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This investiration was predicated upon information receivod durin;
the investi-ation of 4th District Case {o. 33-144, "UNICINN SUSdczCT."
Case Noe 35-144 was predicated upon a letter from !leadquarters, OsI, File

NOs 0, dated 19 !ay 1949, inclosing a letter from Mir. @aRRReemeeyp
Baltimore 15, iaryland. ‘i'r. QM oxpressed a de-
g n information to a hizheranking official of the Air

Force. Om 7 June 1949, \'re Qaim advised Special Agent ADELS. kT C. von
MAUCHER that in approximately 1924 he purchased oneehundred (100) shares
of stock from a ire JONATHAT Ee CALDTULL, who alleged to be a represonta=-
tive of the Gray Goote Corporation. Cpecifications of the aircraft to be
built by the Gray Goose Corporation stronsly resembled objects reported
as flying disks in the nowspapers in recent months, -and !'r. Mim felt it
his duty to report the incident to the proper authorities. All attempts
to obtain documentive evidence from itr. have proved futile. A trip
from Baltimore, Waryland, to Salisbury, /aryland, was involved, and ire
QM continually fails to keep appointments for the trip to calisbury.

Mr» SEE contacter the Baltimore Field Office of the FBI
at approximately the same time this matter was reported to ieadquarters,
USAF. The Baltimore Field Office is not conducting an investization and
has authorized the Detachment Commander, Paltimore Letachmont, 4th District,
OSI, to proceed as he sees fit in this investization.e. A ocneck of the in-
dices of the Baltimore Field Office revealed that one JONATLA! E. CALDACLL
actively enzazed in the Glen Burnie area in 1938, solling stock for tha
building of an unorthodoxetyvpe airorafte Large numbers of citizons in

Glon Purnie and Anne Arundel County are known to have purchased sizeable
quantities of the stock. No record of@@iipemmmingr is available in

the FBI Field Office.

Om 17 August 1949, Mire HERBORT C. ESTEP, Postmaster, and lr. George
ROGERS, Assistant Postmaster, Glen Burnie, harylend, were interviewed in
their office. They revealed that the last know address of CALD.::LL was
c/o General lelivery, viashington, De Ce, and in approximately 1940 he
moved from that address and left no forwarding address. It was further
revealed that CALDIsLL rented .0. Box 98, Glen Burnie, iaryland, in the
name of “Rotoplane Company." ’ail forwarded to the \jashington address
has been returned stamped “moved = left no forwarding address."

On 17 Ausust 1943, Special Agent von !'AUCIDDR contacted Trooper Jill
Je HARBAUGH, Tadve 105, Car 13, “aryland State lolice, Anne Arundel County,
Varylond, conceraing any information which he misht have in reference to
JONATHAN Le CALDIULL and the building of the Gray Goose in the Glen Burnie
area. Trooper /IAKSAUG! edvised that CALIN/LLL had resided on the old Lypton
Farm, now owned by Ire LidIS PULUIMRLY, real estate dealer, in Glen Burnie,

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Maryland. Trooper NARBAUGIH described FUUPHREY as a “shrewd operator",

and advised that the exact nature of the investi ation be wit.held fron
FULchReY, and that all contact with this individual be maintained on a
local plane. Trooper JiARDAU3i! explained that, due to the economic factor
involved in the Gray Goose Corporation, any interest shown by “eadquarters,
Air Foroe, in the matter might jeopardize the actual recovery of existin;;
models.

Mre FULDVHRCY stated, in substance, that CALDIELL lived on the old
Lypton Fara in 1955, and used several outbuildings on the farn as work
shops for the building of some type of flying disks. CALUWLLL sold stock
to numerous people in the Glon burnie area in this project. CALOJILL dew
parted hurriedly during the night, leaving several pieces of aircraft eauip=
mont in the outhouses on the farme CALAIULL owed IU GiiY avout .600,.00
ronte PUiciRc¥Y sued for and odtained possession of furniture which CAL)).cLL
left. This furniture was sold to settle tine debt. fUWHRcY stated that he
was not interested in any of the "junk" which CALI/LULL left behind and that
Trooper HAKEAUGH was welcome to it if he would remove it from his property.

Special Agent won MAUCHIEER, accompanied by Trooper HARBAUGH, located
two models in a tobacco shed on the Lypton \’arm. Doth of those models wore
in bad state of repair, but it was obvious from examination that these ob=
jects had been used in some type of aeronautical experiment. Lue to the
lateness of the hour and the circumstances surrounding the situation, no
effort was made to protect these items at this tims.

Qn 16 Auzust 1949, Trooper HANDAUGH was contacted and arran;ements
were made to photograph and sketch both aircraft models on the [ypton rarn.
The old Lypton Varm is located 200 yards north of tne Old Annapolis Road,
near Varley jark, Anne Arundel County, :aryland. ir. =e now
lives on this farm. Mr. GERM was intorviewed concernin; the plane
models in the tobacco shed, and stated, in substance, that the objects had
been there during the five years that ne had lived on the farms that they
were no concern of his and he had paid no attention to them. He mew noth-
ing about the models that would contribute to this investipzatio.

Two models were found in the tobacoo shed on the Lypton Farm. One
model, an autoeziro type plane, had beon manufactured by the Gray Goose
Company. CaAlimulL sold stock in this model, completed the experizmwntal
molel and is reported to have flowm the modol for from five to ten minutes
and reached an altitude of approximatoly 50 fte Tho other model was built
by the Rotor=ilane Company and did not reach the flying stage in its develop=
ment before CALIASLL mysteriously vanisnede It is believed that the Cray
Goose was licensed under CAA Lixperimental Woe WAISYe The following is a
physical description of the Gray Goose:

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The Gray Goose had an overall length of approximately 14 ft.,
with a rather conventional-type fuselage. A 9-cylinder, 45
horsepower French engine (Somerson?) was mounted on a conven-
tional front fuselage engine mount, driving a conventional
two-blade wooden propeller. The model had no wings, but
possibly had stabilizing airfoils located in the general wing
position. The fuselage was a single cockpit, tricycle land-
ing gear affair, with a high square vertical stabilizer and
aroed rudder. A spring steel tail skid was mounted to the
rear bottom of the fuselace, and some type of horizontal sta-
bilizers were attached to the fuselage near the conventional
position. These horizontal stabilizers appeared to be mounted
away from the fuselaze on an "A"-type fram, and one informant
stated that the inventor had "some type of a crazy rig as far
as ailerons were concerned." The cockpit contained an alti-
meter, a tachometer, an oil pressure cuage, a fuel pressure
guage and three blank instrument spaces. The plane was con-
trolled by means of a stick and rudder pedals. The fuselace
construction consisted of three-quarter inch welded steel tub-
ing, covered with aircraft fabric. Mounted on a tripod above
the fuselage was a disk, approximately 14 ft. in diameter.
This disk resemoled two dinner plates face to face, with a
winder cord of 12" and an outer cord of 5". The disk was
built of reinforced plywood, stripped with aluminum on the
edges and covered with aircraft fabric. A center revolving
axle was controlled by an expander-type brake. Four airfoil
blades, approximately 3 fte in length and 12" in width were
attached to the cardinal points of the disks. Present con=
dition indicates that these blades could be controlled, there-
fore making it possible to change the pitche The blades were
of airfoil-type construction with a cord of 3" on the leading
edge and 3/4" on the trailing edge. The leading edge was
stripped with copper and the blade was constructed of polished
hardwood. From present appearances, the disk was free rotating
and was given its momentun by prop blast and forward thrust.
The engine had been removed from the fuselage and was no longer
on the premises.

