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_· C O N F I D E N T I A L l t ;t- '9 3 9 1 - / a 11 Au1horily: NND 90986 HEADQUA R TE RS AIR DEFENSE COMMAND IN IUi.PlY REFER TO, MITCHEL FIELD, NEW YORK 12 Septel.'liber 19iT 'OBJCCT a Unident1f'ie Flying Objoot (Int rvin - Alphew, o. Powell) SUl.nlART O? mamaTIO I The following information ft8 recei'Y&d 12 At1£U1t 1947 fro:i Ur. lpheua O. P01'ell, 28 Redwood Road, New Hyde Park, Loni; hlWld, rel tifl to the sighting of a poaoible flying d1so ~ Augu•t 194T. On 4 Auguet 19•7, r Powell, an Airlinea Captain with P n American Ainni.ye , Jne., waa the firet pilot or a Con1tollat1on type airoraft on• flight trcm Gander, ewtoundland, to La Guardia Field.. 1ew York. Mr. Powell took oTer the airoratt at Gander, ewfoundla.a.d and departed at approd111atel7 l2SO P. lf., Eo.ateni Dqlight Saving 'Hm ror La Guardia Field, Bow York. At 1600 P • • , at poe1tioa approximately lld.dway between the Enrett ( a) F&n Arker IUld the Bedford Badio Eoooon (ETerott ie 3 mile• ffl7 or Boeton.. Ka•••• and Bodford 1• 15 ms.1.. or the same oity) both llr Powoll and Mr iv. 1:e, naT16ator on this trip, •i(;bted wrl.dent1.i'ioble flying objeota. fo the be•t ot llr . Povell'• knowledge, the tollonng weatbar oond1t1ons existed at that time , Visib1li't7 wae 6oodJ cloud oo.erage ••• trom. 8- 9/l.Oths# with topn at 10. 000 feeta md the wind at the e.ooo toot level was eati:.atod o.s bcin& 270/25 mlca per hour. The iroratt was at a.ooo teet1 airspeed 266 mphi &!ld the course•• 214 degre••• magnetic. Ur mute, who wae sitting in the co-pilots seat (the right aide ot the oookpit) fir1t ce.lled 11:r. Powell ' ■ attention to a bright orango objeot,. -.rhich was on the right ald• ot' the plane, and slightly below the lovol of' the a1rerart. Jlr Powell fflll unable to 1ee the object. a1 he ba.d no visibility to the right nd down. from bla position. Po,rell inmediatoly cl11noed out bi1 eide wiudow and noticed, at a 45° angle to the lort. and unidentified tl:y1ng object. It wu bout one mile nay at an altitude or approx1matel 7 1, 800 feet. Irr- Powell banked to obtain a better view or the objeot. The object 'fte under obaervat1on ~or approxtmatoly 50 ••oond1, and during thie time waa vie,red by Ponlle 1lr Powell dHor1be4 the objeot aa being bout the length ot & P-40 t uaelage , blunt at both end■ , 07llnclrioal in abspe. and hatlng a bright oran,o hue. Kr Powell. stated that the object had• definite sbapo, d that there 1me no aucgeatioa or gaaeoua d1ec1pe.t1on •• there would be lf the orange color wore the •xbauat tro~ • rocket, or a jet airoratt. Mr ~owell eatimato4 the oouree or th• objoot to be 200° magnetic, end that th• object wae tra-relling at approxinatel:, 160 aph. Kr Po,rc,11 loat sight or th• object, when. • oleud oaae between. the aircraft and the object. :rhe pursuit of 'th• object ..._. not oontinud. lnaaJIWOh H it would ha-re neoeaaitated a departur• from the eetabliahed aiJ"'lla1'•• ,/ CONFID~NTIAL C b N -F I D E ~~ T I A L HEADQ U ARTERS AIR DEFENSE COMMAND IN REPlY MITCHEL FIELD, NEW 'I/OR~ IIEFEII TO: StmJI?C'f z. Unldcntified Flying Object, (Interview - alter I. \i'hlto) S0?.!!1\RY OP Ir.FOlll!AHO t 15 Septeaber 194,'7 The follo-.ung informtion rcl~tivo to th8 d htiug or f. possible tlying di~o 6 Auzuat 1947. was received 10 Septo bor 1941 from Mr. Walter I . 'Whito, 19-67 19th Street. Ja.clcaon He1ghta, h• York. On 4 Ausu,t 1947., Hr. 1te, Pen American Airwa,- Ino. • wao tho navigator or• Comtellation typ• &iroraft 011 & flight :fro O nder., Baw­ roundlo.nd to La Guardia f iel4, New York. At 1600; at & po•ition appro~i­ matel y 10 miles , or Bosto11, l!ua• ., Mr- v::bitc aighted a .tlyin(S object '1hioh h• waa unable to identif'7. At thi• time IL'" lffllit• was oi'ttift6 1n the co­ pilote sent, and loolc'lns out the right aide tor other uroratt that mlcht be in the, vie111S:t:,. J6r Wb1te •te.ted that when he t1rst i~ted t!te object. it nppou-od to o about S miloa awuy, aud at l•Qat 1. 000 ~eet beloir the leffl or the Conetellation. Mr i:hite beli•~•• tut he etudled th object tor almo■t SO aecond• befcre he called th• pilot'• att:Gntioa to it. White doncr1bed the object•• 'being a deep gold in color. md that its• surface rerlected lieht. It appeered to bo bout 113 feet iJl:. length,. and. f'rOltl 2-:; feet in depthJ elli ptloal in 1h9pe and blanted at th cn4e. Hr te eati ted the speed of the obj1ot as being 176 mi.lea per hour. e.nd that it tra..-ellin& in 11D ee.at­ rl y cilreotion~ one eourso ot approxitlately llOQ r,uetia. Mr Wlute then told tho nirore.ft oomm:i.ndor that there wns wi un1dentU'ied object to the r16}\t. and ag~in glanced ..out to observe the objoot, oatoh1ng a me atary gl1111.pce ot it before th9 pilot b11nked the pl ne to the left. ffllen tbt e.1rorntt banltod Ur White lost light of the 0bjsat. At thil potnt. Mr Powell, 'the aircraft C&ptain, exolaime<l that he wa.s &ble to eo a air:d.lar obj9ot on hia o1do. Jir \'ihit. was unsble to ts o tne objeot on ' Pcrwoll' e •ide. ne •tated the.t he does not bel1en that it wuc tho• • obj~ot that he had Tielffld ift.8.elllUCh aa the on he li&W 1r it ha<t romaiuod on the aa oow- e woud ha.TO beou hidden trom 'View b;y that titie b7 'tho Wii:iGB t1nd tail oectioff! or the Conctella­ tion. ~ ffld to st tod 1.hat the pilot thoo righted the plo.:a.o. t'he ontb•• iu­ oident transpired in leoe 'then a min~te ond one-halt. i­ 'Mr tvhito deacriMa 'tlie ath~, ooniition et the tilne of' si&btinE• • 0 folloirs a a'bout 6/lOt aoattered oumul ua, arith top• at 10.000 r et: vidblH.ty 10 miloe, w1rid at t·Ught lowl. 'l'est at a:bout 16 lllph. 1'he !'light level of th• airoraft &t this ti ,nq,, a .'000 feet, TAB 270_ and tho cnotlo course was SW. \ AGEB1'S HOfflS , J4r ,c.lter I . 