1 28 FEBfaJASY 1952 LOCATION . . Gonz3le3, Toxas Dobbins AFD, Georgia BGndar Aboi~, Iran Kansas City, Nissouri Pittsburg, P~nDSJlvania Wa~hinato~. D. c. Granite City, Il11noi3 New t~xico Virginia, Nerth Carilons f.:ilitnt'y Ci,rilio.n IHlitary ( H.\DAR) l!,ilitar;y (RADAR) }~It Diable, California Nont cmery, Watkins (CARDS NISS:UlG) El PQso, Texas (PHOTO) SinuiJu, North Kor.!a l-!ilitary 36.50N-08.50W (Atlantic) Nilitary. 74W -4.3N (I: ear Al b3ny, N.Y. ) fIil i tary Cam bells C1"se!t, N9".tlfoundland Civil ian (CASE tUSSL\G) EV~UATlC~ I Other (SAUCSR FAN) , A:Jtro (r,:ETEOa) 1 B~U.OO~J i IL~!'FICIEi.'.T DATA l UNIDSNTl]"lED t AL~CRAl~ 1. Other (PAD.\R NAU'"~iCTIC~i) 2. nJSUFFICl~"T DAT.\ 1. lSU?FICINT DATA 2. AIRCR.UT Aatro (r.=:.TEOR) A:stro (lw!:.T'iOR) Oth~r (FLA'.i IN NEGATIVE) UNIDENTIFlED L~SUlFICJm,T D.~TA kltro (l-E'!EC3) IN3UFFICID.\'T ADDITIC~L\L ftE.F<lP.TED SIGHTlNCS (~mT CASES) LOCATIO~ SOJRCE EVALUA.TlON T.n ATIAA-2C RUPPELT FRO~ AFOINV/TC FOUR ! .S~l!::FLY.I~ITZRROG,\ff:D COL JOSE?H D . CALARA, .. t.SA; 104a A, CF OFFICE Ci JOHJ'r CHIZFS OF STAFF nz U/1 FL 'li~:G CJJECT o.:S~RV!:D FOR YOUR INFO AllD FOLLO'J UP ACTION IF YOU THINK ~JARRANTED: C1) BRILLII\~T GREEN SHPEROID HITH TAil. SLIGHTLY ~!ARROWR TH.\~ DEA.iETZR AND LidGTa ABOUT 3 TI:1S DEAMETER OF SPHEROID. TAIL OF OlANGE AND RED TRAVELLING IN FLAT ARC GENERAL SW DIRECTION t'.CaOSS N'N QU.\RANT 01 S~<Y FROM 45 ELEVATIOII, AT WHICH POINT IT F/\DED OUT OF SIGHT. I i-D SOUIID OR OTliil FEATUR.ES. l <2> SIGHTED FOR A FEW SECONDS POSSIBLY 15 " VISUAL OBSERVATION fROM GROUND. OBSERVERS AT POitiT IN WEST SECTION FA l.!.S C HUrtt H \5) COL CALDARA IS USAF PILOT ~!! TH ~iiJ 11 2:\?ER!!:iC i;~ PACIFIC. STATES T:!IS OFJECT :CR! NO RESL~BL.~NC TO i'lUMEROUS ~t::TERORS l>~D i1:T!:.ORI IES 03SE:~VED I N PACIFIC J\P?l:ArtS 'fO :Z RELIABLE. COl. CALDARA INITIATED ACTIO THIS I NCIDENT WHEN t;E SAW AD IN NEWSPAPER " SUNDAY STAR" LA?AZ SOLICITS !LIFORNATIC~ OF SlGliTI!!GS F IRZo.'\LLS. DO YOU OW IF LA?~Z I S CJ~, POSSIBLY '.4ITH HOP! o:: S!LLINC FI~JOINGS TO US? YOUR I:'4FORMA1. CO:JMENTS T!l IS QUERY ,,.:ULD 3:: APPrlECTIATED T 3 YEAR 'tNTEnV .:\. DO\VNGRADED }. D AFTER 12 Y.EAl\d rtrrLAOtl (,,)1 ~ DATE: 29 J~tn 52 Til:E (Locnl) : 1$30 LOCNITON: !'~11s Church IE\GTH OF Tl j.J!: OBSE:1V .cD: 15-30 SOUND: Kono SPi!:ffi: UnlG.lO. n ALTITUD~: 45 t p 20 S()URCE: !\F CoJ o:wl ACTION OR CO!JfS!TS : 12 FF.BRUA;~y 1952. OBJ F.CT t'lFNTIONFD It'\ GHF:EN Fl11EBALL TYPF. OF P}tF~JOMF.NA. A!"I.C HAS Bb~F.N A"LT.f.i1P'l"ING TO GFl FURTHt:R l~if."O Oi'l I:J:IAT COiJCLUSIO~tS HFRE }~:t~l\CllF.D BY 1'llf. .~F C1' :lBRIDGF. RESE'A~C!I LABO A'l'JRY l:no l'1J\DE A STUDY OF rtriS Pllf.NONENA. 'THFY H/\VF RF.~;E.~i~CH ANP DF.VF.LO?M}-:NT IN \JASHINGTON t.:;;: Jr AVF. BF.EN UNA BLf. T 0 G rT 1\ COPY OF "f H:S EF.POxT _ r '? L!\Pt' Z IS A t-JFLL KNO;~lN !\ UTiiORITY ON i ;-::- F!l0;;!ITE3 t,if. liAVF tiO I NFO 0~\ if H1 (\.,'!fii1 TH/\N Tff i\'r }I;.:: l5 "JF.CllN ICll.LL Y 0 UAJ... IF IF.D i :G.1!NG T}-(F. fiRST CUTB!lFA!