The rotor=plane was in a bad condition and was not immediately identi-
fied as being a second model. Very little of this model is now available
for study. The model, as it exists today, consists of a plywood and steel
reinforced cylinder, approximately 14 fte in diameter and 3 ft. in depth.
Six airfoil blades of the same type as wore used on the Gray Goose were
elso found. These blades are approximately 8 ft. in lengthe Two bands,

10" in width with a roller device attached, were also founds

On 18 August 1949, Mre and i'rs. WGP ee,
owners and manayers Glen Burnie,

Maryland, were interviewed concerning CALDiiLLe The Glen Burnie Airport

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is located about two miles from the old Lypton Farm, where CALIIELL de-
veloped the aircraft modelee ir 7 ql stated that he had been approached
by bre CALDWSLL sometime about 1939 concernins hanger space and the use of
his shops in the development of the models. ‘'r. (@RMP etated that he was
interested in the idea until Ire CALDIULL stated that he desired to pay
for the services with stock in the companye [Te nin stated that he took
one look at the model that CALD/cLL was building on the Lypton farm, and
told him thet he did not want to have anythin; to do with it. ir, a
stated that he knew nothing else about the matter, but he believed that
one of his mechanics, a iire JONI Wag, had worked for CALDWULL during
the building of the models on the Lypton Farm,

On 168 August 1949, ire gies, a rachanic employed by The
Standard Air Service Corporation, was interviewed at the Glen Burnie Aire

port, and stated in substance that he had worked with Ir. CALDIZLL for
several months on the Hotoreplane and the Gray Goosee ire Gale stated
that he was told by CALDs_L that the Gray Gocee flew in the ..ashington,
De Ce area for about 15 minutes and reached a height of about 50 feet.
Mre GAZ said that most of his work had been done on the rotoreplans,
which he attempted to test fly because “everyone else was afraid to".
The rotor-plane was powered by a 1938 (7) Chevrolet en-ino and failed to
lift iteclf off of the ground during testse Hr. Qa atated that tie
vibration was awful and he expected the thing to fly apart at any time.
CALDISLL had a small model of the rotor=plane powered by a 1/4 hepe elec=
trio motor that would lift 14 pounds several feet off of a table. ‘ir.
esoribed the model as a beautiful job of construction. AM stated

t CALI.ALL left in a hurry during the night, leaving the models behind,
but the emall working model of the rotoreplane has not been seen since
CALIM/ELL disappeareds

lr. and lires.SR and ir. @@were cautioned by Special Agents
BELK and von MAUCHLR, as well as Trooper HAREAUCH, who was present durin;
the interview, that the investigation was of a classified nature and they
were not to talk about the investigation to anyone.

ire ulate: sscgsiecigiees residing on the Lypton Farm, was inter-
viewed on 18 August 9 and stated that an aircrat't engine had been at~-
tached to the Gray Goose until about a year agoe At that time two white
mon, about twenty years of ace, came to the Lypton Farm in a 1933 Chevro=
let and removed the engine, fuel and oil tanks and all of the fuel lines

and wiring from the Gray Coose. tie kmew nothing else that would contrie
bute to this investigations

On 18 August 19¢9, ir. RA, caretaker on the Lypton
Farm, was interviewed for the second time, and stated that he had no

knowledze of the rezoval of the engine, but tro younr men had come to
his house about a year arco and said that they were interested in renovin;
tho fusela;e of the Gray Goose. Aftor examining it they decided that it

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was not worth taking away, and left empty-handed. SQM remembered that
the engine was missing at this time, but stated that he kmew nothing about
ite

AGENT'S OTS: ‘_Dereeepetiemceegens was very reluctant

to talk to this Agente ile continually made the statement, "I don't know
nothinz, I always mind my own business, and this thing is no business of
mine, or my kids’,"

On 1€ Aurust 1949, ‘re REM was confronted with the ale
leged information that the enzine to the Gray Goose had been repaired in
the shop of his Glen 4urnioc Airport within the past year by Trooper HARIAUSH,.
Although ir. @iMM@e had denied in a previcus interview any knowledce of the
engine, he suddenly remembered that a re LOUIS S. GREWTWELL, a student of
ane :. had approached him to buy an aircraft engine. re QR stated
that GREENWELL was employed by the Glen Burnie Post Cffice. |

AGENT'S NOTE: During this entire investigation, sr, Tae
bg ECE wpe ts 228 Pe eR eeete,

Qn 18 Aucust 1949, ir, BOOM, Carrier, was interviewed
at the Glen Surnie Post Office, and stated that he had removed the enzine,
fuel tanks and wirinc from the Crey Goose about a year azo, with the per=
mission of Ta and now had the engine in his basement. ‘he engine
was completely disassembled. Trooper HARBAUGH instructed ee, +> re=
assemble the engine and bring it to his house as soon as possible.

On 18 Au;ust 1949, Mre QUE, 9924 Wilmont Court, 3altimore
2, Maryland, was cor.tacted concerning an artist's conception of flying
discs reported seen by him on 29 Jume 1949. The 4th District, SI, cone
ducted an investization of this incident and rendered a Pendin;, Report,
dated 18 July 1949, under Case #2478. Special Asent BULK desoribed the
Glen furnie models to MMMM and he made a drawing of both models from this
desoriptione A photograph of this drawing is enolosed as an exhibite

On 19 Aucust 1949, a detail of five (5) men and driver, accompanied
by Special Arent won MAUCHLR, proceeded from Camp Jiolabird, Paltimore,
Varyland, to Slwaton Crossin:, ‘arylend, in an Army truck, 1-1/2 ton,
2x 4, loaned to the Paltimore Vetachnwnt, 4th OSI District by the Camp
Holabird ‘‘otor Foole The truck departed from Camp Holabird at approxi«=
mately 1250 and arrived at the home of State Trooper J0" J. UANDATICH,
Maryland State lolice, near Glen vurnie, iaryland, at 1350 hourse The |
detail, accompanied by Trooper HARBAUGII, went to the tobacco shed on the
Lypton Farm and loaded and removed the “Gray Goose" to a place in the rear
of the garace at the home of Trooper EAXDAUGH. HARBAUGH had received per=
mission to remove the objects from the property by ir. GET, omer.

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The detail consisted of the following EM: S;t. lol Rais. gu
WRuUERe; S;t. dR singer, Sgte ae
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Hepennunepemeees The criver was Pvt. _iibihiiabeneEessee: .

After the trusk was unloaded a reporter from the Baltinore “veninu-
Sun approached Special Azent NF: ond atteapted to obtain a state-
ment concerning the objects. Von NMAUCESR oxplained to the reporter, who
identified hinself as one BARI, that he had no statement
to make and referred the reporter to Captain 0 Li, at the 4th OjI District
Officee Trooper liAKBAUGH made a similar statement.

On 19 August 1949, Speeial Agent von LAUCHOR interviewed Gaia

and GE, sons of ir. ghee, who live on the Lypton
Farm, and these individuals stated in substance that they had known GRR,

Te cnareerpeeltl from ashington who had invented the plane that had been

stored in the tobacco shed on the farm on which they wore living for the
past number of yearse The CGEM «ore livin, in the area ian 1940 when
See. was at the Lypton Ferm. 4@Bes was driving a 1931 Chrysler,
with District of Columbia licensee The ovr omane n that (RE reo
mained on the Lypton Farm for about eight (8) months, and then leit very
suddenly. *@ son was in his early twenty's, tall, brown curly

hair, dressed well, and wae called “Junior" by his parentse A meohanic
who is believed to have worked with Q@MBLL during the entire project

was known as "9.

On 19 August 1949, *mryland State Trooper JOIN] J. iiARBAUCH stated
that he had received information that a mechanic onlled QM who is re-
ported to have worked with HARBAUGH, may be one XLVI! DURRDYS, now believed
to be residing in lierald Harbors, Silver Sprinzs, Narylande

On 19 August 1949, at 0950, a telephonic report of this entire in-
vestigation was made by "ajor JOSLFH Je DeRAAD, cxecutive Officer, 4th CSI
Distriot, to Celonel CARPSNTLR, Deputy Director, tleadquarters, OSI.

TNCLOS URES

FOR C.G., AI? "ATORITL COMMAND, WeP APB, ATTiHes MC LAS

le Uxhibit A= File folder containing fifteen (15) photographs, with
identifying dava.

FOR HEADQUALTIRS, ot

le [Exhibit A= Tile folder containing fifteen (15) photographs, with
identifying data.

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JONATHAN E. CALDWELL UNCLASSIFIED File #24-93
GRAY GOOSE CORPORATION
ROTOR=PLANE COMPANY

EXHIBIT "A"

Fifteen (15) photographs, with identifying
data

(All photographs taken by S/A von MAUCHER)

FOR C.G., AIR MATERIEL COMMAND, W-P AFB,

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Maryland from-a description furnished by S/A C. E, "elk,

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Rolfe, “altimore,
18 August 19L9.

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Photos No. 2,3,

Tailassembly and part
of disc.

Fuselage showing cockpit
and part of disc.

Disc showing tripod mounting
and brake drum.

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Photos No, 5,6,7.

