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PROJECT 10073 RECORD

Williams, Arizona

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NUMBER OF OBJECTS

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10. CONCLUSION

Astro (FIREBALL)

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7, PHYSICAL EVIDENCE

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BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS

Observer sighted a greenish-blue flash of light.
to be a fireball or meteor heading to the NE,

traveled in a straight line and disappeared behind an
obstacle,

FTO SEP 43 0-329 ({TDE) Previous es iittons of this form may be used,

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Veil educated, good character

(inwlowW, Arizona,
Was intemvyLewed sad guvized 1.2

ouserved the Yiretall oc cetearite atGls4 hours on 18 Anvil lous, approxinately *

(10) miles north of Flacstarf,Arizona, Interviewee observed the Virebell fro his

LOEB y in the rear of the museum, ‘dile sitting in bed. (Shown as a square on ochibit
4) » "onl; ome (1) Pirelli wes seen and informant was apyproxisate ty 50 oF OO miles away.
(Approximate location of the Fireball is withih the arva covered oy the ructanzle on
CeRibit Aje lhen Interviews first cbserved the Fireball, 15 was .p: oroxhuasel7 &O
caves above the iorison and disappwared at apyroximately d Jegrees 2 Tom the NoriZone
‘onaiceriny the brilliance and closeness of the lireball, tur. URED Stt08 : it was

Srem 75 te 100 miles fish. Yo comp the fireball far two secomis befors it faded fron
view, The object was roursi in appearance, was the size of a 24) watt light bulb at

25 feet ami ts origst qven in color with a bluish tail. Tw Fireball appeared to be
‘raveling @ Straigat course in a north westerly direction. Howrver, he advised .e vas
not positive of the direction of flischt due to his aniwle of chservaticn. In as :mich as
informant was indoors with his bedroaa window closed, be ieard no suumle ie observed
ho evidence of smoke or exhaust and did not notice that it affected the clouds in an»
“37e Considering the object was a meteorite, it would have been traveling at 24.2 mila
per secorxie The Fireball faded fran view ami probably fell north and cast of Las Vegas,
Vevadte (lit. advised he ias Seen neamy falling mateors, Sut cne seen on 1S
Anril mma r darger and more brilliant than amy he has seen. Informnt imew of nr
~ther individsals sho “ad seen the “‘reball,.

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Syuten was livteryviewerd and auivised he observed tne eae bal ox sy pestedieter at O145 cna

1S April, LQu9, aporoximetely 27 miles NG of Plagtart, Arizona, (aporoxt Location
ig within the area covered by rectangle on <ccuilbit A). nes gs at vas actors ng a Santa
Pa bus, with his windew ulosed, and was appreaching we CURLS flascon Yhheel hill
(shown as X on xhiidt Aj. Tntervlensee observed 2 sirki gy corty 32 ligt, ami saw
Pareball, fran 5 to (0 seconds at approximatoly <0 *to 50 dames above OO Aorlacn,
Inly ons fireball was weem and it apveared to be not over LUO Soet above tae terrain
waveling a Straight course in 2 “northeasterly Sirection. “# fireball was blue sven
an color and informant » umable +o astinate 43 Siz@e (le soved ox the Mireball
.ppearad to be sli gitly siower than that of a falling star. I[nasmuch as intervie
was inside the bus, ce ‘ward no sound$ Saw no evidence of moke x Andy and did
106 Notica that it affected the cloxis in anmywaye informant advised she fireball
\isapreared behind an obutaclie. lageMecivised le sox so en _ falling meteors,
but none were as larg? ami Yilliant as the one seen on 15 April 15.95 ‘SiR coon
ox no other imitividual who nad seen the Pireml.
+ eS: neon employed as a driver for the’ Camtinental Bus 3S:sten

speroxtnately 5 1/2 years and has been driving the ‘Tinslow, irisona-ieedies, Calif

~icht route for 4 years. Subject en Joys mnotomranpny and woodman icing 23 a hobby,

wit spends most of iis off duty hows at either hobby. wormant cas no Wo Scully
Jetermining color or sveed of objects, [lis attention as dra to she Fireball sy

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Flagstaff, Arizona - rege
U.S. Weather Bureau Office

APR 29 1945 Flagstaff, Arizona

MEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE SD-OSI /JEM/tan

WASHINGTON

THE INSPECTOR GENERAL, USAF
STH DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORGE BASE, DAYTON. OHIO

1 June 19L9

IN REPLY REFER TO 5D 2bi—21

SUBJECT: PROJECT GRUDGE
SPOCIAL INWUIRY

rO3 Commanding General

Air “nateriel Command

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ATT: MC LAAS

1, Forwarded for your informition and necessary action is a cepy

ef Report of Investigation, subject: "Eireball Sighted liear Flagstaff,
Arizona on 1S April 1919," Pile Now 2y4-c, dated 2S April 199, from
mon Mee -—
10 #17, Kirtland AFB.

