(CHECKLIST ~ UVIDENTIPTED FLYING OBJECTS puto duly 197 Incidont Loestion Maroc Air Field, iroc, Calif Mame of observor lst Lt Joseoh 0, oF Occupation of obgorvor Billeting Officer in Cherge, Muroe AAFLA. address of obsorvor Muroc, AAFId Placo of obsorwtion ground - Muroc, AAP Munbor of objoots 2 ct first - 1 ecnetine Later Distanco of object from obscrvor 8/S Tino in eight 3/5 altitude Approx 8000 ft Speed 300 FE Color Silver Shopo dlec-Like or spherical Odor detoctoa /S Z Apparent construction 3/S ~ Ayparently metallic Bthoust trails 3/3 Woathor conditions 3/3 Eftoct on eloats B/S) Skotohs or photographs | Hone Mancer of disappearance 4% distance Remarc: At epnroxinctely imedictely colled/Sgt prevailing horizontal urtherzore consistently adaitiourl Glacmecred trovel'ng. evproximetely Ivelustion: CONEIDENRIAL CHECK-LIST URIDENTICIED Le Date S July 47 Incidont # le 3. Lovetion Marcc AMFLA, Mairoc, Clif 3M0 Sut w 1a7 EI y hue Tame of otserwor /Sgt Joes Bivolo 5. Ocoupation of objorwor S00 Cuerge Billeting Office 6. stdross of obsorvor Muroc Air Fld., Muroc, Cclif obserwtion 8, Tunbor of objoote 2 10, Tino in sient U/S LL, attitude Betweerr TEA or 700 ft 13. Diroction of flignt Northwestern ihe Tactics 3/5 3S. Sqm Fone 6. Stzo 3/S 18. Shapo Seucer or Dice shaped oo 20. Apparent construction 3/S -" Apperently metallic Sak. Bhhoust trast 8 conastions 2%. Effect on elouds #/S 2a + Skotehos oF photographs None 2. Marner of dsedgpearance | 8/9 He states: "I en of good health ent sound mind and this was mo hallucination Twelustiont Confirmed by other soureds. RESTRICTED (CHECKLIST ~ UEIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Locetion uroc Air Fld,, uroc, Telif. Yano of observor /Sgt Gerald E. Neunan Occupation of obgorwr 3/3 obsorwtion Munbor ef objects 3 objectr = 2 at firet, 1 iter Distance of objoct from obsorvor B/S Tino in eight 3/3 AYtstudo 7,000 to 7,000 ft Speod 300 to 90 LPH Diroction of flight Northwest direction Tactics Performed tight etrele - the thind object;~ sther wo Kent norizoat:l eouree reflection Shepo dive tor aotocted /S. construction GeERrently Exhaust trails 3/S Wosthor conditions Sunlight Effoct on clouds = H/S. Skotehos or. photographs Fone Manner of aisappoernco 3/3 - Apparently in detance Romarks: be ipretik es tebeclanmsatic sishcuecr: RESTRICTED ing discs trevel ing in a northwest direction at en estlucted altitude of Ftnere otctes he wes in the Biileting Office when let Lt NcHenry eclled hin and 2 cther witnesses vutride, Be we then eeked whet he sive Sut Faunen states he sex 2 objects end thet he wis positive that they cold not heve been etrersft, wecther belloone or bire, Die e cititue at vhick they flev they gove off = definite reflection the reys of the mm. 4 fex <'mtos later efter the original two Aince to Gieeppeared be e-w enother object ct the sexe altituse dving tertei smeuvers much or flying in a tight circle, Ite very tight maneuver preclnted ite being any now tipe of efrercft. Atnergbtetea: "1 beve 20-20 vistoat,., "I have been flying in end have deen arcun ell tyes of eirersft since 1903 end never in wy life hive I seen anything sich :6 this, Fotwatton! Cnfirned ty other sources: RESTRICTED CHECK-LIST UFIDENTIFTED Ocoupction obscrmtion Tino in sight /S Altitude Aurox 8,000 ft Speoa 300 to Ko iP Diroction of fight Northwest - tovard Lojeve, Calif, seinteined horizontel performed z tight circl Color Silver Odor dotoctea 3/8. b Apparont construction 3/3 Apparently metellic Exhaust trails 3/5 Woschor conditions Sunlight Bffoct on clouds 3/8 Skotehes of photographs ne ay 1) diseppoarance, eprarpatly TS oy Agog silver-colored epproxiostely occasioned distinguish eve-strein, horizontel disempesred sbove-nentioned evoroxiuctely Byclastiont FIDENTIAL | cauarocata California, statement concerning observance QniTussday approximately nine-thirty.A:\te comverantion conversation looalairoraft approximately tnmediately observance traveline, indicating consistent Clifornia, LET TRE AL OT LL PY Sa Pree Rar CCONFIDENTIAY observance witnesses, curiosity, observance dispensary, reclatered traveling. investigation, epproxinately Korth-end. Dersonnel. permitting observance reflection altitudes. impossible consistent observance voluntarily corrections necessary. STATS OF CALIFORNIA) COUNTY OF KER) The following is a statement given by 1/Sgt. Joseph Ruvol 4144th. AAFIU, Muroc Army Air Field, shure, Califoruia, statenent given on 14 July 1947, to lst Le J.C. eieory, Silleting Officers This ts ay ow written statenent of whet I sew on July 3, 1947. Lar NCO in charge of the Silleting Office, thie Meld, and First Lieutenant Joseph C. eienry, is Billeting Officer in Charge. About 09:45 he was returning fron the Post Exchange when he celled nortiwestern direction at speed approximately 360 or 400 ailes per hour roar like one of our planes and it could not have been a dlloon. i ex of good health and sound rind and this was no hellucination. This statement has been civen freely end voluntarily without any threats cr promises under daress. This stateneut consists of one (1) onge, and is the truth to the best of my knowledge ard belief. I hive initisled ell corrections deened necessary. o/s Joseph ruvolo CONFIDENTIAL CALIFORNIA The following is statement given by 5/Sgt Gerald , taunan, 4lith MGB), tures Army Air Plel, Yuroc, California, statement given On th eight of July 1947 at ton ofelock (10100) in the morning versonally t, traveling #& Lieutenant condition. reflection In addition to these two (2) dise I saw enother object a for disappeared. very ticht maneuver it wes undergoinr. I have been flying in and have mn around ell types of aircraft since 1943 and never in my life have T statonent This statenent has been given freely end volunterily without any is the truth to the best of ay Inowledge and belief. I have 1 corrections deened necessary. STATE OF CALIFORAIA ) Celifornis Constitutional statonent. approximately Lieutenant California, approxinately distinruish eye-strain, horizontel reflection considering spproninately disappeared, proximately voluntarily corrections necessary. mere a Saar WITNESSES: STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) TY OF KSRE ) The following 1s a statement given by Yejor Richard 2 Shoop, Office of Chief of Tech. Engineering Vivision, Miroe Arsy Air Field, juroc, California, statement given on 11 duly 1967. At approximately noon on 8 July 1947, m