Record Copy to Replace Unstable Original Property of the National Archives (U nclassified) T ransm ittal of FLYOBH P T ’s Chief, A T IC, Wright-P atterson A P B, Ohio Deputy Director for E stim ates, D/l Forwarded for your action are four inclosures 4 Incls: (W/orig only) 1. Ltr fr M r. Johnston dtd 10 Dec 52 2. A F IN 212? IB Dec 52 3» Com m ent N o. 2 3CIA dtd 17 Dec 52 >A incl. 4. Cement No. 1 CID dtd 12 Dec 52 WA incl. COORD INATION: WWW ' security ipOsias^ew ---^ 19 Dec 52 Capt. Sm ith 75990/A C all on FLYOB’s. WILLIA M A . A DA M S Colonel, U SA F Chief, T opical Division Deputy Director for E stim ates Directorate of Intelligence, DCS/O AROIN Coordination Cy. W hen incl(s) No the Ce. of this cori.. graded to it-h accordance w it. not attached), .A - ^si^ic^tion . ;. A11 a dhw n- Par 25A, AFR 205-1, D iR/l HQ Ui G W5W SECURITY INFORM ATION Capt Sm ith/A C/75990 19 Decem ber 1952 P ublic Inform ation Division U nited States Coast G uard Room 1004 1300 £ Street, N . W. Washington 25, D. C. A ttn: M rs. M ary M . M ead Dear M rs. M ead: In com pliance with your telephone request of 15 Decem ber, * - 1952, attached will be found the negative of the photo of g unidentified objects taken 16 July 1952, at Salem A ir Station, ( g M assachusetts. We sincerely appreciate the cooperation of personnel of o the U nited States Coast G uard in this m atter. g CL Yours very truly, E ncl. WILLIA M A . A DA M S £ 1. N egative Colonel, U SA F Chief, T opical Division Deputy Director for E stim ates Directorate of Intelligence, DCS/O Capt Snith/A C/75990 19 Decem ber 1952 M E M ORA N DU M FOR RE CORD P ROBLE M : 1. T o return a photographic negative purported to be of "flying saucers" taken by a m em ber of the U SCG at Salem A ir Station, M assachusetts, on 16 July 1952, FA CT S A N D DISCU SSION : 2. On 15 Decem ber 1952, M rs. M ead of the P ublic Inform a­ tion Division of the U SCG here in Washington telephoned Captain Sm ith of A F0IN -2A 2 and requested return of subject negative. 3. Captain Sm ith contacted Captain E uppelt of A T IC on 16 Decem ber 1952 by telephone and requested he bring the negative to H Q U SA F on a staff visit which he was to m ake on 17-18 Decem ber. 4. Captain Ruppelt stated that A T IC was finished with analyzing the photograph and that he would bring it with him for return to the U SCG . A CT ION : 5. Subject negative returned by attached letter in com ­ pliance with the request of the U SCG . COORDIN A T ION : A F0IN -2A 2, Col. W. H . Sm ith, E xt. 71016 A F0IN -2A , Col. W. A . A dam s, E xt. 74072 D ING 3 — HEADQ U AR TER S S TR ATEGIC AIR COMMAND OFFU TT AIR FOR CE B AS E OMAHA, NEB R AS KA 5 0 S D EC W SUBJECT: (Unclassified) FLIOBRPT TO: D irector of Intelligence Headquarters USAF W ashington 25, D .C. The attached Air Intelligence Information Reports are forw arded as per instructions AFL 200-5, dated 29 April 1952, subject, FLIOBRPT. FOR THE COM M AND ING GENERAL: HEADQ U AR TER S S TR ATEGIC AIR COMMAND OFFU TT AIR FOR CE B AS E OMAHA, NEB R AS KA ™ 3 5 0 1 SU BJE CT * (U nclassified) FLXCBRP T T O* Director of Intelligence H eadquarters U SA F Washington 25, D.C, T he attached A ir Intelligence Inform ation Reports are forwarded as per instructions A FL 200-5, dated 29 A pril 1952, subject, FLT OBRP T . FOR «E COJ& lA N DIN G G E N E RA L* 2 Insist 1. IR-166-52 (4 eye) 2. IB-167-52 (2 ays) HAL 87 SHAW M AJORj USAF j*' iR'S'ti A~^ j Q’^n A F0IN -2A 2 M aj Fournet/dbv/71379 w/2 Decem ber 1952 G entlem an: T he Secretary of Defense has asked m e to reply to your letter of 13 N ovem ber 1952, file DS, forwarding a report of an observation of an unidentified flying object subm itted by M r. Jacques P etitJean Roget of M artinique, F. W. I. T he A ir Force has bean given prim ary responsibility for the production of intelligence on this subject. We were very pleased to receive this report and would appreciate any additional reports which the Consulate at M artinique is able to furnish us. We appreciate your cooperation in this m atter. x ^/.S Jfa^zZ^ $^.^ WILLIA M A . A DA M S Colonel, U SA F Chief, T opical Division '^Directorate of Intelligence, DCS/O T he Departm ent of State Washington 25, D. C. A F0IN -2A 2 M aj Fournet/dbv/71379 2 Decem ber 1952 M E M ORA N DU M FOR RE CORD P ROBLE M : 1. T o prepare a letter to the Departm ent of State for the Secretary of Defense, • FA CT S A N D DISCU SSION : 2. In a letter dated 13 N ovem ber 1952, the Departm ent of State transm itted to the Secretary of Defense, a copy of a letter from M r, Jacques P etitjean Roget of M artinique, F. W. I, reporting the observation of an unidentified flying object. T he Departm ent of State requested inform ation regarding our desire to obtain additional reports of this nature. 3. T he Office of the Secretary of Defense instructed the A ir Force to prepare a direct reply to the Departm ent of State. 4. T he attached reply to the Departm ent of State expresses the appreciation of the A ir Force for their cooperation in this m atter and indicates our desire to receive additional reports which they m ention are available from this area. 5. Subject m atter is not considered suitable for inclusion in the Daily Staff Digest. RE COM M E N DA T ION S: 6. A pproval, signature and forwarding of attached reply. COORDIN A T ION : , A FOIN -2A 2, Col Sm ith, E xt. 71016 ^/f^^V A F0IN -2A , Col A dam s, E xt. 74072 ^M >^_ OTO.9 Flying D iscs 322.7 ATIC 1 D ec 52 FROM AFOIN-2A2 TO ATIC DF 1 SU BJ: (euH T ldBil U RI) ackground Investigation of Des Vergers, D.S., for P roject Blue Book 1. T he inclosed report was prepared by the Directorate of Special Investigations, this H q, in com pliance with a specific request from this office. It is for your inform ation and retention. FILE D U N DE R 383.4 IN VE ST IG A T ION S CIVILIA N S ' A F0IN -2A 2 M aj Foum et/dbv/71379 w/28 N ov 52 I appreciated your letter of N o copy of the Decem ber issue of A F0IN -2A D EC 1 M r. K en W. P urdy E ditor, T rue M agazine Fawcett Building 67 West 44th Street N ew York 36, N . Y. Dear M r. P urdy: A FOINCOORDIN A T ION : A F0IN -2A 2 AFQmcoordination Copy r 14 forwarding a m agazine. M any thanks Sincerely, A FOIN -2 A F0IN -2A 2 M aj Fournet/dbv/71379 28 N ovem ber 1952 M E M ORA N DU M FOR RE CORD P ROBLE M : 1. T o prepare a non-wnilitary letter to M r. K en W. P urdy, E ditor of T RU E m agazine. FA CT S A N D DISCU SSION : 2. By personal letter to G eneral Sam ford dated 14 N ovem ber 52, M r. P urdy forwarded a copy of the Decem ber issue of T RU E m agazine for G eneral Sam ford’s perusal since it contained an article on "flying saucers" by Donald K eyhoe. M r. P urdy considered this article to be of possible interest. 3. M r. P urdy had forwarded in sim ilar fashion a previous issue of T RU E which contained another article on the sam e subject. A reply signed by G eneral Sam ford, expressing his appreciation, was sent to M r. P urdy. A precedence was thereby established. 4. A ttached reply sim ply expresses appreciation to M r. P urdy for his latest letter. It is written in the first person front G eneral Sam ford, RE COM M E N DA T ION ; 5. T hat the attached reply be signed by G eneral Sam ford and dis­ patched to M r. P urdy. COORDIN A T ION : A F0IN -2A 2, Col Sm ith, E xt. 71016 A F0IN -2A , Col A dam s, E xt. 71564^^4^/ A FOIN -2, Col M orrow, E xt. 71110 A FOIN , M aj G en Sam ford, E xt. 55613 T RU E THE MAN'S MAGAZINE Fawcett Building 6 7 West 44th Street New York 36, N. Y. MUrray Hill 2-3606 November 1U, 1952 M ajor General John A. Samford D irector of Intelligence U.S. Air Force W ashington 25, D .C. "D ear General Samford, In view of your kindness in commenting on TRUE's recent exposure of the flying-saucer "little men" hoax, I feel that perhaps our latest report on the saucer problem, in the D ecember issue w hich w ill appear next W ednesday, w ill be of interest to you. Sincerely, Ken W . Purdy ED ITOR R OU TING COVER S HEET S U S PENS E OR IGIN OF B AS IC 4 DATE TYPE DATE S U B JECT AS S IGNED B Y Letter of Appreciation NU MB ER column to den&te review of completed action. (X^for action:Initial “IN IN OFFICE OU T IN OFFICE OU T IN OFFICE OU T IN OFFICE OU T AFOIN OIN. 1 OIN- 2 OIN.3 OIN-X S 0 IN-IX OIN-2X 0IN.3X OIN- X I OIN-X 2 * * CAB LES 1 J ILE S R NAVAL OFF DIS PATCH S R AR MY OFF TO: DATE AF0IN-2X 11 D ec 52 FR OM: AF0IN-2A COMMENT NU MB ER 1 COMMENTS (Use reverse, if necessary) A FOIN N o The attached correspondence iS transmitted for forw arding to OIN for signature and dispatch. fgf D ONALD E. BEEBE Captain, USAF Executive, AF0IN-2A u PAUoM .** A-R OiV- ^* QXumjuJU k^OrU >X Y AFHQ F,??M-- 0-86 PR EVIOU S EDITIONS OF THIS FOR M AR E OB S OLETE. JU L DZ D 6 6 16 — — I " "" HEADQ U AR TER S S TR ATEGIC AIR COMMAND 467 OFFU TT AIR FOR CE B AS E OMAHA, NEB R AS KA D ING 3 5 0 3 SUBJECT: (Unclassified) FLTOBRPT (7(99 TO: D irector of Intelligence Headquarters USAF W ashington 25, D .C. The attached Air Intelligence Information Reports are forw arded as per instructions AFL 200-5, dated 29 April 1952, subject, FLIOBRFT. FOR THE COM M AND ING GENERAL: 3 InclsV 1. IR-162 - 52 (4 cys) 2. IR-164 - 52 (3 cys) 3. IR-165 - 52 (3 cys) HAL E. BILY EU M AJOR, USAF Aset Adi Gen ^—^^^ A FOIN -2A 2 M aj Fournet/dbv/71379 Wrtn 24 N ov 52 SECURITY INFORM ATION A F0IN -2A 2 M E M ORA N DU M FOR: DIRE CT OR OF N A VA L IN T E LLIG E N CE A T T N : Op322T 5 \ " SU BJE CT : Interpretation of M ovies of U nidentified Flying Objects 1. Further to our M em orandum dated 24 October 52, sam e subject as above, it is requested that the inclosed roll of 16 m m K odachrom e m ovie film be analyzed in the sam e m anner as the film previously for­ warded. In addition, a com parison with the latter film would be m ost helpful. 2. Background inform ation pertaining to the inclosed film is contained in Incl 2, the official report on this incident. 3. T our cooperation in satisfying this additional request is earnestly solicited. In addition, notification of prelim inary results of both analyses at the earliest opportunity would be appreciated. Such prelim inary data m ay allow us to com plete som e of the pending action on these film s prior to receipt of the final results. 2 Inals WILLIA M A . A DA M S 1. 16 m m K odachrom e m ovie film <**^^JL)Colonel U SA F o h— ~* »*r4.4.-i —-* of v Chief, T opical Division U nconventional A cft sighting 2. Cy of official rept A F0IN -2A _ CATTON ^/M ^ ^ COORDIN A T ION : A FOIN -2A 2 COP Y 24-0 v SU BJE CT : U N CON VE N T ION A L A IRCRA FT 6 October 1950 T O: District Com m ander 5th District Office of Special Investigations Wright-Patterson A ir Force Base Dayton, Ohio 1, T ransm itted under separate cover is approxim ately fifteen feet of m oving picture film taken by M r. N icholas M ariana, of 2919 First A venue N orth, G reat Falls, M ontana, who is general m anager of the G reat Falls Baseball Club. 2. M r. M ariana m ade these pictures on 15 A ugust 1950 between the hours of 11:25 and 11:30 A . M ., at G reat Falls, M ontana. On interview, he stated that he first fighted the objects while standing in the grandstand of the ball park located at 26th Street and E leventh A venue N orth, G reat Falls, M ontana, and that he saw two bright disc shaped objects proceeding in a southerly direction at an altitude of approxim ately ten thousand feet and at a distance of about three- quarters of a m ile in a westerly direction, from the observer’s view­ point. M r. M ariana then stated that he ran downstairs and outside to his car from which he obtained his cam era and m ade the pictures shown in the film . From the tim e of first sighting to the com pletion of taking of the pictures, M r. M ariana estim ated con­ sum ed approxim ately twenty seconds. A t the tim e of his taking the pictures, a M iss Virginia Raunig, 112 Second A venue N orth, G reat Falls, M ontana, who is em ployed as his secretary, was a witness. 3. T he water tower in instant pictures is located approxim ately seven hundred feet in a southwesterly direction from the point at which M r. M ariana stood when taking the pictures and the tower is approxim ately one hundred seventy-five feet in height. INFORM ATION COP Y COP Y 6 October 195024-0 SU BJE CT : U N CON VE N T ION A L A IRCRA FT 4* With reference to background inform ation as regards N icholas M ariana, he is a graduate of M ontana State U niversity, 193$, with a BA in journalism . H e was born in M iles City, M ontana, in 1912, went to M ontana State U niversity in 1935 and has, since graduation from that school, resided in H elena from 1940 to 1941 and from 1941 until the present at G reat Falls, During the war, M r. M ariana served in the A rm y A ir Forces from June 1943 to October 1945» attaining the rank of Corporal and was editor of a newspaper, T he N orthern Dispatch, at G reat Falls A ir Force Base, at G reat Falls, M ontana, Subject has been m arried for a period of ten years and has one child, a daughter, three years of age. P resently M r. M ariana is em ployed as general m anager of the G reat Falls Baseball Club, G reat Falls, M ontant, and also as a radio sports com m entator and radio announcer of sporting events. H e enjoys an excellent reputation in the local com m unity and is regarded as a reliable, trustworthy and honest individual. 5. P rior to concluding the interview with M r, M ariana, he was advised that the film was being forwarded to the A ir M ateriel Com m and because of that agency's interest in anything which would contribute to its fund of technical intelligence data. 1 Incl. Sum m ary of Inform ation per provisions of A ir Intelligence Requirem ents M em o N o. 4. JOH N P . BRYN ILDSE N Captain, U SA F District Com m ander SECURITY It^ORM TION COP Y COPY 24-0 6 October 1950 M E M ORA N DU M FOR: District Com m ander, 5th District Office of Special Investigations, Wright-P atterson A ir Force Base, Dayton, Ohio SU BJE CT : U N CON VE N T ION A L A IRCRA FT 1. On 5 October 1950, M r. M ariana advised that the cam era used by him in the taking of the m oving picture film transm itted under separate cover, was a Revere, 16 m m ., m agazine loading type with an F. 1,9 wide-angle, telephoto lens, M r, M ariana stated that the settings used at the tim e were: shutter opening F.22 and focal setting, infinity. Film m ake and type was E astm an K odachrom e, daylight type, and speed at which pictures were taken was sixteen fram es per second, M r. M ariana further advised that in operating the cam era intaking the pictures, he had "panned" the cam era slowly from right to left. 2. A further check of the records of Base Operations, G reat Falls A ir Force Base, G reat Falls, M ontana, indicates that an F-94 type aircraft, #2503, and F-94 type aircraft, #2502, landed at G reat Falls A ir Force Base at 1133 and 1130 hours (M ountain Standard T im e) respectively on 15 A ugust 1950. T hese aircraft were assigned the 449th Fighter Squadron, Ladd A ir Force Base, A laska. M r. M ariana stated that alm ost im m ediately after taking the m otion pictures, two U SA F jet type aircrafthad flown across the sky east of him , heading in a southerly direction. COP Y COP Y P A RT II 1. 15 A ugust 1950 2, Between 1125 and 1130 M ountain Standard T im e 3. a. 26th and E leventh A venue N orth, G reat Falls, M ontana 4. T wo objects, entrail, approxim ately fifty yards apart. 5. T he U . S. Weather Bureau, G ore Field, G reat Falls, M ontana, which keeps a record of the observable celestial phenom ena or planets reports that there were no such phenom ena observable on 15 A ugust 1950. 6, Distance ofobjects from observer: a. A pproxim ately three-quarters of a m ile laterally in a westerly direction. b. T he angle of elevation from the horizon was about thirty-five degrees. c. T he altitude was approxim ately ten thousand feet. 7. M r. M ariana states object was in sight to him a total of about twenty seconds and about seven seconds to his secretary, M iss Raunig. 8. M r. M ariana states that the appearance of the object was: a. Of a bright clean alum inum surface. b. disc shape—apparently had depth c. Objects appeared to be of m etal m aterial d. A ccording to observer, objects were about fifty feet in diam eter and three feet in depth. N OT E : Observer has had occasion to frequently observe U SA F 0-54*8 in flight in the local area and states the objects had a diam eter about three-quarters of the wing span of a C-54 when viewed from the side. 9. Direction of flight: Objects were m oving in a southerly direction. 10. T actics or m aneuvers: M ovem ents of objects were horizontal but slightly erratic as to speed. 11. N o evidence of exhaust. 12. N o clouds were observable on that date. 13. N o lights were observed as being attached to objects. 14. a. N o wings observed b. N o aerodynam ic list of fuselage observed. c. N o vertical jet observed. d. Objects, according to observer, definitely had an appearance of a spinning m otion; however no rotating cylinder or cone was observed e. N o aerostatic lifting devices were attached to objects. 15. a. N o propeller or jet device observed. b. N o rotor observed. c. N o aerodynam ic vanes observed d. N o visible exhaust or jet openings. 16. a. N o fins observed b. N o stabilizers observed. 17. N o air ducts observed. 18. Speed estim ated by observer to be approxim ately two hundred m ph. 19. N o sound; objects had a purported sh1’ sound. SECURITY INFORM ATION COP Y SECURITY INFORM ATION P A RT II (Cont’d) Objects vanished from view after about eight seconds, obscured by uprights of water tank which can be noticed in the film . RE LA T IVE T O OBSE RVE R N am e of observer: N icholas M ariana A ddress; 2919 First A venue N orth, G reat Falls, M ontana Occupation: Baseball club m anager. G reat Falls Baseball P ertinent hobbies: Observer is not an am ateur astronom er, pilot or engineer; however, he has broadcast sporting events and is interested in photography A bility to determ ine color, speed and size of m oving objects of observer should be relatively good in view of his experience as a sporting events announcer. Reliability of observer: E njoys an excellent reputation in the local com m unity and is regarded as a reliable, trustworthy and honest individual. N otes relative to observer on sightings in general: M r. M ariana stated to the undersigned that he had read num erous newspaper articles on the subject of flying discs and flying saucers and had not attached very m uch significance to them . H owever, M r. M ariana alm ost invariably carries a cam era in order that he m ay m ake "opportunity pictures" and had previously thought that if he could see such unconventional aircraft in flight, he would take m otion pictures of them . b. Observer’s attention was definitely drawn to objects by their glint of light. Witnesses: M iss Virginia Raunig, 112 Second A venue N orth, age 19, em ployed as a secretary. M iss Raunig im pressed interrogator as being a fairly reliable individual and of good sound judgm ent. M iss Raunig confirm ed sightings and num ber of objects and in substance verified M r. M ariana's statem ents as regards objects' appearance, shape, speed, sound and direction of flight. G E N E RA L T eletype sequences of local weather conditions: On 4 October 1950, M r. C. Robert G uern, Chief Weather Observer, U , S. Weather Office, Core Field, G reat Falls, M ontana, after first exam ining the tele­ typesequences of local weather conditions, G reat Falls area, stated that there were thin scattered clouds, thirty thousand feet, visibility sixty m iles, barom etric reading, 1013.9 m illobars, tem perature seventy-seven degrees, dew point, forty-five degrees, altim eter 30.02 southwesterly winds, twenty-five m iles per hour. T im e of this teletype sequence was 1130 hours, 15 A ugust 1950. Winds A loft Report received from M r. C, Robert G uem , Chief Weather Observer, U . S. Weather Office, G ore Field, G reat Falls, M ontana, who stated that: COP T SECURITY INFORM ATION P A RT II WIN DS A LOFT RE P ORT (Cont’d) at 0800, surface winds, £90 degrees, 15 m iles per hour, 4000 feet, 270 degrees, 19 m iles per hour, 5000 feet, 240 degrees, 25 m iles per hour, 6000 feet, 250 degrees, 22 m iles per hour 7000 feet, 270 degrees, 22 m iles per hour 8000 feet, 270 degrees, 31 m iles per hour 9000 feet, 260 degrees, 43 m iles per hour 10,000 feet, 260 degrees, 45 m iles per hour 12,000 feet, 260 degrees, 42 m iles per hour 14,000 feet, 260 degrees, 34 m iles per hour 16,000 feet 270 degrees, 34 m iles per hour 18,000 feet, 270 degrees, 33 m iles per hour 20,000 feet, 270 degrees, 36 m iles per hour 25,000 feet, 260 degrees, 26 m iles per hour at 1400 hours, sam e date, winds aloft readings were: surface winds, 230 degrees, 24 m iles per hour 4000 feet, 240 degrees, 25 m iles per hour 5Q 00 feet, 250 degrees, 36 m iles per hour 6000 feet, 250 degrees, 41 m iles per hour 7000 feet, 250 degrees, 40 m iles per hour 8000 feet, 250 degrees, 35 m iles per hour 9000 feet, 260 degrees, 28 m iles per hour 10,000 feet, 260 degrees, 24 m iles per hour 12,000 feet, 260 degrees, 30 m iles per hour 14,000 feet, 260 degrees, 55 m iles per hour 16,000 feet, 250 degrees, 54 m iles per hour 18,000 feet, 260 degrees, 36 m iles per hour 20,000 feet, 260 degrees, 34 m iles per hour 25,000 feet, 260 degrees, 39 m iles per hour T here were no testing devices nor Raysonde devices sent aloft between the hours of 0800 and 1400 hours, 15 A ugust 1950. Raysonde instrum ents were sent aloft at 0900 and 1400 hours, 15 A ugust 1950 by the U . S. Weather Bureau, G ore Field, G reat Falls, M ontana. M r. G uern further stated that there were no celestial phenom ena listed in the U , S. Weather Bureau report for the twenty-four hour period 0800 hours, 15 A ugust 1950, to 0800 hours, 16 A ugust 1950. COP T — .SECURITY IH?®?^ A F0IN -2A 2 M aj Fournet/dbv/71379 21 N ovem ber 1952 M E M ORA N DU M FOR RE CORD P ROBLE M : 1. T o prepare a M em orandum for Director of N aval Intelligence* FA CT S A N D DISCU SSION : 2. A previous M em orandum to Director of N aval Intelligence dated 24 Oct 52 requested a com plete analysis of a roll of m ovie film de­ picting 10 unidentified flying objects. Full details were given as to the type analysis desired. 3. A nother roll of film showing 2 unidentified flying objects is now available. A nalysis of this film is desired. A dditionally, a com ­ parison with the previous film m ay prove productive. T he attached M em orandum to Director of N aval Intelligence requests that these analyses be m ade, 4, Subject m atter is not considered suitable for inclusion in the Daily Staff Digest, A CT ION RE COM M E N DE D: 5, A pproval, signature and dispatch of attached M em orandum . COORDIN A T ION :--------------------- __ A F0IN -2A 2, Col Sm ith, E xt, 71016 A F0IN -2A , Col A dam s, E xt. 74072 — SECURITY INFORM ATION A F0IN -2A 2 M aj Fournet/fh/75990/Rm 4B 864 wrtn 24 Oct 52 X^pT 2 4 1952 M E M ORA N DU M FOR: Director of N aval Intelligence A ttention: Op 32215 SU BJE CT : Interpretation of M ories of U nidentified Flying Objects 1. T he attached m ovies (see Incl. 1) are possibly the best evidence yet obtained on unidentified flying objects. T hey have been analyzed by an A ir Force photographic laboratory. H owever, it is our desire to obtain an independent analysis by a separate laboratory in order that we m ay better interpret the im plications of these data. For this reason, it is requested that as com plete an interpretation as possible be rendered by a N avy activity. ' docum entary 2. Circum stances surrounding the photography are sum m arized in Inclosure 2. A dditional details were requested by m essages which are included as Inclosures 3 and 5 and were obtained in the replies attached as Inclosures 4 and. 6. With regard to Inclosures 5 and 6, the final footage of film referred to has been detached and returned to CFO N ewhouse. H owever, it was deduced from this portion that N ewhouse obtained excellent results while hand­ the cam era; there was alm ost no cam era m otion evident. T his deduction was applied to the analysis of that portion of the film depicting the m otion of the single object which detached itself from the group as explained in Inclosure 2. holding 3. A list of representative questions for the interpretation is attached as Inclosure 7- T hese questions are indicative of the type data desired. A ny additional data which can be obtained would be m ost welcom e, particularly as concerns the light Intensity of the objects, the form ations (including three-dim ensional renditions, if possible), com m ents regarding the possibility that the im ages were caused by aircraft and the conditions which m ust have prevailed for aircraft to produce such im ages, etc. 4. It was determ ined from the N aval Observatory, Washington, D.C. that the position of the sun at the tim e and location of the photography was 64.5° elevation and 131° axim uth. Coordination Cy 5. Your cooperation in salifying this request at the earliest practicable tim e is earnestly solicited. M em orandum fori Director of N aval Intelligence, A ttn: Q p 322X5 Subject: Interpretation of N ovies of U nidentified Flying Objects (continued) 6. For additional data or referral of specific questions, Colonel W.H . Sad th of the Current Intelligence Branch m ay be contacted direct. H is telephone num ber is 71016. 7 IncIs. 