2. Ha OSI has directed the 17th CSI District to forvarm reports
directly to your ‘ice in the future,

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/ Acting 2Di strict Commander

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SYNOPSIS
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“rean FPIRSSALL was sichted above san trancisco Peaks at 0146, 15 April

Rev 1d a. lavstarr, arizona advised ne saw rinsdauL from santa ze

b sieht (8) miles east of “Williams on hisnway ¢ LRwe vi: e i

= .) r Uw 2) seconds at aoproximately JJ G8e2rees avove Cas no

traveling in an gasaterly or north easterly Girection at 12,9000 reate rixs-

An wag approximately 16 miles from oos9s

rlilbalLL appeared to ve a meteorite or ball of fire and was largest on
3e@e1 oy Loarormante bserver umaole to estimate soeed and haard no sounde
ye. (‘LL traveled in «a straicht line and mysteriously disanpearea osnind an
Oo0staclee xneveread Ge, is pastor of Lutheran Church; has ceen in comaunity .

1 mumber of years; ig 40 anateur astronomer and enjoys a gooa reputation in

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nelshnoorhoode ILInicrvant is well educated and of excellent charactere kktractd

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of weather report dateu 15 april Losey, Yoo wastern otandard line Tor rrescovt,

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» winslow, tau Lanyon and suny, -j\eile, lal rlazstair
rt ror 02190, ob' mde seven (7) individuals contactea and acvised they :

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iriver of Santa Fe ous in which Reverend @@MMPwes riding. Ae «new of no one
who nad seen FIREBALL. vlc SOR, Greynound sus Lines, advised they

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Ke . American Meteorite huseum, odserved ri vZBALL at 0148, 18 april

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Probing Fiere Sourge. 1

| Coast Guards and Wildwhot pol. | |
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| which fell on the roof of @ fish dock
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Carl Exstrom, who is associated ||
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| tion, reported to the coast guards |
the presence of a Mare which struck).
‘the roof.
Coast Guards from the Cane May ||
, base in their preliminary study ex. |
pressed the belief the ftare was fired |
. from’ a gun at close range. They)
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TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 12, 1949

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Rall of Fire Seen, |

PILOT PURSUED IT

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Salieyed Meteor | Washington to Mitchell Field, L. 1..

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i ‘he Oil Aeronautics Administta-
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4 brilliant ball of fire, dDelleve bv : 1 ; :
Resi py ° = whe we * bothe : station that ne first sighted the AAs }
rities to Rave Seen A Tete. i| (of Are while fying at 8000 feet.
i - cicteie - 2 re ets. ares of tne \ ;
ee, ~e es. a He said he followed the ooject i
term Seaboard at 7:29 o'clock last | .
: bles “tT et oer a downward enurse to 4090 feet oe-
mcht, Is agparentiy Tanded at 5&4.) | cone losing sight of it
Tom Afr Porre pilots. fiving near)! ° HOSES ; ‘
TT " nr , , (1! The second plot was tn the same
minzton, Del,, and an airport at-)| .

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tendant at New Castle, Del. were) 4 _ ‘
, = A); phenomenon, The two aviators com-
ne the persons reperting the ob-/q/ ° '
“i ee 3 ; S pared observations when horn landed
fost nf the or4 s* eva.wifnesses a: : . aioe
later at, the Long Island field. Their

identities were not disclosea.

SCORES OF CALLS

* Scientists ‘at- Harvard University

9 Observatory said they received scores
+. the New Castle County Air. |) OF calla fom residents of _Massa-
‘sat thev betieved an airplane; § chuset's. Rhode Island and Connec-
“asned. Delaware State Police} * ticut. They said sf was provable that

te an extensive search, but could | & the meteor, if it was one, crashed
sa wreckage. iq) into the sea |

Two airline pilots were among ine

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iam-F. McLauchlin, a member'7 ; :
-e fire department at the New|) , °Ye-Winessts Ralph W. Buriora.
© airport. said the ball was|| | 0f Syosset, N ¥., and Robert C. Rod-'

: ; | thay “ |} som, of New York, said their plane!
-green with a tat! that seemed}; & penitence 1
~e shooting red flame.” #as..apvroaching Providence. R. lL.

