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THE INSPECTOR GENERAL USAF21ST DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONSLANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, LANGLEY FIELD, VIRGINIA

February 1950

SPOT INTELLIGENCE REPORT

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M r e c t o r of Special Investigations.TJnited S ta t e s Air Porce

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2^,.3BtinS'i^0a;22 Janu^195O^'initted a statement to the lOth District Office of Special Investi-gations wMcii ia substance contained the following information:

av On 28 December 1949, at approximately 1200 hours EST,while driving on Highway 17 about 20-25 miles northwest of Fredericks-burg, Virginia, Rebolt noticed a flying object, traveling west aVanestimated altitiide of 2500 feet and speed of between 50-100 miles perhour. It passed from his field of vision to the west and a few minutesla^er reappeared froii'L.the west and turned in a north westerly directiontoward Winchester, Virginia.

After approximately an hour and fifteen minutes later theobject fas again sighted by Rebels over Winchester,*Virginia, wherepeople on the si^eete appeared td.be watching this same object^

. c, Reboltdeacribed the object as resembling the fuselage ofja C-82 aircraft, had^aTlrright color and appeared to be roade-t)^ Jwithout any ^ visible markings. He estiinated i t to be. from 4-0;:- sQ;'long and 10 to 15 feet in diameter. There were no visible propellers,rotors, wings, stabilizers, e tc . , nor could he detect any exhaust or 5*, c/1

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d. The weather was clear d1Jrin.^ the periods \7hen the flyingobject v;as observed.

e. The object maintained the same altitude and was alwaysin level flight when i t was observed.

f. At the times Rebolt sighted the object, he had been drivingfor appfcsdsately two and a half hours and was in excellent physicalc o n i t i

- 2- 4CTI0N; FromgMjJJpPB'fcatement, i t appears that he hasstifficierrfe knowledge of tHe appearance of conventional U. S. aircraftto distiTTgaish them in flight. No investigation has been conducted bythis office to further evaluate the credibility of the informationcontained in tire attached statement of i

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DETAILSs* 1* This investigation was initiated by the tel&phonlo request

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2, fta 27 February 1951 inquiry at th Offices of "theStatoa 7'wihor BartHLU, rowalad that tha only person kno*a aswaa 4|HMlWtfMHHV Suparriaor of tha Boathvr Euroau's Groenaboro,Carolina Gffio^* TToathar Bureau poraooael ad^risdd that tha ai^vtlag ofaa uaidaatlfiad aerial objsot had hovn. ianrestigatod by the IT* S*Guard at Sorfolk tm 13 February 1952.

Cto 27 Febriwucy 19SI, contattt with Lt EA2L aSISHASDf oftT S Coat Guard, revealdd that "Stair ofilo had eotod as th eoordinat>lag agny for eta a ir search and iartigatloa. xbllowing rooipt of areport that a * jt ?laa* had oxplodvd i n f l ight oror *VhalayviXlrVirgi.ita at about 1145 hours 18 ?braary 1952. PevldW et? ^ Coatlog book revealed th* fbllowin^ saqtwoo* of otwrfc

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at Whaloyyilla, Ya. reportd h saw a jot air era Ct xplodaa t 1145 hours* Xssa^i&t^ly votord fill available Air

and Coast Guard^rwsft to tha 3c*n and started 3*reh ot DiseaalSwaap artia* A Hra^^^MHfllMllKl0*^^9^ fro* Eollaad Va* and reported sa*-iag a ^rhlta flasria ato-vv har^ at 1145 aad smr pisoa^ fall ing to thProllsinary rsporta froa Air Search negatl?*.. vlalicopter Is^dad and

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1531 - Associated r'resa reported that tha ^feather Bureauat Grsezisboro reported sighting a meteorite which exploited aoprpxiaatdly100 mila3 Sorti%-.o3rai *^ aat o Greensboro at an altitude botsrem 400OOTasad S

1553 - Captain HURST, District Intlligoiie Office,District, passed evaluation of incidaerfe a3 a niotorlt

1600 - Air aearoh teraiuatd with nogativo report regardingsigh-tings on ground."

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SAUC3RS IN NORFOLKWashington Daily News

16 July 52

P//ofs Spot 8 SaucersFlying fa Norfolk Area

Eight "glowing, ared-orange" flying saucers have been spotted 150 miles south of Washington,zipping along fe-Jaemation at supersonic speed, it was reported today.

United Press saSE Pan American*Airways pilots W> JB. Nash andW. H. Fortenbeczy saw the discsSd ht bt NtSundayNews

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Pash arid Bbctaaierry were g a DG-4 at a*wHteSQeO feet. Thes tid 10 companjr oESfials who w3. .-.

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distance^iHsgeterniined speed rptd as y^ry fast. Qbjeeta#flight patit level^and straight light disappearing suddenly asthp, shut off-or going behind a ba r r i e^ No noise noted."Weather clear, no clouds. Spot report-made by Col Killerviho requested OSI. interylei; witnesses; Action taken - agentsdispatched.

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SUBJECT:. Unusual Aerial Object, -Vicinity of Harris Creek Hoad,Fox Hil l , Virginia, 13 Juna 1952

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of Special InvestigationsHeadquartersv'Ohited States -Air ForceWashington 25, D. C.

1. 'This report pertains to the observation of an unusualaerial object by one (l) parson naar tha Harris Greek H.oad in FoxHill, Virginia. The time of sighting -was 1030 hjura 13 June 1952.

2. On 13 June 1952 at 1130 hours Llajor FRANK A MAP?, AirSrovosi; Marshal, Langley Air. ?orce Bass, Vij|^yi^. t a la phonic allyadvised this office that a local r e s i^ e n^> jH|H|HPflM0IMKJiip hadtelephoned hia and reported seeing an unusual aerial object, sphericalin shape, in the Fox Hill, Virginia, area, a distance of approximatelytwo (2; miles from Langlay Air ^orce Base, Virginia.

3 . On 13.June 1952 a t 1500 hours , MijflflHHMflMMflMMHM f^fasinterviewed and gave ..in .substance the following information concerningthe incident: -4MNMVHPfei salesman for a local awning concern, first

.observed this spherical object while driving his car along Harris Creekd, a spar 3 a ly populated section of-Fox Hill , Virginia. As air

mnded a "bend in the road, he sa-w the object hovering' in tha,'a.ir at an altitude of approximately, 200 feat^ovar- a group of pine- traes

. approximately 400 to 500 fat west of tha rosed*--x. '? .

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(.ascribed the object as b-sin aoout 2b Lo 30feet- in diameter, inada of a uetallic look in:-: substance ar.a havinga li jht blue or sky bias color. H^ state d i3 to 5 feat in. thickness, taperin- down from ^ ^ ^ |side, similar to a discus used in athletics. HHHJPH(^JMrtn.er statedthat from v^hsre he stood, ha was able to obtain a batter vie?/ of thaunderneath side of the object and gave the following description: ^hecraft had four (4) concentric sections when viewed fro:a underneatn.One section was a. solid inner case "which comprised the center and didnot SOT3 Hext to this Tvere t-wo (2) spherical sections -which -werespinning: rapidly in opposite directions. The out s i d e s e c ^ ^ ^ a s narrowerthar; "=ixe others and like the center, did not rotate."^VNMNPHNBhjM.ti-the craft did not seem to have any exhaust or smoke, but that he didhear a alight whistlijij^^und -while the object was hovering over thegroup at trees. flHflHHMWaid "--8 observed what appeared to be a? smallantenna protruding from the center portion of the craft on the top side.

'& could see no slots or duct openings in the object, ilftar approxi-mately 1.0 second^^pHHHHRRkBaid the craft t i l ted slightly, flew upvjardat an f^ gf***. of 4:5-;(iegree3 and away from him at a tremendous speed.

fflMHNRNNHi^3^^1^^ that i t was out of sight in a matter of seconds,but he 'eSSLd not estimate tha speed at -which i t -was traveling*

14 Jtine 1952 Langley Air Porca Base Operations advisedthat rxssswg" ^ 35 was-in use at the time of the reported sighting and thatthis iTii.gfrfc path would "bring any approaching airplanes over the FoxHill sra prior to landing. Records at Base Operations further indicatedthat iaareo? (3) aircraft landed at the'approximate time of-the sighting:A IS &.t>-XQ04: hours, a T-ll at 1105 hours, and a C-45 at 1107 hours.

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a. Weather Sequence Ixeaort3 from Langlsy Air Force Base, whiclis located t-wo miles north north west of Fox Hill for 1030 hours 13 June

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1030 hours clear; Visibility - 9 miles; wind from SouthSouth 3aat at 3 knots; Temperature at 68; Dewpoint S30; Overcastat 20,O0G ft ; Scattered clouds at 500 f t .

7. Ir. relation to :he witness of subject sighting, the followinginformation is submitted to aid in evaluating his credibility?

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d. 4NflMNMNMP>had been looking for a prospec^^cus.tosieri:v uhe rox Iiill area at the tim-e of the si:-;atir.;. W H W P W does notwear glasses and stated that hs had not partaken, of any intoxicantsprior to the sighting.

hrcas a l i t t l s vague Tvhen reporting certain da-ta i l s concerning the sighting, hoviever, in general, he seemed to beintellirerru and a level-headed person.