1. M ovie/4//,a on /y ) 2. Cy Of Itr fr CP O N ewhouse 3. Cy of A FOIN 5726^ 4. Cy of CA FIN 65202 5. Cy of A FOIN 59W 6. Cy of CA FIN 74096 7* List of questions JOHN G. ERIKSEN Colonel, USAF Ch': \ Policy & M anagement Gr Cffic?, D c/uty D irector for L D irectorate of Intelligence oup stimatea COORD INATION: AF0IN-2A AFOIN-2 XAF0IN-2A2 ^^^^/^ COP Y A VIA T ION SU P P LY DE P OT N A VA L SU P P LY CE N T E R OA K LA N D U , CA LIFORN IA N T U -28/8310/177283 11 A ugust 1952 From : Chief P hotographer Delbert C. N ewhouse, 177283, U .S.N . T o: Com m anding Officer, H ill A ir Force Base, Ogden, U tah Sub J; M otion P ictures of U nidentified Objects in A ir E ncl: (1) One (1) fifty-foot roll of processed 16m m color m otion picture film 1. E nclosure (1) is forwarded herewith for whatever value it m ay have in con­ nection with your investigation of the so-called "Flying Saucers". P ertinent data follows: P lace: A bout 7 m iles north of T rem onton, U tah on U .S. H ighway N o. 308. T im e: 1110 Wednesday 2 July 1952. Cam era: B&H A utom aster, m agazine load, 3” telephotolens, 16 fram es per second. H andheld. E xposure: First few feet - f:8. Balance - f:16. Clear sun, cloudless sky. E K Co K odachrom e film - Daylight. E xposure was changed with the m istaken idea of darkening the sky to gain greater contrast. T he result was m erely general under exposures. G eneral Background: Driving from Washington, D.C. to P ortland, Oregon, on the m orning of 2 July m y wife noticed a group of objects in the sky that she could not identify. She asked m e to stop the car and look. T here was a group of about ten or twelve objects - that bore no relation to anything I had seen before - m illing about in a rought form ation and proceeding in a westerly direction. I opened the luggage com partm ent of the car and got m y cam era out of a suit­ case. Loading it hurriedly, I exposed approxim ately thirty feet of film . T here was no reference point in the sky and it was im possible for m e to m ake any estim ate of speed, size, altitude or distance. T oward the end one of the objects reversed course and proceeded away from the group. I held the cam era still and allowed this single one to cross the field of view, picking it up again and repeating for three or four such passes. By this tim e all of the objects had disappeared. I expended the balance of the film late that afternoon on a m ountain som ewhere in Idaho. /■/ Delbert C. N ewhouse Copy of T O N o. A F0IN -572a Fran: H Q U SA F, WA SH , DC T o: CG WA DF H am ilton A FB, California A T T N : DIR OF IN T E LL. RE P ORT OF U N IDE N T IFIE D FLYIN G OBJE CT S A N D IN CLOSE D M OVIE FILM ON SIG H T JU G 2 JU L 52 N E A R T RE M ON T ON , U T A H RE CE IVE D T H IS H E A DQ U A RT E RS 5 SE P 52 FROM CP O DE LBE RT C. N E WH OU SE , 177283, U SN , ST A T ION E D A T A VIA T ION SU P P LY DE P OT , N A VA L SU P P LY CE N T E R, OA K LA N D, CA LIF. RE Q U E ST N E WH OU SE BE IN T E RVIE WE D A S SO® A S P RA CT ICA L BY A N IN T E L LICE N CE OFFICE R A N D T H E FOLLOWIN G IN FORM A T ION OBT A IN E D: (1) A N Y SOU N D H E A ^D DU RIN G OBSE RVA T ION ? IF SO, DE SCRIBE . (2) A N Y E XH A U ST T Rails OR CON T RA ILS SE E N A T A N Y T IM E DU RIN G OBSE RVA T ION ? IF SO DE SCRIBE . (3) WE RE A N Y A IRCRA FT , BIRDS, BA LLOON S OR OT H E R IDE N T IFIA BLE OBJE CT S SE E N IN A IR IM M E DIA T E LY BE FORE , DU RIN G OR IM M E DIA T E LY A FT E R OBSE RVA T ION ? IF SO, G IVE DE T A ILS. (4) DID SIN G LE OBJE CT WH ICH DE T A CH E D IT SE LF FROM G ROU P H E A D IN DIR­ E CT ION OP POSIT E T O ORIG IN A L COU RSE A N D DID IT DISA P P E A R FROM VIE W WH ILE ST ILL T RA VE LLIN G IN T H IS DIRE CT ION ? (5) A T A P P ROXIM A T E LY H A T E LE VA T ION A N D IN .H A T DIRE CT ION (BE A RIN G ) WA S CA M E RA P OIN T E D DU RIN G E XP OSU RE OF FILM ? (6) WH A T M S P OSIT ION OF SU N RE LA T IVE T O OBJE CT S A N D T O H IM ? (7) WH A T WE RE WE A T H E R CON DIT ION S? A P P ROXIM A T E T E M P E RA T U RE ? H A ZY OR CLE A R? IN D DIRE CT ION A N D SP E E D? ( ) A N Y M E T E OROLOG ICA L A CT IVIT Y N OT ICE D DU RIN G T H A T DA Y? (9) DOE S H E H A VE A N Y OP IN ION RE G A RDIN G FOLLOWIN G : (a) WA S LIG H T FR M OBJE CT S CA U SE D BI RE FLE CT ION OR WE RE T H E Y SOU RCE OF LICH T ? (b) SH A PE OF OBJE CT S? (c) WE RE T H E Y A H A P P ROXIM A T E LY T H E SA M E SH A P E ? (d) COLOR OF OBJE CT S? (e) WE RE T H E Y A LL SA M E COLOR? (f) T YPE M OT ION A T T RIBU T A BLE T O OBJE CT S, BOT H A BOU T OWN A XE S A N D A XIS OF FLIG H T P A T H ? (g) DID A LL OBJE CT S RA VE SA M E T YP E M OT ION ? (h) H OW DID OBJE CT S DISA P P E A R FROM VIE W? (10) WA S A N Y FILT E R U SE D ON CA M E RA ? (11) RE M E M BE R A N Y LA N DM A RK S A ROU N D LOCA T ION WH ICH "WOU LD FA CILIT A T E FIN DIN G IT IN FU T U RE ? (12) K N OW OF A N YON E E LSE WH O SIG H T E D OBJE CT S? (13) E VE R SIG H T E D U N IDE N T IFIE D FLYIN G OBJE CT S BE FORE ? IF SO, OBT A IN DE T A ILS IA W P A R 7c OF A FL 200-5. A DDIT ION A LLY, DE SIRE IN T E RVIE WIN G OFFICE R FU RN ISH E ST IM A T E RE LIA BILIT Y A N D P H OT OG RA P H IC P ROFICIE N CY OF K E H IOU SE . A FL 200-5 M A Y A ID IN CON DU CT IN G IN T E RVIE W. RE Q U E ST IN FORM A T ION BE FORWA RDE D BY E LE CT RICA L M E A N S A S SOON A S A VA ILA BLE T O A T IC WIT H IN FORM A ION T H IS H E A DQ U A RT E RS. IN RE SP ON SE RE P LY T O A F0IN -2A 2. Restricted. Copy m G A FIN 65202 R 12165OZ ZN J FM CG 28T H A D H A FB CA LIF T O CH IE F A T IC U RIG H T -P A T T E RSON A FB OH IO IN FO CG A DC E N T A FB COLO SP RIN G S COLO U SA F WA SH IN G T ON 25 DC CG WA DF H A FB CA LIF RE ST RICT E D/9171. A T T N DIR OF IN T E L. IN RE P LY T O A F0IN -2A 2 A N D WA DF M SG WDOID 29149 FOL IN FO RE Q BY H Q U SA F H A S BE E N OBT A IN E D BY IN T E RVIE W WIT H CP O DE LBE RT C. N E WH OU SE . 177273, A VN SU P DE P , N A VA L SU P CE N , OA K LA N D, CA LIF RE G A RDIN G U N IDE N T IFIE D BLY OBJS A N D M OVIE FILM ON SIG H T IN G 2 JU L 52 N E A R T RE M ON T ON , U T A H . CP O N E ./H OU SE , H IS WIFE , SON A N D DA U G H T E R H E RE A LL IN T E R- VIE /E D A T T H E N E WH OU SE H OM E IN BE RK E LE Y, CA LIF ON 10 SE P 52 BY DIRE CT OR OF IN T E LLIG E N CE , 28T H A IR DIV (DE F). FOL A N SWE RS T O Q U E ST ION S 1 T H RU 13 IN U SA F RE Q U E ST A RE SU BM IT T E D: 1. N O SOU N D H E A RD DU RIN G OBSE RVA T ION . 2. N O E XH A U ST T RA ILS OR CON T R.ILS OBSE RVE D. 3. N O A IRCRA FT , BIRDS, BA LLOON S, OR OT H E R IDE N T IFIA BLE OBJE CT S SE E N IN A IR IM M E DIA T E LY BE FORE , DU RIN G , OR IM M DIA T E LY A FT E R OBSE RVA T ION . 4. SIN G LE OBJE CT V/H ICH DE T A CH S) IT SE LF FROM G ROU P DID H E A D IN DIRE CT ION OP POSIT E ORIG IN A L COU RSE A N D DISA P P E A RE D FROM VIST 7H IIE ST ILL T RA VE LIN G IN T H IS DIRE CT ION . 5. CA M E RA P OIN T E D A T E ST IM A T E D 70 DE G RE E S E LE VA T ION A N D DE SCRIBE D A N D A RC FROM A P P ROX DU E E A ST T O DU E VE ST T H E N FROM DU E WE ST T O A PP ROX 60 DE G RE E S FROM N ORT H IN P H OT OG RA P H IN G DE T A CH E D OBJ H E A DIN G IN oP /° DIRE CT ION BBDOSIT E ORIG IN A L COU RSE . 6. SU N WA S A P P ROX OVE RH E A D OF OBSE RVE R. OBJE CT S WE RE A T A PP ROX 70 DE G RE E S A BOVE T RRA IN ON A COU RSE SE VE RA L M ILE S FROM OBSE RVE R. 7. WE A T H E R CON DIT ION S: BRIG H T SU N LIG H T , CLE A R, A P P ROX 80 DE G RE E S T IM PE RA T U RE , SLIG H T BRE E ZE FROM E A ST N ORT H E A ST A P P ROX 3 T O 5 M P H . 8. N O M E T E OROLOG ICA L A CT IVIT Y N OT E D DU RIN G T H A T DA Y. 9. OP IN ION RE G A RDIN G FOLLOWIN G CLN A . LIG H T FROM OBJE CT S CA U SE D B’ RE FLE CT ION : B. OBJE CT S A P PE A RE D A P PROX A S LON G A S T H E ? ..E RE './IDE A N D T H IN . C. A P P E A RE D IDE N T ICA L IN SH A P E . D. 12 T O 14 OBJE CT S. E . A LL A P P E A RE D LIG H T COLOR. F. N O OP IN ION . G . A PP E A RE D T O H A VE SA M E T YP E OF M OT ION E XCE P T FOR ON E OBJE CT WH ICH RE VE RSE D IT S COU RSE . H . DISA P P E A RE D FROM VIE W BY M OVIN G OU T OF RA N G E OF E YE SIG H T . 10. N O FILT E RS U SE D. 12. CH E LOW H ILL 2 OR 3 M ILE S T O RIG H T OF U S H WY 30 DA SH S WIT H OBSE RVE R FA CIN G N ORT H . LOCA T E D A P P ROX 10 M ILE S N ORT H T RE M ON T ON , U T A H . 12. OT H E R P E RSON S SIG H T IN G OBJE CT S WE RE : M RS. D. C. N E WH OU SE , WIFE : DE LBE RT C. N E .H OU SE , JR, SON , A G E 14: A N N E N E H OU SE , DA U G H T E R, A G E •£". WH OLE N E WH OU SE FA M ILY IN CLU DE D IN IN T E R­ VIE W. 13. CP O N E WH OU SE A N D FA M ILY H A VE N E VE R SIG H T E D U N IDE N T IFIE D FLYIN G OBJE CT S BE FORE . N E WH OU SE ST A T E D T H A T H E N E VE R BE LIE VE D H E WOU LD JOIN RA N K S OF T H OSE RE P ORT IN G SU CH OBJE CT S P RIOR T O T H IS OBSE RVA T ION . CP O N E WH OU SE A N D M RS. N E WH OU SE A P P E A RE D T O BE E XT RE M E LY H ON E ST A N D RE LIA BLE P E RSON S. CP O N E WH OU SE ST A T E D H E H A S BE E N IN T H E N A VA L SE RVICE FOR OVE R 19 YE A RS WIT H SE RVICE A S A COM M ISSION E D OFFICE R DU RIN G W 2. N E H OU SE IS G RA DU A T E OF N A VA L P H OT OG RA P H IC SCH OOL IN 1935 A N D CLA IM S OVE R 1000 H OU RS IN T H E A IR A S A P H OT OG RA P H E R ON A CT U A L A E RIA L P H OT OG RA P H M ISSION S. N E WH OU SE A LSO DOE S CON SIDE RA BLE G ROU N D P H OT OG RA P H Y. IT IS BE LIE VE D N E WH OU SE COU LD BE CLA SSIFIE D A S A N E XP E RT P H OT OG RA P H E R. SE CU RIT Y IN FO:.. ION FROM : H Q U SA T 7 Oct 52 RE ST RICT E D A CT IOS; ROU T IN E IN FO: ROU T IN E T O: 0028th A IRDIV H A M ILT ON A FB CA LIT C k T P T OFH E CA U T ION : N O IN FO: CH IE F A T IC WRIG H T -PA T T E RSON A T * OH IO IDE N T IFICA T ION : 9171 la CA T IN 65202 (12 Sep 52) CLASS I FI 0 A PION: «ft9»W «D FROM : A T OIN 59782 A T T E N T ION : Director of Intelligence. Reference your m essage 9171 dated 12 Sep 52. Request CT O N ewhouse be asked following additional question: Vas tripod used to photograph m ountain scene In Idaho which ar ears on final footage of fils in question? Forward inform ation by electrical m eans to A T IC with inform ation this headquarters. In response reply to A T 0IN -2A 2 COORDIN A T ION : A T 0IN -2A 2________________ A F0IN -2A __________________ SBCU RIT T CLA SSIFICA T ION : RE ST RICT E D P A G 1 DRA FT E R'S N A M E : RE LE A SIN G OFFICE . • S ilOT A T U RN : M aj. Dewey J. Four net DON A LD 1 BRIBE , Captain, U SA F E xecutive Officer, T opical Division Deputy Director for E stim ates A F0IN -2A 2 Directorate of Intelligence, DOS/O T E LE P H ON E ; 75990 COP Y RE ST RICT E D DE P A RT M E N T OF T H E A IR FORCE ST A FF M E SSA G E DIVISION IN COM IN G CLA SSIFIE D M E SSA G E oBCVRigy iBP onm ereH CA FIN 74096 FM JWP M l/CG 28th A IR DIV (DE F) H A M ILT ON A FB, CA LIF. T O JE DWP /CH IE F, A T IC WRIG H T -P A T T E RSON A FB, OH IO IN FO: JWP H Q /'DIRE CT OR OF IN T E LLIG E N CE , H Q U SA F, WA SH IN G T ON 25, D.C. /RE ST RICT E D/ 9171 IN RE P LY T O A F0IN -2A 2 FOLLOWIN G IN FORM A T ION RE Q U E ST E D BY H Q U SA F H A S BE E N OBT A IN E D BY T E LE P H ON E CON VE RSA T ION WIT H CP O DE LBE RT C. N E WH OU SE , 177273, A VN SU P H E P , N A VA L SU P CE N T E R, OA K LA N D, CA LIF. RE G A RDIN G A N A DDI T ION A L Q U E ST ION A BOU T M OVIE FU M ON U N IDE N T IFIE D OBJE CT SIG H T IN G ON 2 JU LY 1952. Q U E ST ION : "WA S T RIPOD U SE D T O H U E S' P H OT OG RA P H M OU N T A IN SCE N E IN IDA H O WH ICH A P PE A RS ON FIN A L FOOT A G E OF FILM IN Q U E ST ION "? A N SWE R: N E G A T IVE , E N T IRE ROLL OF FU M WA S H A N DH E LD. IN FO: OIN CA F IN : 74096 (10 Oct 52) RE ST RICT E D SU G G E ST E D P OIN T S FOR A N A LYSIS T he following questions are suggested for guidance regarding the general type of analysis desired: 1. A re im ages m ade by light source or reflection? 2. A ny indication of what kind of objects could have caused linages? Is there any bird sufficiently actinic to cause Im ages? Could they have been caused by aircraft or balloons? 3. What causes im pression that som e objects at tim es appear to becom e 2 or 3 where there was originally one^ or, conversely, 2 or 3 objects at tim es appear to m erge into one. 4. Do all objects have sam e characteristics? a. Sam e apparent shape? b. Sam e Color? c. Sam e relative size? d* Sam e general m otion? 5« .hat are shape(s), color(s) and relative size(s) of objects? 6. T o what can the "fade-in11 and "fade-out” of the objects be attributed? 7. What type m otion is attributable to the objects about their own axis as well as about axis of flight path)? 8. Is there any accelleration evident in their m otion along light path axis? 9. Can the m otion of the cam era (panning and joggling) be allowed for sufficiently to perm it determ ination of the angular veloslty of objects which cross the field of view? (Reference particularly the single object which crosses field; photographer states that cam era was held m otionless while object crossed field of view.) 10. Determ ine patterns of flight from position plots for each fram e, then: a. Is there any recurring pattern in the relative position of the objects? b. Do they m aintain sam e relative positions in tbrnetion during any m aneuvers, particularly violent m aneuvers? o. Is relative position m aintained coincidental with m ovem ent about their axis? d. If undulating m otion is present am ong a num ber of objects which are m aintaining a sem blance of form ation, db those objects undulate in phase? Ditto for tum bling m otion? e. la there any Indication of abrupt changes in direction of flight path throuf^i fairly large angles (e.g. 90 degrees or m ore during interval of 2 or 3 fram es)? f. Do any objects appear to rem ain m otionless at the sam e tim e that others m ove about? g. Can all objects be accounted for at all tim es or do sane literally disappear while still well within field of view? A F0IN -LB3/Capt Laidla 3 P> 3 Inals (w/orig only) 1. Ltr fr Oliver A m lie to Col A dam s dtd 26 Oct 52 2. diagram of saucer fr H arvey 3. G ersenfish Cincinnati 37, Ohio flying A Ltr fr E dm ond L. LeRoy to Col A dam s dtd 11 Oct 52 WILLIA M A . A DA M S Colonel, U SA F Chief, T opical Division Deputy Director for E stim ates Directorate of intelligence, DCS/O o » o M aj Fournet/dbv/71379 20 N ov 52 WH SECURITY INFORM ATION A F0IN -2A 2 Chief, A ir T echnical Intelligence Center Wright-P atterson A FB Ohio (U nclassified) M aterial Dept of the A ir Force H q U SA F - A FOIN for P roject Blue Book M aj Fournet/dbv/71379 b 1« Inclosures are for your inform ation, appropriate action and retention. 2. Request preparation of 3rd Ind to Incl 1 acknowledging receipt. 3. N o reply has been m ade to M r. Boutelle. 4. Incl 4 is a copy of the reply m ade by G eneral Bradley’s office to Incl 3. Further action is not recom m ended. 5. T here were no previous reports from the sources who prepared Incls 5 and 6. questionnaires were supplied by and returned to this office and constitute the only known record of these observations. AFOIN Coordination Copy 6 Incls (w/orig only) 1. Ltr fr 78tn A ir Base Sqdn T ruax Field, M adison, Wis. dtd 4 N ov 52 w/lst & 2nd Inds. 2. Ltr fr A rthur Boutelle, P atterson, N .J. dtd 9 N ov 52 3. Ltr to G en Om ar Bradley fr A rgyrios K ouzas, T hessaloniki, / G reece dtd 24 Oct 52 % 4. Cy of reply to M r. K ouzas fr G en Bradley dtd 29 Oct 52 5. questionnaire subm itted by 1/C M ilton M orris Falls Church, Va. K aufm ann, 6. Q uestionnaire subm itted by M rs. Carol Sprague, Vineland, N .J. COORDIN A T ION : A F0IN -2A 2 A F0IN *2A WILLIA M A . A DA M S Colonel, U SA . Chief, T opical Division Deputy Director for estim ates Directorate of Intelligence, DCS/O I W ORM ATI VS-NIO£VSVg-NIOJV WliVNIGHOOO O/SOG ‘eauabine?^ .3^ e^wpajja ■ 6^(111393 aoi jrojoeaja ^ndea uo|SjA?a TBOJ&JX *PiqO JVSn *iauox©O sway y nvmm */4fc3©ou(S }S|SS^ 01 BJ.I03J® pUB Iselin JMj{ ST^Oaadd" Q& •wnuiap|8W03 injfej-en juo fiu?A“8o®3 ?wg pt^mqua no4 qojqm vsop? eqi pina 'sieqjvnbpfesH siq> Xq paA?©oej ua&q s^ spsfqo SujX[j p®ijnu&p?un huimapaoa j&ua? qusosj juo^ :z?I0H -sjyi ^jox msn ‘sn^a bjb&bin 199J1S isqj 9^8 Z1I0H spm ssoh ’SJn 2961 0 g AO A F0IN -2A 2 M aj Foum et/dbv/71379 W/18 N ovem ber 1952 (U nclassified) M aterial for P roject Blue Book Chief, A ir T echnical Dept of the A ir Force Intelligence Center H q U SA F - A FOIN M aj Foum et/dbv/71379 Wright-P atterson A FB Ohio 1. Inclosures are for your inform ation, appropriate action and retention. 2. A letter of acknowledgem ent was sent to M rs. Scott (see Ind 1). A questionnaire was inclosed for her to com plete and m ail to you. 3. M r. Zim m erm an’s letter (Ind 2) was also acknowledged. H e was inform ed that the data which he supplied would be referred to you. 4. M rs. Zepp subm itted the record of her observations (Incl 3) at our in­ vitation. A copy of our letter of acknowledgm ent is attached as Incl 4. 5. Ind 6 is a copy of our reply to M r. G orm an’s letter (Incl 5). T hese are for your inform ation and require no further action. 6 Incls (w/orig only) 1. Ltr fr M rs. G race Scott, Birm ingham , A la dtd 27 Oct 52 I 2. Ltr fr H r. 1*8. Zim eerm an, A kron, Ohio dtd 30 Oct 52 3. Ltr fr M rs. C.R. Zepp, H yattsville, M d dtd 8 N ov 52 4. Ltr to M rs. C.R. Zepp 5. Ltr fr M r. Robert J. G orm an, Chicago, Ill dtd 29 Oct 52 6. Cy of ltr to M r. G orm an, dtd 12 N ov 52 WILLIA M A . A DA M S Colonel, U SA F Chief, T opical Division Deputy Director for E stim ates Directorate of Intelligence, DCS/O AFOIN Coordination Copy COORDIN A T ION : A F0IN -2A 2 M fw Z A F0IN -2A M aj Fournet/A F0IK -2A 2 A C/71379 14 N ovem ber 1952 HOV 1 7 1952 S M r. N trvel W. H ence 1573 T an Fandt Road Cincinnati 31, Ohio Dear M r. Reece: Your letter of 31 October 1952 to ths Federal Bureau of Investigation was referred to us for attention. We have studied the photograph and negative which you subm itted and are happy to advise you that the "object" which appears on the form er is a flaw or blem ish resulting from the printing process. T his is confirm ed by the absence of a sim ilar im age on the negative. T our action In this m atter was m ost com m endable. We are returning your negative and photograph as g requested. £ p Sincerely, » 2 Incls. (W/Orlg. Only) WILLIA M A . A DA M S | 1. P hotograph Colonel, U SA F 2. N egative Chief, T opical Division Deputy Director for E stim ates Directorate of Intelligence ^^^kz 4^^^^--------------------------------¥/ ssWM« i»soBiMWB A F0IN -2A 2 M aj Iournet/dbv/7137f w/14 N ov 52 (U nclassified) M aterial for P roject Blue Book Chief, A ir T echnical Dept of the A ir Force NOV 17 Intelligence Center H q U SA F - A FOIN M aj Fournet/dbv/71379 Wright-P atterson A FB Ohio 1. Inclosures are for your inform ation, appropriate action and retention. 2. Incls 2, 3, 4 and 5 were furnished by the Director of Special Investi­ gations, this H eadquarters. T he latter inform s that no investigative action is contem plated in regard to Incl X and that their files contain no additional inform ation on Incls 3 and 4. Incl 5 is supplem entary to the inform ation on the T ownsend Brown Foundation forwarded to you by DP dated 16 Oct 52. 3. T he m ovie film referred to in Incls 6 and 7 was duplicated by this office (4 copies). Ona copy is attached for your files. A n attem pt will be m ade to have it analysed by the N avy in conjunction with their analysis of the m ovies taken 2 July 52 near T rem onton, U tah. 4. lour attention is invited to the third paragraph of Incl 9; the original letter is attached as Incl 10. Further action in this m atter is left to your discretion. 5. Incl 11 was received over the A ssociated P ress wire on 17 Oct 52 and m ay be useful in evaluating reports from the area m entioned. AFOIN Coordination Copy 11 Incls (w/orig only) 1. Cy of rept of sighting in WILLIA M A . A DA M S Colonel, U SA F 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 3. 9. 10. 11. Chicago on 19 Oct 52 P hotostat cy of Itr fr Johnnie L. Last, G reen Bay, Wis. dtd 24 Sep 52 Cy of Itr fr OSI, N X, N T dtd 20 Oct 52 Cy of Itr fr Walter Wrobleski Chief, T opical Division Deputy Director for E stim ates Directorate of Intelligence, XS/0 W hen incl^ No. rTL____________________ is/are w ithdraw n .(or not attached), the -c/jtvXA^X classifies*-' n M arshall, P hotostat T ex dtd 13 Oct 52 cy of Credit info re of this graded to accordance w ith Par 25s, AFB 3^3-1.A ug 52 (in trip) Cy of Itr to CO, 1701st A ir T rans Wg, G t Falls COORDIN A T ION : A F0IN -2A 2 Brown T ownsend Foundation dtd 22 A FB, M ont dt 14 N ov 52 Cy of Itr to M r. M ariana dtd 14 N ov 52 16 m m m ovie film Cy of Itr to M r. Burgess, Black M t, N . C. Ltr fr M r. Burgess, Black M t, W.C. dtd 13 Oct 52 A p P ress Releases dWM H SECURITY INFORM ATION M aj Fournet/A T 0IN -2A 2 A C/71379 14 N ovem ber 1952 NOV 1 1 ® M rs. C. R. Zepp 6401 M edwick Drive H am pshire K nolls H yattsville, M aryland Dear M rs. Zepp: We have received your letter of 8 N ovem ber 1952 with the record of observations attached. We are very grateful to you for m aking these available to us. T he records are being sent to our A ir T echnical Intelligence Center at Dayton, Ohio for careful study. Should they desire additional inform ation from you, they will correspond directly with you. Once again we extend our sincere thanks for your assistance. Sincerely, M OSH© WILLIA M A . A DA M S Colonel, U SA J Chief, T opical Division Deputy Director for E stim ates Directorate of Intelligence, D0S/O COORDIN A T ION : A F0IN -2A A T 0IN -2A 2 M aj Bournet/A F0IN -2A 2 A C/71379 10 N ovem ber 1953 NOV 12 1952 M r. K . C. Zim m erm an 145 S. Firestone Blvd. A kron 19, Ohio Dear M r. Zim m erssan: X have your letter of 30 October 1953 with Its very useful data. It will be forwarded to our A ir T echnical Intelligence Center for use In their analy- s 1 s of the Incident, and I know that they will be very pleased to receive It. We are m ost grateful for your splendid efforts on our behalf. ‘ x — Sincerely, WILLIA M A . A DA M S Colonel, U SA F Chief, T opical Division Deputy Director for Satinatee Directorate of Intelligence AF0IN-2A2 Coordination Copy COORDIN A T ION : M aj Fournet/A T 0IN -2A 2 A C/71379 10 Som ber 1953 v * ^ M rs. Bluford Scott 732 lldith Court W. Dtrm ingham , A l abam a Dear M rs. Scott; In answer to the request in your letter of 27 October 1953, we enclose a questionnaire on unidentified flying objects. When you hare com pleted It, place it in the attached envelope and m ail It; no postage is recaired. Wo appreciate the initiative which you have displayed in bringing this m atter to our attention. Sincerely, WILLIA M A . A DA M S Colonel, OU T Chief, T opical Division Deputy Director for Detins tee Directorate of Intelligence 2 Incle. (W/origlnal only) 1. Q uestionnaire 2. A ddressed E nvelope COOBDIIiT IOS: G 14 N OVlM M aj T ournet/A FOIN -2A 2 A C/71379 12 N ovem ber 1952 M r. Robert J. Oornan * Suite 1460 ' First N ational Bank Bldg. 38 South Dearborn Street Chicago 3, Illinois Dear M r. G orm ans Your letter of 29 October 1952 to the P resident has bean referred to the U SA F since, within the Departm ent of Defense, the U SA F has prim ary interest in investigation of "flying saucer" reports. It is gratifying to receive such expression of Interest from public-m inded individuals. In your ease, we are grateful for the opportunity to correct a m isapprehension. T he U SA F has not prepared any recent report arriving at any con- cluelons with respect to ths existence or nonexistence of "flying saucers*. It Is believed that M r. Robert S. A llen, In his article of Septem ber 26, referred to a report prepared for public release by a private group of civilians. In com m enting on this, the U SA F stated that the report reflected the conclusions of Individuals who were In no way connected with th* A ir Force. We take this opportunity to reiterate this to you. It is true that the statem ents of M r. DesVergers were startling; however, a thorough Investigation of the incident has been conducted and it has been determ ined that the sensational aspects of the orig­ inal stories carried by the national press agencies were exaggerated. Farther, the U SA F m ade no attem pt to restrict M r. DesVergers1 discus­ sion or personal exploitation of the alleged incident; this he adm itted In an A ssociated P ress dispatch datolined M eet P alm Beach, Florida, A ugust 27, 1952. T he A ir Force is actively interested in the investigation of "flying saucer" incidents. N o frets have been withheld from the public. T he Investigators hope to reach acm e conclusions concerning the existence and source of the object*. T o date, sufficient evidence Is not available to support any firm conclusions. I am confident that when scientific analysis of available evidence supports a the public will be duly Inform ed. It is sincerely hoped that these com m ents will allay on this subject. T he m anner In which you have sought an * your questions and the interest that you as a oitisen hare shown in this natter is appreciated. If we m ay be of any further service to you, please do not hesitate to write again. Sincerely, WILLIA M A . A DA M S Colonel, U SA F Chief, T opical Division Deputy Director for Sstinates Directorate of Intelligence AFOIN-2A COORDIN A T ION ; A F0IN -2A 2 COPY COP Y October 29, 1952 P resident H arry T rum an White H ouse Washington, D. C. Dear M r.. P resident: P erm it m e to take the liberty of writing you on "flying saucers". It is becom ing generally known that the A ir Force has a report concluding that flying saucers originate from sources outside this planet. A rticles like that of Robert S. .M ien, dated Sept. 26th are being photostated and circulated privately. T he statem ents of M r. DesVergers of West P alm Beach, Florida, concerning his flying saucer experience and what he was told by the m ilitary and other incidents have convinced m any including m yself that the "saucers" are real and interplanetary. I think it is unfortunate that a m atter which is of such great im port m ust be Investigated privately by citizens who would like to and should be perm itted to cooperate with and analyze with their governm ent and m ilitary 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 country and dem ocracy. I houe you unveil the secrecy of the air force report. I also hope you decide that this is not a m atter of m ilitary secrecy and that events concerning flying saucers be m ade available to the public as they unfold. Very truly yours Robert J. G orm an RJG :im COP Y A F0IN -2A 2 M aj Fournet/dbv/71379 > Wrtn 10 N ov 52 Wffl SECURITY INFORM ATION O Chief, A ir T echnical Intelligence Center Wright-P atterson A FB Ohio (U nclassified) M aterial for P roject Blue Bool^^ Dept of the A ir Force N ^ 12 E q U SA F - A T OM M aj Fournet/dbv/71379 1. Inclosures were received froa the Director of Special Investigations, this H eadquarters and are for your Inform ation and retention. a 2. A fourth report, file 24-8-41 from OSI DO #17 dated 8 Oct 52 and regarding " sighting at T uscon, A rizona on 2 Sep 52 by a U SA F M /Sgt, *as not forwarded since you were Indicated as the action addressee by the originator and should have re­ ceived a copy direct. 