McLaughlin said that at first nepé | ¥hen Ahey .gishted “the brightest)
cht it was an airplane afire| 4 flame. they. had ever seen. |
noting an emercency landing at/"' They estimated hat the objec bes |
sorth end of the airport: But | 9 gan to «disintegrate. at adout 4
n seconds the oorect disappear - \4 feet.
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103 observer was unable to givs any further information and knew of no ons a
“4 9 0n the bus or in the community who had seen the PIREBALL. e9

the observer, Reverend SRMBMMMMBMBe nas been a residents of Plagstaz?,
Arizona for a mwaber of years ani is Pastor of the Lutneran Church, 515 N
iimoaresy. tInaforman$ is an amateur astronomer and oywmed his own talescove 3

in illichigan before moving tc Arizona. Revsrend njoys a good revutation oes
in the community, is well educated and of excellent character, i
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The Prescott Sectional eT ee is attacned as an inclosurs &

to Districs O7fice 417, Kirtland J

ey wideaninenniagiiaite |

3. On 1g April : 1949, Official in
Charce of the U.S. Weatner Bureau Offise, Post Office Building, was contacted
and a certigzied true extract of the weather conditions (axhidit 3) at Presesss, : fo
| Flegstaf?, Vinslow, Graad tenes A and Zuny, N.oM. was obtained for 15 April 14¢6 *:
at O339 Bastern Standari Tine, 0150 liountain Standard Time, Mr
advised tie Flagstaff waether is “also given as of 9210 MS5T to show ths ‘s
rapidity with whish the sky became overcast after the 0130 PODER Ys The Grand |
Canyon reocort is given for 2245, Bice | April 1949 and 0445, 19 April 1949 ines
mich ec tuey were the only two readings taken near the tine that the Fizssas Y de
wes s82n, stated he had not seen the FIRSBALL and knew of no ose a
let ‘ eS ;
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The original extract of theeweather renort is attached aa an inslosurs rt
to District Office #17, ‘lrtland AxB. a
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| 4%, Phe following nemed individuals were contacted on dates shown and oe
pdvised they had not sean the FINSSALL, had no calls concerning it, anda r

knew of bo one who bad »sbesrved its

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Staff? Astronomer, Lowell Observatow f

Pr eee Smoloyes, 2 ¥

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20 Avril 1949, Dr Observatory Will, Director of the

,owell Obdse +or , ;
20 April 1949, Reece. Manager of the Telepnaan .
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2). April 1944, a , Baltor of the

Arizona Daily Sun
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Informant was 50 or SO miles from FIREBALL and observed it for two (2)

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seconds, FIRSRALL first seen at appromimately 60 degrees abovs horizon
ond faded from risw at 3 iszreas, Considering brilliance and closeness

Informant estimated PIZTBALL was 75 to 100 milss hizh; was round ia

20pearances was about sae size of a 100 watt lizht bulb at 25 vaet and

oright green in color with a bluish tall. FPIRTSALL travaled a straight
sourse® ia norta westerly direction. No sound was heard; no amoke or
exhaust was evident and Iaformant did not notice the erfsact on clonda,
Considering Fitssali a meteorite, would be traveling 26.2 miles per
second. TZINGARALL probably Yall to earth north ani sast of Laas Jez
Nevada, Informant ‘mew of no one who had seen FIREBALL. Ar ae
cad deen enoloysd by Dr. WHOM ror 11 years and has been at
nusaum for 2 and 3 years as guide amd leeturer.
arms and roci collecting as hobbies; has no diffi: 7 cetermining
solor or apeed; ia well educated; is aa semateur astronomer ana of good
slaracter, The following individuals sither knew of oo one who
h not heard of it,
Cameron, Arizonas | Tuba
Grand Canyon, Arizona;
ail of Yilliams, Arizona, ‘rs , Sed
iiviaed ehe did not see FIREBALL. Phoenix Gazetté news art
inciosed as exhibit.

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ks Tnia laveetization is vredicatad upon a news cogeel in the Phoenix
Gazette, dated Aprtl 13, 1949 statiazg that a lar<ce [

rroan YIRSBALL travelinz
in & aorthwester!y itrection was sizited at 1; 4S AM today hizh above San

Transisco Peaks, “lagstaf?, Arizona by GaaMew assistant Director

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2, On 19 Aprtl 1349, Reverend Pe ese 12 Vast Columbus Street,
Passor of the Lutheran Church, was interviewed and adviasd trat he waa

ee J in the rear of a Sante “s bus Beturning from Xinzeman, Arizona on

¢ April 1949 when he observed the PIREBALL or meteorite for one (1) or

CWO (2) “seconds at 2200. Informant was apvroximately siznt (4) miles

gast of Williams, trizona on highway 66 (dssizgnated by an X on the Prescott

Sectional Asronanutical Chart, Exhibit A) wnen he saw a vrillient flash of

itz zat and two (2) seconds later observed the FIRZBALL, The FIRZPALL lizhted
he northern horizon and Reysren believed 1% was aort

