:; , L\ i 'i~ Circular ltl C:iiO~ . l '!' auJ~V,nry A'!'IC One ob~erver stated objoct, t;as a meteor. HEADQUARTERSUNCLASSIFIED NEWFOUNDLAND BASE COMMAND PEPPERRELL AIR FORCE BASE APO 882. c'o POITMA8TE ... N .Y., N .Y. IVIJIC! I ttal Report of Imeaticat loa !0 1 Oa.aa4iac Geawal Air Materiel Ca.aD4 1rrt.pt Patteraoa Air roroe Baa DQtoa,Ohio ttecl.herewlth 11 011 report of 1anat1pt1oa 16111 tor JOur tnfomatlcm aa4 d1apoe1t1oa. fBI CXIIIWIDIIG GBRIRALa OII Report 2'-185 (I oopiea) UNCLAZSIFIED V/.W.BOWDFN -()lptain, USM . (Unolaaalftad) om IPECLU. IN~UIIt UNCLASSIFIED DooUMDta I& Di8Snat1on Br, Direotor~&te ot Intellleeftoe, rJJS/0 Oo .. ntv ln\ellia DOe Diy Oltioe ot Special lanetiaat.lona, 'l'hl Inapec t.or General Lt Col hold/bjm/5)623 Attached tor rou.r 1ntarmation are Spot Intelligence Reports concemins captioned abjeot, <latecl 31 .Jul. 1950, 18 Aueuat 1950, tancl 21 Aucust 1950 l.SD re abv eul:fj tr Hqa GILBKRT R. 11191 Aot& Chiet, Counter Intellieenco Div Office ot Special Investigations lewtound1an4 BaM Cocmaad cltct 31 Jul ~ Thl Inopector Qeneral 2.SIR n abv aubj fr Hqs Newtounoland Base Ccwrzuxl dtd 18 Aue 50 ).SIR re abv aubj tr Hqa lewtoun<ll.aod BaH CoJIIDW1 dtct 21 kua 50 When lacl Ro. --- (are) withdrawn the class1t1cat1oa of oa this c~rrespoDdeaoe wlll be cancelled in accordance with par liSe, AI'R 205-1. nllds 1o 111 lit: llw u111a I anIF evOulu Jtr .. Dksa' 1 OPPIOI t# IPICIAL bflltiCIAti~ IVIJIO!e VDooartentlonal Alroratt eipted la TlolDlt7 lt. JohD' 1 ltld., 10 July 10 by Jlr. lo14 Baan. Mllltarr Air Traneport Se"loe WaehiD.&toll 26, D. C. ATTie Otfioe of Speola1 IllTeetlptioa ~ Spopellt VarioUI per1one in the vlo1Dlty ot st. John e, Wewtoundland haYe reported that on the evenin" of SO July 60 at approx~tely 2011 houra, an unconYentional aircraft wae eeen flying over the area orth ot Pepperrell Air Force Baae and St. John's, ttewtound- lan4. Detailed deacriptione ot the oQjeot were varle4 and tew 4et1alte cletaill could be eatabliahe4. i1timate1 ot eize, shape ancl 1peed varied widely but the general oonoen~ua of opinion wae that the alrorart cli4 not attalD Ul7 extraordl.Dary rate ot speed while ill light. Scae witneaee indicate that object may have atruok p-onDd la tM violnlty ot PJpperrell Air Foro Baee but to date lt hal zaot beeza to\111d or reported. 1. Detail Oil 11 July IOKr. lin~ Road, St. John's, tlcl., a painter with G. ~ Paraona waa lnteniewecl and reported that at a tely 2012 houre, 10 July so, I waa sitting on the top of the hill at the ball park in st. John' with ay 8 year old 1on. He kept looking toward the bulldinga at Pepperrell and aeking, what' 1 thie building and eo on. A a lookid., I aaw a 1trange ob- jeot ill the aky near the area ot the tower on the tar aide of the baae. .t waa a blunt headed objeot, perhapa two or three teet in , and at least 10 teet lon~. It waa aoving taat and trail ills a brlllia1lt atream ot tl It oaly 1D aight about three or tour aeoond and wa1 EOMe It -cl to appear trCID behiDCl the OD Sl July 1911-1 AACI, Pepperrell / ArB, ltl4 waa interviewee! and reported. he wa oa 1600 hours to / hours ehii"t at 'dhite !Ulls, tnniiDltter aite, Popperrell // AFB, Utld on SO July 60. At approximately 2020 houre, he AC:W222~91 hil bnGk readilll and heard a distinct thucl ae lt CIIeone had cToaei ., . 