3 lads (w/orig only) WILLIA M A . A DA M S 1. A IIE , Fons 112, dtd 9 Oct 52 Colonel, U SA F 2. A ira. Form 112, dtd 15 Oct 52 Chief, T opical Division 3. Ltr fr DO #2, dtd 16 Oct 52 Deputy Director for Betinatee Directorate of Intelligence, DCS/O AFOIN Coordination Copy COORDIN A T ION S A FOIN -2A 2 A F0IN -2A SECURITY information A F0IN -2A 2 M aj Fournet/dbv/71379 Wrtn 13 N ov 52 SECURITY INFORM ATION Chief, A ir T echnical Intelligence Center Wright-P atterson A P B Ohio (U nclassified.) Return of P roject Blue Book M aterial Dept of the A ir Force MQV H 19,5' H q U SA F - A T OU M aj Fournet/dbv/71379 £ - 1. T he file on the sighting at A ustin. T exas on 8 June 52, previously borrowed V from A T IA A -5, Is returned herewith. I 2. T he P hotographic Division, A FG A G , m ade a set of color duplicates (enlarged) hlch Is attached for your retention (Incl 3). Black and white reproductions pre­ viously attached to the file are also included in Incl 3. In addition, the P hotographic Division m ade a num ber of black and white enlargem ents which are attached for your retention (Incl 4). 3. Based on further analysis, the P hotographic Division and this office do not r agree with the K A DC evaluation of parhelions ("sun dogs") since the Im ages do not appear at the required angle of 22° or 46° nor are they in line horizontally with the sun as would be required for the form ation of a parhelion (which would appear at the Intersection of the inner or outer halo circles - 22° and 46° respectively - with ths parhelia circle; the latter is in a horizontal plane coincidental with the position of the sun). A dditionally, it will be noted in the photographs that the im ages display a flat portion which appears inverted from the corresponding portion of the sun behind the cloud. Since a parhelion is the result of refraction through ice crystals, the resulting im age would not be inverted. Instead, It Is our opinion ^V*t the Im ages are possibly a form of m irage caused by a hot air m ass which Wfraveled from left to right across the field of view and acted as a lens, however. AFOIN Coordination Copy there is a sm all im age in the third photograph of the sequence which, If evaluated as another Im age of the sam e type, would seem ingly elim inate both parhelia and m irages from consideration. T his im age Is located directly above the seventh telephone pole from the right at a vertical distance approxim ately equal to the height of the pole. T he m inute size of this Im age m ilitates strongly against the m irage theory since the hot air m ass would have had to turn about 90° and proceed away from the appears to be cam era in order to produce this effect. T herefore, further analysis justified. Suggest the consultant astronom er be asked for an opinion 4. Recom m end that the original photographs (Incl 2) be returned to im m ediately as requested in the report covering this incident. 4 Incls (w/orlg only) 1. 8 Jun 52, A ustin, T ex Sighting 2. E nvelope 3. * 4. " File Folder containing 4 transparencies color duplicates COORDIN A T ION : *-«*—««> ,A F0IN -2A 2 blk & white enlargem ents WILLIA M A . A DA M S Colonel, U SA F Chief, T opical Division Deputy Director for E st Directorape of In A F0IN -2A N o M /R necessary, elf-explanatory M r. Clyde E. How ard 2544 3/4 Cudahy Hun ington Park, California 1 O^QV Jr' D earM r. How ard: Y our recant letter concerning unidentified flying objects has been received by this Headquarters, and the ideas w hich you submitted are receiving our careful consideration. W e appreciate yourinterest and efforts to assist Sincerely, W ILLIAM A. AD AM S Colonel, USAF Chief, Topical D ivision D eputy D irector for Estimates D irectorate of Intelligence^ D CS/O COORDIN A T ION : A IOIN -2A A T OIN -2A 2 M aj Fournet/A F0IN -2A 2 A C/71379/6 N ovem ber 1952 SECURITY INFORM ATION (U nci) M aterial for P roject Blue Book Chief, A ir T echnical Intelligence Center Wright-P atterson A FB Ohio Dept, of the A ir Force H eadquarters U SA F - A FOIN 1. Inclosed letters are for your inform ation, appropriate action and [tention. 2. N o replies of any kind have been m ade by this office M a?^ournet/A C/T 1379 lO„o,, 3. P articular attention is invited to inclosure one. If E nsign Frey is to be sent a questionnaire, this should be done as soon as possible since he advises that he will depart from his present location about 25 N o 8 Incls. (w/original only) 1 2 3 U. 5 6 7 8 Ltr fm Robert H . Frey dtd 27 Oct 52 Ltr fm Isabel A . G old dtd 6 Sep 52 Ltr fm M iss Daisy M cN eill dtd 20 Oct 52 Ltr fm M iss Ida E . Valentine dtd 1U Oct 52 Ltr fm M iss Ida E . Valentine dtd 15 Oct 52 Ltr fm Robert K oehler dtd 23 Oct 52 Ltr fm G eorge M . G arrison dtd 22 Oct 52 Ltr fm A rthur H alsted dtd I? Oct 52 WILLIA M A . A DA M S Colonel, U SA F Chief, T opical Division Deputy Director for E stim ates Directorate of Intelligence COORDIN A T ION : A FOIN -2A A FOIN -2A 2 SECURITY INFORM ATION A F0IN -2A 2 M aj Fournet/A c/71379 5 N ovem ber 1952 M r. Walter B. Burgess Box 147 Black M ountain, N orth Carolina Dear M r. Burgess: Because the A ir Force has been designated the responsi­ bility for the investigation and analysis of “flying saucers”, the Secretary of Defense referred your letter of 13 October 1953 to us for consideration. We find your proposal extrem ely edlfw*-- anti desire to com m end you for your great tw^^iea. U nfortunately, however, we cannot accept your ^Sierous offer at this tim e since there is no provision which allows us to Increase our current organ­ ization, giid your services could not be utilized without som e pFCffl&ion of this nature. N onetheless, we are forwarding your letter to our A ir T ech­ nical Intelligence center at Wright-P atterson A ir Force Base, Ohio, for future reference. Should they find that your proposal can be entertained in the future, they will contact you direct. T our interest and cooperation are a source of great satis­ faction to the A ir Force, and we hope that future developm ents will allow reconsideration of your offer to assist Coordination Copy Sincerely, WILLIA M A . A DA M S Colonel, U SA F Chief, T opical Division Deputy Director for E stim ate Directorate of Intelligence COORDIN A T ION A F0IN -2a A F0IN -2A 2 ^^*^ A F0IN -2A 2 M aj Foum et/dbv/71379 Vrtn 4 N ovem ber 52 Revrtn 5 N ovem ber 1953 NO^ M r. E dm ond L. LeRoy 36 Fifth Street Old Bridge, N ev Jersey N ear N r. LeRoy: G eneral Sanford sincerely appreciated your letter of 30 July 1952 and has asked m e to convey his thanks to you. We apologise for the long delay In acknowledging its receipt, but we have received such a large volum e of correspondence from m any eitisens with sim ilar patriotic m otivation that ve have found It im possible to be as prom pt as we would like. With respect to your invitation to assist us further, ve are very appreciative but regret that it will ba im possible to contact you personally on this m atter. T hank you very m uch for your interest and efforts to assist us. Sincerely, WILLIA M A . A DA M S Colonel, U SA F Chief, T opical Division Deputy Director for E stim ates Directorate of Intelligence, DCS/O COORDIN A T ION : A F0IN -2A 2 A F0IN -2A M rs willing to subm it it to aduly authorised individual T our interest and cooperation are appreciated Sincerely COORDIN A T ION A F0IN -2A 2 A F0IN -2A 1 Incl self addressed envelope (franked) A E 0IN -2A 2 M aj Fournet/dbv/71379 Wrtn 5 N ov 52 6401 M edwick Drive N orth H am pshire K nolls M aryland Dear M rs. Zepp the record and would be very grateful us by m ail. You m ay address it tot We have a m essage which you left with our duty officer on 26 October 1952 concerning strange lights which you have sighted over the past few m onths. During your conversation you indicated that you had a record of all such observations and would be We are interested in if you would subm it it to Directorate of Intelligence, H eadquarters U SA F, Washington 25 D. 0., A T T N : A FOIN -2A 2. WILLIA M A . A DA M S Colonel, U SA F Chief, T opical Division Deputy Director for E stim ates Directorate of Intelligence, DCS/O a. zepp SECURITY INFORM ATION M aj Fournet/A FOIN -2A 2 tm w/71379/6 N ov 52 Chief, A ir T echnical Intelligence Center Wright-P atterson A FB Ohio (U nci) M aterial for P roject Blue Book \» Dept, of the A ir Force „ \ H eadquarters U SA F - A FOIN M aj Fournet/tniw/71379 1. Inclosuree are for your inform ation, appropriate action and retention. 2. Inclosures 1 and 2 were received from the Directorate of Operations, ?S/0, this H eadquarters. T hey state that M r. leers' letter and the clipping were referred to them byCongressm an J. E . M an Zandt. A cknowledgm ents have been m ade to Congressm an Van Zandt and M r. M yers. Director of Legislation and Liaison, this H eadquarters, has been furnished copies of entire file. 3, Request receipt of inclosure 3 be acknowledged by indorsem ent direct to originator. 4* Inclosures 4, 5, 6 and 7 were subm itted by M iss M ary B, H ayden, ar intelligence analyst assigned to H eadquarters A ir Resupply and Com m unication Service, Washington, D.C. A previous m em orandum from M iss H ayden was forwarded by DF dated 5 June 52. A cknowledgm ent has been m ade by personal contact with M iss H ayden, / Incls 1. Ltr fin C. .. M yers dtd 6 October 1952 2. Cy of N ewspaper Clipping 3. Ltr fm Brooks A FB dtd 10 October 1952 (in quad) 4. Ltr fin M .B. H ayden dtd 2 October 1952 5. Ltr fin M .B, H ayden dtd 3 October 1952 6. Ltr fin M .B. H ayden dtd 17 October 1952 7, Ltr fin M .B. H ayden dtd 17 October 1952 COORDIN A T ION : ’■JILLIA M A . A DA M S Colonel, U SA F Chief, T opical Division Deputy Director for E stim ates Directorate of Intelligence AF0IN-2A2 Coordination Copy A F0IN -2A A F0IN -2A 2 SECURITY INFORM ATION M ajor Fournet/A F01H -2A 2 A C/4B-864/27 Oct 52 M r. G erald V, H arrington s/o SA ward# and A ngell 15 ^eetninster Street P rovidence 3, Rhode Island Dear M r. H arrington: We have received your letter of 9 October 1952 in which you reported the observation of an unidentified flying object. 11 is presently in the hands of our intelligence analysts for their study. four action In reporting your observation in detail and in determ ining the ship’s position at the tim e are a source of groat satisfaction to us. I would, therefore, like to express the a precistion of ths A ir Force for your initiative and efforts on our behalf. C. M . Y OUNG Colonel, USAF thiex , . niicy ft Han'‘.geiaent Group D irectorate of lut^ligeuce COORD INATION: AF0IN-2A2 AF0IN-2A AF0IN-2X 4"^^ £^O uJJLa AFOIN A F0IH -2A M ajor Fournet/A C/ 71379 27 October 1952 MEMORANDUM TOR RECORD PTOBM : 1. T o prepare a non-nilitary letter to M r. G erald V. H arrington of , Rhode Island. P rovidence ?A?TS AKJIS W W 2. In a letter to the U SA F dated 9 Oct 52 M r. H arrington describee in detail an observation of an unidentified flying object m ade aboard the SS Caronia on 5 Oct 52. T he data which he includes is som ewhat rem arkable in that it is very unusual to receive such details from the ordinary citizen. H o even took the trouble to write the ship's captain at a later date and obtain the ship's loca* tion at the tim e of the observation. 3. A reply to M r. H arrington is attached. 4. Subject natter is not considered suitable for inclusion in the Daily Staff Digest. A Q T IQ H RggQ M M E H DSD: 5. Because of M r. H arrington's prom inent professional position and the excellence of his report, it is strongly recom m ended that the attached reply be signed by G eneral Sanford. 6. A pproval, signature and dispatch of attached reply. W lW Iggi A F0IN -2A 2 2/^/A ^ A F0IN -2A ^o/^J^T A P OIH -2 ^P^^^^ A T OU J FROM : RE CORD^ J^S^CQ R^i^^ DA T E T YK ? COVE R SH K E T CLA SS IFT CA T ZCft sums)*. SP E CIA L DISK RU CT ION S T O: AF0IN-2X FE CK : AF0IN-2A fRW. ~ ’ SDSP E SSE DA T E asg d jw ;________ h6 ________ DA T E RE CH 27 Oct 52 1 The attached, correspondence is forw arded, for coordination and. transmittal to OIN for signature and dispatch. 0(N Z Ol^ ix SB A ?OIi?-l A ction A sgd to: A 1®IN K &R OU T A F0IK -2A A F0IN 2B A FOIN -3 Office oSr /^/ •“nswr Dispatch A CXIOM r? t CFFICE E XE C K OC. A IR/IRT A SST E OSC AF0IN-2A Date: aboiOS COORD /'M Form 6U ^~Fr^jiouB*&5.itianB o’ tE eT onn are Obsolete 20 Bov 50 • • 51 252^7 A T XO M ajor fournet/A T 0IN -2A 2 A C/4B—864/27 Oct 52 M ajor fournet/71379 (U nci) M aterial for P roject Blue Book Dapt of the A ir force H q U SA T - A K IN -2A 2 1 1. Inclosed letter 1* for your Inform ation and retention. 2. A reply to M r. H errington was m ade by thia office. 1 Incl (With Original Only) Original copy of letter from M r. H arrington m oos H . SM IT S Colonel, U SA f A ct*, Chief, T opical Division Deputy Director for ^etlm ste# Directorate of Intelligence COORDIN A T ION ; AF0IN-2A2 AF0IN-2A ATOIN^Bt Coordination Cy Chief, A ir T echnical Intelligence Center Wrl^t-Patterson A T I Ohio (U nclassifled) M aterial for P roject Bina'Bock Dept of the A ir Force nr7 27 ^- J H qs U SA F - A FOW M aj P ournet/cn*/71379 1. Reference our H F dated 11 Sep 52, subject: ’loreattention of Incident of 1/2 Sep 62 A rlington Ya., having possible relation to P roject H ine Book", the Inclosed report was received from OSI and is for your Inform ation and reten- « tion. 2. It will be noted that the report explains this incident com pletely. 1 Ind; .^/ot n V apt fr 031 dtd 6 Oct 52 WILLIA M A . A DA M S Colonel, U SA F Chief, T opical Intelligence Division Deputy Director for E stim ates Directorate of Intelligence, DCS/O VJhcn 5 C T^CC^^ accordance k---14 SECURITY m-OPTION M aj Fournet/cm b/71379 IJetn 22 Oct 52 A F0IN -2A 2 (U nclassified) M aterial for P roject 21uel|oak x PjCI " "Chief, A ir T echnical Dept of the A ir Force ... Intelligence Center H qs U SA F-A T OIN pA ^O M aj roum et/asb/T lST S Wright-P at terror, A P B 4 1 * 1. Indi . w/orig. only P hoto cy Spot Intel Rpt dtd 3 Oat 52 w/attchd photo ^io SECURITY iNPCB^ATlQ^ 1. Inclosed report was furnished by OSI and is for your inform ation and retention. 2. T he inconsistencies between the visual description reported by the [Observer and the attached photograph are obvious, viz. the tim e reported as 1000 hours while the photograph was evidently taken at night; the reported shape and relative size as com pared with the im age In the photograph, etc. 3. T he P hotographic Division of A FG A G has evaluated the “object" as a light fixture superim posed on the background through double-exposure. WILLIA M A . A DA M S Colonel, U SA F Chief, T opical Division Deputy Director for E stim ates Directorate of Intelligence,DCs/O COORDIN A T ION ; A F0IN -2A 2 A F0IN -2A N O M /H AFOIN-2A2 M aj Fournet/71379/cmb W rtn 22 Oct 52 "The Prophet" 217 W . Queen Lane Philadelphia 44, Pennsylvania COU P ON ^ / OCT 22 ' 1. Inclosures are for your inform ation, appropriate action and. retention. V 2. K o replies of any kind have been m ade by this office. H owever, H r. Florshelm was notified by the FBI that his letter was being referred to the U SA F. 6 Insist (W /orig. only) 1. Ltr fr M rs J. A lbers dtd 29 Jul 52 2. Ltr fr M r Willy R.P . Brand dtd 8 Jul 53 3. Ltr fr M rs L.S. Black dtd 7 A ug 52 (w/attch.) 4. Ltr fr M r A .B. Florshelm dtd 23 Sept 52 5. Ltr fr M r B.B. A llison dtd about 2 Oct 52 w/photo 6. Ltr fr H r O.Z. P age dtd 3 Oct 52 J HO M /B 73^-7(777 C SMB w illiam A . A DA M S Colonel, U SA F Chief, T opical Division Deputy Director for E stim ates Directorate of Intelligence, DCS/O COORD INATION: AF0IN-2AAF0IN-2A2 Dear 1952 question Sincerely, COORD INATION AFOIN-2A2 AF0IN-2A M r. 1. L. Lull N ev U te H otel Your continued Interest and efforts to assist us greatly appreciated. Ve appreciated your letters of 22 and 33 Septem ber with your additional com m ents regarding the date ii WILLIA M A . A DA M S Colonel, U SA F Chief, T opical Division Deputy Director for E stim ates . / Directorate Of Intelligence, DCS/O .AF0IN-2A2 M aj Fournet/cmb/71379 W rtn 16 Oct 52 Salt AFOIN-2A2 M aj Fournet/cmb/71379 W rtn 17 Oct 52 OCT 17 1952 M rs. Jessie Bunting 1520 Phillips Avenue Greensboro, North Carolina M rs. Bunting: Y our recent letter con;-®ruing unidentified flying objects has been received by ^i® Headquarters, and the ideas w hich you submitted are receiving our careful consideration. V-a ;.. ; rr-; ■ ■ /, j< LuLca ■ './aiforts to assist Sincerely, COORD INATION: o o o W ILLIAM A. AD AM Colonel, USaF Chief, Topical D ivision D eputy D irector for Estimates D irectorate of Intelligence, D CS/O AFOIN-2A2 AFOIN-2A W rtn 17 Oct 52 M aj Fournet/cmb/71379 AFOIN-2A2 ocnTi^) M r. Robert Garrison Box 48 Big Stone Gap, Virginia M r. Garrison; Y our recent letter concerning unidentified flying objects has been received by this Headquarters, and ths Ideas w hich, you submitted are receiving our careful consideration. W « appreciate your interest and efforts to assist Sincerely, FOIN-2 COORDINATION Chief, Topical D ivision D eputy D irectot for Estimates D irectorate of Intelligence, D CS/O COORD INATION: AFOIN-2A2 AFOIN-2A AF0IN-2A2 M aj Pournet/cmb/71379 W rtn 16 Oct 52 (U nclassified) Correspondence from M r. A nthony G uidry E xecutive, Director of Research 4 Developm ent, DCS/D A ttn: M ajor forem en Deputy Direo. for E stim ates, D/I, DCS/O OCT 17 1352 1. I nd os uro is forwarded as a natter of prim ary interest. 3. Other letters from M r. G uidry dated 3 and 4 October 52 • were retained since they concerned an alleged sighting of and a theory on "flying saucers". «o 1 Ind: (w /orig. only) Ltr fr M r. G uidry dtd 4 Oct 52 WILLIA M A . A DA M S Colonel, U SA F Chief, T opical Division Deputy Director for E stim ates 2 Directorate of Intelligence, DCS/O co A P 0IN -2A 2 M aj Fournet/cmb/713?9 W rtn 15 Oct 52 Chief A ir T echnical Intelligence Center Wrl^t-P atterson A P B Ohio 1 -on u^ua^ ■ffiS W EB (U nclassified) M aterial Dept of the A ir force H qs U SA ? - A T ODT SSCURIW W OBM itiW for P roject Blue Book X2£L?Ji '952- M aj foum et/cm b/71379 1. Inclosed report is for your inform ation and retention. Request ac ­ knowledgm ent of receipt by Indorsem ent to originator. 2. T he m any questionable aspects of the report and the circum stances surrounding it appear to leave little doubt that this was a hoax. 1 Incl: (w /orig. only) FlyOb rpt fr A DO dtd 3 Oct 52 (w/3 attachs) Colonel. U SA F Chief, T opical Division Deputy Director for E stim ates Directorate of Intelligence, DCS/O AFOIN-^ COORDINATION AF0IN-2A2 M aj Fournet/cmb/71379 w rtn 16 Oct 52 SECURITY INFORM ATION for P roject K z OCT 16 ( U tadass if led) M aterial Chief, A ir T echnical Dept of the A ir Force Intelligence Center H eis U SA F - A T OU Wright-P atterson A FB Ohio 1. Incloeures are for your inform ation, appropriate action and retention. H o replies of any kind have been m ade by this office. • 2. A copy of the translation of M r. Coy’.s letter (see Incl. 4) was fur­ nished A FDRD for their inform ation. 4 Inclst (w/orig. only) 1. Ltr fr M r. D.L. P efine dtd 23 Sep 52 2. Card fr C. S. Stultz dtd 24 A ug 52 3. Ltr fr M r. H .L. P eterson dtd 28 Sep 52 4. Ltr fr H r. H . G oy (transla.) dtd 15 Sep 52 (w/attach in dup) t#®® WILLIA M A . A DA M S Colonel, U SA F Chief, T opical Division Deputy Director for E stim ates Directorate of Intelligence, DCS/O afoik-2 coordination NO M /H Chief, A ir T echnical Intelligence Center Wright-P at tereon A FB Ohio AF0IN-2A2 M aj Fournet/cnb/713?9 W rtn 16 Oct 52 — •SECURITY INZORM AIIOH (U nclassified) M aterial for P roject Bine Book Dept of the A ir Fer ce 0 CT 1 6 1952 / H as U SA F - A FOIN M aj Fournet/cm b/71379 1. Inclosures are for your inform ation and retention. T hey were supplied by the office of N aval Research to OSI. 2. OSI etatee that the T ownsend Brown Foundation was brought to their attention by M ajor G eneral V. E . Bertrandias following a visit to the Foundation. During this visit G eneral Bertrandias saw a m odel of a "flying saucer" and en­ gaged in conversation with T owniend Brown and other scientists who disclosed that they had been working on the project for 20 to 25 years. 3. OSI checked local and national agencies with negative results. T heir files contain no farther pertinent data. 2 Incls: (w /orlg. only) 1. Rpt of Off of N av Research 2. Dun A Bradstreet credit Rating WILLIA M A . A DA M S Colonel, U SA F Chief, T opical Division Deputy Director for E stim ates Directorate of NO M /R COORD INATION: AF0IN-2A2 AF0IN-2A afoin-2A2 M aj Fournet/cmb/71379 W rtn 15 Oct 52 OCT 16 1952 VIA A IR M A IL H r. N icholas M ariana 3235 Fifth A venue South G reat Falls, M ontana Dear M r. M ariana: T on are probably aware of the fact that the A ir Force is still continuing the investigation and analysis of "flying saucers". We are presently attem pting to m ake a com parative analysis of recent sightings against those m ade in previous years. In this connection, the report of a sighting m ade by you on 15 A ugust 1950 has aroused our interest. U nfortunately, however, our duplicate copy of the m ovies which you took of these objects has been Inadvertently m isplaced. T herefore, we would be m ost grateful if you would perm it us to borrow your original m ovies for study and dup­ lication. In so doing you would be rendering us a great service. We will have an officer from G reat Falls A ir Force Base contact you about 22 October and, should you consider our request favorably, he will obtain the m ovies and give you a receipt for them . We will then return them as soon as possible thereafter. AFOIN-2 COORDINATION Your earnestly cooperation and consideration in this m atter is solicited! Sincerely, / - ^ ^y -T ^//^ <.^> '^ " ' CC: ATIC G 17 OCT .932 WILLIA M A . A DA M S Colonel, U SA F Chief, T opical Division Deputy Director for E stim ates Directorate of Intelligence, DCS/O COORD INATION: AF0IN-2A2 AFOIN-2A CM ef •chad cal *4735 WILLIA M A Deputy Director for E stinates ;ed t. SECURI A F0IN -2A Colonel Chief, ' A FOIN -2A 4 Capt H osford .. A DA M S U SA F OCT 14 1952 Capt H osford/ Auth\CS, USAF Intelligence Center Wright-P atterson A FB Dayton, Ohio A ttn: Capt S. J. Ruppelt in accordance w ith par 9b*, AR 330-5 ■ i w/u SECURITY INFORM ATION Dept of the A ir Force H qs U SA F - A FOIN -2A 4 6 Inals 1. G eneral, G F 2. 17 Dec 48 OSI Rpt 3. M ad. Fireball 4. 13 Dec 48 OSI rpt 5. H oax 6. Briefing Inclosed is com plete file on Flyobrpt classified SE CRE T which was borrowed from your office ty A F0IK -2A 4. Oct 52 A F0IN -2A 2 M aj Fournet/cm b/71379 Wrtn 13 Oct 52 Chief, A ir T echnical Intelligence Center right-Fattarson A FB Ohio (U nclassified) M aterial for Inject glue Book Dept of the A ir Force ZT T T 1 4 T 9^2j H q U SA F - A FOIN 1^ ^00016474^/71379 ------P age 2 g. N o replies of arv kind have been m ade to Inclosures , 9 and 14. %®a 14 Inc Is: (W/Orig only) 1. questionnaire fr M r. H azelwood dtd 22 Sep 52 2. questionnaire fr M rs. H azelwood dtd 22 Sep 52 3. questionnaire fr M r. Dunn dtd 22 Sep 52 4. questionnaire fr M r. J. ahi 1 dtd 22 Sep 52 5. questionnaire fr M r. R.E . Lloyd dtd 22 Sep 52 6. ;ue tionnaire fr M r. J.W. Burke dtd 22 Sep 52 7. Q uestionnaire fr M r. M .H . H errell dtd 22 Sep 52 I 8. rpt re flyobs fr ON I dtd 16 cp 52 9. Ltr fr M rs. U . Schacht dtd 11 Sep 52 10. A rt. fr Fla. newspaper dtd 10 Sep 52 about 11. A rt. fr E vening Star paper dtd 27 Sep 52 12. Q uestionnaire fr M r. D.S. Young dtd 27 Sep 52 13. Q uestionnaire fr M r. D.S. Young dtd late A ug 52 14. P hotostat ltr fr M r. G .F. Olivier thru 05I dtd 26 A ug 52 WILLIA M A . A DA M S Colonel, U SA F Chief, T opical Division Deputy Director for E stim ates Directorate of Intelligence, -CS/O N O M /R COORDIN A T ION : A F0IN -2A 2 A F0IN -2A AFOIN COORDINATION SECURlti im’c^n°s Chief, A ir T echnical Intelligence Center bright- atterson FB Ohio (U nclassified) H at rial for P roject Blue Book Dept of the A ir Force H q U SA F - r.FCIN M aj Fournet/cm b/71379 1. Inclosures are for your inform ation and retention. 2. Inclosures 1 through 7 ertain to the sane incident as previously reported by T B lFOIN 53311 dated 22 Sep 52. Four of the witnesses were interviewed in person and a fifth by telephone. P ertinent com m ents are in­ cluded in the questionnair s. 3. Inclosures and 9 were received from OK I. 4. T he article from a Florida newspaper (Incl. 10) was furnished by OBD-OP I. 5. T he article from the E vening Star (Incl. 11) m ay be of som e assistance in evaluating the sighting in the vicinity of .ashingtan about 2000 E CT on 12 Sep 52 6. Inclosure 12 and 13 are from the sam e source but pertain to different sightings. H e has recently advised that he has m ade two additional observations, 7. T he letter from M r. Charles P . Olivier (Incl. 14) was received from OSI, H is offer of assistance appears to warrant investigation. A F0IN -2A 2 M aj Fournet/cm b/71379 10 Oct 52 Chief, A ir T echnical Intelligence Cnter right-P atterson A FB Ohio (U nclassified) M aterial for P roject Blue Book Dept of the A ir Force < N H q U SA F - A FOIN ^- M aj Fournet/cm b/71379 1. Inclosed docum ents are for your inform ation, appropriate action and retention. 2. A reply to M r. Varela (see Incl. 1) was prepared by this office; a copy is attached as Incl. 2. It vail be noted that he was requested to forward direct to you any data which his group m ay obtain rather than to this H eadquarters as indicated in his letter. Suggest that a few copies of the questionnaire be furnished him for the guidance of his group in collecting inform ation. If the group consists of com petent engineers or other technically trained personnel, they m ay be well worth cultivating. 3. Suggest you acknowledge the report of LCDS N elson (see Incl. 3) which, although a bit old, m ay prove useful since it concerns a sighting through a telescope. borated 4. N o further action is re uired on Inclosure 4. with OSD-OPI the Chief of Staff. in the preparation of a reply for since this office colla- signature in the Office of X3&&.1 fiT'1^' Incls: (W/orig. only) A T LLIA M A . A DA M S 1. Ltr fr M r. Varela dtd 26 A ug 52 2. Ltr to M r. Varela dtd 10 Sep 52 3. M em o fr LCDR N elson w/attach 4. Ltr fr M r. Berridge dtd 30 Jul 52 Colonel, U SA F Chief, T opical Division Deputy Director for E stim ates N O M /R Directorate of COORDIN A T ION ! A F0IN -2A 2 A FOIN - A F0IN -2A 2 M aj Fournet/cm b/71379 Wrtn 13 Oct 52 (U nclassified) Correspondence Re P roject Blue Book from Ralph H . I allock of I*uyallup, ashington Chief, A ir T echnical Intelligence Center Wright-P atterson A JB Ohio H qU SA F - A FOIN Dept of the A ir Force f A lOCO A M aj FdurnetA nfc/71379 1. Inclosed letter from N r. since previous correspondence was were not retained by this office, nishing a com prehensive answer to 1 allock is forwarded for appropriate action also forwarded to you. Copies of the latter therefore precluding the possibility of fU r- his latest request. 