1:te ha obeon employed by P&n rioan Airway, ' I for -the pa.at t'i "\"O years •• a Tiie.tor. and during the r Y10r1cod with Pil \ co~~FIDE~~TIAL co~~FIDE~~TIAL.. in conjunotion Wit h coctraot flying for th• .AlF. Mr TJblt. eta.tea tbat he ho.1 tloWA 'With Mr Ponll on a nmber of' oocaaiona, and h• ooruiclera h1a to be a Tery atabl• pertonJ completely reliable, an4 not t;iven to •t11ght1 or tu.or". Reb.te4 Reports So• Swmaa17 or lnfont&t1on, 12 September 194'7• Bq !DC. aubjeot~ •t1u1dentiti•d FlyiAg Objeota• (intemew • AlpbGua O. ?owell). Prerloua Distribution, - lone ' 'ftluaticm Diltr1but1on - AAF (S oop1ea) or aowce or 1llt'ormat1oll - ADC (2 oop1e1) C s ~ AOE!JTS JIO'l'ES t Mr. A. O. Powell 11 a graduate or the ATiation Cadet Flying Training Program. ha-.1.ng gradua.ted from Marnll l.l'ield, Alabama. With the Class ot ,n.c. Since graduation.. Irr. Powell ha.a flo,m .for Ptll!. AJHrioe.n Airway• and. at thi• date, h&a onr ~, 000 oomm.and pilot houra to hla credit. Mr . Powell appear, to boa cala, intelligent ind1Tidual, ~ot giwu t o flights or tan.oy, or eaeilT •waT•~ by what he hae previoualy r~4 in the ne..,.papere •• reg•rda report• or thi• tn,e. Jtr. Po,rell haa a rear ot publi­ oity and eeemed h•e1tant to enn tell hia atory leat he beoo'IM tM objoot ot ridicule. llz- Powell was queationed as to the poasibility that what he aighte4 mi6ht have been a tow target, a pilot b&lloon, or a radioaonio device uaed for meteorological purpose•• Kr Powell at&ted that he has aeen aumerou, pilot balloona, radioaonic device• and tc,r targets, while on f l ight•J the object obaer,..d on thi• flight defhi tel7••• •ot on• ot th•• Prerloua Distributions - Rona of eo Evaluati on uroe or Wormatio11 C 8 Distribution - AAF (S copies) - ADC (2 copiea) y t 1 CG~~FID E ~T I AL • .J.UIO: t,r. 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PftlCI: CINTS cers Reported rom y • t~,teS, But· Seem •• I • d Here City Is Baffled By ·-Dazzling Display Of· Spooky Discs • TIM stra111e. th1ap tut haT• been Lil nfaht lkJes naee ..June 25, WeN o-,er Blrmhapam last nlallt. On one thtn1 everyone who bu ...._ Ille mystertoua objects acre• -tbeJ are round, saucer-lib. After that. every ,tory differs. Each ol the hundreds of callers who re-- .A parted wttnetliq the bafflinl UT ) delllon1tratlou here last nl1ht hacl a different Yenion of what the7 .... lome 1ald the objects -ro larp, ,ome small. TIiey were mov• , .._ at ll"eat ,peed. Tbe, were 1u. padecl hl the air. Tbere wu aound ,i.. Witll ~Ir movement.. Tbe7 m"8d nolNleulythrQa,h the blaek ~- TIiey were at ,reat diatance from the earth.~ bad fallen to the ,niaDd. They were la perfect formalloa. Tbq weN collldlDC with Neb other. But wbatever the thm,a are that have aet the nation acot liDce f1nt reported 12 da)'I aco by a man la W'~n State, the7 cleflnltelY were over the Malle City Jut nilbt. It seem., ID fact, that more Bu,. minlbam realdenta aaw the objects tball hl ~ other place. • llEPORTS BEGAN comiq hlto the Aae-B"erald city room atvand I o'doclt Jut Dlabt. For more tball a11 lroour thereafter, the place was bedlam. Tbe switchboard operators were swamped with calla. Repo~ en, office boy1, copy rwaders ­ evel)'one In the place wu cajled lllto actJon. y Reports came In from Ecqewoocf. Mountain Brook, Avondale, Soutb­ 1lde, Palrfleld, Pratt Cll7, Wut End, Central PU$. Beuemer. Tbere wu fear, exclteme!)t. b.or­ ror, S;!re~•J~.-..,.. ~~ One - • - • tha ~ ~· • I / / • S-TIII -•!¥tNWM NM ~Flying Saucers RlpOi1ed ,In ·Birniinaha■ Skies . - . Continued I',_ ,._ I Altlloqll tbe reporta to1l'lle A,._ Benld lat Dilld ........ off at aboal t p.m., tMN ...... llul call ftaa 'a mu at JI, ..,_ .. hd - die ob,lec!ta Oftr. tie IOUth­ Nltern lfftlon. 'fll1I IDOl"lliq, t.bere ,... more reperta, DION quert• eominl Into Tile News. )IIJ. WllltelllaedaJDelllllto Blrmiqbam Nlidnta: "Wa'U do neryWq U.. Ana, Air Forefl I empowered to do,to run down t.be lll1lterJ ol Ult dllca. Thia tblJII ..... to ..... _... be,olld tbe )obit of. IIPft1llatla. Blm!t111~m cu rest u..-ad tbe air bue wW keep - tbe alert uW tbe .,.. t.ry ls aettfed." • ' l=!ajt•iiJ 'ii!ili!jJnsr~i!;i!lijl'iniidt(t!JJ'. ;· i·1J1irtl s !!f'filil l~q 11t1l l5i[:i r 1 ~1a,,1t at~l~,,, : ;,il .. rfi1!lst1,• i ..5I fl a.[ l••Ir!1'1:,i i11-!11flffl r, 1! Ji,1;rl1' 11,:11'' JiJ ,i~l il 1a­ ~f,ar it ,,~i,,,I; t,i st~fi lilli ✓ - • • • - ............. ......,.,.,,. ........... pbe- ~ ...... • ----~ ..,...._ "I ban ~ mr IU - ... IJ!Aa' ......., r- ata!f to be • the alert tw ~ 1a- lDto Ilia tnlll ~ "I aw tlaa lud­ fonnatl~ ta.lY mlpt 11U1ff OD~ ~ 11.pte ol a DO.a' and lT II# matter, .. aid; ~ • Jdill bup,9' lie rnorted. OUAftft DClTUl&NT of ·• i • - , Uae ~ eeae wbea a mun- _..... 1amee Bala. 1111 Soutll atll DeN4 IOIM of tba dllCI bad fallft Street, uw tbt'N diael tra....unt la a raYiM MIi' Avoawood: Ar. lrolll •Mt to welt. Two more were IIOrier ud ~apb•r wot b lpotted later, ~ b, a ltp&l• iba ICll9MI UMl folUld IIOtbiq. dlle, u aeta~•1:ua.rec1. Reeld•ata ol die dlltrW ul4 Ula J . L. Xardua, noo autoa 9tNet. dlles bad PIINd low and appeared Beaemer reportacl ...uaa "atruae to ba~ falll9 lD tlaa Ina. lllhW-- movlq tllrouah Uie 1k1 be- Boben c.aaanc;_Ap,Renld ~ .._.mer aa4'1ted Mouataln. eGP1 ~ ~ Ilia camera -r11e7 ,.... -••• -- ...... ., lie wbea tlaa o\aiaeta :,aaed o.er Ilia aald. •- ·-, --. re■lddae oa alll Strea and Blah• • • • laad A..-n-. Bia deftloped flla "'W1alrllu UIIOUI- were nDC)l'ted nvealed two rouacl. wldta •Potl oa aeea - Ifaa. Smhi, 1', lal 10th the black, elole tioaltller, one l•rt- Place, loath. and lllamn Pllaro, 15, er thaa tM otller. lie aald be laff GI 10tb A v • a a a, 8outb. "We Ula plctaN a 15-NeoDd expoaure. weren't loold.al for tum," .tbe bon nva otber penom_,.... with him reported. "We were ataad11 111 tile wbu tlaa plelure wu made. yard wben we uw rouD allver But wltn-■-- aren't needed anr Dathe• clrclllll around. THJ came lCJlllU' to l)e.ar out raporta of UM one at a Ume at flnt, tho die num­ atralll• demonatratloa. Too~n., 1lier lDcnlfed. n-, Named to 10 penoU-Cood, aoUd dtbe ave over the moaatalJl. aeen the tblnp. In fact, they're • • • ­ tblnlrl•I r,t eallblC Ula ahow out at At police beadquuten, Offlcer Jlunpr Bowl tonllbt, "Tba Dlao- E. E. MeNaal aald reporta ol the lllbt Opara." • dllea MIU at 1:10 p.m. aad CNNd about ao mlDat91 later, Scores Of People Report "Strem of•u;bt t1y1q • • r,. r --;- My-ious Discl, alow" ware reported .. bJ 11n. ~ ""lJ H- u. 11. Sockwell. ueo llu4ow Bnldenta of Eut Lake, uth- Greaa Aent. SIM la1d 1be ~ atde, West &ad, Woodla'WJI and ~ lDto Mr y.,-4 u -,c,a u lbe Marci •mar reported ■eelnl the flylnl the a-.port on the radio. &be ucl cUaca or aaucara tut DiJbt. One dlae ber baabaad and tiff Mil'bbonaaw wu reported IND yesterday after- atx of the ~ ftJinl •~ low... aooe Offr die Warrior River. Th• Bbe utd th-, were tu ala of a aumber _.D at one time varied. "'810 Al TA■LI.I" N1M ol the dlael we.re -n by -i eallad to flDd out if rm CoDnla Murdocb, 512 South 10th cru.,,.. aald·Mn. Gordon MJN, Court- "'1'lley -re 101>1 of lllht at UM Baaemer Super-Hlab­ = .