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. V-"" -- ;~ MqMA.A.MA Form No. 7 CCJNF1DtNT(Af ) ( Re, . 28 Oct. 48) ' OLMSTED FLIGHT SERVICE CENTER Olmsted Air Force Base MIDDLETOWN, PENNSYLVANIA ~.lDT ooo. 2 10 J UBJ'l.}OT: Unidentiliod F ly· ject TOa IAXO;.a . '" ,,, . . . , -~~~~tt@ri 2 d _..,Af' . otc ti n ' tod ruary 1948• the f ollo 1. 0045E. Par 3 b (2) • fot spoed. al i-tudi • clirootion o... 350 (2) c·ty. town or own as • CON F_fDENTIAL
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HAMILTON FLIGHT SERVICE CENTER HAMILTON AIR FORCE BASE HAMILTON l=IELD, CALIFORNIA ; 2 MAY1949 Copy furnished: Chief of Staff, UpAF ATTN: 'Dir of Intelligence Comdr, MATS, ·,ash 20, DC ATTN: Chief, Intell Div CO, Flt Sv, i ash 25, DC ATrN : A-2
J - . 4.µth&>rized by CtJ 2 l Gr7"7J1 /.rb-¥9 - ¥ 1 di uJ A Ui QUARTERS 2143D IR EA.TEER WING O 925 WGI 3f O • 16 JUN 1949 SUBJECT : Semi ontbly ' Intelligence Summary TO : Commanding General ilitary Air Transport Service Washington 25, D.C. In accordance with provisions of letter, Headquarters, ir eather Service, subject as above, file -2, WEA 350. 05, the following r eport is submitted for the period ending 15 June 1949. l )'. During a test hop of an RB 29, ~ radar operator from the 514th Reconnaissance Squadron (VLR) Weathe~Amade the following observation,: a-ed ~ ~ ~-A- ,, )'I • .. 2n-1~ ryf,-,. - .don Monday, the 2nd of May, 1949, we took off' ±n aircraft number 45-21824~for the purpose of test hopping the ship. Take off was made at approximatel y ~500K. The radar ~J,~~s turned on at approximately 1515K and was tuned in. Guam and Rota were picked up by radar and after about ten (10) minutes of operation some type of interference was noticed on the scope. It came in in the same form as a regular range marker except that the pulses were approximately ten (10) miles apart. They only covered the area covered by Guam plus about five (5) degrees on either side of the island. The scope was on the one hundred (100) mile range. s the range wa~JJ:,.d,~ed the interference grew larger on the scope. ~hee 9Mp'm""7there is & sketch of the scope as it appeared with the interference drawn in. I d~ne't believedthat what was picked up on this flight was intentional jamming.it._ e,11>7,>_. Jtll The operator who made the above observation is one of the 514th Reconnaissance Squadrons ' most experienced radar operators and is very proficient in the operation of radar equipment. He checked the set after landing and could find no malfunctions . L. ~ . On the 8th of June 1949, at a position of 12° 25 1 N and 1400 20 1E, an RB 29 aircraft from the 514th Reconnaissance Squadron made the following sighting: t ll09Z while flying a heading of 80 degrees, at 18500 ft on a routine Vulture Baker weather reconnaissance mission, a white billowing substance was sight ed at an altitude of 30000 t o 35000 ft . The sighting was made by two crew members, 1st Lt. Ernest Swanson, weather observer and Sgt ialter ~ogers engineer. What appeared to be a traveling contrail was
~uthj}')j~ ~u/<,) Ltr to CG TS fr Hq, 214, ~ ? ~u~j : as emi-Monthly Intelligence Summary" moving from east north east to west south west at an estimated speed of 4200 miles per hour, this speed was determined by means of triangulation, the sub stance was observed at a relative bearing of approximately 45 degrees to the heading of the aircraft at a distance of 30 miles, substance disappeared from view approximately one minute after first sighting at a relative bearing of approximately 160 degrees . The substance was traveling in a straight line and was definitely white, a three quarter moon made visibility excellent. No sketches or photographs are available. The above informat on wa ent by radio from the 514th to the Continental eat her Viing, Tin¥er ir, prce Base, Oklahoma. ( 1 Incl: 1. Radar Scope Diagram 11~- THOMA"'. S. MOOR AN J R. COL. USAF COMMANDI NG
CLASSIFIC'.ATION
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Ko<liak" Alalka Date ____...::2S=...:;A:.a:P::.l'.:i.:sl___, 19'L
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Reference
DIOc-l?rlD Socrot mlI=-9G 11 Serio.l 4:-=Sc48p dated 13 February 1948
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Informants ncmod in i:-oport
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Subject
us/ALI.SKA = l~tooroloc;icnl Phon0COno. - uu:iinou11 Enorgy
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.POSSIBLE ?.reTEOROLOGICAL on CSL:CSTIAL PHE!lO:.=ENAo
BRIEFs
A mcmifeatation or luminous energy wa ■ observed on tho nit;ht or
8 April 1949 paaai
" er the U.,So ?laval OperAti~ Base, Kodiak,
Alasltao
nama
Thia information a as of 8 April l949c
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SPECI~L ~OTEa
Icaamaoh
a tho Intelli~enc File In ex. '1948 F.dition. dooa
not oontain an index r.alative to celestial or msteorolo~ical
ph nomena. as related in this report. no Index Guide r.umbor haa
boen incorporntod.
