ClUi;:;: SSE to Nlffi r ,:,=tJOrClry A'l'IC ~onn SOli R1:I. . Civil ian DATF Ill Tt) A'1'IC r:/Gre on tint r~1Am:lM:H~ Described slicht f~lin~ ,";rc. 1. !:amo of Observe r 2. Time and date of ai(;htin& bay a l.!onth 3. Point of o bcorvation Junotion o f Ll1. :15 o.nd ~est .<oa.d 4. Dirootion of object from observer ~ost .G. Distance o? o hj ,ot from o'Jserve~ Uot known. Seo;:1od to bo t>oyond the rn~r.e or hills. 6. Anr;le o!' olevation rrom horizon A!lpr_ox ., 60. 1. Oirootion or tlicht 0~ object r'ro:n south, southeast townrds nort.'l. a. T~ in aicht Approx. 2 or 3 AOOonda 10. Shape of o ojaot sr .. h_e_r_e_n_l_la 11. Projootions a."1d/or identations !ione UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED RF:PC'RT CF' tlHr'c;i~TI''l.v ,. .. ,.lAL O.:J .CT~ (Ct,nt'd) ~. Apparent oonst~Jotlon It~l~o~o~l d i~r~i_t D -m- .e o_t r_l_n .e_a - 13e Apparent t:.eo.na or support on:J./or rropu1sion. l ... lo;;.t.-..J;.;,.:n.o.o,;.\'fft..;.;, _ o!' n verv lurre ~otoor. Luminosity or o bj oot -~G~l~o~w~n;;.a~n~r~e~d~h~o-.t~r..o.'.;.ot--a~l .o~e-.s ------....--- ( .;rl;-)tt, vory urlt,il't, clarini, etc:, 17. ~ound t:ono hoA.r d as ""' wore in o. truck, \rlndO\':" up. lB. Odor None to us. 19 Speed Ur,l:no'm 20. F:videnoo or trail or exho.uat A tail r.W":le color as the o..,j aot 21. ~rroot on olouda ~:ot known 22 T'-otios or ao.nouvera llone 23. L!anner or disappeaanoe T!IY TI~,...T o: ua Dropp.e,c!, rrom ai;,ht ~ayond ro.!l o or hill~ to Z!4. ;,ta\ attracted attention to object Truax ~as s toppod o.t ju:1ction &.;nd I was lookinc to the we:'lt or atro.il~ht nhead when tho o~jcct on~:~.ht 25. Additional re:-tnr~s or obooroer I do not ~eliove t:lin t o b o n mo 11:-ht from ~irst to lar:;t ob~t~trVatiOO t1HCu1SSIFIED . NCLASSIFIED Rt:FOR! Ollll:I~':;rr/I~l> A 1t111.L u.>J::~t.-\ (Cont a alcnnturo Title Protoot1 va :obroa Inaoootor 26. Additional rennrks or 1nve~t1~ator In7eotir~tor a ei.;na.ture _ DN~SSJFJ~o DEPAAT..,.ENT 0~ THE Alllt ~DACE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR f'ORCE UNCLASSIFIED ~HC tNePCC10 HI.A\.. uear 1'7Y .. DI8T.ICT D,.,.ICC ,. ... I:CIA~ INVCaYtDATtONa SU3J!i:CT: Aerial P'nonomana TOt Com.r:umdinr:; Gcn~ra.l Air !Jateriol CotJtaand Wright-Patterson Air Forco Ense Dayton, Ohio Inclosed aro ~ro (2) copies of a. zpot intelli:cnco report coverinG the details or a.n aerial pnono~ena observ~tion in the Los Ala:nos, !!e\v i .. oxico aroa. dtd 25 Dec 50 2. Cy Ltr Hq OSI, dtd 12 Jan 51 Subj: Same RICr:\?.D G. CCX !.:O.jor, USAF District Co~ander 00\VNGnAI'lS D AT S Y'"' '!~ !XTF.RVAI..S DECLA~SJFI!:D Ait . I! 12 YAHS. 1JNCLASStF1ED UNCLASSIFIED ~ta~ion asoit,nod _ r.coern';)er f.cotion G-1 2. r1:.1o ard dnte o r sidLtin;:: l~ 2 '3 hours 2' Deoa':"loor 19 ~ 0 3. Point o t' obs~rvation Junction roud 5 mvl ont r ofld. 4. ~ircotiun or o'vjoot from bo:.crver .-.e:.t 6. Distance of ouj oot from o orvor 1. Dirootion or flight oi' object ~outh oouthor..c~ t o :1orth north-.7.,~t in rallin,-nro. 10. -har.e o!' olljcot 11. Projections an~or indentations Xono UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSI-IED :_ Appzuent oonstruotion !:ot :<no.m. ' o :od ~.o he " ' mrr.in 13. Ap:lo.ront auno or aupport nr-!/or propul31on 11. ~1io or OJjeot Color ol' ol>j eot 17. : .ound t!ot knorm 6!' di:o.. Trail .:idt;l ccu ... l ~o di u o: ~ nhere Tnotio:a or manou.ora l~on9e fb1lo.-:or! ~11ht o.ro in !'o.llin . out or 23. !.