Disc showing tripod mounting,
brake drum and interior
plywood ribbing.

Rotor-plane and bands in
background,

Laniing assembly (ear) at
extreme left.

Side view of fuselage.

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State police inspect a mysterious eircraft found in an abandoned tobacco shed at Marie} Park,
Md. At first, an Air Force spokesman said the big gadget, made of tubular steel and fa fe and
named the Gray Goose, was "a definite prototype” of the flying saucer, Later, however, the Air Force

announced that the Maryland craft had no connection with the seucer.

Acme Telepinnto,

Rusting Skeletons
No Flying Saucers

Air Force Rejects

Find in Maryland

By the United Press

WASHINGTON. Aug. 20.—After
thinking it over for a day, the Air
Force decided today that two
strange old craft found in a Mary-
land barn “have absolutely no
connection with the reported phe-
Domena of flying saucers.”

Several official spokemen for
the Air Force had hemmed ard
hawed about the discovery since
the experimental! craft were found.

One had said they were definite!
prototypes (ancestors) of the fly-
ing ucer. Another later toned
that ¢own considerably.

Thén shortly after noon todfy
the Air Force released this baje
statement: sin df

abe orce states at the
te experimental aircraft, ache
Mear Baltimore. Md., yesterday
have absolutely no connection with
the reported phenomena of the)
flying saucers.”

Thus the Air Force acain stated
its skeptical attitude as to whether! ‘
there really ever had been any
such things. ' |

The eccentric inventcr of the
rotting, rusting abandoned exper-
imental aircraft discovered yester-
day was Jonathan E. Caldwell. He
‘disappeared from Maryland nine
byt? ago. No one has been able
Glsacover where he went.

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Photos No. 8,9.

View of tail assembly
Note CAA No.uX 99¥

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Disc with fuselage
and cockpit on right,

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Photos No. 14,15.

Side view of fusolare
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View of rotor plane,

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FILE moO. DATE
24-935 25 August 1949
REPORT WADE BY

TWE INSPECTOR GENERAL
OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS
REPORT OF INVESTIGATION

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22, 23 August 1949
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JONATHAN E. CALDWELL
GRAY GOOSE CORPORATION
ROTOR=PLANE COiPANY

CHARACTER

REFERENCE

Pending rpte S/A C. E. BULK, DO #4, dtd 22 August 49, file 424-93

Synorsis

Mr. STEWART F. SMITH, original informant, obtained and
turned over to the Agents of 4th District, OSI, all
information in his possession at Salisbury, »aryland.
A check of the files of Civil Aeronautics Authority
revealed the issuance of three experimental licenses
to Gray Goose, Inc. A check of the files of the At-
torney General, State of Marylend, revealed the exis-
tence of a considerable file against the Gray Goose
Airways, Ino. and Rotor=Flane Company, end the issuance
of restrainer letters. lr. WILLARD E. DRIGGER and
Professor LEWIS CROOKS, pilot and aero-dynamic adviser,
respectively, were interviewed concerning CALDWELL's
activities. Present whereabouts of CALDWELL have been
determined, but no action will be taken until requested

by AMC.

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CG, Air Lateriel Command
ATTN: iCIAXS

Director of Special Investi-
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Headquarters USAF

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DISTRIBUTION

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DETAILS

On 20 August 1949, 1. [TTT

contacted Special Agent von °‘AUCVER and offered to mate the trip to
Salisbury, Maryland, on 22 August 1949, and make available all informstior
in his possession concerning Gray Goose Airweys. Mr. @@@Pwas the ori-
ginal informant in this case, but he refused to cooperate with agents of
the Baltimore Detachment, 4th OSI District,until newspaper publicity was
given the story.

On 22 August 1949, ae was accompanied to Salisbury,
Maryland, by Special Agent MARCEL D'HOOGE. lr. QM turned over avout

twenty-five (25) items of data, including newspaper accounts, stock certi-

ficates, photographs, personal correspondence between QiiaenAMiwe:
and himself, and promotion brochures. Photostatic copies of items of data

pertinent to this investigation will be forwarded at a later date.

hir, QMBMPP stated in substance that he felt quite certaix that kr.
QQ nad no intention of defrauding any of the individuals concerned
in the Gray Goose Corporetion, and expressed the thought that lr >. Wey
actually “had something” in his ideas and just bad luck and lack of funds
had caused the failure of his project. ‘ire QQRMMoxpressed complete con-
fidence in 's ability and expressed the hope that some day Quy
would perfect one of nis experimental-type airplanes and be able to ray off
all of his contracted debts.

Information developed previously in this investigation indicated
that fabrication of the rotor-plane took place in a carpenter shop some-
where on Barre Street, Baltimore, Llaryland. Om 22 August 1949, Special
Agent OTTO D. SUDDSTAD interviewed Wr. REUDSN SILSENMA!, S10 W. Barre
Street. kre SILZERMAN recalled that a carpenter by the name of WALTER
V. DOWLING had resided at 508 Barre Street. Ar. SILBER ‘AN stated thac
DOWLING had an office in the basement of his home and a work-shop in tne
garage at the rear of the building. lr. SILBERLA believes that DOWLIUC
is dead, and further stated that DOWLING moved from 510 7. Earre Street
about ten years ago to a location at Edmonston Avenue and Rolling Road,
Baltimore, liaryland. DOVLING had a son who assisted him in his work, end
it is believed that the son now resides in Edmonston Village, Baltimore,
Maryland,

On 22 August 1949, Sgt. HENRY W. COCKREL and Pvt. ANTHONY DUTNER,
Baltimore Folice Departwent, Southern District, were interviewed by
Special Agent SUNSTAD in reference to a carpenter shop located on S.
Barre Street. Both officers stated that they had been working in the
area a number of years and had never heard of a carpenter shop in that

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On 22 August 1949, lire H. CLEVELAND LOGUE, 301 American Building,
East Baltimore Street, Baltimore, Maryland, was interviewed sy Special
Agent SUNDSTAD in his office, ‘and stated that he purchased fifty (50)
shares of stock in the Gray Goose Airways, Inc. on 6 iarch 1936 from
Mre JONATHAN &. CALDWELL for the sum of Y5.00. lire LOGUE stated threat
he purchased the stock directly from CALDWELL and that CALDWELL im-
pressed him as having a genuine interest in his invention. In his op-
ionion CALDVELL was definitely not a "con" man.

On 22 August, Special Agent EDVARD S. LEONARD interviewed ir.
EDVARD F. DODD, Chief of the Aircraft Records Branch, Civil Aeronautics
Authority, “fashington, D. ©. iir. DODD made available to this agent three
Piles of the CAA dealing with the Gray Goose Airways, Inc. A check of
the first file revealed that on 15 January 1936 the Gray Goose Airways,
Inc., 1103 Vermont Ave., Room 302, Nasnington, D. Ce, filed claim for
license for a glideretype aircraft, powered by a Farley Davidson motor-
cycle engineg no propeller was utilized on this glider. The idea was to
use the engine merely as a motivating device on the ground. CAA granted
License No. 4308 to JONATHAN &. CALDNYELL, President, Gray Goose Airways,
Ince for experimental purposes on this model. The file further revealed
that Mr. JERRY J. KOPECKY, 49 Collins Ave., Spring Valley, New York,
purchased 150 shares of stock, at 10¢ per share, on 29 December 1932.
The device was housed in a barn on Bell-Ans property at Orangeburg, “ew
York. Pathe News took pictures of the flight in 1933. Mre KOPECKY
stated in a letter to the CAA that he believed CALD7ZLL was residing in
Pearl River, Nev York, in 1934-1935.

CAA License No. 355V was granted to the Gray Goose, Inc., 3201 S.
Columbine Street, P.O. Box 132, Denver, Colorado, for the construction
of a single-place monoplane, powered by water cooled, 60 vhp, Ford
Model A engine. This plane was built in 1930. Mr. WILLIAM 5. TUTLE,
former auditor for the Denver-io Grande Railroad, was listed as presi-
dent of Gray Goose, Ince, JONATHAN E. CALDWELL, Secretary, and OLIVE
CALDWELL, Vice-President.

