US Air Force Flying Discs File September December 1952
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.SECURITY INFORJ
(Uncl.asai:!ied) Transmittal of FLYOBRPT 1 a
Chiet, ATIC, Uri ght- Patterson AFB, Ohio
Deputy Director !or Estimates, D/I
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Forwarded tor ~our action ar e tour 1ncl oaures, all on FLlOB• s .
4 Incle ~ (W/orig only) WILLIAU A. ADAUS
1. Ltr tr tr . Jol1naton Colonel, 'US.\F
dtd 10 Dec 52 Chier, Topical Division
2. AF Df 2127 Deputy Director for Estimates
18 Dec 52 Directorate o! Intelligence, DCS/0
3. Comment No. 2
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4. Cctllllent 'No . l
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SECURITY INFORMATION
Capt Smith/AC/75990
19 December 1952
Public Information Division
United States Coast Guard
Room 1004
1300 ~ $treet., N. W.
Washington 25, D. C.
Attn: Mrs. )lary M. Mead
Dear Mrs. Mead:
In oompliance with your telephone request of 15 December,
1952 1 attached will be found the n~gative of the photo ot
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Chiet, Topical Division
Deputy Director tor Estimates
Directorate of Intelllgenee, DCS/0
COORDIN.\ TION:
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Capt Smith/AC/75990
19 December 1952
MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD
PROBLEM:
1. To return a photographic negative purported to be
ot "flying saucers" taken by a member of the USCG at Salem
Air Station, Massachusetts, on 16 July 1952.
FACTS AND DISCUSSION:
2. On 15 December 1952, Mrs. Mead of the Public Intonna
tion Division ot the USCG here in Washington telephoned Captain
Smith of AFOIN-2A2 and requested return of subject negative.
3. Captain Smith contacted Captain Ruppelt o! ATIC on
16 December 1952 by telephone and requested he bring the negativ~
to HQ USAF on a sta.tf visit which he was to make on 17-18 December.
4. Captain Ruppelt stated that ATIC was finished with
analyzing the photograph and that he would bring it with him
for return to the USCG.
ACTION:
; . Subject negative returned by attached letter in com
pliance with the request of the USCG.
COORDrnA.TION:
AFOIN-2A2, Col. W. H. Smith, Ext. 71016
AFOIN-2A, Col. W. A. Adams, Ext. 74072
HEADQUARTERS STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND
. OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE
OMAHA, NEBRASKA
DING 3 ~0 S DEC 1952
SUBJECT: (Unclassified) FLYOBRPT
TO: Director of Intelligence
Headquarters USAF
Washington 25 , D.C.
The attached Air Intelligence Information Reports are forwarded
as per inst ructions AFL 200- 5, dated 29 April 1952, subject , FLYOBRPT.
FOR THZ COMl,IANDING GENERAL:
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1. IR- 166- 52
2 . IR- 167- 52
HEADQUARTERS STRATEGIC A.IR COMMAND
OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE
OMAHA, NEBRASKA
DINC 3 50 •~ S DEf: 19B'
SUBJECT, (Unclaasified.) FLYOBRPT
TOa Director of Intelligence
Headquarters USAF
Wa~hing1ion 25, l>.C.
The attached ilr Intelligence Information Reports are tor~nrded
as per inetructions AFL 200- 5, dated 29 April 1952, subject, FLYOBRPT.
FOR 'l'HC CO MNDIOO GENERAL,
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Ocitlemen:
fh• Secretary or Detense has asked me to rep}¥ to your letter
of 13 Uovember 1952, tile DS, forwarding a report, of an observation
of an unidentified .tlying object eutmitted b7.Mr. Jacques Petitjean
Roget ot Martinique, F. W. I .
~The Air Force ha• been given pri.larr responsibility tor the
production ot intelligence on this subject.. We were ver,- pleased
to receiye tbie report. and would apprac1at• &n7additional. report•
which the Consulate at ltartin1~e 1• able to turnish us.
\fe appreci&t.e ,-our cooperation in thie matter.
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l~ 1 WILLIAM A. ADAMS
, Colonel, USAF
Chief, Topical Division
---._c..__"_irectorat• of Intell1ge0ce, oos/o
Th• Dapa.rt:ment ot st.ate
Washington 25, o. c.
COORDINATION: AFOIN-2A2
AFOIN-2A2
Maj Fournet/dbY/71379
2 December 1952
MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD
PROBUX:
1. To prepare a letter to the Department of State tor the Secretary
of Detonse.
FACTS AND DISCUSSION:
2. In a letter dated 13 November 1952, the Department of State
transmitted to the Secretary of Defense, a copy of a letter trom Mr.
Jacques Petitjean Roget of Martinique, F. w. I. reporting the obserYation
of an unidentified flying object. 'lbe Department of State requested
in!ormation regarding our desire to obtain additional reports ot this
nature.
3. The Office of the Secretary ot De.tense instructed the Air Force
to prepare & direct reply to the Department of State.
4. 'lb• attached reply to the Dapartnlent of State expresses the
appreciation ot the Air Force tor their cooperation in this matter and
indicates our desire to receive additional reports which they mention
are &Tailable from this area.
5. Subject matter is not considered suitable tor inclusion in the
Daily Staff Digest.
RECCIOO:NDATIONS:
6. Approval, signature and forwarding of attached reply.
COORDINATION: ,/
AFOIN-2Ai, Col Smith, Ext. 71016 J t t / / ~
AFOIN-2A, Col Adams, Ext. 74072 ~
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L Dec 52
FROM .AFOIN- 2A2
TO ATIC
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SUBJ a ~eonf!dbliC!Bl ) Background Investigation or Des Vergers, D.s., for
Project Blue Book
1. The inolosed report was prepared by the Directorate of Special
Investigations, this Hq, in compliance with a specific request from thi s
office. It is for your informatjon and retention•
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FILED UNDER 383.4 L~VESTIGATJONS CIVILIANS
AFOIN-2A2
Maj Fournet/dbv/71379
w/2.8 Nov 52
Mr. Ken w. Purdy'
Editor, True Magazine
Fawcett Buildi,ng
67 West 44th Street
New York 36, N. Y. . . -/
Dear Mr. ~ 1 / _·
I appreciated your letter ot 7 e r 14 forwarq.ing a
copy ot the December issue of yoUY magazine. Many thanks.
COORDINATION: AFOIN-2A2 AFOIN-2A AFOIN-2 AFOIN
AFOIN-2A2
Maj Fournet/dbv/71379
28 November 1952
MEMORANDtll FOR RF.CORD
PROBI.l!}(:
1. To prepar e a non-milit&17 letter to Mr. Ken w. Purdy", Editor
of TRUE magazine.
FACTS AND DISCUSSION:
2. By personal letter to General Samtord dated l4 November 52, Mr.
Purdy forwarded a copy o! the D~cember issue ot TRUE magazine tor
General Samtord 1 s perusal since it contained an article on "flying
saucers" by Donald Ke,noe. Mr. Purdy considered this article to be ot
possible interest.
J. Mr. Purdy had forwarded in sbd.lar tashion a previous issue ot
TRUE lfhich contained another article on the same subject. A repl3 signed
by General Samford, expressing his appreciation, was sent to Mr. Purdy.
A precedence was thereby established.
4. Attached repl3 sillp~ expresses appreciation to Mr. Purd1' tor
his latest letter. It is \llrltten in the tirat person traa General
Salltord.
RECOMMENDATION:
5. That the attached rep~ be signed by General Samford and dis
patched to Mr. Pur<ty.
COORDINATION:
AFOIH-2A2, Col Smith, Ext. 71016tf4A1/
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AFOIN-2A, Col Adams, Ext. 71564 4,t
AFOIN-2, Col Morrow, Ext. 7lllO
AFOIN, Maj Gen Sam!ord, Ext. 55 lJ
THE MAN'S lllAGAZINI!
