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10. Altitude .. .
11.D Direction from observer South
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13. Direction of flight of object(s) Northeast
14. Time in sight 10-15 minutes
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office, dated 1949, requesting investigation of
undentified aerial phenomenon Watertown, New York on
11 May 1949, and to Report pe cial Agent GORDON R. DALEY,
District Office No. York,
dated 29 July 1949.
2. Transmitted herewith are two (2) copies of Report
by Special Agent DANTE G. COwEN, District Office No. 11,
Tinker Air Force Base klahoma, dat August 1949, and
Report of Special Agent LOUTS COLEMAN, District Cffice Fastar
No. 9, Barksdale A uisiana, dated 30 August DOWNGRA
1949. DECLA
2 Incls (in dup) JEROME M. BRAUN
R/I, DO #9, dtd 30 Aug 49 Acting District Commander
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R/I, DO #11, dtd 9 Aug 49
WF-O-5 OCT 48 15M Carbon n copy to: UNCLASSI IFIED
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UNITED STATES AIR FORCE FILE NO. DATE
The Inspector General 24-17 9 August 1949
OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS REPORT MADE BY
REPORT OF INVESTIGATION DANIEL G. COWEN, S/A
TITLE REPORT MADE AT
PROJECT "GRUDGE" DO #ll, Tinker AFB, Okla.
PERIOD
INCIDENT, WAT 8 August 1949
11 MAY 1949 OFFICE OF ORIGIN
DO #5, Wright-Patterson AFB .
STATUS
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CHARACTER SPECIAL INQUIRY
REFERENCE Report of Agent GORDON R. DALEY, DO #22, GriffisS AFB, 29 July 1949
(File 24-4)
SYNOPSIS
DETAILS:
CITY, OKLAHOMA
On 8 August 1949, Capt ssistant Operations
Officer, A-3, 2059th Air Weather Wing, Tinker AFB, Oklahoma, stated in an inter-
view that all records for the month of May pertaining to release of Rawinsonde
Balloons in vicinity of Rome, New York are on file at the Data Control Unit,
leans, ana Port of Embarkation.
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Orleans, Louisiana attached hereto marked Exhibit A".
REFERRED UPON COMPLETION TO OFFICE OF ORIGIN
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explained interpret such
data and Officer consulted and
interpretation obtained fligh
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of the car. The yehi fter
getting out o stated that t pprox-
imately a f rectangular in shape, similar
color. She further statod that there seemed to appearing from
the south, gradually gaining altitude or about three minutes.
moving to the northeast slowly, un complotely disappeure approximate
tine the objeot was visible was estimatod at fromn ten to fiftee ninutes by this
informant boted that the weather was excellent on this date, with no
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16. Sound d and odor
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by the writer, 'r stated drivin rural area near
Watertown, New York on 11 ed an object hrough the sky
She stated that thought she we seeing she immediately
called the attenticn o other passengers, Mrss
her daughter object alighting from the
vehicle bjeot in the air
resombling an automobile hub cap upe closer scrutiny it seemed
to be a vilar to aircraf uselage. She stated the object
seenod nearby hill about ore-half mile away to th southeast, was
visiblo as i it movod slowly for ten or fifteen minutes, gaining altitude for two
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11. D Direction from observer SE
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12. Distance from observer
13. Direction of flight of object(s) SE - NE
14. Time in sight Approx. 15 Minutes
15. Speed , slow
16. Sound d and odor None
17. Trail Light smoke same long
18. Luminosity . Refleoted light
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flight, that approximately
act distance we deternined. S sc-shaped,
appeared to shiny, similar automobile hub object
seemed to appos nearby hill and Black
River, New York abou miles northeast or observation point Che added that
the ob jeo mainodalt ree mirutes
New York rosults and
the small ommunity in neighborhood investigations were not
made on any of these writer asked lri about her vision
in order to dotormire it s acouracy und she rolatod that she is far-sighted but
does not wear glasses, vision was not obstructed at the time of
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2. Transmitted herewith copies report, Special Agent
GORDON R. DALEY, Distric Force Base,
New York.
3. Your attention is invited to Undeveloped Leads setforth
for OSI District No. ll, Tinker A: homa City, Oklahoma.
4. Investigation is ndeveloped
Leads results
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Two others who were riding
withMrs aw this phe-
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who was fascinated d by the sight
and her mother, Mrs
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