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FORM
FTN sep 43 0-329 (TDE)

January 14, 1950

FIES | :
Commanding General WNCLASS! /
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Air Materiel Command ee
Wright Field we
Dayton, Ohio

SUBJECT: Project Saucer A/e

On ! 12, 1949 at approximately 5:00 p.m. Central Daylight
time I was yihg on course from South Bend, Indiana to Sky

Harbor Airport, Indianapolis and wes at a vosition approximately
halfway between Westfield and Cicero, Indiana, marked "C" on the
accompanying chart. As I remember it, there were light widely
scattered clouds between 5000 and 6000 feet. I was flying at
10000 feet, approximately due south heading, by myself in a

Cdssna 120, NC7714, owned by Sky Harbor, Inc.

At that tine, I had 155 hours of solo, 28 hours dual, 56 hours
cross country, and 2 hours cof night flying logged; at present,
I have 205 hours solo and &2 hours cress country lozzed. I am
a photosrapher, and have been for the past 13 years; was a
photographer during most of my five years of army experience.

At the above mentioned time and place I saw at a heading of
approximately 130° what I thought to be an airliner. Upon
watching it further as our course seemed to be converging I

saw it was moving at a speed more rapid than an airliner
normally travels. It was larger than a jet, so when it see eee
over McCordsville (marked "A" on the accompanying chart),
started my chronograph and kept the oc rdect in sight until :
degree heading of approximately 250° was reached. At that time
it vanished ttn the sunlight at a point I plotted on the map,

marked at approximately "B".

I definitely saw the object cross on a westerly course from
"A" to "BY", approximately crossing over Castleton and Nora,
which are two prominent land marks in that area. ‘When it
approached McCordsville I tripped my chronograph just to see
how fast it was going and keptit in sight from position "A"
accurate to approximate position "B" for a period of one
minute and twenty seconds. I immediately tried to raise
Indianapolis radio, but the transmitter was not strong enough

to raise them.

On arriving back 4-9 the airport I waited until my instructor,
Gordon Schwartz, #74980, who resides at Lawrence, Indiana,
employed by Sky raphor, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana, "returned
from an instructional hop, and discussed the incident with
him. He suggested that I forget abcut the incident as the
papers and magazines had carried it as a hoax, hallucination,
publicity, etc. I proceeded to forget about the incidant.
Upon reading the article in the current issue of True hagazine,
I discussed the incident again with my instructor and other
eople. So I have decided to make this report in svite of |
Noniaia in the papers and the fact that there is no evidence

but my own to substantiate it. ne. 2p ae

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could not have been an aluminum barn roof or a4 lake, and, in
my opinion, it was the approximate size, or perhaps a little
smaller, than the Graf Zeppelin, shaped in the same general
tshape as the Graf Zeppelin, which I saw some years back from
approximately the same distance in South Bend, Indiana when it
passed over or just south of Niles, Michigan on its (I believe)

around the world flight.

Referring back to point "BY on the chart, this is only approximate
due to the fact that I saw it cross McCordsville, Castleton, Nora,
continuing that line and estimating the degree heading that it
disappeared into the sunlight of the near-setting sun; and where
the two lines intersected I marked the point "B" as shown on the
chart. There was sunlight glinting on the entire length of it,
and it showed roundness and a seemingly bright finish, such as

polished aluminum.

There is no further information that I have on it. 1 would ape
eciate no publicity or mention of my name in connection with

s. At the time, in the plane, I made notes on the tack of
an envelope, exact time and ell the figures:which I have either
mislaid or has gotten thrown away. All the above is accurate
as I remember it. I have the original chart, which I marked

at the time of the incident.

If I may be of further scrvice tc vou in this matter, please
advise.

Yours very truly,

Tndienepol ts ete Lane

mregaee Meet ly
UNC int oe bE be

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UNCI. ASSIFIED:

HEADQUARTERS
AIR MATERIEL COMMAND

COMMUNICATION. AND EN- WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE

GENERAL, ALR MATERIEL DAYTON, OHIO

COMMAND, ATTENTION FOL-

LOWING OFFICE SYMBOL:

“ICTS XA HWS Jed
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pt iti polis 14, ae

Dear Sirs |

COORDINATION Receipt of your letter dated 1); January 1950 is

COPY hereby acknowledged. )

Your letter will te forwarded to the office interested

AXA (63h in these matters,

If further information is desired you will be contacted.
Your action in writing this Command is appreciated.

Yours truly,

yh Coase x fo Riese

PRYAN L. DAVIS
Colonel, USAF
Air Adjutant General

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