E?lCLOSURE a
(A)Photostatic copy or a drawi~ •cl by Paul Berri~, indicating
course or atmospheric disturbance on a April 1S49.
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Deputy 'llnSo
rah l ?e.ul BERHHIG. Kodiak" Alaska. reported to the Intelli
eence Ofi'icer on 11 April 1949 that ha obsorvod a celestial manifestation cross
ing the sky above the UoS,., Naval OJ?c~tinc Ease 9 Kodiak 0 Alaalca. 8 Ap1•il 1949 at
approxim.tely 2~0 hours~
Accordin& to ?.Joo HERRING. he
■ aw a flaming greenish0
blue object plu111118t acroaa the sky at an altitude of 2.500 foet at an estimated
■ peed of 1.500 mi.lea per houro
Thia dimturbanoe. att.ted :.U-o HER:!U:G, waa firat
observed abovo Anton Larson B Yo (See enclosure (A)). moving from West to East on
., course that a:;,,proxima·..ely pnrallelod the Eaat..,-.'\'e ■ t runways or the U.So ?1aval
Air Station. Kodiak. Alaska_. and 'II&G vhi°Dle for approximately 15 soconda when the
flame disappeared in tha•vicinity of F\ifti~. Island. Chiniak Bay.
In the opinion
of Mro HERRI?lG. the object was not a meteo1· as it was too largo and there were no
spark• which are benorally obasrved associeted with such phenomenae
ITe stated
that his i'ir■ t impre sionwae tha~ it ·was oither a jet fighter or that an air0
era.rt waa on !'ireo This opinion was dissipated when ha
THIS RE.PORT CONS:tSTS OF 'l'"i"O (2) l>AGE
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DIO-l'rnD. Zerial 13-49
23 April 1940
:ubjocts
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Ueteorolo_;;ical Phenomena ... llloinous Enercy
called tho :re.val Air Base and lea ned the:-e ero no aircrnrt or any deecrlption
in the air in tho vicinity or the lklvo.l A:lr :tution..
2.
Lieutenant COT.1r.ander D. ~IIBP/.RD, U!>~.. OporatioD.B O!"ficor, u.r:. !~aval
Opora·liinf; Daso,. Kodicu:0 Al11a;:a,. roportod that while stnndill{; near the !:OB Post
Office i10 had observed "a stro.DGe o· ject streo.ki~ aoroBS tho sky. near Old
~ioman I:Ountain "• o:o. 8 April 1949 at npproxiJ":iatel
2040 hours.
Lieutenant
Commanuor S7:ErJ\RD described the objG t as a reddish b 11 or fire approximately
two (2) feet in diameter trawlinc f1~m ~est to Etet &tan estimated 2,500 feet
altitude.,
'The object was a brilliant color., without a tail 0 traveller; with a
flat trnjootory or decline batween 21 and 20 degreeao It seemed to diBintegrat
over Chiniak Bayn was Lieutenant Commander SilEPARD 1a report of his obsorvationo
llo opinion ao to the nature or the obj ct n"&S advanced by Lieutenant Cor:unander
SUEPARD..,
3.,
l&wrenco B,, SHA.V:9 ta:doab driver, Arrow (.'.ab
Kodiak. Ale.ska., Etnted that
he was enrou.te i'rom tho L:l1listed :.:ens Club to the Administration BuUJing on
8 April 1949. \men he aaw a strange bri~at blue ~bjeot streak acroos the ky at
approximately 20S5 hours"
To SIIAi'i. the objaot appear d to be nbout l-l/2 t'eot
in diameter trniled by a three (3) :root streamer which waa "pinkbh in sho.dlDG "•
Thia object, stated SIIA~. appeared in the sky over Old ~omen Uountain travolinc
on a \'/eat to Ea t course at an estimnted altitude or 2,500 feet. It was losinc
altitude at an estimated 26 deirees and. il~ it continue:! on it's course, it
would hnvc struck Chiniak Bay off Nyoan Pe
nsulao
fo SHAr:. tho object appoared
to disintecrate as bright po.rtiolea f'lew fr m tl.a object as it pGH~d beyond
Nyman Peninsula.
SHAr: was o!' the !'inn opinion that the objeo~j he saw \'/8.S not a
meteor or shooting ater which he has seen on numerous c,ccasicns..
4,,
Paul KREUGER, Bus Driver. U.,So Naval O;?eratiug
86',> t..odio.ki, Alaska.,
reported that he •• driving his bus on 8 Apri
194 , whei.i. at 2045 hours, he
observed a atrango creonish=bluo objact flash acroas tho sky from the vicinity
o!' Old r:oman U:>untain to Nyman Peninsula (~·:eat to East direction).. ltnEUGI!R
dasoribod the object as boinc 1-1/2 !'eot in di~tor and ppr~ximatoly 10 feet
longo
Jls stated the object was approximately 500 feet high ai.' it passed over
han~r 1;~ of' the Air Station and it would haw landed in Chin1·9.lc Bay orr ?;yman
Peninaula but it faded £ro hh view when it pasaed over the Pt:ninsula.
"It
had the appearance of
la r&• greoni.ah tracer shell"» atated xnr:UOER.
