4 _ gggeomeren se GNCLASSIFIED wo, . | a ccna GN VT “neident #67 eee ( ATi W. 2w « : Aa OF fre = eee J - —— ee err er Ee ca tee See ——_ - Pas Av 10. 7 | 5 Miles South of Placeprrille, ie o- ~“Se. 6 OO Ee EE ee eee y ee . Calif. Te Prey ae. ee ee ’ SOU RG I eee — s OO PO es ~—-—— ———— | FUT UO , _——_—— ree eee ee - wiih GF WPOWT «. « & DATS ITH TO ATIC «= — = —— Oe ae eee ———— —- eee eee Oe —-— eo. THE OF SLCMUONG 1400 PST. COLOR —_— o- ~~ =o eee ow me Polished Chrome ——t SHA ni’ OKO. - on aco shtiliincitieeae OPO bigs Beare aes ye 3% Lia Lie Civilian Coupic ee te ee Sheol eo ——_—— ~—-———— ————— ee _—<—<— - oe x ) te 4 4_..ong.= Ab" deep eplicencmes UT To BU coun te S_ (80 deproes) LENGTH OF IME Gpcerven Short Period em ——_— ee ——— Se re ee 8 ee ee Oe ars oo — JO. WW Gin TY?! OF OBS FAVA TON z Auto ce ——_— 2 ¢ oe then, P Bo " , ee ee ee - Citta 5 oe eee ee ee Ls: 2, nee tenis shallow dive 7 « ro f aad - NUT * ea. T4- . SKATCHS « « « : ps | yey vem ad * : ee UNCLASSIFIED Pp. H Qompurary ATIC Form 329 (2 gan §2) ~~ « ‘_—- ~—+=* - ee mete eee Ue -_- _—_— oo + 7 tee © ae eee Sa. *'% . ‘ -_o- ee eae OOO Or
a , Dre HYNEK'S EVALUATIONS EXTRACTED FROM PROJECT GRUDGE REPORT, TiCILENT “INDEA 1, Astronomical @ Eigh probability: #26, 27, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 48, 49, 59, 60, 66, 69, 70, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 101, luz, 103, 104, 116, 119, 132, 136, 140 147, 148, 158, 174, 194, 18>, 187, 197, 203, 204, 208, 216, 212, 238, be. Fair or low probability: : WIS, 20, 25, 24, 28, 3b, 35, 46, 60, 63, G7) 86, 82, 93, 100, 112, 120, 121, 122, 130, 144, 153, 165, 166, 167, 175, 192, 199, 202, 205, 220, 230, 240. 24 Won-astrononioal tut sugsestive of other explanations ®. Balloons or ordinary alroralt: #S, 11, 22, 41, 42, 53, 54, 73, 81, 83, 91, 92, 113, 114, 115, 126, 131, 138, 141, 145, 155, 156, 157, 159, 160, 161, 163, 169, 171, 173, 178, 180, 182, 198, 190, 194, 195, 196, 193, 200, 201, 209, 21u, 217, 222, 255, 237, 239. »» kookets, flares or falling bodies: mM, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 25, 56, 65, 78, 106, 107, 108, 109, 133, 170, 211, 218. ©. Misosllansous (reflections, auroral streaners, birds, sto.): #59, 89, 123, 124, 128, 146, 164, 181, 199, 214, 221, 231, 234, 5. WYon-astronouical, with no sxplanation evident a» Lack of evidence precludes explanations #38, 44, 45, 47, 56, 57, 72, 86, 87, 88, 90, 99, 110 = 125, 127, 187, 139, 149, 150, 177, 179, 191, 206, 229, 232, 233. Les 2 ' ! ; ‘ Fi» o» s0, Li, ei, wr» 7, 40, ol, wis oy, .» "9 Vea 3, ‘1 75, 76, 77, 79, 84, 105, lll, 122, 135, 151, 3 f, 154, 162. 