3P cloor or thi~ almilar, but aot aharp a ound, more UDooaftntloaal A laacl, 10 Julr 10 la rielftl UNCLA:.s: . -J like -\blnr. Mttla& the SN_.!.a ~lt aot1hlalt it ._, tar In taot, he aroae ud looked aroWld ~ .1ftk1Dt; it alr.h be the o.o. a 3MP oa bla rout iDe obeotc but he eo~! nothlnc. APB, lt14. lnte 4 aDd reporA~ that at abo\:t: ~0115 houra, 10 Julr 60 he waa oclng to the bait 1.a hla oar alon ( 'ul4i Yi4i llYt. aaw an objeot cleaoribec! bt:,.,. ocne out ot -=-~ oweroaat the hill behind the baae lnobt-:oator. It waa :-.""rozteetely the alae ot a C-47 tuslla~e perhaP ' llttle lon~er ~.-.:-1slclertns the flaM. It broke through about 1000 ~ttt abOTe the t~,. ot the hill at about teo tnYelling tawarc! the r.~:eJd. 'l'he obj~: waa alone. It - traYellln~ clireotly t rcl the -:,..r at \'ihlte ~ '.111. the tlrlt 1eotloa appeaNcl to be a yellowl1h ~!~ oolor, the r 1t wa1 the oolor ot tire, but le eoulcl n,t 1ay it lt TU a or ~.: 1.. The actual appeared to be a 'lflf"/ hot t1a.~t ~1 exteruled a .... .ozlately ao teet behln4 and wu about 10 teet 1~: .eter. De ~ :-4.:d eee no amoke. Jle oould hear no aound whfltsoner. !a ~'tlced no t-: l':-t on the olouda, it ftl 10 qulolce !he apeed ftl too !U': to Dotlce ~"!..: ~etall. Ue. oou14 1ee no win~ It w&s tre:rollc~ lt about 260 i .... -... It dia appeared down behind the .thlte Hill ~--.:.s:~ltter alt~. It did not ohange in appearance tr01n the til:te ht HY lt until !. -= t.i It did aot appear aa a etoor but rat:.;~ ~!"0!!1 out at ~ &. ne haa 1een 1hootlag atara but thl1 did not appeu ~=-- B ~=t. oontpletely aober at the t~e. Oa 11 July rrell API, tlcl. wa1 lnteM' end and repor..t-! -:t at abo~--: :'Cl&, SO Jul1 10 he aaw eCIIIlethln& that tlaahed in !:r a aea to1. - . ~ite ttlll and died out. It looked like a met~ ~ lWD. It -n ~ r.pproxtaately 4-teet ln dla.ter and bad a brlrht l r.. :l&:le behin-_ It o.ppeare4 circular in shape and lll'peared 111: "-ot tire. mile trom the object. It ,... 1D ra~:.,. !tYel tll~!-.-: t t about 2, 600 teet, Wo lr.toke, no sound, weather war ~1~:-ly clear, ~:. t.me behind waa ahort ud flat, not a 1on'; trail or :: ..:-...e:1. No wir-:! :-r other lltt &?parent. }To jet openln~s or exha\IS~ ~: ~ Ylaible. :-. Tialble oon trol aurtacea. A M watched, it darLJ-:.:0 rl~ht oY~:-: ' :ft tran~P.~ltter alte at \fhite Rilla and went out all a: :::e. Moth!.=-,.,._ared to tall and he oould DO longer ~;ee the objtot.. J' a;parent : , lon. Be hal pnloualy 1een J:'leteora but :tovcr ~-; close to : _ : .:'!':~. He wallcin; toward baae and taolnr: dlret"t ~ ~ tiae. a. Aoti.O'll Intelllr;enoe end A 11" 'r;-~ I~ i"arahal at : r ,._"foUDc!la1lCl Ba1e Command aotltled !1 July 1960. UNITKD eTATD AIR I'ORCK TilE ..... ECTOR GZ:.RAI. IIIIICMI .. PPIIIIIOK 0P aKIAI. INYKaTIGAT'IOIIOfNIIa ~ OF MVImGAnON ~ ... c:wfiCI or otM~II Varin~ periODI ill the Tioinit,' ot St. Jobn a, wtcnmdlaDd baTe reported that oa tJae ning ot 10 Jul7 '80 at 201& hom-a, aa unoOiitentional air- on.tt wu n tlJln& ewer the area lorth ot Pepperrell Air Foro Baa ancl st. JOhn' Detailed deaoriptioaa ot the objeot .. r ~ied and few cletiDite detail ooulcl be eatabliahed. Eatmatea ot else, lbape and epeed Tariecl wldelJ' b\R the seneral oonoeuua ot opi.Dion that the airerat't did not attain "J eztracrdinary rate ot epeed while 1n eight. Some w1tnea1e1 indioate that object llaJ' han atruok ground ill the Tio1Di't7 ot Pepperrell Air Foroe Baae but to date it not been foUDd or reported. !hie ia a joillt iln'eatlcation ot painter ot Xing Road, st. John I I. ewtoundland waa 1nte"1ewed ucl atatecl at approzbatel7 2012 houra, 10 July &0, I waa a1tt1Dg on the top ot the ~ .. 