITI'ED AS FOLLO'/JS: QWTE LOCATION AND TI.i .E CF SI GHTI NG: OVER LAKE CHA1-1PLAIN, OPPOSITE BURLINGTON VT AT 2100 HOURS, 13 DEC 1950. \lEATHER: LIGHT HAZE, STARS AND MOON wmE VISmLE. NIJ.l.ES OCCUPATIONS AND AD1 RESSES OF \JITNESSES: WINOOSKI VT-lluU. HAND, TELEPHONE NUMBER WINOOSKI VT-STORE ClERK TEI.EPHONE NUMBER VT-STUDENT TElEPHONE NUMBER WINOOSKI VT-HOUSE \'liFE, TEIEPHOim NillUER WINOLSKI VT, UNKNOWN. PHOTO: NONE. OBJ~T: iiOCKET SHAPFD OBJECT. NUMBER: l.SHAPE: CIGAR. SIZE: 4 TO 5 YARDS LOrli. COLOR: ORAiiJGE RED. SPErl>: FASTER THAN ANY OONVENTIOaAL AIHCrtAFT. DIRECTION OF TRAVEL: SOUTH FROM CANADA, THl WEST OVm LAKE aiA!-lPLAIN TaIARD WHITE FACE 1-iOUNTAIN. ALTITUDE: ESTih A'l'liD KCUIUTY CLASSifiCATION lOIII 17 3 ltl"-ACU WO AGO f ORM 11-141. II J UH 1~. AND WO ~GO F'OitN If' ~B/d.\J /hlla UNCLASSIFIED Director ot ~xcc1nl lic.,d~u"rtem, lv \t \,aohin~ton 25, u. c. lnvost t crwt lone 1. lnfo n-.9t ton w~o r cc o1 vc.ll by l st U1ct.r1 ct, . trom l.cnd qunrtero, l.ow -"l;;l.ru tcl ~;tn u .. .\111y Urtoo, barton 10, l..ao'lchusotto, on ~ lanuory 1951 that nn unconvc1.t1o1 '11 n 1rcr nrt u-,d bee n o1,;Ltod on or about 13 Uncmber l S!>O ovor Ltlke Ch or.plain, Vo11r~ult 2. lntormstion obtoinod 18 set torth aa tollowal fte uc:::cr_11 tiol}a C1~Ar-ol.npod object, ponsibly 'l ruc6:ct, 4 to 5 )'"tl'US in ler:1tll u tjcct ~it,tcd B l~rt;o 1"1er;r tro11. l .o e:OWld t.'fta honrd. !Jurine e1e1~th1~ ob j oct. GEoouto4 a vo ry eu~rp ''L" p11tt.crn ovor 1.~e ChnJ~l'lain. b. T1Pel ubJect r.t& a1~hted at. 2100 huure about 1) L'ocs- bor 1950. L<m.t:t h ot t. 1~e or eir.,ht in~ not 1Lc11 cntod o. ~1!.~1ng ot ob j oct by visual mcona. ubeervora n1~rentl1 wore lD city ot ~1noook1, VcrrDr~, at t 11110 of o1 ~htln~ or;d notice d t ho \!tiCOnTor.tionnl object COfiO ir.to new in a auut!atMr d couree tr<X!'l (,nn"cio thence t u1n , ,ect oYer L..,ko (;h~JT:~ln1n OpJ.oe1te JJurl1n$on to n wocterly clroctlo%1 tomrd iihite .F'lce J..ou;:tstn. Alt jt,url o o:;t. JJ:.~t od ot. ~,coo teet. f,if:tttnce or object trOJ:l obr f!l"Yore not 1L.~1c~tted. iJ1tlloo&ea li~tod l!ro na tolloa , ell or t olO! llODO i~OJ~ock ~t.,tion, Vo~uJ't . DO\V~GRADED AT UNCf As.s~r:-r::-"" nEc L AsstrtEo AF'l'Eu 1-.ll,.bllit)' ot w1tnesaee 1a unkiiOWDe lnforn.qtlon rr.eud1 the UJ'Ioor.vor,t1oLnl obj"ct W1l& r<'lnt ud b)' thnoo v11 tnccaco t.o ,./~i;t Jw .lll ~. IL'nJ., Von.ont l nt1onal \lWtrd i'ort ~thM Alle.c:,, N1r.ooak1 t .-o"ther Light b...~ze, stare 'lncl auon ooul.d be aeon h. No photogr'tpha PlYn1l'lble 3 Tbie report eubln1t\ad 1n ool!lpl1Mce with 1 l.ettor ;t~5 . 41Jtod 2) vctober 1~50. \bovo 1JltorrJit1on t.r,.nu.1ttod in letter toa. L.oro ~zpod1t 1oWJ metma doemecl ur.necossaJ7 1A vi ow ot til:e elapse e1noe G1abt1n.3 t1rat roparte4. col Al:C, ,~a ~m CG, .AL:C, W~igbt-!Jatterson AFB Dayton, Ohio Attn: :t.:CIS ColoMl, W.\1 Dllt riot cona..ador We,o\bVe.~ A FB UNCLASSIFIED B/L, 00 116, tile 21-o, dt.d lB r..c !;0, aubj a Spot lntelli~enee Rerort "Sigh tin&' or Un1dent1tied Aerial Object. aicht.ed b7 t.he three en at 122S hours, 110ur.tain tinae and Shorirt was notified at 12~U hours. Tho threo men reoorted that the weather at tho U.!l8 or aightin8 waa-light overcast, llght snow a. ConU.ct with the Forecaster on JNty, "Koather SUI.Uon, Hill Air Force BuDe, Utah, on lS n~e~nuer 1950, reve~lod that the l~JO obsorvntior. rroo Ooodine, I dAhn (13 milfts eaot or Bliss, I d8ho) on lL Uoccmber lY~O reyd aa tollowaz ~pcr,ial, Indofinlte C~illng, 10~1 ft overcast, visibility l le, l'og. In view or thia weather report, cstaternenta of witneaaea cont.uin obvious weakness b. Teletype 16 OSI-12-6 disp:~tchc-td 1100 hours, lS Uocember 1 9.50, to Director or Special lr.vstigatlons, w1 t.h ir.for.nation copy direct to ComlMnding General, i~ir :..teriel Co-:~'D.1nd, \.right-s'atteraon ll"i3 wyton, Ohio, Attns l.k:I~, containine briefed Sr>ot Intelligence ~port or intor:n~:tion con- tained herein. c. In accordance with the provioions ot AFCSI Letter ~Jo. 8$, dated 2) October 19SO, no rurther nction will be taken b,y District Office No. 16 reference thia re~rted a1J;htir.6 The above info~ tion ie fono:;1rded 1n confiroation ot ~?Ot lr,tell1Lenca n ,x numter 16 OSI-12-6, for your review and action deemed neceasar.r And/or a!>propriute 2 copiee tot Couunandlng Ocneral i\ir i!Aterlel Co:'lt'Gflnd Wright-Patterson ~FB Dayton, Ohio ATTta II:IS UNCtAS.SJFlED ?fo LHiL~ H. 8UhhF}l'T Capt.ain, u~;.r District Commander