!J. ! >Q.\ v '""lll\d 'lo 'uol ( I f;rouncJf~o;: lO~ 1 Q XXV . i Ci"lilitUl r.:an ~ g P outb l f t:oilc-tw t'<"J \ olti y , ;,J,Ion~ ,v,~ Aor-=rc-tr r.:: b o.>o y At r crct Po~"bly Aorr:rort 'llo s l,uroo,.,, ,..ol P rno :~iy ,.\~rro,.o.r.c:nt t'u, "'b oy A U,.,.,otnt c.cl ::o HAlEr 'il' ~ ..tr or ~rc.t:-1' ; I ictun:.3 bel~nsing to c~st.o.:-.~r sho w . unindentiiied objects appearing in skJ. Each ; 1 of the pictures shows spots -take~ by ar.Ateur i p hot.oernphar. . I Ohjects recorded on film -no t n0ti ce d by source unt.il develotJ~ent o..r film. Af FORM ~12 P~T I A1:< INTELLIGE~CE JNF()RMATJON r<E?O~T f ft0"4 ( I ;~ntJ I t.~n ~hotogr3 at the -:.i::e :~e took t :-e Tlictures. c-~ -~15 DCC'...~..,-~.,--'1"'5 NFO""HIC~ \FF'::CT'~G Tl-0[ u r Ol'oiAL r EFENS OF ..,.HE l''H"'C.:O ST ATC:S .VII~ IN i~E o~UNI'IG O F r-E "SI'' Oiii)GE ilCi U S C - .ii 4~0 lZ. ' ... .. ; . o IT'S T~"tiSSIO"' 0 R ll4 RE'JEU':'I')"' "'F IT'S CONTE'-TS 1'1 V~Y 'AAI'I!IIER '~":>AN '1.-u THCRilE::> ? C'7SQN IS POOM13tTE"' ~y U1'1 . '"''f 'tO-,., .-: oUCEO IN Wt10U: 0~ .'I PART. ~y ~ AGEI'IC ES. 8<CE?f 3 V P!R~r:iSION OF T E 0 1P"'C70Jt 0~ UNCLftSSIFi~D :~JT A??. CJL O s p.:.l~S JT.WP~:LI:~ ~1ADF H.~.:ILTON A?: CALIF UNCLASSiFIED AREA ZX?LOD:J PD IT2.i 2 UNCL'~SSIFlED UNCL~SS\F\ED SUM ~AR'f OF IN f~RMATION r:or l'Sl.AU.Y fiLI~Bt.E I Ell' lltLITY U~I<NOW'I F H"''>o~:t:l f f Rt c. COIJIITF lLl' (; 1'-~PRCB-I.P.ll' T:t~Tll 1..' NWI'JT !IE J i 1. ,bien .. e.r~.:dn uni ienti .:1ed oo; c~ a~e Jl" i."l ...h$ JrJ . :-:d~e 1i..;~ur~zs ~1 ., r "l'~J ;Yj .. l ol Jo:.n.., l.."ltereat ~ :.n e G-2. . ~ .l:;ooint:nf!ll ~ ta3 ~<"'.3de :d ~il :.0 'la'7e 'Jn 1llllt -~1i:.act 1!..:1 "1~.l'SOrut L.:.:J ~na ootain -...atBils c or.ce.rm.r.g t.:1e ,ictures. -J) ~lisa beth, J ~ 1 ers f!'J, 7olunteer~ J :c Detaclmcmta ~,;o-o mer, :1~1-.i.r~ Photo, l .. hi 1 .caru:in~J through the pictur "'8 11h:1ch bel o n 3ed to 1)ne o i :-u~ cuatomer3, l sioup Qf .t'our pict.ur~a came to :lis at~...ntion because v~ .. musua~ .:niJent1l'iad ooj ect3 ... 1ich a Dl)~Jrec.i in tbe :.'q. Since .1e was S3:-ioeiated ri :.h "'.he Air !'~hni oal Intal!i.~enc ur1zlg !tXr..d :Iar I!, . !:S .:'slt that -;he pictur~s :Jtny be or ;one illter~,; to t.he ~-4 'Uld i 1e 1 wneci..!. :.e l.7 OODtac t~ :m Arrq t;a pt.aill at. t.he ~ewar !t .d.l"L.:ort, -:1bo in turn rs_ ~..-z-oo 1-?' to -Jte . 1.t:'1ce o!' ~ha viC. ~a "Jic~3S ~er:l talc~ :;y an ama~ :?il?to~a;:ller ~ -::.le o~ tr. a c~e-1' at. ~e .. 1..-u"ield ... cott Hotal, r..JiMoeth, ew Jer'3 Cook, .J!.."U~eld Jcott riotel, .:;:.!.z.abet!l, ::;ll::abeth, ew JergtJY, sub:d!.;ted ~J~ to.l.!J:mi . 'l:W picturgs (See Exhi~it I) which reveal cert.ain ttn1dentiied obj '!cts in . be ak7, .;ere trlcen at 3 roughl:J' 3a,; ot 2300 hours dta"1DIJ the -:reek o f 6:_-..=12=-...:;.:::=:.:L---1 1:152._ 3:13 umpoe ill ~lci~ tbe ;;ictnrea ~o3 to' obtain ;;hotos of ~e moon -~rd. t was :o\ at1l 3.1~ the l.ila was dev ~lo~ed th3t ;le became anure or the ooj ects. :he in- -. t-.11 Tlic ~1r b1 thr3e svots wi ~ .railing lir..