3. On 15 Juna 1952 three (3) residents of the -iarris Greek Roadarea in -the vicinity of the sighting, "svare interviewed and advised thatthey had. observed no unusual aerial phanomanon and could not recal lobserving- any unusual, aircraft in that vicinity on. the date of reportedsigistins. 'Thosa interviewed were:

Creek Road

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Harris Creek HoadS.g9 Approximately 17 yrs)

S. -his information was coordinated -wit:: the Office of Deputy^hief of Staff for Intelligence, Collection division, Tactical AirCorxiand, langisy Air Force 3ase, Virginia, on 13 June 1S52.

10. Inquiry at the Langley AF3 GCA Unit on 14 Juns 1952 failedto reveal t-ie presence of any unidentified aircraft in the area for theperiod of 1030 to 1200 hours on 13 June 1952.

11. On 15 June 1952 Capt C H JACK30H, 4424th Helicopter Flight,Lanvley A?3, 7a., advised t a t at approximately 1030 hours on 13 Jura 1352,he n5ds returning to Langl9y AFB piloting an H-19 type Helicopter. Hisflight path to the base was, on a line from Phoebus, Virginia, to LangleyAFB and he stated that this route took him directly over the Pox Hillarea at an. altitude of approximately 300 feet .

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12. "his office contemplates no further inquiry into subjectsighting unless specifically requested by the Coiiimariding General,Air Material' Oornnand or Director of Special InVS'stigaticns, Head-quarters GSI, United States Air Force. '

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I as an ^tUmmy residing fit tbo Laxlagtoa park Hotel, Park^ 241.

sitting i s wjr atxtonoMle at 0233, 23 Jnly 1952, I saw two lcmgatedand irregular sbapad lights with a reddiafa-vhit* glow* Tb lighta appearedat agyruUaataly actxtljea*t at an loratian of about 30aad at a dlfltaaee ofabort A o* 5 *U* (soutteni ax&ttaity of KAS). Th lights war* bright butsot gXlttcrfag r afeisgr. Ite r^latlcm to tfatt alx* of t n a w n j i tp? eadhC t te tM li^^kis apyalisrad about IS t las* aa lar* d lowar (a&d to theHJrt) 2#fc w la eon^ant avtios darting toward th* nppw light asd

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OONPIDSHTIAL SECURITY INFORMATION

Fromi Intelligence Officer, Potomac River Naval CommandToi Direetor of HaTal Intelligence (0p-321D)

Subjt tfaidestifled object sighted (15 July 1952); information concerningEncli (l) Two (2) copies of restricted ltr from 10, MAS Patuxant to

CO, KAS Pataxent dtd 25 Jol 52, sane aubj1. Enclosure (l) ia forwarded inasmuch as the infonaation containedtherein aay 1 M of Interest to the United States Air Force.

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V, ? DANIELSBy dlretie

\TEW WASHINGTON DAILY N3WS15 September 1952 '

SUBJECT: Unconventional Aircraft -~>glpn, We3t Virginia, 12 S.ep^ eiabaiL 1952NaTOK" DAIJ*

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IBf United Prea*

j SUTTON, W. Va., Sept. 15A short time after a meteorite.or something1blazed across this town last Friday and seemed;

I to land nearby, an evil-smelling, greea bodied monster 12 feet tall!with bulging- eyes and clawy handa sent seven young citizensrunning for their lives/

A. Lee Stewart; who with his\ ther publishes the Braxton Cou; Democrat, .saw mysterious traces

rfa-ityof

hiswhatever it was, and here's! story: .I "It was about 7:15 p. m.when thisi meteorite, or something, was sup-posed to have been seen that Iwandered down the street and thepeople told me about having seenit. Then, a little while later, thiscall conies in from Flatwood, atown about five miles away.

A PAIR OF EYES''Mrs. Kathleen May and six boys

hac gone up the hill to where,thisthii g was supposed to have landed;

they could see flashes of lightash, flash, flash, three or fourscoming from the top of the

ancftimhill.

"As they kind of eased around alittle bend in the road, there, in theshadows, they saw a pair of" eyes.There was a peculiar odora verysickening, hot, stuffy smelling opor.

"The oldest boyhe's 17th ewa flashilght on it. All' the. res ofthem saw it too. The boy fell c verbackwards and all the people tbokto their heels and came runningback to town.

"They said it was about 11 or 12feet high, and had a shiny, metallickind of face and protruding eyes.Its body was green. It had out-stretched handssort of clawylooking hands.

"When thoan n3j gt back to town,they gave the boy a dose or twoof smelling salts, and called police.

TRACKS"Of course," said Mr. Stew

the state police weren't in,ext morning the sheriff and sther people went up, and natuwent along to investigate. I t

my camera with me."Atop the rugged, tangled hill,

there was ho trace of a meteorite,but-there was an area "all trampleddown," Mr. Stewart said. He saidthat he could still smell traces ofthe peculiar odor.

There were two tracks.- Theylooked like skid marks, about afoot wide, a car length apart, and-about ten yards long, Mr. Stewartsaid. He said you couldn't get anauto up that hill.

Mr. Stewart and the deputies tookGene Lemon, the 17-year-old, alongwith them.

SAW SOMETHING"We had to coax him to go back,"

Mr. Stewart said. "I had to keepmy hand on his shoulder. Hesi ook and shook like he was sU death."I know all these people,'

Stewart said. "And I tried e\*ryway to tear this story down. Butthey all told the same storv arifjthevall staick to it.frigh

"I %theyhill.

"OJ

1CK IO II. Ie never seen people In moreorrT-fcnbw what they saw, butsure saw; something on that

_ course, at twilight, you cansee lots of things.. They could have,seen jarCwT*Srrnn^ up there in- atree, Jmchput a-body under Jt."

The following information vras extracted from the OSI, HQ USAFESunsnary of Positive Intelligence Activities for the Month of January1954, dated 18 February 1954-J /

"4. Unidentified Flying Object Reported over BERLIN:"On 8 January 1954> a German resident of the American Sector

of BERLIN noted an unidentified object, similar in appearance and sizeto a full moon, traveling in a straight path from northwest to southeastover the American Sector of BERLIN. Time of observation was 2027 hours(local time), and source observed the object for a period of approximatelyfive (5) to seven (7) seconds, at which time it disappeared behind thesurrounding buildings Weather conditions at time of observation wereclear sky, a new quarter moon, wind approximately five (5) to ten (10)miles per hour, and .temperature 20P to 25F. Source could give noidentifying aerodynamic features but stated that there was no signof exhaust trail nor could any sound be heard from the object. The .object traveled in a straight line at a constant altitude and speed.Source was unable to estimate altitude of the object but stated thatspeed of the object appeared to be twice that of a jet fighter aircraftbut much slower than the speed of a meteor."

GOP i'From 5th District OSI

Wright-Patterson Air Force BaseOhio

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THE INSPECTOR GENERAL USAF 213T DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONSLANOLET AIR FORCE BASE, LANGLEI FIELD. VIRGINIA

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ft* 29 4mmrx I8*** ^ ^ S F* M}H1F?S?ALL Chiaf of tfcaCM Oft Urn. m Utaxrlawa d at Blaokr^mt Ary Air Fiald.

a*hri*a* that h had baan warklag for th* CAA alae* U*6SCH*.??STiU airiaad that ha f irst saw tfca abject at 1TS8 hffWf a 29 Januaryahaa tfe* U aloya# in th f laid oallad bia at hi a hmsm la Blaakatasa,

hit attafcia t tfca aightln^. Aeaor41a t 3C3A??ST4LU th*to kava a bright aatalllo urfae Aaeordis^ t

j forty (40) aod forty-fiTo (43)tha harlscm i4 aua aarth la direotioa. SCS&ffS'ZAU*

that t3ia b^ot ma fi*a (3) to ton (10) sllea away t aa ltitud#) ()

^ () )of ap?r3dtly thirty ( ) to forty (40) thxmnand

4 tt 1)hial tb aojcct *aa a ligjst Iay*r of otrro-tratat,oViad ttat thaao olauda wually aoourrvd at tn a l t l f e ^ ot( ) to forty (to) feamaaOd foot aad thay thaa hftlpod hiw

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File TTo 24-0 " 11 Fobruary 135481st District 031 (13), Langley A?3, Eaiaptoa, YirgiadaSUBJi Sigh-fciag of Thaidoirfcif 1*4 Subject Sear Blaokatone, Virginiaappeared so largo at guoh aa altitude. SCHAF?STALI further adviadthe 041 agosts thai Roaneloe, Virginia had reported three (3) leeaeweather balleoas, oa the nsoraiag of 23 January 1954* Boaaoke hadsoted that the balloons ware drifting in a north, northeasterlydirection. SCHA793TALL estimated that i f the direction of driftc a aid sued, the ballaaaa would have passed BO oloser than an* hmdrA(100) aiXaa (approziBatwIj) fram Blackatoaa and that in auek as rritttha object cigrkad waa pireba^ly oot oa of th balXaoas* SCEAF?3tALLhowavwr, tatd ttiat tha objot oould hara bao& a ballcoa, but that hawaa xaakla %o giro mj aatiaato af th attar* of tha object*