-.MUld the aky," ahe re- way, wbo telapbened TM •.. "-- tlua ~r:r= H. S. ...,_, Ull '8th Street. aald lie and Mlclabon uw "40 or --=~abeand.­ IO" Upt n,ota Ill the ay, apparp~ laaabud aD4 tMlr -- .... tbe ''balll of tin" u tbe7 pre­ ~ 17 over die Central Park A1r(Rlrt pared to 1et lDto ttaelr ear after a vlait with Mr. and Mn. U"8L • • • GordOD Buab at Brtptcm, t. tween t :IO and 10 tut lllCbt. She aa1d the flub u,hta. ,wbleb appeared a■ bellcoll l.lpta ~ over a blll, CUM °'1! realdent ol Bllll Lab. be• ' .,~ _.__,..,_u.. ____,,..~ Tbe Uptll would ea111e at lllhtninl ,peed and tbea .top dead it1ll and bani la tu U:.,1 the, aald. TbeD t.bay wowa dart off a,alD. eOm• retarDlDI lD tha cUrectloa ol a-mer and eome 1otu on. Som• would e1rde. Othen would pau Neb other ud 1earce1Y avoid eollilloa. "TIiey were alloat a■ taro I u 1D1 dlDlDC room table," .tie utd. bueball and traftled Ill a "blal curve from aouthWflt to aomlleaaf. The aaucen came at tatervala of about ftn NCODda. . ... I e1l•,. Jji► ,,~~~ ii i1 it111 ►1 5 l.,,_"' ~~a lJi"" t= th r! , 1U!i.~~- ~Mf.df.t!J~i • t:r•el .◄ I.. ~111if i!i1-lfih"ii!il . - . .. . . . . . . .i le ,S1:: ~I !i 1, f,if , ' .. • ~11•11,1111~,r1ifJI IiI-t r '~R'°i---- - I lilt lll~l~l tii'JjiJI,: p, :r:u' 1~ f:1,!PI:,. -" f·'l; --~I 1li rm !i -!: ;;-} ;1;tl1 [rj=ithiIn ~ i11:i ,. •.~!1irl! =It. :,,;, ....l-1..5; _,, i l ! _,,..jrJ: sll , ,ja JI lana ~11.._~-1- -i~ ..­ ft l~ill~I "'i I (t ·1· 1;;•1 l"I, -efi•·JI J!If SL 11•J I f-f fl~i5l: i 5ff•; I 1P, rr l ., a. 1J ► ~· ••1 r ..s '\.- •~ &. , .. i-'I '= 11 = f iii i1M ,iud&~ ,!it . ~,li1~i ·rhlll,,l t1G ~,~ihir i:l!,.r1lu ~ n 3 th~~ -.. ' · -• ' • . \ RESTRICTED ., S-T-A-T-M-'E- -T I, Staff Sergeant Irn L. Livi~•ton, RA 1h li:;J 07?, Air ~oros, h..ve a,,,,roxim,.tel;v- 250 """''-="11 fly~ time f\S "Oilot --nd Armorer Ou.nner have the folloving t~tement to mA'lce {"Onct'!rning the 11.T>nearence of "1'lyin,v; D1 acs" in the Ticinity of ~irminghrun, Aln.bama. At 204" hours, 6 July 1Cl47 • :hilo ! ·r-,s e"'tiDP' si.,~er ot my residence l\t 1354 Meedow Lane, Gre-?n Acres, Birmingham, U/'\bama, rrr::, next door nei.ghbor, 1-lr. 'Herman H. Sookvel 1 • c~llP.d for Me to come to th.e front ~oor the.t there w PrP cooe "J'l.yi~ 'T)iace" outside. Im.~ediPt~ly I went out in thP front y .. r~ to observe the objects. The objects ~'One"red to th.e '<l'e11t of 'Birming'·e.m trAveUng in~ South .,~stern r•r~~t•on . They """'ll)eared to be n~~rorlmntely ?()()() fe~t abovi, the horizon t"t .. lu; d."!gree angle from 'flhere ! w .. s st9ni.,1v "'t n n un­ eatimated ~istAnce PY~Y~ The objects r'l")ne!'ll"ed to be ~,,nroxtm~tely t vo (?) feet in diameter, roun~ in ehA~e, "!)roduollag A ~im P,low of 11,-,bt rnd trpvnli~ at ~n est1mate1.aneed of five (5) to six (6) h.undr~d miles ner hour. The object• or obj~ct An"Oe· red to be trAveling in P definite ore rather thAn straight ~nd AB soon c~ one WPS out of ~ip,ht /'\nother woul d An~ear be~i d it, but not nlw,va in the s me -oath. ! q p w one th~t SPemed to come atr~i£ht u~. The view of where it cl'tllle f r o~ w~s obstructed by~ nearby house; ~nd when 1t r"l'IChed the ltltitude of A'!>""'l"oximately 2000feet, it •tarted off in the •~e direction ~a tne oth~ra. I did not Pt any time see ADY more than one at the time and even though there could haTe been on _y o .e, 11\V -•~•n"~! belief 1• that there wore eeven (7) to ten (1~). 'l'he Discs were silent ,ind aTI'?eared to be col!J"Ooaed of e einr,le lir.bt. ~~~-A.:..-..-ca~ Ir~ L. LiTingaton St...ff Sergeant, 1lA 14 153 972 Subscribed Pnc'I sworn to b,fore me this 7th ~,r:r of July 1q47. RESTRICTED •• . IDJIDTi Ln\er ot fl'aaad,w.1.. to a a, •➔- cawni. Mlenle 11Yiaioa, ATC, '°"'°''·· Lolw Ial■a4, •• t. (AfflllflOlla IIJ/8, ln•llic....) POil TD O<IIIAIDDD OIIIIW.t ~e.91,~ IIAllIOS C • MILLIR,. Capkia, .U.- Corpa, , 1 Iaola . IIJ~, Inel.Upaoe. Piaal lpt ot Siclniae, ,23 .1111 41 lat Ind. IA, ATLAN'r.IC DIVISitfi, ATC, FORT TOTrEH, L.I., HE\l YORK 6 Aug 47 TO: Commanding General, A.1r Tre.nsport Canmand, \1aab1ngton 25, D.c. AT'l!h Cbie! ot Start Forw.rded in accordance with inst ons outlined in 'fflX Cli-95, your Headquarters. ~ Incl: n/c REST, lCTED •S 8PIP1Dl:NTIA1s ­ GBNPIDErtTliL ..... 9lgbting s Stranp interm:i.Uent i'laehes that , ay tie in w1th •nying Diece•. 3. nae. 1 Hanlon Jlield I Stephemi.lle, tlewfNmdl and. 4. TiM s 034SZ, 23 J~ 1947. s. Alti tude , Approxillatel,7 10,000 ffft high. 6. "8ather s High scattered corniU.onJ 'rlsib1.11ty betti,r than titteen (lS) miles. 7. Heading 1 From South, heading ?n,1E (approxiantely 30° ) 8. Speed : High velocity; stated to be taater th~n a conventional airplane. 9. Description : The observers saw a light which at tirot appeared to be a ,hooting star or airplane. It appeared again, and a m1111ber ot intermittant fiashe• were seen tor a period of appro,:imately three (3) mi.nut.a. The nashea were reddish in color. Observers aa14 it was not a tailing star because it did not appear aa such; nor was it an airplane, l>ecause ~s~wee too abrupt and the?"e was no noise ot a motor. 10. Reported by: Miss Patricia .Abbott, (Nffl'foundla'¥! 'National) Ooverment &aployee and Lt. Halllllakar, t:S.vigator and Public Relat­ ions Of'ticer. ll. General The intormants (noted in Par.10) were waltd.ni when they noticed a peculiar reddish light. Both Miss Ahl;\ctt and Lt. Hamaker stated that at first., they thought it was a 1'alli,ng atar, ·but it left no streak. It appeared again; they thought 1i micbt be a plane flying at. n very high altitude. Alter obeerri..'lC i ta am:>9Uffl"a, they concluded, because or the silence (no hum ot mot.er) and abrupt darts ot the U g.lit., it, was definately not Ill\ Airplane. Neither Iii•• .Abbot.t nor l,t. Hammaker bwl seen anythlre; like it be!Ol"e.