Fawcett Building 67 West 44th Street New York 36, N. Y. MUrray Hill 2-3606
November 14, 1952
Major General John A. Samford
Director of Intelligence
U.s. Air Force
Washington 25, n.c.
near General Samford,
In view of your kindness in commenting
on TRUE' s recent exposure of the flying-saucer 11l ittle men"
hoax, I feel that perhaps our latest report on the saucer
problem, in the ]}ecember issue which will appear next
Wednesday, will be of interest to you.
Sincerely,
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Ken w. Purdy
EDITOR
COVER .SHEET SUSPENSE
ORIGI N OF BASIC DATE TYPE DATE
SUBJECT ASSIGNED BY
Letter of Appreciation NUMBER
ROUTING
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Initial lN column to denote review prior to action. lnitjaJ "OUT" column to denote revjew of comple t ed action. (X-lor action:
V-lor coordination)
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AFOIN OI N. 1 OIN•2 OIN - 3
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TO: DATE
AFOIN- 2X 11 Dec 52
FROM: COMMENT NUMBER
AFOIN-2A 1
C°""'ENTS (Use reverse, if necessary)
The attached correspondence i f transmitted for forwarding to OIN for
signature and dispatch .
D~ . BEEBE
Captain, USAF
Executive, AFOIN-2A
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HEADQUARTERS STRATEGIC AIR COMMANI)
OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE
OMAHA, NEBRASKA
DINC 350
25 NOV 1952
SUBJECT: (Unclassi f ied) FLYOBRPI'
TO : Director of Intelligence
Headquarter s USAF
Washington 25, D. C.
The at t ached Air Intelligence Information Reports are forwarded
as per instructions AFL 200- 5, dat ed 29 April 1952, subject , FUOBRPT.
!<'OR THE COMr.wIDI NG GENERAL:
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SECURITY INFORl!ATION
Maj Foumet/dbv/ 71379
Wrt.n 24 Nov 52
AFOIB-2A2
MEMORAHDUM FORt DIRECTOR OF HAVAL INT&LLICENCE
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SUBJECT: Interpretation of Movies o.t Unidentified F ~ Objects ~-
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l. Further to our Memorandum dated 24 October .52., eame subject
as above., it is requested that t.he inclosed roll of 161111 Kodachrome
aovie f'ilm be anal;yzed 1n the same manner as the film previously for
warded. In addition., a comparison with the lat.ter .tilm woul.d be most
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helptu1.
2. Background intonnation pertaining to the inclosed .til.Dl ia
contained 1n Incl 2, the offici:al report. on thie incident.
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.3. Your cooperation in satiaf'ying this additional request 1• ~
earnestly oolicited. In addition, notUication of prellminar;r results ....
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of both ana:qses at the earliest opportunit7 would be appreciated.
Such prel.1minary data ma7 al.low us t o complete some o.t the pending
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action on these films prior to receipt or the tinAl reaul.ts . g
2 Incle t/ILLIAM A. ADAMS
l . 16 DD Kodachrome movie film ~ Col onel USU'
2. Cy of official rept of Chief, Topical Division
Unconventional Acf't sighting
COORDINATION: AFOIN-2A2 AFOIN-2A
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24-0 6 October 1950
SUBJECT: UNCONVE1d'IONAL AIRCRAFT
TO: District Commander
5th District Office of Special Investigations
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton, Ohio
1. Transmitted under separate cover is approximately fifteen
feet of moving picture film taken by Mr. Nicholas Mariana, of 2919
First Avenue North, Great Falls, Montana, who is general manager
of the Great Falls Baseball Club.
2. Mr. Mariana made these pictures on 15 August 1950 between
the hours of 11:25 and ll:30 A. M., at Great Falls, Montana. On
interview, he stated that he first fighted the objects while standing
in the gx·andstand of the ball park located at 26th Street and Eleventh
Avenue North, Great Falls, Montana, and that he saw two bright disc
shaped objects proceeding in a southerly direction at an alti tude
of approximately ten thousand feet and at a distance of about three
quarters of a mile in a westerly direction, fr.:>m the observer•s view
point. Mr. Mariana then stated that he ran downstairs and outside
to his car from which he obtained his camera and made the pictures
shown in the film. From the time of first sighting to the
completion of taking of the pictures, Mr. Mariana estimated con
awned approximately twenty seconds. At the time of his taking
the pictures, a Miss Virginia Raunig, l.12 Second Avenue North,
Great Falls, Montana, who is anployed as his secretary, was a
witness.
3. The water tower in instant pictures is located approximately
seven hundred feet in a southwesterl y direction from the point at
which Mr. Mariana stood when taking the pictures and the tower is
approximately one hundred seventy- five feet in height.
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24- 0 6 October 1950
SUBJECT: UNCONVENTIONAL AIRCRAFT
4. With reference to background information as regards Nicholas
Mariana, he is a graduate of Montana State University, 1938, with a
BA in journalism. He was born in Miles City, Montana, in 1912, went
to Montana State lniversity in 1935 and has, since graduation trom
that school, resided in Helena from 1940 to 1941 and from 1941 until
the present at Great Falls. During the war, Mr. Mariana served in the
Army Air Forces from June 1943 to October 1945, attaining the rank of
Corporal and was editor ot a newspaper, The Northern Dispatch, at
Great Falls Air Force Base, at Great Falls, Montana. Subject ha~ been
married for a period o! ten years and has one chi1d, a daughter, three
years of age• Presently Mr. Mariana is employed as general manager of
the Great Falls Baseball Club, Great Falls, Montant, and also as a
radio sports commentator and radio announcer of sporting events. He
enjoys an excellent reputation in the local community and is regarded
as a reliable, trustworthy and honest individual.
5. Prior to concluding the interview with Mr. Mariana, he
was advised that the film was being forwarded to the Air Materiel
Command because of that agency's interest in anything which would
contribute to its fund of technical intelligence data.
l. Incl. JOHN P. BRYNILDSEN
Swmnary of Information Captain, USAF
per provisions of Air District Commander
Intelligence Requirements
Memo No. 4.
SECURIT'l Il1F0P,_V.ATI0N
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24-0 6 October 1950
MEMORANDUM FOR: District Commander, 5th District Office of Special
Investigations, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base,
Dayton, Ohio
SUBJECT: UNCONVENTIONAL AIRCRAFT
1. On 5 October 1950, Mr. Mariana advised that the camera
used by him in the taking of the moving picture film transmitted
under separate cover, was a Revere, 16 mm. , magazine loading type
with an F. 1. 9 wide-angle, telephoto lens. Mr. Mari ana stated
that the settings used at the time were: shutter opening F. 22
and focal setting., infinity. Film make and type was Eastman
Kodachrome, daylight type, and speed at which pictures were taken
was siXteen frames per second. Mr. Mariana .further advised that
in operating the camera intaking the pictures., he had "panned"
the camera slowly from right to left.
2. A further check of the records of Base Operations, Great
Falls Air Force Base, Great Falls, Montana, indicates that an
F-94 type aircraft, #2503., and F- 94 type aircraft., #2502, landed
at Great Falls Air Force Base at 1133 and 1130 hours (Mountain
Standard Time) respectively on 15 August 1950. These aircraft
were assigned the 449th Fighter Squadron, Ladd Air Force Base,
Alaska. Mr. Mariana stated that almost immediately after taking
the motion pictures, two USAF jet type aircrafthad flown across
the sky east of him, heading in a southerly direction.
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l. 15 August 1950
2. Between 1125 and 1130 Mountain Standard Time
3. a. 26th and Eleventh Avenue North, Great Falls, Montana
4. Two objects, entrail, approximately fifty yards apart.
5. The u. s. Weather Bureau, Gore Field, Great Falls, Montana, which
keeps a record of the observable celestial phenomena or planets
reports that there were no such phenomena observable on 15 August 1950.
6. Distance o!objects from observer:
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a . Approximately three- qu.a.rters of a mile laterally in a westerly
d.ir~ction.
b. The angle of elevation from the horizon was about thirty-five
degrees.
c . The altitude was approximately ten thousand feet .
7. Mr. Mariana states object was in sight to him a total of about
twenty seconds and about seven seconds to his secretary, Miss Raunig.
s. Mr. Mariana states that the appearance of the object was:
a. Of a bright clean aluminwn surface.
b. disc shape-apparentl:3' had depth
c . Objects appeared to be of metal material
d. According to observer, obj ects were about fi.fty feet in diameter
and three feet in depth.