1 at the ball park 1D St. Jobn' with 'aT 8 Je&r old aon. Be kept looking toward the 'bulldinga at Pepperrell anA uld.ng, what' thia building and 10 on. Ae w loobcl, I aaw a atrance objeot 1n the llq near the area ot the on the tar aide the baae. It wu a blat beaclecl objeot, perhapa two ar three teet in dl..-ter, ucl at leut 10 teet long. It waa aoTing tut md trailing a brilliant atreaa of It wu oalJ' 1n eight about three or tour aeoonda, and waa gone. It aeeed to appear troa tbe hill BQ MATS -I CO PBPPIPULL 2 c~ding General _ Air Materiel ~ _ Wrlgbt PatteraOD ArB Dqtoa, Ohio L~. Colonel, tJ8AP Air Iupeotor Diltrld Colli...., . . ~:o: 0-208 Replae~AFC81Formt.alul .. CLASSIFIED Lt. Co Direotor of IaatellipDoe, Pepperrell AFB, md. .. eta teet, 2000 an4 aoao local time' so Juq 1110, While to St. Jobll. t Oil !opaail Road, tM UD~rtiCM4 aighte4 u objeot at abcnlt 10 to 60 degree angle above the horiaon tranl la a ~ 41reoticm. Object reaeablecl Mteor or ahooting l'tar . ill paenl appearuo but .... too olote (eatl-.t.4 e 01' 8 llilet) ad too 1 (eatS.te4 &,ooo or e,ooo teet) to be a ..teor. Object tran111Dg ill a ftat aroJ ht.cl brilllut creeDiah whioh burnecl out jut beto,.. atrild.DC tbt CI'OUD4 at a 411'tlnoe Mtiaatecl to han been 8 to 10 ailea DOrtbweat ot lt. John' Object_. ua,_.4 to haTe beell tort ot aipal flare or roobt al:thoup tbt d.lataaoe trntllt4 and ew14tll't aut ot object gaTe a 41fttrellt appe&riDM DOrMl tlpal tlaret Lt. Col. ot 11 API, Wt14. waa llltertien4 ucl atate4 he aaw, approztatel7 8too-&aao o'olock ao Jul7 1960, u aerial objeot thoft aoroaa the 1kJ aouthat to at. Be atatecl that it tranlle4 ill m a at boriaontal ll"t lNt bad a 4et1Dite aro. Be atated ~at be wu poaitiw it wu a Mteor, the 110at beautltul he had Jl/sgt AACS Pepptrrtll AFB, B'tld. waa inter newel u4 atate4, at about 2016, 10 Jul7 SO I aaw tcaethi.Dc that tlaahed la trow. tbe ata tOWU"ClWhlte Jlilla md died out. It loolced like a tor to It wu approx1attly tow teet ill dta.ttr ud bad a bright nd flame behind it. It appeared. ciroulr ill ahape appeared like a ball ot tire. I ._. 1} Jnilea froe the object. It waa 1D talrl7 lenl flight at about 2 teet, 110 aoke, DO lOW, - fairly clear, fiame behind 1IU abort aDd. flat, aot a 10111 trail or poillted. Jfo wiDe or other 11ft apparent. lo jet or exhauat porta Tiaible. Bo ritible control aurtaoea. Aa I watched, it 4arkeDI4 right over the trannitter aite at llhi.te Billa and. out all at once. otblng appeared to tall aM I could no lODtr object. o e.ppared ezploaio~ae I have prerioual7 attn teora but -...r tbet oloae to the 1/Bct , Peppsrrell .ArB, lftld. ill end, I ' so Jul7 60 I - coning to the -.. la., oar aloq Qaidi Vicli BlTd. and I aaw an objeot deacribecl below out ot the owrcaat a'bow hill behind the baae illciDerator. It wu approziatel7 tilt ot a C-4'1 tuaUac perhapa a little lcmser con- a14trillc tbs tlame. It broke throup about 1000 teet abowe the top ot the hill at about 4r5 traTtlli"& t the ground. !be objtot alone. It wu 'trateUiDg 41notl7 toward the tower at Whi'x Billa. !he tlrat aeotloD appeared to l.e