7. Xr. SCHAFfStlLL ehaaload tha rauorda of tha CM Offica aadHtm follawLag iraatiiar aoaditiona for the lata aftaraaem of 281954, Ibis* brokan olaadg at twenty (20) thooaand fat ware

reported aVtke Cfwraxisata t ln i of the A ^t ing* witb a aerthM wiad af s ix (6) ailea per hour alae recorded.

if i* laaatioa af the BUokataaa CM Offioe aa theTT Aagreaa* 9S aiiataf* leeofia** wast loagitadei 3T

Mimtaa. 9 tod aartH latitudej eleratios, 440 -1*6*, C^taia ttASTDI H* CA3TtEBERaT, AO 81 \

the taknowa object . CASfLBBBHHT shook** thftMat adrised that the 771st AC & W dqmadron. Cape Charles

had ast l f ied a p i l o t of the 48th squadron efi anOj*ot si(*t**. Captain CASTLE3EBHT iaentifiad the p i lo t a 1 s tDOJtiLD 1* 089OS12, AO l t t l S U , wU stated that tha motif leatlom aoeurrodaossitias em Saaraday sronlag, 2& Jaauary 1994* Captain OiSTLSBSHHTadrlaed from the rooerds that the AC ft W Squadron had roooiredv tsw (2)reports af \alnawn objeots, from ihe Qreusd Obserrer Corns Filter Centfar,Hohmoaa, Tirginla. The f i r s t report* reeolYed by AC ft W at 1744 hours*tntd ttiat am unknown object had been sighted at approxiaaately 73 dogrees.I t minntes west longitude, and 97 degrees, 43 adantes, aorth latitude,CA8TLSSS33? stated that "fte AC ft W Squadron had raoolTod another reportfrom aiefaaojsi at 1804 hours, af a sighting s t 77 dogrees* 15 ainates.west loagi-tttd*, and 57 dograes* 48 minute*, aorth latitude* CASTLSBSR3Tstated that KUhnead had aat adrised the AC ft W Squadron of ifae originof 1h* I op a i t s . GASTIiEBSSXT rormised, howirrvr, that the sightingsprobably originated a t 000 Cemmand Potts* OASTISBSSBX stated that th*AC ft W isjMkdrom had obserred * md*ntif i*d objects witt&ia a radius of

fcoarfrW f i f t y (SfO) Bl iss , daring t h i s day* 0ASTLB3BH7 stated thatfarther fctforsatiom was ooatained l a the AO W report.

9. 0 1 ?ebruary 1964, l a t U DOSALD S OSB039S, t h Fighterlasereeptor Squadron, was iaterriewed ooaooraiag his aetioBs l a this

24-0 / 11 February 195421st Ditriot 051 (19), Lax gley *?8, KasptW Virgin*SU3J5 Sig*tia of Unidentified Qbjwt Ha/%ac*ato*# Virginiaa*fct%r 09B0SSS adflft** tbat h wm flyiag a 7*84 airoraft oTr UadavAFB whm notiri4 of tfc* ualdaUf U4 obji by th 771*% AC A ir0SB0HX8 atrl#d that h * SITVB dlr*o"bioa by & ACand rqua-toi to inrtigat# th diroiw4 mrmmm t*r 1hobjt* OSBoa r^all4 thut h ha4 patroll4 th ara

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AFCSI-6D __^DATS"

SUBJECT: (TTnrin^i11 f I i i) M\\\Hnntifirrt fihj^rtjgijThtnflSoutheast of Ocean City, Maryland,SPECIAL

UNCLASSIFIEDistrict Coainder5tii OSI l3trict (IG)Wrigiit-Patteraoa Air Force BaseOhio

1. Attached for txansmittaX to tbe Air technical. IntelligenceCenter i s an OQI report of investigation, from District Office #2L>dated 3 August 195^, concerning unidentified flying object*.

2. Subeequetrt to vritlxig the attached report, tbe DistrictCOMmnder, VO #21, va aftflaed lay tbe District Intelligence Officer,5th HaroajL Bistrlct, thai inveatlgation "by his office revealed a vitoasavbo approached near eooo^i to the object in question to identify i t aaa smoke pot* The Pietriet Intellisence Officer la of the opinion that,the reported joauveaeut of the ola^ect can be aceouated for *by reaeoxt ofoaaoke belog blown sxaqf from the object by the wind. The District Datel

that these was fflctermive n&val activity in tbeaxe> o f subject s igh t ing and t h a t a he l i copter operating i n t h e v i e l n i t yobserved considerable tjnnmioif i n t h e are* . The D i s t r i c t In te l l i genceOffices' be l i eve* t h a t t b e moke p o t vaa used during sona naval exerc i sei n which no atteopt vaa made t o recover tbe p o t , and the rtiranagrt aaaywel l be part* o f unrecovered experimental iaodela-

FOR THE BlKBCTOKt .

EOI f r DO #21

dtd 3 AugChief, Sabotage and Sapionage BranchP l i * ^ > ^ J k J^^^H^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ftri^ ^P _^ k^^ V ^H ^B V^^^^Kfi^ k ^ ^k^^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ K ^^^tf^S ^^B^^a ^^ ^^ ^^ ^k

Directorate of Special Xtxvestlg&tlonaThe Inspector General

D E P A R T M E N T OF T H E A I R FORCEHEADQUARTERS UNITED S T A T E S A I R FORCE

CLASSIFICATION CAINC&LL&D ^ ..

UNITED STATES AJ

TW iNsnxrrtSR GKNSRAL !oitnac o* srsciAi- INVHSTIOATIONS.

BEPORT OF INVESTIGATIONnr-E

{.Confidential)Unidentified Object sighted 15 nilesSoutheast of Ocean City, Kd.,15CO hours, 27 July 1954

FU NO.

" '53-(24)-llDATE . .

3 August 1954 jsREPORT MADE BY

WILLI-Ai: '..'. DEI-2IIS, j j g . S/Am-REPORT MADE ATDO # 2 1 , Lan?

cFile Wo: -53-(2O-llDET.JLS:

1. This investigation was initiated on. 30 July 1954 by theDistrict Cc:.r.;ander upon information received fro;1, and at the telephonicrequest of Captain WILLI/Jt L. l-iESSM&It, District Intelligence Officer(DIO), 5th Naval District, Norfolk, Va. The DIO advised that his Officehad received inforr.iD.tion fron their Baltir.orc Office to the effect thatat 1500 hours, 27 July 1954, individuals aboard two fishing vesselslocated southeast of Ocean City, Hd., observed an object variouslydescribed, as a red ball or a ball of red flor.ic, which entered the waterapprc;dr:~.t;oly 15 riles southeast of Ocean City. The v/itnesscs statedthat they observed the object for approximately 15 minutes andvariously estimated the speed to be fron 8 to 24 knots. One witnessobserved the object through binoculars. Soric of the -witnesses statedthat the object traveled submerged part of the t ine, others that i ttraveled, en the surface. The DIO further advised that the water in thearea in question i3 too shallow to permit the operation of a submarineat Snorkel.depth and no.He.val craft of that type were in the vicinityat the tine of sighting. The DIO requestcd 031 to determine whetherany LangLcgrlPB activity or the National ^AvLsory Corrittee for aero-nautics nrralfl account for subject sighting*

2. SaaeoUil Agent DWIGHT J. SCOVEL assisted in this investigation.

A F B , V A . . . . - . " " . ' '.

3. Qa-pO July 1954 DALE SCHEFEL, 1st Lt, US.JF, AQ 2094381, BaseOperations,*was tblcphonically contacted and after revievdng his rcccrdSjadvised thafc Langley ;.FB had not lost any aircraft on 27 July_1954j thatthere had been nc reported loss .of aircraft vdng t ip tanks- on 27 July1954 -nd further that Langloy AFB aircraft do net conduct firing or bciMbingpractice ever the area in. question.

4 . On 3 0 J u l y ^cting4Pilot less .JLr craft Reaearch Station, National Advisory Corxdttco foraeronautics, Tcr.percncevi3-lc, Va. (-Jallops Island, Va..), was tolophonicallycontacted by S/A 3C0VEL and stated in effect that on 27 July 1954 hisorganization fired a 2-1/2" rocket and a Research Model. The rdssilcswere tracked by radar. The 2-1/2" rocket struck the water approximately5500 yards fron. the point of launching. The Research Model struck thewater approxinately 5000 yards fron the point of launching. The pointsof irpect of the nissilos vjerc approximately 30 rales fron Subject sight-ing._ "^^pPPBtf^ lviscd that no attcr-ipt is na.de to recover such nissiles.

MHJJ^furthcr advised that during the past three r.ionths his organiza-tion has not launched any nissiles which have a fuel c:cpcctancy of norothan three (3) seconds and that the nissiles eitcd above landed vithinan area of two hundred yards fron the inpact points indicated above.