NOTE: Observer has had occasion to frequently observe USAF C- 54' s
i n fli ght in the l ocal area and states the objects had a
diameter a.bout three-quarters of the wing span of a C-54
when viewed from the s i de .
- 9. Direction of flight: Objects were moving in a southerly direction.
10. Tactics or maneuvers: Mo~emente of objects were horizontal but
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slightly erratic as to speed.
No evidence o.f exhaust.
12. No clouds were observable on that date.
13. No lights were observed as being attached to objects.
14. a . No wings observed
b. No aerodynamic list of fuselage observed.
c. No vertical jet observed.
d. Objects, according to observer, definitely had an appearance of
a spinning motion; however no rotating cylinder or cone wae observed.
e . No aerostatic lifting devices were attached to objects.
15 . a . No propeller or jet device observed.
b. No r otor observed.
c. No aerodynamic vanes observed
d. No visibl e exhaust or jet openings.
16. a . No fins observed
b. No stabilizer s observed.
17. No air ducts observed.
18. Speed estimated by observer to be approximately two hundred mph.
19. No sound; objects had a purported II sh" sound.
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20. Objects vanished from view a.fter alllout eight seconds, obscured by
uprights or water tank which can be noticed in the film..
REI.ATIVE TO OBSERVER
1. Name of observer: Nicholas Mariana
2. Address : 2919 First Avenue North, Great Falls, Montana.
3. Occupation: Baseball club manager.
4. Great Falls Baseball
5. Pertinent hobbies: Observer is not an amateur astronomer,
pilot or engineer; however, he has broadcast sporting events and
is interested in photography
6. Ability to determine color, speed and size of moving objects of
observer should be relatively good in view of his experience as a
sporting events announcer.
7. Reliability of observer: Enjoys an excellent reputation in the
local community and is regarded as a reliable, trustworthy and
honest individual.
a. Notes relative to observer on sightings in general: Mr. Mariana
sta stated to the undersigned that he had read numerous newspaper
articles on the subject of flying discs and flying saucers and had
not attached very much significance to them. However, Mr. Mariana
almost invariably carries a camera in order that he may make
"opportunity pictures" and had previously thought that if he could
see such unconventional aircraft in flight, he would take motion
pictures of them.
b. Observer' s attention was definitely drawn to objects by their
glint of light.
9. Witnesses: Miss Virginia Raunig, 112 Second Avenue North, age 19,
employed as a secretary. Miss Raunig impressed interrogator as
being a fairly reliable individual and of good sound judgment. Miss
Raunig continued sightings and number of objects and in substance
verified Mr. Mari ana ' s statements as regards objects• appearance,
shape, speed, sound and direction of flight.
GENERAL
1. Teletype sequences of local weather conditions: On 4 October 1950,
Mr. c. Robert Guern, Chief Weather Ob&erver, u. S. Weather Office,
Core Field, Great Falls, Montana, after first examining the tele
typesequences of local weather conditions, Great Falls area, stated
th that there were thin scattered clouds, thirty thousand feet, visibility
sixty miles, barometric reading, 1013.9 millobars, temperature
seventy-seven degrees, dew point, forty-five degrees, a ltimeter J0.02
southwesterly winds, twenty- five miles per hour. Ti.me of this
teletype sequence was 1130 hours, l.5 August 1950.
2. Winds Aloft Report received from Mr. C. Robert Guam, Chief' Weather
Observer, u. s. Weather Office, Gore Field, Great Falls, Montana,
who stated that:
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WINDS ALOFT REPORT (Cont' d)
at 0800, surface winds, ~90 degrees, 15 miles per hour,
4000 feet, 270 degrees, 19 mil es per hour,
5000 feet, 240 degrees, 25 miles per hour,
6000 feet, 250 degrees, 22 miles per hour
7000 feet, 270 degrees, 22 miles per hour
8000 teet, 270 degrees, 31 miles per hour
9000 feet, 260 degrees, 43 miles per hour
10,000 feet, 260 degrees, 45 miles per hour
12,000 feet, 260 degrees, 42 miles per hour
14,000 feet, 260 degrees, 34 miles per hour
16,000 feet 270 degrees, 34 miles per hour
181 000 feet, 270 degrees , 33 miles per hour
20, 000 feet, 270 degrees, 36 miles per hour
25,000 feet, 260 degrees, 26 miles per hour
a:t 1400 hours, same de. te, winds aloft readings were:
surface winds, 230 degrees , 24 miles per hour
4000 feet, 240 degrees, 25 miles per hour
5900 feet, 250 degrees, 36 miles per hour
6000 feet, 250 degrees, 41 miles per hour
7000 feet, 250 degrees, 40 mil es per hour
8000 feet, 250 degrees, 35 miles per hour
9000 feet, 260 degrees, 28 miles per hour
101 000 teet, 260 degrees, 24 miles per hour
12,000 feet, 260 degrees, 30 miles per hour
14,000 feet, 260 degrees , 55 miles per hour
16,000 feet, 250 degrees, 54 miles per hour
18, 000 feet , 260 degrees, 36 miles per hour
20, 000 feet, 260 degrees, 34 miles per hour
25, 000 feet, 260 degrees, 39 miles per hour
There were no testing devices nor Raysonde devices sent aloft between
the hours of 0800 and 1400 hours, 15 August 1950. Raysonde
instruments were sent aloft at 0900 and 1400 hours, 15 August 1950
by the U. S. Weather Bureau, Gore Fiel d, Great Falls, Montana.
Mr. Guern further stated that there were no celestial phenomena.
listed in the u. s. Weather Bureau report tor the twenty- four hour
~eriod 0800 hours, 15 August 1950, to 0800 hours, 16 August 1950.
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AFOIN-2A2
Maj Fournet/dbv/71379
21 November 1952
MEXORA.NDUM FOR RECORD
PROBLEJb
1. To prepare a Memorandum tor Director ot Naval Intelligence.
FACTS AND DISCUSSION:
2. A previous Memorandua to Director of Han.l. Intelligence dated
24 Oct 52 requested a complete analysis of a roll of movie film de
picting 10 unidentified tl.71ng objects. Full details were given aa to
the type ~ • 1 • desired.
3. Another roll of fillll ahowing 2 unidentified flyi.na objects ia
now availab1e. Analysis of this fillll is desired. Additional.lT, a coa
parison with the prmoua filJa ma.7 prove productive. 'l\le attached
Memorandwa to Director of Naval Intelligence requests that these anal.7aia
be made.
4. Subject matter is not considered suitable tor inclusion in the
Daily Staff Digest.
ACTION RECOMMENDED:
5. Approval, signature and diapatch ot attached Maorandua.
COOBDIHATIOlh
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AFOIN-2A2
MEMORAJmtJM FOR: Director. ot Jfavo.l Intelllgence
Attention: Op 322Y5
SUBJECT: Interpretation ot Mones ot Unidentified Ylyi:Dg ObJecta
1. ~e o.tttl.ched mcm.es (see Ii.cl. 1) e.re :possibly the best
documenui.cy evidence yet obtained on unidentified fly:lne obj~cto.
ibcy have been analyzed by en Air Force phot~grapliic laboratory.
llowever, it is our desire to obtain an independent cnoJ.ysis by a
seyarate laboratory in order ~ t ve may better interpret the
im;plice.tions of these clo.ta. For this reason, it is requested
that a.c cc:q,letc nn inter_pret..-t.ion o.s possible be rendered by a.
