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Colonel Barnard/mb/Code
192 Ext 140 AFCSI-6
Director Of flee of Public Inf<
Office of the Secretary of the
Counter Intelligence Division
Dir. of Special Investigations, XG
Information has been j*eceived. from the FBI to the effect that a Mr,
in the office of ItEMMMBpfr. had contacted the Bureau, advising that
had been In contact with Drv lisWhlMH^ concerning photographs which
allegedly made of a Flying; Disc in the vicinity of Phoenix, Arizona, in June
of
2 3 Dr. *m&* allegedly informed 4BKt0BHftK0k that the FBI borrowed his
negatives on the Flying Disc and that he had asked for their return. The FBI i n -
formed ^B|W* that the negatives were not available^
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3. The FBI informed Hr. 4MHJHHHV that the FBI did not have in i t s possession
the negatives referred to by Mr. AtfNfe, and in fact 4HHttV knew fall well that
the- FBX-ttsrted tbeat over t o Air Force Intelligence representatives, Hamilton Field,
on 30 lng«tt 1947* with the understanding that he night never have them returned.
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4* *<flMMNMvas infonaed by the^Bnreau that the FBI did not investigate
this Batter-and did not investigate 4HflPl Mr. ^MMMBIBW stated he would contact
OSI for whet assiatance they might be able to give him.
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OSI has not received any inquiry from Mr* or any of his representac
6. For your information on 13 October 1949* a l e t t e r was received froa OSI
District 19, transmitting copies of the photographs taken byWUfttm, and advising
that the originals were in custody of the Assistant Chief of Staff, A-2, Intelli-gsnee,
Hamilton AFB, California* A background investigation was run on £f0£sjff
by OSI, for the benefit of AMC, which reflected that fM^^phad created the nane
PANORAMIC HSS3ABCH LABORATORY, to impress people with his Importance. He was
reported to be a musician by trade, but had no steady job. Neighbors considered
nia to be? aa eacceiieati:-neighbor^;.•:'wbo caxiaed go troabloy but .judged him to be
emotionally high strung, egotistical, and ^^
AFCSI-T
AUTHORITT OP THS DIRECTOR OP S^ilc 1^'

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24-185-19
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SPSCIAL 1NQUIHT
Director Office of Public Information
Office of the Secretary of the Air Force
Counter Intelligence Division
Dir, of Special Investigations, IG
f, Information Concerning Flying Disc
Colonel Baraard/mb/Code
192 Ext 140 AFCSI-6
conducts no business through his "Laboratory," bub reportedly devotes all his
time to research* .•-•••*
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
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THE INSPECTOR GENERAL USAF
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(Unclassified)
SOCIAL INQUIHI
Director of Special Investigations
Headquarters, BS&F
Washington 25, D* C.
18 October 1949
Phenomena
jtv Reference is made to letter, your Headquarters, Files
AFCSI 24-185, Subject: As above, dated 30 September 1949, end to the
of Special Agent I3S8 C. AIDKECH, File: 17D 061 24-23, Subject:
Panoramic Research Laboratory, Special Inquiry,1*
dated 17 August 1949*
2. Inclosed are copies of the photograph that is now in the
custody of the Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff, A-2, Intelli-gence*
Hamilton AFB, California, under the subject of "Investigation
of Flying Discs" «
3* Forwarded herewith are two copies of these photographs for
OSI Headquarters, and with a carbon copy of this letter one (l) copy
each of these photographs is being forwarded direct to the Commanding
General of the Air Materiel Conmaod.
UNCL
Lt Colonel,
Acting District (aoder
Incls
* CSI Hq - 2 photographs Aerial ihenomena (dup)
CO: CG, Air Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB,
with 1 copy each of 2 photographs Aerial Bienooena
QCT Z5 2 08 PN *
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UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
REPORT OF INVESTIGATION
TITLE
FILE NO. DATE
17 A
REPORT MADE BY
Xim C. ALDRICH
( PANORAMIC RBSSAECH IABORATC&Y
REPORT MADE AT
DO #17» Kirtland AF3
PERIOD
7»20«21 June, 15yi3rl9 July 49
OFFICE OF ORIGIN
DO #5y I?right-Patter3on
STATUS
EUC
CHARACTER
REFERENCE
I2JOJTRY
SYNOPSIS
Qf b yy SA THOMAS ? . POVT.R,
24-27, dtd 19 S&y 49.
DO 5 f 7/rl A 3 B ,
Better; Business Bureau, Chamber of Comeree and Arizona Corpora-fcion Coooission
checked with negative results* Credit Bureau record attached a» Exhibit A*
City directories and telephone directory oheokod* Mr and Hrsu
neighbors, stated SUBJECT i s eaceellsnt neighbor, caused no trouble, ia
tiorally higji s^roag, egotis-feical and a gtnius ia fUadamenfcala or radio and
electronics* SUBJECT i s musician by trade, has no steady job and devotee a l l
of his time to research.* SU3J3CT wrote soiantifio article for nationally
known magazine and received honorary Doctor of Science degree fraa Columbia
Vniireraity tar- t h i s artiole* PAiJCSUMIC SSSSASCH IAB03ATCRT was nam« defised
by SUBJ3CT to ingress people -with hi a iaqportenee* SUBJECT conducts no busi»
ness under t h i s name* enjoys a good reputaHon in comnmnity and i s 4 loyal
American* Mrs ^RPIPP^ another noigibor, disclosed SUBJECT i s a good neighbor
and has caxk»ed no trouble- in ocanaunity* S03JHTT i s amsioiaa by trade, but
devotes his time to research in electronics, astronomy, radio and photography*
3U3JSCT "srot* diesis on astanomy and tnts offered aa honorary scholarship
big University in east (name unknown)* SU3J3CP has no close friends or
ciatea, and informant knew no inforsfttion concerning the origin of PAHOHAMIC
HH3SAHCH IA3DRATOB3T. Pilas of T-l reflected the report of interview and ob-servations
of Agent* Looal agencies checked with negative results* ..- ••"•
DISTRIBUTION
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CLASSIFICATION CANCELLED ^ • • • > ^ ^ ' :
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ACTION COPY FORWARDED T
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Air Jftiterial C< nasuid
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DSUHS*
AT AKIZQHA
1« On 7 June 1949, the records of the Bettor Business Bureau, Room
257, Adom» Hotel* the Chasiber of Commerce, 124 North Second Ave; and the
Arizona Corporation Commission, Capitol Annex, refloated no record concern-ing
SUftTECT or the PANORAMIC RBS3A3CH LABORATORY.
2* On 7 June 1949, the City Directories revealed the following i n -
formation, during the years shown*
employee of Wayne's Midway Ian).
Research Laboratory, h
Panoramic Research, h
* h.
1942
1945-46
1946-47
1947-48
1948-49
1949-50
There no c i t y directories published from 1942 to 1945*"
3* On 7 June 1949, th» June 1949 telephone directory."»*• reviewed and
reflected SOBJBCT was listed a»i ds^NRiflsMHMNt Dr., WMtfMW St. . Ttre
classified section of the phone directory failed to disclose SUBJECT'S name un-der
Physicians & Surgeons (i©). Dentists and, Veterinarians*
4 . On 21 June 194&,_jrecord ot 1he Credit Bureau, 10?7 H Central ,
•were cheeked and a copy of 4M00WV credit record was obtained and i s inclosed
as Exhibit A* There was no record of any credit -transactions tinder -the name
of PANORAMIC BSSSAHCH IA30HATOHT.
5* On 15 July 1949, Mr and lira 4MBMSBSMM& ^MiMMMWi S t , nere
interviewed and stated they have been neighbors of SUBJECT sine* 1943* SUB-JECT
i s an excellent neighbor, has caused no trouble in the community and
devotes considerable t i s e t o community projects* SUBJECT i s emotionally high
strung, egotistical and a genius -when i t comes t o the fundamentals of radio
and electronics* SUBJECT has no real occupation but i s a musician by trade*
NflBPk d«vt>te# most ot his time t o sgsg&rcfa, -sork i s radio- al&ot-ifoiaicHS* a-~
tronojsy, radar and photography* SUBJECT has b u i l t a small telescope to
study asixoncny, has made a television set and numerous other items* WMHsf
recently wrote a s c i e n t i f i c a r t i c l e for a nationally known nagaxine* (name
unknown) TJhich was read by someone (name unknown) at Columbia University* AS
a result of this a r t i c l e SUBJECT iras awarded an honorary Doctor of Science
degree from Columbia University* Informants disclosed that the name PA3C8AMIC
HHSSABCH LABORATORY -was devised by w^MRRP to impress people and that he con-ducts
no business under t h i s name*