· ~~#?~-­ WILLIAM Ji• 00TH Captain, Air Corps, Intelligence Of'ficer. SBMFfBE~Th~t .. .. 1. Tnmlal\\ect llerwitJa, u laol.oauN 1, 2 ..S ,, an nMl. ·-.,oru ~ atp\hp ot •tq1ac ••o•r.- la -..r...n.., w1 nolaiv linet M fol.1-•• : P1Jlal -.,n ot 8SCll'illc • 2000S, 10 ~ 1947 • • • • • OOJOJ, 11 Jlaq 1947 • t • • • • 00151, 20 Jaq 1947 2. -.r...... m • • ~. tlda bead.qaanen, 48\el 1217JQZ 4'111,- 1t4?, Npltias 9iall'tap ot •tqiac ,,..__. "7 CouWtle llllC Dflllr., a.tOlllllllallll ~, a Onacl Palla, •..tCNDll.aDI, • ,11e .S,- -6 9 ~ 1947, att..W ber•i\11, u iaalNIIN 4, 1a •ipit 8'et • 1, oA 11119 •tctnbc "7 C.IIMble mRSlf. , POI TD r.cwtJDDD OIIIIML, • 41-1­ 1. ftM1 IP' of Hcla'tas, 10 h1 47 2e a ■ a I , 11 1111 47 Je 8 I ■ 8 , 20 J,al 47 4. ltc-4 MM••• • Coan DAIii! , I I RESTRiCTED 88ftil'!IDl!l11IA:L . , . . l . Ck'g. 2 . Sighting ). Place 4. Time 5. Altitude 6. Weather ? • Heading 8. Speed OONfU)ENTIAL FINAL REPOOT OF SI GHTING •:- / ,. -~ ( . , s 1388th A.AF' !U, llBC, ATLD', ATC. Harmon Field, Newfoundland. : F1.yi.ng :lisc or other ajrborne object. Approx six (6) miles SSW of Harmon Field. 20CI0/7., 10 July 1947 : 8- 10,000 ft. : Clear, Scattered CUmulus 8 - 10, 000 ft. : N?lE on horizontal course. : Very high velocity. , 9. Shape & Size: Circular like a 1'8eel, estimated to be same s i ze as a C-54 10. Color ll. Fhotograpl.s: 12. Reported By: 13. General t as seen f'ron 10, 000 ft. Translucent or Silvery, l eft ~ 1Jl uish Black trail approx 15 miles l ong. ?.r. Robert w. Leidy reported that he took two .!2) Kodachrome snap shots of the trail. ~T. John N. !'erhman, TWA. mechanic; '.r. John W • .toodruft, PAA rtechanic; and l.'r. Robert E. Letdy, PAA mechanic report,'9<1 the above facts to the Intelligence Officer on 15 July 1947. A Flash eport was T.tX ed t o : Action copy Conmandine General, Hq. ATC, Attn. Asst. Chief of Staff , Intelligence. Info copies: Comr-anding Generals Hq. ATLD and Hq. NBC ~ister's t'erh.,nan, Vfoodruff, and Leidy ~e enroute !'ran Stephenville Crossing to Harmon Field at the time of the sighting. 1:•r. Vloodruff was the first to sea th!t Disc, it a ppeared t o rent or split the clouds thru which it passed and le.ft a Eluish Black trail approx. fitteen (15 ) miles . l ong behind it. The trail was similar to the afterglmr or a powerful landing light or search light beam after it is suddenly switched off. lhe object maintained a straight and horizontal course 11ccording to Mr. Mertunan and~. Woodrutt, Mr. ·Leidy stated it appeared to be on a great curved course on a horizontal plane. The object disappeared into the Morth Northeast. ~ . Leidy sqs he took two (2) Kodachr0ffl9 Photographs or the trail. The film has been transmitted to the Asst. Chi ef of Staff, Intelligence, Newhundland BMe Command for processing. I . .. AM • CAPT. A. C. Intelligence Officer ·Rt:.STRiCTED COl'IFIBENml • . . . .. . 1. Organisation: 2. Sighting I ). Place : 4. Ti.Jae : 5. Altitude i 6. Wellther . 1. Headi1'g . a. Speed . 9. ShAre & Stze: 10. Color : 11. Reported by~ 12. General , 1388th AAF RAse Unit AP0 864, ~/o Postmaster, New York, N.Y. Flying Dj sc or other airborne object. Codroy, N~wroundland, 59co3 • W Long.; 1,7o50, N Lat. OOJOZ hours, 11 July 1947. Appro"ld.mately 6.000 feet. Clear; at dusk. From northwest heading eastward. Very hieh velocity. Disc shat>eli; was reported as being the she of a barrel-head, ~inner-plate arvt. ~ize of a plane that is flyL~g high. The trail i ave t he whole object the appearance of a cone. Flame color ed with a trail of a lighter name ~nlor. Mr. John Legge, Mr. lb. Ev&ns and Albert Samm.9 of Codroy, N~wfoundland. Mr. Legge and Mr. Evans were standing 011tside Mr. Legge 's store when they both sighted the o bjec+.. Both "len stated t hat the di sc was very bright with an after-r,1.ow which made the object look like a cone. It was a very clear night. In s!)ite of the high velocity of the fiyin g object, they said they ~ould not possibly have mistaken it for a plane or a r~lling star. Besides the two Men, the object ffllS sighted by Albert Sam:ns; he rP-portert what he had seen t.o his mother. Mrs. Samms stated t hat Albert was in no way a larmed about it, he w~s alor.e and on hi s way hC1mo when he sighted it, arxl watched it llhile it wae in si ~t. '-ll)ert was quite convinced fran the color and behaviour of the object that it was not a plane, but de!'inately sa:ie !'lytng objPJct. The inforinant, Vr. Legce, is believed to be reliable. H'i is ·a man of approxim11.tely .forty; has had considerable experience as f oreman ot B•1chan3 l!ir,e, Newfoundland, where he was in charcc of three hundt-ed m~n. During the war, Mr. Legee was si mamber of a civilian volunteer Air D-,uction Corps. With that >, ckg:round, Vr. Legge stAted that he felt sure thlit the object he had seen was eorne-/ thing new which he had never seen before. v Final Report of Si(1lt ing General cont'd , ~lbert Sann• 1s a t w~l•~ year old boy . He was alone when he saw the fiying objer.t, he wa::: very denr,1te il1t1.t ·,e no.ti never seen anything 1i\r.e it bef r-re. Hie mot.her, Mre. Semnu,, ia the Pret Mistress ot thi- t ~wn, and after hee.rinr; Al bert' :: d•er:ri~tion, felt that it antnrered to the deec..iption of a •Flying Disc". Ur. Legge reported h i s -.ight in~ shortly afterw&rds to Mrs. S&IT"Tls b .. , . .,, se hP was sure it shoiild be IT'&de known to her in order th11t tt i!- i ncident nrl ght be r ep,,rteri ~· t.clegram t!fflle<\:1 at,-,~ . There wa~ one other sight,~c report.~ from A 11 vqr War den at South Br ancl- . The !!\an ~0•1ld not be con­ t ,1,ct,,,ct at time or inter view,. with other partiea. ~owev~r, a secor,d-hand rlescrlption or his ,nghting WA!' obt'll n811, and it agreed with the siv}ltings at Codrey. ] I lnU,IAl,I H. Sl!ITH Captain, Air Cor ps , Intelligenr.