CLOSED

From 51a i.r.".VVncht-?att.*5>on 'ir Force Bas-

OhioUNCLASSJ?;2D

5D 24-21-168

SUBJECT: (tJndassFlying

i, Connecticut,CMIHRDY

TOAir Technical Intelligsnce CenterWri^it-Pattarsoa Air Force BasOhioATTBt &TI.4A-2C

! Transaitted berowith for your inforaation i s or (1) copyof Report of Investigation t?y Special Agont MICHASL THEODORAKIS,Dis t r ic t Off ice Ho* 2* dated 15 April 1955* file 24-420, concerningsubject rastter.

izad

m Your at tentioa i s invited to the provisions of AFRprohibit the release of investigative infor-sation to unaathor-

1 I n dROI DO F2 dtd 15 Apr 55

:-^cc: Dir OSI w/o Incl

L. BtAGKSTOtJELt Colonal, IJSUPD i s t r i c t Conaander

CLASSIFICATION CANCEL-. -BYSY \m?-.

5D14 1954

SUBJECT: BNIDEHTIFED OBJECTSighted 15 Hiles Southeast of OceanCity , Maryland, 1500 hours* 27 JulSxSCIAL IKQUIRT

TO: CunwunpderAir Technical Inte l l igence CenterVright-Pattarson Air Force BaseChio v.

'Se-

1 , "Cranaaitted herewith Tor your information I s one ( l ) copyof Report of Investigation of Special Agent VilLLIAM W. DENNIS, JR.,D i s t r i c t QfTioe Ko 2 1 , dated 3 August 1954, f i l e 5 3 - ( 2 4 ) - H , suhjeeta above*.

Co,2. Subeaquent to writing the attached report, the Districtnder BO $21, was adriaed by the District Intelligence Officer,

\ 5th Baval District, that inveatigation tey hia office revealed awitness who approached near encugh to the object in question toidentify it as a sooka pot* iThe District Intelligence Officer isof ths opiaion that the reported movement of the object can beaccounted for bj reason of stroke being blown away from the object"by the wind* The District Intelligence Officer advised that therewas extensive naval activity in the area of subject sighting and thata helicopter operating in the vicinity observed considerable dunnagein the area. The District Intelligence Officer believes that thesake pot was used during soiw naval exercise in which no attempt wasmde to recover the pot, and the dunnage may well be parts ofcovered experiantal models,

3, Ho further investigative action i s contemplated and thefiles of the Office o^ ^ ^ ^ p t i g a t i o n s are

4* lava? attention i s invited t o the provisionswhich prohibit the .gal AaLne-qg laaaeti^ativ information'

persons*^

a -JT^J-- - '

1 InclROI fr EO ^21, dtd 3 Aug 54

OSI (24-135-21-11)

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/ROBSHTS P.Colonel, Ui2AF \Disiarict Coiaaander

r1:1

DEFMTMENT OF THE AIR FORCEHEADQUARTERS UKTED STATES AIR

f t t ItnCTOft EXK*4L UtAFs i n Dxmxcv orrici or QPBCUL unriRioixion

U M U R Aim wtmcm &in, HAMPTOI, YOLOIIIA

File Ho: 24-0

SUBJECT: tfnitl&sbifasd Plying Objects

TO:

13 JUW 195S

405th F i l t e r Bcmber VJing/dr Force Base, Va,

1. Th? foHcr,ilns i s quoted frcB a l e t t e r , dated 5 June 1956,frcoi the Federal Bui'oau of Investigation Field Office, Fdchjnorsd, VaThis informtiors iaas tialephoaically referred to your office ona June 1956,,

"Forif Virginia, -aho has no telephone, tS^sptoonically contacted

the 2ichaoni Office of th8 FBI on June 5, 1956^to advise that in thepast too years he has done considerable research on flying discs andhe believed he saw on approximately tiso years ago*

"He eaitiivued that during ths l a s t -v^ eek of Hay 195.6, friends ofhis parents, the identities unkno-vai,, vino reside near Stuart, Virginia,related feat approximately Kay 23, 1956, they observed a large ba l l off ire appracdaBtevLy the size of a refrigerator go into the side of amountain near StuartM Virginia. "^Nflfe could furnish no additionaldetails coaceming this incident but he was of the belief tha t th isobjsct cbssTv^d neOS' Stuart * VirginLa, was a flying disc*

"DAVES indicated he su^r i n the near futor go to Stuart, Vir^Lnia,to contact hi3 parents* friends for additional details concerning theabove

"The about* i s being furnished for your information*rt

2, On o June. 1 ^ 5 , t M i H H t t i l M n M H 9 supra, v/aa interviewedand identified bis parjaata* friends M&IO observed the largo ba l l offire as 4flMKfc&d 4flWHHflMftLJ.roaaoj

21st District OSISubjt Unidentified Flying Objects

advised that theother fireballs during the past year,

File No:

allegedly observed several

Dir OSI BOHDSNC o l o n e l , USAF

Cocamsnder

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCEHEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

WASHINGTON

THE INSPECTOR GENERAL Ui21ST DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS

LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, HAMPTON, VIRGINIA

F i l e No: 33-0

SUBJECT: AERIAL PHENOMENON RESEARCH GROUP

TOj Director, Special InvestigationsHeadquarters United States Air ForceWashington 25, D. C#

1 The following information was received from th^'Richnond,Virginia Field Office, FBI, by letter dated 11 January 1957- Thebody of the letter is quoted as follows:

7irginiajUiadvised this office on January 2, 1957> *hat shs"SaH" received a letter from captioned organization requestingshe furnish any information she might have relative to heralleged observation of a "flying saucer" a year or so agonear Richmond, Virginia, Mrs#

File No: 33-0; SUBJ: AERIAL PHENOMENON RESEARCH GROUP

She informed that the letter indicated tho groupwas a national organization whose duty it "Was to investigateany and all unusual aerial phenomenon. It also reflectedthat one

- UNCLAS;

CLASSIFICATION CBY AUTIIOruIY GI

BY _._..J.V-"'.v.-fc-i;*-

File So:

SU3J2CT; Unidentified Plying Obj eobTO: Base CosisuuideP

Seysaoux>-John8On Air Force BaseKorth Carolina

1. This eomaaniction confirms the inforaiation orally transaitted to you by Special Agent John T. Fergeraon, Jr . , of DetacJ>-ment 2104., th is organiaation, 7 Hoveober 1957.

2* Cited information, i s l isted as follows:

Captain H2HHT MA2IIB, Assistant G-2, U, S. Marine Corps,Camp Lejeune, K. C , telspfaonically cosounioated to S/A. Eugene Sword,Detaciuoeiiit 2104., th i s organization, 7 Hoveaber 1957, the following

21st District OSI (IG)ubj; Unidentified Flying Object

3. This letter is classifiedcontained in paragraph 30o(2)(a),

File So:U, Sovwabar 1957

pursuant to authoritj205-1.

cc:

OSI, USA? (in ciup)Dt. 2104

RICHAIiD G. COXLt Colonl, USA?District Command

Director, OSI: A copy, in duplicate of the letter of confirmationconcerning subject, which was submitted to the Base Commander, Seymour-Johnson AFB, N. C , is forwarded as a matter of information and inaccordance with the provisions^ of Paragraph 904b(l), OSI Bulletin Nr. 51.

-2-

21st DISTRICT OSI (IG) USAFLAUGL3Y AF3, VIRGINIA

CLASSIFICATIONV.Y A U T " "

DATS

Capt,

* 5 DEC 1975

Fi le Hoi

SOBJgCT: Ifaidantified Flying Object20 November 19

TO:Laa&Lay Air Fore* BaaeYirgiaia

1. TM essssunieatiOB confirms the request o f MajorJofaaacon,

21st District vSI (13)i wnideatifiad Flyiag Object

Pile Ko 24-14520 Bovewaer 1957

ing iSpecial Agent John R. Hdielll, 20 #21, obtained the follow-raotion from thrte individuals who stated that they hadthe objsct:On 13 NoveaberlW,_ _ -

Ablagdaa, Ya., vaa iatrTiifd eoaefning his-anidatltld objat oa 6 Hovebr 1957. 4BJBJinforaatlcmt

(1) DscoriptioDL of Objcti

rurniahed th* folloviag

a. Carrotb. Appeared 12->14 feet in length., and two feet wide

end, tapering to a point at tba opposite end*c. Bright red-oranee, siallsr to the light given off by a star,d. Only one (1) object ebeerved, Tbe object was void of shape^ except for the previously