1 Incl: (W/orig. only) Ltr dtd fr M r. Iallock 19 Sept 52 ILLIAM A. ADAMS Colonel, U SA F Chief, T opical Division Deputy Director for stim ates Directorate of Intelligence, DCS/o NOI1VNIQJOOO NIOJV A H SA DQ BA RT E RS 658OT K M ISSIU T E ST IN G H ollom an A ir Force Base* M ew M exico M T H P I IC October 1952 •SU BJE CT t T ransm ittal of A ir Intelligence Inform ation Report T O: Director of Intelligence H eadquarters* U SA F Washington 25, D. C. In com pliance with A ir Ferae Letter 200-5* U nidentified Flying Objects Reporting* dated 29 A pril 1952* the following A ir Intelligence In io m otion Report la an bait ted for your inform ation. FOB T H S CCM iA M DIBG OFFICE R: 1 Incl: SILLIA M F. H A RRIS A ir Intel Info Rpt (3 cya) Lt. Col.* U SA F Deputy for P ersonnel IB 681)01 7,4 10 OCT 1952 SU M iCT : FLYOM P S OonaA ading G eneral Second H r T ore# VarksduXe A ir Fora* A tU l lai»| Ifiulilaaa Director of latelU goaoe 200-5 1. OM lld herewith, la aeoordaaee with jar T o (2). A ir Ibra* T *ttM 1221.^ *E J1,54 * ***•» » *• m Z w* m ftiT 4 copies reproduced thorofroa, together with Im Iooutoo. 2. BU « oheervatloa M M aado by naabere of hoM bardaont Viag (M ) presently stationed at thiathe 68th have. Fai SCB OON K M K M I OW1CM < lorU 2 ear tap) 1 1M 1 A T For (ia M D U! *>;•;{■< ^;< ■ fty-.’k ■ :; w« ^x :“< < «■'■ * j.HiW V* / iW^^iA^ ;<#!‘'rtf, i* £ T/j# \> «r7. ■ •• /'S ^ ^ j^r^* t"-.J'V.-V> 4 ^i^SJ. :'SF ^^ r ^'^'« *’'** - C A F0IN -2A 2 M aj rournet/dbv/71016 Wrtn 19 Sept 1952 M r. Joseph M . Varela 17832 Fullerfarm Street N orthridge, California Dear M r. Varela: We acknowledge, with sincere thanks, the kind offers m ade on behalf of your group In your letter of 28 A ugust 1952. It Is Indeed gratifying to see the cooperation extended the A ir force by organizations such as yours in our attem pt to evolve a final solution to the unidentified flying objects problem . Since the A ir T echnical Intelligence Center at Wright- P atterson A ir lores Base, Ohio is the activity which ie respon­ sible for the investigation and analysis of these reports, we are forwarding your letter to then. For the sam e reason, we would like to suggest that you forward all data and findings directly to then rather than to this H eadquarters. In this m anner, the inform ation which you supply will bo Incorporated Into the nrogram m uch m ore quickly. AFOIN COORDINATION COPT T on will probably hear from the Center In the near future wa^IA M A . A DA M S Colonel, U SA F Chief, T opical Deputy Director for E ntire tee Directorate of Intelligence, DCS/O N o M /R necessary. COORDIN A T ION : A FOIN - c^^ A F0IN -2A Chief, A ir T echnical Intelligence Center Wright-Patterson A P B Ohio (U nclassified) M aterial for P roject Bine Book - Dept of the A ir Force ^\ E q U SA F - A T OU M aj T ournet/dbv/71379 O I. Inclosed are reproductions of three color transparencies taken by M r. Wallace Litvin, an A m erican press photographer, in the vicinity of the N aval ^ form ation participating in Operation M ainbrace on 20 Sep 62. T he attached copy of a letter from M r. F. Richard A nderson of the M etropolitan Sunday N ewspapers, Inc. dated 2 Oct 52 (see Ind 2) Includes all data on this sighting presently available^ this office. 2. T he original photographs were returned to M r. A nderson with a letter ex­ pressing our sincere thanks for his cooperation in m aking the -photographs available to us. T he photographs were enlarged by E q U SA F from the original 3^x2^ Inch else to the present else; the vertical dim ension of the copies correspond to the coverage in the original photographs (enlargem ent ratio 2.25;5). T hese are the only copies which were m ade; none are filed in H eadquarters. A n enlarged reversal print of the second transparency Is attached (Ind 3); It was m ade to show that the Im age is still round, pictographs are for official use only; not for release. 3. A cable to CIN OH ORT H , with inform ation copy to you, was dispatched 3 Oct 52 requesting inform ation on balloon releases by ships in the N aval form ation. M essage num ber is A FCIN 59530. 4. A copy of retention. lotice 3820 is attached as Ind 4 for your inform ation and 4 lads (w /orig only) 1. P kg of 3 photoe 2. Cy ltr fr M r. F.R.A nderson dtd 2 Oct 62 3. P hoto 4. Q y OP H A V N otice 3820 No M /R necessary, self-explanatory. WILLIA M A . A DA M S Colonel, U SA F Chief, T opical Division Deputy Director for E stim ates Directorate of Intelligence, DCS/O COORD INATION: W rtn 3 Oct 52 M aj Fournet/cmb/71016 AFOIN-2A2 M r. Alexander Factor P. O. Box 801 Ottaw a, Canada M r. Factor: 1 flying ^> COORD INATION: AFOIN-2A2 AFOIN-2A Wrtn 1 Oct 52 M aj Fournet/cm b/71016 A F0IN -2A 2 CT 3 1952 J A FOIN COORDIN A TION M r. Wayne F. Rusk E ox 66 Dodson, M ontana Dear M r. Rusk: SIGEATION We have received your letter of 28 A ugust 1952 in which you inclosed the alum inum foil strips found on your farm . Fortunately, these strips do not represent any activity of which we are unaware. T hey are known as radar window or chaff and are dropped by our own aircraft. N onetheless, we are grateful for your interest and your efforts to assist us. •VILLIA M A . A D .M S Colonel, U SA F Chief, T opical Division Deputy Director for stim ates Directorate of Intelligence, DCS/O AFOIN COORDINATION N O M /R COORDIN A T ION : A F0IN -2A 2 A F0IN -2A SECUPJT* INFORM ATION AF0IN-2A2 M aj Pournet/d'bv/?5990 Rew rtn 3 Oct 52 No M /R necessary. AF0IN-2A Dept of the A ir Force St U SA F - A P 0IN -2A WILLIA M A . A DA M S Colonel, U SA F Chief, T opical Division Deputy Director for E stim ates Directorate of Intelligence, DCS/O Chief, A ir T echnical Intelligence Center Wright-P atterson A FB Ohio 1 Incl (w/orig only) P hotostat cy of Itr to FBI dtd A ug 52 fr Roy E lwell Readstown, N ew Jersey 2. N o replies of any kind have been m ade by this office for P roject Blue Book OCT 3 19 Fournet/dbv/75990 (U nclassified) M aterial 1. Indosure is forwarded for your inform ation and retention. It concerns "theories and suggestions" related to the P roject. COORD INATION: AF0IN-2A2 o o M r. John J. P hillipa 6047 Baldwin A venue T em ple City, California Dear &r* P hillips: T he Secretary of the rm y has referred your letter of 29 A ugust 1952 to us for attention. A lthough we had already processed yours of 26 ugust to us, we were, nonetheless, very happy to receive your additional consents. A e would like to assure you: that the A ir Force is not treating the flying saucer’ situation lightly. A s recently announced, we are conducting a very serious program of intelligence investigation and analysis, and we will continue to give the problem tide uate hut not frantic attention. By this tim e you have m ost probably received a very detailed questionnaire from the A ir T echnical Intelligence Center with a request to enter as m eh detail as you are able to recall about the object which you observed. T his should indicate to you our earnest efforts to find a satisfactory solution to the problem . We hope that these brief cem ents have served to reassure you of the A ir Force's attitude towards this subject. >e appreclats'i^fS^s keen Interest and efforts to assist us. /^Jkx^*- N O M /R COORDIN A T ION : A F0IN 2A 2 A FOIN -2^' AFOIN COORDINATION COPY ^^/-^ ^^^- PETERS, M i's. Rita M . APO IN-3X2 M aj Fournet/dbv/75990 Rew rtn 2 Oct 52 M rs. Rita M . P etars 750 O’T arrel Street Saa Francisco 9, California Dear M rs. P eters: We have received your letter of 4 Septem ber 1952 with the interesting newspaper clipping attached. In order to relieve yon of any further worry about the newspaper photographs, we can assure you that they are fakes. A pparently the newspaper intended them as a form of subtle satire. U nfortunately, however, m any such attem pts at hum or cause undue concern am ong the public, and this appears to be one of these instances. We appreciate your action in sending us the clipping and hope that our com m ents have reassured you. WILLIA M A . A DA M S Colonel, U SA F Chief, T opical Division Deputy Director for E stim ates Directorate of Intelligence, DOS/O No M /R necessary. COORD INATION: AF0IN-2A2 AFOIN-212 M aj Fournet/dbv/75990 W rtn 3 October 1952 M r. J. M . Green 2640 5th Avenue South M inneapolis 8, M innesota M r. Green: Y our recent letter concerning unidentified flying objects b;?£ been received by this Headquarters, find tha ideas w hich you submitted are receiving our careful consideration. us. W e appreciate your interest and efforts to assist Chief, Topical D ivision J Coordination Copy No M /R necessary. D eputy D irector for Estimates D irectorate of Intelligence, D CS/O COORD INATION: AFOIN-2A2 . AF0IN-2A W rtn 3 Oct 52 M aj Fournet/cmb/71016 AFOIN-2A2 ■ gctT-ws M r. Charlie W illiams P. O. Box 597 M ackinac Island, M ichigan D ear M r. W illiams: Y our recent letter concerning unidentified flying objects has been forw arded to this Headquarters by the addressee since w e are responsible for the program. The ideas w hich you submitted are receiving our careful consideration. W e appreciate your interest and efforts to assist us. Sincerely, W ILLIAM A. A Colonel, USAF Chief, Topical D eputy D irector for E o D irectorate of Intelligence, D CS/O COORD INATION: AFOIN-2A2 AFOIN-2A W rtn 3 Oct 52 M aj Fournet/cmb/7LO16 AF0IN-2AZ M r. A. W . Bacon 311 Clay Street Jacksonville, Florida Sincerely; AFOIN COORDINATICN Y our recent letter concerning unidentified flying objects has been received by this Headquarters, and the ideas w hich you submitted are receiving our careful consideration. us. W e appreciate your interest and efforts to assist G 7 Q CU 952 W ILLIAM A. AI Colonel, USAF Chief, Topical D ivision D eputy D irector for Estimates D irectorate of Intelligence, D CS/O COORD INATION: AFOIN-2A2 AF0IN-2A W rtn 3 Oct 52 M aj Fournet/cmb/71016 AFOIN-2A2 M rs. M aynard W ade Route #2 Convoy, Ohio SB: W ade: - Y our recent letter concerning unidentified flying objects has been received by this Headquarters, and the ideas w hich you submitted are receiving our careful consideration. W e appreciate your interest and efforts to asM M Sincerely, W ILLIAM A. AD AM S Colonel, USAF Chief, Topical D ivision D eputy D irector for Estimates D irectorate of Intelligence, D CS/O COORD INATION: AFOIN-2A2 AFOIN-2A W rtn 3 Oct 52 M aj Foumet/cmt/71016 AFOIN-2A2 CT 3 195? M iss Edna M . W est Route 2 Spartanburg, South Carolina M iss W est: 5neral samford has ajgked me to convey his thanks to you for your race it letter concerning unidentified flying objects Y our interest and shorts to assist us are appreciated. Sincerely, W ILLIAM A, AD AM S Colonel, USAF Chief, Topical D ivision D eputy D irector for Estimates D irectorate of Intelligence, D CS/O COORD INATION: AFOIN-2A2 AF0IN-2A W rtn 2 Oct 52 i M aj Fournet/cmb/71016 AFOIN-2A2 J M r. Garland Taylor Gilson, Illinois D ear M r. Taylor; Y our recent letter concerning unidentified flying objects lias been received by tills Headquarters, and the Ideas w hich you submitted are receiving our careful consideration. W e appreciate your interest and efforts to US, Sincerely, W ILLIAM A. AD AM S Colonel, USAF Chief, Topical D ivision D eputy D irer tor for Estimates D ire r >r ,te of Intelligence, D CS/O NO M /R COORD IN AT JON: AFOIN-2 A2 AJ0IN-2A W rtn 3 Oct 52 M hj Fournet/cmb/71016 AFOIN-2A2 M r. D avid Finch 803 St. Paul Street Baltimore 2, M aryland M r. Finch: Y our recent letter concerning unidentified flying objects has been forw arded to this Headquarters by the addressee since1 w e are responsible for the program. The ideas w hich you submitted are receiving our careful cons’deration W e u’rcW W your ii.^r^'t and *?.j'ort3 to assUl Sincerely, W ILLIAM A AIS Colonel, USAF > Chief, Topical D i D eputy D irector for Estimates D irectorate of Intelligence, D CS/O COORD INATION: AFOIN-2A2 AFOIN-2A W rtn 3 Oct 52 M aj Fournet/cmb/71016 AFOIN-2A2 M r. John E. Lang 1413 S. Vermont Los Angeles 6, California D ear,.M r. Lang: Y our recent letter concerning unidentified flying objects has been received by this Headquarters, and the ideas w hich you submitted ar® receiving our careful consideration. W e appreciate your interest and efforts to assist Sincerely, W ILLIAM A. AD AM S ' Colonel, USAF Chief, Topical D ivision D eputy D irector for Estimates D irectorate of Intelligence, D CS/O COORD INATION: AFOIN-2A2 AFOIN-2A M r. W illiam C. Lamb Box 845 M aj Fournet/cmb/71016 AFOIN-2A2 W rtn 3 Oct 52 (^OCT 3 19S2J ^ New castle, W yoming • M r. Lamb: General Sam ford * ft to you for your recent ] 1 1 objects. 1 Y our interest and • CX X 1 has asked me to convey his thanks V setter concerning unidentified flying Sincerely. A /V OL T V' O _ 7 0CT19a Ei a l. / ^^W .S' § Cc Ionel, USAF § Chief, Topical D ivisic o D eputy D irector for Est imates ^ D irectorate of Intelligence, D CS/O COORD INATION AFOIN-2A2 AFOIN-2A W rtn 3 Oct 52 M hj Fournet/cmb/71016 AFOIN-2A2 M rs. Victoria Jackson 633 East 5th South Provo, Utah D earM rs. Jackson: Y our recent letter concerning unidentified flying objects lias been received by this Headquarters, and the ideas w hich you submitted are receiving our careful consideration. W e appreciate your Interest and eEforts to assist ^0^ 5", (^L^^^y^ 1J) lx!JCc~l^^ Sincerely, W ILLIAM A. AD AM S Colonel, USAF Chief, Topical D ivision D eputy D irector for D irectorate of Intelligence COORD INATION: AFOIN-2A2 AFOIN-2A IN C O M IN G OVTGOIHS 018395 A uc 15 IZ 4 8’5? secy c. r ; .ff C O RRESPO N D EN C E C O N TRO L BRA N C H Aug 15 H ^ ’5! SEC Y O F A IR STA FF C O RRESPO N D EN C E C C TRO L BRA N C H W rtn 3 Oct 52 AFOIN-2A2 M aj Fournet/cmb/71016 M r. Joseph J. Kalman 239 S. M ain Street M edford, W isconsin M r. Kalman: Y our recent letter concerning unidentified flying objects has been received by this Headquarters, and the Ideas w hich you submitted are receiving our careful consideration. W o s/ predate your inter mA efforts to assist us. A' ■ . Sincerely, W ILLIAM A. Colonel, USAF Chief, Topical D ivision D eputy D irector for Estimates D irectorate of Intelligence, D CS/O AFOIN COORDINATION COORD INATION: AFOIN-2A2 AFOIN-2A careful consideration. us. ALA AF0IN-2A M arine Barracks AF0IN-2A2 COORD INATION: AF0IN-2A2 Sgt Skelley: your recant letter concer T/Sgt Charles L. Skelley, Jr. M aj Four net/d.bv/75990 W rtn 3 October 1952 Casual Company, Headquarters Battalion Camp J. H. Pendleton Oceanside. California nine unidentified flying objects has been received by this Keadquartars, and th* ideas Tzmet you submitted are receiving our W e appreciate your Interest and efforts to assist No M /R necessary. Colonel, USAF Chief, Topical D ivision nv D eputy D irector for Estimates APOIN-212 M aj Fournet/dbv/75990 W rtn 3 October 1952 M r. D aniel O. Hunt Baskerville, Virginia D ear M r. Hunt; Y our recent letter concerning unidentified flying objects has been forw arded to this Headquarters by the addressee since w e are responsible for the program. The ideas w hich you submitted are receiving our careful consideration. W e appreciate your Interest and efforts to assist^ Sincerely, ABOii Coordination Copy W ILLIAM A. AD AM S^Z/^ Colonel, USAF Chief, Topical D ivision D eputy D irector for Estimates D irectorate of Intelligence, D CS/O No M /R necessary. COORD INATION: AF0IN-2A2 4 AF0IN-2A AF0IN-2A2 M aj Fournet/dbv/75990 W rtn 3 October 1953 M r. Jesse Tate P. O. Box 113 Troutville, Virginia M r. Tate: No M /R Necessary. COORD INATION: AF0IN-2A2 AF0IN-2A <^^^/ W rtn 3 Oct 52 M aj Fournet/cn±/71016 AFOIN-2S2 M r. Roger Smith R. R. 3 D elton, M ichigan M r. Smith: Y our recent letter ( objects lias been receive the ideas w hich you subi careful consideration. :oncernlng unidentified ;d by this Headquarters, and nlUed are receiving our k ( o W ® M i pp jp 6 C 1st U 8. NO M /a e your interest and efforts hv^j1 Sincerely, 3 6 7 ^ fe1 § W ILLIAM A. AD AM S Colonel, USAF ■ Chief, Topical D ivision D eputy D irector for Estimates D irectorate of Intelligence, D CS/O COORD INATION: AFOIN-2A2 AFQEN-@A W rtan 3 Oct 52 M aj Fournet/cnb/71016 AFOIN-2A2 M r. E. J. Sullivan 102 Barnum Avenue Bridgeport, Connecticut M r. Sullivan: Y our recent letter concerning unidentified flying objects das beer, forw arded to this Headquarters by the addressee since w e are responsible for the program. The ideas w hich you'submitted are receiving our careful consideration. W e appreciate your Interest and efforts to assist us. Sincerely, afoin coord: W ILLIAM A. AD AM AJ? Colonel, USAF \ Chief, Topicri D ivision D eputy D irector for Estimates D irectorate of Intelligence, D CS/O COORD INATION AFOIN-2AAFOIN-2A2 W rtn 3 Oct 52 L&j Fburnet/cmb/71016 AFOIN-2A2 Directorate of Special Investigations, T he IG ‘------——- - — ^ T opical Division ^ Fournet/dbv/75990 Deputy Director for E stim ates, D/I, DC8/0 1. Reference our R&R dated 5 Septem ber 1952, sane subject a# above. Recent developm ents have prom pted the attachm ent of increased im portance to these sam ples. Specifically, a deposit seem ing to have the sam e general characteristics and also related to a flying object incident has been reported from Flat Woods, West Virginia. A 2. In view of this possible relationship and the necessity for a prom pt analyst* see two incidents, it Is requested that utm ost priority be given to the lab analysis of subject sam ples. WILLIA M A . A DA 3 Colonel, U SA F Chief, T opical Division Deputy Director for E stim ates Directorate of Intelligence, DOS/O No M /R necessary. COORD INATION: AF0IN-2A2 AF0IN-2A SfiCUR' * tNFORM ATIO A F0IH -2A 2 M aj Fournet/dbv/75990 Wrtn 2 Oct 52 Lab A nalysis of Soil Sam ples H aving P ossible Solation to U nidentified Flying * lligence Division of Special Investigt-.„„„, — .. T opical Division Deputy Director for E stim ates, D/X, DCS/O 1. Reference our M B dated 5 Septem ber 1952, sam e subject as above. Recent developm ents have prom pted the attachm ent of increased im portance to those sam ples. Specifically, a deposit seem ing to have the sam e general characteristics and also related to a flying object incident has been reported from Flat Woods, Vest Virginia. In view of this possible relationship and the necessity for a prom pt analysis o^T hose two incidents, it is requested that utm ost priority be given to the lab analysis of subject sam ples. WILLIA M A . A DA M S Colonel, U SA F Chief, T opical Division Deputy Director for K stim tes Directorate of Intelligence, D0S/O H o M /H necessary. AFOIH Cross-refarOnco copy SECURITY INFORM ATION 1 AFOIN- 242 M aj Fournet/dbv/75990 SECURITY INFORM ATION W rtn 3 Oct 52 (U nclassified) A dditional Correspondence from Robert Spencer Carr (ref P roject Blue Book) Chief, A ir T echnical Intelligence Center Wright-P attereon A FB Ohio Dept of the A ir Force E q U SA F - A FOIN -2A 3 M aj Fournet/dbv/75990 1. H ie inclosed correspondence from M r. G arr to the P resident, with a copy of the reply m ade by the Director of Legislation and Liaison, is for your inform ation and retention. Further correspondence with M r. Carr is not necessary. 2. It is suggested that these docum ents be placed In the file with other corres- v 4 Inals (w /orig only) 1. cc of ltr to M r. Carr fr SA FLL dtd 22 A ug 52 w/ltr to the P res, fr M r. Carr attached 2. A rticle taken fr 24 Sep 49 issue of Saturday E vening P ost "N ightm are A t Dawn" 3. cc of ltr to M r. Carr fr A T IC dtd 13 M ay 52 w/note to the P res, attached Ltr to A SIC fr M r. Carr ™ dtd 8 A pr 52 No M /R necessary. WILLIA M A . A DA M S Colonel, U SA F Chief, T opical Division Deputy Director for E stim ates Directorate of Intelligence, DCS/O nation Copy COORDIN A T ION : A F0IN -2A 2 A FOIN -2A SECURITY INFORM ATION W rtn 2 Oct 52 M aj Fournet/cmb/71016 AFOIN-2A2 o o o M r. George F. Allcorn P. 0. Box 555 Keyes, California D ear M r. Allcorn:Y our recent letter concerning unidentified flying objects has been received by this Headquarters, and ths ideas w hich you submitted are receiving our careful consideration. W e appreciate your interest and efforts to assist Sincerely, us. W ILLIAM A. Colonel, USAF Chief, Topical D ivision D eputy D irector for Estimates D irectorate of Intelligence, D CS/O NO M /R COORD INATION: AFOIN-2A2 AFOIN-2A W 4ZT opt 2 1952 W rtn 2 Oct 52 M aj Fournet/cmb/7L016 AFOIN-2A2 O M rs. Forrest Payne 222 Tw in Oaks Road, Apt. 2 Akron 13, Ohio M rs. Payne: concerning unidentified flying ha Ideas w hich you submitted are receiving our W ' i.grc Tc : . eir kitcraat aid efforts to assist deputy D irector for Estimates D irectorrite of Intelligence, D CS/O AIDIN COORDINATDN NO M /R COORD INATION: AFOIN-2A2 AF0IN-2A A FOIN 2A 2 M aj. Fournet /t raw N xt. 75990 Wrtn, 1 October 52 M r. A lbert A . T rogdon T hird, and M ain Streets U nion City, T ennessee Dear M r. T rogdon: We have received your letter of 7 A ugust 1952 and have given your ideas careful consideration. With regard to your query about a reward, we m ust advise that we offer no renuraeration for the m any unsolicited ideas which we receive on the subject of "flying saucers", but we are nonetheless happy to accept them as a gesture of patriotism by the writer. We appreciate your interest and efforts to assist us. Sincerely, WILLIA M A . A DA M S Colonel, U SA F Chief, T opical Division Deputy Director for E stim ates Directorate of Intelligence, DCS/o N O M /R COORDIN A T ION : A F0IN -2A 2 A FOIN -2 SECURITY INFORM ATION AF0IN-2A2 M aj Fournet/dbv/75990 W rnt 1 Oct 52 O 0 o Chief, A ir T echnical Intelligence Center Wright-P atterson A P B Ohio (U nclassified) M aterial for P roject Bine Book Dept of the A ir Force OCT 2 H q U SA F - A T OIN -2 M aj Fournet/dbv/75990 1. Reference report of sighting M iam i, Florida on 29 July 52 and related 16 m m m ovie film previously forwarded to you. T he inclosed docum ent, obtained from OSD-OP I, contains additional inform ation on this incident. It is for your inform ation and & ^^ention. 2. A lso inclosed for your retention are photostatic copies of selected docum ents in the M arine Corps personnel file on D.3. Des Vergers. T hese photostats were supplied by the M arine Corps with the understanding that the inform ation therein would not be divulged to anyone who does not require it for intelligence analysis of the incident in which Dea Vergers wan a principal. 5 Incls (w /orig only) Ltr U SM C, M iam i, Fla dtd 4 A ug 52 w/attachm ents P hotostat cy of review of discharge of D.S. Des Vergers P hotostat cy of ltr fr Board of Review to T he Com m andant of the M C. 7 A ug 52 P hotostat cy of ltr to N avy Dept fr Fed Reform , Chillicothe, 0. dtd 14 Oct 44 re Des Vergers P hotostat cy of ltr to JA G , N avy fr U S A ttorney, Southern Diet of Fla dtd 16 Oct 44 WILLIA M A . A DA M S Colonel, U SA F Chief, T opical Division Deputy Director for E stim ates Directorate of Intelligence, DCS/O No M /R necessary. COORD INATION: AF0IN-2A2 of a 1 Butcher G 3 OCT 1952 COORDIN A T ION : AF0IN-2A2 AF0IN-2A 2 3 uestionnaire questionnaire AF0IN-2A2 v r- Ohio Dutcher ■HUI' . A DA M S Chi iff 3 OCT 2 M aj Fournet/crab/71016 W h9 iFQ IN M aj Fournet/cm b/71016 Wrtn 1 Oct 52 uhioij A il* T ocM nicrJl Intelligence Center right—P atterson ^FB (U nclassified) M aterial for P roject Blue Book Dept of the A ir Dorse nq USAF Inclosures are for your inform ation and retention following receipt of M iss Butcher’s m em o (Incl. 1) by this office, she was requested to com plete a standard questionnaire which was supplied questionnaire is attached as Incl. 2 Com pleted Inclosure 3 is questionnaire com pleted by LCDS Leon B. Blair, U 3N following his tel aphonic report 3 Incls: Worig. only) fem o fr Lucile H dtd 11 A ug 52 com pleted by com pleted by sighting to this office Colonel. U SA F Topical Division Deputy Director for E stim ates Directorate of In diligence, DCS/O N O M /R ^^//^y W hen incl(s) W rtn 3 Oct 52 M aj Fournet/cmb/71016 AFOIN-2A2 OCT 2 1952 03 o M r. Robert H. Branan 114 Colonial Circle, Apt. 2 M arietta, Georgia D ear M r. Branan: Y our recent letter concerning unidentified flying objects has been received by this Headquarters, and the ideas w hich you submitted are receiving our careful cons id® ration. W e appreciate your interest and efforts to assist Sincerely, W ILLIAM A. Colonel, USAF Chief, Topical D ivision D eputy D irector for Estimates D irectorate of Intelligence, D CS/O AFOIN- Coordination NO K/R COORD INATION: AFOIN-2A2 AFOIN-1B2/M aj Pandolfo/jbl/52563 R ES TLiCTE ; SECU RITY INF ORMATICS afohs-ib2 SUBJECT: Transmittal of AT Fam 112 OCT 2 1952 TO: Ccraaanding General 27th Air D ivision Borton Air Force Base California ATTN: D irector of Intelligence 1. AF Fam 112 referenced on. ED Form 95 w as not received in this Headquarters. 2. Attached as inclosures are ID Fom 95 and statement by Captain Ralph P. Borgeson (2 copies). 3. Request AF Fam 112 as mentioned be forw arded as soon as possible w ith inclosures attached. BY C(M ®KD OF UBE CHIEF OF STAFF: X- J/e, 3/ fo^y*^, a^^a/^ 2 Incls 'yJuHN g . g lov er o/a Colonel, USAF Chief, D issemination Branch D issemination Control D ivision D irectorate of Intelligence W hen inclosure* No. 1 __^m^l„>^.