• 0 ficer. eaNFIDENTfAL FitlAL REPcm' OF SIGHTING 1. Organization: 1J88th AAF Bass Unit APO 864, c/o Post."118ster, N~ York, N.I. 2. Sighting Plying Disc or other Airborne Obj ect. J. Pl&ee s On bo&rd Steamship ltBUROec>" enroute from Sydney, Mova Scotia to Port &CY Basque~, Pfewtomdland, ahout one hour out h-o:n Sydr-~. 4. TiM : OOlSZ 20 July 19u7. s. Alttt,ude • JOO otr t.tte h,.,rbori e.t an est!.,.ated quart, • mile range. 6. Weather s Cl.ear am dark. 7. Heading s lfNB (J(1-) East, ,:,f True Horth) on hor1Mntal plane. a. Speed 1 H!gn nlocit7, stated to be teeter than a tr!lc~r bull -,t . 9. Descrip+,ion s OlserYers did. not see u,e o-.,je~t, thf!tY saw 1te n.ashes am all ~our t'hservers agref:li there W1tre rour (h) or fiT"' (S) nashP~ approxi-nately one (1) secon:' apart arrl ~uidistant. 'nle tlAshes were said to be a1lnry to reddish i n eolo~, an~ were described. by two ob~erv­ 9rs to he like t.hoee or a F!rs Fly ,:,nl_y larger and at. ,:,q-.tal intervals, an~ did not look like a sh~ot!n~ star • or airpl&M. 10. Reported by: lfessrs Maitlluxi, L11.rldn, Do~s and H•ilton ot Hamilton, Metcalfe and Kansas City Brfdg9 Companies wfiich concern i• doing the c-mstructiOD at Haraon '1.eld. 11. General s Tt\e tour gentlemen (noted in Par.lo) and Capta.1.n Gullage, Mae♦,er ot thP "Burgeo•, were standing on the starboard deck, and •• the Captain was trying t 'J Jescribe a pt"erloua Bighting, he ■aw the tla ■hes; the other tour gentlemen al.so eaw th• "~ deacrib4td her91n, and believed that it ,ras not a aeteorite or airplane N9C&UH ot its ■peed, color, and ev.,~ spaced discharge, or nashes. Captain Gullage to1d the tour e"lntl....n that he h'ld Hat t h~ same thing at approximately the SUl't time and location (ehlp'• position) on the eTening ot 15 Jlil.y 1947, except at that tt,.,.,, the object or tlallhee were tra•elin~ tast er and frequently lhangin~ enurae (he ■aid it chang-1 cour■e ahruptl7 sevf.rnl times) and was headed generally to the - CUNFIBENI~Al Fi.Tl<.). ReP<?r~ of Si ghting: , s&"W. 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'' .... ­ ·I[ • - ' 1 l .'I , I ;·, ..\\- •,. ·1.:, -· , .,r '~•-,, • c: - --_ -1·1 :~.,:.1-,1 , J·: • , • ' ... :- --t ,._ '---._ t;,. .,., ... _1 L \ • ;1.; ;8 • · - ., '• ,,, ' .• " - I - -· - r'"'" - ­ - • - • I • I". - ... -. ' ---1 --" ·• l .1 ' ll, j ~ -~ ' 7' ' ' . .,.~ • ', •• • A,-• -....~..... ... .. - • ~ - l. , '. ,, , e ' ..- -. • ,--• • • . ' . - . ,.. . ;-• :. , ., . ., . ·1 ~ -CQiJffBEf~liAL • .....,_.__.lea., &Si"'- ..., , .. -- ,.. ..,u,. .. "".. ..,, • -- .-, , .. ~......- .,.. udlt • A. T••• w~ . ltMlell ■son,. ••-..s--M....­ ' TRl I T • D Ri:.~TRIC il ) STATEM."".!iT OF MR. J OHB P. LE'zGE, CORDEOY, NE/,'FOUN.JL.:'JiD. TA}~ BY l4~CEDES BU3.KE OF '"'HE INT~ IGE:lCE "'FiICE, HARMO;I FI~LD, pw]'OUND­ LAND. 17 July 1947. At approximately 10 o'elook in the e•ening of 10 July 1947 I was etanding by my store door; I happeo~d to l ook up and saw wnat appeared t~ be a "FLYING SAUC~?.". It definately was not a ah•oting star: I'd e~en se•eral stars shoat before, but ne•er like thial aor was it an a i roplane, it was too "lit up" and tra~eling at t•• great a speed. It wasn't an air0plane on fire because it would have fallen in the ~ater. It ~as a niee elear night, no e l ouds, it ~as jus t getting dark. I would say it was tra•eling at the rate of a shooting star but mueh •loser. I'd es:y r ~ugbly at 6, 000 feet. It was visible fo r about fifteeD (15 ) seoonds. It •~e from the North West beading East~ard. The oirole looked to be about the s ize of a barrel head, and th~ trail behind looked to be about f ifteen (16) feet long. ~he trail behind the dis• made the ~bol e object look l ike a eone. Another thing that makes me feel sure i t wa~n• t a- shooting atar is: a shooti ng s tar usually lea~es a temporary streak , this objeot I saw left no streak only the one that appeared to travel behind the circle wbieh looked like an after-glow . The oirele was a bright red , nearest I could des­ eribe it ~ould be t he eolor o~ a flame, the after-glow(eone-shaped) waa a £sinter shade. What I s aw las t Thursday night resemble d a shooting star in no way ~hatsoe•er. There was only one. ( J JOHN P. '2 Witness: ; . ..,.._,, , , .,...-vv----L Iv--- -- . RES ih:C11-__o •. ,. e ESTF<iCTED • STATEMENT OJ MR. WM. EVANS, CORDROY'' ?fEWP'OUNDLABD. TAKEN BT f- MERCEDES BURKE OF THE INTELLIGEBOE OFFIOEi HARMOB FIELD, •n­ FOUBDLAND. 17 Jul! 1947• At approxi■ately 10 •'•look in the eTentnc of 10 July 1947, I was standing eut si de Kr. Legga's store tal king with him. W• both aaw this thine dash aeroae the elq. I oouldn't be aoeurate about the direotiona. If it was a shooting star , I'd neYer seen one as large befor•• and it waa 1112eh brighter than an,thing I'Ye ever aeen i n the sq. It looked t o be a r ound object , I eou.ldn't say it was anything else but round; it •had a tail on it wbieh ahowed yellowish, but not as bright a s the oirele which appeared and nearest I could desoribe it would be sort of red and yellow. The streak behind, I would aa7, was little oTer a yard long; the eirele looked t• be about the si&e •fa larce dinner plate. It went so fast, it was hardly 1o sight before it disappeared. I eoul d nGt giYe any idea of t he height; all I • s.n say is it ~as muoh eloser than a shooting star. and travelling at a great speed . Wbate~er it was it wa s flying through the air; it wasn 't jus t , a streak aoros e the sq. To me it wasn't in any way like a shooting star, and I am sure it wasn't an airoplane. I •alled it a "FLYING SAUCER" beeauee it seeme d exaotly like what we had been hearing ,eo mueh about on the radio . Witness: J. ~ ' ,A t-J ~ - Witneoa : t/1/~ ~---­ .. STATEME:fT OF ALBERT SA.1111S , CORDhOY, !U...!~Ou!LLA.ND. TAR~ .BY ME.RC.El.lES BURKE OF TRr! INTELLI GElW2 OFFICE, Hnd1Oll F'I .b:LD NE~ ­ J'OUDLA.BD. 17 July 1~947. Last Thursday night I was out by our house, I happened to look up and saw •hat I thought was an airoplane. It was f l y i ng at the height of a plane t hat is flying high. Then I t hought it leoke d s trange f or an airoplsne, be~ause it was all lit up ao bright, pla.nea do have a light or t wo. but this thing was Ter7 bright - sort of a bright reddish yellow. I saw it only f or a miAute because it was travell ing at a teriff i• peed . It shot out of sight so quiokly I thought i t s trange i f it fia e 8Jl airop ­ lane. TllU, I remember e d "r.hat I'd been hearing about " .r1l,JI ND SAUCERS" I ran in and told my mother. Witness: f: t,..). itnese: ' . ..J , l lb an, I .... , ~ ~ J Albert ruot.ed in and t)l• ce a inu t thie th i :, h,-'d juHt ~,.en . at fi r t t:.f" thouri:nt 1 t we on a 1 r fl- t ne hut tr:: en ne ret:',P.