DA Tl ~ T IMI CROUP NUMall OP H.IICTI LENGTH 011 OaiiJtVATIOM 11 AMO ANAL VIII TYIII 011 08111VATION 7. COUll I IIHYIICAL IVIDIMCI . Bruah. Creek, CaiiL, 1\aM II .CWO.-Two pld mtnen; neither of them drlnklq men, eemplalned today that a ftylng aauoer. wttb a ceuple of Uttle In It keeps abowln~ up at: their dlutnp near he. , .. ... u loW mlae 1a tla Kant It landed Ant oa Ka7 for it. to CO', 1 lteck aaulll' ..... dowa; a ...,-ap a~ of-water. 11 lllndt i~ la.We, eU.U. ltuk.la aaaeer makea Ita la..Utip a . Dil har at . taM jaaetloa ef Brublt aad lorclaa-Cr11b, a tJo.au'hlpd laadt.._ 111r tbat traca. tbr aid. TMr deaeribed It u belac about .... t.n Ia diameter au fQur feet thick. . : Re Weart a Parka. The Uttle ...... ther 1ald, wu I weari~ .JOnaethlaa Uke a bee-I len~rth parka and hit arma and 1 .. ' appean to "be eoYen4 witla a I hea~ tweed materiaL lin. Vi Belcher, operator of the I Bl'Uih Creek aton, id the two 1 mlaen. had a aood nput:atioe aDd wen noted for their HbrietJ. I Music M;ehanii ln Chap, ~hla electrtc.al ke,mastei 11 da tnr the tcale an een pleasant. The dial I uaed to Ht tlaaa a .can ec& 110te Ia atruck, one of the Jlrhtl on the dial !fes. nete II a ~Maner 10und1. ~" RUtlS .. Out lo mmufers 1.~:! .:It Ori _ Mars~to-Earth .. ~Disk . -were ~ll hand : . . aot Dei-~-AU. ... came 1 to' tbe ofllce or. Shertrra Capt. : Pled itiu"tOn" 'lil , OrOftni Jut 1 ; - ~nth and: teld ~ waatedto : . : .. U.ool Ult IPKIIDIIl U ~ l&Ddtd I .. , . Jrwai a&atll abt:rJand 'Jordan Cntlra. . . Jlacttd b~a APQtat_loa or Ruth-: WE. CI..E.\~-YOUR : ' hen flflit ltOWit IPI: . . 'Capt. Prllton aiel he told the MUIR cu-. calif., Jue U . men be coulciD't "" them per ---Two IJ18Ied 111114 IDe~ lthl lftlalOil te lboot et aii1Ul1AI. : a &nit todar b' fJJIDI ~aucer," .. r told them tbu'd bett\r rratt manned bJ a brMdlbowdld 1t nat ttme 10 \beJ'1I have aome mldlfl tbat InaPt bothertq \be U\lnr to btot up their ltMJ, at their mouDttiD dllllllra. C&pt. Preatoa aalcl. He added --1 Tbe mtnen, JobD Q. Black and tbat he wun't pl&Dnlnr lUll tn- Johll~ Van .AJJen. uld tbeJ wen naUcatlon bu' he had "into& meet tutptecl to tire a war at the thiDI tale Air l'orce." . . . , . --not ttme lt *" up. Tbe miDin aald. tiM aucit Melin. aDd Van Altm. . --1 whet baft a repatatloll for aobrt-came dowa Oil a and bar at the etr. told Sheriff's Cap&. Patel Prea-Jwu:tloD of two ..ereeka. wlnr a tan the . baa landed twice thtetlerriCI lancllnr 111r that re --near uae wall pld mine they kactecl wbea it toot off. The apente In the remote Marble ~dlnr 11ar left mara Oil the ---1crHk arn. Etch time, thlf aald. aand the atze ~f elephant trecka. a UWt man IDC out. ICOOIMd \ap a Uley ald. . paU of water and baaclecl 1& to Messrs. Black and Van Alltn --.meoae 1nllde. d erlbad die obJect aa btlnl Tbl lnen aatecl Capt. Prutoft about MftD feet Jn cllameter and ll It weald Ill all rtlbt to tab a about four t-. thick. Tbe Utile ata ' .... attbo CODtnpUon MD .time man wbo -out Wal 1rt&rlDa , '~ tb~. rlt. Tber aaht It lalldeclaomethlnl .Jike a "tnee-len~US !a, :Oil Mar.