___ w ithdraw n or not attached, the classification on this corre^c:. lance w ill be changed to UNCLASSIFIED a accordance w ith Par. 25e, AFR 2JJ-1. AF0IN-1B2 M aj Pandolfi Col GloverC fOTKTE-fr SECU RITY INF ORMATION F #W ( trferv) 27T H A ir Div (Def), M orten A P B, G # AT .. -M 112—PAR T II APPHrAi.U t JU NE IMS ' . CctA»inc»fioN) ' AIR INTELLIGENCE INFOR MATION R EPOR T R EPOAT HO. PAGES Statem ent! On the 19 A ugust 1952, at approxim ately 2000 P OST , A lgiers tock control of Swanee Red from Conform at georef position DD 1050, at which tim e he was given a vector of 290°o > Swanea Rod Leader then called A lgiers stating that he was steady on 290° and th^L he had a stranger at one o’clock. A lgiers asked if he oo’ild tell wh^t type ol^P ^cruft it was? Swanee Red Leader gave a negative reply, but Swanee Red 2 said it could possibly be a Big P hoto because it appear ’d as a large type aircraft A lgiers then instructed Swanee Red to investigate the stranger, also that A lgiers had no contact on the stranger as it was in our clutter area, in the vicinity of San G orgonio M ountain. Lt. Otis, Swanee Red Leader, than reported that upon turning into the stranger, it appeared m oving away from them A lgiers did not to have no tail assem bly and showed great acceleration in in an easterly direction and disappearing into space. m ake radar pick-up on the unusual sighing at any tim e Lto Otis called t CO* tains INFO MENDEL ITS TR E R EPR ODU CED IN U S AF the controller, (Captain P orgeson), at A lgiers after landing he also re-affirm ed that it did not a tail sectionhave RA LP H P . B0RG 3S0N Captain U SA F Chief Director and described..the object as oval at the base and tapered toa heavy center section; A — ICLAMf^O-flON) ~ NAGE ACT, 50 U S C - PR OHIB ITED B Y LAW . OF THE DIR ECTOR OF iMo i ☆ u-4>R H»wW Nt«Thmwincoma im>-o.iaiu TlON AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENS E OF THE U NITED S TATES W ITHIN THE tVN Q R THE R EVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN U NA OR IN PAR T. B Y OTHER THAN U NITED S TATES AIR FOR CE AGENCIES , EX C Wrtn 30 Sept 52 M aj Fournet/cm b/71016 A F0IN -2A 2 OCT 2 1252 M r. H erbert H . M iddleton, P resident, John M iddleton Inc., 233-35 S. T hird Street., P hiladelphia 6, P ennsylvania. Dear M r. M iddleton: We have received your letter of 8 Septem ber 1952 in which your reported the observation of unidentified flying objects. We have referred it to our A ir T echnical Intelligence Center for in­ corporation into our study on the subject. You will probably receive a detailed questionnaire from them shortly, and your assistance in com pleting it will aid us appreciably. We are very grateful for your interest and efforts to assist us. Sincerely, WILLIA M A . A DA M S Colonel, U SA F Chief, T opical Division Deputy Director for E stim ates Directorate of Intelligence, DCS/O N O M /R COORDIN A T ION : A F0IN -2A 2 A F0IN -2A Wrtn 29 Sept 52 A F0IN -2A 2 SECURITY W F^SM fJft Chief, A ir T echnical Intelligence Center .•right-Patterson A FE Ohio (U nclassified) M aterial for P roject Blue Book Dept of the A ir Force nrl 1 ° H q U SA F - A FOIN M fhj Fcurnet/cm b/71016 1. Inclosed letter from the Federal Bureau of Investigation to OSI is for your inform ation and retention. 2. E xcept for the reference to a pilotless craft, the description seem s to fit the Chance-Vaugfat V-173 or ;F5U "Flying Flapjack". T his is bolstered by the m ention of Connecticut as the location of m anufacture. It is presum ed that M r. M cLaughlin did not obtain his inform ation through direct contact, thus accounting for the discrepancies in his story. 1 Incl: (W/orig. only) Ltr fr FBI to OSI dtd 20 A ug 52 II JA M A . A DA M S Colonel, U SA F Chief, T opical Division Deputy,Director for E stim ates Directorate of Intelligence, DCS/O N o M /R COORDIN A T ION : AF0IN-2A2 COORDINATION AF0IN-2A2 SEC A F0IN -2A 2 wrtn 29 Sept 52 M aj Fournet/cm b/71016 ' OCT ^ U r. H enry Baker Reiley P ublisher, Som erset Daily A m erican Som erset, P ennsylvania Dear M r. Reiley: Since A ir Force Intelligence is responsible for the in­ vestigation and analysis of unidentified flying objects. G eneral Vandenberg has referred your letter of 14 Septem ber 1952 to us and requested that we answer your questions. A lthough our analysis of the m any sightings which occurred on the night of 12 Septem ber is not yet com plete, we have tentatively concluded that the object was a m eteor. It will be quite sem e tim e before our final analysis is available since m uch checking and study of the various reports is required. In reply to your query "A re we being invaded 1', we are inclosing a standard release which gives in som e detail our current conclusions on the subject of unidentified flying objects plus m any other things about which we have been queried often in the recent pact. We trust that it will answer your question satisfactorily and assist you in answering any other questions which you m ay have or m ay receive from your readers. AFOIN COORDINATION We appreciate your interest and your desire to obtain the proper answers directly from us. 1 Incl: stan. release re fl yobs N O M /R Sincerely, ILLIA M A . A DA M S r Colonel, U SA F Chief, T opical Division Deputy Director for E stim ates \HJL^'*|l DATE FR OM: COMMENT NU MB ER ^HQ a/^ 0-86 PR EVIOU S EDITIONS OF THIS FOR M AR E OB S OLETE. D 6 6 16 £&£URITX IJStORM A' o . A F0IN -2A 2 wrtn 26 Sept 52 M aj Foum et/cm b/71016 o Chief, A ir T echnical Intelligence Center ■right-P atterson A FB Ohio (U nclassified) M aterial for P roject blue Book Dept of the A ir Force H q U SA F - A FOIN M aj FouA d^W-016/cm b 1. Inclosures are for your inform ation, appropriate action and retention A ll concern sightings of objects. 2. T he request for a star chart m ade by Zella L. W. Bowers (see Incl 3) hr s been extracted and referred to OSD-OP I for com pliance. 3. T he letter from M rs. E ric C. Johnson (incl 8) was forwarded by M r. Clay Blair of T IM E . A letter of acknowledgm ent has been sent M r. Bl ir, but no reply has been m ade to M rs. Johnson. 4. T he letter from M arion Leonard (Incl 2) was answered by SA FLLj a copy of their reply is also inclosed. Further correspondence is not m andatory. 5. A reply to M r. H erbe t H . iddleton (Incl 10) was m ade by this office. 10 Incls: (w/Orig. only) WILIIA M A . A DA M S 1. cy reply fr S FIX to U r. Leonard dtd 8 Sept 52 2. Ltr fr U r. Leonard dtd 27 A ug 52 3. Ltr fr Zella L. . rowers dtd 25 A ug 52 4. Ltr fr M r. I-.D. H arm on dtd 14 Sept 52 5. Ltr fr M rs. B. Reece dtd 5 Sept 52 6. Ltr fr M iss B. Isaac dtd 8 Sept 52 (w/attch.) 7. Ltr fr rs u. Little dtd 15 Sept 52 8. Ltr fr M rs E .C. Johnson dtd 19 A ug 52 9. Ltr fr Wilson Strand dtd 15 Sept 52 Colonel, U SA F Chief, T opical Division Deputy Director for E stim ates Directorate of Intelligence, DCS/O 10. Ltr fr M r. H .H . M iddleton dtd 8 Sept 52 COORDIN A T ION : A F0IN -2A 2 A F0IN -2A AFOIN COORDINATION N O M /R 4 o o a (U nclassified) P roposal from John S. K im E xecutive, Director of Research & Develops nt, DCS/D A ttns M ajor Forem an xira FRO?/:Deputy Director for E stim ates, D/l, DCS/O 2 6 SEP 1952 . M aj Fournet/71016/cm h Inclosures are forwarded as a m atter of prim ary interest. N o reply to M r. K im has been m ade bythis office 8 In cl s s 1. Ltr fr M r. K in to Sec. Lovett 2. 3 4 5 dtd 11 A ug 52 Ltr fr M r.K im dtd 16 A ug 52 Ltr fr M r.K im dtd 15 A ug 52 Ltr fr M r.K im dtd 11 A ug 52 Ltr fr M r.K im to P res. T rum an (w/attchd ltr topy to Sec. to Sec. Lovett (w/attchd info) to See. Finletter w/attch.cy ltr to LI DA ILY to Sec. Finletter ILLIA M A . A D M S Colonel, U SA F Chief, T opical Division Deputy Director for E stim ates Lovett) Directorate of Intelligence, DCS/O PRESS dtd 16 A ug 52 w/attch. cy Ltr to Sec. Lovett & info 6. Ltr fr M r.K im to Sec. State A cheson dtd 11 A ug 52^y Ltr to LI DA ILY P RE SS 7. Ltr fr M r.K im to Sec. State cheson dtd 16 A ug 52, w/cy Ltr to Sec. Lovett (c, 8. Cy ltr to M r.K im fr Dept State dtd 22 A ug info AFOIN COORDINATION N O M /R COORDIN A T ION : A FOIN -2A 2 A F0IN -2A Wrtn 24 Sept 52 M aj Fournet/cm b/71016 A F0IN -2A 2 Chief, A r T echnical Intelligence Center Wright-P atterson A FL Ohio (U nclassified) M ateri J. fi Dept of the A ir Force H q U SA F - A FOIN iet/71016/crab Inclosed letters are for your inform ation and retention 2. N o replies of any kind have been m ade by t is office* 4 incls: £ "i^/o^-^L #A ) 1. ltr fr M rs IK Loduca dtd 28 Jul 52 2. Ltr fr A *E . M orra dtd 13 Jul 52 3. Ltr fr M rs M . Walter dtd 9 A ug 52 4* Ltr fr V.L. Stewart dtd 28 Jul 52 WILLI N A . A DA M S Q Colonel, U SA F Chief, T opical Division Deputy Director for E stim ates Directorate of Intelligence, DCS/O A F0IN -2A SFOIN COORDINATION COORDIN A T ION A F0IN -2A 2 SECURITY INFORM ATION W rtn 25 Sept 52 M aj Fournet/71U16/cmb AFOIN-2A2 M iss Anna Summers 3108 W est 55th Street Chicago, 32, Illinois D ear M iss Summers: 5 Y our recent letter concerning unidentified flying S objects has been received by this Headquarters, and V the ideas w hich you submitted are receiving our careful consideration. MO W e appreciate your interest and efforts to assist us. COORD INATION: o ' G 26 SEP 952 P H 525 W ILLIAM A\^)AM S^X^ Colonel, USA A 1 Chief, Topical D LvfsIori D eputy D irector for Estimates D irectorate of Intelligence, D CS/O AFOIN-2A2 AFOIN-2A W rtn 25 Sept 52 AFOIN-2A2 M aj Fourntet/71010/cmb M iss Annie Louise Givens Bloomington, Texas D ea. M iss Givens: Y our recent letter concerning unidentified flying objects has been received by this Headquarters, and the ideas w hich you submitted are receiving our careful consideration. W e appreciate your interest and efforts to assist us. W ILLLAM A. AD AM S Colonel, USAF Chief, Topical D ivision D eputy D irector for Estimates D irectorate of Intelligence, D CS/O COORD INATION: AFOIN-2A2 afoin-2A AFOIN COORDINATION AFOIN-2A2 M ij Fournet/cnb/71016 23 Sept 52 ^ Ao, /^^ 0 M iss Lois Neuw irth ' ) Q M iss Esther Schilling ———. ” ' 323 East Hennepin Avenue M inneapolis, M innesota D ear M isses Neuw irth and Schilling: Y our letter of 15 September 1952 w as referred to us by the National Security Council. As they told you tn their letter of 17 September 1952, w e are responsible for the ”flying saucer” investigation. r W ith regard to your questions about "flying saucer" reports, w e ^ are inclosing a standard release w hich sets forth the official Air Force attitude and philosophy on the subject. W e hope that It w ill answ er your questions satisfactorily. Jo The only report w e have received of a "fire-breathing monster" allegedly seen tn W est Virginia has been through the press. Because this observation w as made at night and under conditions of excitement and, furthermore, since the story has died a natural death w ithout further mention in the press, w e discount it entirely. It has been noted in the past that a flurry of "flying saucer" reports w ill stimulate the imagination and give rise to many complementary reports evolved through association. W e are convlnved that the report from W est Virginia represents just such a case w here the necessary stimulus w as provided by the meteor sighting reports of the preceding Friday night. COORDINATION X oqs; A 09^, 1 Incl: AF standard release re flyobs. W e hope that these brief comments have provided satisfactory answ ers to your questions^ COORD INATD N: AFOIN-2A2 A00IN-2A AFOIN Wrtn 12 Sept 52 M aj Fournet/dbv/71016 A F0IN -2A 2 M r, G . Francia N auheim er Director, G lare Research Institute 6527 S. Seeley A venue Chicago 36, Illinois Dear M r. N auheim er: I sincerely appreciated, your letter of 29 July 1952 and. have referred, it to our intelligence analysts for very careful consideration of your ideas and suggestions. M any thanks for your efforts on our behalf. / Sincerely, zfoo A . SA M FORD M A JOR G E M K RA I', U SA * DIRE CT OR 07 IM T ^ 'WCI COORDIN A T ION : A F0IN -2A 2 ^^^ T o be filed with coordination copy of DF to Chiefs A ir T echnical Intelligence Center, Wright-P atterson A FB, Ohio dtd 16 Sep 52 SubJ: (U ) M aterial for P roject Blue Book. Wrtn 12 Sept 52 M aj Fournet/dbv/71016 A F0IN -2A 2 25 S EP 1fi52 M r. John M . H ollywood. CBS Laboratories 485 M adison A venue N ew T ork 22, H ew York Dear M r. H ollywood: I sincerely appreciated your letter of 29 July 1952 and have referred It to our intelligence analysts for very careful consideration of your Ideas and suggestions. M any thanks for your efforts on our behalf. Sincerely, /JOHN 1. SW ORD M AJOR GUNREAL, USAF D IRECTOR OF ISTiLLIGHKCI COORDIN A T ION : A F0IN -2A 2 A P 0IN -2A A FCIN -2 ^/^Z/«< T o be filed with coordination copy of DF to Chief, A ir T echnical Intelligence Center, Wright-P atterson A FB, Ohio dtd 16 Sep 52 Sub J: (u) M aterial for P roject Blue Book. Wrtn 12 Sept 52 M aj T ournet/dbv/71016 A P OIB-2X2 25 S EP 1962 P rofessor John 0. Weber College of E ngineering T he U niversity of Wisconsin M adison 6, Wisconsin Dear P rofessor Weber; I sincerely appreciated your letter of 2 A ugust 1952 and have referred it to our intelligence analysts for very careful consideration of your ideas. X would be m ost happy to hear from you further on this subject. M any thanks for your efforts on our behalf. Sincerely, /JOH N A . SA N FORD M A JOR G E N E RA L, U SA F DIRE CT OR 0? IN IK uLIG XSCX COORDIN A T ION S A F0IN -2A 2 A P 0IN -2A A P OIN -2 T o be filed with coordination copy of DF to Chief, A ir T echnical Intelligence Center, Wright-P atterson A FB, Ohio dtd 16 Sep 52 SubJ: (U ) M aterial for P roject Blue Book. • 001*1 • ' G LA SS RRSRA RCH IN ST IT U T E Discoverer COST S*. BLU S RA T S Office of the Director 6527 SO. Seeley A venue Chicago 36, Illinois July 29th, 1952 M aj. G en. John Sanford, H eadquarters 0-2, A ir Force, Departm ent of Defense, Washington 25, D. C. Dear Sirs- ^ Regarding the recent reports of the so called flying saucers, X aa quite sure that the hoax will be exposed by tolling you that this is nothing m ore than the silver iodide used in artificial rainm aking. T his is especially true if the silver iodide cam e in contact with radioactive clouds or so called thunderclouds. T he solution of this hoax is quite sim ple, if you will check your records you will find that flying saucers wore first seen about the tim e when silver iodide cam e into usage for artificial rainm aking. A gain, silver Is a reflective agency and will reflect all types of light, which accounts for the various hues reported by sky gazers. A gain, silver iodide, if radioactive or ionised by an electrical cloud will be com e fluorescent, which accounts for flyers being unable to overtake the so called flying saucers, and their habit of disappearing. Of course, wo m ust elim inate such reports of flying saucers as wore accountable by balloons, foo-fighters, m eteorites, and the person who Just calls up a newspaper with the hope of getting his nam e In the papers. A lso to be disqualified are such WF reports as to ascertain that they are interplanetary space ships. If it wore at all possible for another planet to send aircraft of any typo to our atm osphere. It would sim ply burn up the sam e as a m eteorite and such space ship rem ains would bo found the sam e as m eteorites. A s far as 1 know, no such wreckage has ever been found. Respectfully yours. G . Francis N auheim er Director COP T CBS LA BORA T ORIE S A Division of Colum bia Broadcasting Systen, Ine. 485 M adison A venue, H ew York 22, H ew York - P laza 5-2000 A ugust 1, 1952 MnJor G eneral Janes A . Sanford Chief of Intelligence P entagon Building A rlington, Virginia Dear Sir: In connection with "flying saucer" newspaper accounts of observations on the search radar system at the Washington Rational A irport, It occurred to m e that the described be­ havior could possibly be accounted for in the following m anner: H igh power, narrow beam fire control radar system s of the usual typo right conceivably, under unusual atm ospheric conditions, create enough ionisation along points on the beam In the upper atm osphere to allow the return of an appreciable echo to the search radar system from such points. T he apparent m otion would be quite haphazard, following whatever the fire control radar operator does In directing the beam . T his hypothesis is unattractive for several reasons: Firstly, the power required for such an effect Is m any tines greater than that put out by the usual radar. Secondly, suah echoes would presum ably com e from ionospheric heists and therefore could not appear at ranges of a few m iles from the search radar, as was reported. T hirdly, it seem s unlikely that a coincident visual effect of any conspicuous m agnitude would be produced. In spite of this, I an offering this suggestion In the belief that If considerable tim e, m oney and effort is being devoted to this problem . It night be worthwhile trying the relatively sim ple experlnent of having a powerful fire control radar sweep out certain sim ple patterns to see If they can be detected on the search radar system , preferably at a tim e when "flying saucer* echoes are being observed. Very truly yours ■/ John N . H ollywood Bagineer JH H /bas COP T ♦ COP T T H E OT im SIT T OP WISCCN SlE College of E ngineering M adison 6 Departm ant of E lectrical E ngineering A ugust 2, 1952 M aj. G en. John A . Sanford A ir force Director of Intelligence Washington, D. C. Dear Sir: I should like to present to you what X believe to be a tenable theory as to the origin and nature of the phenom ena popularly known as "flying saucers". It hae been am ply dem onstrated that electro-m agnetic radiation of sufficient power density Is capable of ionising gas at low pressure. U pon deionisation, the gas em its radiation of characteristic wave lengths, som e of i4iich lie in the visible spectrum , further, it is known that radar equipm ent can detect ionised gas, such as northern lights, or charged water droplets, such as appear in thunderclouds. X believe that Ionisation of disc-shaped segm ents of air in the upper atm osphere m ay be caused by beam s from a r radar transm itter held in a fixed, position or slowly traversed, 1 Instead of the usual sweeping m otion. T o verify the possibility, I propose in the very near future to conduct an experim ent. A glass sphere containing air at atm osphere pressure will be exposed to radiation of a known wave length and power density. T he pressure In the sphere will then be reduced until ionisation occurs. T he screen of a separate radar transm itter-receiver will also be observed to note whether the change in the condition of the air la detectable by radar. T ory truly yours, •/ John C. Weber A ssoc. P rof, of X. X. 2007 E ngineering COP T SECURITY INFORM ATION A F0IN -2A 2 M aj Fournet/fh/71016 12 Sep 52 - wrtn 19 Sep 52 M E M ORA N DU M FCR RE CORD P ROBLE M 1. T o prepare DF to A T IC and non-m ilitary letters to P rof. John C. Weber, M r. John M . H ollywood and M r. G . Francis N auheim er. FA CT S A N D DISCU SSION 2. In letters addressed to G eneral Sam ford, the above-nam ed gentlem en offer theories as to the cause of aerial phenom ean which they believe m ay account for unidentified flying object sightings. It is noteworthy that P rof. Weber is A ssociate P rofessor of E lectrical E ngineering at the U niversity of Wisconsin, M r. H ollywood is an engineer for the CBS Laboratories, and M r. N auheim er is Director of the G lare Research Institute. 3- Since the proposals of P rof. Weber and M r. H ollywood coincide rather closely with the experim ents of M r. Scott of the E ngineer Research and Developm ent Lab at Fort Belvoir as well as with the ideas of Dr. P ossony, their letters have been reviewed very carefully. Copies are being m aintained here for further study. U . Original letters received from P rof. Weber and M r. H ollywood will be forwarded to A T IC by DF after signature by D/l of replies. 5- Replies to the three gentlem en are attached. T hey have been written in the first person from G eneral Sam ford. 6. Subject m atter is not considered suitable for inclusion in the Daily Staff Digest. A CT ION RE COM M E N DE D 7. Because of the professional status of the three correspondents, it is strongly recom m ended that G eneral Sam ford sign the attached replies. COORDIN A T ION : A F0IN -2A 2, Col Sm ith, E xt. 75990 /^/ A F0IN -2A , Col A dam s, E xt. 7^072/6^<^4 <^Z A FOIN -2, Col M orrow, E xt. 71110 A FOIN , M aj G en Sam ford, E xt 55613 FROM ; SK as T O A F0IN -2A AFOIN FROfc A F0IN -2A COVE R S E E E T CLA SSIFICA T ION 17 Sep 52 Ltrs WE ^2JL_ daET^d”’ 17 Sep 52 N O. 1 T he attached, letters are forwarded for signature by the Director of Intelligence. AF0IN-2A afoib (WICE A FOIN A FOIN -X alkh i I A FOBJ-1 A ctios A sgd to: W ise OU T(WIG SOCT E XSCA FOIN -2A E SC A SST E SC odt i r* AI VINT COORDIN A T IONA C*™ S^VK^ Date: 51 252^7 A F0IN 2B A FOIN -3 A FH Q Fora (JSS P revious E ditions of the Fora, ere Obso&: 20 H cv 50 4 griM * rx^ioioUHL. Wptn y 3ept 52 SECURITY INFORM ATION Chief, A ir T echnical Intelligence Center Wright-P atterson A P B Ohio (U nclassified) Staff Study on CIRFIS and FlyObRpt P rocedures —— — Dept of the A ir force ( S EP 2 5 I9o4 " H q U SA F - A FOIN -2 1^ E uurnet/dbv/7i 1. Subject staff study is inclosed for your review since it contains revisions which affect P roject Blue Book* ^ 2. Request your com m ents as soon as possible 1 Incl (with orig only) Staff Study JOHN G. ERIKSEN / Colonel, USAF jro ~ Q ?iOf’ Poll°y end M anagement Group cJ-. / rj * ' '—Office, D eputy D irector for Estimates D irectorate of Intelligence AFOIN-2COORD INATED : AFOIN-2A2 AF0IN-2A is/*-*, w ithdraw n (or nut ' --)» the C*»ZC^A<*X*aA------ cl .cation of thAs corres; ondciioo 7;111 to dow n­ graded to ^3^^r£^Kr9t9^<^^^-■---------111 accordance w ith Par 20e, AIR 2^0 —1. AhOO uoU^paooQ G iO lt ’ CURiiy IWOJ^fjojj A F0JWA 2 M aj Fournot/dbr/71016 43 depteaber 1952 B U AKiaLmjnHn : & J& M 1* T o subm it * Staff Study for coordination and approval* a^^kjki^^^ 2* It baa becom e increasingly apparent over the past few m onths that certain revision# are required in JU M P 146(B), Coanuaications Instructions for Beporting Vital Intelligence Sightings while A irborne (CIK VU ). 3* F r sone tins there has existed quits a bit of confusion over the responsibility for evaluating CIRVI3 reports, particularly the responsibility of this H eadquarters* It has been noticed that very foe evaluation# have been nado by field ocanands and that this H ead* quarters has been attem pting to furnish A DC the required evaluation#* K osovar, these efforts are U nited in that the infernation necessary for an evaluation is norm ally not readily available here, resulting in an inordinate tine loss or, core frequently, the tranom ittal of an evaluation m essage which status that no further inform ation is avail­ able here* 4* A dditionally, the num ber of reports of unidentified flying objects which have teen received over CIRVIB channels during the cyclic flurries of such sightings has given rise to acne concern that CXBVI3 com m unication channels nay at sene tine bo saturated, therein providing an eaoellsnt opportunity for concealing an air attack which nay bo m ounted against this country* 5* T he fact that CIBVI3 was restricted to airborne reports was also believed questionable* 6* T hsso factors warranted the preparation of a staff study to exanino objectively and oo^lotely the adequacy of JU M P 146 (B)* ainoo certain aspects of unidentified flying objects reporting are Inseparably related to C1RVIS, the study required the inclusion of this subject as well* 7* T oe attached study was prepared for thia purpose and is be­ lieved to i epresent a thorough and objective analysis* 8. dine* U M A ? ^^W^^an^ler-sex^ publication, coardl- Ballot! nust ba ace >apllatted with th* Savy, A r^i JIC and JCE Cj ths latter ha* base responsible for publication of JA W' 14% 9# A DF to A T IC, with a copy of the study inclosed, is attaohad la ardor to obtain A H C's coordination. 13. R&R'a to Director of Operation* and to Director of Cosnuni- catinns, with copies of th* study inclosed, ar* attached to obtain their coordination. 11. A latter to CD A DC, with 2 copies of the study inclosed, la attached to obtain A DC's coordination. AKU KMB B 12. T hat th* attached study be approved. A F3XA -2A 2, Col Salih, E xt. 75990 ^^Z A T 0IM -2A , Col A dam , Set. 74072 -^-^— COVER S HEET S U S PENS E OR IGIN OF B AS IC DATE TYPE DATE S U B JECT AS S IGNED B Y NU MB ER R OU TING Initial tt IN" column to denote review prior to action. Initial "OUT" column to denote review of completed action. (X-for action: ^- for coordination) IN OFFICE OU T IN OFFICE OU T IN OFFICE OU T IN OFFICE OU T AFOIN OIN. t OIN- 2 OIN- 3 OIN-X OIN-1X OIN-2X OIN-3X OIN-X 1 0IN-X 2 CAB LES FILE S R NAVAL OFF D1S PATCH S R AR MY OFF TO: A FOIN -X2B(M &R) DATE 25 Sept 52 FR OM: A FOIN -2X COMMENT NU MB ER COMMENTS (Use reverse, if necessary) Forwarded for dispatch. ^^ 22 JU ^ 52 0"86 PR EVIOU S EDITIONS OF THIS FOR M AR E OB S OLETE. D 6 6 16 8 A F0IN -2A 2 M aj Fourntt/71016/cm b 23 Sept 52 NFORM ATION ”" 1 ■ Chief, A ir T echnical Intelligence Center A right-rattarson .A FB Ohio Dept of the A ir Force H q U SA F - A FOIN M aj Fournet/ 71016 1. Returned herewith is gun cam era film taken object by the 97th FI Squadron. 2. P rints were m ade of four fram es by OSD-OFI ew, OSD of an unidentified flying and declassified by Security It is understood that a print of tw> of these fram es ill bo fill'- nished T RU E m agazine in answer to their 1 Incl: (w/0rig. only) Roll l&um film N O M /R COORDIN A T ION : A F0IN -2A 2 ^4/^^/ request M i LIA M A . D ”S COLON E L, U SA F Chief, T opical Division Deputy Director for E at'm ates Directorate of Intelligence, DCS/O When is/are thdrf.cn (or not ette ■ , t? . classify • ion ill be dow n— — in Bl nocoxauace A F0IN -2A liens« with Far 25.,‘m ^^ A FOIN s § A FOIN -2A 2 M aj Foum et/cm b/71016 wrtn 24 Sept 1952security iW FomnoD Chief, A ir T echnical Intelligence Center .right-P atterson A FB Ohio (U nclassified) M aterial fpr 'P roject T ine Book Dept of the A ir Force / 4 Sl ) H q U SA F - A FOIN M aj FouoM */71016/cab 1. Inclosure, received from the Director of Special Investigations, is for your inform ation and retention. 1 Ind: «/orig only) M em o fr Off Spec. Inves. re flyobs (in dup.) . .ILLIAM / , ADAMS Colonel, U SA F Chief, T opical Division Deputy Director for E stim ates Directorate of Intelligence, DCS/O AFOIN COORDINATION Wrtn 24 Sept 52 M aj Foum et/71016/cm b $ o 2 (U nclassified) Design P roposal from Franz iankofer E xecutive, Director of Research & Developm ent, DCS/D A ttn: M ajor Forem an Deputy Director for E stim ates, D/I, DCS/o 1. Inclosed correspondence and m odel is forwarded as a m atter of prim ary interest. N o reply to M r, P ankofer has been m ade by this office 4 Incls: 1. Ltr dtd 2, Ltr dtd fr Capt C.B. E cK inney 11 A us 52 fr M r. F. P ankofer 20 Jul 52 WILLIA M Colonel, U SA F Chief, T opical Division Deputy Director for E stim ates Directorate of Intelligence, DCS/O 3. T rans, of Incl. 3 4. Cardboard m odel of "flying saucer" (h nd-c rried by M aj Fournet, I.1 Sept 52) N O M /R COORDIN A T ION : AF0IN-2AA FOIN -2A 2 ^^^^^1 AFOIN COORDINATION 9 RESWEB- SECURITY INFORM ATION Wrtn 22 Sept 1952 (U nclassified) Inform ation for P reparation of Reply to Senator M onroney Dlr of Legislation and Liaison OSA F A T T N i M r. J. 0. Crawford xxxxx FRCH l Deputy Director for E stim ates, D/l, DG S/O M aj ?ournet/dbv/71G 16 A F0IN -2A 2 1. Correspondence from M r. M artin V. Walsh and related referrals are returned herewith 2. Since appropriate com m ents regarding aircraft accidents have been m ade by ■LA in their reply to M r. M r. Walsh, it should suffice to confine our reply to the ^flying saucer" aspects of hie theory. M r. Walsh's "theory" is typical of the m any com pletely am ateurish proposals received on the subject, none of which has any scientific basis except tne free use of scientific or pseudo-scientific term s. It is therefore suggested that the reply include a com m ent, substantially as follows: reports* (U nclassified.) In its investigation and analysis of the "flying wm cer* the A ir Force has found, no evidence whatsoever which would substantiate the proposed theory. We are grateful, however, for hie efforts to assist us 1 Ind (w/orig only) Ltr fr CA A dtd 4 Sep 52 w/cc ltr to Sen M ike M onroney fr M artin T . Walsh dtd 23 A ug 52 ^?W W ILLIAM W . W ILCOX Colonel, USAF Chief, Policy Office, D eputy D irector for Estimate^ D irectorate of Intelligence .