~s, was "AU~ 'ri. th -:he 1 .;clUtter o .,..m tor ten ::d.nutes. Tho aeco'Dd picture, idfmt.1!1ad ':13 twS ~u, ':.'as :aJcen -:a:.::~ ~he opea tor fi:"+AeD ci.'"ltl-~. lh2 J.J.d...7"tl !)ict"are, identi.!'ied b7 I .i1e pr'!sence ot the moon with a 3-ot 1d-T1q:f oetween tl't , :-:oc n and the tree to-o 1, .., ,s '.:alum ri -:.h 7.he almtt .. ..r . .,,en f'or ~enq cinu rs. Tho 13-a:, ~d .i'1nal ... ictore , .. t.nti= _1~ a, ~ ol' the W)Oil iti th a spot ..1ppearing a1-:-ectlj 1100 er and nea: ~ ooD, -.a~ -..3.ka with ~. shutt-open tfllr ~enfi1-tJ!ree .o t7fenty- zive :flL""lUt e!l. All )iCb1r~8 -,.-ze telrD 'rl!.hiD a period oi 80o~'C one hour. .\ isrcurJ :2 J e::ler3, Ji::~la ~::-a.e, :-:=::m, was nst'd .. ::::.r :1ll pi::~..:rs wit.h , Jcut t.er o '111ing of 2.7. flle c".-:teNI ':as -:.lle ooe~ ointed i.:l the gel:jeral ..:1:-ect.~on o f Jtat.en IalJnd, J ew ~or~. ,:-~) ~' ~ lo4 Y: t t~nln COI'Ciff ,.,.'""'' of r~l. Gnt t i JIII.fiCtmet ht l';ttal vu rtltn(t p rtt1rnplt Ir. :~ 1:-i~snt frc~ a~oended ~-~tament3 ~; 11 eso~3 .~ r.e~scao~r \~-~l t~ t -J conc_!~i'o stateme~ts ~a~ b e ~add r2~ardi scripti=n. :ocat1oP-, s e.d ~d .... !'t.ir.snt r musual featu:9s of t:13 sighted ~o ~q,:r,. 'li tn~s~es 3g:-ee :..~at t, a objac t. ...1 ..~oea:-ed .. J ';e a ball of flame ";Tr.ich traveled ,:-. .l hig h rJ.ta o: ::;peed. ri:t~ o r ::.li~hting -r~s set at a,jproxj:nataly 10)0 ho tus "Sf, 7 July 1952, ac:d " he ~n~1.re perfo=m- ce 1f3S or' :l faw seconds duration. ~a er o f obser?ation by all ~Titnesses w~s visual, with no optical o r electronic ~quipment harlng been us*Ki. One 1fitness (Statement attC\ched as Incl /11 ) obscrred the object from the air in a B-26 t:r.>e aircraft , altitude of 6000 ~,SL, "t-rue air Location of observers c overed a 1rast area i n Utah, Idaho, Orsgon, :Iashington .:..nd Nevada .nth resultant nriatiorl3 in reports o!' location of the object with Mspect t o observers. ~l!:t.bility ot rltr.esses, whose statements are al.tached as Incl3 1 and 2, is 1 c onsidered "reliable. '' Weather, at the time o f sightir.g, was clear Kith surface JO bots, rlth gusts to ho knor:.a :'r em the Northeast i :t "tr.e ~nds rsoorted of 20 rici!'.i. ty o f Hill lF3, Ther'! is :10 known act.i rl ty or 1 ount !or the sighti~g. condition, ~etereological or oth9rKise, wh~ch ~ght Yo physical evidence ~s been jiscovered nor are photographs av~ilable; ther~fore, r.o interceotio n o r i dentification action was possibl e . The o:"lly known air traffic was as reported aboTe . ! ~er~ i 3 no &p!)9. rent signi f icance from an intelligence standooint in t~d s .5ta P.":tent ~!ews-oa-:>er ~!ewsnat)'!r NP3p.:t;:>er article ( From S. :<abreit (Civilian) ~\.n:.n Standard-3xa:ri.r.er, 7 Jul ) 2 ) tandard-Ex:l..,iner, 8 Jul 52 ) Salt .:.ake Tribune, I ~ .. - 1 11U'f10ft IY Olti~IIUTO" t :~ :-'!ctor '): :ntelliv,ence, Eeadq~3rten OSA!f', :(ash!n~tcn 25, D~. ~ ..... I ::w: c . .,-r.r.lanui~ G~r.enl, A!.r :Laterl.al Cotm"and, 'lrl~ht-?~tte~cn .,~'8, C:Uo ' :n:o CC"J.f to 1ief, Ai:-r~chnical !:1':-~lli~nC!:! .dntar, .\fT~l: .\T:.\.\.