6* SUSJSCT'a father and mother are presently living -with
born in Kussia and came to the United States in 1900* She laarried
a U* 3* Citisen, shortly after the start of World War I . SUBJECT i s
an only child. SUBJECT is divorced frcs his first wife, fAPsY, and has the cus-tody
of thair seven (7) year old son* 1 married a girl from
a prominent Heaa, Arizona family, in 1947. SUBJECTS wife tsacheg the 4th grade-a
* ^M|B0Mischool and this is the only source of income the 4MNtap family has,
except vixen SU3JSCT occasionally plays with a danc* band. SUBJECT owns a 1947
Willy's Jaep station wagon as well aa his home* 4MflP!f a n^ k i s family are pre-sently
on an extended vacation t r ip through tire western states* SUBJSCT i s not
a. religious man and i s a registered Democrat, although he did not vot» in -the
last election* As far as Informants know, SUBJECT i s honest, truthful, loyal,
dependable end one who has no bad habits* fl^MRPtbas no oloee friends or acquain-tances
and Informants knew of no one else *ho knew SUBJ3CT except Mr a
Street, a neighbor*
Streetj
and related she
7« On 18 July
for the Arizona Brace
had been a neighbor
as she-worfcar during the
know him too well* inassrach
caused no trouble in. the community
and is a good neighbor* SUBJECT i s an inventor and devotes all of his time to
research in electronic*, astronoay, radio and photography* tfMMMfedevelope and
prints a l l of *fai* photographs, i s an excellent radio repairman and built, a snail
telescope to study astronaay* SUBJECT recently wrote a thesis on astronosy and
was offered an honorary scholarship by scato big University in the eaa-b (ssjs» un-known)*
SUBJECT i* a muiidan by trad* and has no steady job* Be plays occ*»-
aianally with a d«ne« band in and around phoenix* SUBJECT'S wif#j
a school teacher at
coaie the
and married ois present wif» in 1947* SUBJECT'S mother ^ras born in Russia and
school and her pay is the only soure* of la«
SUSJ3CT has a seven (7) year old son by his first
caae to this ccaantry in1 1SO1<
strung and egotistical* SUBJECT'S parents
his mother i s an invalid* Inf
hood, as he.JLs_ cossaunity ainded and devotei
an only child, is emotionally high
ently living with him and
ibor-
J>£_
303JSCT
which have
*an~d~rc[ogs and haa shot one
t o
and
S?3JECf~owns his"hcm» and a l94T"will
station wagon* 3U3J2CT has no religious belief and Mrs did not know
his political affiliation, i s honest, truthful, dependable and a loyal
citizen* SU"3J5£T has no close friends or acquaintances asd Informant knew of
no other individuals who knew SUBJECT*
8* On. 20 Jun# 1949, the records of T-l, a Federal Invwatigative Agency
were cheeked and the following information was obtained:
Phoenix, Arizona owns
and maintains the Panoramic Research Laboratory and Hobby Shop at this address,
and he related the fbllowing as occurring on the afternoon of July 7, 1947s
A stora had occurred in Fhoenis on the afternoon of July 7m 1947,

axd ti» clouds were at approximately 5,000 feat, the color of which "was gray
aztd they resembled dense cumulus* A fifteen o i l s per hour wind was blowing.
At approximately 5 Hi on that date, Hr. 4NMV was walidng from his hem© to
tlis Hobby e-hop end be hssrd a soise resesblizxs a. P-SO aircraft, apparsaviy cod-ing
in a westerly direction. Upon searching the skies ha observed to the north*
east what appeared to bo an odd shaped ship. He described this ship as being
possibly 20 to 50 feet in diameter, t r a i l i n g at an estimated speed of 100 mils*
per hour. It appeared to be making a spiral in a small radius of possibly one-half
to three quarters of a mile* 4MN**stated the sound vhich he first heard
was no longer audible* that he hurriedly procured a 120 Brownie Box Camera ftom.
hi3 shop, and as the aircraft o cap let ad the f i r s t circle he obtained a photo*
graph. As the ship started on the second turn, i t was in a northwesterly direc-tion
from hi3 place and he again snapped a photograph, which more closely re-sembled
the shape of the ship than photograph #1, this being designated as Ex-hibit
IX, as submitted to the Bureau with letter dated August 4, 1947, by the
Ofgice of As s i s tank Chief of Staff A-2 Intelligence, Hamilton Field, California,
afl0Mfc> further described the direction of the ship by stating that instead of
completing the left-hand downward spiral the ship banked to the right and dis-appeared
into the o loud a. Ha stated that just as i t banked, he had snapped
the second photograph, Exhibit II*
_ At the la»t point, which waa at the time the ship made this turn,
Mr* < | 0 K estimated i t to be between 1,000 and 2,000 feet high. He further
described the appearsnee of this ship a* closely resembling a picture which
appeared on the front cover of the May 1947, igaue of the Mechanics Illustrated
the only difference noted hy Mr.'^NNfe being that the ship appeared
to be flying backward*
also related that he did not ass cdate the appearance
of this ship -arith. the numerous reports of flying discs* Be related, however,
that after a three minute interview with newspaper reporters the story that ap-peared
in the local papers was "blown up" to the extent^ that he, tfKMfe, barely
recognized the infomation furnished by hixa* Mr* fflttf^l explained that the
aforementioned dimensions and distances were only estimated, pointing out that
his previous experience probably assisted him in making fairly close estimates*
He related that he had been doing experimental work for the past ten years*
He also stated he was employed at the Naval Ordnance Laboratory, Washington,
D« C* during the early- part of World War II and l e f t there the beginning of
IS 42* Upon his return to Phoenix, he was employed at Falcon Field neeJT Jnoenix
which was leased by the British Government for training purposes* He instruc-truzssxtt
trailing, &i?3f»x» ldw»ixi©*bion and gunnery practice* He
that his hobbies have t o do with science, physics, radio, electronics
asd astapoaomy- He produced a model which he had made of a radio controlled
airplane* He related that aost of his work consists of building trans former«
but i t is also necessary for him to depend upon his musical ability for his.
livelihood*
In explaining the results of photographing the shipm Mr* HMMHi
stated that ha was surprised that the object appeared dark on a ligvt back-
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groundj that he fully expected that the object vjould be light on a dark
background* He described the light spot wiich appears in the center of the
object (Exhibit II) as being a gr&en. house* 4Wtffts* insisted that the ship
£isi£s no soigs that xisa sudible to his asar and h& was unable to detect the pre-sence
of any propeller* He also related that after the newspaper release over
Radio Station STAR, wherein statements were made that he,^0MMs had stated
Ansy officials were studying -the photographs* tad that i t was a top secret, he
a t t e s t ed to determina the source of this release and the Radio station finally
told him that i t was a United Press release from Washington, D* C*
folloving description of vraa obtained from observation
and interrogation*
Date birth
Place birth
Height
Weight
"Eyas
H a i r ••.
Education.
Marital status
30
12-29-16
Gar don City, Kansas
6» 3*
155 pounds
Blue
Brom
Phoenix Union High School
Married - on* sen
It should b» stated that at the tiaa of interview with
Mr, BROSIffi identified hiaself &s an agent of the Federal Bureau of Invest!gaioa
and exhibited his credentials* However, pursuant to a request from Ur» FUGATE.
he was isfemaised only as & representative of the United States govorxraont*
Bis exact official comection. was not mj&rn knoum. to Mr. 4 H I « Ag«nt EROWES
that he f e l t it was a peouliar proe«duro» but i t -was not his business*
However* at the conclusion of the interview, Mr» MJGATS requested Mr» I H W
to furnish hi- isxtit idia negatives and '^HHsl stated ho would bo glad to do so,
but they were not in his insaodlat* possession, andhe. -would deliver them to th»
FBI the following morning* lir» 4MMM^ requested that the negatives be returaad
to him* Agora; ^0$y3S states that to this requesta lir» HJGATS tnade no reply*
Agent BROWER states that after leaving Mr* tfHfl^ he asked HJGAI3 i f the nega-tives
would be returned to Mr* sVsW and FUGS2CB. 3tated that he doubted vary
much that they would bo returned* Mr* 3R0W3R then, advised Mr* KJGA7S that bo*
fore ha* BR0WSH5 would accept these negatives that ^MHHbmust be advised of
Mir* yVGkTB9* identity and also advised that the negatives, i f turned over to
Mr* FUGaTB* trculd not be returned to him*
In view of which, on the aoraicg of August 30, 1947, -when Mr»
MW^called at the Phoenix office to deliver the negatives, they
-mere accepted only after he was advised that they -wore being given to Sr«
FUuATB, a representative of theAray Air Force Intelligence, United States
Aray, and that^there "rats l i t t l e , i f any, ohsace of his getting the negatives
back* Mr* MMWi ttrmed the negatives over to this office with the full under-standing
that they -were being given to the Aray and that he Toould not gat them
back*
9* On 20 June 1949, nasze f i l e s of the following agencies were checked
•with negative resultsi
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Police Department
Sheriff's Office, ilaricopa County
State Bureau of Criminal Identification
IffCLOSIJRES
FOR CG» AMC, QJCIAX3), AFB
Exhibit A, the original copy of 4MMR9l credit record as maintained
at tha Credit Bureau of Phoenix* P&oenix* Arizona*
iX) #S» AFB
Sxhiblt A». a carbon copy of 4Mfl0te credit record aa maintained
at the Credit Bureau of Phoenix^ FhoeniT» Arizona*
PDH 031 5EADWRT5R3 .
Exhibit A* a carbm copy of HHHH credit reocrd as maintained
at the Credit Bureau of Phoenix, Phoenix* Arizona*
FDR DO #17, CPgnJB'D A3B
A, a carbon copy of fWMNfaredit record as maintained at
the Crsdi& Bureau of Phoenix^ Phoenix* Arixona*
- RSBS31RSD UP05 TO 0P?2CS OF ORIGH -