------ COORD INATION! AF0IN-2A2 AF0IN-2A A BOIN -2 REWE9 SECURITY INFORM ATION R OU TING COVER S HEET S U S PENS E OR IGIN OF B AS l'c' DATE TYPE Dept of Com m erce — CA A 4 Sept 52 Ltr DATE 22 SEPTEM BER 1952 S U B JECT (U ) Inform ation for P reparation of Reply to Senator M onroney AS S IGNED B Y M .E. SM ITH NU MB ER „ 2 SAFLL 23530 H Initial UIN column to denote review of completed action. (X^ for action: IN OFFICE OU T IN OFFICE OU T IN OFFICE OU T IN OFFICE OU T AFOI N OIN. 1 OIN- 2 OIN- 3 OIN.X OIN-IX OIN-2X OIN-3X OIN- X I OIN.X 2 X X 0IN -2A 0IN -2A 3 CAB LES FILE DIS PATCH, TO: S R NAVAL OFF S R AR MY OFF A P OIN -2 DATE 22 Septem ber 1952 FR OM: A F0IN -2A COMMENT NU MB ER 1 COMMENTS (Use reverse, if necessary) Suspense SAFLL R&R for approval and signature Date '23 SE P T E M BE R 1952 D 6 6 16AFHQ 0-86 PR EVIOU S EDITIONS OF THIS FOR M AR E OB S OLETE. A F0IN -2A 2 M aj Fournet/cm b/71016 Wrtn 16 S^pt 52 OS O Q i Chief, A ir T echnical Intelligence Center ‘right-Fatterson A FB Ohio (U nclassified) M aterial for P roject flue Boelc Dept of the A ir Force / §£p 2 2 j952j H q U SA ! - A FOIN -2 Raj Fournet/cm b/7 .016 1. Inclesurea are for your inform ation, appropriate action and retention. A ll concern sightings of objects. 2, N e replies of any kind have been m ade by this office. Inals (W/orig only) 1. Ltr ft A . K erch dtd 20 A ug 52 2, Ltr fr D. A nda dtd 4 Sept 52 3. Ltr fr M rs M . Cauldron dtd 1 Sept 52 4, Ltr fr A .R. Bom an! dtd 20 A ug 52 5. Ltr fr G .O, Strom berg dtd 4 Sept 52 6. Ltr fr J.E . O’Brien dtd 29 Jul 52 7. Ltr fr D,Dutton & D. Barry, dtd 2 Sept 52 8. Ltr fr M rs N orrie Watson dtd 3 Sept 52 WILLIA M A . A DA M S Colonel, U SA F Chief, T opical Division Deputy Director for E stim ates Directorate of Intelligence, DCS/O A F0IN -2A 2 AF0IN-2A2 M aj Fournet/dbv/71016 18 September 1952 SEP 2 2 1952 A SU BJE CT : M otion P ictures of U nidentified Objects in A ir T O: Com m anding G eneral Ogden A ir M ateriel A rea H ill A ir Force Base, U tah Reference letter from Chief P hotographer Delbert C. N ewhouse, U . S. N . dated 11 A ugust 1952, with inclosed m ovie film , and your first Indorsem ent dated 38 A ugust 1952. Receipt is acknowledged. BY COM PA N D OF T H S CH IE F OF ST A FF: WILLIA M A . A DA M S X 3 So. ^ ftw (L Colonel, U H A F Chief, T ot leal Division Deputy Director for E stim ates Directorate of Intelligence, DCS/O 9 N o M /R necessary. COORD INATION: AF0IN-2A2 (U ) M aterial for P roject Blue Bock Chief, A ir T echnical Intelligence Center Wright-P atterson A FB Ohio Dept of the A ir Force H q U SA F - A F0IN -2A M aj, Journet/fh/7101 1. Forwarded for your inf arm ti on and retention 2. T he writer has been notified by the A rray that her letter was being referred the U SA F. A dditional correspondence with M rs. E vans is not m andatory. 1 Incl. Ltr fr M rs. E . E vans dtd 25 Jul 52 WILLIA M A . A DA M S Colonel, U SA F Chief, T opical Division Deputy Director for E stim ates Directorate of Intelligence, DCS/O COORD INATION: AF0IN-2A2 AFON-2A A F0IN -2A 2 M aj Fournet/dbv/71016 Wrtn 18 Sept 52““m inQR^~w (U nclassified) M aterial for P roject Slue Book Chief, A ir T echnical Intelligence Center Wright-P atterson A FB Ohio Dept of the A ir Force H q U SA F - A FOIN -2 M aj Fournet/dbv/71016 1. Inclosures are for your inform ation and retention. A ll Involve theories or suggestions related to the P roject. 3. It will be noted that a reply to Dr. Vinal was m ade by the A rm y and a reply to M r. G lasser was m ade by G eneral Bradley’s office. Further correspondence with these individuals is therefore not m andatory. H owever, it is suggested that acknowledgm ent be m ade to M r. T alkes (letter attached to Dr. Vinal’s). 3. P revious correspondence from M r. P eirce and other docum ents related to his case were forwarded to you by DP dated 18 A ug 1952. 1. 1st Ind fr OCSlgO dtd 28 A ug 52 with bsc ltr dtd 25 A ug 52 w/lncls 2. Ltr fr M r. T .J.H . P eirce dtd 26 A ug 52 3. CC of ltr fr M r. J.l. P erry to the FBI dtd 22 A ug 52 4. Ltr fr M .M . G lasser dtd 39 A ug 53 v/co of reply to M .M . G lasser w/attachm ento N o M /R necessary. WILLIA M A . A DA M S Colonel, U SA F Chief, T opical Division Deputy Director for E stim ates Directorate of Intelligence, DCS/O AFOIN COORDINATION COPY COORDIN A T ION : A F0IN -2A 2 OU T 6 22 SEP |952 OJ^W H Q U SA F A FOIN -2A security inform*”'''* A FOIN -2A 2 M aj Fournet/dt>v/71016 Wrtn 15 Sept 52 ^ ex Chief, A ir T echnical Intelligence Center Wright-P atterson A FB Ohio Dept of the A ir Force H q U SA F - A P O18-2 (U nclassified) M aterial Book 1. T he inclosed letters are for your inform ation, appropriate action and retention. 2 Replies to all letters have been prepared. 3. M r. Forney was advised that you would contact Dr. Buttolph for any further details which you m ay require. Request advice of the results of any tests which you m ay conduct using the sam ple subm itted by M r. Forney. 3 Incla 1. Ltr fr Jam es 0. Crockett Col, U SA (Ret) dtd 2 A ug 52 3. Ltr fr Charles Forney dtd 30 July 62 3. Ltr fr Dr. Leopold H einem ann dtd 30 July 52 WILLIA M A . A DA M S Colonel, U SA F Chief, T opical Dirtsion Deputy Director for Sstim atee Directorate of Intelligence, DCS/O N O M /R necessary. COORDIN A T ION : A F0IN -2A 2 A F0IN -2A ^f ^Md^^^^f/. T our very Interesting letter to the Secretary of Defense dated. 2 A ugust 1952 has been referred We have forwarded it to our Intelligence analyst* analysis of "flying saucers We are m ost grateful you for bringing these facte to our attention Sincerely Directorate of Intelligence, DCS/O Colonel Deputy*! M aj T ournet/dbv/71016 Wrtn 16 Sept 1952 WILLIA M A . A DA M S Colonel Jam e* C. Crockett Director of Civil Defense T erritory of A laska Box 2747 Juneau, A laska COORDIN A T ION : A F0IN *2A 2 S B P1952 & WiT «Q U MP U SA F epical Division K ctdr for E stim ates Dear Colonel Crockett: A F0IN -2A 2 M aj Fournet/dbv/71016 Wrtn 16 Sept 52 M r. Charles Forney P resident, Sani-Bay Corporation P .O. Box 478 N orfolk 1, Virginia Dear M r. Forneys G eneral Sam ford has asked m e to convey his grati­ tude to you for your Interesting letter of 30 July 1952. We have referred it to our analysts for study and experim entation along with Instructions to contact Dr. Buttolph for any further details which they m ay require. We sincerely appreciate your efforts on our behalf. Sincerely, AFOIN COORDINATION COPT WILLIA M A . A DA M S Colonel, U SA F Chief, T opical Division Deputy Director for E stim ates Directorate of Intelligence, DCS/O COORDIN A T ION : A F0IN -2A 2 A F0IN -2A A F0IN -2A 2 M aj Fournet/dbv/71016 Wrtn 16 Sep 52 Dr. Leopold H einem ann 140 West 94th Street K ev York 35, V. T . Dear Dr. H einem ann: G eneral Sam ford has asked m e to convey his thanks to you for your interesting letter of 30 July 1953. T he ideas which you have subm itted are sincerely appreciated and are being given our careful considera­ tion. Sincerely, WILLIA M A . A DA M S Colonel, U SA ? Chief, T opical Division Deputy Director for E stim ates Directorate of Intelligence, DCS/O COORDIN A T ION : A E 0IN -2A 2 A E 0IN -2A A F0IN -2A 2 M aj Fournet/dbv/71016 19 Sept 1952 5® jjFQW .AtVJl" (RBbLi lulled) Results of Lab A qalpele of Cap Belonging to D. S. Des Ver gers Q crpiccQ Chief, A ir T echnical Intelligence Center Wright-P atterson A FB Ohio Dept of the A ir Force H q U SA ? - A FOIB-2 M aj Foum et/dbv/7101 1. Report of lab analysis perform ed, by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on M r. DesVergers' cap is inclosed for your inform ation and retention. T he cap is also returned herewith. 3. Since it was necessary to m ark and cut the cap for analysis, it is con­ sidered inadvisable to return it to M r. DesVergers. It is believed preferrable to offer a replacem ent for it if there existed an agreem ent that it would be returned. W phta 2 Incls 1. Lab rept by FBI dtd 3 Sep 52 2. Cap which was analysed (w/orlg only) WILLIA M A . A DA M S Colonel, U SA ? Chief, T o-leal Division Deputy Director for E stim ates Directorate of Intelligence, DCS/O L^i /ih^C h W hen incl s) No. /^ ief&T-e w ithdrayi (or not attached i . t ne CA~yi_^.-gA-^-^L^J^la^} t i cat 1 on of this C"rr^nondence vili be dow n­ graded to _ /CjL-o^^-c^j.-^ in Pr to-'drt.c'- v o' i.,T i?^, #yq ?T;-1. //A - ^ COP T wo» FBI LA BORA T ORT D ECLASSIFIED 4/M S^Z.^^ KAS A .J VIA LIA ISON T O: FE DE RA L BU RE A U OF IN VE ST IG A T ION Septem ber 3, 1952 Directorate of Special Investigations T he Inspector G eneral Departm ent of the A ir Force A ttention: M r. G ilbert R. Levy T he P entagon Chief, Counter Intelligence Washington, D. 0. Division Following is the report of the FBI Laboratory giving the results of exam inations conducted, on evidence received from your office. RE : U nidentified Flying Object A llegedly s/J. E dgar H oover Sighted by M r. D. S. DeSVE RG E RS, JOH N E DG A R H OOVE R, Director West P alm Beach, Florida T our File N o. 24-185 FBI T ile N o. E xam ination requested by: A ddressee Lab. N o. P C-33720 DE Reference: Letter dated 8-26-52 E xam ination requested: Chem ical A nalyses Specim ens: Q I Cap which M r. Desvergers was wearing at the tim e of the alleged incident. RE SU LT S OF E XA M IN A T ION In answer to your specific inquiry, you are advised that the areas surrounding the three burned holes in the cap were exam ined for any residues which m ight indicate the nature of the Incendiary m aterial causing the bum s, but no such residues were found. T ests conducted on the sweatband of Q I indicate that the residue from a glowing em ber used to bum a hole in the cloth was easily dislodged and rem oved by handling and "routing* the burned area . Som e observations m ade during the exam ination of Q I m ay be of Interest to you. T he m ajor portion of the top side of the cap bill as well as the area surrounding the yellow and black em blem or insigne and the insigne itself have been subjected to the singeing action of a flam e. It is of interest to note that the singeing on these areas is not at all uniform as m ight be expected if the cap had been subjected to a single shot of a ’red blob" of a fire of som e kind. T he fact that the front edge of the cap bill Is m ore severely scorched or singed than other portions of the cap suggests that the singeing could not have taken place when M r. D. 3. Desvergers was fired upon from a position alm ost vertically above him . When the cap is observed from the front and left edge of the insigne and the fold in the blue cloth in the surrounding E nclosure 1. (continued next page) security information COP T WML SSCU Wn IH ?ORM A T IO« areas are exam ined, the absence of singeing under the fold suggests the possibility that the cap was not being worn on the head when the singeing took place. It was noted that this fold *sm oothed out* when the cap was placed on the head. A s to what m ight have caused the burned holes In the cap, you are advised that on the cap bill there was noted an area of particular signi­ ficance which has been circled with a pencil m ark. In thia circle is a burned area approxim ately 1/32* in diam eter. It is believed to be too sm all to have been caused singularly and intentionally by M r. Desvergers. T he appearance ofthe sm all burned spot suggests the possibllty that a snail glowing em ber of som e kind, very hot but containing a sm all am ount of heat, because of its size, fell on the cap bill, causing burns in two of the threads after which the glowing em ber cooled off and fell off the cap hill. Specim en Q I is being returned to you herewith. -2- WWM^ sSri« IWOMWW* COP T G U B RE SE A RCH IN ST IT U T E Discoverer COU T U BLU E RA T S Office of the Director 6527 SO. Seeley A venue Chicago 36, Illinois July 29th, 1952 M aj. G en. John Sanford, H eadquarters G »2, A ir T orce, Departm ent of Defense, Washington 25, D. C. Dear Sir:- Regarding the recent reports of the so called flying saucers, I an quite sure that the hoax will he exposed hy tolling you that this is nothing m ore than the silver iodide used in artificial rainm aking. T his is especially true if the silver iodide cam e in contact with radioactive clouds or so called thunderclouds. T he solution of this hoax is quite sim ple, if you will check your records you will find that flying saucers wore first seen about the tim e when silver iodide cam e into usage for artificial rainm aking. A gain, silver is a reflective agency and will reflect all types of light, which accounts for the various hues reported by sky gasers. A gain, silver iodide, if radioactive or ionised by an electrical cloud will bo com e fluorescent, which accounts for flyers being unable to overtake the so called flying saucers, and their habit of disappearing. Of course, we m ust elim inate such reports of flying saucers as wore accountable by balloons, foo-fighters, m eteorites, and the person who Just calls up a newspaper with the hope of getting his nam e in the papers. A lso to be disqualified are such reports as to ascertain that they are interplanetary space ships. If it were at all possible for another planet to send aircraft of any type to our atm osphere, it would sim ply burn up the sam e as a m eteorite and such space ship rem ains would bo found the sam e as m eteorites. A s far as I know, no such wreckage has ever been found. Respectfully yours G . T rancis N auheim er Director COP T CBS LA BORA T ORIE S A Division of Colum bia Broadcasting System , Ine. 485 M adison A venue, K ev T ort 22, K ev fork - P lata 5-2000 A ugust 1, 1952 MnJor G eneral Jam es A . Sam ford Chief of Intelligence P entagon Building A rlington, Virginia Dear Sir: In connection with "flying saucer" newspaper accounts of observations on the search radar system at the Washington N ational A irport, it occurred to m e that the described be­ havior could possibly be accounted for In the folloving m anner: H igh power, narrow beam fire control radar system s of the usual type right conceivably, under unusual atm ospheric conditions, create enough ionisation along points on the beam in the upper atm osphere to allow the return of an appreciable echo to the search radar system from such points. T he apparent m otion would be quite haphazard, following whatever the fire control radar operator does In directing the beam . T his hypothesis is unattractive for several reasons: Firstly, the power required for such an effect is m any tim es greater than that put out by the usual radar. Secondly, such echoes would presum ably com e from ionospheric heights and therefore could not appear at ranges of a few m iles from the search radar, as was reported. T hirdly, it seem s unlikely that a coincident visual effect of any conspicuous m agnitude would be produced. In spite of this, I am offering this suggestion In the belief that if considerable tim e, m oney and effort is being devoted to this problem , it m ight be worthwhile trying the relatively sim ple experim ent of having a powerful fire control radar sweep out certain sim ple patterns to see if they can be detected on the search radar system , preferably at a tim e when “flying saucer" echoes are being observed. Very truly yours •/ John M . H ollywood E ngineer JM H /bas COP T * COP T T H S U N IVE RSIT Y OF WISCON SIN College of E ngineering M adison 6 Departm ent of E lectrical E ngineering A ugust 2, 1952 M aj. Cen. John A . Safford A ir Force Director of Intelligence Washington, D. C. Dear Sir: I should like to present to you what I believe to be a tenable theory as to the origin and nature of the phenom ena popularly known as "flying cancers". It has been am ply dem onstrated that electro-m agnetic radiation of sufficient power density is capable of ionizing gas at low pressure. U pon deionization, the gas em its radiation of characteristic wave lengths, com e of which lie in the visible spectrum . Farther, it Is known that radar equipm ent can detect ionized gas, such as northern lights, or charged water droplets, such as appear in thunderclouds. I believe that ionization of disc-shaped segm ents of air in the upper atm osphere m ay be caused by beam s from a r radar transm itter held in a fixed position or slowly traversed, 1 instead of the usual sweeping m otion. T o verify the possibility, I propose in the very near future to conduct an experim ent. A glass sphere containing air at atm osphere pressure will be exposed to radiation of a known wave length and power density. T he pressure in the sphere will then be reduced until ionization occurs. T he screen of a separate radar transm itter-receiver will also be observed to note whether the change in the condition of the air is detectable by radar. T ery truly yours, John C. Weber A ssoc. P rof, of S. 1. 2007 E ngineering COP T (U nci) M aterial for P roject Blue-Book Chief, A ir T echnical Dept of the A ir Force ZoE P ^J Intelligence Center H q U SA F - A FOIN \^_JfeJJei«fiet/fh/71016 Wright-P atterson A FB A F0IN -2A 2 Ohio \ -1. T he inclosed letters are forwarded for your inform ation and retention. A ll concern sightings of unidentified flying objects or 'experiences’ believed related thereto. " 2. N o acknowledgm ents or replies have been stade by this office. H owever, it will be noted that the Civil A eronautics A dr.inJ.stra.tion has replied to P fc. H itchcock (incl 1). 22 Inc.U (w/orig only) (See A ttached Sheet) WILLIA M A . A DA M S Colonel, U SA F Chief, T opical Division Deputy Director for E stim ates Directorate of Intelligence, DCS/O IN CLOSU RE S 22 Incls 1. Ltr to P fc H itchcock fra Office of A viation Inforaation, dtd A ug 20,52, w/ltr fra P fc H itchcock, dtd 11 A ug 52. 2. Ltr fra R.J. Blackm an, dtd IS A ug 52, Stover, M o. 3. H r fra M ansfield #. William s, dtd 19 A ug 52, to Sec. Finletter, w/lncl. 4« Santa Barbara N ews-P ress clipping,dtd A ug 17, 1952, T itled, "H appy Says H e Saw One, T oo," 5. Ltr dtd 16 A ug 52, fra (M rs. John F) Lucile S. Janssen, Richm ond, Calif. 6. Ltr dtd 17 A ug 52, fra H enry B. Lee III, M aderia Beach, Fla. 7. Ltr dtd 17 A ug 52, fra J.P at Farrell, A ustin, T exas. 8. Ltr dtd 30 Jul 52, fra Bert Bunnell, N orthford, Conn. 9. Clipping fra "T he Bay City T im es" 10. Ltr dtd 11 A ug 52, fra G erald 0. M cK elvey, Waynesboro, P enna. 11. Ltr dtd 15 A ug 52, fra John M orrissey, K .C. M o. 12. Ltr dtd 20 A ug 52, frm G ore Vidal, Bairytown, N .T . 13. Ltr dtd 20 A ug 52, fra Steve Davis, La G range, H l. 14. Ltr dtd 22 A ug 52, fra Lloyd G eisness, A lexandria, M innesota 15. Ltr dtd ? fra Robert J. H unnel, T oledo, Ohio 16. Ltr dtd 29 A ug 52, fra Seth P ope, Downingtown, P a. 17. Ltr dtd 29 A ug 52, fra M rs. Bessie Colton Johnson, Detroit, M ich. 18. Ltrdtd 28 A ug 52? fra Richard 0. N elson, laurel, M ont. 19. Ltr dtd 26 A ug 52, fra M aj. John J. P hillips., (retd.) T em ple City, Calif 20. Ltr dtd 3 A ug 52, fra Barry T . Jensen, P h.D., H yattsville, M d. 21. Ltr fra Sam Singer, E ast Chicago, Indiana. 22. Ltr dtd 29 A ug 52, fra Roy F. H all, Capt. U .S.A rm y, Retd, w/ltr fra M rs. Cletus Dodd, Dallas, T exas. (U nci) M aterial for P roject Blue Saale.. Chief, A ir T echnical Dept of the A ir Force/ -SE P I 0 Intelligence Center H q U SA F - A FOIN Fournet/fh/71016 Wright-P etterson A FB Ohio 1. T he inclosed letters are forwarded for your Inform ation, appropriate action and retention. A ll relate to various theories and proposals on uni dent!fi flying objects. 2. N o acknowledgm ents or replies have been m ade by tills office. 6 Inds (w/orig only) WILLIA M A . A DA M S 1. Ltr fi’ A .A . M urray, Cdr. Brestow, Va., dtd 28 Jul 52 2. Ltr dtd 13 A ug 52, fr H ans W. G roth, P .V. H .Y. 3. Ltr dtd A ug 52, fr J. Lesher, Santa A na, Calif. 4. Ltr dtd 11 A ug 52, fr M rs. B.J. Vos, M cLean, Va., w/incl. Colonel, U SA F Chief, T opical Division Deputy Director for E stim ates Directorate of Intelligence. 5- Ltr dtd 7 A ug 52, fr T . Reem snyder, Derby, N .Y. 6. Ltr dtd 6 A ug 52, fr M rs. Ray Sheinbergr> n J&T~irt Lake Luzerne, N .Y. J /^ 7. Ltr dtd 29 Jul 52, Robinson, Ill. 8. Ltr dtd 19 A ug 52, Cleveland, Ohio fr T had W. Culm er II, fr E .C. H uggin, M /R not required. COORDIN A T ION : A F0IN -2A 2 A F0IN -2A A^U ^ G>f(/$AF. A F0IN -2A 2 M ajor Fournet/bps/71016 W/13 Sept 52 SECURITY information Chief, A ir T echnical Intelligence Center ■2v/w Inds 2. Ltr fr Bolling A P B dtd 14 A ug 52 w/1 Incl ltr, 4th Dist. OSI, dtd 4 A ug 52 WILLIA M A . A DA M S Colonel, U LA F Chief, T opical Division •Ot*jjii"ty i^JLx*gc tox* xoi ISsiijjni&litss Directorate of Intelligence AFOIN-2A2 M aj Fournet/dbv/71016 W rtn 13 Sept 52 gpp 16 V352 M r. J. W . Pennington Route 1, Box 132 M obile, Alabama D ear M r. Pennington: Y our recent letter concerning unidentified flying objects has been received by this Headquarters, and the ideas w hich you submitted are receiving our careful consideration. W e appreciate your Interest and efforts to assist us. How ever, w e don't w ish to impose on your generosity any further and w ill attempt to render the suggested interpre­ tations ourselves. M any thanks, though, for your kind offer of additional assistance. Sincerely, JOHN T. LfTTHW S, Captain, USAF JOHN J. M ORROW Colonel, USAF D eputy D ireator for Estimates D irectorate of Intelligence No M /R necessary. WjiM*^ COORD INATION: AFOIN-2A2 AF0IN-2A AFnfN AFOIN-2A2 15 Sept 52 Non-mil Itr Non-mil Itr to M r. J. W . Pennington, M obile, Alabama. AFOIN-2 AFOIN-2A Ltr for approval and dispatch. M aj F 15 Sept 52 1 met/dbv/71016 AFOIN-2A X ^ sior/» A F0IN -2A 2 M aj Fournet/fh/71016 wrtn 1$ Sep 52 M rs. N ellie T . Dull Route 3 Staunton, Virginia Dear M rs. Dull: We wish to assure you that the contents of your letter, dated 1 A ugust 1952, were not divulged to anyone outside of A ir Force Intelligence and that we treat all inform ation such as you subm itted as strictly confidential. T herefore, the concern expressed in yours of 12 A ugust 1952 is unfounded. M r. Scott*e announcem ent of his theory at about the sam e tim e that you corresponded with us was m erely a coinci­ dence. Furtherm ore, his theory and yours are quite dissim ilar. T he only thing in com m on is that you both utilize som e aspects of electro-m agnetism in arriving at your respective conclusions. We hope; that this inform ation will help dispel any doubt which you m y have concerning the use of the ideas which you subm itted. / /^.^y^^^T, WILLIE A . A DA M S Colonel, U SA F Chief, T opical Division Deputy Director for E stim ates Directorate of Intelligence AFOIN-2A2 M aj Fournet/dbv/71016 15 September 1952 M EM ORAND UM FOR RECORD PROBLEM : 1. To prepare non-military letter to M is. Nellie T. D ull of Staunton, Virginia. FACTS AND D ISCUSSION: 2. On 1 Aug 52 M r^. D ull w rote in a letter to USAF Intelligence in w hich she theorized, in a completely amateurish manner, that electro­ magnetism could account for "flying saucers". There w as absolutely no technical foundation to her ideas, and, actually, she presented the entire thing in the form of a question, viz. "please let me know if this is the answ er. " 3. A routine reply, thanking her for the suggestion, w as dispatched by this office 20 August 1952. 4. In a second letter dated 12 Aug 52, M rs. D ull expresses concern that her ideas w ere "stolen" by M r. Noel Scott of the Engineer Research and D evelopment Lab since the latter announced his ionization theory shortly after M rs. D ull w rote her first letter. 5. Copies of both letters from M rs. D ull and our reply are attached. 6. A reply has been prepared, the contents of w hich should alleviate M rs. D ull's concern. 7. Subject matter is not considered suitable for inclusion in the D aily Staff D igest. ACTION RECOM M END ED : 8. Approval, signature and dispatch of attached letter. COORD INATION: afoin-2A2, Col W olfe, Ext. 75990''^^'^ AFOIN-2A, Col Adams, Ext. 74072 Z^X^^ AFOIN-2, Col M orrow , Ext. 71110 AFOIN-2A2 M aj Fournet/dbv/71016 W rtn 13 Sept 52 -------.— ^ P 15 1352 ^^ 2 V . M iss Florence Easley 11702 St. Clair Cleveland, Ohio D ear M iss Easley: Y our recent telegram concerning unidentified flying objects has been referred to this D irectorate. W e are giving your ideas careful consideration and appreciate your Interest and efforts to assist us. Sincerely, 7 JCF *l T. EATTHnO, Captain . U SAF JOHN J. M ORROW Colonel, USAF teputy D irector for Estimates D irectorate of Intelligence N° M /R necessary / ^7>, /^ ^; ^/ / V. .M^^ r AFOIN COORDINATION COPY COORD INATION: AFOIN-2A2 AFOIN-2A fifOf^-ZX AFOIN-2A2 15 September 52 Non-M il ltr Non-mil ltr to M iss Florence Easley- Cleveland, Ohio AFOIN-2 A AFOIN-2A2 15 September 1952 1 M aj Fournet/dbv/71016 Ltr for approval and dispatch. AFOIN-2A2 M aj Fournet/dbv/71016 W rtn 13 September 1952 \ ’ Z S EP 15 ^52 J, M r. Zed Taylor 3101 Clinton D rive Houston 10, Texas D ear M r. Taylor: Y our letter of 5 August 1952 to the D epartment of the Army w as referred to us since w e are responsible for the "flying saucer” investigation. W e w ill be happy to receive any additional information on the subject w hich you care to volunteer. Y our interest Is appreciated. Sincerely, . ^JCHK T. M ATTHEW S, Captain, USAF JOHN J. M ORROW Cclonol, USAF D eputy D irector for Estimates D irectorate of Intelligence AFOIN-COORDINATION COPY No M /R necessary. Orig Itr to be filed in AFOIN-2A2 COORD INATION: AFOIN-2A2 AFOIN-2A AFOIN-2A2 M aj Fournet/db//71016 13 September 1952 SEP 15 1952 M r. Gustav F. Ebdlng 4125 East 95th Street Cleveland 5, Ohio D ear M r. Ebdlng: Y our letter of 11 August 1952 to the D epartment of the Army has been referred to us for attention. W e w ill be pleased to receive any information or ideas w hich you may have concerning the subject of "flying saucers". Y our Interest and efforts to assist us are appreciated. <\ Sincerely, JCHN T. l^^^ Captain, USA? JOHN J. M ORROW C:lenc2, USAF ■ ' D irector for Estimates D irectorate of IntelliSenco No M /r necessary. Orig Itr to be filed in AFOIN-2A2 AFOIN COORDINATION COPY COORD INATION: AFOIN-2A2 AF0IN-2A AFOIN-2A2 13 Sept 52 Ltrs Ltrs to M r. Gustav F. Ebding, Cleveland, Ohio M r. Zed Taylor, Houston, Texas M lh'T U FBi aiBWK tm fWwM tbm ji, M r¥.