NUMIEit 0, OIJICTS 5. LENGTH 0, OISE.YATION 6. TYPE OF OISIItVATION : :inut 'HJ 9. PHYSICAL EVIDEMCI 2. LOCATION 10. CONCLUUON n:.LI.Co~I 11. 111' IUMMAY AND ANALYSIS fi ... ;tt!r J/c.:. t, J/i :il"~. Ohj c:. t,_: !lu:linu.il col or, .!Li..ny. UNCLASSIFIED DETAILS (Oont d) Q. Date or observation? A. April ot 1951. . Q. Exact time or cbsen-ation (local)' Q Place of observation? A S tendi D1 in front or Q. Position ot observer (air, oar, building, 1ooati.on ot .. &iTe A. StandiJ:ll on side"alk. . ~ What attraoted attention to object? A. Probably ehiDi~ retlf)Otion attraoted attention j Q. Number ot <bj ect and sketch of fonstion or grwpine? Q. Apparent ~Size (oocpare to known object, i.e., aun moon, thumb or tiat at arms leDf:th)? A. About the size of a full tr..Oon. Q. Color or object? A. Silver (shiey) . Shape (give graphio deocription -compare with known objeot)? Looked I'OUM -but glare was too greet 1D note abape -unknown whether flat or loDG Q Altl tude (~le ot elevation above horizon -0 at horizon goo overhead)? A. Approximately 600 f'roz:l hori%on Q. Direction from observer (ong le cloclcwise from north)? A. Approximtely 135 from north. . Q. Direction of flight or object? A. Goin& up at 600 angle and strRi(;ht away trom observer. Q. Timo in sight? A. Three (3) minutoa. Q. Speed (time to cover gi von Nlt;ula.r distance)? A. !loving up end away -unable to ostin::ate speed. end no ohange in angle or si~ht UNCLASSiriED DETAILS (Coat Q. Sound and odor? A. No soum. No odors Distance from observer (distance to town, building, eto., over Which objeot appeared to be? Estbr.ate ox:e (1) zrd.le from observer to objoot. Wes apprO'X1matci y over fair grounds or cotton mills in edge or Gon:alee, approxi- nately 1/2 mile aTtay. Q. Trail (oolor, length, width, penistanoe, eto. )7 A. lto trtdl. Q. Iuminoeity (visible by retleotion,inoandeaence, other -degree or brilliance)? A. Reflection or about brlf'Ptness of sun refloating orr ohroN on real bri&}lt day. Q. Projoctiona (tins, wiq:s, A. Unknown. rods, antei'Jl'.e, canopiea, eto.)? Q. Man8UYers {blrns, clims, dives, etc. -sketch or A. Was climbing strai{;ht ahead to south south enat. tlift\t path)? Uanner or dioappfal'l\rlC6? Just went away into the dist once. Erreot on clouds? 1:o olouda retr.anbered. Real bright clear day, visibility unlimited. Additional infoJ\ration concerning objeot? Nover say anything like 1 t before or since. Doeen' t believe it was a oonventioilll plane ~. \'l'oo.ther conditions and light at time or 1Ghtingt A. \'feather clear, visibility unlimited, nothing to obstruct -vision. Q. Name and address of observer? Gonzales, Teroas. ~. Occupation and hobbies? A. u. s. Army, light anti-aircrr.ft gun crew. 9th G!"l\de High Sohool. Sinoe he las been in the Arnry, ltay 1951. he has studiod ai rcratt recognition and still thinks it was other than known type airore.rt. ~. Did observer wear glasses ,e3poaia lly polaroid glaasea at time ot sir)lting or wno object vie1'1ed through canopy, wimow. or other transparent material t A. Doea not wear glasaea. 20/20 viGion. Used no seeing devicea UNCLASSIFIED 24-39/6 UNCLASSIFIED D!:r AI !8 { Cont' d) Q. Addi tioml inforJtRtion ooncorni~ o'bjeot? A. Thou::ht it could have been a clou d o.t first thon dooidod it ln\&n' t. Finally thought 1 t oould hnvo been a "flying aauce~ oinoe they had heard and read about thsm. Q. We~ther oondi tions and licY'lt o.t time of si~hting! A. Weather cl09.~ -sun shinin~, visibility unli:dted Q. Name ~nd address of observe~? Gonzales, Texna. Did observer uoar glasse3, especially polaroid glo.sses at time of si~hting or '\TQS objeot vi0\7ed throug h oa.nopy, window, or other trans p& rent mat erio.l? \Vea.rs glasses all time -h~d the n on nt ti:no. Saw through winishiold-was olean. Abl13 to recot;nize airoratt. llr. was not nvnilablo for intar-rte-;v, however, ~.Irs. ste.t11Jd 'th~J bld recent diso~ssed the objoot nnd what she ln.d :Jtated was the vie.1s ot Ltr. s. On 21 ~y 1952, Shariff L. 0. UcGINTY, GonznlAa, Gonznles Coun~J, Texas, nrlvised t.'tat he has knonn the .follo.'ri:l:; person:~ ten {10), 1'ift9"3n {15) and thir~J {30) yoo.ra raspeoti.vely and cons!.dorod them to be oo,nplotely reliable' truthf'ul. Uone ho.d ever been in nny tMuble nnd '"ero respected oi tizens of Gonzales, Te.