~,ber~d bavin~ hea r ~d about " r'LYI NG , AUC~hS" and he thon~nt that's wh,-t i t must haT,- o~~n. I 1ue,tion~d him: he eoid it couldn't bnT~ been a pl ane betBuee a PlEnft ~ou) on' t shoot down }jve tn~t did , beside s it ~as t oo "lit up" Mr. Le~~e rep ~rted tbft ee~e thing to me in order tbe.t I ~• iht repnrt same to St. J~h•'a in th~ morh :ng. r RI .... .. NEWFOUNDLAND CONSTABULARY • STATION Grazd Fallat DATE Jw.y l3t.h. 1.947 • , SUBJECT Rea- St.ran.• obJecta aeen tl.,yina over Gram Falla on n16iht. ot July 9t.b. at. approx. u,l§ •94 AetP, Sira I reapect.1'\ll.l.r N vort tor 1our ~oraat.lon that, on ·ednea4a¥ ni&ht.1 the 9t.b. inat.e I UT1Ye4 boae troa du\y at. approx. ll..30. tJS)oD UTiYal at. boa• I Joined my wit•, m¥ mot.her-in-law and Mr. John Jae.Iman a reaident ot s t.. John'• and tr1e;".l ot tJie t•il.r, who were oitt.!nB on the tront. atepa ot U. bouae. I wu aaked b' ,q wit• U I bad aun t.he •t1¥1Da aauaera" I t.boU& t ah• waa Jokina and replied that. I ba4 •••n nothiDt, tlyln£. Jacban and rq aot.ber­ in-law then told •• that th•1 bad r eally •••n tour obJ eota­ tl¥1D& 1D an eaaterl,y direction Juat. before l ani•e4• I aaked t.hea to deacriN what. t.h•1 bad •••n• JacblaD aaicl t.bat tour rou.n4 abaped ti&u.r•• bud paaaecl oyerhead at a terrific apeed and nre tl,y~ aide bt •tde. On l.ook~ a)Q'warda qain rq wile, Jackllall1 and myaelt1• __ ••• a obJect. which I would deaorille aa bein& a hug• J•'-'-r tlah tlaab acroaa t.he the •Ir¥• It. wollld M '1U.ic.u\. \0 determine it.a helgbt .ind apeed owina \o t.be brief period it waa Yiaible• .1l. 1a colour alao would be bard \o aa_,1 but. there a...ed t.o be pboapborua ~lo• ,ltou\ it.9 lt waa round 1D abape and about. th• a1s• of a barrel bea41 1t appeare4 to M fl.¥~ 1n a rock~ aot.ion. Thia air1 ia about. all I can• 1 about. t.he matt.er , .. cont.inued to oaan th• •kt tor about.• halt bcNr but. no •~ of t.hea were •••n ~•in. ~ • ~ ,C'-,1,,Q~ Conat.abl•• tJ ~ ~ GftDIPalia, DAT& JuJ.¥ Ja\11. i9-&7. , Pr011 detailed atud7 ot report.a aeleowcl tor their iapreaaion ot veracity and reliability, aenral oonoluaiona bave been tormed, . (a) ThJ.s •tlying saucer" a1tuation 1a not all imaginArl or seeing too 11Uch in soae nat~ phellOllenon. Somtbing is really tlyina around. - • (b) lAok ot topside inquiries, when compared to the prompt and deaanding inquiries that have originat.d topside upon toraei- events, give acre than ordinary weight to tbe p6eaibilit7 that this ia a d011teatic project, about which the President, ~to. lmow. (a) Whateftl" the objeota are, this much can be said of their physical appearance, 1. Tbe s'lll"taoe of these object.a 1a •tallio, indicating a metal.lie akin, at least. 2. When a trail 1a obeened, it 1a lightl7 colored, a Blue-Brown base, that 1a aillilar to a rocket engine•a exhaust. Contrary to a rocket ot the solid type, one obeervation i!ldioates that the tuel ~ be throttled. which would i!ldicate a liquid rocket engine. J. As to shape, all obeervationa state thut the object 1a cireular or at leaat elliptical, flat on the bott011 and slightl.7 domed on the top. Tbe a11e estimates place it somewhere near the size ot a C-54 or a Coastellation. 4. Soae reporta describe two tabs, located at the rear and syaet.rical about the Xli:m axis ot flight motion. 5. Plights han been reported, trom three to nine of them, tlying goocl·formation on each other, with speeds alfllya above JOO knot,e. 6. The discs oscillate laterill7 while flying along, which could be snaking. ,, ✓ CONFIDENTIAL HEADQUARTERS FOURTH AIR FORCE Ottioe or the Assi stant Chi ef or Start, A- 2 Intdl1genoe "HAnilt on Fiel d, California 4AFDA 25 August 1947 353.6/1208- I SUBJECT: Inveat i iation of Fl ying Disc. TO: Headquarters, Army Air forces, ashin(ton 25, D. C. ATTE11TIO.r: AC of AS- 2 1. The attached true copy of the letter or • F. " • Johnson of Portland, Ore gon, we.1 r eceived by this off icer 22 Auf'Ust 1947. \ 2. Your attention i s invited to t he si milRrity of st at ement by !:r. Johnson and ·.:r . Arnold. 3 . Thia l otter is boinr r eferred thi a date t o t he Spec i a l Agent In Char r;o, F~I , San 1-'rancisco, tor any 1nvest1get1on thev may care t o make . ~ , 4- ~ (/ - ~ I DONALD L. SPRIU l Incl: Lt . Colonel, r.sc Cy or ltr f r F. 1. Johnson AC of S, A-2 (in du:,) CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PORTLAND, OREGON, August 20th 1947 Lt. Col. Donald L. Springer , Assistant Staff Sir . Saw in the portland paper a short time ago in r egar ds to an article in regards to the so called flying disc having any basis of tact. I can say am a prospector and was in the t.!t Adams district on June 24th the day Kennet Arnold or Boise Idaho claims he saw a formation of flying disc. Andi saw the same flyinh objects at about the same time. Having a telescope with me at the time 1 can asure you they are real and noting like them I ever saw before they did not oaas verry high over where I was standing at the the time, pl obl y 1000 ft . they were Round about 30 foot in dimater tapering sharply to a point in the head end in an oval shape. with a bright top surface. I did not hear any noise as you would from a plane. ilut there was an object in the tail end looked like a big hand of a clock shifting fro~ side to side li~e a big magenet. 'f,iere speed as far as i know seemed to be gr eater than onything I ever saw. 1's~ veiw I got of the objects t hey were standing on edge Banki ng in a Cloud. Yours Respectfully /s/ F. H. Johnson 106 ?:o. \'fest lat Ave Portland, Oregon A TRUE COPY: \ \ CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PORl'LAiID, O'lSOvN .. 30,JuJ.