1. DATE TIME GROUP 22 September 1954 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVAT ION 15 ':ri.nuto:;s TYPE O F OBSERVATION G~d Visu.al 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE PROJECT 10073 RECORD 2. LOCATION Mar.:;hfie1d, l.Ussouri 10. CONCLUSION UNIDENTIF.,..'2D -Area searched -patch of gr01.md pul v e r i z -.1. 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Shape o;.~ bc:)!!lerane. Light t<>..n. 'Gro 'clacl~ St.ri9cs. S'l:la11 puf.: of white 5moke t~pon landing. O~r;il2.aG :.ons o f object ' s arms 'iuring f1 t . FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TOE) Prevloua edltlona of t hia form ma y be uaed. AF FORM 112-PART II APPROVED I JUNE 1948 Det. 2 . 4602d AISS /JAJ C/lfs s,~,t:" (ClASSIFICATION) AIR INTELLiGENCE INFORMATION REPORT REPORT NO. D2- U- 2 Part .One between it and the object. crewmembers of average size SOURCES were asked if the object was and a nega tive ans\.ier was received . J a r ge e Investigator was unable to determine '"ha t the object was or what its origin could have been .from the l imited information received ND:rON B'!<4J.QVIN CAPT. , USAF ore, DEI'ACHMENT 2 COMHENTS of ..1pproving Of ficer; 1 . This headquarters is not able to establis h ths identi t y of' subject UFOB . 2 . In accordance with the agreement betveen ATI C DFOB o.f.ficer and t h e com- mander 4602D AISS~ the g Form 112 report and jndi cat e d j.nclosure i s being forwar- ded to ATI C for .further analysis and evaluation. _ 'IOl' r-iiS DOCUME?' r CONT AI !'IS 1 NFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES W ITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT. 50 U. S. C.- I ~NO !2. AS AME.'IDED ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATIO'i OF ITS CONTENTS I N \ NY \IANNF.R TO \N UNAUTHORfZ.ED PERSON IS PROHIBITED ay LAW. r MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED I N WHOLE OR IN PART. SY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIMCTOR O f l~liELLIGENCE. LSAF. (C'I >I SSI f' IC.I TIC H) O~'t'IC:E OF ?C3LIC L j)'Q:=i..A~IO~. FO?.DL;UID AIR :co~GZ S IA.:::I Ol-i Forcil.:;..nd , :.i ssouri S ZCT: Unidentified Fl7ing Object TO: Cow..ander ';lright Patterson Air Force Base ATTN: Captain Charles A. Hart Air Technical Intellieenca Center Dayton, Ohio osed i s rough sketch of uTOB as repres enteQ by Civilian, rsh:field, ::issouri . 2 . In reference to teleohone conversation ili th Ce.; tai:n. 3a.sye, ASS'!!. G-2, Fort Leonard \iood, llisso.:ri. 'Iele1-hone Ext. 2, 0.345 hours, 4 October 1954, ~o aelicopter activi~J in ~his area at tioe of u?OB sitlng, Cap~ain ~2.s7e states that a Aelico~er coud be dis~atc~ed to ~703 area for reco4Paiss~ce, if desirea. He may be co~tacted at above t eleohone number. A ros rz-1a.~r C~i I tr.aAJr P u c Informs. tion Officer HOOO TIRilS A"D TUBES ,.UI:L. OIL.S BATTilRII:S AHD ACClSSORt5 MARSHFIELD. MISSOURI from .Dra~k ~-;., s ilver obJ~rta. Y no nore thq,n ~ I stouued tr.a t q, t .:h8 t Vlt;} ~es sed to o e 500 ~e et h L ; h a:.t a oou t 200 yerds .s-:- This o bject was son~Hhat l ike a boomerang in sl:".e.p e ?lith the eX- cspti o11. ch::~: o~e side or ,ling W':l.S very short 13nd tl~e other side or rTi n.,s cu0b l o::lge!', I f t~e o':Jject Has as close aJ 'Ne thO"te:ht I ~:ro ld .:;uess ~':'le e:1tire '.'lidth to be a bout o or 7 feet. ocd ... -as well This O'J.je~t 'N S.3 silent. I t appes.r~rt to b e sOi:le sort o : plastic or very t hi.n material. I t r'1volved ve .... 'V slowl-.r, t h e e'1tire obje~t revolved , not .i~lst the o~e , ing. :l.s lt revolvoc q_::c t l:e ~rins C'3..:ne s.rou.nd n dq,r ':.he sun it s_e:::ed t o s'U.:::1e The colo r ,Ja s of a dl=lrk t'ln 'Nlth 2 b l'lck sur.li..ped l Pr t~e end of ~ clL:10 ;~thou.t ~n~.:i:::'l;T lt fll.h:; TELEPHONE ~ SKELLY PROuUCTS HOOD T IAES ANO TUBitS f'UitL OILS MARSHFIELD. MISSOURI be qbou t 1500 fee t 1 t then stqrted to come down nuch slovter tl-'.ar. it had cli~ed as t~e cli1nb took or.ly a >out 20 seconds. ~fter ~o~ing dovm to :1h:1t we thought about 500 feet it chansed its revol~iir..t3 gct~on in that it st11rted tumbling b .lt not any faster than i t had revolved. llf:er fa lling !3. short C.i::>G9.nce in this position it ~mitted q xi~!X of;~ite smoke o r 7apor this was not in a trnilin~ form but one b igg p1.