&eatiosa4 eeorrot shape, BO projections of any description observed*f See ttbeveg, le> SMDBd of any sort was heard at tbe tiae of tae

of course of object t

very

vfcitfc It

Qjpom rriviif bans from work and after debarking froApptsed to look up into tbs skj, Inasdirtely ebeerviiigoiijtst sheared te foUon a strai^it ootorse sad did not

b. Tte sb^eet vss first ebserred alaost direetljr overhead,e lim ob]tt was *hmrv& for a good five slantes during

to Bjsiitsia i t s position dsseeadigg gradually toward tbeeveatvallj disappearing below the sarison*

e\ ta# object resai&ed i s a vertical position vitfc theaad Bs1nts1sed tbis sttitvde doriag i t se Slowly deiceadia* eventually behind tbs boriaon.f* Ctoeerred object for s full five nimrte, object case

fro* ^mrttsysst prteeid1in i s a lorUweaterly direction, predoaine.tel7

(3) Manner of Observmtionsa* SOBSb. Umc. I/*

21t Eiatrit QSITubji Unidentified Flying ObJ et

(4) Ti:a atad data of sighting ia 1735 boars EST. 6 8ovaairb. Sayc. Beeideace, bactey

stiated age of observer $0*55 years, Occupatio:County, V*

a, /

Be: 24-U5MoTabr 1957

Aaingdon, 7sCourt,

(5) iUMr and wind condition* at tiaa and pi of sighting

a.b.c. dar, alaost xmlladted

fitifemtytt eloiad formation oowrred t tia of sight

tha ara *t tla*

(7)

Aaer otter tmniait *etiYiti or ooaditiona:

dcta r Iteci i f icmtioji

(S) Location ef aay air traffie in araa e.t tiae ofa. Boas observed

(9) /*(10) Sow

(above formai extracted froa paragraph 7d, APR 200-21OB 13 Iamb** 1957,

-aaay

Ut District 0S1 (1G)Subj; Jaidsatifisd Flying Oa^

File So* 24-1215i)37

b. 3nable to eatiaate srU 6MB to what appeared to beextras* alt i tude. The objeot appeared to be f i l ing at an altitudefar above that vhich aoraal aircraft traffic 1* b i

aa a brightoolor apprd aa a glowtog rdr*orang of such a

ersy

one objeet observed*a. Boaef. Bus to i t s extras* height the object vas void of

ether thaa ths previously described elongated egg shape.g* approximately one-third of ths object appeared to

be a blast area sisilatr to that uhieh vould be expected from a rocket.There was a* t r a i l feUeviag ths object.

a* thar* were ao sounds of any kind heard during theeoalA have com froa ths object.

of course of object*atteatiaa vas dram to ths object by a

t**14ss across the street, "look at the Sputnik".for % period of three to four aiwrtes then vesthis wifs and child out to view ths object, and

objeet for m addiUonal two to three siautes, untilbelow ths hsrisoa*b* ths objeet was first observed approadnatsly 45 degress

a level plane sf ths earth*

a* ths object prooeedsd in a straight and apparentlylevel path asross ths sky from ths time i t vaa ,flrst observed 'until i tdisappssrsi bmlxnt ths aori:xon

d* See (a) *bove.e disappeared belcsw tlsa horizon*f* Gbsarred for a ful l five or six sinutes

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SUBJECT: JJnidentified F . l i ^ g ^ J c t , J ^ e D i , J V ^ g ^ i a ,12 January 195&-f : "V; *

TO: Commander . ,-. ' L a n g l e y A i r f o r c e . B a s e ,-. .- .; .,_-.

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1. This communication confirms infortaation furnished CLA|IKS E.JOHNSTON, Major, AO 421112^ Intelligence Officer, 345th BombardmentMing, Langley Air Force Baae, Virginia, on 3 February 195B, relativeto an alleged sighting:of an unidaatifJLed flying object in the vicinityof Salem, Virginia, i

2, Tlw"l^ya^\iM5r^958"e^t"it6n'6f the Roanoke Times, a dally news-paper published at Hoanoke, Virginia,, containad the following articlei

11o ^r;v-, ;-, This Section

"Strong* objects?in. thet aky created concern in the RoanokeValley area early today. State Police at Salem receiveda report fron. a man. who reported- a. large object in the-sky .with what appeared to be a, ball of fire trailing i t . Hesaid he saw i t about 12:20 A.M. In addition, state policereported that th# object-or .objects had'been seen by personsin Floyd. County and. near Draper in Pulaski. Origin of thestrange object was not known early today.

3. On 15 J'anuary 1958, Special Agent JOBS R, McKSILL interviewedMr. { NMNM^Rout feA Salea, Virginia* 0^fHk furnished thefclicking inforsat-ion conssmiiig tha unidastified flying object whichhe allegedly aighted on-12 January 1958 s ,

( l ) of the Obiect:5 a< Appeared, round-, with a short cone trailing,

r..b. Appeared 10-20 feet in diameter, the face of thesphere appeared greening in color, the remaining portion Including thetrailing con* was fire- red. The cone appeared to be a cone of firegiven off from the object itself. The cone was about the saaaa lengthas the object itself, - - v

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c. Tha forward part of the sphere appeared to be of grsenishfire and the remaining part was red in color.

d. Only one (l) object was observed,e. No formation of any type was noted.

The object was void of shape except for i t s roundnessi cone.and ace

g. k trailing cone of what appeared to be fire about as longas the sphere and was tha saaae color. The face or nose of the objectglowed with a greenish color.

h* So sound noted, ciaVM^pMWMIltfiliVUi that neither she nor any of herstaff had contacted anyone in COKARC, Fort Monroe

3 7 . concerning the placement.of an advertisement in Fort Monroe's Daily Bulletin.

4* Staring the month of February 1958 and during a Mike Wallace TV 3bov,one Donald X. Key hoe, Major, DSHC (Eat), was interviewed and the naae ofCaptain QOdeahurgh and Langley AJB concerning unidentified fLying objectsand an irtl^gyj refusal to give the Information to c ivi l ian sources wasdeveloped and portrayed. The allegation portrayed on TV was raors detailedthan the newspaper itaa inclosed herewith as Inclosure #2.

5 . The Board of Governors :JBM indicated in the circular referred tohereiaabove by the Rational Investigations Comaittee included BrigadierGeneral Thoaaa B. Croton, USA (Bet), Baltimore, Md., Colonel Robert 3.lEaaerson, ISSA Basarve, Nuclear Physicist, Kaiser Alomicuni Co,, Baton Rouge, La.,and refart to avaluation of information by General Albert 0. Weidemeyer, USA(Ret), Poolaville, I4d

\2l3t District 051 (10)Subj: Air Research Group, etc

File Hri23 Sept

6. The information hereinabove i s patently of a aenaiti'/a natureand i s cla33ified

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area aaa beeome part oft o jodn a RXCAF alb inl a n e suFporting cet-wertu Heat lapertant wi a l l^ yeu idLll be piaying aiv i t a l rolenot orJLy in aiding t e eod tae

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ARTICLE APPEARING IN "THE DAILY PRESS", NEWPORT NSrfS, VA,

9 APRIL 195.8

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* .% In the past two years, thereflaw* been three unidentified fly-objsct sightings reported- to

_^gly Jdc Forte Base, theDaily Press was told yesterday.-afaj. L. J. Tacker, executive

offlcw to the public informationdivision, office of the Secretaryof U* Air Fore*, mad* the reportyesterday after a local youthchargad that ttts Information. is

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>*., .-arwidt, .Mokesroante the Alt Research -Group, lastWtefc said that he has been unableto* fed oat from Langjey howmany sightings have been reported to th base. Bryant saidt h t i 95& h h k l dthat since 1956; he has knowledgeof seven sightings, in Tidewateroa UFO*5. Langjey reported tharegulations prohibit the base itfrom giving out information onunidentified flying objects; thatyg jthis information must come fromthe Air Force Secretary.

Tacker reported sightings Sept.10, 19S6, near Big Bethel: last!',Hay in Suffolk and* last Novem-';tber in Warwick. He said non&j{of the three were accompanied],by sufficient data to form a posi-jtfve identification, and a thorough Linvestigation was made by Air [fForce . authorities ,of_" the BiguBethel sighting. ", ' ";,

This object, Tacker. said,o was ,reported as about theatre o a;tsoftball. shaped something likea full moon. A witness reported-ly said he saw passengers in thevehicle, wearing headgear.

The Air Research Group is anorganization of 10 Peninsula resi-dents, five of wKomhave seenUFO's and all of whom believethat the unidentified objects areflow* . by ' inhabitants of , other iplanets, Bryant said.

Bryant contends that the publicid not deceiving complete Infor-mation on sightings: that the AkForce "reports only thrte percentare classed as "unknown" wnQpthe achud figure, he adds, is. 13per cst ' ' ' .

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SUBJECT: / j^ t ional Investigations Cociaiittee on Aerial Phenomena

TO: Director, Special InvestigationsHq, DSAFWashington 25, D C

! Reference is made to letter, your Directorate, subject andfile as abavm, dated 4 February 1958* setting forth results of arecords check, Headquarters OSI, concerning subject organization andone

Z* At the time this request was submitted) no formal investiga-tion had been opened in that none had been requested by the Consoander,Langley Air Fores Base* The information requested of the Direwtorate,ija this instancs, vaa for the files of District Office #21, so thati t "would he jgaxediately available in the event of future incidatsInvolving SsWNf a r i d this organisation*

3# On. 4 February 1953, a local newspaper in Hewport News, Virginia,contained an advertisement by the Air Research Group, same address asBRTAI7T, -wherein Iangley Air Force Base personnel were solicited to joint h i s group in an advisory capacity* At that time, the Consnander, LangleyAir Force Base, requested this Distr ict Offiee conduct ar> investigationof th i s matter*

4 Forwarded herewith is the report of investigation by SpecialAgent CHA21ES E HAKIENSTIKE, District Office #21, setting forth resultsof th is investigation to date.