¥ l.947 . un 30 July 19u7 l!.r .tdehnrn ttan.1dn, 83u il. li. Siq)son Str.t, Por.tland, Oregon m s inten ewed by this agent and stated in substance as follows : • l(y' name is R:1.charo. Rankin. I arn47 yearo ol.d and have !town since I i':'3S nineteen years old. I t.1.nst soloed in m a1:r cr:t.tt in 1919. I hlve 1'1.own over all the western parts of the United st& es many t.ilm!s 8.lld have capped all or \.ho ,, stern~ of the Unite l States during the years before the la.to war for the US Forest Service. I m:i .tam.liar with almost every part o! the -r.cstarn United States. During a great part ot re:, life I have dcne stunt flying for air shows a.nd various other types of aeronautical. e.:ichibit1ons. MY' brothor was 11Tex11Rankin who was quite well known in both c1V1llan and 1'1.l.1taJ;r f~ng circles ror maey yea.rs before his death and during the late 11ar ran t housands of nyln.; cadets through primary training school.a ormod and oper­ aMd by h1r.l. To Jate I lnve acco:upl.i.shed 7000 hours in tho air as pilot of both civilian and !.:il.i.t.aey aircra.rt. I a:i 1'911. acquainted Tri.th most articles that one -woul d seo in the air o.nd I feel that I an well qualified to say when I see :irticles flylng through the air, although I \TOuld not attempt to say that I ac infallable and state thD.t I could definitely identify every , object that might be nying through th:S air. The following 1s. an account of what I sa-., on 1h June 1947 frcc the :,or~ or my home at 1 -0. SOllth •u• st, Bakersfield, ca.litornia. ~t appro:d.motely 1200 no.:in on the lu of June I was ly1.ne in ~he .front yard 0£ rx:J hoce. Ibero '"'3S a lad ncminc t he la-m at tro tl:::le. I l ooi::c up into t he sky and saw ten art:.cles fiylnc fran tte South to th Hort\ at what I -ould ju~ c to be 6500 rt. ':'l-c objects were fiyins ~ approx:1.rl3toly T1h.._'lt I r.oul::1 jud('.;e to be 350 ;o.l.e,; per hoar. A.S I lu '\l? stated b fore , I h.:lve t~one er.ti.te a lot of r:l7ip work for t he OS Forest service . : 4 :;tinctly remember t..'l\ot -it the t~ I sa,.. ho arti cles I mcn~1oncrt !.t to t.ho la l who ~ -::iom.ne the ]ay;n at tho time . I toll t1•: l.."l< that the object3 were in alt probab:llty some sort of A;J:-rJy or !:avy test plnncs i'ro., the ne~°b'J test cantors on tho "'eserts o~ Southern Cal..if'omia. ::aving quito a kncr.vlcdce o! aircraft in :eneral I o.tte:-,pte 1 to c~ lain to the l..a l r:10 11:.n.:; th'? J....;m th.:t. thl obj t s .-:ere irob ab~ on s cne sort of tra.:.n.:.nr: ':'\l ,3.'..o:'l fer either t.he Ar11y or ?!avy. At th~... tw lid not cive the s r;htcst•thoucht to aeyt•lint; but t h:it t he objecta m?re so,e .,or or te::;t :hip f or the ~rrncnt ..ervices. ~e ol)';,..ct... reser.m eii the pictures that I haw seen of ,.ho .::F5U-11 t.he o =.;. llerl 11Fly-.i.nc ?lap). ck Clfjax that Uv- ··.avy : - tcs• .:.J'\S• .\fter :..he object-s di sap e.:irad I proce"'d.. i,to the houst. "'.1\1 ·~, ny noon '"lC'l •••t nr.roxlr-..ntely lLlS ! . nt back into the • ard to .,it .md lie in '..h -.? sh~1e . At t his timo tho obj~ t.s ro­ ap:'IC".U'el .:;o:~ rro-:a S.Jrth to South, al t'1ou.=·1 t '1is tioc th~r ~ ~!'o only seven o£. "'.re articles. '\'fh~n I first ~'\- the ott.ct nal •,on objects :.he:, , re rJ.yi.J\: in a •vn f'ornation W' t}l one o :)ct s e.c,.. inc1y star-..,li"!: in the rear or thr for: t.:.on. W'-.!?~ t~ ot:e::~.. a?r-Cr:ied :e secon:i -1.oe ti,ey were t.:.11 ·n thn rtV fa-11n l UCl -ilt''OU::h there r.as onl:, seven c:! the ject '\..., t · -r ~ • .:me . I re~f'!:'."bc:- ± t hi::. t ime that tol1. t 1c ad, U'\ o m s ::;till o r ·.::tn.,. on tlc lar.n, tll8t ~b.'.l',~ ~~.rce of tho objc cts ha1 ce ded b::.ck t,o thfl.i!" b.? o on ~ rt· ff­ crcnt course. actually • '•"'!U:}.t t'1_-.t, t~ "'l'a:J ·" C.:l e, ·"vlt too ot er •.hroe object.,. hdi3 . ,rob~ly con'! - c'• ~,, hd r b.., -c on the other "iie of tho n~t:l • s !'ro:l 3aker -!iel ~. .. , :. or o 1 -i..,cr .,.,:,en I read o :...r ·en ell' .lr.10 c ~ -.lnc that ho h.i.l seen artic,.os fl:,in!: t,hrou,ch t.h a:r o"1Cr t.h.. ~ :. ~·e " 0.1!'\~itw ~ I r..U.Md tba.t the aniGJ/N that I saw ~ tr obah=tle .... ,._,•• I •s still r.lllotant. to •ntS. tld.• to ~ Wil#nc that would pib_­ ab~ eq t.-t. I was Ol'U7• After eoaltae I llellticmid tm 1act to the edltor d t.bl fl()Ngonian•, a Port~ Ol"egon hWapllpi!I•-• At W.a t.1ae I ­ in Portland tor tie 1"'a&i.nder of tale .._r. The nnlts t1 U. oormn,•U. . with the editor ot ·tiae paper i1 p11t. tort.al in t.be ~ --~ &rt.iol.e. . I fully' re~• that 11111 1s a broad atateme~~1n view ~ Eot; th& there !as been a, aach publioity t t e ,at. forth ln ftrlOll.9 papen or the count.rr. I aa d a,~ ll1nt in eT.-y respect am I a■ t! corm.need tb&t ta U"t4oles I saw aw actually .... sort, ot ~ wbinas al.though I cannot ..,- from wblre tbq came or to 1bere thq wn loinc• I say what. I lan aid with no idea ot publiait)r or J)ff9onal gata. SIG!lED~ Portland.1 Oregon 30 .,~ 1947 ' Pilot Recalls-,f-- :-~-r O _ U_ _ A~----'--: -~.,;._'1..:..:.. THl _NIA.Jf _,Tit. B&U>_I~":' 14'_~,.:...'. " T'.iE ORBGO: :u.; 11 Por tland, Or et;oc . Seeing Discs • 3 Jul y H,,. 7 Diclc Rankin Tells . Of Odd Aircraft More reports ol "flyln& flap, jacka" turned 11p Wedllesday, one -from no le.a than Dick Rankin, brother of the late Tex Rankin, and blmlelf an expe­ rienced pilot of more than. 7000 boun' tlyln& time. Rankin, who i.w recovering from an old back injury r~ celved in an automobile acci­ dfflt, came to PorUand over the week end to apend the 11um ­ mer. He saw the "allver ca u­ cers" over Bakerlfield, Cal., J une 23, while lying on the lawn run batblns, he told Th~ Oregonian. "I hesitated to 1, y much about them," R.lnkl.n ·aald, "un• t1l I noticed all the hulJabaloo in th e papers. I punled over their 1tran1e ahape tor a while arid JinaUy concluded~bat they were the navy's new- Xl'SU-1 flying flapjackl!, wblch Ille thin and round, with twin propellers and ,tubby tail." Oaly Oaa XFIU-1 Built 1 (The navy and the manufac, turer have announced official• 1 Jy that only one such machine wu built and that It never left Connecticut. "ThHe planes were flying hl&h, maybe 9000 feet, and fair• Jy fut, about 300 or 400 mile• an hour. I first counted ten of them In formation , iolng north. About 2:15 P . M. UM!y returned on the rever,ie course, headed 110uth. But there were only sev• en In the formation. • "They were not weavin.c or bobbln,c tn formaUon I couTdn't make out the number or loca• tlon of their propellera and couJtln't dbtlngulth any w in.