60
u~ So Navy ilanther Central, Uc:1Sc Navnl Operating Base 11 Kodb.k, Alas!~ •
reported the woather for 8 April 1949 at 2000 hours no follows,
Ceiline,
3,000 feet. scattered clouds 9 3/10 coverag~.
Visibility,
15 mileso
:'i"inds
?Jorth0 Northv10st, 15 knotso
Ter.iporature s
27 degrees.
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no emission of noiso by tho object Yras reported by tho observers.
As tho above stnt81ll8nts are o.pproxir.Jately tho aamo in position, altitu..e.,
courae nnu time or the luminous TT11.nifost~tion0 it's :cistenoo hos been e
ted
ao probable. Howevcr 9 as the shape. si:o and oolor. of the objoct hnvo been
variously doscribod and Q& unauccoosful orror'cm have boen nado to deter.u e the
nnture of tho phenomena with no further in!'ormation available. no valuation of.'
the no.tu.re of tho o.tmosphcric diaturbo.nco has been oadeo
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RfSTRJCTEO HFAD UARTERS 6TH mrATHER SQUADRON Albrook Air Force Base Canal Zone 17 February 1949 '322.. SUBJET: Unidentified erial Objects Vicinity of San Andres Islands, Caribbean Sea TO: Commanding General Military Air Transport Service Washington 25, D. c. ATTENTION: AC/S, A-2 1. In accordance with Rest ricted l etter, Headquarters, 2108th Air eather Group, subject: Report on Information on "Flying Discs", dated 24 March 1948, the following report is submitted. 2 . t 2030 hours on 8 February 1949, Captain McBride of the S. s. Antigua, A United Fruit vessel, berthed at Cristobal pier area, Canal Zone, was interviewed by Intelligence personnel, Caribbean Air Command, concerning three aerial objects sighted by officers of his ship on voy age to Canal Zone from New Orleans, Louisiana. • 3. Captain :cBride stated that the first object, which appeared to be a disc, was sighted at 1630 on 6 February 1949 at 12 degrees 30 minutes north latitude, 81 degrees 10 minutes west latitude, in the close vicinity of the San Andres Islands . The S. s. Antigua's course was 152 degrees at 16 knots. Vihen sighted, the obj ect was at an altitude of 60 degrees f r om the horizon as determined by the ship's sextant in. the direction of 120 degrees. As it µ:i.ss es directly over the ship, several officers described it as a round, silver-colored sphere. Although McBride had di£f'iculty in determining its height, he estimated the diameter as 12 to 14 inches. As it passed overhead, bearing 310 degrees, it changed color from silver to yellow to red and went out of sight in the dusk at an altitude of 22 de grees. The wind at the time was estimated at force four, approximately 29. 4. t 1700 on the same date two more objects were sighted, one off' the pert bow at an altitude between 50 and 60 degrees, and the other, off the starboard bow bearing 201 degrees at an altitude of 47 degrees. Both disappeared abeam in the dusk. None showed any luminousity or motivating power. 5. The circumstances described suggest a possibility that these objects are some type of weather balloons . A study made by this head quarters of the prevailing winds at all altitudes during the period 4-6 February 1949 virtually eliminate any possibility 0£ a radiosonde instru ment being the object sighted. The only release point which might have R(ST lCTtD
I RESTRICTED • resulted in a balloon being in t he area of the San Andres Islands is that located at Managua, Nicaragua. However, since no objects were seen to be attached to the discs, it seems improbabla that a r adiosonde train might have beert involved. There is a possibility that a balloon broke free prior to release and subsequently developed a leak which caused it to drift into the area of the sighting. However, none o:f these possibili ties account for the sighting of three obj ects within a thirty minute period. 6. On 7 February 1949 two Russian JOO-ton sloops (Omar and Blesk) arrived at Colon, Republic o:f Panama, :from St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, enroute to Valdivostok via Honolulu, Hawaii. The backtrack computation of wind and course and point o:f sighting lend a possibility that the objects were in free flight after release from these ships which :followed a direct course from St Thomas to Colon. These two vessels are present ly awaiting rep:iirs at Colon. Two other vessels of the same type are presently in st Thoipas undergoing rep:iirs. Any further developments will ,,---b- e reparted promptly. 7. 'l'he above report has already been submitt ed to Headquarters ir Materiel Command and Headquarters United States Air Force by the Caribbean Air Command. j , ~\I\.-.__ W MOXON USAF Info cys to: Commanding Chief, liS co, 2108th Air ea Gp