License Noe S9Y was issued to Gray Goose Airways, Ince, 1225 New
York Ave., Washington, D. C., for the manufacture of a disk rotor-plane,
powered by a ilodel 9-AD, Specification No. 105040, 40 horsepower engine,
manufactured by the Societe de Monteurs, Syste: Canton-Unne, Billancourt,
France. Fropeller blades for the aircraft were fixed-wood type AKL-25,
manufactured by the Aero-iarine Klemm Company. A letter in this file
indicated that a SARA McLAUGLIN, 925 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, had purchased 426 shares of stock in the airplane at 10¢
per share. This file also contained a letter dated 3 September 1947
from hire E. G. VANDERLIP, Fatent Engineer, Fiasecki Heliocopter Company,
requesting information from the CAA as to who now had control and had
invented the disk rotor-heliocopter.

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Mire As As Vollmecke, Chief of airpUNCEASSIBU BD anch, civil
Aeronautics Authority, suggested that this office contact a Professor
CROOKS, Catholic University, Washington, D. Ce, who is an aero-dynanic
engineer and is very interested in peculiar type aircraft. He also
Suggested that this office contact a iir. DRIGGERS, Hanger No. 5,
Washington National Airport, CAA ilaintenance Group. Wr. VOLLIECKE be-
lieves that lir. DRIGGERS, a mechanical engineer, worked witn CALUWZLL
during the experinental stages of the No. S99Y.

On 22 August 1949, the files of the Office of the Attorney General,
State of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, were examined by Special Agent
A. von MAUCHER. The following is a list of items contained in this file:

Stenographic Record in the Natter: Rotor-Planes, Inc.
and Gray Goose Airways, Inc., before the Attcrney
General of Marylend, Thursday, February 8, 1940

(this stenographic record contains 120 pages of
testimony);

A number of promotion brochures;

Statement of Assets and Liabilities of the Rotor-
Plane Company;

Complete lists of all stockholders in Rotor-Flane,
Ince;

Copies of Enjoiner Order dated 13 iLiay 1940;
A numoer of personal letters from stockholders ;

Correspondence between the Attorney General and
Mr. MARTIN F. O'DONAHUE, Tower Building, Washington,
D. Ce, Attorney, Rotor-Planes, Inc.;

Copy of summons issued to JONATHAN E. CALDWELL by the
Assistant Attorney General, State of Liaryland;

Report of Assistant Attorney General ROBERT E. CLAFP,
Jr., dated 8 February 1940, in the matter of Rotor-
Plane, Inc. and Gray Goose Airways, Inc.;

Memorandum dated 6 October 1936 concerning stock sale,

dictated by Mr. GANZ, Office of Attorney General, State
of Maryland.

Due to the volume of information available in this file, photostatic
copies are not being made. This file is available in the Office of the
Attorney General, Baltimors, c‘aryland, and this gentleman has voluntarily
made this file available to agents of the Office of Special Investigations

at any time for photostating. True copies of items believed to be perti-
nent to this investigation CLASS! re being forwarded with this
report as inclosures. {JN Oni WE Wt id ad

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On 22 August 1949, Special Agent A. von I'AUCILR interviewed
NMre ROBORT g. CLArF, JUR., Attorney, ia nis office, 117 Court Street,
Fredericx, »aryland, with reference to CALDIEL.. ivre SLY stated
that during his tenure of office as Assistant Attorney Generel, ons
CONATUA E. CALUWELL, Geln Surnie, -larvlanc, was subpoenaed to appear
in CLAPF's office in connection with activities of Gray Goose airwevs,
Ince end Rotor-Planes, inc., to determine whether frauculait stock
sales of these corporations were being made ia violation of the Blue
Siy Lews (Art. 324A of the Annotated Code of Marylend). The result of
this hearing was the issuance of a restrainer against both corpcrations
and CALDWZLL, forbiddin;, sale of stock in uwaryland. Personally, CLAPP
stated that CALDZLL impressed him as “a sincere individual who had no
knowledge of corporates finance, and no particular knowledge of corpo-
ration law." "I felt then that CALDVELL was sincere in his corviction
that he had something to offer the aviation industry, and he was not
in any way a “confidence man' or a ‘slick operator', but rather a ‘babe
in the woods' type, whose only interest,was in-the development and pro-
duction of his aircraft", CLAPP continued, “and could see nothing wrong
in just selling more stock when he needed more money. I don't believe
that there was any criminel intent or intent to defraud, but his methods
of operation were irregular". r? was shown a picture of CALDVELL,
and asked if he could identify him. In reply, he stated that "If I had
read nothing in the newspapers I could only say that I had seen him
somewhere before, but in view of what has happened I can state that it
resembles the indivicual I ‘mew as CALDWELL in 1940".

On 22 August 1949, Special AgentsC. EZ. BELK and EDVARD S. LEONARD
interviewed lir. TIiLLIAM E. DRIGGERS, 1530 Olive Street, lieE., Washington,
D. C. MR. DRIGGERS is presently employed by CAA Maintenance Group,
Fanger 5, Washington National Airport. Lr. DRIGCERS stated that his
first contact with CALDWELL was brought about by a recommendation fron
Fairchild Aircraft Corporation, Hagerstowm, liaryland. CALDWELL had re-
quested information from Hagerstovm concerning a mechanical engineer in
the Washington area that could give him essistance in the development
of an airplane. In 1937, DRIGGERS began working for CALDWELL on a
cyclo-gyro. CALDWELL built two incomplete models of this airplane and
gave it a great deal of publicity. Stock to finance this aircraft was
sold in the name of the Gray Goose Airways. DRIGGERS stated that
CALDWELL told him that he had sold over a quarter of a million dollars
of the stock in this companye CALDWELL had previously carried on his
experiments in New fork and New Jersey, but had been forced to move to
Maryland due to an enjoiner issued by the Attorney General's of those
states. CALDTELL suddenly lost interest in the cyclo-gyro and stopped
all construction on this plane. The cyclo-gyro was being constructed
in a barn near Brown's Corner, Takoma Park, “aryland. CALDWELL opened
a shop at 923 Kenilworth ney ASSIFIED construction of the Gray

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The battered remnants of what
may have been the original “fying
saucer” and possibly the first suc-
cessful helicopter were uncovered
in a Maryland tobacco shed )¢»-
terday.

Attached to their discovery by»
State police is the story of a 60.
year-old inventor who was en-
joined from selling stock for the
“Grey Goose Airways’ and dis-
appeared some 10 years ago.

Alr Force investigators were
assisted by Maryland police in
locating the two rickety craft on
the Lewis Pumphrey farm about
11 miles south of Baltimore near

_Glen Burnie.

The Associated Press quoted
the Air Force last night as saying
there is “a good chance” that the
craft are “prototypes" of mys-
terious “fying saucers” that pilots
have reported seeing from ime
to time.

Thi Alr Force said Bolling Fie d
had jicen advised that “some fy-
ing jliscs have been located in
Marland,” and that Army sfe-
cial agents made an investigation.

The first plane was déscribed a»

looking like a helicopter. It had
‘a device on top resembling two
huge saucers, 16 feet in diameter,
covered with airplane cloth.
, Its fuselage, less than 16 feet
long, had no wings and was pow-
ered by a nine-cylinder radia!
engine. °

The other craft resembled «a
large wooden tub or round cheese-
box 14 feet in diameter, made of

Peck and with an engine and
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kpit inside.
t had four blades extending
nd the top and four around the
tom. They rotated in opposite
directions, according to the Air
Force description.
John W. Ganz of Harundale
ef repairman at the Glen Burnie
Airport, wasn't surprised to hear
the two machines had been found
fact, he helped inventor Jona-
mn E. Caldwel) build them, he

Ganz said he couldn't enlighten
Force investigators on the
hereabouts of Caldwell. He said
understood the Securities and
hange Commission was inter-
in Caldwell’s stock deals
‘sbout 1940. Ganz said he last saw
‘Caldwell about 1939, when the in-
Ventor disappeared.
In 1936 or 1937, Caldwell staged

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Goose Heliocopter immediately. When this plane was nearing flight
test, it was discovered that Fatent No. 2108839, owned by Mre- EDWARD

Be ILFORD, Philadelphia, rennsylvania, covered the circular disk

type heliocopter. CALDWELL made a trip to Philadelphia and took the
matter up with WILFORD. ‘WILFORD granted permission for CALDWELL to
continue building the plane. CALDWELL ows U. S. Patent Nos.