Na-vy nctivity. •
2. Circumnta.ncea surrounding the photography ere summarized
in Incl.osure 2. Additional details irere requested by ceesc.ges
which are included. ao lnclozuros 3 and 5 and were obtn.ined in the
repllea attached l1G Incloourea 4 and 6. ffith regn.rd to tnclosureo
5 end 6, the f'innl foota.¢e of film referred to hns been aeta.ched
and returned to CFO Nevhouoc. Bovever, it 'Wtlli deduced from this Q
portion tbo.t Newhou&e obtai.Ded excellent results vbile hond.- 0
hold.1.ng tbe cwncra; there VWJ olmoot no cm:1e1-a JilOtion evident. ~
This deduction vac applied to the ~ s i s of thht portion of the ~
film dcp1ctiµg the motion of the sint:;lc object which ae·tnched itself ~
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f'ro:n tbe group ao explained in lllclosure 2. I-'•
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3. A list of representative questions for tbe interpretation ~
is attached ns Incl.ooure 7, ~ese qu.eations are indicative of the
tY»C do:ta deGired. .Aey- o.u.dit1onu.l data. which can be obto.ined
~roul.d 'be most welcOJ:le, particule.rly es concerus tho 'light intenoity
of the obj ects, the formatioll8 (including three-dimensional. renditions,
if posoi.ble), ea:ane:nts regard1J18 tbe possibility that the iJrl,a.ses vere
ca.uned by circrsft end the condition• which munt have prevo.11ed £or
aircrat't to produce cuch 1me,ee , etc.
4. It was dcterm:iiled 'fro:n the Na.val Obaerva.tory, Waehington,
D.c. tbat the position or tho sun a.t :the time on.a. J.ocation of the
photograpey we 64.5° cl.eva.tion end 131° a:dmuth.
5. Your cooperation in eatifyins thit. 1:equest _t the eurlieet
pro.cticn.ble ti.mo ie earnestly Gol.ic1ted. ~
X:,s;'-rf,ILJAlif)~
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McinOrandum for: Director 01· ttaval Intelligence, Attn: Op 322)!'5
Bubject: Jntcr_preto.tion o~ lloviee o'f Ullident1fied
J?..yj.ng Objects (continued)
6 . For ad.ditionc.J. data or Teferra'.l of specific gueotione,
Colonel. W.H , Sm.1th ot the Current Intelligence Branch 1.38.Y be
contacted d1J.•cct. Bis telephone number ie 71016.
7 Incl.a.
l. Movie{ 0 /0 r;1 o n /,Y) JOHI-i G. ERIKSEN
2. Cy or 1~r 1-r Colcnol, USAF
CPO Newho\We
C! -~ ~ , Pol.,icy & Managemon~ G~oup
3. Cy ot AFOIN 57264 c_.ic • De_uty Director for E~tim t
t... (Jy ot CAP'IN 65202 , D::...~ ectorato of Intelligence ., a ea
5. Cy of AFOIB 59782
6. C:, ot CAFID 7 ~
7. List ot questions
COORDINATION:
AFOIN-2A2 AFOHJ-2A AFOIN-2 )(
·copy
AVIATION SUPPLY DEPOT
NAVAL SUPPLY CEN'.1.:ER
OAKIAm) 4, CALIFOO.NIA
NT 4- 28/83,10/177283 ll August 1952
From: Chier Photographer Delbert c. Newhouse, 177283, U.S.N.
To: Commanding Officer, Hill Air Force Base, Ogden, Utah
Subj : Motion Pictures ot Unidentified Objects in Air
Encl: (1) One {1) fifty-foot roll of processed 16mm color motion
picture film
1. Enclosure (1) is forwarded herewith tor whatever value it may have in con
nection with your investiption of the so- cal.led "Flying Saucers 11 • Pertinent
data follows:
Place: About 7 miles north of Tremonton, Utah on U.S. Highway No. 30S.
Time: lllO Wednesday 2 July 1952.
Camera.: B&H Automaster, magazine load, 3" telephotolens, 16 f'rames per
second. Handheld.
Exposure : First few feet - f : 8. l3ala.nce - f : 16. Clear sun, cl.oudless sky.
EKCo Kodachrome film - Da.ylight. Exposure was changed with the
mistaken idea of darkening the sky to gain greater contrast . The
result was merely general. under exposures.
General Background: Driving f'rom Washington, D.C. to Portland, Oregon, on
the morning of 2 July my -wife noticed a group of objects in the
sky that she could not identify. She asked me to stop the car and
look. There was a group of about ten or twelve objects - that bore
no relation to anything I had seen before - milling about in a
rought formation and proceeding in a westerly direction. I opened
the luggage compartment of the car and got my camera out of a suit
ease. Loa.ding it hurriedly, I exposed approximately thirty feet of
film. There va.s no reference point in the sky and it was impossible
for me to make a:ny estimate of speed, size, altitude or distance.
Toward the end one of the objects reversed course and proceeded away
fran the group. I held the camera still and al.loved this single
one to cross the field o~ view, picking it up again and repeating
for three or four such passes. By this time all of the objects
had disappeared. I expended the balance of the f'ilm late that
afternoon on a mountain somewhere in Idaho.
/s/
Delbert C. Newhouse
Copy of TWX No . AFOIN- 57261,.
Fran: HQ USAF, WASH, DC
To: CG WADF
Hamil.ton AFB, California
ATTN: DIR OF INTELL. REPORI' OF UNIDENI'IFIED FLYING Ol3J'lroTS AND INCLCSED MOVIE
FILM ON SIGHTING 2 JUL 52 NEAR TREl{ONTON, UTAH ~EIVED THIS ~UARTERS 5 SEP
52 FROM CPO DELBEffl' C. NEWHOUSE, 177'2133, USN, STATI ONED AT AVIATION SUPPLY
DEPOT, NAVAL SUPPLY CENTER, OAKLAND, CALIF. ~UEST NErnlOUSE BE INI'ERVIEWED
- AS SOCN AS PRACTICAL BY AN INTELU GmCE OFFICER AND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION
OBTAINED:
(1) ANY SOUND HElo DURING OBSERVATION? IF so, DESCRIBE.
(2) ANY EXHAUST'lRaU s OR CONTR.\Il..S SEEN AT .ANY TIME DURING OBSERVATION?
I F SO DESCRIBE.
(3) VIERE ANY AIRCRAFT, BIRDS, BALLOONS OR OTHER IDENTIFIABLE OBJEX::TS
smm IN AI R IMMEDIATELY BEFORE, llJRING OR IMMEDIATELY AFTER
OBSERVATI ON? IF SO, GIVE DETAILS .
(4 ) DID SINGLE OBJ:mT VJHICH DETACHED I TSELF FROV GROUP HFAD IN DlR-
:mTION OPPOSI TE TO ORI GINAL COURSE AND DID IT DISAPPFAR FRCU VIEW
WHII.E STILL TRAVELLING IN THI S DI~TION?
( 5) AT APPROXDLATELY wltAT ELEVATION AND IN t'/HAT DI~TION (BEARING)
WAS CAKERA POINTED DURING EXPOSURE OF FILM?
( 6) WHAT WAS POSITION OF SUN RELATIVE TO OBJ:ElJTS AND TO HIM?
(7) WHAT WERE WEATHER CONDITI ONS? APPROXD(ATE TWPERATURE? HAZY OR
CLEAR? WDID DIRECTION AND SPEED?
( P) ANY METEOROLOGICAL ACTIVITY NOTICED DURING Tf1AT DAY?
(9) DOES HE HAVE ANY OPINION REGAJioING FOLL07llNGt ut~
~El JRl'.i:''i ) LUC v> • ~ •
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( a) WAS LIGRI' FW.U: OBJ~TS CAUSED BY REFLEI:::TION OR WERE THEY
SOURCE OF LI CHT?
( b) SHAPE OF OBJE}TS?
(c) WERE THEY ALL APPROXIMATELY THE SAlm SHAPE?
(d) COWR OF O~TS?
(e) WERE THEY ALL SAME COWR?
(f) TYPE JLOTI ON ATTRIBUTABLE TO OBJEJTS, BOTH ABOOT CRlN AXES AND
AXIS OF FLI GHI' PATH?
(g ) DID ALL OBJB:;TS HAVE SAME TYPE MOTION?
(h) HOW DID OBJEJTS DISAPPEAR FROM VIEW?
(10) WAS ANY FII!l'ER USED ON CAMERA?
(11) RE!!EUBER ANY LANDMARKS AroUND LOCATION WHICH WOUID FACILITATE
FINDING IT IN FUTURE?