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odd shaped aircraft taken
-.,,. I y - —J UA 1700, 7 July 1947, with
Brownie Box Camera, at iiioenix, Arizona.
*»;! rfported t o b e 2 0 to 30 feet in diameter,
traveling at estimated speed of 100 M.P.H.-
feet.
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Brownie Bat Camera, at Phoenix, Arizomu-
Ship reported to be 20 to 30 Test i n dianwWrJ
traveling at estimated speed of 100 IC.P.H.5 i
Altitude 1000 to 2000 feet. (OST D017 R/T
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(Unclassified) Aerial Phenomena
Directorate of Intelligence, ECG/O, Air Intelligence Rqmta
j , Eoouaent3 & Dissemination Branch
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Office of Special Investigations, APCSI
24-185
1* Forwarded herewith for your informationis cog?;. of^ a report of
investigation dated 17 August 1949, stf>jectx 40MHMMHMMP> Panoramic
Research Laboratory, (incl 1),
2. Paragraph 3, above referenced report, states that Subject, on
7 July 1947, had taken photographs of an odd shaped aircraft. Attached
hereto, as Incls 2 and 3, are copies of the photographs mentioned in the
report*-- -• H • . ' •: • - . - . - . . . • ; • .. ^-m.?•:,•••
3 Incl»
1. Cy R/I, 17
2. Photo r» Mrcrmft
3. Photor re Aircraft.
WILLIAM M. TUKIBR
Lt. Colonel, OSAF
Executive, Special Inyeatl gutions
The Inspector General, USAF
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AUTHORITY OF THE
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Directorate of Intelligence,. DCS/O, Air Intellig9nce
| Requirements Div, Documents & Dis semination Branch
Office of Special Investigations, IG
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The attached copies of OSI investigative reports are forwarded for
information.
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REPORT MADE BY
JAC
TITLE REPORT MADE AT
DO if 19, Fairfiald-Sui3un AF2
Unidentified
1949 in Vicinity
California
August PERIOD 15 December 1949
AFB
STATUS CLOSED
CHARACTER Special Inquiry
Pending li J.y,
AF3
File K6«
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SYNOPSIS
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UNCLASSIFIED
Sketches or imiaentiriad. objaeta
sighted were obtained, from Mr*
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aircraft 3ighted on 1 August 1949 in the vicinity of
San Francisco, California, -was obtained £rom Mr. VMMMMw*
IQHBP^ SMKHBHPMlHk Street, San Francisco, California*
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ho"r::.5on"-al -csitioti in flight,
VTC».il-i cba:ags i>osi the p^rpeiarliauicVir position •>& a
h o r : : . 5 n l s i t i f l i g , sie wltaesa raportsd no exbiust brarU
vîli? !'he -x-ber srbataa an s-sbausb t r a i l ?ras visibla asd that i t was -?j
ks! w'-at :.;:- -s. fet OT rocket* Both irjaividi^la rapoytî the ;^bj^ct t.
at i:i i-';.-:,tyd8 ot .îCO to 5000 feet.
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Assi^-tAat C r r i ^ r of the Day at Alaasda Na"7al &;lr Station, who indi»
that ha sas isorsssed with t h e i r story* Al£-a*da Haval Air Staticja
Or^ritions. .L-ir^rêd Iiam.lten Flight Sarviaa that they **?&r« not isnresbi
bi^gJtba 3isjr:iag ^xt -^r^ s^rîy reporting i t xor infaraatiou pitrpoat
Ca 9 Fsbrvarr 1950 fcha Director of Intalligsnc®, Foi^r-bh Air Fore*
forwarded a .r-aporfc cf the sighting t o the 19th Bisfcriet CSI
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HEADQUARTERS UNITED' STATES AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON
AUTHORITY OF THE BIRECTvT'c THE INSPECTOR GENERAL USAF
1 9 t h D I3™C T O F F I C E O F SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS
F A I R F I E L D - S U I S U N A I R F O R C E BASE» CAUFORNIA
15 February 1950
SPCT INTELLIGENCE REPORT
SUBJECT $ Unconventional Aircraft Sighting
Alameda, California, 7 February 1950
TO t Director of Special Investigations
Headquarters, United States Air Force
Washington 25, D. C»
! • SXNQPSlSs Unidentified cone-ehftped object sighted l a
a i r over Alsaeda, California, 1730 PSF 7 February 1950* Bright
s i l v e r i n c o l o r , one-ball" t o three-quarters the s i z e of ordinary
parachute, traveling a t speed of s i x t y t o seventy miles per hoar,
disappearing in Southeast direction from Alarneda. Under observation
auproxiaately t en minutes by t-*ro vitnesses* Information taken
i n i t i a l l y hj Assistant Officer of the Day, Alamoda Naval Air Station,
and subsequently forwarded t o t h i s d i s t r i c t office by Fourth Air
Force headquarters, Hamilton ASB, California* (Director of Intelligence,
Fourth Air Force - A-3)#
2« D3ffAH5^ At approxiBAtely 1730 hours, Pacific Standard
Time, 7 February 1950, an object n&s sighted i n t h e a i r over AlMvda
County, California by * }fr.*mm*WBtmtmmm San Leandro,
California and by Kr*'^IV$4HppMSHpWremie, San Leandro,
California* The weather at the time was dear, frith visibility
approximately ten Biles* Only one object was sighted, and this object
appeared conicle in shape,, with the base much like an ice-cream cone,
and the top rotnried-^c>ne*tiat like the canopy of a parachute« The
object -was brighVsilver in color and approadjaately one-half to
three-fourtho thesiae of an ordinary parachute. It was traveling
at a speed of slaty to sevisnty miles per hour, with no definite heading*
It appeared to jiover at tines and;then "lassily11 move on to another
position and,Borer again* The-object JAB observed by tb» two vitnessee
^ti^iMi^
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OSI 24-40
S3ER-1
- SPOT TtEpcgp Subjs Unconventional Aircraft
Sighting, Alameda, California, 7 February 19550*
for a period of about ton minutes, when i t finally disappeared in a
Southeast direction from Alaosda. In addition to the movements described
above, the object would change from the perpendicular position t o a
fcorisontal position in flight • One witness reported no exhaust t r a i l ,
while the other states an exhaust t r a i l was visible and that i t was much
l i t e that of a jet or rocket* Both individuals reported the object to
toe at an altitude of 2500 to 5000 f e e t . 7
3* ACTION; The two observers were interviewed by the
Assistant Officer of the Day at Alaneda Naval Air Station, who indicated
that he was impressed with their story*. Alaaeda Naval Air Station
Operations informed Hamilton Flight Service that they were not investiga-ting
the sighting but were merely reporting i t for information purposes*
On 9 February 1950 the Director of Intelligent, Fourth Air Force
formrded a report of the sighting t o the 19th District 061*
Colonel, USAF,
District Comnander

THE INSPECTOR^GENERAL
FILE NO. 24/40-12 1950
. I&ROD, J&.
TITLE
SSKHTIHG OF TjjlIDENTIFISD AERIAL
i
EPORT MADE AT
Q19 S"i
PERIOD __^
a See A99 24-2? Ja».3Q Feh 1950
OFFICE OF ORIGIN
DG#X9 SA
STATUS
CHARACTER
REFERENCE
SYNOPSIS
X39Bs>ti^atloo «aa 2jcdt2ated upon receipt of a latter from tb» S
aeo OfCSc* otf tb» IB I whieh contained the infoxs&tleo thert an xsa±
«r» 4MHHHI' ir»tngfto»# C«aiiroraia» T » JBI ma
cftatod that tb© object TSSI g3glrt<A by
biat 8 October 1949 at Coppo,o , Califcatda aad described i t as apprmrlawtalyy
of & 4*-engiB* alrcriit, traveling at a high rate of speed* A cbaok idth
tbo CivH AeitassUtt Attbbority, San Frsaelseo, diaeloswl that tuaawmg
aircraft fly in tbl« arwa, of ^hlch a vsry ssaall percent f i la a?^ type odT
sch«d-na» or dMLrano* for flight• Ho radar Inrtallaticma la thar area ar«
encnigh oar pc*orfal apou^t t o ba*e reeotded nnnwtml rwidiJBgs at Copco,
fll»» of t BI A tfa*
ccmffccwwto'
Pollc* Bapartnent, tb© 5BI
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COX 24/40-12
1* TMB investigation la pnsdls&Ud ttpon s^coipri; of a latter
SgaFxngpiaso Fiald Qtfte* of tb» F3X> v?hioh contained t&a
4HNWR i f e 4 an t ^ l & aorial
, California
2, Gfe 3 Ttomwkm* 3.949, Mr*
iaterriawd and aoda the following
This
afeaafc 3 Ootdber 1949* at approximately 1520
ebj«ori (flee tsfcatch) in tfr» sky at aliout 3500* or
was statioouy ssd after Tldfdng i t for abcmfc 30
to aor ear t o obtain flald glAsa«a« Whan X ttamad to look
*t tbi o^Jêt again i t bad alaoat disappeared £?&*
at a spaeft approodawtÔy tlixMi tia»» faafctr tfaaa j ,
elisMxw at aa aogla of A5°, and goiag in a n<xrfehe*0*«r3i7 dirocticn,
Thio ebj«ct waa appreadaately th» oiao of a ibn>-«QglBad aircraft,
vets sllTwry and ^sagr ia color, had £10 aovlog parts, om so eoiaod
eoc&d to dat**t«d* At this tia» I ^»« 3 dl £ C CliA
en tba Ag*r road*
of
ht
3* ?b» original of tba Smgoiag
19th Diatritr* Offioa of Special
4i
to this re
a
aa aa ineloaww.
FRANCISCO.
of the object
Calif;
ia
sfestefe l a attacbed
Oa 34 JkBBary 195O5 i t isaa lsaxiMd fsvm the Saa
/uifehcrityy offiow ~U»t tbera ar» on* hsxodrod
a i r sarriara in tha Bay.Ar«i. Caly fcrort««a (14) of
^ D5h9dtO«d tlighta and Idea than on» per cent ct tbs
kind of plaa or elaaraswa ftor tbair flight a. 4 c^jsck *££& tjb»
p t d tbr» Baa ^raaciaoo Alrpcrt ronraftldd that l-^ss thia 020
the* plAaas aoraall? usiug thoiw I t a l i a f i l e ajtsy Mad of
(161)
i srach a Idrga peraenfeaga of th»sa fli^nt 3 f i l a x» t?$* of
ths !*.ferity of tbes aro oporatiag -ît&orrti acb»dnl«j, i t Is d&ssiadl
efcecSc ea the* i a tba vicisjity «* Copco, California, arotasd 1300
& October 1949* Siseh an operation does aoi eeea feaslaks^ i a
ifeet that aaay osf t i » ottissa betwe«a tb» 3ay Araa asd CopeOj
aai Horth of Gopeo* Califtoraia, could haô had such a fligh* a&d i a a l l
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(csnt'd)
tJ» larga p«re«ixfcag« of ihsso £ad *» flight plat* or
6* On 25
Station F<»reca*t
1950, inforftatloa Ssrcm tb»
Airportt So«tb San Francisco, California, that tb0
i l t at Copeof CaliXornia, and the toZetyp*
b t b i * £ro« tl»t ffi
report tor tb»
6 Octofcer
7. On 26 Jamuy 1950, a cheek of tb» 6th Ansf «sA
Di^trlc* 2btftUig«BO* Offices renr««l8d thrk thepft coeamrdm do
any radar installatictj* i s Callfoanada or Orefoa rhich are
or powwrfta e&oo^i t o !*TO T&eor&aA aniything tsxuiaaX at Copcof
rf on 88 Oetobb er 19449•
so
Bm On 27 JasBMrf 1950, a check of th© Air Fore© Early Parsing
Ststicau l a t in Bay Area revealed that them faav* i&m£ffjes&mA rang*
riBtcba* a# far Rorfcfc aa Cop<M», California* tb»sa srtaticna rwport«i
ii,niilwt,ff1M alrvraft or objeota on 3 October
oa a farm
Sctsth frnt
p (5))
California, Root* 1 BOB 545, aa£ bis elos»*fc
dl it h ti bt lt
be
not aoquaistadl vith hiat? ccn«<jQecctiy, no obexactcr -s
A to voneh jboHBMMI^ reliability atjdl h t
10* Tbers la so polls* force In Xnrin$tcn# California, aad a
at the* coords of tb^Polioa Bepartanofc, Ceaater^illo*
diaelofled 510 rectard
21* On 11 F^beraary 1950, Mr*
fftaitd that !b>.
bo doe 9 not £&* qtsallfisd t o oate
^ »9 irringtcn,
a paUent of bis only
estia^to en St&J£g?*s b
Jg StUI
12* On 10 TtArmrr 1950, filfiu of th» SmPraaeiaoo Field
F3»I«, ajad Office of Ks?al IxteHi&me*, 12t1i S«?al District, Sat.