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. PARTMENT OF THE ARMtl STAFF MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED GCI!F .DBNTIJlL PRIORITY From: COMT~NJ\MC Wright-Patterson AFB Ohio cite COWPPFSC Tot CO Flight Sorv1ce Wash DC Nr. AT-542 7 Fefruar 91949 , Unjdent1f1ed flying object report. Location and time of' slghtirtg:Godman AFB Ft Kno 7 Feb J.949 0250 eastern. eather at the time: 0?30 eastern weather clear 10 miles visibility 1016.3 NB-, temp 3.., ·e',I; point 29, wind eat north west at 7, Ko].zman setting 29.99. 0330 eastern eather: clear 10 iles visibility 1016.9 rm, temp 29, dew point 26, wi g north t-1€St at 4, Kolzman setting 30.0l. Narnes occupations and addr~saes of w1tn ases: Sgt Donald i.; Ledbetter Tower Operator Fort Knox Ky, PFC Richard G Dumphy Weather Observer Fort Knox Ky, PFC Ric E PetArman Weather O server Fort Knox KY, Cpl Charles L Rogers occupation unknown Fort Knox Ky. Photographs of objects 1~ available: ncne available. Sketches of obJ-cts con!' guration: none. Object sighted: number: 1. Shae: no report, size: no report, color: br green y.110·1 red, spned: unknown, heading: south· st f'rom Godman Field, maneuverability: object appeared t be rot g, attitud~, horizontal angle 242.5 degrees~~ rtical angl~ 03.6 degrees. Sound: no port, exhaust trail o. not: none. General remarks: at 0250 eastern bright object sighted s J we st of' Fort Knox Ky by w. other observers. TracP.d on ·J Theodolite. Ob ect appeared to be rotating with green, yello and red colors. Te object were dimmer cs ~~me 7 passe j. At 0310 eastern object disappeared in south west complet~lY afte. a serie:3 of bright flashes . . ACTION: AF INFO .. ID, PO CM IN 1714 (8 Feb 49) GPO c6-l&-53108-l
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Afl'Jh Chief, Intelli nee Div.tt BEPORJ! ON .AN ABNOBM.U. FHENCUENON 1 , • ran. 28, 1949. l.tMO • , Tdcyo A. t•1~ _. nceiTed frcm the- Ruku.ahim. lfeather Station (3..,7°45J1N, J.4,0°'28 'E:) stating aa tollowat ~t. ail:iout 1,.30 p.m., a gJ.a., pale in colour waa, aeen flying., fraa northwea.t. toward aoutheaa¾ whie:h t'al.l- with a. roar· like thunder.. The a.pot, of deacent seem& to be Nakagpri Village, Tamura c.bU.nty to the ea.at_. ot K'Priyam& (3,7o24i-1N, 14-0023 1m:). Prob.ably, it. ~ a. DB.te-:or. The. detailed state 1• DOif.' under invea.ti'gattion. I I
ADDITIONAL RE.J?m.r W THE_GL J'an. 27~, 1949• OMO., Taeyo direction or Northoo In dditim to the preTious. report on the ,gla, fl:0111 the ~a. r St i , we have-receiTed report alao ~ran the other taticns on the same phenanencn, s.tating aa f ollow,u I er st tion. ru. ha'fe observed in thia district · a pb.enananon, imoba.blY. b of or. The- foll Offing is the re.port t it 6m Joa, ~ pale gl.:oir: obsernd 1n the t , at an eJ.t1tude ot 35° aliove t: which mov .d lni t horizo tally th.rough north toward at. and then di p uec.u·ctu.• a ow as great 8'3 one and a half of the moon i ·n dianeter , ith conaiderablet brightness. t about 19h .5,0m, a n • ound .a heard end doors trembled. This pheno menon. baT been ob ~ d in many places in the district of thia atai.ion, at hich .roport; will be, made after inv: tigation.. ' 2. , ath r Station. At 19h 5 en 25th, a pw.e gl like meteor with a ound was ~ ob.sen t Su • This. glow appeared in a distance of a few degree ~o t' north-narth- eaat of Bctelguc e in· the Orion C lation and d t to aouthea t-, attaining 1ts maxirium brigb.tnes a al.titude or about 60° abav horiaal. It shined with palish t colour, th intenaity of 'ffhich waa such that obje,cta an t oun.d the obaerver re clearly discernible tar a. manen illuminated by 1t . ·Thereafter. it beeame yell ish 1n coloo.r,. th.en ei O'i7iBh r p sing point in the 600.thwes.t and at; an titud 0£ about 40°, and f.inatly di,s.appeax,ed. The time elap eo. or e ove as 3 or 4 aeconds. out l minute • thereafter, ounil r mblµig t.o a distant thunder traS heard, which continued for about l,5 seo-onda. 3. t on J"anuary 25th, a pi namonon, probably be teor, ound like that ar explosion was observe in • many plac near t • station. ccording to the observation taken by Yasuo •yw o o, JOOinber of this station, a glo , a.p a.red ·1n the dir ion or eaat-south- eaat and at, a -point at medium altitude ~b horizon, hioh .aOllad aend;ing out palish white light t ow a point in the direction of weat~aouth-west, ~here it.. disap_w d low the horizon. This. g).011 continued about 5, minutes.. bout 3 minutes thereafter, a. sound like that at •. exl.)lc:eian heard in the direction d est-aouth• st.