-21 and arallt on parta" aad hJa arms aad lep ~U~V 20t I~ORNIA CBA~ER P 37) 2 WITNESSESo: .. . t OPERATING TITANIUM OIGGINGSt CLAIM TOo: HAVE 08KAVEO .. A SMALL MAN ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS- ---.. - -. . --------vc TIEe HIS SHO!S WEAE'PAATICULARLY STRANGE IN THAT THEY SEEMED TO BE SO c~ r~EMA';It<Al!SLV .. t:LEXIB.LE AL.I.tf()_U -J .H_E_Y .WERE QISTI_NC;l:~.Y ~ECOGNIZ_A -A~. _SHOE _c= THEY SEEM~D ALMOST TO BE A PART OF THE MAN-S FEET THE OUTFIT WAS TOPPED OFF 0~ HE LOOKED LIKE A NORMAL PERSON EXCEPT FOR THE SMAL~ STATURE ANO SOMEWHAT 0~ ODD_O.~E.S.S.e-l".t4JL.W.~J-K W.AS ST I Ftr t ~.S I.E H LS M!l_SJ;~I;S_wgRE CRAMPEQ HE WAS BROA0-0; SHOULDEREOt APPEARED TO BE STAONGt ANO WAS RATHER GOOD-LOOKING - -FOR A 1l; SA~CE~MA~. ~LW S VERY PAI-_I;_L~S .. A -~U_!_I _ _Ttd!_'i.E;.~90KEO LIKE SOMEONE WHO 1: HAD BEEN OUT IN THE SUN MUCHe* lc OIPPING A BUCKET OF WATER FROM THE CREEK THE BUCKET HAD A FLAT ROUND 1L gOT HAO NEVER SEEN A BUCKET QUITE LIKE IT THE SIDESl~ :-=-LARED OUT LIKE THE SEGMENTS OF A-CONE-.---IT LOOKED LIKE ALUM-INUM. OR S~O-M ...... E--~1~::.- OTHER SHINY METALe CNOTEe SEE PHOTO -WAUKEGAN NEWS SUN 12/19/50) 1- AS HE CREPT CLOSER TO GET A BETTER LOOKt HE STE~PEO ON A DRY STICK THE 1~ t_l T_T.L l4AN AR.Q _nt_l; NQJ_S_E t .. ~.Q9KE~ yp ANQ_I?.Q.W~--THE ~-EE~-B_Y.T APPARE~TL)' _ ;l:;_:: OIDN-T SEE BLACKt OBSCURED BY TREES AND BUSHES HE HURRIED TO A SAUCER 2~ TH~ BEST WAY COULD DESCRIBE THE SAUCER WAS THAT IT LOOKED LIKE TWO ~ETALLIC COLOAt AND .NO RIVETS WERE VISIBLE HE ESTIMATED ~HE SIZE AS ABOUT E I_G_f:l'f:.1.E~T IN D I.A~ETE_fi t.T WAS Ae O~.J M~ T l. Y. F:Q~R AND A ~LF FE~;]'_ T l.f~. A r._-=:2~ THE CENTER IT WAS RESTING ON A CYL.INDERt A PIPE-.LIKE UNDERSTRUCTURE FROM '.'/t!l.CH t:fAND-HQl.QS ,JVTIEQ AT INT~RVA~St LJ_KE THE SPIKES ON A TELEPHONE POLE z- .- THER~ WAS A WINDOW IN THE SIDE OF THE SAUCERtBUT IT AFFORDED NO VIEW OF THE2~ MELL OF GAS OR ANY OTHER SUBSTANCEe 3~ OOLY FLEXIBLE SHOESt CURLED AROUND EACH SPIKE HE C~IMBED UNTIL ALL OF HIS J~ ~00~ AOV~ JH~ KNEES HAD VANISHED THR~UGH AN OPENING IN THE BASE OF THE 3~ AUCERt THEN SEEMED TO SIT DOWN AND LIFT UP HIS LEGSe THE CRAFT ROCKED AS HE 3~ O_T_I~,_J.ttE B~SLWAS DRAW_N P I_N!.9_T g BQp~ t A_ND T_HE SAjl~ER HOVERED IN THE A J R3~ ~oR A FEW SECONDSt THEN TOOK OFF AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE WITH A HISSING SOUNOe 3~ NO V.l Sl.Ell.E Mf;ANS OF PR.QPUJ.:~I_QN j:O~L,Q -OB$_ERVED ON ONE OCCAs I ON EITHER 3 - JUNE 20 OR MAY 20t THE EFFICIENT CONTROL OF THE MACHINE WAS EVIDENT AS IT WAS 3~ :I_S.IN.G Itfgj)UGH SDM~ TRI;E_St WITHO,YT ROOM TO CLEAR THE TOPSe IT SLIPPED SIOE\/AY3:_ ETWEEN THEM UNTIL IT GAINED ALTITUDE ON ONE OCCASION IT WAS SEEN TO WOBBLE A4: DEPAITMINT OF THI All FORC:I UNC\}\ ;) UNITED STATES Alit FORCE WASHINGTON ner: lllt"ICfOII OlllllllL, USAF DUTittCf OP"C[ or "'I'ICIAL IIIUtTICiUIOIIt ..... , ,.UrtHOII Alii 'OitCI IIUI. 01010 SUBJ~r: UNKNJ~o/N SUaJ~T SlghtiDI of Unidentifi~d Aoriu1 Object Brush Creek, Cdliforni~ Co:nnw.Dier Air 1'ochnical Intalligence Contdr \1r1{;ht-Pattorson Air l'"orce Bu3e ATrN: ~Tl.:\A-20 1. .\ttached for y our infor .. 