~a~: . Sheriff McGINTY furtll'Jr advisod. that ho did not know but k!lew his fntiler very woll am that he -.vorked for the City of. GonzAles. He advised tMt ho oonsiderod father reliAble ani tru3t'7rorthy, and that he hnd no rl3aoon to doubt being or the same caliber person. . Gonzales, TexAs, w~a interrlS".vod conoernine the reliabi _ , honesty, an~ cha ro.oter of the following per:iO:lS: l'tu'i sed that he only know Mr. through bf'n.~i~ bus1ne3s on:l, t.l-tererore, he was unable to ntte:;t co the oredibi lity or eny inCo11ta tion GRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALSI DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS . UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSlf lED DEIAII.S (Cont'd) r.~. might relate. Llr tba t he bad known Mr. all . . -. . his li.f'e and that he believed was of good character and trustwor"t.h7, however, he had about the credibility or information received i'rOI:J J.:r tatod that ght b e incllnod to oeek J!ubJ.j city. He based tbi s on the whenever they met, which was . . . . quite frequently. greet him as if they had not seon each other in months when in tact it may not boen over a day ar two sinca thq had spoken to each other. lJr her advised that he did . not know just bow to expresa Tlhat he , that was peculiar in a way and might exaggerate the truth or aupplement it through his imagiaation. J.:r vised that he had known Crs. believed her to be completely reliable, honest, information she related would be credible. for m~ years and tllbstworthy, and that a:trT 8. On 21 J.tay 1952, f.rs. DELBERT DUNN, Secretary, Chamber of Commerce~ . : . . Gonzales, Texas, was interviewed and stated substantially the same as . ll.r. flOOD the honesty charac tar, and credi bill of Mr and lU's. J.1ra. DUNN f'urther advised that t.ir. was honest, trustwort~ and reliable, rut that he had changed considerabl.J since he had been injured in a fire am that at present, ohe was somewhat doubttul about the credibility ot inf'orm:J.tion he might relate because he 'seemed to read and think a great deal and than use his imagination to ... supplement the facts. Mrs. DUNN further stated that she did not wish to : imply' that &Jl10ne ot the three (3) per3ons would make up a complete false-. hood or that the7 were not basically honest, truthtul, dependable, and . ~. .: . DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS. UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED Cerona. New Nf.:xico INSUFF1Cl.EN1' ))ATA CERTIFICATE On 10 and 11 July 19 ?1, Set. who is stationed at the Corona Exnericental Radar Site nbou miles southwest of Corona, Hew Nexico made the following verbal report to Capt. Dyvad and DJSel.!: _ _ ' About 2230, 9 July 1951 I noticed a red glowine boll of light about the size of a full noon to the \-test or west south west of the station low a the horizon. I called the civilian Security Guard, Hr. and we both watched it slowly descend for about thirty seconds before it went below the trees. There was an after- glow for another t en seconds. No sound was heard that miaht have come from the object. Visibility was slightly poor and although some stars could be seen, there were dark clouds over part of the sky. 'lbe light was nearly circular in shaoe and uniform in the red glowing color EmIARD A. DOTY lhjor, USAF Holloman AFB APPROVED a P. H. WYCKOFF UNCLASSIFIED PROJECT 'nJINIO.E FINAL REPORT L. ELTERMAH 27 November 1951 A tmoapheric Physics Laboratory lJUWNGnAn .~lJ A'l' DECLASSIFIED AFTEn ~NT?l!VALS: DOD DIR 6200.10 YEARS. UNCLASSIFJED UNITI:O STATES AI JRCC THE INSII"ECTOft GNE .. AL Of'F IC E 0~ SPICIAL INVI:S'Y IGATIOH. REPORT OF INVESnGATION Um,sual Aarial PheDOIIeDa Sighted trom Gonzalea, I I ,o hilt ;u.