REEORT QF., .AN ABNORMAL .HIENCMENON JTan. 26. 194.9. GMO•• Tokyo. A. telegJram waa receiTed tran the.. Takayama lfeather staitia:i Miya Village, the glOWI appeared there, ail.m.cat; O't&rhead a.ind', a to the: aoutheaat; of thia.. ata'td.an. Thia gl.os mo,ed aou.thwe.at; war.d& and. 'then disappeared toll011ed by:r a. sound like thunder af'ten- a. telfl Jllnute:a. Thia sound waa rdher lowt in the, 'ftc.tini'tiy ct Ollakai. 'llown near 'bhia ata.tion. tes .minute-. later, a. aound resembling to thunder waa heard tl!Clll the south. Smvn1ng up the.. reporta by e.ye-witnes sea, thia pienanenon might be the expl..oaian of a me-teor •. .ta.o at:. GU'u, a, gl. c,w; was aeen to the: north.-narth-eaat at; abouts the same. inatance, aa aho:Ye, whil.- 1n the: Nag,oya Iliatr:1.ct:; c·entral &tte<mological Observat:cmy, no such at inenanencn .a obs.eilVed• :T,, aI J
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STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT • TO MATS A-2, ATTN: Capt. Hathaway DATE : 7 Yebruary 1949 FROM AACS A-2 AACS/A-2/CCR/mlb/2113 COMMENT NO. 1 SUBJECT : Sighting of Unidentified Air Object Following information received from the 1810th AACS Group, Hickam AFB, re garding the sighting of an unidentified air object, is quoted for your informa tion: "ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO CHECK CHARLIE FIVE FOUR SUSPECTED OF RELEASING SIGHTED OBJECT BUT NO CHARLIE FIVE FOUR CONTACTED OR IN AREA AT ONE FOUR ZERO SEVEN LOCAL TIME PD HOWEVER THERE WERE TWO ROGER FIVE DOGS IN AREA WHICH IS NAVAL DESIGNATION FOR CHARLIE FIVE FOUR PD ONE LANDE:D AT ONE FIVE ZERO SIX BEARING NUMBER ZERO EIGHT SEVEN SEVEN AND TAKE OFF HAD BEEN FROM EWA MARINE BASE PD NOT LIKELY IN THE AREA AT ONE FOUR ZERO SEVEN PD SECOND ROGER FIVE DOG LANDED AT ONE FIVE FOUR EIGHT PD NUMBER SIX FOUR EIGHT SIX PD ALSO DEPARTED FROM EWA AND NOT LIKELY IN AREA PD ONLY OTHER CONTACT WAS CHARLIE FIVE FOUR AT ZERO NINE ZERO NINE LOCAL TIME AND WAS '!RANS-PAC SHIP DEPARTING FOR JOHNSTON ISLAND PD IN VIEW OF LARGE NUMBER OF AIR FIEIDS IN THIS AREA IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT OTHER CONTACTS WITH OTHER TOWERS WERE MADE AT THE TIME PD HOWEVER HICKAM CONTACTS DO NOT REVEAL ANY FURTHER INFO. tt ~ Colonel, USAF _ Assistant Chief of Staff Intelligence & Security I . ..
~ ) . :T~NDARD FORM NO. 64 - ✓ Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO MATS A-2, ATTN: Capt. Hathaway D A TE : 8 l''ebruary 1949 AACS/A-2/CCR/mlb/2113 FROM AACS A-2 COMMENT NO. 1 SUBJ ECT : Sighting of "Flying Discs" A strong possibility exists that the "flying disc" might have been a piece of cardboard, or light metallic substance carried aloft by the funneled air currents over Hickam. The nearby cane fields give off a considerable amount of moisture, thereby creating a "dead space." The prevailing winds striking this area are directed up ward over the field, and hence could carry inanimate objects up with them. Then, too, the altitude given could be considerably off, inasmuch as the ob ject sighted was thin. Judging heights of such objects is difficult enough, even if the object were 3 - 4 feet in thickness. Suggest you check records of Air Weather Service for confirmation of wind peculiarities over Hickam. 2 Incls 1. Cy itr, 1810th AACS Gp, Captain 11 USAF 8 Jan 49, w/2 ind 2. Cy msg, 71st AACS Gp, 050330Z Jan I ¼ / . C. RO NSON ~ (..,1. ~· ~lE@lffirET
AIRWAYS AND AIR COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE HEADQUARTERS, 1810th AACS GROUP APO 953, c/o PM, San Francisco, California C-1/bc AACS 350.09 8 January 1949 SUBJECT: Sighting of "Flying Disc" THRU: Commanding Officer 1808th AACS Wing APO 925, c/o PM San Francisco, California ATTN: A-2 TO: Commanding General Air ~.ateriel Command Wright Patterson AFB Dayton, Ohio ATTN: MCIAX0-3 1. In compliance with directives received from higher headquarters, forwarded herewith is complete information as received from a witness who viewed an object presumed to be a "flying disc" over Hickam Field. This object was first seen by Capt. Paul R. Stoney, AO 36278, on 4 January 1949 at 1407 local time and went out of sight at approximately 1435 local time. The object was first sighted by Capt. Stoney when it was approxi mately 25 miles due east of Hickam. There were scattered clouds at 3500 feet (base) and the visibility at the time was approximately 20 miles plus. Capt. Stoney is the Assistant S-2 Officer of the 1810th AACS Group located at Hickam Field, T. H., and is also a twin-engine pilot. No photographs are available due