'l!.l.tion are two ( 2) c opius of Clos~ report of invB~tigation by Sp\7lcial Lgont. :JiLLI:Jl H. ,:JTR.G'r ,.JN, 19th u .. n J)ia t,rict ( IG), Travis r\lr F<Jrce 3a!3e, C:Jlifol"nla, filo l9J 24-130, dat~ 2o July 1953, subject a~ ab<Jvo. 2. Invest i;;:....tion was reque3taJ by CJ:runa.nder, s'1TIC, ..rright-Patt.eraon AFB, Ohio, predicated on information that an unluentificJ uori~ o~joct h~ boon aighted at Brush Creek, California, on 20 1:ay Wld 20 Juno 1953 by two (2) miners. ). No further invdstigativa action ia c ontei11plated, hnd the files or the Office of 3pecial !nVE:'!:Itig:J.tions are conaidered closed in instant 4. Attention is invited to tho provisions of l~la 12 - hibit re1e~se of clasaifiod lntor~tlon tu un~uthorized 1 Inc1 (in dup) Rui, DO #19, dtd 28 Jul 53 which pro- .,.,. All fOICI OffiCI Of .... ---ftOMI . UNIQDIN SUBJBC'l' 81shtin8 ot Unidentified Aerial Object Brush Creek, California SPECIAL INQUIRt OfiiiCI 0. OIIOIM Inf'estigation requested b.1 Cormrander, Air Technical Intelligence Cente~, Wright-Patt , Background data and reliability of and could not be deter.mined through interviews with civil authorities in Butte California District Forest Ranger advised and to be inlng tisaioD&ble material at junction ot Marble and Jordan Creeks. The o~ject did not appear. Condr. Air Tech Int. Cent. w/2 incls DO/Is (into) Comdr, Beale AFB(info) -1 AC1101t COPT Air Technical Intelligence Wright-Patterson A~ Ohio PAUL A. HURST Colonel, USAF .UNClAS5JFifD 1. ID'ftatiption requested by Collllll&nder, Air Techrdcal Intelligence Center, WriJht-Patteraon AFB, Ohio, upon receipt of intor-.tion that an un1dentitiecl Aerial ObJect bad been sighted at Brush te Count7, OD 20 Ha7 and 20 June 195) b;r two miners, ard and that considerable attention b7 national and local preaa had. been toward the reported sighting. a letter was received from the Commander, Air Technical Intell~ence Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, dated 29 June 1953, Subjt "Sishtinl ot Unidentified Aerial Object, Brush Creek, California," which quoted a news item as tollowat "BIIJSH CREBI, Calit ., June 24 (UP) Two grizsled. miners todq asked the Butte Coun~ sheriff's office tor permission to shoot at a midget-manned 'llJinl saucer that keeps inT&ding their mountain diggins The miners, and who operated a small gold mine in the remote Marble Creek area a few miles north or here, told Sheriff's Capt Fred Preston the 'saucer' landed twice on a. sandbar at the junction or Marble and Jordon Creeks. Each time, theT said, a little man resembling a midget got out of the contraption, scooped up a buCket of water in a sh~ pail, and handed it to someone inside. When he saw them, the;y said, he jumped into the 'saucer' and it zoomed without making a sound. The object s described as havina a tripod landing gear which lett rsrks on the sandbar. The obaertera stated the craf't was manned." The letter turth~r stated that the unidentified object had been sighted on 20 M&7 and 20 June 195.3. AT OROVII,.L!. CALIFORNIA I 3. On 20 Jul7 1953, Captain AI.BERT L. CHRISTENSEN, Butte Sherlrts Ottice, advised that two min,rs, and on 24 June 195) reported sighting an unidentified Aerial Object near their mining site at the junction of Marble and Jordan Cre,.lca, Pluna National Forrest, Butte County, California 20 and 20 June 1953. CHRISTENSEN turther advised that neither or known in Oro'f'ille and that they did not reside in Ororllle or in Butte Count7. CHRISTENSPJf stated that the Butte Count.r Sherit!'s O!tice had taken a "wait and see" attitude toward the reported incident and that inasmuch as the reported sightinas have oc red on the 20th ot the preceeding two months, the Sheriff's office had dispatched an undersheriff to the lJNCLi~SSIFIED DBTAILSt (Cont. NCLASSJFU::CJ acene ot t.he reporting sighting on 20 