—- AF0IN-2A AFOIN-2A2 15 Sept 52 1 M aj Foumet/dbv/71016 Ltrs for approval and dispatch. A F0IN -2A 2 M aj Fournet/dbv/71016 Wrtn 15 Sept 1952 SEP 15 1952 M r. I. L. Lull N ew U te H otel Salt Lake City, U tah Lear M r. Lull: Based, on the inform ation in your telegram of 29 July 1952, your book "Daniel and the A tom ic E quations of the Loaves" has been carefully studied and due notice taken of your conclusions, particularly that regarding the date of 4 October 1954 (presum ably revised by your telegram to 4 October 1952). T his data Is receiving our careful consideration. T our efforts on behalf of the U .3. A ir T orce and of our country are indeed appreciated. Sincerely, COORD INATION: A F0IN -2A 2 ^JM t in which the cup appears on the ground was taken after llise- Stone had been spread over the original ring in order to provide better definitive. Caro m s taken to duplic the the original configuration, both as to stope end density. E I X^' .K D OF T H ? CH IU OF ST A FFi 4 ir^sH ^WA g. 2. Sketch of area 3* list of sam ples obtained A . ihoto \ ?.ic nugo (5) to A T K N o M /R necessary. ( c WILLIA M A . A DA M S Colonel, U SA F Chief, T opical Division Deputy Director for E stim ates Directorate of Intelligence only SECURITY-INFORMATION REG TBim M THU SUBJECT: HEAD QUARTERS 6580TH M ISSILE TEST W ING Holloman Air Force Base, New M exico riC September 1952 Transmittal of Air Intelligence Information Report TO: D irector of Intelligence Headquarters, USAF W ashington 25, D . C. In compliance Objects Reporting, Information Report w ith Air Force Letter 200-5, Unidentified Flying dated 29 April 1952, the follow ing Air Intelligence is submitted for your information. FOR THE COM M AND ING OFFICER: ^ .^^ Sftftnnrtiivnnwr^^ RESTRICTED AGAO-CCY Flying Saucers Chief of Staff U. S. Air Force W ashington 25, 0. C TAGO 11 August 1952 M r. Acker/52267 Forw arded as a matter of primary interest W riters have been informed of this reference FOR TRE AD JUTANT GENERAL: ^ 0.*. S iU ia«a 8 Incl 1, Ltr from T. Houritan 2. Ltr 1 Aug 52 3. Ltr 31 Jul 52 4. Ltr 29 Jul 52 5. Ltr from Billy Gooey 6. Ltr 2 Aug 52 7. Ltr 2 Aug 52 from M r. Schaefer 8. Ltr 1 Aug 52 T O: Chief. A ir T echnical FROM : a Intelligence Center Wright P atterson A FB Ohio Dept of H q U SA F Adjutant General --------------------------------------------JiZOfiD^aiax-S g the A ir Force Date: .'^■--fieeweat N o. 3 - A FOIN M aj Fournet/dbv/71016 1. Forwarded for your inform ation and retention. 2. Since all is not m andatory. letters have been acknowledged by further correspondence Inelosure 4 has been withdrawn and referred to G aa-OP I for reply BY COWA RD OF T BI CH IE F OF ST A FF* 3 Ind* Withdrawn Incl 4 N O M /R N ecessary COORDIN A T ION : A JOIN -2A 2 WILLIA M Colonel A . A DA N S U SA F afoth pa ^•f* T opical Divisionu N Deputy Director for E stim ates Directorate of Intelligence, DOS/O SECURITY INFORM ATION SECURITY INFORMATION Wrtn 9 Septem ber 1952 O o o Chief, A ir T echnical Intelligence Center Ohio (U nclassified) M aterial Dept of the A ir force H q U SA F - A FOIS for P roject Blue Book M aj Fournet/dbv/71016 >, A F0IN -2A 2 1. Inclosed letter Is forwarded for your Inform ation and retention. 2. N ews releases on 18 and 19 A ugust 1952 were scanned for indications that writer attem pted to carry out threat of "exposure" m entioned in his letter, N othing eras found. A lthou^i this is a rather obvious hoax, it would be interesting to fdterm ine what an analysis of his photograph would reveal and, throng your dipping service, if any m ention of an exhibition is found, perhaps in P ittsburgh, P ennsylvania newspapers. BT CO? H A N D OF T H E CH IE F OF ST A FF: 1 Ind (W/Orig only) Ltr dtd 2 A ug 52 (A nonym ous) WILLIA M A . A DA M S Colonel, U SA F Chief, T opical Division Deputy Director for E stim ates Directorate of Intelligence, DCS/O M /R N E CE SSA RY. AFOIN COORDINATION COPY COORD INATION A F0IN -2A 2 2^^ AF0IN-2A wot SE CU RIT Y IH FOWT I0M A FOIN -212 M aj Fournet/dbv/71016 wrtn 8 Sept 1952 (U nclassified) M aterial for P roject Blue Book Chief. A ir T echnical Intelligence Center Wright-fat ter son A P B Ohio Dept of the A ir Force H q U SA F - A FOIN ^ M a^yournet/71016 1. T he inclosed letters are forwarded for your inform ation, appropriate action and retention. A ll concern sittings of unidentified flying objects. 2. K o acknowledgem ents or other replies have been m ade by this office. b BY COT . 1'3 OF T ^' CH ICT G F ST A /T : ^ Incls (w/6rig only) (see attached sheet for listing) JjU M SS P . BaWSaX X WILLIA M W. WILCOX Colonel, U SA F Chief, P olicy and M anagem ent G roup Office, Deputy Director for E stim ates Directorate of Intelligence 1. Ltr fr 0. Raym ond Dillon. Capt, CA P , Balaton. M inn, dtd 24 Jul 52 2. Ltr fr Jerry M llott. Roanoke Rapids. I. C. w/lncl dtd 22 Jul 52 3. Ltr fr Jerry XH lett. Roanoke Rapids, I. C. w/ Incl dtd 25 Jul 52 4. Ltr fr Corliss Cram er, A rlington, Va. dtd 22 July 52 5. A nonym ous ltr fr N okom is, T ia. dtd 25 July 52 6. Ltr fr Jin Levenburger, Saginaw, M idi, dtd 22 July 1952 7. Ltr fr M rs. I. M . Vest, Creston, Iowa dtd 22 July 1952 8. Ltr fr Betty M arshall, H aver town. P a dtd 1 A ug 52 9. A nonym ous ltr fr San Francisco, Calif dtd 29 July 1952 10. Ltr fr M ichael Duffy, Carlin, N evada dtd 31 July 1952 11. Ltr fr Dora T eaton, P ortsm outh, N . H . dtd (P M ) 29 Jul 52 12. Ltr fr Doris Clem ens, P andosa, Oregon, dtd 2 A ug 1952 13. B/f fr T A G w 1 Incl dtd 6 A ug 1952 24. Ltr fr M onroe J. K i^tt. H ot Springs, A rk. dtd 3 A ug 52 Bo. Ltr fr .ilvino H . Castella. Sew edford, K ass dtd 27 Jul 52 16. Ltr fr william V. O’Connor, N o. H ollywood, Calif dtd 23 Jul 52 17. Ltr fr M rs. Raym ond 0. P ratt, Brattleboro, Verm ont dtd 6 A ug 52 18. Ltr fr Richard Little, K inhurst, H l, dtd 31 Jul 52 19. Ltr fr Lucy D. Sanders, T psilantl, M ich, dtd 6 A ug 52 20. Ltr fr Johnnie M lttl, K utstown, P a. dtd 31 Jul 52 -31. Ltr fr A lbert H . Sundahl, (Cpt-Ret.), Spokane, Wash dtd 31 Jul 52 22. Ltr fr John 1. Byrd, N orm an. A rk., dtd (P M ) 8 A ug 52 23. Ltr fr K eith V. Johnson, Dallas. T exas dtd 6 A ug 52 ♦ 8 Septem ber 1952 :U 0IK -2A 2 D/T (U ) M aterial for P roject Blue Book A P OIN -2 A P 0IN -2A 8 Sept 1952 1 M aj Fournet/dbv/71016 D/P forwarded for approval, signature and transm ission. AP0IN-2A AF0IN-2A2 M aj Founnet/dbv/71016 w rtn 8 Sep 52 (U nclassified) Suggested H eply to M r. Berridge (P artial) A T Frees Desk, OSA F-OPI Deputy Director for E stim ates, D/I, DOS/O M hJFournet/dbv/71016 A FOlff^S 1. In addition to the usual com m ents to be incorporated into a reply to M r. Berridge by your office. It Is suggested that the following paragraph be included: "T he details of the observation which you m ade were referred to our Intelligence analysts for their study and client. T hey have Inform ed m o that, although the object could possibly have been a hl^x altitude balloon ascending throng different wind strata, they find It Im possible to arrive at a definite oonduslon. H owever, they were happy to receive the inform ation and to add it to the data from other sightings which they process and analyse constantly." 2. It is also recom m ended that appropriate com m ents be m ade regarding G eneral Sanford's statem ents during hie recent press conference, particularly those dealing with current U SA F attitude towards the subject and plans for the future. Stressing his statem ent about "adequate but not frantic attention" should also help, M r. Berridge's letter lo returned herewith 1 Ind Ltr fr dtd 30 M a. A . Berridge Jul 52 W ILLIAM W . W ILCOX Colonel, USAF Chief, Policy and M anagement Group Office, D eputy D irector for Estimates D irectorate of Intelligence AFOIN COORDINATION COPT COORD INATION: AF0IN-2A2 AF0IN-2A ^iqNATTon ATO IN-2 A FOIN -2A 2 . M aj Fournet/dbv/71016 8 Septem ber 1952 M E M ORA N DU M FOR RE CORD P ROBLE M 1. T o prepare an R & R to OSA F-OP J. FA CT S A N D DISCU SSION 2. A personal letter from M r. William A . Berridge to G eneral Vandenberg was referred toOSA F-OP I for preparation of a reply for signature in A T CCS. In this letter M r. Berridge reports the sitting of an unidentified flying object and com ­ m ents that he is disturbed over recent public rem arks m ade by D/l personnel on this subject. ■ 3. M ajor Fournet discussed the letter with OSA FORL at the latter’s request and indicated that A F0IN -2A 2 would be happy to suggest certain appropriate com m ents which could be incorporated into a reply. It was understood by OP I that A F0IN -2A 2 was not undertaking the com plete reply since it was largely a m atter requiring public relations treatm ent. 4. T he attached R & R sets forth those com m ents and suggestions considered appropriate from the D/I standpoint. 5. Subject m atter is not considered suitable for inclusion in the Dally Staff Digest. ACTION RECOM M END ED 6. A pproval, signature and dispatch of attached R & R. ^ORDIN A T ION : A F0IN -2A 2, Col Wolfe, E xt. 71379^1/ A F0IN -2A , Col A dam s, E xt. 74072 A FOIN —2, Col M orrow, E xt. 71110 ^xOtX-" COVER S HEET R EMAR KS R ECOR D OF S AS IC COR R ES PONDENCE OR R EQ U ES T CLAS S IFICATION F ROM: A F0IN -2A 2 DATE 8 Sept 59 TYPE S U MMAR Y (U ) Suggested Reply to M r. Berridge (P artial) S U S PENS E d ate 1200 10 SEPTEM BER 1952 AS GD B Y M .E. SM ITH H*f>Si NO. CSS 019285 DATE R EC’D D/l 29 A ugust 1952 S PECIAL INS TR U CTIONS TO: A P OIN -2 DATE ~ • 8 Sept 52 FR0M : A F0IN -2A ”1 1 et/dbv/71016M aj E A R subm itted for your approval, signature and dispatch CSS Suspense —------~"—** •^ "1200 __10J3EPTEKBER 1952 (Use reverse for additional — IN OFFICE OU T 1 N OFFICE OU T IN OFFICE OU T AFOIN-A AS S T EX EC AFOIN-P■ AFOIN-V P/PL V/AE P/MtC V/AF P/FL V/TC AS S T EX EC AFOIN-C AFOIN-T c/cc T/TP C/DD T/TR C/AA T/AO EX ECU TIVE C/S R T/AV C 'R C T'PV C/EE AFO 1 N ADMIN E/EA DIR /INT M& R E/PE e& F E/CE CAB LE E/W E PER S E/CI Y/KXcrron fP^ Covrdinat ion ACTION AS GD TO DATE DIS PATCH [i. P 1 /rF 'l'Wi ltr" 8IGNED DATE FILE DATE 3 A 7 5AFHQ ,.F^M.t 0-86 PR EVIOU S EDITIONS OF THIS FOR M AR E OB S OLETE * FOI-2 SEW RITJ ®yomn®| (U nclassified) M aterial for P roject Blue Book Chief, A ir T echnical Intelligence Center right-Pattarson A P B Ohio Dept of the A ir Force H q U SA F - A F0IN -2A 2 9 SEP 62 ) , , ^M aj Fournet/cm b/71016 1. Inclosed correspondence from CIA with attached sighting report is forwarded for your inform ation and retention. 2. Request acknowledgm ent of receipt be m ade to CIA . T he latter replied to M r ’'oohkian, and, therefore, further correspondence with him is not m andatory BI COM M A N D CP T H E CH IE F OF ST A FF: 1 Ind: Vi/orig. only corres. fr CH w/attached sighting rpt No L'/R necessary COOSD INATIOT AFCIN-2A2 ^AM ES P. BEw ^xx W ILLIAM W . W ILCOX __ Colonel, USAF Chief, Policy and M anagement Group o § Office, Deputy Directorate of D irector for Estimates Intelligence ®^IIlf in formation Chief, A ir T echnical Intelligence Center right-Patterson A FB Ohio (U nclassified ) M aterial for P roject Blue Book Dept of the A ir Force 9 se p ■52 H q U SA F - A F0IIJ-2A 2 - M aj Fournet/cm b/71016 1. T he inclosed letters are forwarded for your inform ation -nd retention. T hey fall in the "theories and suggestions" category. 2. N o replies of any kind have been m ade. BY COM M A N D OF T H E CH IE F CF ST A FF: S ^AKES F. BiC^iii: /W ILLIAM W . W ILCOX 19 Insist 1. Ltr fr L.G . T s.ain dtd 5 A ug 52 2t Ltr fr E . H elekal dtd 13 A ug 52, w/attchd article 3. Ltr fr H . , iehaelson dtd 3 A ug 52 4. Ltr fr C.A . T h m as dtd 29 July 52 5. Ltr fr ?.E . Benniek dtd 20 July 52 6. Ltr fr C.S. K een dtd 11 A ug 52 7. Ltr fr M iss E . M ack dtd 1 A ug 52 8. Ltr fr J.P . Feasor dtd 31 Jul 52 9. Ltr fr N , Rothstein dtd 31 Jul 52 10. Ltr fr M rs . chultz . dtd 30 Jul 52 11. Ltr fr R. Funk dtd 30 Jul 52 12. Ltr fr F.E , G rote dtd 1 A ug 52 13. Ltr fr C, leaser dtd 7 A ug 52 14. Ltr fr B. P ines dtd 8 Aug 52 Colonel, USAF Chief, Policy and M anagement Group Office. D eputy D irector for E stim ates D irectorate of Intelligence 15. Ltr fr A . obley dtd 7 A ug 52 16. card fr G .A . Swanson dtd 4 A ug 52 17* Ltr fr F. . .bod 18. Ltr fr ’Jr 0. . G reenberg dtd 11 A ug 52 rec|d 19. Ltr M r P ark dtd 8 A ug 52 Coordination AF0IF-2A2 AFOBM A W CIK-2 A F0IN -2A 2 5 Sep 52 D/F (U ) M aterial for P roject Blue Book A P OIN -2 A F0IN -2A 5 Sep 52 1 M aj Fpurnet/dbv/71016 D/F for signature and. dispatch. A F0IN -2A R ESTRICTED SECURITY INFORM ATION A T OH -2A 8 Septem ber 1952 SU BJE CT : (Restricted) U nidentified A erial P henom ena, Discussion Conference with OK R P ersonnel T O: Chief of laval Research Departm ent of T he lavy Washington 25, D. C* 1. Reference is m ade to your letter, 01R:U 21:FLT :esw, Ser: 21517, subject, "U nidentified aerial phenom ena; request for inform ation concerning," dated 15 A ugust 1952, requesting A ir Force participation in a discussion of unidentified aerial phenom ena, at a convenient date on or after 15 Septem ber 1952* 2* It is suggested that the discussion be held at 1000 hours on 17 Septem ber in Roon 1803, Building T -3, lavy Departm ent. 3* In view of the technical nature of the discussions to be held, and the desirability of possible attendance by A ir T echnical Intelligence Center personnel, it is requested that a representative of the Office of ■aval Research m ake direct contact with M ajor D. J. Fournet, U SA F, Room U b-860, E xtension 71016, P entagon, who will represent the A ir Force in these discussions and is authorized to m ake any necessary arrangem ents. U . Should the date and tim e for these discussions, as recom m ended in paragraph 2 above, be inconvenient, it is suggested that a date be m utually decided upon between your representative and M ajor Fournet. AFOIN COORDINATION COPY A FOIN -2A 2 (^^1 ^ FOR T H E CH IE F OF ST A FF: WILLIA M A . A DA M S Colonel, U SA F Chief, T opical Division Deputy Director for E stim ates Directorate of Intelligence A FOIN -2A ECURITY INFORM ATION DEPAR TMENT OF THE NAVY OFFICE OF NAVAL R ES EAR CH W AS HINGTON 25, D. C. IN R EPLY R EFER TO (UR s 1*211FLT: esw Ser: __ 21517- From : Chief of N aval Research T o* Director of Intelligence U . S. A ir Force Subj: U nidentified aerial phenom ena; request for inform ation concerning 1. In view of current widespread interest, it is requested that a brief­ ing be arranged for the purpose of acquainting interested activities within the Office of N aval Research with the latest developm ents of the investi­ gation of unidentified aerial phenom ena obtained under P roject Blue Book* T he m eeting would be lim ited to about a dozen personnel with a definite "need to know” and an acute scientific interest in this project. A ll in attendance will be cleared through Secret and are acquainted with the background of this program having seen the official reports of P roject Blue Book dated through A pril 1952. 2. It is suggested that a question-and-answer type discussion be sched­ uled for a date on or after 15 Septem ber 1952 in Room 1803 of Building T -3, N avy Departm ent, Wshington, D. C. 3. T he cooperation of the A ir Force in m aking such a briefing possible will be appreciated. C. M . BOLSTER This material contains information affecting the nntioml defense of the United r t^ ritv.i -^ meaning of the Es^fo T , ;5 tg, u_ s> C., tf'jotior.j < j l, • , 1, the trans­ mission or revslati'n of w hich in any manner to an unauthorized person is ElTZk7irTiT'h-r ■ • ~ ■ '. •• •. c k/ , .■• ■■'.; • ■ .■ : u:n ? c • . . : J '• I o;.*?;? cy, yc^'/x:.;? •,••.-.•. ■ • . G : •■;.••. . ' . r < . ' ■ ■'' '^ <•'■.■■'■ ”v7 -. P'-’- 7 ‘:’;7 ^' ’’ ^.'- ^ '' "J :' ” ' • ''' P •P”' " /•'T/' ~*G rvi SECURITY INFORM ATION M aj Fouraet/bBo/71016 AF0IN-2A2 w /8 September 1952 M EM ORAND UM FOR RECORD PROBLEM : 1. To prepare a letter for the Chief of Naval Research. FACTS AND D ISCUSSION: 2. In a letter to the D /l, the CIR requested a briefing and round table discussion for the purpose of acquainting interested members of his staff w ith the latest developments in Project Blue Book. It w as suggested that the program be held after 15 September 1952 in Room 1803 of Building T-3, Navy D epartment. 3. The attached letter w ill inform the OR that M aj Fournet w ill conduct the program. A time of 1000 hours on 17 September 1952 is suggested w ith a request for confirmation. The CNR is also requested to contact M ajor Fournet, direct and arrange for the details of the conference. U. Subject matter is not considered suitable for the D aily Staff D igest. ACTION RECOM M END ED : 5. Approval, signature and dispatch of attached letter. COORD INATION: Col T. W . W olfe, AF0IN-2A2, Ext 75990 r Col W . A. Adans, AF0IN-2A, Ext 715^ ^t^*^------ i^^J^^-M orcow ^J^GW -P^-fe^ SECURITY INFORM ATION SECURITY INFORM ATION (RU U U 'illLefl) M ovie Film of Flying Objects T aken 2 Jul 52, Vicinity of T rem onton, U tah Chief, A ir T echnical Intelligence Center Wright-P atterson A PB Dept of the A ir Force H q U SA F - A F0IN -2A 2 M aj Fournet/fh/ 71016 1. Subject film , received this office 5 Sep 52, is inclosed for appropriate r y^ action. Duplicate of report subm itted by the photographer, CP O Delbert C. N ewhouse (177283, U SN ), is inclosed for your inform ation in the event that the copy forwarded ^\ to you by the IG , H ill A IB, U tah has not been received. 2. A m essage WM dispatched to the CG , WA DF on 6 Sep 52, with inform ation copy (k to you, requesting that an intelligence officer interview CP O lewhouse and determ ine additional details of the sighting, if available. 3. A m essage was also dispatched to the CO, H ill A FB, U tah requesting weather inform ation for the period and vicinity in question. A n inform ation copy was dispatched to you. b. It has been ascertained from the N aval Observatory, Washington, D.C. that the position of the sun at the tim e(1810Z hours, 2 July 52) and the location (41b51 - 11210W) in question was 64.5° elevation and 131° azim uth. 5. Suggest the film be subm itted to the WA DC P hoto Lab for com plete analysis as soon as possible. T he following are suggested questions for this analysis which, if answered, should facilitate evaluation of the incident: a. A re im ages m ade by light source or reflection? b. A ny indication of what kind of objects could have caused im ages? Is there any bird sufficiently actinic to cause Im ages? Could they have been caused by aircraft or balloons? c. What causes im pression that som e objects at tim es appear to becom e 2 or 3 where there was originally one, or, conversely, 2 or 3 objects at tim es appear to m erge into one. d. Do all objects have sam e characteristics? (1) Sam e apparent shape? h (2) Sam e color? > / (3) Sam e relative size? Jr ^ / ^ 53 (4) Sam e general m otion? z e. What are shape(s), color(s) and relative size(s) of objects? f. T o what can the "fade-in" and "fade-out" of the objects be attributed? g. What type m otion is attributable to the objects (about their own axis as well as about axis of flight path)? h. Is there any accelleration evident in their m otion along flight path axis? 1. Can the m otion of the cam era (panting and Joggling) be allowed for \ SOU VN IOKOOD SECl * utTTFTTssrt SECURITY INFORM ATION sufficient!;/ to perm it de term ination of the angular velocity of objects which cross the field of view? (Reference particularly the single object which crosses field; photographer states that cam era was^ield m otionless while object crossed field of view.) J. Determ ine patterns of flight from position plots for each fram e, then: (1) Is there any recurring pattern in the relative position of the objects? (2) Do they m aintain sam e relative positions in form ation during any m aneuvers, particularly violent m aneuvers? (3) Is relative position m aintained coincidental with m ovem ent about their axes? (4) If undulating m otion is present am ong a num ber of objects which are m aintaining a sem blance of form ation, do those objects undulate in phase? Ditto for tum bling m otion? (5) Is there any indication of abrupt changes in direction of flight path through fairly large angles (e.g. 90° or m ore during Interval of 2 or 3 fram es)? (6) Do ax$ objects appear to rem ain m otionless at the sam e tim e that others m ove about? (7) Can all objects be accounted for at all tim es or do som e literally disappear while still well within field of view? 6. A lthough CP O N ewhouse did not request that the film be returned to him , it is reeom ueiided that the final footage (of the m ountain scenery) be returned to him im m ediately and that he be asked if he is willing to accept a duplicate of the initial footage in lieu of the original. If his reply is affirm ative, suggest the duplicate be forwarded whenever available. 7. Request advice of the analytical as soon as available. results 2 Inals: (v/orig only) 1. Cy of ltr fr CP O levhouse, dtd 11 A ug 52 2. Roll of exposed 16m m film . WILLIA M A . A DA M S Colonel, U SA F Chief, T opical Division Deputy Director fur E stim ates Directorate of Intelligence COORD INATION: 2 security iKCX''.n (Sm WWB*) Request for Lab A nalysis of Sanspies Baring P ossible Relation to U nidentified Flying Objects. Counter Intelligence Division Directorate of Special Investigation, T he IG < / 1 X T opical Intelligence Division, Deputy Director for A FOIN -2A 2/M aJ Fournet/ E stim ates, Directorate of Intelligence, DCS/O fh/ 71016 1. It is requested, that the sam ples subm itted herewith as E xhibits A thru I be forwarded to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for lab analysis since they m ay have a possible relation to unidentified flying objects. T hese sam ples were rem oved from the yard of M r. Charles Walter Storm residing at 102 Barth G arfield Street, A rlington, 2. T he circum stances surrounding the incident to which these sam ples pertain are outlined in Inclosures 1 and 2. 3. Inclosure 3 gives significant data about each sam ple. E xhibits G , B and I are subm itted for caparison with A thru F because of the possibility that this incident represents a prank of som e sort involving the use of one or m ore of these m aterials. 3 Incls 1. Sum m ary of circum stances 2. Sketch of A rea relating to 1 3. List of E xhibits 4. E xhibits A thru I (sam ples) <-/>/' 1 WILLIA M A . A DA M S Colonel, U SA F Chief, T opical Intelligence Division Deputy Director for E stim ates Directorate of Intelligence COORD INATION: AF0IN-2A2 to AF0IN-2A SU M M A RY OF CIRCLM ST A H CE S: IIVE ST IG A T IQ H OF P OSSIBLE U M DK H T IFIXD FLYU G OBJE CT - A RLI3G T 0H , VIRG IN IA 1-2 Septem ber 1952 1. A t 1600 hours on 3 Sep 52, the Directorate of Intelligence, H q., U SA F received * telephone call from M r. Walter Storm , 227 10th Street, SE , Washington, D.C. (phone LI 31296) that an unusual circle was found m arked on the lawn of his father, M r. Walter Storm , on the m orning of 2 Sep 52 and that he believed it m ight bear som e relation to the U SA F investigation of flying objects. Charles unidentified 2. M ajor Fournet, of the D/l, called on the elder M r. Storm at his residence (102 Forth G arfield Street, A rlington, Va., phone: CH 8508) during the evening of 3 Sep 52. 3. T he folloving was found on M r. Storm 's rear lawn (refer to sketch in Incl 2): a. A circle 18 feet in diam eter and nearly perfectly form ed was m arked on the lawn by a deposit of som e unknown gray substance which was to the grass in clusters of fl^e globules. adhering b. T he band of the circle (around the periphery) was an average of approxim ately 6 inches wide. e. T he deposits in the bend were less pronounced and som etim es absent for short distances where depressions or uneveness in the ground surface occurred. d. A sm all evergreen bush was located at a point about H O inches inside the circle and did not appear to have been disturbed in any way nor were any deposits present on or around it. e. A clothes line fram e located on a central pole overhung the circle som ewhat and had been in place (approxim ately as shown in Incl 2) on the i*ight in question. f. A n antenna wire about U O feet above the ground overhung the circle, exact am ount undeterm ined. g. Bo other vegetation in the area contained any deposits or m arks (sm all trees were present, as close as 6 or 8 feet from the circle). h. T hree types of fertilizer were stored in covered drum s near the garage about 15 feet away from the circle. U . M r. and. M rs.Storm were interviewed, and offered the following inform ation: a. M r. Storm cut the grass in the area in question around. 1800-1900 hours on 1 Sep 52. T he clippings were left where they fell. b. A t 2300 hours on 1 Sep 52, M r. Storm put his dog in the basem ent for the night. (Bote: the dog barks at anyone who com es into the yard, and, until that tim e had. not sounded off). c. (A s related to M r. Storm Later by M rs. Whitehurst, a neighbor im m ediately in the rear of the Storm residence and adjacent to the lawn in question.) M rs. Whitehurst was awakened at about 0U 00 hours on 2 Sep 52 by barking of dog "which seem ed to be in distress". She looked out of a window in the rear of her house but failed to see anything (it was a rather dark night). d. U pon going out to his car at 0730 hours 2 Sep 52, M r. Storm noticed the circle and walked over to exam ine it. H e describes it as having at that tim e a brown, oily-sandy appearance with what seem ed to be a very fine granular structure (as though a fine sand m ixed with light oil had been spread to form this ring). H e rubbed som e of the substance between his fingers and found it faintly gritty and definitely oily. M rs. Storm corroborates this description. e. During m id-afternoon of 2 Sep 52 M rs. Storm reexam ined the ring and found that the color had changed to grayisfblue, and it no longer appeared to be oily. H owever It still felt oily but no longer felt gritty. She detected no odor upon sm elling it. f. U pon returning from work at 1700 hours 2 Sep 52, M r. Storm again exam ined it with his wife. H e describes the color as purplish-gray; M rs. Storm describes the color as bluish-gray. Both agree that the substance had begun to form sm all, closely-packed globules on the blades of grass and that it had begun to "crystallize". M r. Storm states that it then felt slick (like graphite) when rubbed between the fingers; M rs. Storm describes it as a powdery feel. (BOT E : T here had been no rain since before the evening of 1 Sep 52, and there was a hot sun all day on 2 Sep 52. H owever, there was a heavy rainfall during the night of 2/3 Sep 52). g. During the m orning of 3 Sep 52, M r. Storm reexam ined it and "was surprised to find it there after so m uch rain". H e describes its appearance as darker (a slate gray) and still form ed in globules on the grass blades. It still felt about like graphite, perhaps a bit "thinner" than the preceding evening. (M rs. Storm rem oved Sam ple E that m orning). 