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OAFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS

REPORT OF INVESTIGATION

FILE NO. .

24-U6DATE

13 February 19?SREPORT MADE BY ,

CliARLES E . HARTESSTTJE, 3/A bsa.TITLE REPORT..MADE AT

DO #21S Langley AFB, Va

LAEEX KCivilian1002 Arnold StreetWarwick, Virginia'

PERIODPEKIUU

5, 6 February 1958OFFICE OF ORIGIN

DO #2L, Langley AFB,STATUS

OLASOIFIGATIO^ CBY AUTHORITY 01CHARACTERSPECIAL 33QUIBX Cajit, llSAf

REFERENCE

INITIAL EEPOETB Y

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Investigation initiated upon inquiry froaa. Cocmander, LangleyAir Force Ba3e, concerning the Air Research Group, 1002Arnoia Street, Warwick, Virginia^ 4 February 1953 editionof local newspaper contained advertisement by instantorganization soliciting Langley Air Force Base personnel toparticipate a3 special advisors to ttalajgroup* Files 21stDistrict 0SI reflect -iMitfNMMVnii^ iMliiWMiiKW Street,Warwick* Virgjrvifiy in Septerfjer 195?> requested informationfrota langley Air Force Base, concerning an alleged foreignobject given to an officer from this installation, by a localcitizen -uho saw saxoe fal l from sky. W^fKttf represented himsei fas associate mes&er of National Investigations ConmitteeonAerial Phencsnena, Washington, D. C In January 1 9 5 6 > ' [ Wsubmitted advertisement to Langley AFB newspaper solicitingmecibership in same organization. Files ZLst District OSI,Directorate 0SI and Police Departtaents Hampton, Newport Newsand "Warwick, Virginia, negative concerning SUBJECT andNational Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena.

DISTRIBUTION

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1. This investigation -was ini t iated upon receipt cC .a le t te r from the3a.se Gcnsarsier, Langlsy Air Force Base, Virginia, dated 5 7'3bruary 1953,requesting information concerning the Air Research Group^elNMHJjpHMMawi^Vfarwidc, Virginia, -who, in a newspaper advertisement, solicited LangleyAir ?orce Base personnel to participate as special advisors to a proposedcivilian sttidy group on aer ia l phenomena.

AT LARGEST AIR FQSCE BASE.

2* Cta 5 February 1953, a review of the 4 February 1958 edition ofthe Daily Press, a daily newspaper prihi 1 nhed a t Newport News, Virginia,reflected ^he following advertisement "which i s set forth verbatim:

HOJIC2 TO LASSOS AIR

l ike t o hear frcm those persons interested ing the i r servicao aa Special Advisors to a

local ottriy group on aer ia l jdienomena* Wott i t y security but acting as private 8Qpaxat4 from, official Air Force dutr)

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4viBorw -woold help the d u b solve research psad inform i t on current methods, achievements, anduhitadag la. thla ttmXA* Tor: &re information v r i t e ,U r Baneurah. Group, 1002 JLrnold Street , "Warwick*n

3* OR 5 February 195S a revieir of the f i l e s , 2Lst District OSI,reflected the following information pertinent to th is investigation:

In January 1958, thla District Office received an inquiry fromCaptain G* B 0I2EHBUK3H* Off ice of Information Services, Langley AirForce Base, Virginia, re lat ive to the affi l iat ions asd ac t iv i t ies of thenational lOTmstigatlons Committee on Aerial Phenomena, Washington, B S#

from C8UQBSHBUEC2I resulted from two. incidents involving one.Warwick, Virginia, who represented

hliaelf as an associate wessbev of instant organisation. The 16 September1957 issafs^of the TEe Herald, a daily newspaper published a t HewportNe>re, f i rginia , aontained an ar t ic le to the effect that on the previousday a lewd ej^JLc^jon vaa heard over the Hampton Roads, Virginia, area, andone V H H N M B H H P I observed a strange 'white object fall from the sky*

a latter, dated 24 September 1957, addressed to Bureau ofL l Ai B i n ^ H H ^ ^ received atAerial leseareh, lajaglesr Air Force Base, signed

Headquarters Langley Air Force Base* In thishimself as an associate member of instant organisation, made reference to^^ obf1egt allegedly seen by Hr^v^MflMS* " ^ H H P ^ ^ 6 ^ ^ e hft^ contacted:frs^jHBBpand nas Informed by her that the"~ci63e

?-!of ZXD 2iv-liIn January 195&, ths editor of "The Flyer11, a weekly ne"

published at Langley Air Force Base, receded an advertisement r o i _ ^to "be published in ;1The Flyer11, v/herein ( R H V ^ 1 3 soli^ifciiig membership in.the organization in question. Captain GLBE13BURGH, ^ho monitors a l l advertise-ments for th i s paper, was of the opinion that membership in. th i s organizationon the part of military personnel could possibly result in conflict with orviolation of paragraph 9, A?H 2QQ-2, and consequently, the advertisement

t V refused*of the 2Lst District OSI contained no information concerning

safc^eet organization* By l e t t e r , dated 22 January 1953, theQirefttcnct* GSJL -was requested to furnish 21st Distr ict OSI any informationon -j^ r^fcarrfc acgttoisatioii reflected in the f i les of that Headquarters. Byl e t t e r , dxtod 4 February 1958, the Directorate OSI advised-that -fee f i l e s ofthat HeaJquarfcerB reflected ns> information eco iee rn ing^{ |HPMHR^ or thenational Inrsstigationa Conznittae on Aerial Phenomena* The Directorate OSIfurther adrisad that an imjuiry cctncernin|MHHMN2KL th i s organisation hadbeen, made of the PedersX Bureau of Investigation, and any information developed

\m furnished L*& District OSI*

195ft, fHe of the Hao^ pton Police Departosent wared c a t i o n Section, vho advised the files

__ _____ ^___ ,__ that n information concerningi s recorded in. the Police Department f i les*

5. Qa 6 Febraarjr 1958^ fiXeg of the Newport Hews Police Departmentwere reviewed lay IfrsJBpHBHMWWWfcClerk Ident^l^tion Section, wioadvised the f i l e s reflect no record of snaJECT 'jflMHHHRp further advisedthat no infowaation coaeerning any organisations is-recorded In the Police

AT MfflillCK.

"* 6 . - Oa 6.5revia*red fcjrinf oraation concerning

7* This report i s dass i f ied flpBHMHRHB. that in contains investi-gative infonattion requiring protection against unauthorised disclosure*

f i l es of the Warwick Police Department wereerk*^ vho advised the, f i l e s reflect no

. iliH^0|piadvised the files contain noorganisations*

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1 . H i l l conduct IAC a t Norfolk F i e l d Off ice , FBI, f o r any a v a i l a b l einformation concerning dHHNHNitiNMP?, t h e Nat iona l I n v e s t i g a t i o n sC o M i t t e e on Aer ia l Rienomena and the A i r Research Group, flMMlamick, Virginia^

2, Will upon receipt of information from the Directorate OSI concerningthe Hational JnTeetigationa ConodLttee on Aerial Phenomena, resulting frominqoirj of the Federal Bureau of Investigations, conduct any further investiga-tion deeared appropriate*

Fi le No: 21D 24-146TT>,T T T? ATKC

DISTRICT OFFICE NR. L. BOLLING AIR FORCE BASE 25. D. C.

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1, W i l l review ind ices of FBI Hq and FBI ID, . for any informationcontained t h e r e i n concerning the Air Research Group, ^ W H M I M F S t r e e t ,Warwick, V i r g i n i a . . . . . . . : ; ^ 7 : ' ' ,:.. -".-I - - " " ' ^ '

DISTRICT OFFICE KR. 21.~ LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE. VA. ' '.. - * * ~ .

1 . "Will upon completion of ou t s tand ing undeveloped Iead3y conductany f u r t h e r i n v e s t i g a t i o n deemed appropr ia t e* -- -

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SU3JECT: (Confidential)31 March 1958

!, CivilianStreet, Warwick, Virginia

SPECIAL INQUIRE , r.

TO j CommanderLangley Air Force BaseVirginiaATTNJ Provost Marshal

1. Transmitted herewith i s Report of Investigation by SpecialAgent YAHTAH ASDOURIAS, DO #4, File 24-826, dated 24 March 1958,pertaining to the above subject*

2* All logical investigative leads have been developed andreported and this investigation i s considered closed in the f i leaof th i s office.

3 . lour attention i s invited to AFR 124-1 which prohibits thedisclosure of investigative information.

