By HARRY SWIJL~Y It mlaht app8r to be just another "ftylng sauceL'" tale. Yet it involves !lot one .. P:aucer''-but 17 of the mysterious objects. The .. !UtuCP.rs''-whlch appeared reddbih 01 ---- -- angto In colnr -wt>re !;ightf!d In the sky nbove-lOU Tiffany St., In th E<.tst Brnnx. late 1-~rtclay IIIS!ht b/ two women ancl two ''Jt W:t-" a hot dull night and we beeon counting stata ror ex cltf'mPnt,' said Rita Acum. 16. o! JU3!'l Titr.lny Rt. ' Rut it p1 u\'Pd far more f':~tdt Jng th:1n we might ha\e lm <a)<.lttP.d.'' sh~ said, "lor we wound up counting 'saucers' ht.~t(.>.tci." ' 'l'il('y SJ)ed throug!l the sky In a l1u;::e reddish orauge f or"1a tlon-w h ic h lookt!d-like an up- !!tlde down 'J," the girl raid "A It hough they were \ l&lblt! !or only al.>fJul 10 seconlls. we rnan- agcxl to count 17 In all.'' Rtta's observations w~na crm 1hmed by her mother. 'Ml'S. Marie Acuna; a nelJhbor, MrL Sylvia Jo tnkelsh~in, of lOU 'n.t!any St., ard lhe girl'~ little !'lister, Yvonn, !l. all of whom had he!:'\ en!{aged in "star count1n1" whe-n the 6..lUC.'Cl'S Wf"t'e sixhted, ''l'vP !.een pellpses a;td things Jikf' that," said Mrs. lo'lnkeltein, .. but thl!l wa~ cliff~rent-lt.nd m(Jl'f' thrillin~-thDn anythlng l'vp ,., er soen." Rathet' than rely on p'..lre mem pry. Rita. a corhmerci!tl art stu tl.-nt at the High School ot In- dustrial Art. ran upl'tairs and tnada a watf'r co~or paintin~ of what ~he h:~.d ~n. 'l'hl! tlrawln~ was sPnt to Atl' J Fo1 c,. olTidals for posaitlle lnve~t . tl~atlon. The Tiffany St. "saucer" cue was secof1J of Hs k ind to b~ re portPd tn the Cronx \\ ithin the lR~t few \\.ef"hS. Six perso11s report~ Sl"Ptng a f'imllar twhling object sp~tl tlli'OUgll the air ovt>r ron[top at l!l:i5 Bo~ton P.d. on June :!6. Me:mwh lltt. in W:tc;hirf{ton Air Foi"C!P orncialll were inve"'Ug3tln~ I rt"'ports of a ~eri~!C of "glowin~ white" li~ht!i '"hich atrt>ilkf'd o"er1 !the nation'' f'ap!tal !or two ,_ur.-1 ce:;'liveo w~Pk-f'nds. 1 I Jet planei co1pablP l)f ~J)f"etl=' of . r .. t) ntilta~ an hnur made a lucil'! 'a~trmpt to o\ertal'~ thl! tnysttorl All TICHHICAL INTI!LLIG!NCE CENTER .... T.PATTI!R AIR POKI IAII aerial baa been mr JOU and retAJrD14 1Ja the _,elape, a14 in taDdarcU.t.q the a reoor4 ot U. r.. lat.reet ~a ~portilll the aatte em JOur ptbl.lo ~b-1 ted to be of an patq . I. IEINBD! MaJor, USAr A1r Adjutnt 1. WbeD 414 JOU tbe objeota 1.3 !1M Zone t (Circle ODe) t (a. !i~JerlD b. Central c. Mountain A.M. or P.M. (Circle One) 4. Pacific 1.4 of the following to lDdicate how certain you are rour anaver to tb~ above question 1.21 b.air:cy oertaiD 2. Vben 414 JOU aee the object? c. Hot veey aura 4. Just a guess 3. Where were JOU located Yhen JOU sav the objecta (Cirole One) 1 a. Inside a bu'lding b. In a oar d. In an airplane ( 0. !l'itd<Kri~ 3.1 Were JOUt (Circle One) 1 a. In the bullineaa section or a citl,?_ (b. Ilf:ihe residential section ot a ci~YV o. !ii open countijaide? - 4. F~g near an airfield? e. Fl.yin~ over a o1 ty? t. Fqing over open country? 4. Raw W JCN happen \o DOtioe the obJeot! _. to 1 ottioial that JCN hal aeen the object! A What were JOU doing at the time JOU aaw the object? Wha bad 7ou been doing tor the 30 minutes betora 7ou sa\1 the ObJect? !r,r to liet the activit,y or activities, and the te amount of time apent em each. ?. Were JOU at ~ time while 7ou saw the object? (Circle One) 1 J'l JOU &DSVerec! m, theft Cet~lete the follCII ing ques tiona 7.1 What direotion wen 7ou moving? (Circle One) a a. North b. Northeast 4. Southeast t. S outbweat h. North\lest 7.2 How taat vere JOU moving? miles per hour. 7.3 Did JOU atop at al\f time while 70u \Jere looking at the object? (Circle One) a Ill. ar 1. What dinotioa were J'OU faclnl when JCN tirat aaw the obJect? (Olrole