2 -- —. ION 5. M r. and M rs. Whitehurst were not at hom e and, therefore, were not interviewed. 6. Sam ples of cress, leaves and soil, and of three types of fertilizer stored nearby were rem oved for analysis (see Incls 3 and U ). 7. M r. and M rs. Storm were very cooperative and appeared to be com pletely sincere. T hey stated that they have not recently evineed ouch interest in the subject of unidentified flying objects nor had they discussed the subject with anyone, thereby elim inating any obvious m otive for a practical Joke. 11 :/»;'?».»> rLkS ^LU S ^ L 2- List of E xhibits: Investigation of P ossible U nidentified P lying Object - A rlington, Virginia 1/2 3ip ^2 A - Soil and grass sam ple from circle (at A on Incl 1) B - Soil and grass sam ple from circle di acm e trie ally opposite A (at B on Incl 1) C - Soil & grass sam ples from center of area within circle D . Sazoplec of grass from various points around circle E - Sam ples of grass from various points around circle F - Leaves rem oved from circle near B.• G - Sam ple of Vififtro fertilizer E • Sam ple of other com m ercial fertilizer I - Sam ple of lim estone fertilizer (6 years old) ROT E : A ,B,C,D and F were obtained at 1930 on 3 Sep 52. E was obtained on the m orning of 3 Sep 52. G , H and I were stored in covered drum s about 15' from outer edge of circle. 3 D ING 850 RE ST R46T E B HEADQ U AR TER S S TR ATEGIC AIR COMMAND OFFU TT AIR FOR CE B AS E OMAHA, NEB R AS KA SUBJECT: (Unclassified) FLY OERPT 5 SEP 195' TO: D irector of Intelligence Headquarters USAF W ashington 25, D .C. The attached Air Intelligence Information Report is forw arded as per instructions AFL 200-5, dated 29 April 1952, subJ, FLY OERPT. FOR THE COM M AND ING GENERAL: 1 Incl IR-123-52(3cys) M AJOR, USAF / ; Aast Adj Gen Si.' (Conf) Dm Verges, Dunham Saribarn, Request far Inform ation about Counter Intelligence Division Director of Special Investigations, T he IO Directorate of Intelligence, DCS/O S EP - 5 1952 M aj Foarnet/bps/7W16n A F0IN -2A 2 W/5 Sept 52 1. Subject vas the principal in the alleged sighting of an unidentified flying object in the vicinity of West P alm Beach, Florida on the ni ht of 19 A ugust 1952. A field investigation of a technical nature has been conducted by the A ir T echnical Intelligence Center, but no conclusive results have yet been obtained. H owever, there are indications of a possible hoax, vis. the resul of the FBI lab analysis on Des Vergers’ cap (ref your M t to this office dtd 30 A ug 52) and the actions of Dm Vergers subsequent to the alleged sighting. 2. A check of subject’s M arine Corps personnel records has revealed that he was given a bad conduct discharge 1 H ovenber 19U i following his conviction by a civil court in Florida for violation of N ational M otor Vehicle theft A ct. was sentenced to 2 years in the Federal Reform atory at Chillicothe, Ohio Reform atory M o. 235h2-C). H is M arine Corps m edical records were negative as regards psychiatric indications or treatm ent. 3. It has also been learned, free a source whose reliability cannot be judged, that subject nay have been confined at one tim e to a m ental institution in the state of N ev York. lit It confined to is therefore requested that the fallowing inform ation be obtained! A ny records of psycho-neurotic exam ination and/or treatm ent while the Federal Reform atory at Chillicothe, Ohio. b» the state of N ev York E vidence that he was st one tine confined to a m ental institution in JOHN G. ERIKSEN Colonel, USAF Assistant D eputy D irector for Estimates D irectorate of Intelligence securiiy i* Wrtn 2 Sept 52 "Flying Saucers” 5 St^ 1952V Office of P ublic Infc Bhat Iok, OSD P ress Branch, A ir Force Desk $ . Deputy Director for Collection and Dissem ination A FOIN -l/Col Cock/sr/56548 Directorate of Intelligence VX V G eneral A ckerm an does not concur in the recam endation contained in paragraph 4, , Consent 1, and accordingly has disapproved it. EUGEKE G. COOK Colonel, USA? Chief, Policy & M anagement Group D eputy D irector for Collection a: <3 D issemination D ij- cior^ 3 of Intelligence FILE COPT - DIP N o M /R required A FOIN -1 Col Cook (Wrtn A FOIN -lA l/M aj H arlow/71067/ht/26 A ug 52) SECURITY INFORM ATION Rewrtn 29 A ug 52 (U nclassified) U nidentified Flying Objects Reporting A ssistant Chief of Staff, Dept of the A ir Force 2- SE P 1952 G -2, Departm ent of the A nny H q, U SA F Co1 Cook/56548 A FOINWashington 25, D. C. 1. A ttached for your infonnation and action considered appropriate is a copy of A ir Force Letter N um ber 200-5, dated 29 A pril 1952 which expresses the A ir Force in­ terest in unidentified flying objects and provides for a reporting procedure. * 2. T o assist the A ir Force in collecting inform ation on this subject, it would ^^e appreciated if such data as m ay case to the attention of A rm y personnel on unident- ^^fied flying objects could be reported to the A ir Force rapidly and substantially as outlined in paragraph 8c and 8e of attached letter. 3. Contents of attachm ent m ay be used in any m anner you desire for the issuance of instructions on the reporting of unidentified flying objects. 4« T he instructions in this com m unication supersede those contained in A FOIN Letter dated 18 Septem ber 1950, subject, Reporting of Inform ation on U nconventional A ircraft, with one inclosure. m FOR T H E CH IE F OF ST A FF: 'GEORGE E. PERRY Colonel, USAF Chief of M enn^ernent Policy & ;/.u,:.. ~em :nt Group D irectorate of Intelligence P RE VIOU S COORDIN A T ION VA LID security INFORM ATION i^trictl» a^-w ^j^^ SECU RITY INF ORMATION 6 5 StaffAssistant Chief G-2, D epartment D ept of the Air Force Ha, USAF, AFOIN 2. To assist the Air be appreciated if such data as «ed flying objects could be lined in paragraph 8c and I 1. Attached for of Air Force Letter interest in unidentified 1 M M Harlcw /71067 200-5, dated 29 April 1952 w hich expresses the Air Force objects and provides for a reporting procedure. in collecting Information on this subject, it w ould come to the attention of Army personnel on unident to the Air Force rapidly and substantially as letter. 3. Contents of attachment may beXused in any manner you desire for the issuance inclosure ifled flying objects rescinded: Letter AFOIN, Subject: dated 18 September 1950, w ith one Air Farce an this subject is hereby Information on Unconventional Aircraft U . The previous cocssunlcatlcai from of instructions on the reporting of 200-5 U i DIRECTORA TE OF TN TEtLTQEN CF SECU RITY INF ORMATION AFOIN-LAl/M aJ Harlow /71067/ht W rtn. 26 Aug 52security information h/A M EM ORAND UM FOR RECORD PROBLEM : 1. To advise the Army and Navy as to the current Air Force interest in unidentified flying objects and gain their cooperation in reporting such data as may become available to Army and Naval personnel. FACTS AND D ISCUSSION: 2. In the past, AFOIN has requested that the Army and Navy assist the Air Force in the collection of data pertaining to unidentified flying objects. Our desires w ere made know n in a letter AFOIN, Subject: "Reporting of Infor­ mation on Unconventional Aircraft," 18 September 1950 w hich w as signed by M ajor General Cabell. 3. 'Then the latest AF Instructions on this subject w ere issued on 29 April 1952 (AFL 200-5) action to advise the Army and Navy of the existence of new instructions w as deferred at the request of ATIC pending the develop­ ment of an "Observers Questionnaire." This form w as to be used as an aid in the extraction of information from observers. General use of this form is not contemplated at this time. U. At the w orking level, the Navy has asked to be informed as to the current Air Force desires in this matter soonest. At levels low er than /Z/g headquarters echelons of the Air Force have mis-stated our desires to echelons of the Navy. Instructions on this subject w ittu^the Navy presently are conflicting and confused. 5- Not for inclusion in the D aily Staff D igest. RECOM M END ATION: 6. That d/f to the Army and M emo to the Navy be forw arded, asking their cooperation in the reporting of unidentified flying objects and outline a desirable reporting procedure in accordance w ith AFL 200-5. ACTION: 7. Recommended letters have been prepared. Request they be signed and forw arded. COORD INATION: AFOIN- AFOIN-IX (J^\ AF0IN-1A --------------------------------------------- SECU RITY INF ORMATION SECURITY INFO ’ A FOIN -lA l/M aj H arlw/71067/ht/26 A ug 52 Rewrtn A FOIN -l/Col Cook/sr/56548/29 A ug 52 2- SEP 1952 A FOIN NENDB ANDU M FOR: T H E DIRE CT OR OF N A VA L IN T E LLIG E N CE SU BJE CT : (U nclassified) U nidentified Flying Objects Reporting 1. A ttached for your infcreation and action considered appro­ priate is a copy of A ir Force Letter N um ber 200-5, dated 29 A pril 1952 which expresses the A ir Force interest in unidentified flying objects and provides for a reporting procedure. 2. T o assist the A ir Force in collecting inform ation on this subject, it would be appreciated if such data as m ay com e to the attention of N aval personnel on unidentified flying objects could be reported to the A ir Force rapidly and substantially as outlined in paragraph 8c and Se of attached letter. 3. Contents of attachm ent m ay for the issuance of instructions on flying objects. be used in any m anner you desire the reporting of unidentified 4. T he instructions in this ccuiBunication supersede those con­ tained in A FOIN Letter dated 18 Septem ber 1950, subject, Reporting of Inform ation on U nconventional A ircraft, with one inclosure. __ FOR T H E CH IE F OF ST A FF: 1 Incl k «/ * A FL 200-5 GEORGE E. PERRY Colonel, USAF Chief of Nhnfs Policy * M anagement D irectorate of lute P RE VIOU S COORDIN A T ION VA LID security information R ES TR ICT ® AF Oni-lAl/Maj Harlov/71067/ht SECU RITY INF ORMATION Wrtn 26 Aug 52 THE D IRECTOR OF NAVAL INTELLIGENCE (Unclassified) Unidentified Flying Objects Reporting it w ould, be unidentified flying objects and provinterestin for your information and action considered appropriate. Letter Number 200-5, dated 29 April 1952 w hich Incl AFL 200-5 FOE? THE CHIEF OF STAFF: SUBJECT: the Air Force rapidly and 8e of attached letter. 2. subject. Of Naval 3. Contents of attachment the issuance of instructions on the objects. U. The previous communication ft is hereby rescinded: Letter AFOIN, Sul on Unconventional Aircraft.” dated 18 1. is a copy of Air expresses the Air ides for a in collecting information on this if such data a* may come to the attention objects could be reported to 1 outlined in paragraph de and used in any manner you desire for of unidentified flying Air Force on this subject of Information 1950? w ith one inclosure. — SECU RITY INF ORMATION ■ iR CS TR ICTE B R OU TING -------------------------------------------------SKW IH INFOR MATION------------------------------------------ COVER S HEET " S U S PENS E OR IGIN OF B AS IC DATE TYPE ' • • 26 Aug 52 M /R DATE S U B JECT (Unci) Unidentified Flying Objects Reporting AS S IGNED B Y NU MB ER coluim to denote review of conflated action. (X-for action:Initial "IN IN OFFICE OU T IN OFFICE .M U T IN OFFICE OU T IN OFFICE OU T AFOIN (3) OIN.1 J 0 IN- 2 OIN- 3 OIN-X ^^A. J2 OIN-1X OIN-2X OIN-3X OIN-X 1 (1) OIN-1A w 0IN-X 2 c>i^ /ah CAB LES FILE S R NAVAL OFF DIS PATCH ^^ H S R AR MY OFF TO: DATE 26 Aug $2 COMMENT NU MB ER _______ AFOIN-1 THRU AFOIN-1A and AFOIN-1X FR OM: COMMENTS (Use revert*, if necessary) 1_______ .M aj Harlov/71067/ht For approval and dispatch, D /F to D epartment of the Army G-2, M emorandum for D irector of Naval Intelligence w ith accompanying M /R for coordination. ROBERT U. ROSW URM M ajor, USAF Executive, Collection Control Brancx. Collection D ivision ,. D irectorate of Intelligence RE ST RICT S SECU RITY INF ORMATION AF HQ -- 0-86 PR EVIOU S EDITIONS OF THIS FOR M AR E OB S OLETE. G/h D 6 6 16 (U nclassified) M aterial for P roject Blue Book ^ Chiefj A ir T echnical Dept of the A ir Force Intelligence Center H q U SA F - lFCIN -2A 2 W Fotrrnet/crab/71016 • right-Pat ter son FB 1. T he inclosed letters are for your inform ation, appropriate action and retention. 2. E ach of these letters has bean reviewed by this office for possible application to the project. Replies have been prepared expressing U S F appreciation 3. It will be noted that the basic them e of ionisation is present in varying degrees in all these letters, and they are therefore som eiA at sim ilar to letters received from P rof, H eber and M r. H ollywood and forwarded to you by separate DF. BY COM M M D CF T H E CH IE F OF ST A FF: 7 XnclsA Vorig DF only) 1. Ltr fr M r A .G . H anke /A mes f. beckett V w illiam w . W ILCOX Colonel, USAF 2. Ltr fr M r 3- Ltr fr H r 4. Ltr fr M r 5. Ltr fr M r 6. Ltr fr M r 7- Ltr fr M r G . Vondrasek J.O. Luthy G .F. K ennedy J. Scott W.E . Oak no H .H . Sloss No M /R is necessary COORD INATION ^°r’ Poli°y ^d M anagement Group Office, D eputy D irector for Estimates D irectorate of Intelligence ii fCjBHATIOb SE CU RIT Y iH FOta^1108 (Unclassified) Correspondence Concerning "Flying Saucers" Counter Intelligence D iv., D irector of Special Investigations, The Inspector General S EP - 2 1952 i D eputy D irector for Estimates M aj Foumet/cj/71016 D irectorate of Intelligence, D CS/O AFOIN-2A2 1. Inclosure 1 is forw arded for possible investigative action. Since M r. Springer gives no address, it is impossible to correspond w ith him and ask for additional information. Therefore, it is requested that steps be taken to have Hr. Springer located and questioned in order to determine (a) the reliability bf the information in Inclosure 1, (b) the credibility of his informer, one Samuel P. Jones, and (c) any additional information w hich may have a relation to the intelligence investigation and analysis of "flying saucers". If M r. Springer’s claims in his last paragraph have any foundation w hatsoever, it could have an important bearing on the project. 2. Inclosure 2 is forw arded for your information and any action considered appropriate. The clipping referred to w as not recieved. 2 Incls: 1 2 Ltr dtd Ltr not fr H.D . Springer 31 July 52 fr Anonymous dtd Coordination Copy AFOIN-2A2 Col T . W olfe -7 W IT LIAM W . W ILCOX S Colonel, USAF Polioy and M anagement Group Office, D eputy D irector for Estimates D irectorate of Intelligence AF0IN-2A AFOIN-2 6 1952 v3\ (^/ h///- S^c^ SECURITY INFORM ATION M E M ORA N DU M FOR RE CORD P ROBLE M 1. T O prepare R&R to OSI. FA CT S A N D DISCU SSION 2. In a personal letter to G eneral Sam ford, M r. H . D. Springer conveys inform ation concerning the activities of one Sam uel P . Jones who has professed com plete knowledge of the "flying saucers". A ccording to M r. Springer, this M r. Jones predicted the recent appearance of unidentified objects over Washington, D.C. and vicinity som e tim e before it occurred. It is desired to have M r. Springer contacted to determ ine certain inform ation bearing on P roject Blue Book. 3. A nother letter of anonym ous origin intim ates that there is som e unusual activity on a m ovie set in California. It is desired to refer this letter to OSI for any action they consider warranted. 4. T he R&R will accom plish the referrals m entioned above. 5. Subject m atter will not be included in the Daily Staff Digest. A CT ION RE COM M E N DE D 6. A pproval, signature and forwarding of attached R&R. COORDIN A T ION Col I. W. Wolfe, A F0IN -2A 2, E xt. 75990 Col W. A . A dam s, A F0IN -2A , E xt. 71564 Col J. J. M orrow, A FOIN -2, E xt. 71110 — SECURITY INFORM ATldW July 31, 1952 M ajor G eneral John Sanford War Departm ent Washington, D.C. Sir: G eneral Sanford everybody is taling about the flying saucers I don’t know how I ever got enough nerve to write you but I think it is m y turn now to put in m y nickels worth. A s one servicem an to another I think I can talk frank with you. I think I know the m an who is responsible for the flying saucers, it is a long story but I will try to m ake it as brief as possible. In 1929 at an inventor’s m eeting in Long Beach in the Rainbow P ier I m et a m an who called him self, at that tim e, Sam uel P . Jones he had a m otor that everyone thought was a fake. H e would explain it to you but no one would believe him but m e. So as a dum b cluck I tried to give the m an a helping hand, he said that this m otor could be m ade in any size or horsepower, could be put in ships, locom otives, cars and airplanes. A t that tim e I knew a doctor in Long Beach who had a clinic and a yacht, I took this Jones to this debtor thinking that this doctor m ight finance him for a m otor for his yacht. A fter the doctor talked to the m an awhile, the doctor didn’t beieve him , thought he was nuts, so then I forgot all about this m an Jones until World War II. I m et this sam e m an in the South P acific and he was a Skipper in the A rm y T ransport Service. T hen after seeing him again and knowing the position he held I took it for granted that he m ust be pretty sm arty not nuts. I becam e very friendly with this m an we chum m ed together for a coule of years in the South P acifica and every ones in awhile he would tak about his invention. I asked him if this Invention was so good why is it that the G overnm ent wouldn’t take it. T his is what he told m e, that he had tried to get the G overnm ent to take it and they laughed at hm m and he finally got an interview with P resident Roosevelt and the P resident told him that at that tim e he also had an idea before Congress that if it didn’t work out they would all go to the insane asylum . H e also told him that his idean was a thousand years ahead of tim e. Later in1947 I got a letter from this Jones asking m e to com e to him , which I did, in H avre, M ontana he had a plane that I would call built with this m otor, this was the m ost dam nable looking plane I have ever seen. It was m ade like a saucer, about 17 feet in diam eter and it would fly through the air with a control m ade from the base of a telephone. T his I saw with m y own eyes. H e said that it would fly so fast through the air that the air would m elt, and I asked him ”how fast will it go”, he said actually he didn’t know but would figure it m ade a speed of 3 to 4000 m iles per hour. C 0 P Y M ajor G eneaal John Sanford July 31, 1952 P age 2 A gain, I asked him why he didn’t do som ething about it and he said it was im possible. I also, asked him why he didn’t patent this m achine and he gave m e am ny reasons, thit each and every part about the m achine had already been invented and it would take a m illionaire to procure the patent rights to this invention. I also asked him wasn’t he afraid that som eone would steal it from him and he told m e that the public was funny that they couldn’t see no further than the nose on their face and that if you had a secret that you wanted to keep to tell everybody and nobody would belie v e you. A bout three m onths later I received a letter from this m an telling m e that he was ready to m ake a test, a few days later was the first tim e I heard about the flying saucers. Since that tim e I have received m any letters from this m an Jones. A bout three weeks ago I received a letter from him again telling m e that over Baltim ore, Washington, A lexander Virginia, etc., that he was going to let the whole world know that his invention was possible. T hen I went to the A m erican Broadcasting Com pany, a couple of newspapers and tried to tell them this story. T hey wouldn’t even listen to m e and it has happened again. If this m an Jones is not the inventor of the flying saucer how is it that he knows two or three weeks ahead of tim e when they are going to fly? I think that if you will find this m an Jones, I know you will get this fantastic story straightened out. H is address I do not know but he writes m e to m y box in Detroit, M ichigan and I receive a fetter m aybe two or three weeks later. When I saw the plane or whatever you want to call it, in the air, it would go so fast you would hardly see it. It was round like a saucer, had a tail like a plane, and when it would sway (as I would say) in the air som etim es it would look like a pencil, som etim es like a egg, and again it would look like a balloon so you take it from here. U se your pwn judgm ent, you have m y perm ission to do anything you want with this letter. M y nam e is H . D. Springer, I have no perm anBhti address but I live in Detroit, I am going back east tonight at 9 o’clock P .N . Sincerely yours. H . D. SP RIN G E R COPY M A JOR G E N E RA L JOH N A SH M FORD IN T E LLIG E N CE DIRE CT OR U S A IRFORCE WA SH IN G T ON D C DE A R SIRS: I A M E N CLOSIN G A N E WSP A P E R CLIPP IN G A P ROP O T O M Y LE T T E R. YOU R SO CA LLE D FLYIN G SA U CE RS H A VE BE E N SIG H T E D IN N U M BE RS CLOSE T O P E BBLE BE A CH CA L. G OLF COU RSE . T H IS IN FORM A T ION I RE CE IVE D E ROM A S ST A R M E M BE R OF P A T A N D M IK E M OVIE CA ST ON WH ICH G LK F COU RSE T H E M OVIE IS IN P RODU CT ION . M Y IN FORM A N T WA S A LA RM E D A BOU T T H IS P H E N OM IN A A S ON CLOSE R BOOK T H E Y RE SE M BLE M IDG IT A T OM BOM BS WIT H T H E IR FA M ILIA R U M BRE LLA FORM A T ION . I A LSO LE A RN E D T H IS BIT OF IN FORM A T ION . ON E OF T H E WA RN E R BROS. SOLD ST OCK T O SOM E ON E LA T E R IDE N T IFIE D A S A CON VICT . H E SA ID Q U OT E "I DIDN ’T K N OW WH O I WA S SE LLIN G T O." T H IS M R WA RN E R WA S A LSO T H E RE . I WA S A LSO T OLD T H E RE A RE T H IRT Y E SCA P E D CON VICT S OCCU P YIN G H OU SE S SU RROU N DIN G T H IS G OLF COU RSE . A M A CH IN E G U N IS M OU N T E D T O ST RA T E G ICA LLY G U A RD BA T E . OBVIOU SLY ON E OF YOU R A T OM BOM B CRIM IN A LS IS ON T H E LOOSE . T H E SE P E OP LE FE A R T H E Y WILL N OT BE A BLE T O LE A VE T H IS M OVIE LOCA T ION A N D A RE A LL SE CRE T LY WORRIE D. I WA S G IVE N T H E IM PRE SSION T H A T A T LE A ST ON E OF T H E SE CON VICT S IS CRIM IN A LLY IN SA N E . YOU M A Y N OT K N OW T H A T IT T A K E S SOM E T IM E S A S LON G A SOU R YE A RS T O COM PLE T E A P ICT U RE IN ORDE R T O G E T E N OU G H T O DIST RIB U T E A LL OVE R T H E WORLD. I WA S T OLD T O N OT IFY T H E P OLICE . I T H IN K IT WILL T A K E SOM E T H IN G BIG G E R T H A N P OLICE A CT ION T O SOLVE T H IS. Chief, A ir T echnical Intelligence Center Wright-P atterson A JB Ohio sec^: (Reete4e4e*>) U nidentified object which fell in water off Okinawa, K ot 50 Dept of the A ir Force H q U SA F -A F0IK -2a2 M aj Fournet/fb/ 71016 1. Reference recent report of interview with T /Sgt E m ery G uri of WA DC re­ garding above subject, an attem pt has been m ade to determ ine the feasibility of requesting an investigation by the m ilitary authorities on Okinawa. A hydro­ graphic chart of the area (Incl. 1) was obtained in order to study the soundings. H owever, a question arose over the exact location. On the aeronautical chart Jlncl. 2), Sgt G uzi Indicated the location at the northerm ost point of the island (Sedo-m isaki or Redo Saki), but on checking his sketch against Inclosure 1, it appears m ore probable that the location was actually Oku since there is a lagoon there about 1 m ile wide and a native village at the southern edge of the lagoon, which seem s to check with his sketch. 2. Request Sgt G uxi be reinterrogated, using Inclosure 1, to determ ine the m ost probable location in question. In addition an attem pt should be m ade to pin­ point the exact location at which object entered water. 3. If it transpires that the lagoon at Oku is the proper location, it will probably be feasible to investigate since the water is very shallow. Should it be at Redo Saki, however, the depth of the water will probably prohibit an inves­ tigation. U . Request return of Inclosures 1 and 2 with reply. 2 Incls: (w/orig only) 1. H ydro cht Okinawa 2. A ero cht Okinawa BY COM M A N D OF T H E CH IE F OF Chief, Policy and M anagement Group Office, D eputy D irector for Estimates directorate of Intelligence CV^ M /R is attached COORD INATION: AFOIN-2 AFOIN-aA€ coordination cy . KJ IN -2.2 M aj Fournet/dmb/71016 SEr’" W rtn 25 Aug 52 ;a;qR'.in3Uii for record PROBLEM : 1. To prepare D F to ATIC. F ,CTS JD D ISCUSSION; 2. T/Sgt Amery Guzi, assigned to /AD C at -P AFB, recently appeared in person before Project Blue Book personnel at ATIC nd volunterred in­ formation concerning the sighting of an u/i flyob on Okinaw a in Nov 50. He stated that the object had fallen into the sea. 3. Sgt Guzi pointed out the approximate location on a map and drew a large scale sketch of the area. 4. This information w as forw arded to AF0IK-2A2 for the purpose of determining the feasibility of an attempt to recover or otherw ise locate and examine the object. 5. A hydrographic chart of the area w as obtained to determine the soundings nd thereby judge the feasibility of an investigation. Ho. ever, it w as found that the data reported by Sgt Guzi did not tally Tilth the hydrographic chart. ATIC is therefore being requested to reinterrogate Sgt Guzi in order to resolve these differences. The attached D F w ill accomplish this. 6. Subject matter w ill not be suitable for inclusion in the D aily Staff D igest. ACTION RJiCai.LITij ~D ; 7. Approval, signature and dispatch of attached D F. COORD INATION: AF0IN-2A2, Col .'olfe, 75990^ AF0IN-2A, Col Adams, 71564-^ .FOIN-2, Col Borrow , 7111C><^/ security r.._ ;