~RO.!fCT 10073 RECORD CARD I . DATI 12. CONCl.USIONI D Wo1 Bolloon D Probobl1 Bolloon l. DAT .. TIMI OltOUI' L Tl'P~ ~c OISIItYATIOM CJ Wos Aircraft D Prob.Wr Aircraft i D A,.,. .,1..,.. a Alr-lntetc.,t R..t D PouiWp Aircroft D Wos AstrefteMic.a '<II C-o"'d-VIau.a D Gro.,.tiRodor 0 Ye1 D ProboW1 Astro,.Mic.e 7. L.I .. TM 0' Caii.VATICIU I. NU-.r .. OP ltiMr--------- aeeonds o ne sufficient Doto for Evaluation lltll, 0, IIGttT.... I 1. COMM!NTS 3ellshape, silver fl1 y edges .. floatinc Little , if any, residue in J.~r -one :JOtion. Alleged r l<.tJP. dzf.ftP.l down & vaa sM3ll .;;trsnd. Lau r porta say gather up In Jar. Rll!port or '~--" t-nesa imicatea B'.l~stance most n early like cot.,~bo. clear sky. Assocl3tlon betwe~n obj~ct in air r esid1e not e3t11blt::~hed F.!.lt~rs, chemi pt~nta, not ch~cke~. ~,grations ot 1 spld~rs poaslbili t, alGa a/e~a poasibllity. ATIC POitM U9 (ltSY 24 ... II) ::<P\ T~ENT OF THE :41R FOitCE HEACOV~=f .. ~ RS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON "" DIHII'Cf O'"Ct Of ~l'tCI4L I"YlUt-:ATIO'f J .-IIIG"f,,.Afff:II~ON lilt I OIIt:L 1.11,(. 0 t!l Cf10J.CS 0. Yott= attetti ... ~ .!.s inv:it:;d ;o tiw -~ov:Jici..J lJNCLASSti 1 t:-::> Of All POICI H'!A~:J.J.il' cRS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHIMOTOI4 TH! IHSP!CTOI GINIItAI. USAP 18th DISTRICT OPfiCI OF SP!CIAL INY!STIGA nONS , lOX J10, MAlWOOO, CAUP l 'J February 1954 l.Jl5 houzen, , ?t:.ente, Cal11'or.nia, 1 Febru:n;r 1954 'r.t,;h t. -1 tt '" ' :;.,n fdr Force Basa 1. Rafer3n,; ! i...s :nadtt t,o r~port of inV<:".st.ig'ltion prt-p~'..r~d b-J Special Agent L.:!!t .... 1 ,.:>ncurns t.he abov.3 intt.'!r. ~. : ::rrentl.y under sep~&ro.t.~ ~tr1e: is a :Jeueci pint. ~ piace of blck cloth on Yhich ~ b~ noted a 2. Forwar<1 glass jar containi ~ subatnce reae3blJ.~ t ~obweb, as mentioned in .'a.r~.r-ap~ 3 of ::-af~renced 3. YO'Jl" pan!.~-4-ar atteati:)D, ia invit-ed to t~03d r<-rtivns of ?arsgrapb 8 in wr..Lc .;it;neaa adri.aea that substance con~ a I ned ~n ~:11s jar saea to evapor~t~ or <iiaappear upon contaet; ~t."'l t;,e a1:-. 'W:11c ~ nrohibit attant!on 1a L'1vit9d -:.o the p:o"lisioll3 o1 :~1 124-1, th ... relea3e of inve sti;ls.tiv~ L~ ,),:-,at. ion ";o ';..1!:!1 ~-~o:-izeu UN IT0 STA fD AIR f'CIItCC. Tua I NSPKCTO" Gl:heflt..> . CMJPICC 011' SJ lfCIAL. INYUTtG rtc .... , IIPORT OP INVImGATlON CO!:.fident ial) Uniu~nt.iiied F I"I'Oitf MADI n REI'Oit f M A 0 AT C:llif orni::.. CW11C( 0P ORIGIN C ornia, lOlS hour : , 1 ~abrunry lt .. 