368, 172, 176, 185, 186, 193, 207, 215, 225, 224, », 228, 227, 236, 241, 242, 243, 244, 13
“<« UNCLASSIFIED. se Incident #67 -- noar Placerville, California == 14 sugust 1947 If details of the obsservers® statement are accurate, it would be difficult to assizn an astronomical origin to the object sasn in tris incident. ‘hore are a few statements which, taxen alone, stronrly suggest that a neteor wus observed: hign rate of speod, "seemed to pe in a snallow dive,” white smoke trail, : . . ih . "disappeared in a puff of dark gray smoke. owever, unless tis description of the object (4-6 feet long and lu-14 inches wide) and the ostimated distance (less tnan lUOU feset)-are illusor: Yo re the moteorisa explanation will not hold,
| > st od . Sie | - ‘ o = - = » é o F ] : . _ a 4itwW : te P , * we 5 . ; : J a Gee ahs a MW) : ! a rt ‘ ; . : » = i« in } ~ ’ ‘i _ > v . : . 5 wit wp . h gs » f } “~ j = be } ie ed : , . ‘ f 7 5 > } ’ i ’ " j \ <4 »ee> > / ~s . - 30) io > see ad sa << ’ - a 7 4 : . ‘ T. 1... + ‘ . ’ - P 4 = — = 5 o- én ; i - > ee r) ’ nr ee ee : | ; , ~ ’ fis, | i } } 4 — = j > I ; ; = >’ 4 : - = , > = , " - s ‘ is wl uf . ‘ sy a ta . 3 ° _* re P ! . ‘i ; 5 — . . J , | ‘ 7 — - 5 . 7+) ‘ mut, vr Pp - ’ eo : . Ati & +? , . ; “ ‘ 7 . > . nr = ws 4 H 4 | ; ? “4 . , md > = ; ,werr " ‘ . « . . ; ’ a = — | 2 — ’ i a ; ; > ; } _ ‘ , a s ; } ‘5 ; * b . ‘ei J. ; ; ’ hes e | ; * 4 oe ° | - ; sd ; 7 ye * 2 = - . -_™
Yu : easie akideale Get Oe : . a "| + SS = Pe od * Woy! *” > Le ET ON AL AFTER Nh MBL tacs? 8 SN td’ be - ’ : a; FP) RRM SOR iy OO ttt — . eo - F 7 Pt ete teh s ’ ER IS wee! ~ el, atl +. LRT ac | Pome reerr ee - Sos eee ee) oe a a — Cane eee de Oe ote = — 2 ew So
gy CUNY Nn Ie NER PONIN TCS AS tRNA 2 AY TRA AMET TACT So x ous Woes _ corte er NBS wt ia 4s \ f wae weet & wo (ewe -" ie f ; e,! gion : : ” iio } Sina ww) on ee as ee a + of eubeerer~ ‘ wre £3 bt aR ys cee a og “Se? 2 alan . 4 SIP Gee man © ecintinatiine sR : fe eee + ee oe ——— ak a ~ —_—e- ™ at eee ee eee ee ee ee ee ~ —_— ee