4. This le t ter is classified ^MMMNMte ^ that i t containsinformation which requires protection against -unauthorized disclosure,

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HEADQUARTERSUNITED STATES CONTINENTAL ARMY COMMAND

FORT MONROE, VIRGINIADAILY BULLETIN

OFFICIALUNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED OFFICIAL ITEMS EXPIRE 22 DECEMBER 1958

Number 185 . 22 September 1958

1. DETAILS FOR HEADQUARTERS USCONARC, 22 September 1958:(1615-0730) Staff Duty Officer: Lt Col E. C. Witt, Jr., CD

Staff Duty NCO: SFC P. J. Higgins, AG

2. DETAILS FOR HEADQUARTERS FORT MONROE, 22 September 1958:(1615-0730) Staff Duty Officer: 2d Lt R. E~ Steck

Extension61226122

22250

3. VISITOR TO HQ USCONARC.NAME AND ORGANIZATION

C. M. S8 Deakin, Office ofDirector of Military Training,War Office, London

GRADEDATE OFARRIVAL

Brigadier- 22 Sep

4. OFFICER ARRIVAL AT FORT MONROE.NAME GRADE BRANCH

Hutchinson, Philip A. Lt Col TC...

LENGTHOF STAY2 days

SECTIONTrans

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SECTION TOBE VISITEDHq USCONARC

(SGS, USCONARC)

ARRIVAL18 Sep 58

HQ USCONARC)

5. HONOR GUARD. There will be an honor guard in the area east of the ChamberlinHotel at 1000 hrs, 22 Sep 58, in honor of Lt Gen E. A. Pollock, USMC, Commanding General,Fle^et Marine Force, US Atlantic Fleet. Residents of Fort Monroe and personnel whoseduties permit are invited to attend. (SGS, USCONARC) ~- - i .' ' r - . : .

6. SEPARATION COUNSELING. Personnel due 'fdfr separation during the month of Oct 58will report to Bldg T-183, Educational Services, at 1250 hrs, 24 Sep, for separationcounseling. Unit Commanders will be responsible for the attendance of all personnel duefor separation during the month of October. Only those individuals scheduled for immed-iate reenlistment may be excused. For planning purposes these separation lectures areconducted on the 4th Wed of each month for personnel-due for separation during thefollowing month. (POST MIL PERS OFF)

1. PASSING HALTED BUSSES. Now that school has started, all personnel, military,civilian and dependents, must be on the alert while driving and always stop for haltedschool busses. This rule applies whether meeting or passing busses. While regulationsdo not require motorists to stop for halted Post busses, it is the motorist's responsi-bility to exercise extreme caution when approaching them since children also ride thesebusses and will frequently alight and cross the street in front of the bus without usingdue caution. Give the children a brake. (POST PM)

8. PEDESTRIAN RIGHT-OF-WAY. All personnel are reminded that pedestrians have theright-of-way when crossing the street in cross walks. (POST PM)

9. RANGE FIRING. (REPEAT) Firing will be conducted on the Post Range on 22, 23,24 and 26 Sep 58 between 0730 and 1700 hrs by Hq Co USCONARC. All personnel not actuallyparticipating in the firing will refrain from entering the Post Range area during thesedays. Red range flags will be displayed when firing is in progress. The main range flagis flown from a pole adjacent to the Post Incinerator. Officer in charge of firing isCaptain iCendrick. (POST S3)

10. OFFICERS QUARTERS. 55, 42 Ingalls Rd. Frame house, with a living room, alcove,dining room, butler's pantry, kitchen, bedroom and bath on the 1st floor; 5 bedrooms and2 baths on 2nd floor.

A -r . ,, .,64, 71 Fenwick Rd. Large frame house with living mom, dining room, sun porch,kitchen", ?maid's room and br \ on 1st floor; 4 bedrooms, SUIT )ch and bath on 2d floor.'"> , Applications shou. /be submitted to SI, Post Hq, by^ 8l200 hrs, 24 Sep. (POST SI)

COMMANDER: CA. S. NEWMANMajor General, GSChief of Staff

UNOFFICIAL

11. RELIGIOUS EMPHASIS WEEK. Religious Emphasis Week will be 5-12 Oct 58 a t theChapel of the Centurion. .Dr. -^flHMHHHBHtfMWHMP^> Professor of Pastoral Counseling,Union Theological Seminary, Richmond, Va., will be the Missioner. Dr.

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stated he had claimed Uis group ;.;a3 cooperating V7iti\the. U.S. kir Fovce to gaia 'prestige and to slimi:iace the ridicul-a hisgro'.'j 'w"a=- usually subjected to w'nen attempting to recruit new member.1.

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Vifi:iID28TIFIED FLXIT.G 03JSCT (UJrO)irhaond. Virginia

January 1959CosuaanderLangley Air Fore* 3a saVirginia

1* This conaunlcation confirm* information furaiehftd MajorSTSWA2X G. SCULL, AD 582947, Intelligence Officer, Eq 345th Boob Uing,836th Air Division, Langlay AFB, Va on 23 January 1959, re lat ive toan alleged s i t t i n g of an unidentified flying object(B) in the vic inityof Eichnondy Virginia*

4H^> Randolph Macon College, Ashland, Virginia, vas interriewed uponinfortsation received in a "Suomary of Inforrwtion11 froa Region VI,*lG9th CIC Group, Eichraond, Va., dated 27 January 1959. J ^ P Wthe following iaforjnation concerning the unidentified Hying objectwhich he allegedly sighted on 22 January 1959*

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(1) Appeared in a triangular shape,(2) Appeared as light clusters, no bigger than a dime held

(3) Color seetoed to be white (3 objects) , orange (4th object)\4) xwo whit> l ight ciufes>9 laws' joined by & third object

(which ceased to be orange in color I fourth l ight (white in color) .(5) First two white l ights traveling side by eida. Orange

l ight joining up, than breaking off j fourth l ight seined t o interceptother white l ights ,

(6) Clusters of l ights seaoed to have a triangular shape.(7) Hone.(8) l\o sound noted.(9) No

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Eq 21st District OSI (IG)Stibji OSIDEHTIFIED 3LIING OBJECT (OK>)

File flr. 24-06 February 1959

b of Course of Obiaqt(a)t

blinking,

horizon*

(1) Observed two clusters of bright lights which were

When first observed appeared to ba about 45 off the

(3) About 50c

fa.) White objects (#1 & 02) moved froa North to South,then stopped. Orange object (#3) moved froa Horth to South and i t alsoappeared to. stop* Firet vhite object (s) (L & jfe) then novod in awestward direction with orange object (#3) on a parallel course Theorange object continued into the vest until i t disappeared* The whiteobjects then reversed their direction and headed East* Fourth object(vhite) appeared out of tha North and Intercepted the f iret two whitoobjects* Tha fourth object continued in a southerly direction and dis -appeared. The f i r s t two objects then disappeared in the East,

(5) Objects were in sight about 30 adnutes*c* planner of Observation:

(1) Ground visual

(2) Ko optical aids used

(3)& Oq.te of Sight

(1) 2045 hoars'EST, 22 January 1959' ' " . (2) Might.

e. Location of Observer

(1) Driving Vest-Northwest on Highway $20 miles East of Richmond, Virginia*

f* Identify Information or Observers*

V age 18,

apja^oxiaately

(1)occupationJ student*

Street, Hasipton, Va.,

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(UFO)

&W(1) Clear night with soon.

(3) i&3(A) 15 miles-(5) Onlioited, no cover.

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. H o unusual activity io

a or identifying actioni .

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j # Air t raff ic - unknown.

1. Ho physical

DirG. COX

Lt Colonel^District Ooa^ aander

12 FEB1959

D E P A R T M E N T OF T H E AIR FORCEHEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORqE/rv

VASHINGTON

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. THE INSPECTOR GENERAL USAF21ST DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS

IANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, HAMPTON, VIRGINIA

5 March 1959

SUBJECTS, ^IDSJT.IFIED FLYING OBJECT(UPO)jjrederickaburg, Virginia11 January 1959

TO) CommanderLangley Air Force BaseVirginia

1, On 3 Harch 1959, Mrs, ^MpWW^BW^^MBW^BWi, BowlingGreen, Virginia, and her son, ^MflMJHHMMJMF. of the same address,were interviewed upon information furnished by Federal Bureau of In-vestigation Field Office, Richmond, Va., dated 2 March 1959, Subject,Unidentified Object Seen in Vicinities of Frederlckaburg, Va. and

> Va., January 11, 1959. - M M H i M l a n d MMMRr,y furaiabed the following information concerning the unidentified

flying object which they allegedly sighted on 11 January 1959sa. DegcriptyatY of, the, Objects

(1) Appeared at a distance as a row or rectangular windowsl i t with yellow light. Above.row of windows was one round, larger, muchbrighter light of white color. When overhead object appeared round, withyellow lights around the circumference,

(2) At a distance (side view) object appeared no biggerthan a quarter held at arms length. Overhead (bottom.view) object appear-ed no bigger than a half dollar held at arms length^" \v:'' ' '

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Npaa eicceptQas described in o ther s e c t i o n s ,^ rtT}a(7) When first sighted by PUGH, Jr, obje^tT)appeared to be a:

falling: star. PUGH, Jr. stated object had a yellow-tJ^*a~liail approxi-taately'equal to the radius of the object. Tail disajppear^ asstopped nfalling" and reduced ap%ffo|f^ * ' ^ "^

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Fi le Nrs 24-05 March 1959

(9) Object hovered, did not move with a constant speed or

b . Description of Course of Object;course.