One) I t. Southveet b. torthweat 8.1 What direction vere JOU faoin1 when the object diaappeared'l (Oirole ) a a. larth b. lfortbeut t. Southwest 8.2 gtrolt of the follawinl to lldioate hew oertairl yo.a are ot 7~ anawer to the a bon two questions. (8 and 8.1) ..a, Cei\iiit> b. Fairly certain o. Hot verr sure d. Just a guess ' Were ;you wearing e7e glasses when you saw the object? (Circle One) I 10. Hcu vaa the object seen? (Circle One) 1 a. Thr ongb tt~ir1<* glass e. Through theodolite t. Through sun glasses b. Throup w1ndahie14 o. Through binooulara d. telescope What do 7ou remember about tbe weather conditions at the time you sav the obJeott ll.l CLOJIB (Circle One) o. Sca olO\I!a 4. Thick or heavr clouds e. Don't remember WIMD (Oirole One) Slight breese Strong wind Don't remember 11.3 ~lEATHER (Circle One) o. Moderate or heavy rain e. Don t remember TEMPERATURE (Circle One) D?n't remember l2 .1 of the follc:Mina to irdicate how certain you are of rav:r anawer to Que atloa 12 a o. Rot nrt aure 4. Just a su u. D!d tbe ob3eot loolu (Circle One) \&iifllll ~ 14. D14 the obJeat at a~ timet Chana direction! Chana speed? Chana oolor? Break up into parts ar Give ott amoke? brightneaa 'l . nicker' throb, or R ... iD motlonleaa? (Circle One for each question) Pon't kncy Doo't kno'd Pon11;.lm9\f Uon'~ lmow t>ont knw U pn' t Jsnw l!og't knCM R20't 1snov 15. Did the obJect give orr a light? (Circle One) 1 Ies <12) Don't lmC!f lS.l Jr J'CN anavere4 lES, what was tbe color or the light? 16. Tell in a tw vOl'Cla the followias thlnp about the object? 16,1 SOUDd 16.2 Color 17. IF there waa l-ImE THAN QlB object, then how mar17 were there? , t.f Draw a picture of how thq wen arransed, an4 put an arrc:M to abow the direction tbq were traveling. 11. Did the object at ~ timea (Circle One) lu. Jr JCN "ere4 tm, then tell vbat it oved beh1D:l. 18,2 MOft in front of' aanethins? (Circle One) 1!1 ~ Don',.kwa "'I )'OU aDIVerect tiS, then teU vbat 1 t oved 1D trOftt ot, 18,3. Blm! vitb the baoqrOUD!? (CiJ'ole One) Qfis) Which ot the f'ollawins objects !a about the same object JCN aav? (Circle One) 1 e. Basketball 4. Bio7ole vheel . Office desk t, Autanobile I Small airplaDe h. Large airplane i, Dirigible size as the 19.1 ot the following to 1Dlicate heM certain 70u are ;your answer to ~etion 19. o. Rot veey sure 4, Uncertain 20. '1'r7 to tell the following thins about tbe objectl 20,1 How high above the earth vaa it? ;ffl.o teet. 20.2 Bow tar vas it from 7out .t'Zj.Lk 0 'f'eet cr 9 mUea 20,3 How fast vas it going? - flOt'J miles per hour. 20,4 Qircle ont ot the following to indicate hew certain 7ou are ot JOur aneto~er to the above que3t1ons 1 o. Not very sure d. Just a guess 21. Bow did the object disappear tran view? (Circle One) 1 c. other ----- d, Don't remember , In tbe tollawlal abtcb JtNr ere at the point shown. Place an & Oil the o liM lo abow ball the object vaa above the borison vheft JOU aav S.t, Plaoe. a \o abow where it vaa when when rou a:J. I1'l tbe toUowina sketch plaoe an at the position the object vas vbu you tirat aav it, and a at i te position when rou last saw it 24. Drav a picture that will show the motiOil that the object made. Place A at the of ita path and a ns at the end ot its path Dlav a picture that vlll ehGW the ahape of the obJect. Label an4 include ill rour aketch DDJ detalla ot the object that rou aav, am place an arrow beeide the dravial to ahow the direction the object vaa aoving. 