{ Or GRFFN FIRf.DALl.S 1.1 l TJ L-iFXICO. Hr. Ic; NOT ~O~IfiNG FOR ATIC, NOR AI~ 70~C~ AGrNCY ~S FAR AS ~IE KNOW J.T I3 BF.LIF.VFD TlfAT HIS FX'rRFMr JNT.FRFST IN . i'!f~ GRF.FN FIREBALLS IS PURFLY ~CIFNTI:?IC I1i Tlit\ T jtF-IS liFAD OF THF DSPAHT:1EN'r OF :L-.rfO~ITICS 1\T TifF. UNIVFP.SITY OF" tl?.tJ N5'X!CO. ,'1 l' [C 0:!:3 NOT C0,1T:T.:,1PLI\TE ANY !\CTION 0;~ THIS '#'UO..t.Jf more ~p."..cc i~ H . ..!,led) cont i nne o n o. plain ~heet of p Hp e r.) CC\"'l :n liU\'l:.!...D BY: UOWHOR~Srl)El} AT-3-1.'1J.n.J . -U~.I.1!1.L\w I A i.r A() J n t.~ll-t t. .tt~l'H 1 , NTI' A UNCLASSIFIED DJSTRUCTIONS FOR PREPARING AND SUBMI'JITTim FOaN 1. Submit ONE copy of t!j completed for~; ATJI'A by 1000 hour3 of dey uer.or c i.e to 1.-e sc.nff. trnle::m epee tal arrRnc.e.~ents rrc mnt:le \Ti. th Al'TPA for ls:.-":'.e s ur ::!i"oion, r,1em::;::-:es rcce~.vt!d Hfter 1000 r.o~:rs vi.ll no" 1J~ a e nt un:. i.l t' e follm-r).n~ cC'nfer:--nc.:t 2. Canplete fcnn as tollowf': Block 1. Prepari.ng office omit. ' 7111 be co:: .leted by telecon d',pc-ro.tor. Block 2. If a classified messag~ nt in curity clac~lfication. If not a. clasnifiC'd messa..;e errte r ''Unclancificd''. Block 3. Enter date the message wi.U be sent, not Qat~ prepo.re:d. Block 4. Enter name nnd symbol oi' sender. Block 5. Enter name and symbol of r eceiver Block 6. If a cla.c~iified mc-sse.ge , ente r es t l:e firut bro vror d s of th~ mesa age "Sl~curi ty Info:--r.~a.tion.," thr:n proc.:eed wi;;h the message. If not a. classified message, omit tl1e \TOrds "Security Inf~"rrr.titirn. " . Originator enter signature and. symbol. same person whose name appearo in Block Co~rdinators enter nrune and symbol. or may n ot b e the Block 9. Air Adj~tant General enter signature . Bottf\Jn of fnrm. If a clA.::;slficd rncssage starep in security c l a s:-;it'icntion DO\YI,:GHADF.D A7 ~ Y.BAR INTERV" ' DECLASSIFIED Al"TER 12 YEAns~._.., . DOD Dlrt 5200.10 lMCO\SSlFlED D&PAATMEHT OF THE AIR FORCE . ~E-ADQUART&AS UNIT&D STATES AIR FORCG WASHINGTOM A l!l J.!A l:L THE INSPECTOR GENERAL USAF 3RD DISTniCT OFFICi! OF SPECIAL INVESTIG ATIONS 1612 S. CAMERON STREET, J..IARRISBUilG, PA. 2g P~hruary 1952 SUBJECT: Green Fire-D~llo Heported ovar Phila. ..;...~ _ . ----f.------ Sl-'""EC L'\L Ill~UIRY Di at;ri ot ColDDl&nder 5th D:\.striot OSI (IG) USAF ~richt-Fatter3on Air Foro~ Dayton Ohio . l. R~terenoe 13 ~de to telophone mesaase reoei vad from r.'Ajor JOIDi-F-..-. CONNZLL, your of'l'ioe E\'1# 0930 hour:~ on 27 February 1952, reque .. 1t .i.ns tha s~ouring ot inonl!&tion oonoarnlug a r~por'b to the oftoct, the.t gre9n flrA- balls bad baen seen flyin~ ove r Philadelphia on 29 Ja.nu~ry 1952. 2. In nn inl;t;rviaw on 27 Februe\ry 1952. Dr. CHARL:!3 POLLARD OLIVIER, Director, Astronomical Ob3arvationa, Univeraity o Pcnnsylvanl:i., furni3h-:;cl th~ following info~tions At npproximat~ly 1817 hours on 29 January 1952 a FinF~ BALL. bet.~er known CUJ a l.i\etfJor, o.ppe~red ovsr JJortheastttrn Pennsylvania. Thio tleteor W!t-3 bluegreen in 'lolor with gt~at unaidmi ty by the obs'!r?