~ff Qf &tl'Jke or va~::"Jr a::; this t ine or any o ther tine iii ':1 '.'Je e:er hear <::J_::::y no~se, after enitti~; t his smoke or v~por i~ s~op?ed ~11 80ti0~ ~nd fell strai~ht i nto a s ll ~atch of ti~oer, ::e did not '3Ct-1.1Plly see thi s o'iJ,jer.;t hit the ground 'Jac:nse of' :-;"l,e r J'tgh tetral n bu. t we d i d see it go behing ~;he ti:nber line. eft out truck ~nd we>-:t i~ ~o t h e woods s o see i f ile could find ~rn other trsce of t"-:is o'oject. A f t3r s nme minu1,es "'6 foun d two pl .... ~es i n the e-;.:;::-:;: .!.).J_;)letely pulverised 0u"; d i d nt 1a"low !;ny s igh of qn this might o r ~ight not of hqd do with it 'JO..tt i t ,u c sJe~ 3trang~ i n s.t~h soft dirt t'b.at i f etn ~nim9.1 or h:'.l::tqn h:s.:l :-::ade i t t~a~; 1 t did not leave J3ny track. W~1en :1e first noticed this o bject it sec~ed to hover q,t ~bout the 600 f c~t level. The wing or rotor ;,1gs sl i~htly -su.rv;'i up;,ra r d .gt ~:te tip a~1 ne~r t h e t~o ~. ,.l...t. stgrtej to fall t~e Wlng ~ SKELL Y PRODUCT S .ATTIUttlt:S AH D ACC0:8SOI'IIES MARSHFIELD. MISSOURI :f.\ nr men to ;- ~rs:-i i.-!ld, the o; u s u c .T'...l. s tim9.n ti.=ar~l". Hr . e much 'Nider OOJ C::Ct: tru. c!{ i n attc: t i:)n time -c0 s tud:r T#I'C,f'11/H.r ~T C~#T~I MlltJT 5Tifii1CNT -....... E.IIP {!/IA!IIFD """AY FRO I'll T/14" ev.f'rri'I.IIJ dP /i'tl r.lfTI'III AS' IN t AS ~i.IC Nri'f i!lltlleiJ tJ/IwAA4J AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE In repl y refer to AFOI N-ATIAE5 10073 !1arsn.field, Missouri The Air Technical Intelligence Center would like to thank y ou f or the information you s uomitted concerning the sighting of an un- identified flying object. order that we nay obtain a more complete r ecord of the sighting, i t is requested that you fill out and return the inclosed technlcal inforoacion sheet. tn~1ks again for y our interest in thls matter . Questionnai r e Sincer ely, . C. SCHu; CWO, USAF' As s t . Adj . U. 5. A I R F 0 R C E T E C H N I CAL I N F 0 R M A T I 0 N S H E E T This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give tho U. S. Air Force as much information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon thot you have observ&d, Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly con. The information that you give will be used for research purposes, and will be regarded as confidential material. Your name will not be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, Of publications without your pet'mission. We request this personal information so that, if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details. When did you see the object? 2. Time of day: I..L/t7C Ooy Month Year 3. Time zone: ( C ircle One): a. Eastern l!) Central c. Mountain d. Paci f ic (Circle One): (Circle One): Daylight Sa ving 4, Where were you when you sow the object? Neoreet Pottol Addreu Mit ~SH ;;$ L.d City or Town Stote or Country Additional remarks: ft;P P /f'd'X 3 5. Estimate how long you saw the obje c t, Second a Minute& 5.1 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you ore of your answer to Question 5. l:) Certain b. , Fairly certain 6. What was the conditiat of the sky? ( C i rc:le One): Bright daylight Dull daylight c . Bright tw iIi gh t c. Not very sure d. Just a guess d . Just o trace of day I ight e . No trac e of day I i ght f. Don' t remember ], IF you saw the object dur ing DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was t he SUN located as you looked at the object? (Circle One): a. In front of you b. In back of you @ To your right d. To your left e. Overhead f. Don't re member IF you St'IW the ooiect, at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning t he STARS and MOON? STARS' (Circ/e One): MOON (Circle On e): a. Bri ght moon I ight Dull moon I ight No moonl ight -pitc h dark d . Don't remember d. Don't remember Was the object brighter than the background of the sky? (Circle One): Don't remember 10. IF It was BRIGHTER THAN the sky background, was the br ightness like that of on automobile headlight?: (Circle One) A mile or more away (a distant cor}? Several blocks away? A block away? Severa I yards away? Did lhe object: ( C ircle One for each q uestion) Appear t o stand s t ill a t ony t ime? ([P> No Don't Know b. Suddenly s peed up and ru s h away at any time ? Don't Know Break up into