Jul7 195.3, to be on hand in the eYent the aaicl nrlnera reportod another sighting. EN turther at.ated that through newa medium, rn&1'l7 people have read ot the predoua aishtina am it is expected that a large number of sightseers will be on hand on 20 Jul7 1953, to witness another "possible landing of the 4. On 20 July 1953, Sgt WALTER JOHNSON, star 11117 Cal iorn!a Hisbw-7 Patrol, who had been sent to Bruah Creek to aaaiat in trattie control, advised he had talked with both ard earlier in the day. JOHNSON stated that both men were eonai in their at.o17 ot the previous sighting a ot the object but that both gave vague and conflicting stories when questioned about. footprints or m&rkina lett by t.he object on previous occasions. JOHNSON f'urther stated he did not know anything concerning the miners' backgrounds, or of their reputation for reliability in the area. 5. On 20 July 1953, District WILLIAM E. TURPIN, Plmnes National Forrest., advised he has known and for approximately three (3) year a, and that. neither or the two appear to be drinkers. TURPIN furlher advised he has visited the miners' cla:llll on numerous occasions; that he baa ordered them, several times, to clean up the camp area to reduce fire hazard, and that the two men have sunk a shaft approximately 40 to 50 teet into the side of the muntain, claiming to be JJd.ning "tisaionable ruaterial." TURPIN stated the two have not filed tor a claim in the thrn SUJIIII8ra tha,y have been there, and to the beat ot TURPIN's knowledge, th two have neYer taken an.ything resembling ore tl'Om the mine or the surrounding area. TURPIN added he not lmow 8.D1tlhin8 concerning the backgt'Ouncl or reliability or either or or where thq reside in winter. 6. On 24 July 1953, Umersheritt BERT N. LUCAS~ Butte County Sheritt'a Oftice, advised he bad been present at Brush Creek on 20 J~ 1953 when the ied object was supposed to reappear, but had not talked to eit LUCAS stated he did not know anything concerning the b&clcground or reliability ot the two men. LUCAS further stated that ne'n reporters representing papers from Chico, Oroville, and. Sacramento, Califor-- nia, had been present on the 2oth, as well as a news broadcaster representing a local Oroville radio station. The unidentified object did not appear DltAILS r (Coat 'cl) NCLASSlFit.D 1. Newspaper clipping from the San Francisco Chronicle, dated 19 Jul.7 1953. 2. lenp&per clippinl rrom Appeal crat, Mar,rartlle, dated IV\c..l " t If Littl M n Come Back pti.on~i Waiting .... ,_.,.,.. .. rae c,...,,, eommentator on the acene pts OROVU.LE. Ju)1 11-UtUe vel')"anno)'M lf lta proarama men from outer lp&ee. you've do not beltn on tlmt. ~ ben WVMCL TMYre watttna _ , U lt'a just a 'quiet bueket Gf . watft' you waftt, Bruah Cla1k'1 JOlna tD t. a turbulent place to get It fmm. There' fOlnr to he an rth-style receptlon-ra dlo broadcuters. ntwspal)f!r men, maraztne writ~ c:rowda. e\'f'rythlnr. You may not llq lt. This reception Ia tht result of reporta made by two ,old miners, John Q. Blac:k and John Van Allen. For the paiat two montha, on ttie JOth of tht month. at ex aetiy 8:30 p. m. a flyfnJ aauctr landed near tbelr c:lalm at Brulb Creek. . they ay. Eacb u~ the same thlnr happens: a unall, broad..t\ouldared mid get, WMMJ &. Jrtell parka. cUm.,. out.. ICOO~ up a paU of water, then takes off In. h1