to the fact that Capt. Stoney was not in possession of a camera at the time and had no idea that he would have sufficient time to procure one. In the words of Capt. Stoney, the object appeared to be a large round piece of flat white cardboard, oscillating continually. The object sighted was the only one seen and appeared to approximate the size of an AT-6. Capt. Stoney stated that the object se~med to be extremely white on the underside, while the topside portion of the object seemed to have a dark, non-reflecting surface. The speed of the object was approxi mated at 85 miles per hour. Capt. Stoney further stated that the object circled the area, ma.king right circles and left circles at approximately
C O P Y AACS 350.09 Subject: Sighti ng of "Flying Disc" 8 January 1949 3000 feet, continually gaining altitude and then suddenly departed, still climbing on a straight course of 25 degrees magnetic. It is the opinion of the witness that the object had limited maneuverability, and that no audible sound emanated from the object. There was no exhaust trail visible. 2. The witness was much impressed by the brilliance of the whiteness of the underside of the object and stated that prior to the disappearance of the object at a distance of 40 to 50 miles from Hickam Field, the object still seemed to give off a blinking whitish reflection and, according to the witness, this blinking seemed to go on and off with decided regularity. 3. Capt. Stoney reported the presence of a C-54 type aircraft in the vicinity of Hickam Field at the time of the initial sighting of the object, and he stated that he was almost convinced that this object was released from or by this C-54 aircraft. 4. Capt. Stoney reported that, at all times and during the departure of the object, the undulation of the object was extremely rhythmical and that this rhythmical cycle was completed approximately once every second . • 5. When object ultimately departed on a straight course, it appeared to increase speed and also to increase the angle of climb so that the angle of climb approximated 25 degrees. Witness stated that it was extremely difficult to approximate the rate of speed during departure due to the dis tance involved and the intermittency of the reflection. Witness stated that it was his opinion that this object was under absolute control at all times and that definite gyrations were being executed. The turns were ex tremely wide and decisive. 6. The opinion of Capt. Stoney on this subject is considered to be worthy of consideration as this officer is an extremely cool and level headed person, who is not given to the making of rash statements or using poor judgment. 7. In the event that further information is desired by your headquar ters concerning the object as reported, this headquarters will be ready to cooperate in every way possible. FOR THE COMMANDING OFFICER: /s/ George E. Murray ®RGE E. MURRAY Captain, USAF Security & Intelligence Officer 2
BASIC: Ltr frm 1810 AACS Gp, 8 Jan 49, -subj: "Sighting of "Flying Disc"' AACS 350.09 1st Ind Cl/dms HQ 1808TH AACS WING, APO 925, c/o PM, San Francisco, California, 17 January 1949 TO: Commanding General, Airways & Air Communications Service, Washington 25, D.C., Attn: A/C of S, A-2 This written report confirms infonnation contained in Priority radio, DTG 05033oz Jan, of the 1810th AACS Group. FOR THE COMMANDING OFFICER: /s/ Elton D. Vaughan ELTON D. VAUGHAN Major, SIG C (USAF) A/C of S, A-2 3 lEO!mrE
- C O PY HEADQUARTERS - CR N, __3_0.../_0_5______ MILITARY AIR TRANSPORT SERVICE DTG 0503302 INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGES PRECEDENCE PRIORITY FROM: 71 AACS GP HICKAM AFB TO : HQ AACS INFO: 1808 AACS WG, PAC AIR COMD FOLLOWING REPORT SUBMITTED BY MEMBER OF THIS COMMAND CONCERNING SEEMING FLYING DISC PD OBJECT FIRST CITED BY CAPT STONEY RPT STONEY THIS COMMAND AT ONE FOUR ZERO SEVEN LOCAL TIME ON FOUR JAN FOUR NINE PD THE DISAPPEARANCE OF OBJECT AT ONE FOUR THREE FIVE LOCAL TIME PD OBJECT FIRST CITED SIX MILES DUE EAST OF HIC FIEID WITH SCATTERED CLOUDS AT THREE FIVE ZERO ZERO FEET AND VISIBILITY OF TWO ZERO MILES PLUS PD OBJECT APPEARED TO BE LARGE ROUND PIECE OF FLAT WHITE CARDBOARD OSCILATING AND APPROXIMATELY THE SIZE OF ABLE TARE SIX PD EXTREMELY WHITE UNDERSIDE AND DARD NON REFLECTED TOPISDE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY EIGHT FIVE MILES PER HOUR PD CIRCLED AREA APPROXIMATELY ONE FIVE MINUTES GAINING ALTITUDE ALL THE TIME AND FINALLY DEPARTED WHILE STILL CLIMBING ON ABLE STRAIGHT COURSE OF TWO FIVE DEGREES MAGNETIC PD MANEUVERABILITY WAS LIMITED CMA NO AUDIBIE SOUND AND NO EXHAUST TRAIL VISIBLE PD WITNESS BELIEVES OBJECT WAS RELEASED FROM CHARLIE FIVE FOUR AIRCRAFT IN VICINITY OF HICKAM AT TIME OF INITIAL SIGHTING PD OBJECT UNDULATED RHYTHMICALLY COMPLETING CYCLE APPROXIMATELY EVERY SECOND PD OBJECT SEEMED TO BE UNDER CONTROL AT AU. TIMES PD DEFINITE GYRATIONS BEING EXECUTED PD TURNS WERE EXTREMELY WIDE PD NO PHOTOGRAPHS AVAILABLE PD COMPLETE AI.SO TO CG AIR MATERIEL COMMAND WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB DAYTON OHIO ATTN MCIAXO RPT MCIAXO