ports or explode? Don't Know d. Give off s make? No Don't Know Change brightness? Don't Know f. Change shape? Yes Don't Know g. Flicker, t hrob, or pulsate? No Don't Know Did the object move behind something at anytime, particularly a cloud? ( C irc/e One): Yes @ Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what it moved behind: Did the object move in front of something at anytime, particularly a cloud? ( C ircle One): Yes Don't Knnw, you answered YES, t han tell what it moved in front of: Did the object appear: (Circle One): (g) Solid? b. T ronsporent? c. Don't Know. Did you observe the objec t through any of t he following? o. Eyeglasses Yes B inoculars Sun glasses Yes No f. Telescope Yes No Windshie ld Yes No g. T heodolite Yes No Window gloss Yes No h . Other l 1St-, 5t! lJ 'fj CC, I}R 1., U:.SCh:IP'fiO! ::-oR DLA :-U 16. T efl In o few words the following things about the object. 17. Crow o picture ~t wilt ahow the shape of .the ollteor ot obiectl. Lobel and Include In your alcetch ony detalla of the object that you aow auch qa ond especially exhaust trolls or vapor tralla. Place an arrow lteal"-the draw object mewing. 18. The edge a of the object were: (Circle One): a. Fuzzy blu"ed b. Li ke a i:r ight stat ~ Shcrp4y outHnecl d. Con' t remember 19. IF there woa MORE THAN ONE object, then how lftOftY wete there? Draw o picture of how they wer. orrongecl, and put an arrow to show the d irection that they were traveling. 20. Draw a pict ure t hnt .vi.ll show the motion that the object or objdcts made . Place on "A" o t the beginning of the path, a "B ot the e nd of the path, and sho:"' ony changes in d irectio n duri ng thi! course. 21. IF POSSIBLE, try t o guess o r estimate what the real size of the object wa s in its longest dimension. 22. How Iorge did the object or objects appear as compared with one of the following objects held in the hand and at about arm's length? (Circle One); g. Silver dollar b. Pea h . Baseball (p. Grapefruit d. N ickel Basketbal l Quarter k. Other Half dol lor 22.1 ( Circle O ne of t h e following to indicate how certai n you ore of your onswe~ 'o Q uesti o n 22. a. Certain c. Not very S'Jf~ <::) Fairly certain d . Uncertain How d id the obje c t o r objects d isappear from view? ~ ''-~/ -1 L Ji<4'{L 24. In order that you con give o s cleor o p icture as possible of wha t you saw, we would lilce for you to imagine that you could construct the object that you s o w . Of what type material would you make it? How large would it b e , and what s hape woul d it hove? Describe in your own words a common object or o b je cts which when p l aced up i n the sky woul d give the some appearance a s the object which you sow, 25. Where were you located when you saw the object? (Circle One): 26. Were you (Circle One) a. Inside a building b. In a cor > Outdoors o. In the business section of a city? b. In the residential section of a city? @ In open countryside? d. Flying near an airfield? e. Flying over a city? f. Flying over open country? d. In an o irpl one ~8. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions: 28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One) b. Northeast !.. Northwest d. Southeast @ Southwest 28.2 How fast were you moving? ----------miles per hour. 28.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the object? (Circle One) ~ No 29. What direction were you looking when you first sow the object? (Circle One) a. Not'th c. Eost b. Northeast d. Southeast (D Southwest h. Not'thwest 30. What direction were you looking when you last saw the object? (Circle One) b. Northeast d. Southeo s t h. Northwest 31. If you ore familiar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the number of degrees the object was from tr ue North and also the number of degrees it was upward from the horizon (elevation), 31.1 When it first appeared: o . From tr ue North b. From horizon 45 31.2 When it disappeared: a. From true North _.r..I~CJr:..../lu_ degrees. b. From horizon J a degrees 32. In the fo ll ow ing sketch, imogine lhot you ore a t the point shown. Place o n A" on the curved I ine to s how h ow high the obje c t was above the horiz on (skylin e ) when you l~rst so w it. Place a "B" o n the s ome c urve d line to sl-ow how hig h the obje c t was above t he ho r iz on