a. l'llowiah cream oolor, tbe reat waa :the color ot tire, but I ooulcl DOt aay it it wu a t or DOt. !be aotnal tl&M appeared to be a '"IT hot n... and extelldltcl approximattl7 SO teet behind md waa about 10 fMt 1D I oould. DO noke. I could hear no ao\IDcl 11hataoewer. I DOtioecl no ettsot oil the olouda, it wu ao quiok. !be apeecl was too tut to aotlce a~ ct.tail. I could ... no wiDe It waa trawlliDc at about .UNCLASSIFIED DNCLASSIFIED 110 l.a.e. It dlaappeu-e4 behln4 the White Hilla trauaitter aite. It d'4 aot ill appearuoe troa the tiM I eaw it til lt 4iaappeare4. It 414 aot appear aa a Mteor bat rather tr out at eea. I han aeen ahootiDC tara but thla 414 aot appear the - I waa ocapletel7 aober at the ti=e Air Baa Group, Pepperrell AFB, Ktl4 .. lnte aDd atate4 that at taly 2000 houra. ao Jul)' I so, I 3uat oroaa1zac the 'bride onr Vircin1a Watera, Pepperrell AFB soiDc to- warcl 110 Headquarter a. I lookecl up an4 aaw an objeot oftr the Tallq at tbe top of White llilla near the tranaltter a1te. It waa wanlliDc e.t a rather hip rate of apeed and waa in elpt tor approdru.tel7 one full aeooncl. lt wu TiDe ill a ahalle aro and 41aappeare4 in the Tiolnityot the White Hilla wannltter ai te. It lookecl aa it it atruck the ground.. It appeared J8 ah red in color, anct in appearance at that diatuoe (OM aile a_,.) tbe aise of a aott ball ( & iD diaeter). I could aee no cletalla other thn that it wu romd 1D appearance. No smoke that I re- oal;l.. !he object appeared to be aplnnillg ancl 1 t hacl a oonal4erable flame and a park trail behind 1 t. There waa DO diet iucuiahable aouncl. It waa brlptl)' aa loDC aa I ooulcl aee it ,,.u Group, Pepperrell AFB, t14. iDtrwiewecl aM at& ted that at y 2000 hoUI'a SO July 60, I waa cin& into ltelligren, H~14. trom Argentia, Ht14. with r., huaband. We ... r both in the front aeat and driTiDg slowly when I a a'treak coiDg aero the kr lib a lighted torch trcm the right to (.' (':t; the left ill tront ot ua. It waa 1apoaaible to tell the distance but the ' aq wu oTeroaat. It broke out ot a oloc and atter travelling a abort way, 41aappearecl into aaother cloud. It had DO etteot on the clouds that I oou14 aee. It appeared like a ball ot tire with a louc tier;, tail lib. ooaet. It wu tranlling at a territio apeed, or 8o it d. Jlr oha' , Bewtounclland, wu and save aubatantially the e report aa hie wife. Be alao atated, I have auch i t be tore in thla area and it ia not uaual It appeared aa a Teey brilliant ball ot tire with a long trail lin a It appeared to be a loas way ott. !he akJ' wu heaTily on rout . a4 w OAlJ' aaw it tbroup the break. It cliaappeared behlad a cloud. AAC8, Pepperrell DB, Btld. wu and atate4, I on 1600 hours to 2-iOO houra lhitt at White Billa, trana- aitter aite, Pepperrell AFB, Btld. on 10 July 60. At approximately 2020 bow-a, I waa on rq 1nmk reacllnc and I heard a diatinct thw! u it acneone had cloaecl a jeep door or aa.ethinc aiilar, but not aa eharp a aound, 110re like aaaething hittt.ac the srcnmcl. I clo not th1ak it waa tar away. Ia taot, I aroae and looked around tb1n1c1Dc it aipt be the O.D. 'a jeep oa hie routiae check but I could '" nothl"S IINCLASSIFifJJ lYftl,.:l ASSIFIED II' ter ooD4uotecl a 1' ill h rieblt, ot Whlile ~1 ._. trltter aite 1nn 110 t.rial ot a pattc.Ule t oou14 be looatecl. Upoa Ocapletlo~a to ottioe ot Ort.cla. UNCLASSIFIED