-39/tuNCLASSIFIEDJ 2 June 1952 R(PORT MAO[ IY REUBEN STRICKI.AND ro REPOftr MAOl AT None this it an 1n5 tial t. 1Dveet1gat1on initiated b.J District Commander, based on intormatioD troa FBI Field Ottice, San Antonio, Texas, that Gonzales, Texas and two other persons had observed aerial eDA. Inves tion revealed that and all ot , _Texas J had .... aerial south ot center ot GonMl ea SWDIDer ot 19Sl. and Gonzales, Texas, hacl seen two 2) aerial objects, one whi dririDI through Shin~ .... Te~a~ _and one while driving on Highwa7 113 at Oak ... Forest, 'Texas. One waa unusual because it appeared to vanish into" a . ball ot tire and the other because it had no markings or insignia. Mrs. and husband saw an unusual circular aerial object while drivil:tg sOUtli on Highwq 113, approximateq one (1) mile north ot Acquai ntancea atated reliabili t:y ot and might be questionable. All other interT.l.eweea were coDS1d8red A II EH liON: Dtecloeure f tho utwft, ........ ... .... t.he a.teftco tf euda lneetlaU In forma\ loa to pereoM tlea 1 Ia tiM IIJ trt ... othft' pereoM ..t a11u aU~ .. UtW to tuch lafonnati'Ja lftaJ lie made 17 wiMa up.-~ U..rl t., tiM Db"uu et 8JUW 1 .. dllclon re of euda lnfonut.loa M couWa u I te .. a lelallaa el An IOiol. DISTIUIUfiOII CG, AIIC, Wright-" Patterson jFB ATTNa llCIS ACTION COPY PORWAROIO TO Co1111anding General Air Uateriel Command Wright-Patterson Air Force Dayton, Ohio GRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERV~ .... lED AFTER 1! YIAM. Replace~ AP'OSI J'onD t, 23 UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED 1. This 1 nvo:Jt1gation was ini tie. ted by the Dib t rlo t CoJtJM.nder baaed on information reoeived from the Federal Bureau ot Investisation Field Off'ioe Su Antonio, Texas, that Gonzales, Toxaa, and ttf'O (2~ other per.soD3 bld obsene an unusua aerie.l phenomena. on an unspeo1tied <Ute in the aucmer ot 1951. 2. On _g.o u~ Jgsz.J Gonzalee, Texaa. waa iXJterviewed and relatod that he had witnessed unusual aerial pnenoi&8on three (3) different oooasiona. He tttated that the tirst pehnomma that he had aeen was appJOXlmately one (1) r ago in either June 2!:.. x..J.S..Sj_._ Be bad observed the object aro\\nd noon one -- ln i'roat of his radio and telovieion shop at Gonzales, 'l'exaa. Be gave the tolloecin~ infol'ltation oonoerning the aigbti~ ot this objeota i .,.. Q. Date or Obaenati,n? "'- Q. Exnoirtime or .obaervn.tion (local)? A. Noon, approxims.tely. Q. Plaoe ot Obne rvation? A. In front of Rndio and TelevitJion Shop at 720 St. Paul Street, Gonzales. Texas Q. Position or obaener (air, oar, building looatt.on ot t;i ve details)? A. StancH nt; on sidewalk. Q. \"/hat attraoted attention to obj eott A. Loold.D up to oheok TV anterma on top or bia shop. Q. Number or obj eots '1 ~. Apparent aize (oomp1re to known objeot, i.e., sun, moon, tbttr.\b or ti at at R. rm:J 1 ength) ? A. Size or tighter plane at 3/4 m1le distllnoe. Q. Color ot objeot? A. Aluainwa -shiny. Shape (give g.raphio description-oomp\re with known objeot)? E" shaped -a li~htl:,r lonzer tht\n around. . DOWNGRADED AT 3 YE DECLASSIFIED AFTE~R14 iRVALS: DOD Dl.R 5200.10 ABS . \UNCLASStr lED DETAILS ( Cont' d) Q. Altitude (angle of elevat1oD above horizon 0 at horizon, 90 are mead)? . A. 450 angle up t rom horizon. Q. Direotion from obsener (aDgle olookwise from north) I A. 60 degreee. . Q. Direotion or fli~ht or objeot? A. North of east to east. . Q. Time in eight! :A. 'l'wo (2) or three (3) mimtes Q. Speed (time to oover ~iTen angulnr distanoe)? A. TraTelin' slow in forward direot1on -6 10 while in eight Q Sound and odor? A. No sound. No odor. Q. Diatuoe trom obserYer (diat'lnoe 'b: town, building, eto., over wbiob objeot ppeared to bo) . A. Two (2) m1l8a through a1 r, one and one-halt (1-!) miles grouDd diotsnoe, about edge or town. Q. Trail (oolor, length, width, persistanoe, A. No trail. Q. wminosity (visible by reflaotion, inoandesenoe, other - degree or brilliano e) ? A. No lie;hta -shiny. Q. Projections (tina, winga. rods, antennae, oanopies, eto.)! A. Had tour projeotiona -similar to fo.1r leaf' olover with . roundint; ends. Bad ol role band around oenter that was rotatiug in oloakwlse direction. Cirole bad tina similar 'b: water wheol. Cirole appeared to 'turn slowly -able to aee it b.tm. lto other projootloD:J. . Q. Maneuvers (turna, oliCba, dives, eto.)? A. Appeared to make bank. Band may le.ve been part or olOYer lea.t shapes. Q. Manner of' disllppeamnoo! A. Disappeared behin:i a oloud. within 1/4 mile or objeot .Another airplane approached to DOWNGRAD~D AT 8 YEAR INTERVALS: DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS. UNCLASSIFIED