V
C6I 24/40-12
* California, disclosed no icfbrartico OR
of imlteB(tifi«d aerial object

FILE NO. DATE
REPORT MADE BY
of icck«t on 18 &ovssbar
at £9° fccrth, 141* 'iiest, by Lts
5iIIH, LTXIZiS and DK .GST.
374 th Ha TOR Sq (VLa) l-aathar
V'eClall&a Air For.ea Base
California
PERIOD D o c
OFFICE OF ORIGIN
'jGS.Col.USAH
STATUS .30 Jaa
Copy > o ,
CHARACTER
- H:'-*'Z''"."vrr*'fTTr' ' ^ r - *
REFERENCE
BY" AUTHORITY OF Tliii 1 , ; ^ . - " j S. -i.j i.V
M NZE, Capl, USAT SYNOPSIS
BY
Thrwi Officora of cr^
| S DEL
4ir force
B&sa, EcClaHao, California, reported eigfrt-ing
what spp»ar*a to b« a rockat at 0240
hours Qr9«0«ich Central lisa, 13^0 hour*
Pacific Standard ?isey cii IS r.cve»b«r
an aircraft fljing at s& altitude
fa^t, the caject w&9 ©ightod at
4-9 degrees nerth latitude,
^c§iti2d#, trsroliag en a slight
d«ac«ot, at a great rata of speed o a i haadiag
of 270 d»gr»e«« Sb<wi first cbwrrwd i t trsa st
en altifetacla of ap©rcxi»at»ijr 19,CC0 fast end
disappeared la & layer cf cicada «itb tops at
14,CCO fa«t. Tho objact appeared to 2sav» a
t r a i l of fir« about 50 t^etJUxJ^sgth, asd ^3
, diaaatar, Ei3d i^:^33Wti«^Qr approxi-
10 seconds, Sp^fiiwaSl'''diat'apVaiaees in
io trajssaisaica or.^i^feaptioQ,-
at tiso cf>ii|;ghtirtg. ;.:
ACTION COPY TORWARDEplTCv ^-^*^
CG, AMC (1 incl)
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031 24-40A6
1. This rsgcrt i s ssibaitted ia ccspliiizies îth ;V?CSI Lsttsr «ta»b«r 35,
, She Inspector Ceii«ral, Office cf Spacial lavastigatlcBS,
ington 25, 0. C., dated 12 August 1949, Subjects vaeosvs&iicReA Aircraft^
AT -frS CISLL&S AXE FCRCS 5tC
2. On 21 Sora&er 1949, .i^3l3^€^T!i, Pirat Liautooaat, *D-S75.359,
Cathay Cbs«rr«r, 374tb Heconsaisaâc* Squ&drea (VLTt) jioath*r, ^cClailao
Air Force Bâe# a^^fti^n^ California, £&da the following stata»«nt relativ»
to as rasso&l s i t t i n g on Id Sovaatw 1949 J
"Friday HoT*«b«T 12th 1949 oc JUrk Sog aiseicn, I eight«4
what apfMMffvd to U e roek*tv at approxia&toly poaitica 12,
d«gr*#« north, 141 d«gre«* «n»«t* ^ ««?9 flying apparoxi-
Id»CX30 f«*t at 0240 3C?. T?e sighted what opiârwi to
be a reak»% erosâiag In front of th$ airoraft traveling at a
great r%t* of ap»«d« It appeared to bm at aa altltod* of
ftpprqri»at»3y 19,OCO ?*»t tntwliag at- a slight desceirb.orâ
g of 270 d»gra««, I eallsd th* object to tbd attention
UM» pilot, co-pilot, ec-i the engijo««r, tho object d i s -
appaarad i.itc th« laj«r of alto«twtlus dciuas, tie tops
%9T9 abcttt 14,COO feet la altitwi*. It 99 s laavlag & t r a i l
of flrw which appeared to be about ^0 faet In lasgia 2n4 40
?9<st 1» dl«a«t«ry aad gav© tha appearaiioa of b«ing
by a ball cf fir®, tba ilase Taa rrhita ia color. Tho
jact vsa tr«v»"l ir>g at *rueh a r-iU of speed i t c«ald cot be
to b
passed ©«r eireraft.**
3« Ca 21 Bor«(fc«r 1949, First Llaataaant, iD-777 733,
Pilot, 374th Eeceacais»a&ae
^cClallan, Califerala, sade the following £tat9&&r.t
sighting en 1Z £c7e»trar 1949*
Air ?
relativa to aa umisu&l
ni& Lark i,cg sisaico 12 .ôvsaêr lr/4?> 1340 hours facifia-
Tice, I o'c*srY«d what appeared to ba sitber s rocket or a
sataorlta de^CTraiiag gradually o& a gauaraily wast^rly bead-ing.
th« object wn» travsliug at a grât r&ta cf sj»«<i arid
trail-lag a f l aw *bieh was axferaiwjly bright. Its spetsd and
sia® ware dlffiealt to judge because i t s distsvnee from us
cculd not be eartia&ted accurately• It deg^lded to shat
appeared to be cxnr EAS* altitude or slightly le*ar «cd sithar
burned cut ©r disappeared into a layar of

4. On 21 £cv*J5ber 1949, J'-":IIS 7*/£E V. «T, First vicmton&at, 15 636A,
Pilot,
tt*. Hdccnaeissaiaca Squ&drca (¥I*i) êsth^r, ii'cUlîXoa Air Forca
j , California, e«do the f<illc»icg statasusct relative to «n tmttssal
eightisg on 18 Kcmiber
*0n tha 13th of Soveeaber 194.9 during a rciitine Lark
sisaion, I Ttltsaasad on ttnuauî sight*
At about 1540 hours Pacific Tiae in the eyvaisx^, &
srilliaat light ortmci tbarcugh tha sky froa & h«a<iing-of
approximately 270°.
I ha alrcraXt, at th» ti3«» T&S ca a of
flying ca aiatceNktlo pilot* Lt. Saith, th»
ia
-was th» f i r s t E«ua to notice U» ur.ujmal
and csllag Lt. Itjkisia' st-tection to i t ,
tursa aotifi«d a«. Shea X did lock cut t&»
, I aa» a brilliant light shaped sestfrvfeat
& l&rg» eigar ca a devznmrd path baadia^ toward tfca
oc»aa$ bemrrsr in a fov seceoda (approxisiWLj 10
) the light was abruptly
wo idea of treat th» light j^jJuurgL
first I thcretght i t sight haw bs*m a falling
bxzt th* phanemm* lastad such a lesg tiaa aa<i tlie
light wsa so laxg« in rolaticn to falling stars cr
?at«ors I had sees, 1 dlgxlsflwd th« possibility cf
i t s being a star,*
5. 2n 3 J&c^sry 1950, rHIUt? a. ?L21«iSGf Sergeant, »?- 213 556,
CD IS ScYa
sighted by
had ba^c cs Iârk Dog i&issicxa
1949, but dculd giva no ir*for»aticas relative %c tha object
f>aIXH, LTO^3 and ~S s^ST*
both xsidâ cf tha ccapartaest
io lc««t«d. in
ths aircraft. tl»r» are blisters locat««
s:*d c«5« c^ top, bot no forward Ti
. Ca 13 J«Buary 1950, L&»aSiCE 3. iiSLSCHSE, Staff g
Cp^ratcr, 374>th 3&coc&aisa&nc« Squ»drtn (VLS) leather, ^
-39 109
Air
, , Califcmia, stated he had &e*a on lark £cg eisaion eaa 18 n
esb«r 194.9» ^«t cculd give no infenstatiea relative to th» object Isightad by
LiauUoaate SmiYH, LIKIUS and Ta MJilT. B2UC»ga atatod furthdr that tbar« had
boea KC iûmaU. iQt«rfer»nc« or disruption of radio tr&r:&sis®ica or reeapti&a
during the flight.
/JSP