(12) KNOW OF ANYONE EL.SE mo SI CETED OBJECTS?
(13) EVER SIGHTED UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJE::TS BEFORE? I F SO, OBTAIN
DETAILS IAW PAR 7c OF AFL 200-5.
ADDITIONALLY, DESIRE INrERVIEWING OFFICER FURNISH ESTIMATE RELIABILITY AND
PHOTOGRAPHIC PROFICIENCY OF NEV-JIOUSE. AFL 2©-5 MAY AID IN CCEDUCTmG
INrERVIEW. ~UEST INFOru.tATION BE FORWARDED BY :ELFJ::TRICAL MEANS AS S000 AS
AVAILABLE TO ATIC WITH INFOHMA~I ON THIS HEAOOUARTERS. IN RESPONSE REPLY
TO AFOIN- 2A2. Restricted.
Copy TWX CAFIN 65202
R 121650Z ZNJ
FM CG 28TH AD HAFB CAUF
TO CHIEF ATIC lJRIGHT- PATTERSON AFB OHIO
INFO CG AOO ENT Affi COI.O SPRINGS coro
USAF WASHING'roN 25 00
CG WADF HAFB CALI F
RESTRICTED/9171. A'ITN DIR OF INTEL. IN REPLY TO AFOIN- 2A2 AND WADF MSG
WDOID 29149 FOL INFO ~ BY HQ USAF HAS BEEN OBTAINED BY INTERVIEW WITH
CPO DELBERT C. NEWHOUSE. 177Z'/3, AVN SUP DEP, NAVAL SUP CEN, OAKUND., CALIF
REGARDING UNIDENTIFIED BLY OBJS AND MOVIE Fill! ON SI GHI'ING 2 JUL 52 NEAR
TREMONTON., UTAH. CPO NEmIOUSE, HIS WIFE, SON AND DAUGHI'ER WERE ALL INTER
VIEWED AT THE NEWHOUSE HOME IN BERKELEY, CALI F ON 10 SEP 52 BY DIRIDTOR OF
INTELLIGENCE, 28TH Am DIV ( DEF). FOL ANSWERS TO QUFSTIONS 1 THRU 13
IN USAF ~UEST ARE SUBMI'ITED:
1. NO SOUND HEARD DURING OBSERVATI ON. 2. NO EXHAUST TRAILS OR CONTRAILS
OBSERVED. 3. NO AIRCRAFT, BIRDS, BALLOONS ., OR OTHER IDENTI FIABLE OBJECTS
SEEN IN AIR IWEDIATELY BEFORE, DURING, OR IMMEDIATELY AFTER OBSERVATI ON.
4. SINGLE OBJIDT lJHICH DETACHED ITSELF FROl.t GROUP DID HEAD IN DIR11£TION
OPPOSITE ORIGI NAL COUBSE AND DISAPPEARED FROM VI EW TIHI IE STI LL TRAVELING
IN 'IRI S DIR&:TION. 5. CAMERA POINTED AT ESTIMATED 70 DF.GREE.S ELEVATION
AND DESCRIBED AND ABC FROM APPROX DUE EAST TO DUE 1iEST THm FROM DUE WEST
TO APPROX W D:EGREES FROMNORTH IN PHOTOGRAPHING DEI'ACHED OBJ HEADING IN
o~p
DIRiroTION 0000.SITE ORIGINAL COURSE. 6. SUN WAS APPROX OVERHEAD OF OBSERVER.
OBJBJTS WERE AT APPROX 70 DEGREFS ABOVE TRRAIN ON A COURSE SEVERAL MIIES
FROM OBSERVER. 7. WEATHER CONDITI ONS: BRIGHI' SUNLIGHI'., CLEAR, APPROX 80
DEGREES TmPERATURE, SU GHl' BREEZE FRCU EAST NORl'H EAST APPROX 3 TO 5 MPH.
8. NO llEI'EORO:WGICAL AC~ ;;{ NmtEDcooAfho· THAT DAY. 9. OPINI ON REGARDnm
FOLLOWING cm A. UGHT FROM OBJIDTS CAUSED BY REFLEtTI ON: B. OBJ&:TS
APPEARED APPROX AS LONG AS THEY WERE WIDE AND THI N. C. APPEARED IDENTICAL
IN SHAPE. D. 12 TO 14 OBJEDTS. E. ALL APPEARED LIGHT COLOR. F. NO
OPINION. G. APPEARED TO HAVE SAME TYPE OF MOTI ON EKCEPT FOR ONE Ol3J'lOOT
WHICH REVERSED ITS COURSE. H. DISAPPEARED FROM VIEW BY MOVING OtJI' OF
RANGE OF EYESIGRr. 10 . NO FILTERS USED. ll. ONE LOW HI LL 2 OR 3 MILES
TO RIGffl' OF US HWY 30 DASH S Wl'l'H OBSERVER FACING NORTH. LOCATED
APPROX 10 VII.ES NORI'H TREMONTON, UTAH. 12. OTHE$ PERSONS SIGHTIN!I OBJ&:TS
WERE: l!RS. D. C. NEWHOUSE, WIFE: DELBERT C. NE#HOUSE, J R, SON, AGE 14:
/~
ANNE N&iHOUSE, DAUGHTER, AGE "L"' . WHOLE NEWHOUSE FAMILY INCLUDED IN INTm-
VI'Em. 13. CPO NEWHOUSE AND FAMIIX HAVE NEVER SIGHl'ED UNIDENTIFIED FLilNG
OBJEDTS BEFORE. NEWHOUSE STATED THAT HE NEVER BELIEVED HE WOUID J OI N
RANKS OF THOSE REPORTING SUCH OBJEDTS PRI OR TO THIS OBSERVATI ON. CPO
NEWHOUSE AND MRS . NE'wHOUSE APPEARED TO BE EXTR.Fl{ELY HONEST AND RELIABLE
PERSONS . CPO NfflHOUSE STATED HE HAS BEEN IN THE NAVAL SERVICE FOR OVER
19 !EARS TH SERVICE AS A COMMISSI ONED OFFICER DURING WW 2. NEifflOUSE
IS GRADUATE OF NAVAL PHarOGRAPHIC SCHOOL IN 1935 AND CLAD.IB OVER 1000
HOURS IN THE AIR AS A PHO'IOORAPHER ON ACTUAL AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH MISSIONS.
N'EWOOUSE ALSO DOES CONS lDERABLE GROUND PHOTOGRAPHY. I T IS BELIEVED ?mVHCUSE
COUID BE CLASSIFIED AS AN EKPERr PHOTOGRAPHER.
ON
J'JOJ.t: l1Q. usu 7 Oct 52 nsmoirm
AC!IOH: ROUTtll IW"M : :iOtrrlD
'1'0: CG28th .AJRDIY BOOLTOll AJ'B OALl:J C YPTOPBECAUTIOIJ: 1'0
IBJ'O: OBIEP' .A.TIO lf.B.IGB1'-P.ATTBR5011 Al' OHIO I DPTlPIC l'?IOB: 9171 i•
CA.JI' 111 ~202
(12 Sep 52)
0IiASSl.1IOATlOq: ii:l9fi:H:;T;tlD
J"BO~: AJ'OlH 59782
AT'l'.Ell!IO : Director of Intelligence. Betereno• 70ur message
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9171 dated. 12 Sep 52 . lleoueat 0,0 llevhouae be asked follovinc
additional qu.•tion: lf•• tripod used to photognph mountain
scene in Idaho which a eara on final footage of film in
quea~ion, 1ol'W!ll'! 1n£o~mat1on b.Y electrical means to A~IO vith
1nformat1o~ this headquarters. ln res onse repl7 to Al'OIJf- 212
COOBDI'l~IOB': uor•- ....