1,640,645 and 1,747,535, dealing with corstruction of-this airplane.
Mr. DRIGGERS stated that CALDWELL hac no engineering or mechanical
ability, but possessed an inventive genius for thinking up new ideas,
and it was only after a great deal of persistence on the part of
DRIGGERS that CALDIJZELL engaged the help of Professor LEWIS CROCKS,
Head, Department of Aeronautics, Catholic University, Washington, D.C.
Dre CROOKS tested the circular airfoil for the Gray Goose Corporation
and reported that the airfoil possessed an exceptionally large lift
coefficiency. Mr. DRIGGERS further stated that he was the pilot that
tested this airplane on 8 Narch 1939 on the old Benning Race Tracke

The test resulted in damage to one of the landing gears after a flight
of about one minute, during which time the plane rose to a height of
approximately forty (40) ft. above the ground. The test report of
DRIGGERS is attached as an exhibit hereto. DRIGGERS further stated
that immediately after the first test, CALDWCLL's interest in the

disk rotor cooled considerably. Ee ullowed the rent to lapse on the
warehouse where the plane was being built and failed to pay him
(DRIGGERS) for contracted wages. mn 12 May 1939, U. S. Marshal JOHN
D. COLTOYS sold the entire contents of CALDVELL's shop at public auction.
Mr. H. C. WALKER, owner of the warehouse, purchased the equipment, which
included the disk rotor model. Mr. DRIGCGERS further stated that CALDTELL
owed WALKER approximately 1,000.00 back rent. Several months later,
CALDWELL purchased the plane model and all of his tools from WALKER for
¥500.00. It was necessary for DRIGGERS to institute suit asainst
CALDWELL in order to collect his wages. In the meantime, CALDWELL had
moved to Glen Burnie, Maryland, and resumed his activities. About this
time, the Gray Goose Company was declared bankrupt and stock was re-
iesued in the name of Rotor-Planse, Inc. lr. DRIGGERS made available

to the agents of the 4th OSI District all data and written material
which he possessed. Photostats of pertinent data will be forwardéd
with a later reporte

Q& 23 August 1949, the records of the University of Maryland
were checked by Special Agent EDVARD S. LEONARD, and revealed that
CARL DAVIS CALDWELL attended the University of Maryland from
20 September 1937 to 28 January 1938. Reason for volwtary withcrawal
was stated as ill health and financial trouble. The birth date of
CARL CALDWELL was listed as 17 July 1917, Lewiston, Montana. CALDWELL
previously attended Roosevelt High School, Washington, D. C., and grad-
uated from that institution in January 1937. Address at time of matri-
culation from tho College of Imgineering, University of “aryland, was

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given as 4205 ililitary Road, N.i7., Washington, D. C. Occupation of
father was listed as manager of Cray Goose Airways, Inc. No further
correspondence has been maintained with SUSJECT by the University of
Maryland. There is no record of further educational institutions at-
tended.

On 23 August 1949, copies of newspaper articles appearing in
the 15 March 1940 issue of the"baltimore Sun"and photostatic slicks
of newspaper pictures were obtained from the City Editor, "Baltimore
Evening Sun", Baltimore, liaryland, by Special Agent A. von lAUCHER.
The following description of the CALDVELL heliocopter was obtained
from the files of the “Baltimore Sun"s

"THE CALDWELL HELICOPTER"

"The Caldwell helicopter is the product of many years of research
and experiment, to introduce a cheap safe and convenient yven-
eral utility sircraft of rotating wing type, capable of taking off
and landing in a small yard or on the flat roof of a building.

"A laboratory model was first constructed and equipped with an elec-

tric motor. It lifts more than 52 lbs. vertically, per horse power.

Using this as basis for formula, a Ford V8 motor should lift approxi-
mately two tons.

"Its great simplicity of structure and design, mechanical movements
and controls, sets it entirely apart from either German or French
machines already flying. iass production should make it much
cheaper to build than an automobile.

"Two sets of rotors revolve in opposite directions around the body
of ths ship. They are power driven in ascent and serodyramically
driven in descent. Natural forces alone will drive the rotors
fast enough to lower the ship slower than a parachute. “hen
natural forces can be relied upon for safe landing power, flying
then will become the safest of all forms of transportation.

"Directional control is attained by changing the angle of the

blades of one set of rotors with respect to the other set.

Forward and reverse motion is accomplished with a tilting mechanism.
Slippage takes place toward the lower side. Sy this method the
advancing blades are riding dovm grade and the retreating blades

are gaining altitude. Birds have always used this principle of
flight. It is nature's swiftest and cheapest transportation method.

"The bottom of the helicopter is water tight. It is designed to take
off and land on both lard and water. ‘Je believe it will be as easy
and safe to operate as an a a and that anyone accustomed to

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"By using a V8 Ford Motor or its equivalent for a power plant, it
should have a speed around one hundred miles per hour and . four
or five passenger ship should sell for less than the lower priced
automobiles."

On 24 August 1949, Special Agent BELK intervieved Dr. LOUIS
tie CROOKS, Head of the Department of Aeronautics, Catholic University.
Professor CROOKS stated that a complete report of disk airfcils was
on file in a NACA article published in 1929 under the title "Low
Aspect Ratio Ving." An airplane very similar to CALDYELL's disk rotor
helicopter had been built in 1931 by a Mr. "iIEVETH, Chicago, -<llinois.
This plane, powered by 125 horsepower engine, has made mary successful
flights and is still flying. Professor CROOKS stated that CALDYELL's
idea was not new, that he was not an inventor in the true sense of
the word; and that he possessed no engineering knowledge. CROOKS
further stated that he explained the above information to CALDWCLL and
told him that he was working on an old idea. Frofessor CROOKS stated
that in exhaustive wind tunnel tests that have boon conducted during
the past twenty years the lift ratio of the circular airfoil has al-
ways proved very high. Howsver, aircraft models utilizing this type
of wing have not been able to overcome the problem of latersl control.

Mir. JONATHAN D3. CALDVELL is located at 1456 Sth Street,
Wanhattan Beach, California, and is believed to be actively engaged
in stock selling for aircraft building in the vicinity of Las Vezas,
Nevadae CALDTELL is not being contacted unlese instructions are re-
ceived from Air -‘ateriel Command to do 60.

INCLOSURES

FOR HEADQUARTERS, OSI

1. Attorney General of Maryland Restrainer Order, Gray Goose Airways,
Ince (in dup)

2. Attorney General of liaryland's Memoranda, re Gray Goose Airways,
Inc., dated 6 October 1936 (in dup)

3. Ltr. Better Busiress Bureau, Baltimore, WVaryland, dated 13 April
1939 (in duplicate)

4. Ltr. Law Offices, lartin F. O'Donoghue, dated 1 August 1939 (in dup)

5. Summons, JONATHAN E. CALDVELL, issued by Assistant Attorney
General, State of iaryland (in dup)

6. Copy of newspaper erticle, Fort Chester, Ne Ye (in dup.)

7. Report of Disc-rotor airplane test flight, 8 varch 1939 (in dup)

8. Ltr. WILLARD A. DRIGGERS, dated 22 May 1839 (in dup)

S$. Ltr. WILLARD A. DRIGGERS, dated 16 imay 1939 (in dup)

10. Ltr. JOHN W. LOgbEnR, dated 10 May FIED (in dup)

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ll. Ltr. of JOHN W. LOZSLR, dated 19 April 1939 (in dup)

12- Attorney Authorization WILLARD A. DRIGGIRS, dated 15 April 1939
(in dup)

13. Ltr. JOHN W. LOEBER, dated 13 April 1939 (in dup)

FOR C.G., AIR WATERISL CO]MAND

l. Attorney General of lirvland Restrainer Order, Gray Goose Airways,
fnc. (in dup)

2. Attorney General of iaryland's Memoranda, re Gray Goose Airways,
Ince, dated 6 October 1936 (in dup)

Se Ltr. Better Business Bureau, Caltimore, ‘arylarnd, dated 1? April
1939 (in dup)

4. Ltr. Law Offices, Martin F. O'Donoghue, dated 1 August 1939 (in dup)

5e Summons, JONATHAN E. CALDYVELL, issued by Assistant Attorney
General, State of Maryland (in dup)

6 Copy of newspaper article, Fort Chester, WeY. (in dup)

7.e Report of Disc-rotor Airplane test flight, © sarch 1939 (in dup)

8 Ltr. WILLARD A. DRIGGERS, dated 22 }ay 1939 (in cup)

9. Ltr. WILLARD A. DRIGGERS, dated 16 May 1939 (in dup)

10. Ltre JOFN J. LOEBER, dated 10 lay 1939 (in dup)

ll. Ltr. of JOHN W. LOEBER, dated 19 April 1939 (in dup)

12. waa 1 oe A. DRIGGERS, dated 15 April 1939
in dup

13. Ltr. JOHN W. LOEBER, dated 12 April 1939 (in dup)

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DISTRICT CFriICh NO. 4, BALTIMORE DETACHMENT

AT BALTIMORE, MARYLAND

1. Photostetic copies of data obtained from Nr. STEVART F.
SMITH will be obtained and forwarded at a later date.

2. Will interview persons in the vicinity of Edmonston
Village, Baltimore, Maryland, in anattempt to locete Vr. WALTER V.
DOWLING and/or his son, and obtain information concerning the fabrica-
tion of the rotor-plane.