OSX
*BtSSt Tba xndio oparatora oontpartaost i s looatad aft of th»
>sffeion and forward of tba connecting tunnel* There ara no isiadow* or
7. On 17 y 1950, AIRBED J» SIABHB, Master Sergoaat*
063 172, Eadio Operator, 374th RooonrnJafiw Sqmdron (VOl) W
, p , ,
Al F C
Alp Foroo Baao^ McClaUaa* California, stated he had ba«tt on Lark
Dog nlaaion oa IB Botembr 1949 bat oottiA gif* no lsforaation relatiw to
tfaa objoot algfatad by UatxUmnta SXXZH9 LZSZHD aod DB acatt. STABUJB «tatad
tbat radar aquipBatit 1» uaad infiaqoaafcly trobaoquast t o loavlng tfao eoaat
qp qy q g
ft t tS t tb t i f l l d i b t
on Lark Dog sisaioa anft M I not opasmtSag a t tba tiaa of allagad sigbtiag*
J » B T 9 5 f I B.. ,
t g , 374th KooonBOaaanBO Sqaadros (VZ2t)
Air Foroa Baaa» MrClallan, Califbrnia, statod bo bad bean on lark
IB » 4 , ,
on IB HcrrcMbw 1949, but ctmld giTO no inforoatloa relative to tba ob|oat
sigUM bar liaafconaata SMHH, I2KIBB and C8 HDHP, WESSTEAD stated be bad
plotted tba position of tba airesaft at tba tiao of sighting trat do» to hi*
dtiom wtteh ia looatad aft of tba pilota, had not mm tfco objoot
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FOR* OS. A3Ct CSI HQt CQr
One (1) copy of Essential Elaoenta of Information*

19 D Oil 24-4C/16
SSSK5TJUL
1.
2.
Sfct* of sighting - IS Kovenb«r 1949
Sis* of eighties - 0240 GCTj 1840 ?5T
Object va© slgfcied fro* an aircraft «t 49 Segrees north latitude,
degress west longitiade^ flyiag at an altittido of 18,000 fast. Cbjact
approatiaately ona (1) »il« from aircraft, Visibility was lisited
failing light* Qodareast at 14»C<3O feotj seatt«red cirrus aloft,
objaet. it«»lf ^&3 not se«n clearly but appeared to be a
reckst,
5. Sio oba«rrabl» caleatial phenomena or placet© to account for sighting*
6, Speed ankBCwn and usootiayttad,
?. Jn sight «pjaroxl»ately 10 eeccms. " ^
&• Colcr, eliapa, ocnstrtiction and size of v-bjoct ccvld not be
dt29 to »ppro*chii3g nifchUf all.
9* Object eft heading of 270 degrees*
Ifi* Object first sighted st approxiaatoly 19,0C€ feet traveling on slight
descent *t gre&t rate of speed. ^-^
11, bjaet left at steady trail of white to orange colored flaaa
iC fa at i» lacgth &c4 forty (40) feet in diameter.
tc disappear i;-ito clouds cf approximately 14,000 feet.
Bo lights e&
U.
15.
16.
18.
support observed.
er than trail cf fla^ae, no a^fccs cf propulsioti otserred.
a-aas cf cootrol or stability bbssrved*
speed unknown and unastiaated*
noted.

031
20. Apye^rsd to either feda £ro& vie* ar diserp«sr into
KM thr»a ob©«rT©rs are ratad psrsomasl with no rhjrs
At tis« cf sighting* obwmsr» bad been ic the air apprxyel3i&tdly rj.ia»
(9) hctirs, bat bad not beon ou duty for tb» Jfttll flight isnd *»3£«rt»d
tSsay w» i?»ll r©0t«t! and not fatigusd in &nj a&sner, Alreraft radio
did not evid3o<*« «o/ UEUJRI*1 disturbartc«3 and aircraft radar waa not
operating at tiae of oightin^. I^tittxL« and Icngituda plotted placed
object ov«r %h» F*»«ifio Ccsan approxiaatal/ SCO «il»» frc» the coast
/ ''

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APCSI
( Maj. Nold/aiab/6240
27 Mar 50
24-185
(Unclassified)Unconventional Aircraft Sighting San Pedro, California,
8 March 1960 .SPECIAL BJ^II
Directorate of Intelligenc*, DCS/0, Collection Branch
Office of Special Investigations. 16 Ma,}. Kold/aab/6240
AFC SI
Attached for your information ia copy of Spot Intelligence Heport,
dated 20 March 1950, acute Subject aa above.
1 lad:
Car of Spot g
Report dtd 20 Mar SO
w/1 Incl.
GILBS29 H.
Actg Chief, Counter Intelligence
0S2, IS, USA?
ox &» nr.l,icn. aoumag; cr crrsa th» *xutenc9 ci such.
uiluvilKtUo0 to prisons usiitJAud ixi tils repoit
or 1o otlwx, pexscna sot aoimally entitled to such ir,forcnctian
mar &* acde only when axpiessly autboiisvd by tlM Dit*ctai
ci Special Ir-vestiqaacni, IG, or higher enithoriff. Xhuiutboniad
at t****}* SaiocMBticM will Jbs o a u U m d to bs o
of «ES 3064.

CLASSIFICATION CANCELLT2E *~ j ^ ^ g f
TIY AUTHORITY OF Tr^ J , - ^ w ^ *~ ^ —

IA—Peb 49—10M
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE U N C l A S S l n E D
WASHINGTON
19D OS I S3R-2
THE INSPECTOR GENERAL USAF
19th DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS
FAIRFIELD-SUISUN AIR FORCE BASE, CALIFORNIA
20 Liirch 1950
SPOT
SUBJECT^ .Unconventional
TC
?Ji^California,.._£ March. 1950 JMT"E~~
Director of Special Investigations,
Headquarters USAF,
Washington 25, D. C
1. S&IOPSIS? An unidentified object appearing to have
the same magnitude and brilliance as the planet Venus but moving
smoothly and rapidly/ -with slightly less than the speed of a shooting
star v?aa observed at 1715 in the vicinity of San Pedro, California,
traveling 7f est to East. The object appeared again North of the observer
in the vicinity of Santa Ana slightly from East to T?est and disappeared
in the vicinity of Santa Ifonica, The object, reported as traveling more
rapidly than any airplane observed, 77as seen by Colonel LaS-TEENCS B.
X, FA, vho provided a "sketch to accompany his report. Information
orted to D0/r!19 by Assistant Chief of Staff, G-2, Headquarters Sixth
, Presidio of San Francisco, California.
- ' • • • -;2. DETA7XS: At approximately 1715, S L'aixsh 1950 Colonel
UKF3KCE 3. BIXBY, FA., vaIking in a westerly'direction on West 30th
Street, San Pedro, California observed a small speck moving rapidly
accross the sky in a generally southeast direction© Iiiitiedlately
after sighting the speck it-"seemed to become a brilliant light", BEST
reported the brilliance and magnitude of the unknown object to be the
same as the planet Venus," as an evening star". The object moved
smoothly and rapidly with vrhat appeared to be slightly less than the
speed, of a shooting star and, according to BIXBY, moved more rapidly
s. •
'HVESTICMJJN;,
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19D OS I 2/+-40 SIP.-2 - SPOT IETELLIOEHCE KS?OST;.Sub.i; Unconventional
Aircraft Sighting, San Pedro, California, 8
March 1950
than any airplane he had ever observed. The brilliant light disappeared
after a fevr seconds, but the path of the object in the sky could s t i l l
be traced. The object reappeared in the vicinity of Santa Ana moving on
a broad.curve from Santa Ana towards Segundo and Santa Monica. Passing, over
the vicinity of Inglewood - Torrance - Huntington Park, the object again
appeared to become brilliantly lighted indicating i t to be the reflection
of the sun (See accompanying map). As before, the brilliant light lasted
only two or three seconds, however the path of the object still could be
traced, 3IXBY states "it teas impossible to estimate the size or shape
of the object, as these were no more clear than the appearance of an artillery
shell when etched from the breech of a gun during firing into the sky*.
B333Y further stated that it was impossible to judge the speed of the object
as he -was uncertain as to i t s altitude. He v?as positive that the object
•was many times more rapid in flight than an airplane c It disappeared above
the clouds, -which BIXBT stated he believed were of the extreme high altitude
u ice -crystal" type. BIXBT would not vouch for the accuracy of the scale of
his nap not knowing the altitude of the unknown object. Horizontal distances
nay have been, greater. BISBTts observations coincided with a deluge of
reports on the radio and in the newspaper concerning "flying Discs" observed
in that vicinity on 8 March 1950.
3. ACTION; Photostatic copies of the map were, made by DC#19
for forwarding "with this report. No investigative action taken.
Chief of Staff, G-2 Sixth Army forwarded the information without action*
Assistant
1 Incl:
Photostatic copies of
Map (quad).
JPB,
Colonel, USA?, .,
District Commander,

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VJ::. INSPECTOR C"N"RA!. USA?
19th DISTRICT OFFICE OF S?£<?!AL IKV-iSTlCAVION.".
FA1RFIELD-S!!13UN AIR iORCE BAS£, CAUf-CRNU
;/X Av-ril "1950
J.!Y AUTHORITY C?
Galiry»3, Ci0.iforni<ikk, 4 Apr i l 1930
rector of Special Ir
g rjrrj 1375
r! 25
obser
•<•• §!CiC?gI3'; An imoonventior<ai aircraft traveling at an
at 4-0C0 feet and in a Northerly direction v
; ...."I -1 —. r-
4:: i t Gb53 hours on 9 April 1950 at Salinas, California.
-:<:rr %3 seen "by thrse parsons, "-vho varied in details but
'"•'r.z.z i t -»as not a convsnticnal aircraft. Information report^ci
- "~ the Assistant Chief of Staff, 0-2. Hsadqyarters_ Si:<th
risioio of San Francisco,
- ZjZÛM At approxiastely 0653^ 9 April 1950 thi-ee (3)
'••,-• of Salinas, California v&ile on B.on^?y Lars-a V?est arid South
T,; :ss ?fere iis.de b^ RiX ^SAXBKIDS , Ds-outy cheriff.* *.!ctyV.sr«-/
:?;:o rasi-iea/at 54^ 3*ii"t i;fc.r!o?t Street. Salinas; L» R»
^j|^f$ Monterey jaunty, 610 Central 'vfcreet^, 3s-lir^.r-»
^s The vreathsr ra$ claar îbh goccl visibility-.
•iric 3~LiDL2T estirated th« Îtxti-xle of rhe object to be 4CC0
^re u:.icav-n*;u"dr:.ed as to Iho :;':rir?3i iniicabed •bh&t the object
trar-^Xing- ncrth; , They coul^ off^r i^c ^•:H.t.l;-r;al in.forn-i.vr/.on:-*