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.. At the request ot ebiet ot Intelligence, the wder eigned wish a t o describe as accurately' aa poaaible his impree ico• of the briet ap- pearance ot an unknown illuminated object which ppear dover F irti ld Sui un AFB at 201$ PST on 3 December 1948. The object fir t ehot into view about 2 miles north of the control tower, tlyiqJ at a low altibude between 500 and 1000 teet, cl.1 bing on a low trajectory, with sped estimat d at something in excess of 400 mile per hour. edi&tei, after sighting, this observer ru bed to the east 1id• of the to er. thi tire the object as estimated to have not ore than 1500 feet of altitude aad ite epeed had slowed for seT ral eoonde to perha s two hundred (200) m.11•• per hour. The observer can recall that L this sta¥e the object had a Try slight undulating or bouncing .motion. en its position oriented with a line betw en the tower the air freight terminal, but light di tance est ot the te ............, the ob ject took an al.meet vertical rise or climb d lev ll d ott again at an est ated thr• thousand feet. At that t· the other control tower operator on duty continu d watching the object wh11 thi ob server telenhoned the AACS operations otficer residing on tb ba e in hop•• h t be able to get a look tit. Th other tower operator reported the object al.moat ediatly afterwards tarted a tast climb toward the ooth-southeast ard r ached about twenty thousand r et, t which point he loat sight ot it. The urders1 ed never a · the o jot again att r ing tor the telephon . Pertinent intor.mation 1 that the light was clearl7 seen 111.th the naked eye, brilliant but by no means blinding. In eiae it wa c p ar ble to one or Fairfield-Sui n AFB'a high-inten•ity runway lights. The obeerver 1a convinced it was not an aircraft navigation ]jght. The night was cle r, d the wind was indicati outhweet at 10 miles per hour on tower inst ent. I c rtity and attirm that the Wormation her in is true and ac curate to the be t of 11J7 knowledge am abillt7. Bruce Earlln McFarland Bruse Earlin McFarland PFC, usa 1901 AACS Squadrco az~-fA RTHUI! COIIRADI JR Fairtield-Sui n AFB, Cal.it. ajor, USAF t1 ' Chiet ot Intelligeno
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CONFIDENTIALCO ~ F\DENT\Al ESSENTIAL ELE}~ NTS OF P T1.<'0l.~'ATIOF (Re Si~htinrs of Unidentified Aerial Objects) P~OJECT "SIGN'' 1. Date of Sightingt 2 . Time of sicrhting (Zonal bv 24 hr cl0ck) 3. Where sighted: a. Ground : (1) City , town: (2) Dist ance and direction from cit~, or town road , intersections, etc . J'ailtft•l4-llu118'111 l cmtl"Ol tonr i• locaW ta the eeter ot tu AP - • 5., •U•• ••\ or ton lrtield, 11ron1a. (3) Fr om buHdincr (story ) , yard, ete . . (4) i•ap coordinates ( if feasible) shov.ring latitude and loncritune: i.u • Jtl° 1,, AIVC).ll'.L-S..121 "' b. Ai!: (1) Type aircraft, speed , altitude, direction of ~licht: (2) Distance and direction from citv or town or known landmark: ot applloable C r-1D ENTIAL
CO FDE TIAL 9 Pare 2 To'EI Projeet 11 .srr.~111 (3 ) Clock position of object from • (4) Iatitune and lonritude : • li ~ c . Sea : (1) Latitude and lo ?'witude! t (2) Proximitv to landi (1'1ame cit•r t countrv, etc) ilea • • 4, ·NuMber of objects: a . Formation type (j_f any) (sketch if possible) • 5. Distance of object from observer : a . Laterally or horizontallv: observer' s aircraft: b. Anple of elevation from horizon: , • c.. Altitude: 1 olba 6~ Time in sirht : !PID~-·~2, • FDE Tl; L
.. . .,, . . Pal'.'e 3 FEI Project "Sl(cF11 7. Appearance of object: a . Color: b . S~ape (sketch if possible) 1 c . Apparent construction (translucent) 1 ~IIStlCI 11 ea w1 rlllll'IM.Y 11 \ . d . Size: (1) Fstirneted Si~P: (2 ) Size as it arpeere~ fro~ observer ' s vie~: ( Comparer'! to known object) •1•ota3 • 8. ~irection of flir"ht: 9. Tactics or maneuvers : a . 'Tertica7.. ascent or rl.escent , 1,-,orizortal , osci~ la-1:,inr", fl,,tteri_na evasive, appressive, erratic, Ptc .