~rs. He stated bh::\t tru. bril- lnnoy' aV6ra~3d to be "Ghat equal of a quartttr r.lOOn. l'ti'l vi3ibility l~sted 3pproxim~t~ly 10 ~ 12 seconds at whi~h ~i!Zl.t it diointe&r~:ted not leas than 50 nor 1nor 3 than 100 . -tiilea Northw~st ot Phila.d~lphia The g~:lar!\1 phenon~na ~ave a sbron.~ indio :>_un thil.t t;hn o.nd point W!\3 l o\"! en,>..te;h tl>"~ tra3".n,.nt1t to h~v" l'i:\ll~n llB Tl1br:toritf):t Dr. OJ .. rlt3R ot .... ""t~d th~t-; h~ ha<l r~c6lved a.ppro.dJtlfiC1ly 450 1c3por~:J f'ro:rn p13r .. wn3 'roTIL Ma.:.saohua,~tts to tfarylan(l,. , The~e r-"pol~!J h!\7., bat1n i!t t'lla for"\ of phon~ o~ll.3, l13ct.,rs eto or whioh appro:d~r~t~ly on~'third h.;\ .. , ., r el-\1 B<llent .l.t'io ~.nf'<lrril.>\'btmi of' V~\l1lf1 Dr. OLIVI~"R ot!\t;.,d th.'\t lm di<l n o t psr.lonAlly oha~rv~ th:l.3 l1el;;,or niJr waa it ob~"l"7-:ld by l'.ilYOl~ !":ron :;h" Univ-e r sl. ty of Ponnaybrtmia Oba~rv~l;,,ri~a. Dr. OLIVI~R cc'\.,.;-td "~h):\l; tit"!tr._. 13 no doubt tn~t: the phAnol:t-:tclJ\ wa:J th9.t of a br\llitl.nt F IH- SUBJECT Green Fire B1.lls R'lports(\ over Phil~. Pa. 29 Jan 52 SPEX:IAL INQUmY BALL or met"or innarmoh as he haB "vro~k~d up numerous oases ot inat!\noes or thitJ type". Dr. OLIVIER advised that e. 1oport or this inoldent will be pullliahed in o. aoiont:ltio journal by hil!ls~lr nnd th ... C\t the r\Jport will be oout~ined in a pu\llict\~lon lmown l\3 the "Flower AGbronondoal Observal;ory" of theJ Univer8lty o .t' P1.1nnsy 1 van it\ 3 The Fhil~delphia Evening Bull6tin of 30 J~uary 1952 c~rriod the followint; artiole on the front pag8a SEE A BIG U3TEOR 'l TELL IT TO ASTRO~T01.8R It ;you uaw a mateor falling to the north of Phila.dalphla last ni~ht Dr. CHARLES P. OLIVIl;;R Direotor of thB F'lo.ver Observatory Upper Darby Tfould li lee to haar frolll you. Sev~ral peroon3 r~ported aeeinz th~ phenoJU~non abo\lt 6.15. Some d~aoribad it as a huze hlll of blue an<l red . f).a.rne. Others said the b!lll was gr~en with yello'tY "t~il9". All agred it seertled to be falling o~rllisht towa.rcls the Dr. OLIVIER, vrho is preatdent of' th9 American 11et.,or Soc:toty, said he bad no first-hand kno"Nledge of th~ rn~tttOr. But he said he would li lee to hear b le~t~r frolil tho sa who did lvi th a description Of Vlhat they Sl\We 4,. On 27 February 1952, Lt. A. T. }.loTA.IG In"t:tlligeno~ DiviJion. Police Depar nt, City of l~ladelp~ta and Special A6ent PJJVOOD E. Fb~T, Field Office of the Foddr~l Du:eau of Inv~sti$atlon, Philadelphl~. Pa wore oontactttd and both adviaed that their re3pect1v~ oi'fioas had raoeived no reports or th~ f:lle ball. 5 ThiR easa is RUC. CCa Rq OSI (du;) ROllF.R't H. RAY lhjor. USt\F Disbriot Co~nand~r ltHllftJCTIONS: I'll . Sht when chr!frns o ut c "' or entire f older ot ~ . ~pond,,.ce. File on sld!J wtoen c her,.,inlf out lnd1v hl uitl doc.umen h wrthrn ., tole1er. DESCMIPTIOH 0, OOCUMEHT(S) CHARGED TO 1 J -.rE GF _oocu~Er.rts) 1 Tlfll, FilE co or OR susn:cr, NUMBER, o~t Oll1ER IOENTIF1t:A_T_Io_:t !_E At(Ct o our ,:: OCT 71 51~ PREVIOUS EDITION WILL BE USED.