jaoeemeapere ye > gt tee Wwe 4 eer tos Wik meer : - ' : ‘yy “ : " : " ‘ . 7a” ~ be ES RR ES: ae wy haeierone bi ey — : ‘ ee 2 4 : ; ’ ~~ 7 ’ “~ “4 “ fA * A ate ‘ = ov ve wn ep eh id aap o- Car 4h - aa a ie ia Piet j DIRE IO ener od Aare “nM Ley ‘ whe Ae orig ‘+ ‘e hart ‘ ‘ - ) : : ' ‘ . eZ °° , _~ » - * \* . eX Oe Ss ‘ at 14. ~~ Vie ‘ A on ’ 4 ~ . . , " ‘ . . : . 4 ; ‘ - ~? ° ‘ . » j + - . ~ , ’ , : + . ‘ "Tr " : , oY : ° + , tee. aa '‘ e % ; > =? e* - ; - : . +» ua» > e., > ‘ . Me OO E A. 4 : = - ~~ : 4 a ~~ ‘ : . . ~ _ - 7) ‘ ‘ oe - «a -~ ‘ * ~ -, a - ‘* . >.* te? ; sts ® : 7 ee A : oo, = ° of : > J r * > ! 1-” se tid st ; 7 4 7 e rsa" ‘he JZ -) Oe ? . ; . xs , pe 7 J _ ' : lei@i. « ‘* 7 - . ‘ : . : _ - zal.> ~- - . 4 " " wf »* > : _ 7 : 7 : * . meets “ ' : . , : . -, : tl. . *% At " n . “ ; _* > > . c ‘ - ; : , , mo -s ; q > . " a ; > : . : ° : “9 te — sd a ‘ ert v4 7 . . . = ' Se . -r e+. tere Rs ~ 8. by __ ; e > ST 4 ° ies iteata i. _- ; r* io a- 8 ” a a ad : > - Pirie tes. tht tert : . — a ee . . . a” : ” ‘ - 7 "2 . “ ’ ‘yi . pres . » » 2.2 > . ’ P ? “ vty’ - o a > 4 . - eo "abate . ay 19) 5 . : - . WOME PBR yp (> he ae Sn cy, —— ot es eel Re = —ee SK SS + eee el fhe et ee 4 et Oe te - ee ee - nl am i, lt te la
os " - LPR, ere’ Ae 9° eer we ene LYON AEM AMRIT, COREL ANS NAG LOD SETS ay “4 4 a Le | , a¥e* m. a << ae SS i | -s | , San 7 - **, 2 NR 2 : . "Pa oS “~~ ~ ’ are sf? - *% " et » - . w ~ ~~ ? al ” > s > 4 , . © < 5 Tay 4 A . ; . - . » ‘” ; ‘ * non ." . ; i‘s Se > . a . ig ’ “ * aiding : an) , ~ . “ +14 . ’ 2 a : : : oe : Ww a "Se 4 ft eet pee CARY a p : : OO Se La , x * me a? LAr Lae ny i - ‘ 4 _ . ; ; ‘ ' ss . ‘4 ? ~~ 4 ‘ - y 4 - ¢ . as of J ‘ . - * “a i aS “a 3 : o «a F a4 ‘. « " s 42 ° . —- [,> ~~ - * be - r 1 i“ ~ * > “fe « t¥ a . . . r . » Rah ‘ 4? . 7 P . : > , ‘ « _ . - y 4 :? ¥ ia u** MJ ‘ «f ‘ Pe | ih a : vS3 ’ : +’ o~ty : ©* y > - : -* »* s + P ; Vite ® . ’ > woos ‘ > . a e » : 6 2 ’ . ‘ ‘9 . ; ™ : . - f. ’ - ms : . 2 oe * an ’ -% . ws eo i . 9 ® : , : = . a? : t ; d “Landi “ : ; : a DP Piet eee At . se a5 , at * steers Mwy F ie ¥ . u.. £2. _ - Oy a ‘* . . " “eS aie . . = oe ; eA tad A» . 2%e4 = ont SLA Ola. 6UM oo @ ~8ee = ' " ' : ¥ >» i 6 ¢ hn! oy © OR me "hes ¥ } : Pant IS 5 GREE TRIN, ede CER ne Sn een .