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ucua1n CLASSilIOATI Oli: US'l'lUCt'ED PAO 1
1.mµT a•s NAKI : DL'8A$IE(l OJTIC ' S SIOWATURE:
MaJ. Dev~7 J. J'ournet DOJIALJ) ll 13£.m!J, Captain. U8A.1
BxecutiTe Officer, Topical Division
Deput7 Director for Estimates
.A.10UJ- 2A2 Directorate of Intelligence. TJOS/0
75990
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COPY
DEPAR'lMEN'l' OF mE AIR F<ECE
STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
INCCMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE
MBWCTD
SiClmJiP.f Bii!RJRI.P.! e!I
CAFIN 74096
FM JWIML/CG 28th AIR DIV (DEF) HAMILTON AFB, CALIF.
TO JEDWP/ CHIEF, ATIC WRIGHT-PA'l"lERSON AFB, OHIO
INFO: JWPHQ/DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE, HQ USAF, WASHINGTON 25, D. C.
/RESTRICTED/ 9J.7J. IN REPU TO AFOIN-2A2 FOLLOWING INFOalATION REQUESTED BY
HQ USAF HAS BEEN OBTAINED BY TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH CPO DELBERT C.
NEWHOUSE, 177273, AV!l SUP DEP, NAVAL SUP CEN.1$R, OAKLAND, CALIF. REGARDIOO AN ADDI
TIONAL QUESTION ABOUT MOVIE FIIM ON UNIDEN'l'IFIED OBJECT SIGHTING ON 2 rn 1952.
QUESTION: '1WAS TRIPOD USED TO Dim PHOTOGRAPH MOUNTAIN SCENE IN IDAHO
WHICH APPEARS ON FINAL FOOTAGE OF Fillol IN QUESTION"'l ANSWER: NEGATIVE,
ENTIRE ROLL OF FILM WAS HANDHELD.
INro: OIN
CAF INs 74096 (l.O Oct 52)
~cu RESTRIC'mD
SUGGE5TEll POINTS FOR ANALYSIS
The foll.owing questions are suggested for guidance regarding the
general type of dal.ysis desired:
l. Are images made by light source or refiection?
2. Any indication of what kind of objects could have caused images?
Is <there any bird su.tficiently actinic to cause images? Could they have
b een caused by aircraft or balloons?
3. What causes impression that some objects at ti.mes appear to
become 2 or 3 llhere there was ori.ginall7 on~ or, conversely, 2 or 3 objects
at times appear to merge into one.
4. Do all objects have same characteristics?
a. Same apparent shape?
b. Same Color?
c. Same relative size?
d. Same general. motion?
5. • at are shape(s), color{s) and relative s.ize(s) ot objects?
6. To what can the 11tade- in" and "fad&-out" of the objects be attributed?
7. What type moti.on is attributable to the objects about their own axis
as well as about axis of 1'1.ight path)?
8. Is there any accel.leration evident in their .motion along l.ight
path axis?
9. Can the m.oti on of the camera (panning and joggling) be allowed
for su£ficie.ntly to pennit detem.1.nation of the angular velosity of objects
Y.hich cross the i'ield of v.iew? (Reference particularly the s1ng.le object
wh1ch crosses .field; photographer statel!' that cam.era was held mot.i.onless
l'lhile object crossed fiel.d of view.)
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10. Determine patterns of flight from position plots for each
frame, then:
a. Is there any recurring pattern in the relative position
of the objects?
b . Do they maintain same r elative positions .in formation during
any caneuvers, partieul.arly violeat. maneuvers?
o. Is rel.a.tive position maintained: coincidental w:l.th monment
about their axis?
d. It undulating motion 1s present among a num.ber of objects
which are mnintain.1.ng a semblance of formation, db those
•
objects Wldulate 1n phase? Ditto for tumhllng motion?
e . Ia there any indication or abrupt changes in direction
of flight path throueh fairly large angles ( e . g. 90 degrees
or more during inteiv.11 o! 2 or 3 f'rames)?
t . Do any objects appear to reaai.n motionless at the same time
that others move about,?
g . Can al1 objects be accounted for at o.l1. times or do sane
llterall,y disappear 1\lhile still well wtthin fiel.d of view?
AFOm-lB3/ Capt La.i~eeb/77648
wrtn 24 Nov 52
Trsnsm:l:tta.t of Cor.respondeDCP '2 4 NOV 1952
Chief', Air Technical • Dept of the Air Force ~
Intelligence Center lleaaquarterS USAP Capt La1dlaw/TT648
Wrie;ht-Patterson AF.a Waab1ngton 25, D.C. AJOm-1133
Ohio
Forwarded as a natter perta:lD'.lng to your Center.
- Incl.
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Ltr -fr I.e. B~r, J. O. MoANIBCB
Eugene, Oregon, dtd 10 Wov 52 .Major , USAP'
Chie!'. DocUJ:1ents Branoh
Dissemination Contr ol Division
Directorate o!' Intelligenoe
AFOili-lB3
Capt Laidlaw ~
Maj McAninch ~ '-L IA\ '-
Wrtn. 21 November 1952
Maj Fournet/tnr.v/75990
(Uncl)
Correspondenoe from Messrs. Oliver Aml.ie., Harv.,- s. Gersenfish az:d~~ w ~
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Bxacut1ve, 21 November 19
Directorate 0£ Research am Development, DCS/0 .._~ - =i - --
Attention1 .lla.f Forsman
Deputy Director for Estimates Maj haro.et/tmw/75990
Directorate o~ lntelllgenoe, DCS/0
l. Inclosuree are forwarded aa a matter ot priJrllr7 interest. No replies haYe
been ade l>,- this office.
2. Ur. AmUe 8Uhmitted a previous letter perta.in1ng to the alleged observation of
. .t,1:na saucer•. It was acknowledged 'ti,' this office.
3. Ill,-. LsRoy c0.l'1'eapotded w1th us a tew oonths ago am claimed to have avail•
able eome information on flying saucers which would be or interest to tho USAF. Our
rep~ to him stated tha.-' we f'ound i t imposa1'ble to contact him personally as he
requested. ✓ . ·f l, ~
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.3 Incls ( ?1/ori g only) I ILLIA!.1 A• .AI>Am
l . Lt.r t:r Oliver Aml.1e to Colonel, USAl"
Col Adams dtd Chief, Topical. Divim.on
26 Oct 52 Deputy Direotor tor Estimates
2 . Diagram or f'ly1.ng saucer Directorate o~ Intalllgence, DCS/0
tr Harve7 s. Geraenf'iab
Cincinnati 37, Ohio
Ltr tr Fdmo?¥l L. Lelk>7 to
• Col Adams dtd
ll Oc~ 52
AFOJN 2A2 AFOIN 2A
~ II UQ'L AFOIH-2A.2
SECURITY INFORMATION Maj Fouro.et/dbT/71379
20 Nov 52
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Chief, Air Tecbnical
(11llclaaoified) Hatori.al ror Proj ect Blue,.,;;;,.
Dept or the Air Force '
IQ\( > \j 'ii'.SZT ~'
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Intelligence Center Hq USAF - AFODr Raj Fournet/dbv/71379
Wright-Patterson AFB
Ohio
1. Inclosures are tor your intomation, appropriate action and retention.
2. Request preparation ot 3rd Ind to Incl l: acknowledging recei pt.
3. No reply has been made to Mr. Boutelle.
4. Incl 4 i s a copy of the rep]Jr made by General. Bra.dle71 s of'f'ice to Incl 3.
Further action is not recommended.
5. There were no previous reports from the sources who prepared Inc1e 5 and 6.
estionnaires were supplied b;r and returned to this office and constitute the only
knovn record ot these observations.
6 Incl e (w/orig only) WILLI.AK A. ADAMS
1. Ltr fr 78th Air Base Sqdn Col onel., USAF
:~:o:::i
Truax Field, Madison, Wis. Chiet, Topical DiTision
dtd 4 tiloT 52 w/lst &. 2nd Inds. Deput y Director tor Estimates
•- 2 . Ltr tr Arthur Boutelle,
Patterson, H. J. dtd 9 NoT 52
3. Ltr to Gen Ona.r Bradle7 fr
:lllg~••• oos/o
ArQrlos Kouzas, 'lbessa1onik:1,
Greece dtd 24 Oct 52
4. C7 of repq to Hr. Kouzaa tr
Gen Bradle7 dtd 29 Oct 52
13 2
5. ,uestiorma.ire subaitted by
L/C Mi .l ton Morris Kautma.nn,
Falls Church, Va.