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J the ... md of a ha::1boo pole , hati coll~ct.eJ ut. l.Ja.J:. o.:.J h~"l~Ju (lOu} L 1 ~ ... uf t ho strands CL"'ld U...!po:JiC " O t:-t ~ cloth "it.:1 t,:,~ str~-~nJ!# ~.Tappev. arom~ it, i.a ~. quart ru1J. pit'lt jar. he. !38-:!.u. t.he s:..tL~t.a."":C3 was v-.:ry J'Jch visible ag<:.~.i. .:.t ;,i1: black clot.h , loa~ :.--ts t.hc .1t,;' 1 a silver t hr ,}ua h~a. baen \oiOV3n lJ!r,o :..:.;) clot-h. DhiLY ::;tat 3d t:mt h e t.lid not l<now what niu.1c., J l J J.ruary 19.5L,., .11h::1 was a p&Ddl of person.nal uiscusning fl.JL'1:;; a;..l ; L.:;. -~ [ t.. .. had inf)r il"U c:~LY t :1at iB \tO:..Uli. call ai.n 'u~c!~ u.; noon a :; :.ocJibl.;. ::. .. ~\.L'j\.~ :tu called u.~IL.Y ln.ck,in a?prorl.'ln.t..3ly fi1':_:J,on "li:J:J.\..)s ar..d h tjlci jar t. 1L :.:' lrCP. ~l' , 1 , -nrcd U;JQt1 <!O!lC.act. with t lt:! .!.lr, illHl J.liLL..:..l hr-..cl at t. is -.in ulaced 'tlt3 J ' vioL:~ l_ l 1p wit.h D4J i z > llt3. .u :~ILi auvi d t nat. ht! ai1d 'lis ,,Jif~ '.n.u loo~ ! ...Ll.. t.L e q tlBrt 1 .. tl ti:&t~s on t.h~ way ii1to Los -.n;pl !S a."'lo th: s.lbst.an: e s ~::-1.;u t.o be di.d.ni.. .t. ~he tb:?. !.>AILY sta tod t~.lt u.fte>r t.ho t!pinod~ o: t h :: zo.Jc..mc'! clisapr-' "'':!n tiM clot:, was r.:.!lOV..:!'l fro.::1 tl1e qa:u-t. jar, HIL: . ...it had im."'ediat ! ... . a photograph of the pL"1t jar ana content3 .mic!'l c o . .Ucl ~'t:.ill be see:1 L t -~ r.ha jar. l'hi3 p:~oto :w.u b~: .! .. l u..!V~lopeu L1.~.=ui'l~.Jly by . \IL..._..{ and did o"ihu\.; ':. 1 ~ Ojubst.ance cont.raating ugai.1..;t th~ blo.c:C clor.h. 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NCL.ASStFlED hou3~ wa:J int.~ .-:. w -J in. t!lc pre3Clncc o ... : hur h :-~s. ~tnt.eu ~ .. ~:. tau bean lying on thoJ '""of a in ~ ~.t living ~oo latP. to ~nt3 t:n.'l, gon~ ,)(1,.,:,-. lnto i1;3r kitch 1, not.icinJ c.nu clock 'hich roac 1Cv 5 ho.ars. Sha .:;:Uc.i s :1~ .~::.::i h~ard sooe more nircra..rt hau -='ick;d .:i~ct.t.i:!..l t.:1:1-:. .;;:n :Uw~t.:;n ke~t i1ar l'ielci glu~sgs 1.'l..'1cljr o11cuusJ r~\, alr.::ra. pn3st3u ov~r t .,:d.r lO":l) u:j,i l..y 't:l~ sh~ lik.>ito \Jatch them .:"A~.. o~ clot.l!lj }.QJ~dn; d..Ju: t ;.:n)lf~ in t. H v~t!itli.y h r 1\l i".Tll .i ~ l il ~a. to ue c ~ I Ol'o'l.1;~t1-l' 'J dlOtl :i~tJ ;; l...!.nc:!..:tg ~car. iLt. t.his t octs t.hroq,;~l th.:; jl al3 ial i."l. :uagaz1Dd3 1 f;e ~OullJ. rid1 G~! :;ky, fi-:~llJ G:.lW it a::;:.d- br1~:1t. ;.!r :Jilv9r color t~r .. -4. -~les u.-allng vit:l flyi.:J nauc..:r