3e Will forward photostatic copies of information made avail-
able by Mr. WILLARD E. DRIGGERS.

4. Will obtain copies of all newspapers carrying this story
published after 20 August 1949, and forward copies of this story as
soon as possible.

5. Will obtain slick photographs of all newspaper pictures,
especially pictures of CALDWELL and pictures of the models.

DISTRICT OFFICE NO. 4, Beltimore Detachment

AT GLEN BURNIE, WARYLAND

1. Will continue investigation and interviews in this area of
persons who are acquainted with or have knowledge of CALDYELL's activi-
ties.

; 2. Will continue liaison, Maryland State Police, and retain
custody of models.

DISTRICT OFFICE NO. 4, BOLLING AFB

AT WASHINGTON, D. C.
1. Will conduct national agency checks on CALDVELL.

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IN THE MATTER OF : BEFORE THE
GRAY GOOSE AIRWAYS, INC. : ATTORNEY GENURAL
and ROTOR PLANES, INC. i OF
: _ MARYLAND

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UPON investigation into the facts and circumstances
under which.Gray Goose Airways, Inc. and Rotor FPlenes, Inc., their
officers, agents, employees and salesmen have been selling, trans-
ferring and sitaaiien to sell and transfer to residents cf the State
of Maryland, the shares of stock of Gray Goose Airways, Inc., and
Rotor Planes, Inc., it is apparent that the methods embodied in selling,
transferring and endeavoring to sell and transfer said shares to
residents of Maryland are fraudulent within the meaning of Section 12 of
Article 32A of the Annotated Code of Waryland (1935 Supp.), as amended
by Chapter 348 of the Acts of the Regular Session of the Ceneral
Assembly of 1937.

IT IS THEREUFON ORDERED, this 13th. day of March, 1940, by
William C. Walsh, Attorney General of Maryland, that Gray Goose Airways,
Inc. and Rotor Planes, Inc., and all of their officers, agents, em-
ployees and salesmen, and Jonathan E. Caldwell, Secretary-Treasurer

and General lianager of both Corporations, from and after the date of

this Order shall cease and desist from the sale or transfer or the

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or the offering for sale or transfer any of the shares of stock of

the Gray Goose Airways, Inc. and Rotor Planes, Inc., and from making
within the State of Maryland any representations whatsoever in con-
nection with the issue, sale, exchange or disposition of any of the
shares of the stock of Gray Goose Airways, Inc. and Rotor Flanes, Inc.
to any person, firm or corporation whatsoever for the purpose of in-
ducing such person, firm or corporation, or any other person, firm

or corporation to acquire by purchase or exchange, or to contract to
buy or exchange in any manner whgtsoever, any of the shares of stock of

the said Gray Goose Airways, Inc. and Rotor Planes, Inc.

fof William C. Walsh
orney General.

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October 6, 19356 (12630 pem)

MEMORANDA DICTATED BY li. GANS While lir. Test and another
gentlemen were in his office this morning.

RE: GRAY GOOSE AIR WAYS, LiiC.

March 20, 1936: William Curry, Chief of Police, Annapolis,
| Marylend, epprehended OLIVE E. CALDWELL, whose address
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is given as 1101 Vermout Avenue Washington, De Ce,

for selling shares of stock in the above corporation to

CHARLDS ALBANOS and GECRGE PAPPAS (iin Street, Annapolis,

Md)

The following appears from memorandum of an interview
with JONATHAN E. CALDWELL and CARL H. DAVIS had in Koom
631 (or 621-7) of the Securities and Exchange Cormission on
April 13, 1936, by Mre We lie lialone, Attorney in Jiarge
Washington Field Section:=-

Caldwell stated that he had been enjoined in the
State of New York = February, 1954, from sale of this stock;
and, previous to that action, in iiew Jersey during 1932 he
was called before the Attorney General and agreed to stop
selling the securities in tho Gray Goose Airways, Ince During
the years 1928 --- 1930 he ‘was in Denver, Colorado, and was
a licensed dealer in that State.

Since leaving New York in 1952, he has been making
sales in Virginia, iiaryland and West Virginia, - some sales

having beer made in West Virginia during 1936. These securities

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were not qualified in Virginia or West Virginia and,
during the early part of 1936, while selling in Amapolis,
Maryland, he was informed by the Chief of Police that he
could make no further sales in that city without complying
with the provisions of the City Ordinanco.

Since 1935 he has sold to approximately 500 or
600 people, which sales netted the corporation between
$3,000. and $4,000.

The majority of his sales were made by personal
contact, and there was no mail campaign used in the distribu-
tion.

CARL He. DAVIS, salesman for the Corporation, began

selling approximately six months ago and has sold to seven
or eight friends who live in the District of Columbia.

Mre Davis lived in Los Angeles, Calif., from 1910 wtil
1935 and was in the publishing business in that city,-
connected with the llational Publishing Cos, Ltde, A Calif-
ornia corporation, of which he was Seoretary and Treaurere
During 1928 and 1929 he was connected with the Interstate
Publishing and Vanufacturing Coe of Fasadena, Calif.

The stock is also being sold by JUDGE KEENAN, a
retired lawyer, living at 1508 Rhode Island Aves, isWe,
who has made six or seven salese

Mr. Caldwell stated that, if any further information

was desired by the Commission, it could be secured from his

office.

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In another interview with hire. J. E. CALDWELL had by
Mr. Malone on April 6, 1936, Caldwell stated that 51% of
the capital stock of the GRAY GOOSE AIRWAYS, INC. had been
voted to him in consideration of two mechanical patents,
for which patent applications were granted in 1928 and 1930.
Since that time he has been engaged in the sale of corporate
stock and has sold approximately 2,000,000. shares.

This stock is of the par value of 10¢ and the Corporation
is capitalized for 10,000,000 shares. The entire proceeds
of the seles go to the corporation and are used to pay
expenses in the development of an air=plane. Although

he has been working on this air-plane for the past six or
seven years, he has not met with mich success and up the the
present time has only succeeded in getting the rear wheel

a few inches off the ground.

lr. Caldwell's wife, OLIVE E. CALDVSLL, is President
‘and receives $1,000. per year. lre Je Es Caldwell is
Secretary and Treasurer, and receives $1,200. per yeare He
says he makes the following representations to prospective
purchasers :=-

That the stock is based on an invention, which in-
vention is used in the development of an air=plane designed
to fly on the Byrd principle of flight; and that the stock
is worth nothing or from $10. to $1,000. per share, depending

upon his success in developing the air-plane.

Caldwell's technical experience and schooling consists
of a high-school education and two years study in the School
of Mechanical Engineezing at Oregon State College, Corvallis,

Oregon.
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found by Maryland state police Fridey in « ,barn
mcer Baltimore, ic off that’s left of «a 10-year-old
fiying experiment, The big disk weet ‘round and

left, like « helicopter and look like the flying seueers
of two years edo. The inventor, Jonathen Caldwell,

dropped out of sight eight yeers ego.
—(Assoriated Prove Wirephate.)

Air Force Official Says Improved Models STOCK TROUBLE—

Are Now Being Sent Up Into Sky

Caldwell made a splurge with!
them back in 1939 and 1940. The
jone with the disc made a demon

BALTIMORE, Aug. 19.— (AP) — The Baltimore Sun stration hop in Washington, but.

fonight quoted an air force officer as saying that two bat-

crash landed.

Caldwell! got Into legal difficul.

tered old aircraft found near here are — “definitely the pro-

totype of the flying saucer.”