6. ~uestionnaire aubadtted b7
Hrs. Carol Spra~•, Vineland, 2 5 Nov
1
lfo HA\ neC!9Al!;fe
COORDINATION: AFOIN-2A2 AFOIN-1'2A
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.S l<rUBin INFORMAT1ox
~ V201952 )
Mrs. Rose Marie Holtz
346 First Street
Niagara Falls, New York
Mrs. Holtz:
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COORDINATION: AFOIN- 2A2 AFOlli- 2-A NA"'ION MADE
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AFOIJl,.,2A2
Maj Foumet/dbY/7137<J
W/18 NoTember 1952
(Uncl.assitied) Material tor Project Blue Book
8 195
Chiet, .Ur Technical Dept ot the Air Force
Intelligence Center Hq USAF - .AFODJ Maj Fournet/dbv/71-379
Wright.:-Patterson AFB
Ohio
l. Inclosures are tor your inton:iation, appropriate act!on and retention.
2. A letter of acknowledgement vaa sent to Mrs. Scott (see In:l l). A
. Qe&tionnaire was inclosed tor her to complete and mail to you.
J . Mr. ZiJDa.enaan•s letter (Incl. .2) was also acknowledged. He v<1s in.torm.ed
that the data which he supplJ.ed would be ~erred to ;you.
, 4. Hrs. Zepp sublJiitt.ed the record ot her observations (Incl 3) at our in
vi:tation. A cop7 ot our letter of aclmovl.ed.gment is at.tached as Incl 4.
5. Incl 6 iet a copy of our reply to Kr. Gorman•s letter (Incl. 5). These are
tor your i~orma.tion and ?"equire no further action.
_;- 3/~~(7 ~/;y(!_,_
6 Incls (v/orig oalT) WILLIAM A.. ADAMS
l . Ltr tr Mn. Grace Scott, Colonel• USA¥
.;;.a Birmingham, Ala dtd 27 Oct 52 Chief"• Topical Division
x19 2 . Ltr tr Mr. E. C. Zlimlerman, Deput7 Director tor Estimates
Akron, Ohio dtd JO Oct 52 Directorate of' Intelligence, DCS/0
3. Ltr tr Mrs. C. R. Zepp,
Hyatts'9'ille, Md dtd 8 Nov 52
4. Ltr to Mrs. C.R. Zepp
5. Ltr tr Mr. Robert J . Gorman,
Chicago, Ill dtd 29 Oct 52
6. Cy ot ltr to lfr. Gorman,
dtd l2 NoY .52
COORDIHATION: AFOIB-2A2 AFOIN-2A
Maj Fournet/.il'Olll-2A2
J.0/71379
14 ~ovember 1952
Mr. ?lc. rval lf. Reoce
1578 Tan Fand t Road
Cincinnati 31, Ohio
Dear Mr . Beece :
• Your letter of 21 October 1952 to the Federal Bureau
of Invutigation was referred to ua for attention.
We have studied the photogra:!}h and negative which 7.ou
subnitted and are ha~py to ~dTise you that the "object•
which appear~ on the former ie a flaw or blemish resu1ting
. from the printing ~roceee. Thia is confirmed by the absence
of a similar image on the negattvft.
Tour ac tion in this matter vaa moat commendable.
'le are returning your negative and photograph a a
requested.
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2 Inels . (W/Orig. Only) \fILLUM A. ADAMS
l. l ·h otograph Colonel, USAJ'
2. Negative Ohief, Topical Divisi on
~eputy Director for •atimate1
Directorate of Intelligence
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(Unclassified) Material tor Project B1ue Book
Chie!', Air Technical Dept of the Air Force NOV i 7 1952
Intelligence Center Hq USAF - AFOIH ~ urnet/dbv/n'J79
Wright-Patterson .AFB
Ohio
1. Inclosurea a.re for your information, appropriate action and retention.
2. Incla 2, 3, 4 and 5 were turnished by the Director ot Special. Investi-
e ga.tiona, this Headquarters. The latter informs that no investigative action is
contemplated in regard to Incl 1 and that their files cont.ain no additiom.J.
information on Incls 3 and 4. Incl 5 is supplementa17 to the information on the
Townsend Brown Foundation forwarded to ;you b7 DF' dated 16 Oct 52,
3. The movie film referred to in Incls 6 and 7 was duplicated by this office
(4 copies) . One cop7 is attached !or ;your .files. An attempt will be inado to have
it anal.7zed by the Nav,- in conjunction with their analysis o.f the movies taken
2 July 52 near Tremonton, Utah.
4. Your attention is invited to tlie third paragraph of Incl. 9; the original
letter is e.tta.ched as Incl 10. Further action in this matter is left to your
discretion.
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;. Incl ll '118.S received over the Associated Press wire on 17 Oct 52 and ma7
be usai'ul in eTal.ua.ting reports from the area mentioned.
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l. Cy o! rcpt. of a glrting in Colonel, USAF
Chicago on 19 Oct 52 Chief, Topical. Division
2. Photostat cy ot ltr fr Deputy Director tor Estimates
Johnnie L. Last, Grew Bay, Directorate of Intelligence, rx;s/o
Wis. dtd 24 Sep 52 When incl ~ No. _£ _______________ _
3 . Cy of ltr fr ,OSI, i1, ff dtd is/are ~ itJ-.d::-,•,••n ( or not attached),
20 Oct 52 the ~ cl~-::sif' .:-. ': • ': n
4. Cy ot ltr fr Walter Wrobleski of t:.L J0 ;r-~ ~:-~-r •. ;~ v::._1 ':e .: -
Marshall, Tex dtd 13 Oct 52 c;radec. to - ~ ---- ~:1
5. Photostat cy ot Credit info re accordance ~ith Par 25e, AFR Zv5-l.
Brown Townsend ltoundation dW 22 Aug 52 (in trip)
6. C7 o~ lt.r to CO, 1701st Air Trans Wg, ~ Falls COORDINATION: AFOIN-2A2
AFB, Mont dt l4 BoT 52
7. Cy of ltr to Mr. Mariana. dtd l4 Nov 52
a. 16 DIil movie film ~e1
9. C:, o:f ltr to Mr. Burgess, Black Mt, N. c.
10. Ltr fr Mr. Burgess, Black Ht, N.c. dtd 13 Oct 52
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Mrs. 0. n. Zepp
6401 Medwiek Dr1Te
Bampehire lnolla
H7atts-v1lle, Maryland
Dear Mr,. Zepp:
We hav• received 7our letter of 8 BoTember 1952
with the record of obserTatione attached. We are ve~ .
8J'atetul to 7ou for making theae available to us.
'!he records are beinc unt to our Air Technical
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Intelligence Center at Da,i;on, Ohio tor car eful atud.7.
Should the7 desire additional infonnatlon from 7ou,
they will correapond direct17 with 74>11. ("'o
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aea1atance.
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Colonel, US.Al'
Chief, Topical Division
Deputy Director tor Zatimatea
Direotorate of Intelligence, DOS/0
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Kr . :S. C. Zia1:1e_mu
145 8. !'ire,ton• lJl.vd •
.Altron 19. Ohio
Dear :Kr. Zimmerman:
. l haTe 7our letter of 30 October 1953 vUh ite
very useful eta. It will be forwarded to our Air
l'eehnical Int~ll1gence Center for u,e 1n their anal y
st 8 ot the :lncictent, and I ~OV that th•7 vill be ~
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Clhie!, fop1oal n1rt,1on
I>eput7 Direc\o~ ~or etlmotea
Directorate ot Iutellig.nc•
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Mrs. Blutora Scott
732 Eighth Oou.rt It.
Li'r.min&hua, Alabama
Deer Kr,. Scott:
In an!l"1er to the request ln Tour letter ot 2? October 1952,
we ancloso a questi onnnire on unidont1f1ed flying o~Jects. 1hen
TOU haTe completed it, pl,ce it in the a ttached enTelope and
ma11 it: no poet age 1$ required.