-2C. ''/ri.g ht - 1 ':.tar1cn \:~ Ohio . t ~ .,..-4t'i OOCt. 'AE-.T C'"O-.TAI,.S 1N'O" .. AT'O~ AFF'C I~G -~E -..-TJC-.ll =>Er;JtS[ OF TI-'E JNIT-o 5T 4T"ES W ""Y1-, T'.,E 'o4E.\~I:'fG OF ~E ~PION4GE ACi !lOU S C - T "'"' (-.or 3 ~pqoot.eEO IH '~Li OR N 'l4~T. 3" o-n.E~ AN UNIT0 STUG \1~ FORCE uENC.~ ~CEr' BY P~R"'I"SION OF Tr<E i>IRECiCR OF At 1030 ho.tra on t~ "J.>~n~ of 7 July 1952, the U.!lders i gr:ad .fhil a on n duly auth.:>r1~'3d te~ t t'li~n t in a 1- 26 tJOe a i r e C"':lft, ob.:Jd c-"ad \n aerial pl:anomanon in the vicinit y of Hill AFB, Ogd3n, Ut3..~. Tha r.ra lnclud3d thra9 ciTillans, me-nbers of t.ha night Test Branch; one r i Ji:'lg i n the ::J'lginear' s seat, o:1e i.n the rear chac!d.ng r a..!io a ~d ar:1a."11ent eq'Jipmdat and one ridi~ in t.he no33. 1'ha waathar at th3 ti..:Ja .va3 cl~a:-, visibility crrer 40 milas .,.rith surface .Tlnds of 20 to 30 !<nots, \vith ~.!Jt3 to 40 Knots from thd !Iorlheas t.. The airc:-.:Ut was d e parting Hill AFB at an altitude ot 6000 !ISL, and aopro."d.:!l:ltely a 345 neading wh~n t.na undersigned saw 3. brl.lU.ant yell owish, ora,ge flame dascendi~ earth~rd at a ~dar vertical angle. I t appeared t o be moving from a South to llort.'-1 directio:l at. a very high r:1ta ot speed. When first seen by this observer, it3 azimuth \'f&~ es- ti~ted at appr~ataly 50, and this flame c ontinued until nearly a 5 or 10 aziouth was reached. Immediately following this flame, and in it3 place s a bluish, gaseous type cloud which ~as nearly halt the lentb of the name. Imm~diately belO"W the er.d of the fl3.lle and cloud, a da~k obj~ct ~as seen to descend earthward at the same trajec~ory The entira performa~e was at a split-second speed, f~ster than a."lything ever seen by this observer. Uy crew although they did not S d e tr.e nash, were able to follow th3 cloud-typa trail, and 11e expected t o see the dark object hit in the adjacent Great Salt Laka or a t leas~ t:a sho~ i'!nmadiately North or the e sti!catad position. In the resultant search, our aircraft trav~ling at a near 300 ~PH tr.;e airspe9d, could not reach the cloud trai l no:-see a.:ny evider.ce of an ob~ect having struck the ground. The Hill A.FB tower was notified i !DDediately and an extended search of the area by the undersigned revealed little else. It 13 the opinion or this observer that he saw a ~teorite ot better t..,an aver&'! size traveli~ at a rata of soeed so ,great u to preclude the oossibili ty ot its bei:1g aeything else. Also, the distance trom t:~ phenomenon indicated ~he size and brilliance, and i3 the r~ason for not being able to see a~ evidence of this object strikj ng the ground in this area. ROBERT ~. !U.L"ilSIT '.tajor, USAF r -:!puty for Shops ~i 'rision Directorate ~L~tenanca ine&rir~ On 7 July nt aupro:dmately 1030 hours the u.'1Jersi.5:1ed w 3 d:. i ving hi3 c a r nort h on US Hi~h.va7 89- 91 , mid'Kay betJfeen Pr ovo a:1d Pl9asant va, st a ~pead of ap9~oxiL1ately 40 H. At apo~oxinataly 20 to JO deg~9e3 t o tha loft (no~tn~este~ly) of his l i ne of sig~t (nor~h) h a