(1) IflNNflNfe stated he was looking for falling stars*He further stated that he did not see any either before or after theUJO sighting. Object appeared in the T21E and seeaed to be falling,aa a meteorite would.

(2) When first appeared was approximately 40 degrees offthe horizon in East North. East*

(3) Object disappeared through the horizon. Cassation ofsight not due to distance, but to object16 disappaaring into horizon.

When first sighted, object appeared to "fall1* fromgreat altitude out of ENS, Object stopped falling, appeared to keepconstant altitude and case toward the autoxobile in which'observerswere riding. When object passed over the automobile, it seemed to changecourse and head South directly over the automobile on a concurrent courseat approximately the saae relative speed* After three (3) minuses on theconcurrent course, object changed course and moved toward the Vest, whereit disappeared under the horizon. (Total tiae elapsed: 3ix (6) minutes).

(5) Slovly to the West.

(6) Six (6) ainutes.

c . Manner of Observation.

(1) Ground-visual from moving autoaobile.(2) None used*(3) H/A r

d. TiO|B and, Date of. {Sighting:(1) Between 2000 and 2030 Hrs EST, 11 Jan 59.(2) Night.

e. Location of Observers^

(l) Observers driving SB on State Rt #2. Object was insight from the south city liadts of Fredericksburg, Va. to a point onRt HZ eight (8) miles south of the City liKiits of Fredericksburg, Va.

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Hq 21st District OSI (IG)Subji UNIDENTIFIED KLYING OBJECT (UFO)

Fi le Nrt 24-05 March 1959

f Infoyyaation on

(1) {Civilians) Mrs.Bowling Green, Va, Housewife

12 years of age. Same address. Student*

g. Weather and WindsnAloft Conditiona at Time and Place of Sighting*

( l ) Clear night. Ho cloud3. No moon.(2) Weather information furnished by*fmMHKmmK0HRH& Fore-

caster on Duty, 4 March 1959, from records of United States Weather Bureau,Field , Richaend, Va. . ,.

'" " 11 Jan 2000 Brs Wind - Surface t HW at 6 Knots2030 Hrs Wind - Surfacet M at 7. Knots

- Ha farther vind information available. ;"7

(3) No clouds. Coiling unrestricted, . ;- (4^1 y iBib i l i ty unrestricted* ^ ; ; :

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r,. (5),. No Thunderatorrna in area. - , " ^ -h. Ho unusual activity*

i . N / A . , ..-...- , . . - . . . . . . . . . . . .:

, j . Unknown . . , . . . ; ' ; '

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MEMORANDUM FOR

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Olsen/g|i/892l*/l2 Kar 59ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF, INTELLIGENCE

SUBJECT: Transraittal of Information

Xm Transmitted is information considered of interest toyoxir office. The indosure is for your retention.

2 Remarks -

llnclLtar tr FHT dtd 9 Feb 59w/l ind (2 cys)

HOMER L. MbORET Lt'Cdlonel, USAFChief, Sabotage and Espionage BranchCoxinterintelligence Division

^Directorate of Special InvestigationsThe Inspector General

UPON WITHDRAWAL OF THE INCLOSORES,THE CLASSIFICATION OF THIS CORRE- ''SPOtlDENCE \CELL BE CANCELLED.

IS MAR1959

^?;doord Cy, AFCSI-6D 2^1-185-21AFCSI^oDGapt L. F. OlsIaj R. V^ Arentson

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stars or p'a:ieu:f;:t?. r.VJcli

a^rSr^i the object *:M .r>;."haxy" yii. ^ris'hi'.cr" rhan stars or p'a:ieu:

sjpeav!ti "AJJ, ^n"vr in rircW-i. b^c^^^l"'v5 visjp-ea.v!tihtT a south-

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blteUBfinear her* wm dotted withvariety of flashing. bllnUand moving light*. As

, half or them could be df'traced to such COJ

things M campfirta, . . - . .' and red signal flares. Three-'our others probably origin*!from similar sources.

, At least two did not.

LA GROUP of .newsmen -mbl'ed near the high schooliTootball field her* got a> deavthough long rangelook at

'both of them. Tjp on the ewet1 of Sheeprock. a State ForestryService employe confirmed oneof the good sightings, but saidhe could not see the other ob-ject. - t

The light seen " *-*-'*from the two posky Just above "Wise raouum..rather than Sheeprock. It was (visible for about 15 minutes caround 9:30 pun. through field ;classes from U M high school. It ^appeared to be an oranj-red celliptical light. Itboth vertical and .motion before ' ftoaHjr' ammy-pearing 1 CT SV37 t s ^ SWSi Of o n

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-ctcbr 23, 19i?7, - t a l k e d by telephone to a memberg e / f 3 Group Operations, re^ardin^: an aiiegsd sighting--j.l-ief'tir.l9d flying 'jCv;?o". on Ocwbsr 19, Later in.

t.he -i^ y.. d 3-fVt. R- M. ^ierkiin^^ )f youx' office, contacteda- ri;:a askt:d for V.ne Lnfonaatior: vhich i naci obtained abouth ht ing. Ha a^iia t.har- t:.e aeciaion on ^netner to con-the sig

duce aii of f ic ia l Air r 'or^ tnv^sui.Ration of the sightin^a;:*s by other uersorirjyl. mere gt the Base', g

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coir/srsation on uctober 30, a Maj. S. Gv:.? yo>r office, could not info rta nra as to what, subs^-ex.ion your office has t-aken or plans to taka in the'iaix cf ay iiiforsatioa and/or the data contairx-ad i:a^Jrr^ss n^v/s article of October 21. Should I assu^^

Air Force in^si/tigatcrs will ever officiaAly contactb.^r/er3 involved, in o'^ incident of October 3-9"?

_-=j..\y3 i^es -xny Langl-ay-based officer or a.^ s^ cy planace an official interview with ?ai" her of the tv'^13 -^a next 30 days?

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LOCAL UFO SCENE

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The United State,i Air. Firsts defines an /'".identifiedFlying Object, a-3 na.ny airborne object vhich by performances,

conform to any presently known aircraft or missile typepor "which c&nne-t- be po^iti-vely Iier.tifid as a familiarobjecto" Th* vritsr has taken serer.al months to siircmarizea partictdai*0 phass of ths official and unofficial investi-gation of UFC^So He has endeavored mainly'by trial-*nd-error to set an sxaniplT cf vhat the novice researcher inthis^ field can accomplish by asking questions^ weighing' answers^ and f ormrng-logit.dl - conclusionso At the same tinier,he hopes that the layman will gain insight into the motivesand mathods of private citizens who have a serious andactive interest in th subject of unconventional serialobjectsor "flying saucers'8o And the writer trusts thatthis summary will become a significant contribution toorganized civilian UFO researcho -

For parallel reading outside the bibliographic entriesof the accompanying appandixe-Sp the reader is encouragedto consult "The' Psychology of UFO Secrecy"

s and inspiringarticle written by Gorai Eo Lcrensenj, appearing in the Qctober-ber9 1953 issue of Flying Saucers tlagaaine _(Palmer Publi-cations

9 Amhersta Wisconsin) o 'ilBl3o recommended is FrankSdvard^s authoritative article -on "Censcrship and UFO's"flpublished in the September^ 1959 issue of Fate MapazinaoThe writer envisions this paper as an introductory refer-ence treatiseo AccordinglyP it is his intention to keephis reader informed cf pertinent developments

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PART' ONE

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In 19562 wh*n I wa?> :* ii-rahmsn At th

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I talked 'iT,"n Mro H:jhini on >,-v-Ly ks 19 5S and learnea.that at least tvo Ne-wper-t New 3 C-r-cur:d Observe r Corps spottersvho'vere on du^y ths night of July !6S) 19.52 av-*' lights "which

similar, to thc3* he ,MVO H- could not i"cperiodicals published by private organizationsor persons interested in the UFO subjecto Titles of suchmagazines included Cosmic; Kgws0 The Saucerian BulletinaSatellite and Ufology; .News

o I aTso^haoTtwo French examplesslog Courrlor _Inter?lanctaire9 and Curano^o Tc add vitalityto rry "saucarana" collaction^ in July I became an AssociateMember of the National Investigations Committee on Aeria.1Fhenonisna -^ and I b*gan to receive its regular magazine9

gyi> & s veil as the special publicationsrom, time to tiling

that I was substantially introdused to organizedcivilian ufology^ as exemplified by the National Investiga-tions Committee,, I could m;t help sensing the' dominate themeof this new branch of ehquiyyo The findings of NICAP in-dicated that for years the Air Force has been withholdinginformation^, including sighting reports-3 on UF09s-o Sincemost of its Board of^Gover.nors subscribes to the accusationof Air Force censorship^ an express prupose of the Committeeis to end the seorecyo Thuss there struggles not only atroversey over Uie -ciijJ.ty or uaj-eaiity of alien space vnicies called flying saucers but also over the alleged withholding of vital UFO informationo

-'NICAP8 a non-profit, group9 i s directed by Maj0 DonaldEo Keyhoe (USMCj, RetoT and i s headquartered a t 1536 Con-**nectirat Avenues V/ashington 6,j DoCo

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