26. Wns this the first time th9t you have seen an object like this? (Circle One) s(!es) No 26.1 D' you anavered NO, then \Jhen, \olhere, and under vhat conditions did 7ou see other ones? 2S. Give the tollow!Dg TEJEPH<!JE Ht1mR What is JtN.r present Job? Leat School Attended lear of last attendance at this a ool ---- elae vitb Jo.l a\ the time rw 1av \he object? (OlrolAa h) I 19.1 lr rou aaavere4 DS, 414 tbe7 e the obJect too? (Oirole ODI) I dii) ar lfa 30. Pleaee a44 here &IJ7 er c which )'OU. believe are important. Vee 11441 sheets ot the same eise paper lt neoessarr AIH ,~ORCS SBCTION ARMBIJ FORCES PUBLIC INFORJIATION CENTER 90 CllVRCH STRBBT NRr YORK Cl'l'l' Lieutenant Edward Ruppell .. Air 'technical Intellir;encc Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Dayton, Ohio Dear Lieutenant Ruppell: Foruarded as a matter of interest, in connection w1 th "flying saucers". 1. Ltr NY Post J. Drawing 4. News clipping NY Post dtd Sincerely, lWlVEY RIVKD~S .Lt. Col., US~"' Chief, Air Force Section, J~"' PIO Ill 81f11YII. A1r Force Publ1o Relations eo Qlurch Street New Yor1<, H. Y. '.a."'hls is a clipping of a stt>ry \10 ran 011 tlying saucers b~ing spotted in the Bro1~. I'm enclosing tho original lettor ann drawine for Jnur lnfor~ation. Sincerely yours, ~', A. hundred dw.Ulnaa. tlttal tiii'}LaGuanlla tra w .. nan told The Potrt, ""'~'@ pencUnr The tbt oC the n~ten, !lfoonn inl(s \\ != adjudpd danrft1Me and ttntlt 01nter..a qaiMt landlorda \Yho qalnat ''abnut a hundred llle1al l&ld, )1 slated tor Saturrlo~y. builcht j ., " hltl W..dJ t'OI\Ye&ted a.,_rt ly-npented bulldlnp. all of whkh .\Uf. .J. when 24 perMon._ 7 hr1J .,:-Cur human habttatlon lor Jark ment bulldtnp Into htDrdoue, lkk ft~ e~eapn." adults and 17 children-will be c1red p .. ,of .fir. ._ . ,., .. and other :nlnl eon.-tec~ roomtn. hou l.ar'l numbers of tentntJ wUI "lcttd lrom a twottory tl'stmf'l into 1 ,.. mum llafcauarda, will be ahut 1\fany or tile buDcllnp. Nooi1an be forcftl to vactte the l'On dwttllln.'f at 1684 Woshlngton t\v. old Ia ~: tluwn b1 the Houslnr and Build llld, ~r old law tenemt-rt11 demned bultdlnas, thf' housin' of ..\1 n\an)' as seven p"rsous R 1 No(l 1'111 Dept. _,.fore the.end of the which were awarmlna with flctal not.ct, but added that the room had been Jamm .. d Into the had .\>e~r. Th Po~t learned today. human belftas jtmmed toaether ct~partmft1l-wlth th~ aid of the building which h1td lll~gaiJy, tr;,gic Chlt-f lu~pector 'nmothy J . In rooms Instead or th apao:t City Houaanl Authority and \\It I Noonan said, been conYt>l'ted Jnto \vhlrh :'\oonan. of th~ departmt!nt'a menta th landlonJa' llce.11e1 Care Dept-was m"king evt!t'Y a roomlnp, house. J Line ~I Hr'lll( rllvl,lon. uld tht-boroul(h called for. . t>tfott to r1oct the evktf!d He 1\dded that slrnll:tr c'(Jil t inuo\' :a,.. =le crackdo\\ n-l:araeat In ~nil@ Con,.lemnatlon procft'<tlnas, Non l:tmUI... dernnatlon anri f!Yictlon p,ocet"<l a~:Jim ~i ' , ~ r Tr~oper of the ~ :Bv Jl.o\RRY .SWIRSKY ~ lt micht appear to ~ just anothe1 .. flying saucer'' tale. Yet it involves not one "Nt.ucer" hut 17 of .the mystedoua objects. Tlle "saucers''-which appeal'ed reddish Ol' ang~ ln color-v.f're slghtf!d in the sky above 104t Titrany S t., In the Eltst Bronx, late Friday ntaht bt two women and two .. It was a hot dull nlght ancl w bf>ean counting stars for ex citem~nt.'' said Rita Acuna, 16, or 1035 Tltfany St. ''But It proved far n1ore exclt- lna. than we ml:.tht have lm aained, .. she said, .. for w~ wound up counting 'saucers' ln~tead." .. They aped through the sk)' In a hug~ reddbh orange forma tlon-which. looked like an up-1 aide down 'J:' th~ girl nid. . "Aithouah they were vtslbl~ for "''Y about 10 a~eeonds. we man d to couf\l 17 in all." Bec.oautte ,ot hill out5tandlriK recorft. l~J l"bt ~t.t has b.-en uanlfl41 urn .... pu c %~th Conrtabnlary Squadron, Attiou,.~ I Ahown lwing f'Otl&'ratulat.-4 by J4t. ~ aUta'a observations were con-~ i ftrmed by her mother, ~\1ra. Ma1i~ 1 1\.I::Ufta: nelahbor, Ml'l. Sylvtal a e y I ' i'el11tein, .of lOU :nrTany .st.,