34 tereaves Mountain, (Approximate location shown by a circle

on Sxhidit A).
The FIREBALL avpeared to be annroxrinmately 30 desrees above tae horizona

traveling in an easterly or aorth sasterly direction at 12,000 738%,

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‘(aformant advised 23 wes a>vroximately lo nilas rgrom -:2 S7RFRALL aad thas
a3 greenisa Dlue in color, The FIREBALL apoeared to is 2 ueteorite and
‘22 observer advised it was tne larrest on2 “2 hed ror 528 3Lorman’s wes
290ie to estimate tas speed oF the PIRGTBALL and hsard no ma .~LasmUuca =*3
23 Tiding near the bus enzine with the window closad. .@ 3s was
yo ant tae FIRSSALL bad no aonarent a*ract 2. She «a ’ ho PTO WRaT
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vontinent al iva Lways, ROOT] <3}, YU mmericai clote Le 2UV LSS prev oc dale =,
‘5% * “+3. “3 % 4 ° 4% 36 = es on : 7 .
PRY, sid A Street, irivona vas the driver of tne santa Fe bus
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in = the riding when ne saw the FINUEALL. Mr BLAND

in Needles, California and was cue in Winslow on the

norning of the 23rd. Interviewee advised they had no other schedules

. ecriving or departing from the Ylagstaff area wnhica coincided with the
time of sichting of the TIRESALL.

| 7e On 21 April 154 ovo W. Siren, Hamager of the
Creyhound Bus Depot ‘was sontacted end advised they had no buses arriving or
devarting from the Flagstaff eree which coincided witn tae tima of sishtineg
of the FIREBALL. Interviewee knew of no one who had seen the FIAZZALL.

8. On 19 April 1949, -this writer obtained a copy of tne April 18th
Arigona Daily Sun in which the article concerning the FIR“BALL was printed,
(Ushibit C), where lr Cig i scent Director of the Americsa
Metecrite Muséum reported a larze creen PIE ALL hien 172 in Francisco

teks ab O146, 18 April 1949,
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fhe original cewsvever erticlée is attaciis 3 : inclosure @4o District
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| 1944, anproximately ten (10) milas norto of Tlagetaff, Arizona. In
Observed tas VIRUAAw from his home, in the rear of the wuseum, while
eigtiag in bed. wh ass eqnare on Exhibit A). Only one (1) FPIFSBALL

was seen and Informant was approximately 50 or 60 miles avay (A>vroximate
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meholt A), ia aryiewee rst observed the -IRSRALL 16 was avnvroxinatel7
) desreses abov@yytne corizon and disappeared at : roximately 5 desrees from
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tae direction of ata due fo his anzle of obseryrtion. Inasmunen as Informan
was indoors with a bedroom window closed, be heard no sound. Te observed

no evidence of smoxe vr exhaust and did not notice that it atvected the clonis
in anyway. UCoasideritng the object was a meteorite it wonld heave been travel!:
/ at 25.2 miles per second. FT radsa d I

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erc 2ast of Las Veeas, Nevada. ! advised he oas seen many frallinoz
“eke hut 12 | 4 h } . _— ™ lita :
mevecrs, DUG One seen ON is April was much larger end more orilitent than enr
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DisTRiCT OFFICE No» 17, KIRTLAND AFB

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Will interview Ur LES &. GUWERY, 111 A Street, driver for thse Santa
Ha Sus Company to determine if he saw ths FIRESALL and if so, obtain all
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oa 19 April 1Ay9, Nevers
or the Lutheran Church, waa intervie
of a Sante ae bus retiuconing fran Kingman, Arizona on 15

ised that he “ms Sitcing in toe reer
Acwil LLg Then he observed

thea Poxetals or meteorite for one (1) ar two (2) seconds at O00. Informant was
sobroximately aight (s) siles cast of ‘Tilliams, Arizcrm cn hijgmmuy 66 (designatcd by
an “+ on the Prescots Sectional Aeronautical Chart, cxmioit A) wien ae saw a Srilliant

was 17 V4

Semanal of Aight and frag (; ?) geconds Later cbhserved tne Fircboall. he Pire 1 li-snted
the northern horisor and ler > aaa belicved it was norta and cast of Sitervaves
Mountaine (eemuate location snown by a circla on sxhibit Aje 22a Firebalt anmared
bo be aporoximately 30 desswes above the ooriscnm traveiing in au easterly or norta
easterly direction at 1,000 feet. Informat advised he ws approximately 16 miles from
the Mireball and that it "as greenish blue in coleor, the Frireodall. appeared to bea
moteorite and the ocserver advised it wma the largest ong he bad ever seen. Inrornant
was umable to estimate the speed cf the Pirenall and cearm! no sour inasmuch 33 58 ws
ricing near the bus eniine with the =: -ncow "clove the sky vas clowiy and the Fireball
had no apcarent effect om the clouds. She Fireball traveled in a straignt iine and
wy8teriously disappeared Relvind an chstaclee The observer ws unable to give my

further iniormacion and «mms of no one on the bus or in the comamity who had seen the

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