~nnor of d1sappaar&noe Pront;od ou-t:, o .... :ti>"!l,t h lin! hi l G I m. I 24. iih c t attraotod attention to oojeot f'-::1~ :nov'in c~ .:ct o f vcr " o~norved fl1,~:t. Fo llo.,dn 13 al"'nroT.inB.to o~:;crvnnea. :ire t, nrrl 0 //'I CIA L UNCLASSIFIEO UNCLASSIFIED 2G. Additional ront\r~s of invcRticator lnv:sti,;Rtor 'a atcnnture UNCLASSIFIED DC~A .. TMCNT Q,. THE AIR ,.Q .. CI: HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WA8HINOTQN RGC/ ACJI/pao UNCLASS/fJEQ 12 January 19 51 SUBJECT a Aerial Faenomona Comtlandinr; General Air !Jateriol Conn.and Wricht-Pattoraon Air Da;rt on. Ohio Aftl{ s JlCIS lnoloeed are' two (2} COpies ot a 1p0t intelli~ence roport coverinc the details or an o.orial phenor.iona observation in tlw U>a Ala.""noe, Uew lto>:ioo aroa. 2 Inolea RICr~ RD G. COX , Jr lsjor, USAF Diotriot Commander 2. Cy Ltr Hq OSI, Subja dtd 12 Jan 51 llNCLA ss J r-~ r.~ CP y c s DEPARTMENT 01" THE AIR I"ORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WA8HINOTON UNCLASSIFIED 1'7TH DI8TIIt1CT D,.,.ICE D,. 8PIE.CIAI.. INVt:8TIOATIDN8 ttlaTLANO Allll rocc ...... NC:W .. I.JII.ICO iliroctor tJf S~ciul lr.w-outt::a.tion.s .:O&.~f!'-w.r'tara. Unit.od . .:tatoe Air roroo :.ru;hin,'"tol\ 25 1. m n.c~ortia~u \Yi.th A:~JSI Ltr. lb. tlS, ~!(rJilrlara, 0f1co or :ipoolal llveo-;i :;u.tlo::a l AtoJ ~3 OctoL>Cr l~ .jt), t..'l~ h.oroiuu.rtor .:!o."ta :J.ro ~olinonter.l. 2. It is r:u''Jiit.tod t .!,!lt the pll~rccon~ rJ.t\~o a pn_rt oi' tho dnta n;~ ~no~!erl iR r,.ot l.i&vo1 b)' t!iil .. 'i -.:~ri~ to cloiL41titll.y mll ~ti:t;:tin !'r4ri'~Tap:\ So~ ~":lov~ c1~od lr;tt.or, ho':/ewr, a.:: "' ro io a roflaonnblo ~uestion o:.' .:oubt, attD.~"!Nnt is .~oint; : ,~rJod. Ol. "t;Cd tfj I o!.' Loa ialmr.tol pbcric~l shn.?~ 17i~Jl o. Atonic r' ..... &e loo~tic:n. r7~.\IT.:! 1 Attllo~v>nts noro cl<!'arl;t delinonl;o all pcr- tinoni. :l A'ila .= I !lis triot =or:~ .... lor oo a Hq A.::c ( dup) UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT Df' THE AIR f'ORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR F'ORCE WABHINDTON :.GC I AC!.t/pC'o File l!o. 2L~-O Aeriel Phenot'lcna. 'IO: CO!!'IJPndin;; Gen~rrl Air l~atcr ie 1 Cor.li ~nd ';right- Pe.tterf:on Air Force Eese ton , Ohio ATTN: iei e ,q )I( Ao Inclosed are t~ro co:r>ie r. of e. s pot in tel] igence re,ort covering the dete..ils of t\:o E>.erial ... ..,henomena oberv~.tiont in the Los Alar:tos, Ne\ ... Mexico area. ). Ltr to . OSI, Subj: Scrne dtd 12 Jen .50 UNCLASSIFIED J-iajor, USAF District Cont!Mder HEADQUARl'ERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WA8HINOTDN IJNCLASS!Fito 17TN DI.T .. ICT O,.F'!CI: 0,. ... I:CIAL INVI:.TIOATIONII O:I.TLANO A I . roc~ eael:, NI;W ...... ICO Dlract()r o! f-,r:-ci:\1 Inveetll:t\t1o!18 R8P.6.flunrtero. Unl ted f.itP.t e a Air Fozoce 1. In aeoord.~nce ~1th ~'CSI l.tJt. 1;o. 11,$, F~Jte.louo.rter. Otrlce ot Sn oclftl InYtltti.t ti;)ne, d.rte:l 2) October 1950, tho hare1n~tter data delineated. 2. It le subr:i ttod tiult tl'& t\lo :>he~or.-enrt !!Me a nnrt ot the data nttRChed ~re not belloYed b7 thia Dttrtct to , I, def1c1tol.' fr.ll v1th1n t-'Arfl,~rn.Hh) of aboYe clt~d letter, 'ho .....,.../ '/., ever. n.& t~ere lea ren.Ronnbl e queRt1t'ft ot do~bt, n~'!'!!nt ua be1~ forwarded.. !l.:']nr! .x~a At\ P.ertl object rlet\l cl':Jl~ ~i th a tftil wu e1tr:d b:.r , "?5}1>t' h"r l<?.SO in the n,.elk ot Low AlMlOI, lt'.:.., Vox1co ~tn A o r.ncr~y loontlon. A round uri.U ob.1BOt et~i tt1tv! a r}:ort tail of f lnP!t v~t.l obrert= ed in the OSTlO l';eneral area 21 Dece'1ll)ozt P(; Jl.t.a Attncbnente PJON oleerl.y dallnnate all rertlneat det~ill. O.naral, Air l~nteriel C:>n:--M1d, Ai r ra ~:;15 ""r\ raenclq'\11\rtera, ~)ff1ee ot r~ecl~l InYnt1 tiQna no turt r action. dtd 21 Dt:to 50 C7 ltr to A o, Jtt\Jor, tr.iAI' Dtetr1c\ Col:D'l:tnd.er dtd 12 J~ .Sl liq A .-:o