We a:pr;rec1ate the 1n1t1a t1Te wh1eh 7ou have di.-ple7ad in
'bringing this •aUer to our a ttention.
Sincerely,
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It.LUM A.. :ADAMS
Colonel, OSAI
Chief, Topical ~iTision
Deputy Director for ~•tlmatea
Directorate of Intelligence
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Mr. l!obert J. Gorcan
Sllite 1460
J'lrst liatio?llll :Bank :Sld&.
38 South Dearborn Street
Chtcego 3, Illinoi ■
Dear f.lr. Gor1D811;
Your l•tter ot 29 October 1952 to the tfresi~ent has b9en referred
to the US/Ji' ~1nce, within the Depart~ent of Detenae, the lTSAJ' has
primer7 illtereat in investigation ot "tl71ng ■ aucer" report ■ . It 11
crat1fy1ne to receive such expression or interest from public- mi ded
indiTidnala. lu )'our cace, ve are grateful. for the o,Pportuntt:r to
cott•ct a mieapyrehenaion.
The USAJ' has not prepared arq recent report arr1T1ng at aQT con
cluatons with respect to tha existence or nonexistence of "flying
1aucer1•. It ie bel1eve1 that Mr. Dobert s. Allen, 1n hle article
of Septez'b9r 26, ref rred to l\ report prepared :for ~blic release by
a private s roup of ol'rl.lian■. In cosmenttn4 on thta, the USAJ' ■ tated
. that the r•Port reflected the concluaions ot 1ud.1vidual■ vho were in
no way connected with th.a Air Force. Y• take thh opportWll ty to
reiterate this to you.
It 1• tr11e that th$ statements of Mr. De■Vergora were starUin&;
hove•er, e thorough 1nTeetlgation of tha incident ha• been conducted
and 1t has been dete?"X:l1ne4 that the 1enaational aepecta ot the ori~
inal stories carried b7 the national press agenciee were exaggerated.
Further, the USA.1 made no attempt to reatrict Mr. DeaV'ergera• dhou■-
alon or peraonal exploitation of th• alleged incident; this he admitted
in an Aasooiatecl Pree ■ dlapatah datelined West Pal.II lleach, J'lorlda,
4uGuet 37, 195~.
The Air roree ls actively interested in the lnve ■ tigatlon of
•nying saucer" incidents. !lo f "'ct1 have been vi tbheld trom the
public. !t'he 1nve■t1ptor1 hope to reach aome conolualona concernlna
the exlstenoe· and source ot the objects.To date, sufficient evidence
1 ■ not evsilable to aupport an, f'lrm concludona. I am confident that
when aclentific annlyaia ot available evidence eunport, a conclu
the public vill be dUly intoNed. /_ %c->---u
It h dncerel7 hoped that theee collll!l«nta v1ll allay 7ou/_~ i,.G LJ
on thta aubJeot. '!'he manner in vb.1ch you. have soQ8ht an ~~~ r to
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• 70111" queation1 @d. the lnter•at that 7ou. e1 a oi then baTe ehown
in th1 • mai,ter 1a a ppreciatod. tf we 11a7 be of ~ f'11"ther ••n-lee
to yon, please 4o no, helltate ~ vrlte epin.
S1neerel)".
MILLIAN A. ADA.'49
eolonel, US J
Chief. Top1c l Divlaion
DeputyD1rectc-r for •tlmatea
DlreetorAtt of lntelli&enc•
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October 29, 1952
President HarI7 Truman
White Rouse
Wa shington, D. O.
Dear Mr . . President:
Permit me to take the liberty of writing 7ou on
"flying saucer•"·
It is becoming generally known that the Air Force
has a report concluding that fiying saucers originate from
sources outside this planet. Articles like that of Robert
S. Allen, dated Sept. 26th are being photostated and circulated
privately. The statements of Mr. DesVergers of West Palm
:Beach, Florida, concerning his flying saucer experience and
what he was told by the militacy and other incidents have
convinced many including myself that the 11 saucers 11 are real
and interplanetacy.
I think it is unf"ortunate that a matter which is
of such great import must be investigated privately by citizens
who would like to and ahou1d be permitted to cooperate with
and analyz6 with their government and military authorities.
I think people who are afraid to tell the people of the
possibilities of the flying saucers should bolster their
faith in the people of this countcy and democracy.
I hope you unveil the secrecy of the air force
report. I also hope 7ou decide that this is not a matter of
military secrecy and that events concerning flying saucer•
be made availabl e to the public as they unfold.
Very truly yourt,
Robert J. Gorman
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SECURITY INFORMATION
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lfrtn 10 Bov 52
(UnelaH1:f1ed) Mater ial
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Ject Blue Boo~
Chief• Air Tecbn1oal Dept ot tho Air Poree NO\J 12 '';:j52
Intelligence Center Hq tTS.lF - AJ'OIJf MaJ 'lourtJ.et./dbv/?l.379
tright-Patterson An
Ohio
l . Incl osuree were rece1Yed :f'?-011 the Director of Si,ec1al lnveeti~tiona, this
Hea4q•r t.era and are tor 7our tnfoniation and retation.
ia 2. A fourth report. tile 2.4-8-41 troJA OSI 00 lrl dated 8 Oct 52 and regardlll&
'W' ai&hting at hscon. Arisona on 2 Sep 52 by a USA.!- M/Sgt, vu not i'onarded since
you were indicated aa the action ad4ressee bJ' th& originator and ehould have re-
ceiYed a cow direct.
Z Incl e (w/ori& only) WILLUM A . AlllKS
l . AIIR, Form 112. dtd 9 Oct 52 Colo1tel. usa.r
2 . AIIR• J'orm 112. dtd 15 Oct 53 Chief, ~op i cal Divi eion
3. Ltr t r DO 12, dtd 16 Oct 52 DeputJ'. Direct or tor Eatim&tea
Directorate of Intelligence. DCS/ 0
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Chief. Ai.r !recbn1cal
Intelligence Center
(Unclassified.) Return or Project Blue l3ook llater1al
Dept of the Air Force
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l. !l'he i"Ue on the sightiJJt a.t Austin, ~e:ms on 8 June 52, preTiouily' borrowed
:from.lTUA-5. is returned herewith.
iali- a. !he Photographic Divioion. AFOAG, ma.de a set of color duplicates (enlarged)
-.ghich is attached for J'Olll' retention (Incl 3) .lllaok and· white reproauotions pre
Tiously attached to the file are aleo included 1n In.cl 3 . In addition. the
Photographic Division made a number of black and white enlarg8l!Jenta which are
attached tor your retention (Incl 4) .
3 . Based on further ana.1Jts1a. tbe Photographic l>irlsion and this oi"tice do not
agree with the \1ADC eva.l.uation of parb.elions (•aun doga") s1nce the imgea do not
appear a~ tho required angle of 22° or 46° nor are the:, 1n l1ne horhontall7 with
the sun as would be required for the f'or-.tion of a parhel1on (which vould appear at
tbe intereectiOA of the inner or outer halo circles - 22° and 46° respectivel7 -
wit h the parhelic circle; the latter ia 1n a borbontal ,Plane coincidental with the
poeit1on ot the sun). .Ldd1t1oaal~. it vill be noted 1n the photograph• t1:5t the
1.magea di■pla7a f'l.a.t portion vh1chappeara inverted from the correspond~ portion
of the eun behind the cloud. Since a pa.rhel1on 1a the result of refraction through
ice cr:,atals. the resulting 1ma£e would not be lnnrted. Inst ead, it la OUP opinion
~ t tbe ima.gee are poH1bly a form of mira£e caused by a bot air mas• •,1hic·1
.W raTeled froa left to right acroH the field of' -view and act ed a.a a lena. llowe-Yer,
there is a a.mall :1.Jia.ge in the third photograph of the aoquenci, which. lf' evaluated
aa another 1.mge .of the aamo tn,.. would eeemingl.7 el.iminate both parhel 5.a and
mirages from eonaldemtion. lfhie ilage ia located directl7 above tbe ~eventh
telephone pole f'rom the right at a -vertical distance approximately equal to tbe
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