PaPe 4 "'EI Project 11 SIGF11 10. Fvidence of exbaust: a . Solor of smoke: b. Len~th Rn~ wi~th : c. d . Odor ( if anv) : or 1.atP of evaporation: e . Does trail VP. ry wi <:.~ (spurts) sound? 11 . Effect on clouns: a . Opened pat~ thru clouds : b. ~ormed cloud or mists: c. ~eflected on cloud : 12 . . d . Shown tbru cloud: ol • Liphts : a . ~eflected or Attached~ b . Luminous : • li • • •
l \ ra rre 5 '!ry'I Pr oject 11SIG J" c . ~l inked on and off i n rel at ion t o speed : t • 13. SuT"'port: b . A. er odvnar.1ic lift of fus elap-e : 0 •la • • c . Yerti cal j e+, : ,. • a. , qotatinr cvJinder or cone : ... • e . A.erost at i c l ift (balloon or ctiripible) : 11 14. Propul si on• a . Pr opeller or jet: I t • b. 1,.otor: rot • c . AProctvnami ~ vanes (f la~pi n~ or oscillatinr) (Yatzmaver effect): • d. ' 7isi~l e exhaust or jet openinr s : J• 15. Cont r ol and s t Rbilitv a . ~ins: •
L e Page 6 EEI Proj ect rtSIGF 11 b . Stabilizer1: • U1s • ot k1 • a . Slots: b . Duct openin~s : uot. 17 . Speed- i'PF: a . Continu01.1s vrhine or buzz : b . qoar , whistle , whoosh: aoun! • "-~. c . Intermittent: rrr • 1 0 , Was any radio antenna to be observed , i . e., (any projections or extensions thnt mil!ht presumably be constued as such) : 20 . r1anner of disappearance : a . Explode: (1) rossibility of frag~ents: a • (2) Other physicBl evid ence: b;raoal-U.-o U. •
Pape 7 FEI Project nsr0,n1r b . "'aded from view: c . Disappeared behind obstacle: telative to tre Observer 1 . 'Tame s of observers: et • • olMr • ·2 . A.rldr ess : 3. Occupation: 4. Pla ce of business: a . E~ployer or emplovee: ta tta - UltJUIO'lftl 5. Fobbies: a . Time engared in hobby (experience) ·rs observer amateur astronomer , pilot , en£"ineer , etc . -
• • c10E. Tl L e Pa!"e? "SIGt1 11 F"'I Project 6. A~ility to determine : a . Color : b . Speed of movin~ ob j ects : c . Size at d i s t a nce : 1.. 7 . ~eliability of observer: a . Sources : (1) Ne i ghbors : . (2) Poli ce Dept: po11 r•• (3) FB I r e cord s : INC (4) Emplo,:er: e. ~a te s r e l a tive to o½s erve r on: a . Si f,htin~s i n ~ener a l: -
Paf?e 9 EEI Proj l:' ct 11 srr,r-r11 b . Pow attenti on wqs drawn to obj ects: (1) Sound: (2) "otion: (3) Glint of lirht: 9-. itnesse s: a . Addresses: - 10. Corunents of interroentor re intelligence a nd cJ-,ar acte-r of person interrof?nted : Relative to qadar .SiP'htin!""s r J• t 1. ri:'eletvpe s equence!' of locPl wee t ber conditions: 2 . Winds aloft r eport: 02312 ,.
FIDE Tl L p.g_p-e 10 FEI Project "SIGH" 3. Loc~l flil""rt scbedul es of co~Mercia l , private Rnd milit~rv aircraft flyin~ i~ vicinity at the time ! • 4. Possible rele~ ses c--f testinr dev ices in vicinity sent a l oft by OrdrP..nce , ITavy, A.ir ?orce , A. rmy 1 WeAtrer 1Tl'lits , -qesearch Qrp-anizations or any other: or 5. If object contected ERrth, obtain soil SR~ples within end rithou~ depression or spot where object landed (and the n presum<ibly depe.r t ed) for purposes of makin" co~parison of soils! 6. If object came suf~icientlv nPa r other aircraft or known obj ects , check surf,<1ces v-rith Geip-er counters for possil,le r ecliol'lct:i.vity. Pake com par:i.sons V'Iith other unaffected P,ircri:,ft , objects , etc . t ntl 7 . Obtain photo•-raphs (or ori;:dnal nepatives ) rhere availRblej if not , s ecure ske~c~es of: a . Object: jet l.1 h • b . Surroundina t errain V'rere object "'f'.S observed:
• • 0 ,..JOE P!'ige 11 EEI Froject "SIGF" c. P1ace w},et'e object contacted earth ( if tbis happened) : 1d no d . ''aneuvers~ e . "?or!T!ation (if morP t>:e n t'.'•o): 0 t 8. Secure ~ipnerl stat ement: • 9 . Obtain fraP.'l!lf'nts or p1:vsical evidence wJ,, ere possible : or o, er 1d no t h J e e • obt.l • ~fJ::alf, Chief of Intf'lli~ence IDE
STAN DARD FO R M N O. 64 t tt Office Memo~ ndum • UN ITED STATES G O VERNMENT TO FROM Chief, Intelligence Division, MATS DATE: 24 January 1949 ATTN: Capt. Hathaway AACS/A-2/CCR/mlb/2113 AACS A-2 COMMENT NO. 1 SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Object 1. The following information is transmitted for such action as you may deem necessary. Source is the 1805th AACS Group, located in Newfoundland; New foundland Base Command has already been notified: "OBSERVED ONE EIGHT ZERO TWO Ti O ZEBRA JAN FOUR NINE WAS UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT FLYING OVER INDIAN HOUSE LAKE CANADA PD BRIGHT LIGHTS WAS EMITTED FROM OBJECT PD LIGHT '!RAVELLED EXCEEDINGLY FAST AND WAS 0.NLY PART SIGHTED CMA NOT OBJECT ITSELF PD SH0OrING STAR .CR METEOR WAS DEDUCTION OF INDIAN HOUSE PERSONNEL WHO PASSED FOREGOING INFO TO THIS HQ VIA GOOSEBAY AACS SQUADRON WITH FURTHER STATEMENT THAT OBJECT OR LIGHT Vi.ERE Nm' SIGHTED AGAIN. 11 2. Paraphrase is not required. Handle as CONFIDENTIAL correspondence per paragraphs 51i and 60a, AR 380-5. CHARLES C. R0BINS0lll 08pt.ain9 US.Alr .,,.,-
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1949
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