PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Wos Balloon J, .... 51 Madagaacer (Tazst")'town N.Y.) o Probably Balloon 3. DATITIMI CROUP .. TYPE OF OISERVATION 0 Wos Aircraft Loc.l N A 0 Ground-Visuof N A 0 Ground-Radar 0 Probably Aircroh 0 Possibly Aircrt~h 0 Air-VI wol 0 Airlntercpt Radar 1-:-~Ci~M~T~:===========--t,r.i. 0 Wos Astronoml col S. PHOTOS 0 Probably Astronc.mlcol Yo NIA Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical 7. LIMOTH OP OISIRVATIOM 1. NUMIER COURSE ~ :;.-ic_l_en_t_D_crt_o~fo-r-::E:-v~ol:-u-ot7io-n 0 Un&tnown 10. IRIIP SUMMARY OP IIOHTIMO 11. COMMENTS Letter trom civilian stating that "flying saucers" are being manufactured in Madagascer Also included are three sketches of saucers. \'lhile zckwk sketches show contl:l.guaration which could probably ny. Case eval.aated as Hoax. No manufacturing sight in ~ l.fadagaseer. ATIC PORM U9 (JtaV 21 laP 52) UNCt:ASSIFtED I SUBJECT: Evaluation of !'.a.dagascar Possibility 1. Stat?an's Yearbook, 1950, cites an increase in imports which is not reflected in exports between the years 1947 a nd 1948 a~ follows: Same source indicates that industr.y is largely of a light or domestic nature; i.e., manufacture ot straw bats, beef canning and salting. The bulk o! the eXJ>rts comprise raw materials. Imports for the large part comprise heav;y machinery and parts, with only a normal c~mponent of textiles and goods for domestic goods. It i::; to be noted that the break j n imports vs. exports is ot a magnitude which would su t some manufacturing activity other than that lNtlich is acknowledged by Stat~s Yearbook, and that the increment of 100,000 tons occurs at time ot initiation of Grudge. 2. Communication facilities on the island have been increased almost 10 fold in the last 8 year period to nearly 16,000 miles of roads. The railroads have not largely been increase inasmuch as the terrain is mountainous and hence unsuitable. Telephone and telegraphic facilities 3re now extremely good, ~nsidering that the population is still for the most part aboriginal in character. 3. It is also to be noted that the French accomplished au extensive political revision in Madagascar in 1946, when they included several Antactica and coastal islands to this possession, admjtted representatives to the French assemblages and caused a rearrangement so that French militar,y chiefs actually function as vice-eovernors. 4. Selection ot ot a site on the \>lest coast is at least satisfactory I for the requirements ot a manufacturing site, in that the East coast is subject to rainfall ot a tropical nature, and is associated with unhealthful low terrain so that the European population finds . itse~lf best adapted to the West coast. 5. indicates a site on the West coast 'Which seems to be about 10 miles East saport, Tulear, on a river in Southwest Madagascar. It should b~ interesting to examine Encyclopedia Brl.tannica Atlas supplanent for 1944, for the river on which Tulear is situated \'las omitted from their Atlas. This brings to mind a practice during WW II or oclt,til'l8 certain island bo.3es from the maps. Only low possibility is b elieved to exist along these lines of reasoning. 6. Population of l~dagascar is on the order or 4,000,000 with a population density of 16 per square mjle when averaged over a relatively uninhabited inland, and is considered sufficiently large as a 1nanpower pcol. Recently, there has been established a technical college in Tananarive. The native t alent has for centurie s demonstrated in complex metal working, with reports of intricate chains in ~ilver, and has elaborate works in brass and copper P-s have eve r been accomplished in Europe. It is considered therefore that there exists a possibility to utillz~ native manpower .for manufacturing purposes. UNCJ.:ASSIFIED (lNPORMATION.ONtl) lth! tt fl.1,ds New H-~\CCI 1. Attached is a copy ot a letter f'rom Mr. intoration on tvo UFO reports. requesting 2. Mr. is quoting Major Keyhoe concerning a sight1Dg which was supposed to have occurred at White Sands, New Mexico, on 14 July 1951. A thoroup search ot FrD f'iles indicates that it such a. sighting was made it vaa not rep or ted to tbe Air Force.