Otserver fire? notices & woite emoite treil anc whiie seerchime fc- iis sour be @@ Gh otgect * to © ti. in demetb ty 20° tc L& Gmthbes wade emt of: metal cue woich peve ofi & very brught Treiiecticn site Highly pe.ishea chron: lt wee first observed et 1050 position to the automobile. Uper Treacnine a@ ick pesition it wes enguited in @ puff of dark grey smoke about 10 Ste in Cismeter’ pete wes & change im the coler of the smoke. The obues % WES taevrel t ¢ terrific speed end seemed to be au ea shallow dive. Ween the puff of «: enpeared the object disappeered compieteir. Ho particleswere observed iciling riom fror it. Ine poin? of Cisennesrauce seemed to be ebort BOC vercse 2 fror’ cf @OMMMMM Soere war no possibility of veing hicoen tr vegetation oF verrei. It appesred rectenguler for the most part, but once it anpeared to heve & very slichtly curved top surface. 1+ seemed more like e rocket than Gise Like. It seemed tilted in a seni circle. NOTE: Agent notes the point of observation would afford a sweeping view thre Loe of the cenvon end the sumth side of WeBBer Creek. | (Pegs was not definite ac to whet part of the field of view he bad seen tht object and indicated thet it could heave been as fer as the horiser.) Any object or particles tharecof would be in a six squere nile erea of wooded mountginous terrain full of canyons and revines. Agent thought thet witness could heve EekEH seer e conventionel type of Aim ereft which due to the distence from which it was observed presentec no disi- inguishine feetures for the short period it was observed, however agent could not eccount for the smoke trail.
T CIDEN @rpatapy wir
Ri Ast LOIN L YOU ATL ibd’
<€ be filled out and retained in; ‘es)
1. Date of Cbservation . .1% dug 47.
, Time of Observation . OO. ..... UNCLASSI Sic.
3. Where 1 Object(s) Sighted . FTYS,MDO9S ,SQUTH OF PLACTRYVILSG, . Cali’, ce aa
eee ee . 6 §eromeo: 389 42% 54 North. 1299.71.25. West « “a 2
lie Obsert ver's Position . . « , . GROUND .- * . (i aN Peet ee 4 +@ . x woe ‘ . .
(i,e. ground, air, control tower, etc.) “mM
6. Occupation and/or Hobbies ASURANCS EXSCUTIVS WITS The PIM OF MC GYTRS AND, ,
WALLIS AND IS A GRADUATE OF THS UMIVGRSITY CF CALI, » | ft kk ee
ho eee’ j tracted to OU} t (s) Ce ie oe ee ee Be ee ek oe
Be Mamba? of Goseebis) Sighted. s 4.4.4 <.5 £4 6% bee ERE HO Oe ee Se eR
Je SLze ‘opi Ob jsc 2 % gaa 13844 in ,digo pa . ‘ . . : . . . . . . . . . .
10. Gol ce ; Ob ject(s) ~ olisged¢ Garopium , . . . . . . ‘ . . . . . . . , . ‘ . . 7
- gh $f Possib Seemed rectangular gxceyt for 2, snort period when it
Sra srt | : ahaeet air zsh tom surface. Seemed tilted in a semi cirche,
Lis Nature {) t minosity * . , al . ” . . . - ‘ . al ’ . ; . ,. > ’
3% a t Lm” r, sc] Di starnee of VT) act from Ob erv + _ ugtingt ad ye Pe ”- Oe ; i > . i , . -
_* .
j ihe a tn
—_ / 7 J —— os a> 5%:
_ . ° . , . * . ° . ° al . . 7 . 7 . . . . . . . . . . a . - + + . 7 .
Re , lanka or was and/or axh - Toati A waite smote trail was .2irst.
)IseTTId . ater oB8ject was saveloped ia put of Cars sray sGnoks. ,
. ; - ‘ - ,. > <= »
|
— . > . . . ’ : - ‘sa © ; .
. 7 . eS. # LO 2 3 ~« oe ' - : : u > 2 _-_ ; - me -< J. yre | on — Te BAS a | > >
~™ © . ._” . * .
. _rs - ~~ » as te he ne ae Ped } ~! ~ens~ ~
~- bs 4 ~~ et dD eared La 2 ~—— = ~~ p Re gh, —s 7 ™ >
oe et er “ee ’ . ; °- ‘ : . . . > ’ . : ; :
.
.
" . ‘ eal
sa ; bad eee et we oe 5 ’ : " ’ . . , «
+82 isvarse