••,.•••;£;• STATES'.MR rO~C~
Trl'i INSPECTOR GEN?RAL VZAV-
19f!i DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS
FAIRFIELO-SUISUN AHi PORCH BASE, CALIFORK'IA
i Tf^;.
U r x . o n r - ? n t i o n a i A i r c r a f t ! • • e i & s i d p W A T i O ' s s c < ' O > C " :M " i ' •'- • " '••••;*.
. I "
"D?-.rector of Special j>rr.«st iga'-is
•-î'iî^ton 2T D, C»
55 00££C *37
•SZ^CrSlS^: Thi>3^ (3) objects were sighted over 'Pacific
:£lifcmia bet-ên-2030 and 2100.hours on 11 Pabrw.iy 195C
tat^d the objects were traveling very fast froî
-:o Scixbhêst AV.O :r/ringir-g from left to right ?.? though
-•ere ~oins to hit the house 'nsttci door ".vhen I'i.rat sighted»
~ ".i-~o. ~o oe ziy^.ntj :iB 2- v~'coi"iiva"c-iox".« j;:e (,X/ ir-o<?-.'a «.r»c ••h/no
^'rpfl,- ^^j •-.r:si •!-.;- each 3ii:?; ia ~;";s t o :; r : a c c u r a t 3
had ::o /.e.t'lnita <ôir;ion oi size of
r
B3t=-.3*n 3030 - 11
T^rr *"! Z r~
:{ t lir•". .-• ( 3 )
êbz^ry 1950
conf-is?^ .? ? hi; distance "and p.ice biA by
;-;ii3 from ':?••:' v:o?it;lon. the o'vte-cts rneasu
up-plrig her
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t o
n

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this infomat-ion '^itho-zb action,;,
rc-3^
Info irding General, District
.Headquarters Sixth Array, .
Presidio of San Francisco,
California,
ATTNt Asst. Chief-of Staff, G~2*

B^;.^^,,!^
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Y/ASHiNG'iON
THE INSPECTOR GENERAL USAr
19th DISTRICT OFFICE OF SOCIAL INVEST'lGA" 'ONS
^L'O-SUiSUN AIR FORCr f.ASS, CAUrO?.NlA
17,1-JCS HSPCFT
l Aircraft A X -J C j. .".
o r a
iJ.V.
:.or LJ
..' ~<!--i^
}^4 «
re. 19i.
edioiti
!; ri
J ? Chief Air 'Pilotj ard •
,U1 observed ?iê (5) Vniba
sast-southeast in an oZf ba
? l
to be Is bhe fornâtion
3. J
r a
• Ai;ii i, . ; : ;
?l,
sa ô r^s lei

c: -:ô:j
M»e at an albrbiue esti-rated at Z0>000 foet,, ?lx*. <±A :•->•:.+-
til-;<?-off arid ohe tower asked if they intended to a',ta:La
;n to follow thy objects, ;!cD'QL'AID further stated tb-'t o:r.
Têt a l t i t iv5e the f or;:s -tior, ex the object s could s'hiH 'c-t
rsrpaine
of s^QCO
dc--i.n an
•. • /.--:.- ..chapes appeared to tie bhat similar to a camera lens;
;••::•'~:K - an top^ and £l;at on the 'bottomo Th^7 appeared to be tr^v:-':.:i;-g
ir?c r-~ 150 îles oer hour, ea?t-southeast from t}:& I-.i^dfor-.i i.irp'.;it
L:: >t straight lir.e . Ti:r.e of o"bs«?irvation v;as bet,vee:i 1300 a-1 13^0
: -T.1-, The objects did nob reflect color but gav- elf ^fluove^v^vb
No s-i'-'s^d âs heard or exhaust t r a i l s oloserved,, T"!;e objects
L lr. si^bt for a p-eriod of thirty (30) mirtutes. From an aitit'x.-
fs^-, ir_ the air Lie^CI'TAID stated the objects appeared to be 10„••;•..0
•h^r r'-zn their aircraft, iicDCiMAID attempted to obtain 5. photo^rar:h
r:a.bl= to do so a? his camera had a. six inch fecal length -len.:: .^cd
. •pla--» "hich sas not adsqtste for photographing ths cbôbs
±—~zr,C"2» Dirring the periai of obssr^/ation one object dropped
i2s.--.sd 1,000 feet out of the formation and then returned, xnls
:.~-e- last or.s of the right echelon*
»,*:.r..s:i •.
' '- '"! •
' - - - - a
ornia.^
Acstl Chief of aff, 0-2*

P^.-WWMSNT OF THc A!X FOftCc
WASHINGTON
T'!K INSPECTOR GENiPAL l!3Ar .
19rh DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS
FAISriSlD-SUISUN AIR FORCE BASK, CAUrOSNIA
SIR-7 2 May 1950
TO
ora4tP^3Sf?rcATroNrc,',xc
I K Y AlTTHORiTY C^ TH
to TJrdon,
of Special JAV
OTr 1 K'JNZE, Caot, USAF
.' •& BEC lB?o
Editorial in Sacraa:fe?j6o Union, S-acra;&
comnrantary of Ha JÂICLOR states ti&t flying
:s are har:yl3S37. non-9:cp?i.osiivs5 and a military secret
itatas of A^jrica-j their u.;f yvili not "be :cio-??n generally
of H.
. ^pvipsr dated 1 ?^y 95
i^'L^d "S'lTing Discs-' l^.for^tion rscei^sd
b;?it tbd >^dito:r*xal wa^ biased upon, a
^.r7 of H. ^p TAiLCR* ÊXT fl^m your 2av;rai:»5ito neighbor t e l l s
.f-HJ* * living liso., io not. look at hiut as -:.hor^jh hs bad sirade^Ly
A ;i-^ his .rJuxi* ~2':~'$ "'«bt3 •ibA.ic*3s ••ix'<? be a.ii =e^ .?. il3>i.ng diî.:.-,
"•••"'r, ric^ it. ear* be told - flyjjig dlac 3 "^3 X^^.rl-v^rx secret
"JhsT varry in 3i~-r. from 20 Inches l a c ' i s i s r ^.rd s ix inchs^
JfC > I n a ii a:s ifc ' th d t
_L ?ii, and ao =2tioka, or l i g h t v
T t td tii i the ai t th a
3 ? v , g
is 2. - i l i t a ry seorei;.,. v?Iiich will 'not hs ge^p/rally >rao~a until
^-!' ?.t?.t:3 3'Air .7orc8.>".rel2ases the iriiorâtiorie But i t is an .irapor-
."-.-d _i sowie-rfal' purpose,•;and tha cauiitry ?dll t h r i l l t/ith prid}? "^h
S.MAMA—F-'r> 30—£M

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•1 '•' '•••<• *jO.".:'>
-»n
ac a;
• ^ ^ ^ n u i l i " a ^ , ^ bo call a long i i ^ c a ^
^ Si tb3 dl3C - a^ report his flyings vo a Jw b.
Bab they're r
S . V ' - l , '•""•'.- " ^
-1-Uca are barniU»3 aoA n o p
,a thereto nott ccoorrae .ft-oia Raasto, but are a u re,ea
States of A^w^ic
SI
JOHN G.
Golonal,
ct Goosander<,

V/ASHINOTON
THE INSPtCTOR G2ISSRAL USAH
FAlRrlnLD-oJi.iUN AIR FOSCE I5ASE, CALIFORNIA
1? ;«'av 1950
KSFOET
Airorait Sig4ii4
Proving Grouads^ UtjaÂssiFTCATjoN rAKri
1950
of Special
3rs TJS^lFj.
251 B, C*
DEC 1373
DAT!
security patrols reported a sîd^s of
1 li-gptj? am flying objects of ual-cno"7m origin over
early raortiJ-ug hours 23 April 1950»
^- SîB-^J^ .G-2 Sixth Array, Prssidio o.f San Francisco,
Cîr-r:;i£. r j ^ s that ,tii« CID ?iaj>i Qffica., Salt lAâ City,
r^p-rt^:; ::;-ccn-3-eat.ionai aircraft sightinga Military seoui^ty patrols
at 0oîpvz.:; ?r~5TT'.r.5 Grot^vils reported to the Intelligence nf.îoox* of *-
ê^cs-î •Jce-.ais&l Center t l ^ t oti 25 April 193^1^ %-s sarly corning
hc^xrs :T-?5r -•-v^ Asi'^-nitiarj Storage Ar«a ia tbs -Ticf.nifey -of .Oî^Tiay
^ ?. serisa of unustial lights arsl flying objects of ;.ui}<:iiO7.Ti
n --^r-e Dbsar^sd* The cba.racteri5tia3 as>:. size of a { 1 l f l i g
x7 -<rr~ d§scr-ib«d. This f3.yiag object rmiltf in flight 7?
^xsx8-a ':y as aux-a of spears ot li^hv juttii-.^ iiaôsvally 1^
br;47* •'- 24.-ho?rr search of t h a t area at 7J&$",*iy proîn.^ Gfcîr
.ôt5« "aj this officew A 24"b.our 3.
Proving Grourds is In effect ^îîl furthsr notica.
California '" V " -M
AT?N- Asat, Ch1:sf of St-afT '^'
District