The Sun quoted the air forces
official as saying that he believed
greatly improved models of the

two planes found in an abandoned
barn are flying now, and are the
jeource pf the flying saucer re
ports two years ago.

ties in Maryland, New Jersey and
New York about the same time

The Sun went on to Quote him for selling stock in two corpdéra:
jtions he set up to develop his in.

AS saying:

“I, personally, think the In-
ventor went to some other part
of the country and that he—
or someone else — developed
new tianes alone these lines
and is sending them up.”

ventions.

Two officers from the air force
inspector general's special inves
tigating staff broucht about dis.
covery of the old planes, now |
falling apart.

State police found the old ma) \" aireraft mechenic who!
chines, 10w largely a collection of “Orked with Caldwell on the
— {n the barn near Glen Sirence craft back ia 1996 and

rnie, about 11 miles south of/1°.7 ¢>e'-red Caldwell’ was 10
Baltimore. oo —™
Their inventor, Jonathan E.
aldwell, dropped out of sight

bout 29/1. One of the planes had a small
NEW PLANES— - fuselage something like a conven.

The otficial declined the use of Uonal plane, with a rotating disc
his name, the Sun sald, but de- and propeller blades above a

clured air force authorities had
given him permission to make a The other looked like a

statement concerning the Glen round cheesebox. It had propel.
Burnie discovery. lers above and below, and seited
The officer explained that the gue ’
air force uses the term “proto
type.” to denote the first, model
which an airplane develops.

years ahead of his times in devel.
oping the planes.

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I examined photostat of Consent Order passed at
SPECIAL TERM, PART II, SUPREME COURT, STATE OF NEW YORK,
BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN, on the 26th day of February, 1934,
which provided:=-

"ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that the above named
defendants (Gray Goose Air-ways, Ince, Olive E. Caldwell and
Jonathan E. Caldwell), as brokers, dealers, owners, partners
(dormant, limited or otherwise), agents, stockholders,
directors or officers of the corporate defendant or any other
person, firm or corporation, be permanently enjoined and re-
strained from the issuance, sale, promotion, negotiation,
advertisement and distribution of any stocks, bonds, notes,
evidences of interest of indebtedness or other securities
of any person, firm or corporation in or from the State of
New York and from any act in aid or furtherance of the same."

The order was passed on the affidavit of Bernard
Austin, Assistant Attorney General, and on the consent of

the defendants.

EWG :CK

geez Ape pS

BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF BALTIMORE, INC.

908 laryland Trust Bldge

UNCLASSIFIED
- April 13, 1939

Judge William C. Walsh,
Attorney General of Maryland
Baltimore Trust Bldg.,
Baltimore, ld.

Dear Judge: Re: Gray Goose Airways

Mr. William A. Driggers, of 1530 Olive St., N.E., Wash.,
D. C., was in my office on April 3, and informed that J. Ee
Caldwell, the prime mover and secretary-treasurer, and general
manager of the subject is located at Old Frederick Road and Ingleside
Avenue, lately from which place he is attempting to sell stock to
the citizens of “aryland. According to Mr. Driggers' statement, he
has already sold some shares to Sergt. Johnson, initials not given,
who is stationed at the Aviation Base at Aberdeen, lide

He also stated that a Carl H. Davis, who is a vrother of
Urs. Caldwell, is selling stock. As we understand it, this has been
a stock jobbing proposition for a number of years, ard I find in mv
files on November 25, 1936, we wrote to r. D'Conor, the then Attorney
General, copy of which letter is probably in your file; but received
no reply.

We find from our records that this matter might bear a
little investigation under our Blue Sky Act.

The writer will be glad to assist in any way.
Very truly yours
/s/ Re We. Test
av /k Managing Director

Law Offices
MARTIN F. o'DonocEUSJNCLASSIFIED
Tower Building
Washington, De Ce

August 1, 1939

Honorable Robert E. Clapp, dr.,
Assistant Attorney General
1901 Baltimore Trust Building
Baltimore, Maryland.

Dear Sir:-

As attorney for the Rotor-Planes, Inc., I wish to advise
you that I am now in the process of gathering the necessary informa-
tion which you requested in your letter of May 27, 1959. I will
have this information in vour office not later than Friday, August
4, 1939.

The matter of Rotor-Planes, Inc. has been taken up by the
Securities Exchange Commission, and I am now in the process of fur-
nishing information to the Washington Field Office. lir. Duncan, the
attorney in charge of the matter, has been dealing with me on this
question.

Rotor-Planes, Inc. is a Maryland corporation and has taken
over all the assets and assumed all of the liabilities of the Gray
Goose, Inc., a Nevada corporation, wnder a contract of merger. I
am now securing the approval of the Securities Exchange Commission
on this merger agreement.

The information which you desire has been delaved being
sent you due to the fact that I have been out of my office a great
deal during the last two months.

Thanking you for this courtesy, I am

Yours very truly,

/s/ Martin F. O'Donoghue

/t/ MARTIN F. O'DONOGHUE
MFO'D: am

UNCLASSIFIED a

--—— = -
+ .

—— =

Mr. Jonathan E. Caldwell,
General Manager,

Rotor-Planes, Inc.
Glen Burnie, Md.

TAKE NOTICE:~

You are hereby summoned to appear at this office,
1901 Baltimore Trust Building, on Thursday, February 8th,
1940, at 10 A.M. to answer such questions as may be pro-
pounded to you concerning the sale to citizens of this State
of the stock of Rotor-Flanes, Inc., and Gray Goose Airways,
Inc., and to bring with you a full and complete detailed
statement of the assets and liabilities of said companies,
and also a complete list showing the names and addresses of
residents of Maryland who have purchased or subscribed for
the purchase of stock of these corporations. You are also
required to bring with you copies of any and all literature
used in the offer of sale or sale of these stocks.

RECsMcS.

Copy of Newspaper Article at
WNCLASSIT va

ODD PLANE TEST WEARS

“

FORT CHESTER, N. Y. -- A new type airplane, designed to rise ver-

tically from the ground and remain virtually motionless at any place
the pilot chooses, hes been built by two inventors from France work-
ing secretly in a secluded barn near Ridge Street here. ‘iork on the
odd craft, which has no wings, has been completed and a test flight

is planned soon.

The plane looks like six ferris wheels clustered around an
ongine and mounted on a lightweight automobile chasis. In a preview
to visitors who hurdled a high barbed wire fence on which were
posted signs to keep away, the inventors reluctantly demonstrated
how the .huge wheels would turn at a speed of 200 revolutions a minute
and perhaps lift the vlane skyward. By shifting a lever, the plane
would move forward, backward or sideways, the inventors said.

The “ferris wheels" extended from the engine in every direction
and attached to each are three blades to serve as dippers in the air.
With each dowmward thrust they are expected to lift the plane. As the
blades pass upward their pitch is changed to cause ther to slip through
the air. Bicycle chains serve to transmit power. In a brief test, the
inventors said, they had to struggle to hold the plane on the ground.

The craft is about 20 feet high and 25 feet wide and long. It is
made of wood, steel, eluminuwn and canvas. The power plant is a 98-
horsepower Wright engine.

Henri van Zandt, one of the inventors, said he received the in-
spiration 12 years ago while watching a ferris wheel in Paris, where he
was a manufacturer. Louis Chequet, the other inventor, became inter-
ested later.

Mr. Van Zandt said a miniature model of the plane was demonstrated
in Washington. The advantages of his craft would be many, he contended.
Farmers could fly at low levels and spray their crops, he explained.
Motion picture camera men could remain motionless over a scene and
ordinary citizens could go on Sunday jaunts at altitudes of 10 to 100
feet.

Mr. Chequet was born in France and tir. Van Zandt has lived there
most of his life although he is an American citizen. They came to this
coumtry about four years ago to file patents on their inventions and
to build the plane. The work was begun at Richmond ill, Queens, and
was transferred to Port Chester six months ago.

_

Report concerning Disc-rotor airplane
bearing C.A-A. registration NX-99Y.

Gray Goose Airways, Inc.,

Washington, D. NCL ASSIFIED

Qn Wednesday afternoon March 8, a series of taxiing tests were
undertaken with a view to determining the directional stability of the new
tricycle landing gear which had just been installed, and other handling
characteristics of the airplane on the ground. The afternoon was bright and
sunny with a gentle breeze from the liorthwest, and conditions favorable.