«• or tall. They appeafed almowt round. They looked like pie- lures of the na~•• ftylna flap. 1 jack," Rankin 1ald. R.ankJn, who plans to ,rpenrt the aummer her, at 8i44 N. E. Simpson street, h1 now able to re.um" a little flying for fun, but not commercially. he 11ald. He now operate1 a 1trln1 of autG rourta. ,rpendln,c h l1 win• lffl at P•lm Springs. I • , I', . . • • . y· . ... ..... .., • ft 0 0 •r IL--.;inew Ill ....... •nl'JII•­ ·~- w ..,,. ................--· "· , .... . ....... .i.... na, -- .....1111" aoco•t •111'119' ...... 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I• ... • ...ma& lie ..ieao ,. aaq- U• a1 na,e1 ,1aa, • tnMe& • ii 1, ...U M -- ...... 1M -,. .. llklnlN ael4 U.. ll .. ~ Ir ♦nm ._. M -• lt. IW&. Ml .... Ulle a .... , ~11, · °") , , .. • i ' • t~!iRi 1 51.' g.r "1 - Siff! f£1:I· ;_.,. ! a 1 ~ 1 i ,. ! ~ _,,. r ' • ·1 : • l S Il f. "hl, i !.,. fE p'-l u..~f •1~ ,,c'" 00 fl~Fu ~;h, If~ ~11,r1 Jr:ii,i _r_lt l . 1. Ii ! f !-~i g • I .. E1--,1- I ti 1le' f riirtl! g~ ! , r it, h,..,1 i a;~.!- ~1·1 [1-£•1 :- •e:• .. ;-! 1,.-(I r, • . I ..... ; ••• u !Jf f..:::t H _J e r, 1'i1'' :, ill-~111; i 1!11· ti~ f[lfJf; 1l !iii 1·11 • I> l i .,.. r l a.o • .! •: I I • h hil~ 5 f ! f i • ; u:i! !!lJ ··.e! ~~ ~- ... ! I 1' • 1•' •~r ~ 1. -, ••· t4 1 :, C a.I iif fl sr I R ... :,r . · 11· •• -t •· -- l"_ •. lf ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ P•J.-[1 ,,~ i ~ff ir o ~... i I • ... ~ ~ f I il~, ,~~1 ~1 i~·iti t,J~, ·!l: t :, l • er. -=!ca I f 11 • [ I • , •• ~ \ -ii1,;i iIr• i 'ii- ~: •11• ; t' ~;: i11It f 1 ·r11 :-:~ ! ·fJJ, It: t • ~I 1•.. • M'ADQUAR'l'CRS S:LYIN6 DIVISION, AIR TRAININ& COMMAND Office of the ComMandt,. e-...,.1 Aamlolph Field, T.._ , , 10 "'1T 1511.7 1. The iaal.Olecl ll>IO 1• tOZ"WU'decl tor your intCll'llat!en. 2. In Use ennt that. k. B, B. Al'lllt.raq hM been in~ l11' your IN4qanc-a, reqae•t that. a oopr or the ll>JD N hmiat. to \bu ~. JOit ftl OOlll(U'l)mJ CIIDIAJ.1 l laol H. L. c:aJBID _,IC u. eoia.i.. o.s.c. un.. Chi.et ot awt• ..e lat In4 DC BIAl)QOARTl!RS Tllffll 111 POBCE., OFrICI OF THI 188T CHIIP 01 STAn'• A-2, M:>OIS FI!LD, SAN ANTONIO, TWS, 16 Jul,y 1947 TOt Cc n41Jta 0antl'al, P'J.¥1.n& Di.Ti.lion, U.:r Training Cc nA, .8andoll)ll '1d., Tex.a ATTlh ·Aeat. Chier or Sta.tr, A-2 lnol.oeed 1• llaaorandaa ror t.he Oftic•r in Charp in refeNIICe \o Lt.. •• B. n.ru\rOQ&, u euggNted in paragraph 2, baai c COIUIWdcat.ton. l Incal lfOIC, cit.cl l~ Ju., It? l Inol wit.hclrawa UOIO, 4t.d 7 Jul.T 47 l.. .·v _/ • I■ ■AJPIIII ,a - Offtm ll O'Nl□ J 1. Oli 14 '9Jr 1•1. in ,_. ........vm••·· ~9109, 1,otll W .... v••• ._.,.-...... Ir... ti.ell, 8aa jJlli111l•• tw .. tzt 11 ... •• UII .. hllnd11 tJIIWllaU• ... ....... .._ AIMIi... 111 NI a1u.. n.11. Arla•• at JleOO •~ • • .,-. 1~7 &a • Ml ,_ ....1u1....... 'r ~ 1l!llr ., ...,... °"I•• ..., ..., •>r •u •1 • &•--- et JOO ....,., uA .-a& •JMI d -,, •l--... Ja.-O ..... ....---~ ~ alliee anti Ht fl i.. ...... •• to• la ....._ ,,.tsi1. ttw • ab wld-• •bftlw ••~ta at ,._ •••1-llr. altltd♦ .....--..- 6.-, ,.._• ---• &f!INlda•lJ' 18D ••■-•• ..a aa •Ull&W ■,-.& et aa, ... IA ....... ea.U ta. , • .,.._ _.. '1f'bl ~ a+SDJr ul la & elae ,__,t•• fM •tt.aW Ille fl tlle .Wt. ..,._ .... ..,......~ ,, tPNlln 1a ••• •••. a .Al'M..._ ,_.,, • · ••: . .. tlle IIMta ~ _.. ... MNa, 1bN tllll9 ft~ ~ •lend--~, .. .,.., 111n. Lt --· .... ---.la-., th• wa.t• -~ ........ ~ .. ~-•silllleaal _,. llUW&ft •bl• ...... n.. ~ ..... Mlllt11 JIO!lla I fte tu\bel' e- ., UllIOf~TIP'IABLr. OPIJ~;,..-> ,l LU.ws 71 :J..D, CH\JIOLlJl, AJUZONA. 7 Jlll.7 1947 IW&OBJlffl:JI( ,Oi THI. om cm Ill CHARCII l. OIi 1 Ju, 1947, Lt. •Ul1• O. •atuav, USII, 19S803, P-eo sw.-, .nu n.w, Cblodl••, Art...., ... u~ "7 thie A&mt., Md at.at.eel ill abstanee1 Tba\ en 30 J\IM 1947, at about. 0910, UST, be wu tlJ'1.QI at. 25,000 IN\ a.. Grand Cayan, Ari•na, ill a p.eo ~ dftnft. lie at.at.eel \hat he aa blladlftc -th t.Ollarda liUH Pield, Arbona, wh• h• ea t.. round objeeta pi.ng at. inconcelftbl• 8JI•••, .trd.ab' .... H• tllll'Ula et&t..cl that h1I reacUOAI 'NN to tarn •q hoa th• obJeet.e. Re fvth• a\&W t.bat. one ot tba anlde• Utlable GbJene toU~ecl the Mhtr •eoondl apan. Re tvtMr 1taW \.bat dm to the spNd ot t.b• objeot.a, be tould OGlT ... that. Ulq ...,. Cllrow.u, and t.b& \ \hq WN poeaibl• lJcht. ~ in -,...• at.aw thn 1, wu h1I optruon t.bat t.be obJ.ota .... •~ •- ten 1a cl1ae'-• Ill ooncla1on, be et.ated U.t t.h• obJff\a ~ ha~JIS'Ol:Mlbl.7 hlt, t.bt O'GIUd a ppJ"Old.aatel.7 t.•~r1•• llll• eovtib ot t.bt Soat.h a.ta ot ONld ~. Arisoaa. AQQfTtS ROT!Sa L\ ll.Ol.&7 Pft h i • pc,aMDt, a4dNiN ua W.AJ.T.c., Point. lhp, Pon Humae, C&U.t. 2. OD 1 4'1117 19411 Capt.&la llalAola O. Aaet.~, ~, Inauuew, Siael-• -1ne, 1llhnr '1.-W, ChandlAP1 Arhona, -.. 1nl...-d.... '-7 lb.la Aa•t. and a\ated in .u~•• ftat bJ.• ~, lat. L\ s. B. Alllat.ran&, atat.lomd at ~ 10th AM', boob u F, 'feaa bad Nla\ed to h1a tu\ be ... a fonlllt.ion ~ unexplaSl\able •Jeota iii tb• 1J.dll1'7 ot Lake Mud, ...,. Ca~aiA Anaatrcmg, llll'\hn at.at.cl \bat hi• ~ at.aw Ule 0'3eo\a ... beecU.Qc oath, an:l ..-. at. appNJd.a\&lT 10,000 tNt. alt.ltda. Nl!ft'S NO'fLCJa C.4dn AIIIA~ oe..W not. ll•• \eo m1b w ...t.1o11 OIi UM HJM\a \Mt. hia b10tb• had aeen. Lt.. 1. B. Al'IIIIWen& - be · OODt.Mled ., Rq, lOt.b A>,, BIWb Field, Texu tor tU'\hlr intemaUon. u ., \ L,- C. A.1.cb'leh, ~pMS.al Aps,. Clc-AJ.'I, J'1'l9C THI IS A ftlUI (X)Pf C.Z i,;.C~'O ,vl,,. . v \l: I. • ,: • Un1dent.U1aD1- Obzot..a. D 333.5 ID (16 Jui ,.7) .J..•t Ind. HQ i l J l mPBRSE COMIW(D, lti.t.cnel 1iald, New Y o r!C , ~ J \ l.J..Y 19/+7 . TO: Ccmundi.Qg General, Arwv 1.ir IPorce•, lfaahingt,on 25, D. c. 1'!'TM: >J:.I AS-2. l. Fcrwardea tor your information and utilization. FOR TH! CCIOWIDING Gl".N!RAt: - --c.-7 .)-. )l' . ~~ • H. S)(lffl Y-L- n ,, ­ In.to c7: Colonel, GSC C//,-; ~ • ""- • CG, AMC, f"v A.Ht Chi.et ot Statt-IA~U. Wright l'ld