Or
WASHINGTON
iiS AI
TH5 INSPECTOR GENERAL USAF
19th DISTRICT O f f ICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS
FAlUFISLD-SUISUiS AIR FORCu HASH, CALIFORNIA
21 Ja::;;e 3.9 ?n
?CKT
TO
55 5»7 - - :
"Director of Special
Headquarters' USA?,
7 J ' i t > i 25, D. C
1» £~~~0?S£5. Photograph in taa JjidepeKd^nrfc
^:;.y. 14 June 1950 of a strange ^iiaglass object
2, The San Bafa^-l
-••h.-t-Dgr«.T)h of a strange vringlasa
i-:- r-^.rsd o-vf^r his far--!,
/ :/)<
Cr'ol: p-aper clipping
f r era Ijidaperxlit at -Journal
San Rafael, California,
14 Juna 195C,
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INDEPENDgNT-JOURNAL, V/eJ.; June 14, 1950
-) * f~kWJl i* j rpr
€J
Hfsforica
K. Menîss of San Rafael,
TjeiUber of the Macin His-
•istv, will be the princi-
.--- at- the luncheon meei
alifcmia Jiistorical 5c-
- at the-hem:' oi Coi,
— 'itlz. .the -termer' Ma-
Cenar.try ' Clubhouse.
Various phases of
.. Tory Vv'iil be pre-ikcr.
?'d' fa tlie meefc-
• - rstorical Society
".5 .are to be
"ârratt, rnari-
!sHis:orici;I
Street, San J
j
Id. WidCTT-j
Tor 'whons '
r>orial in I'
C £
Society's
'.-.: Pony;
aie • the ''• .-.
• K s r i n | ;••
'.'•^•^x-';:;;^::.
1
-^'
1
' . ' . : ' • : > • ' . " . • • ; ' " • : • ; ' ; '
ft*»fe&5sâai5
-aê'l S X A f F L Y I ^ G W S C - Strange
fq
t:;| 7;!n^l e s s object resembling «r?.
•"'"i mz saucer" f- V,T,«*«™__^.., .
j Cou
Thir
the Unj
cludinfl
to, will!
militaij
Acco!
art, di|
dents
ts 1
week
k t
of ant;
ectronf
Refresi
planr.ir!
act
offered
ill bDJ
Cadej
rockat-j
Sands, f
test-fin
zs parij.
In., c
represe
det" ?J
past t-V
encoms
MEM
C-. Ba?
ence f,
ter No;
ominoi
of a si
;; the
JUST ANY *-'-!

WASHINGTON
THE SNSPcCTO'.* GL-NWA!. UiAP
19;h DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS
FA!?.FI£LD-S1J1SUN AR FORCE SASE, CALIFORNIA
~: v . - r
•
—ivl' 0 DEC ?S?5
— * 2. Fhotcg-'aph in Vallejb Ms^s Chron.lole V.'ednesda^
rinse tv;o ^osi'tioti:? of a at»roJi^-- 7/ingls^^ object or
g , ^ Ai-
C^TS), F'irfield-SitLsun iiB, California, advised V^h
i s knov5& to his tc^i^ts-peopls as an honest and nsol5.d"
'-' —*.'. " * l s ? Origan j
nr.^^-to :--
photographs of a
d vj. serf b '..Is Dicrr.rict:^tL^.v
ii;TB.''.J""l'" S tTi.JJ'jr* 1950 h i s
xTOYi.'i "CG.^-i> •••ir;-:i
;-.rr* on hint -to permit g '~
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'7s / . : / • • ; •
/• v f
,Y
™ C < . . . - ! ^ g ' ' ' 3

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f
, , , /
2 | , I 9 5 Q I - —
t r - , - - - .»-
e Trent hem*-- i%C!3 aerted Disc-Uke, no -wings.
;-;:-::>-;::-":---::i---:,;--:;::-.
>-tV«ps cf to'£>' p'l-ir.s i i cop. Tine "thing"' appeared to b» silvery, 20 or SO feet in diaicetc'r..
"'r'Yiy flame and it v/as moving- Xs-irly • slow,"
says Trent, "Then I snapped the first pictar?.
eail-t-d .'io the back ;ard by his s:;citecl
who pointed, sky v»'ar:> i;.; what you see in ! It moved a HttJe to the left and I
;hot-os abov.r—oovk---^iy one oi the mys- I the rig-ht to take another picture. Tlien-;it
•^ flying saucers. K-«: • grot his camera seemed to pick up speed , . . vanished." .1;
;^'y siid mads two phc-tos. "There wasn't ! * D
HttJs inoved';^o
muii^,j,.^..,.....

'-v=ADOrJ.-;
^ARTME.-U OF THE AIR FOl'.Cc
:r£RS U-.'HO i - "tS A.I?. F
TM= INSPECTOR GcNCHAL USA!:
FAIRFIELD-SUISUN AIR PORCc BASE, CALIFORNIA
! • * • * * • * " " "
ox* ijp-rcj.al Invt-st.ig
r 3* C
rj; Gali.t*C2i-)J.a. on dirty e
OTC? Bas-- Trith. an p-sM
013.5 arA C2C0 hours 21
-:io-:-,l object. f^viBg
<o-^u of ov-r 1000
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, ;;_.,,;-;, y , , • ' . : • • - . & t h e - r v g - ^ V ; M •- l ^ i r , •< • i O r r. ,.,
'.;; Air Cl.-ri.-^cri ••-••»r-? : L i o p e r ^ x r ^ , rIl;« c^;v.ci. •!'...
{•••••• -via cov^rvea ••';.;,A'-^"-- uv;oonv=!t>t..:..on«.l a l v c r a T h v;>
& ^I;;).!?:.^r r u n n e r on 'Ivvo (2) i:i^lvb;5 vv-j.tbiri 'wV.-.« p.-?
21 JJ-ari* 1?50 "but stated t.ls»;t h« ^ =* nob uft
;'.:« TSsp-?r Icuwing the; rsitter t<> b-- one -"hi
-o ha~e publicised»} a
ixig hi
ch tb*
///
'••..£tirg :!.' ;vt r i o t Cor.;-;y:.rd :?r !•

->.:.' HQ--.1:; (20 j.j^y 4-1)
U7-&I<3-:AND RECORD. SHSE"
TALLY
NO.
FILE
|T
3 •
1 .
r'.. Office o.f Spaci^l
: i
of ±
3 .:;.::•;,;;...?,-;tor General
1. KiQ XX"L--.'*3X"! C© I)L-S ' 0 ,-rf
DATE
COM.VXNT N O . . .
Lt Col'.
AI-0T.7-TC
^cl.v^lon" of Mr. Edvin J . Seitiriburor, Jriiilco r'iald Er^in.oe
•:':> ticrr i;^ not •••••¥:?.ilyble .for- t>i:^ purpose of sizvIvAn.c -•. t an
. Hcw^v-*;^ Irj /lev of- tb:^ fact '.hat til© ori2^'..'il Incident
)'^ and no additional reports of slvailar incld&nta have -b
o- t.l;?3t i;.).n., appears -unnecessary. • ,- . .
if.- •
V
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y •
: Historian'
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Coimoar la i e l licence Division, 0 files of .Special
Inv-2:? tig-a tioria, 'ilia Inspector General
Directorate ox' Intelligence, DCS/O L;; G o 1 Ma cDuf
Ai'OIY-TG
Conc
that sui':"
definite
happened
received,
I~ the coneluaions of I-ir. Edwin J . Beienburg, Philco i'ield Er^'uiaer,
-sr.: information is not available for tiie purpose of arriving ab any
n^^uj2ioxi3. However, in view of the fact that the original incident
0-cfo>sr iy^9 2nd no additional reports of similar incidsnts have 'been
urther investiga li^nx appears unnecessary.
Incla
n/c
H. J. KIELI3SG
Colonel, USA? :
Directorate of Intelligence
5 3Y AUTHORITY C? T::rr -•
DAT Z
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X
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26 OccoJer 19;5Q
:•.,.!•>/ v;
ence Div, Oiffies ©i"
t^chei 0?l HHsport of ed H
. i - v , , ] U. V.,. -v. * V »---»li
H/
&tS..xl..Qa% 50
3 of r"
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AV MQ-:*:5 C-'OMay !t
PHADGUAKTERS UiNITED STATES AIR FORCE TALLY
NO.
L. JJ~_—L—_'
p-TTr'tcr:"
TO: Director-^e of IntaLIi^eacs, DCo/ DATE 2 7 CD
COMMENT NO.
FROM: banter DiT, Office of
Inspector Geaer
hersv/iti i.
j ^ : ^ ! information rsquestecl in Comnxsn.^ ^To. 2 is xo
.attached 0S2 Heport of Investigation, datsi 11 October 135Q.
2 lacls.
1. Ltr fr UO-f-13 ve above •
••' subj dtd-27. Jisly 50 -.v/iTscls-
••.. subj. dtd: I I Get/ 50 (dup)
Actg (Siief, Gouiiter Intelligence
Office of Special Irrr
!rb.e Inspector General
CLASSIFICATION

HEADQUA^fERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE fTALLY
N'O. 1
SUBJECT: i ^ 3 i - i e c ; ) 3^7^ EH^CÊuA, Wb.it© Sen;!s, Ilav ferioo,, S?3GL:L IIiQL~i>
TO; • Counter -Iatejlicen
FROM: Sirrvc
Division^ Office
he Inspector General
DC3/0 '
Special DATE C
COMMENT NO.
Lt Col H'icBvc??/hs/
nt;'rlo. 2 is
ôrmation contyj.nsci in tlia at/baci
L infor-:atio:i reqiiOEtad "ov thct i):
o'otatned.
rfiCiio?1 o:;'
: 2
tood '
iaxioc
-ito"i .•a
ii'i.. cciL...
risa-tiOTi I;-;, arsilable in this Dir^ctorat?. il , la
lisvs :;.-.->e2: ;:8ad in ths vicinity oi' Win!to Sands, "
guided. r.:.I.33.i.le control '3Xr>3ri;j.er-t5f. ;iiie c;y.._'c;
-J s y ^ T s a .direct. T.-'-âi-'ir;^ on the ;c£Biior;i-3na r ;
• • • I x i . '&s reasons- for Capcsin Q-o yî. refsrenco
• • - • • • : • ' ?
I BY ..:
FrcATro:

HEADQUAli,_.,S UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
&OUT3HG AND RECORD SHEET
TALLY
NO.
FILE
NO.
Si y1 V-, S S-.^ s
TO: Directorate of Intelligence, DCS/0
Counter Intelligence Division, Office of Special
investigations. The Inspector General
CTftK El Tim
DATE r,-; c;
17"*
FROM: Director of Communications
COMMENT NO._2
Lt Gordon/b 1/73206
AF0A3/T r •• <~
1. J-ai'orjs=.tic.n present;ed in the attached latter, although incoaplata, indicates
•that ths radar phêeâa reported by Captain Goodbody probably was tha response of a
ground racoa (b*.a.^cr.~', .equipmsat of the A1^/C?^S type.
2. Sines triers ar« no baacons knovm. to .be..operating at tha locatdon indicated,,
i t i^- requested that additional information be secured, i f possible, in ordor to per-mit
a sere deficits evaluation of t h i s phsnomsna to ba mads. .Ans-»vsr3 to the following
i aro Tsqaestea» . • • •
3.4 What typ's of' radar.©quipmant v/as Gap*tain Goodbody operating vrhan t h i s :
incident occar-rad?. . ••
' P« . ?Jlis.t otitsr radar equipment was installed in the aircraft?
c» ."What «sc.-dpaien.t included vmder, 2b. above v«as in operation during the timt
in- quaation? • ' ' •
d« Kc-v T;î;-' squally spacsd • rorcs -.^re observsd? . (Tho JlN/Cri]-6 cou3.d. cau.s-;
2 thru 6 to appe-3^*)«- • . • '
e, ?Jas the r sqid-'p/n.-jnt operated b^ Captain Goodbody rr/dtchad to b-^.ôri
I-•-:-.-ii';:on yihan t h i - ihenoniariiv was obssrvsd?
] • * .
. f« Was c.sarch ??X presentation unusually-v/esk?
3, Furthai- evaiaation vdJl be "withheld pending raceipt of addition?,! irifoîixti-i-rs.
qu&stad* It i s not so. that the length of tine which has elapsed sin 03 t h i s pL^nor.iv'-
Ti?_z cb;-nr""-od in October 1949 sis^y raatsrially reduce the vslus of tiiis •Inv-soti^.tioa
I since any i l l e g a l ly opsr^tad slactronic equipnient could ha'?3 bean reoxivsd in ^:;s '<-
1 Incl
a/c i-t Colons iv MSAF
i CLASSIFICATION CAJ'C':; 1
BY AUTHORITY C? T:I.:.:_
f AGE _ i _ _

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i THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
, OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS
REPORT OF INVESTIGATION- f
FILE NO. 24-S9 DATE UL!
REPORT MADE BY
S/A JOSEPH W . CAGLE
RADAR PHENOMENA
DQ#19, Fairfield-Suisun AEB, California
PERIOD
9 - 1 0 October 1950
OFFICE OF ORIGIN
D0#19» Fairfield-Suisun AFB, California
STATUS
CLOSED
CHARACTER SPECIAL BTQUJHI
Ltrs, Hqs. 19th OSI, file 27/0-19, dtd 27 July 1950
T,trgf Hgs. OSIj file 2A-135-19T dtd 27 Sept 1Q50
REFERENCE
SYNOPSIS
Investigation requested by Headquarters OSI, Captain
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f h d d d i t i l i f
GOOJJBOIH, 12203A interviewed and furnished additional information as
requested in referenced l e t t e r , Headquarters 0S-I» Radar Phenomena as
observed by G00DB0DY, discussed by G0GDB0DY. and JSr+WRlS J . BEISNBTIRG,
Pbllco Field Engineer, Fairfield-Suisun AFB, CaJLifcrHa; BoEIi agreed'that
although i t was possible that an emission from the aircraft electronic
equipment was the causation of the phenomena i t i s also possible that i t
could have been caused by ther operation of ground electronic equipment in
area concerned* BEJJEHBTJRG advised that on the basis of available infornation
he could not render a definite decision as to the cause of the phenomena*
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DETAILS
1« This investigation requested by Headquarters, Office of Special
Investigations (IG) USAF, Washington 25, D. C , in l e t t e r , file 24-185-19,
SUBJECT* (Unclassified) Radar Phenomena, White Sards, New fcfexico, dated 27
September 1950, Subject Eadar Phenomena reported by Headquarters, 19th
District 0S.I (IG) USAR, Fairfield-Suisun Air Force Base, California, by l e t t e r ,
f i l e 27-0-19, SUBJECT? Radar Phenomena, White Sands, New Lfexico, dated 27
July 1950, a synopsis of 'which appears as paragraph number 1 of t h i s report,
2. Captain ROBERT E. GOODBODY, 12203A, advised Headquarters 19th
District CSI tlG) USAF, Fairfield-Suisun AKB, California of a Radar Phenomena
which he observed in the vicinity of White Sands, Alamogordo, New Mexico,
GOCDBCDY believed the phenomena, indicated espionage, or possibly a radar
station previously unreported which by i t s own action is revealing i t s loca-t
i o n . GOGDBODY stated he observed the phenomena i n October 1949, day
unlaiown, while on a mission in a B-36 flying from Carswell AFB to Salt Lake
City, Utah, at 16,000 feet a l t i t u d e . GOCDBGDY gave the following sequence
of radar observation::
a. At a point about 55 miles North of AIAJ/DGOHDO, "White Sands
restricted area and on the preliminary pass, course 290 degrees, time 0900,
a "radar retumt t consisting of equally spaced arcs of approximately 5 degrees
width and 12 t o 15 micro-seconds in length appeared* Point of emanation
or radiation apparently was on the ground near the Southern end of the valley,
b . GOGDBGDY, who i s a Radar Observer, attempted t o obtain photos
but a camera malfunction resulted in failure •
c. On the return flight that night, about 2200, the same
results were obtained at exactly the same location in the valley*
d. Radar Technicians were consulted by Captain GCGDBODY a t
Carswell AIB • They believed i t was something in the radar s e t .
e # Captain GOODBGDY expressed the opinion that a Search Radar
of the same frequency'as the APQ 24 in the aircraft was the source of the
3o On 9 October 1950 Captain GOQDBODY was interviewed and submitted
answers as follows t o questions contained in copy of R&t from Director cf
Communications dated 23 August 1950, attached as inclosure to referenced l e t t e r ,
Headquarters, CSI (IG) USAF, Washington 25, D. C.
Question a . What type, of radar equipment was Captain GOODBODY operating
when t h i s incident occurred?
A. APQ 24
b . What other radar equipment was installed in the aircraft?
A. SGR 718 and AFG-3
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19D OSl" 24-89
DETA-TTg (Continued)
Question c. What equipment included under b was in operation during this
time in question?
A. SCR 718 only*
d. Hovr many equally spaced arcs were observed? (The AN/CPN-6 could
cause 2 thru 6 to appear) J^__^
A* Over 8 arcs were observed.
e . Was the radar equipment operated by Captain GOCDBGDY switched to
beacon position when t h i s phenomena was observed?
A* Not immediately, when operated on beacon no arcs were observed*
f. Was search PPI presentation unusually weals?
A* No, exceptionally strong*
GGQDBGDY further stated that he believed the phenomena was a tracking beam.
The axis of presentation remained at the center of the scope operated by him
and the same point on the ground, which in his opinion that as the aircraft flew
the presentation appeared to turn on an axmuith relative to the aircraft position*
A* On 10 October 1950, Mr. EDWIN J . BBIEKBimG, Philco Field Engineer,
Advisor and Assistant, Electronics Maintenance, Fairfield-Suisun AFB, California,
•pas consulted for an evaluation of the Radar Phenomena. Subsequent to-a
discussion between GOODBODY and BE3J2NBURG both agreed that i t was possible that
an emission from the Aircraft radar or electronic equipment was the causation and
that i t was also possible that the phenomena was caused by the operation of
ground electronic equipment operating in the area cited in the original report*
BEISIIBURG advised that on the basis of available information he could not render
a definite decision* GOCDBODY further stated that in his opinion i t is not
probable that telemetering or electronic equipment for guided missiles was the
cause of the phenomena because of the constant signal strength, spacing and
width. The signal did not appear to be coded but maintained the relative spacing
bet?-een the signals and width of signals.
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SYNOPoiS
GCODECDI> 122031. Irri^r^'i'^veo •"l-r>.d f^^rniffh^^ H:idi"ti-T-T^l l^fc^-nation as
rsqusstaa It: referenosd l e t t e r , âdqttarters C6X» Radsr Fh^no^^n-a. as
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Philco Piell Engi;iS6:r? Jairf ie2a-Suisu2. AI3, Galifc-rrda, Both a£2*osd that
r^h i t rss- -tsoasllil© tliat an emission from the aircraft electronic
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rrr4^-^îy^rH35Mit:^ t^persfioi?.- of f'^ctcy''. electronic e^4.H>s?e^»t~
area• concurrr.'^.ft • BiX5?i3urJ3 advised that on th# basis "of- aâilaljle irforrr
a definite decision a^ to the «>2".-•-• oi* the pzienoên^.
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a» YJhat tgrp'S of radar equipment was Captain Qoodbodv operating 'when t'riis
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b. vVhat oâer ridar equipment vâs i n s t a l l s d in the aircraxt?
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