A series of runs was made both up and down wind, at various speeds.
The nose-wheel proved to be stable at speeds approaching 20 miles per hour,
but at low speeds was less stable. A pair of cables and springs were then
attached to the nose-wheel fork in such a manner as to tend to hold the wheel
in a fore-and-aft line, and the taxiing tests were continued with the follow-=
ing results:

There was a noticeable improvement in the directional stability of
the nose-wheel at the lower speeds, and no discernible difference in stability
at the higher speeds. A run was then made at a speed assumed to be near that
necessary for take-off, and the pilot and undersigned witnesses all agreo that
the airplane left the ground at least a foot and a half and flew for somos
distance. It settled back to the ground easily as the throttle was closed, and
gave no indication of the lack of control which was discovered on the next

. attempt.

In the mearmvhile the breeze had shifted to the Soutinrest, and the next
run was made in an opposite direction to those previous. The pilot had no
thought of taking the airplane into the air more than a foot or two and did
not even fasten his belt. While taxiing at about 55 miles an hour the airplane
suddenly left the ground, ascended at a very steep angle to a height of
approximately 25 feet, fell off in a left turn and struck the ground. The left
Side landing gear leg received the full force of the fall, and collapsed. ce
rotor vane also struck the grouwid, and there was other minor damage.

In this involuntary take-off the airplane ballooned upward with startling
rapidity, and efforts to correot its attitude by usual disposition of the
controls were wiavailing. The disc-rotor which was unlocked during these tests,
began to rotate during the fall, according to the witnesses. The pilot was
impressed by the slowness of the fall and the not-too-violent iupact with the
ground.

Conclusions.

le The airplane has an abundence of lift.

2e ## The airplane has ample horsepower.

3. The airplane lacks both lateral and longitudenal control and
is therefore unsafe until these faults are corrected.

Recommendations

le 4m acourate model of the present airplane should be put throuyh
complete and comprehensive tests in a reputable wind-tunnel to
ascertain the travel of the center of pressurs, the direction

and magnitude of lift and drag forces and vectors, the necessary
area and placing of the elevators, and a more practical means of

lateral control.

A. Driggers Private

a UNCLASSINIER

cory | Oe -.

UNCLASSIFIEDSs0 Olive Street, Ni. 3.

‘ashington, D. Ce.
Liay 22, 1939

Mr. John W. Loeber, Att'y. at Law.
809 Calvert Building,
Baltimore, lLiaryland.

Dear Mr. Loeber:

With further reference to the whereabouts of Gray
Goose Airways, I have uncovered the following information.

From a stockholder in Aberdeen, Maryland, I learned that Caldwells
are now operating under the name "Rotor Planes, Inc." -The new set-up is
supposed to be incorporated under the laws of l'arylend, and is supposed
to be taking over the assets of Gray Goose Airways, Inc. Stockholders |
in the latter are being asked to forward money to have their stock |
transferred into the new company. The details of this transition are
set forth in a 3=page circular letter, accompanied by an artists' con- |
ception of Mr. Celdwells' most revolutionary flying machine, and a paper
to be signed and returned with money if the victim wishes his stock
registered in the new company. It would seem that Caldwells are care-
fully selecting the stockholders whom they wish to know of the chanze;

I am a stockholder but have not received any such notice.

"Rotor Planes, Inc.” have taken box 98 at the Fost Office at Glen
Burnie, Maryland. I made extensive investigations at Glen Burnie this
date and find that Caldwells have taken a farm house and barn for their
headquarters, about three miles south of Glen Burnie on the old
Amnapolis Road, State Route #3.

I trust this information will enable you to proceed. ,

Very truly yours,

Willard A. Driggers. -

COPY UNCLASSIFIED é.

1530 Olive Street, ™.E.,
Washington, D. Ce
Way 16, 1939

Mre John W. Loeber, Atty. at Law,
809 Calvert Building,
Baltimore, Maryland. .

Dear Mr. Loebers

This is to acknowledge your letter of lay 10 stating that Gray
Goose Airways had departed from their location in Catonsville. I
made the same discovery the day before your letter was received, and
@ large portion of my time since then has been spent in endeavoring
to locate them.

The house which Caldwell rented at 4205 Military oad N.jW. is
now vacant. I contacted the omer (at 3615 Cumberland Street, “.1/.)
and was informed that the Caldwells moved out lav lst. and left no for-
warding address. This party (name not ascertained) stated that a
letter had since been received from Mrs. Caldwell promising a meeting in
the near future. I gathered that Caldwells skipped, owing some rent.

I went to the City Post Office and tried to ascertain if a forward-
ing address had been left, either for the company lock-box (#652) or
their personal mail, but this information was denied me. 1 then went
to the office of the Fostal Inspector and related the whole story. An
assistant to the Chief Clerk there stated that if you would write in as
my attorney requesting this information, there is a possibility it would
be made available to ycue

I also went to the Securities and Exchange Commission and ac-
quainted them with the latest developments.

The office of the company at 1225 New York Avenue ‘.i7. has been
moved from the fifth to the third flocr, but I believe this is maintained
only as a "front". There are no signs of life about.

Some time ago I traced the identity of their mechenic, one Marcus
Armistead, through auto tag numbers, finding that he resided at 1435
Morse Street N.~. I called at this address, but the mother-in-law
professed ignorance of the whereabouts of Gray Goose Airways. Knowing
that Armistead spent the week-ends in Washington, I shadowed this man
Sunday night and Monday morning es he left for work. I followed him
nearly to Baltimore when he turned off to the right going down thru
Glen Burnie and finally into Annapolis. I lost him at a traffic light

in Annapolis at the intersection of King George, Zast, and Randell

UNCLASSIFIED

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stead UNCLASSIFIED

Streets. This man gave no indication that he was aware of being fol-
lowed: however, it occurs to me that he took a strange route if Anna-
polis or that section was his ultimate destination. ‘ill try again
next week if we do not learn something in the interim.

The building they occupied in Catonsville is rented thru Chas.
H. Steffey, 336 North Charles Street, Baltimore. There is a possibi-
lity Steffey knows where his late tenants have gone.

None of the stockholders in this area have any knowledge of
their whereabouts. Every act of this outfit indicates that they are
out to beat the public; if we catch up with them again would suggest
that no leniency be shown.

Grey Goose account used to be in the MacLachlen Banking Corp.,
10th and G. Streets, N.W. The airplanes, engines, tools, materials,
etc. which they abandoned in the old shop at 923 Kenilworth Ave., N=.
was sold at public auction last Friday under orders of the U. S. ‘’arshal,
to apply on the rent claim of H. C. Walker and Son, owners of the build-
ing.

I shall continue my search for these people and will advise you
of any facts uncovered. Meanwhile if you have any suggestions I would
be pleased to have the benefit of same.

Very truly yours,

Willara Ae Driggers

COPY

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DICKERSON, NICE & SOKOL UNCLASSIFIE sca
ATTORNEYS AT LAW Telephones Plaza peice
Max Sokol C. Milton Dickerson

Deeley K. Nice Edwin J. Dickerson
**

John %,. Loeber sass eM cong ~gehihe
William F. Blake : + e

May 10th, 1939

Mr. Williard A. Driggers

1530 Olive Street, N.E.

Washington, 4. C,

Dear Wr. Driggers:

Information has come to me that the Gray Goose Airways, Inc.
has vanished from their location at Ingleside Avenue and
Old Frederick Road.

I am endeavoring to have my investigator locate their
whereabouts.

If you have any information for me, please let me have it
at once.

The $50.00 payment was the total received by me to date.

Very truly yours,

/s/ John Yi. Loeber

ee ee _

WAST IGTON POST

AtrForce Now Decides Odd Maryland Relies
Leave Flying Saucer Mystery Where It Was

FLYING (SAUCER) MACHINE—Inventor
Jonathan E. Caldwell (left) is shown with his

rotor plane in this 1940 photograph. Remains
of the airplane were found near Glen Burnie,

The two-year old flying saucer Caldwell. had disappeared 10 years
mystery is still a mystery. The #£0 after he had been enjuined
discovery Friday of a “saucer’- from selling stock in the “Grey

rotored helicopter and a fiving tub

Goose Airways.” He was 60 years
old at the time.

| didn't solve it at all, the Air Force: An airport repairman, John W.

sald yesterday.

Ganz, told the investigators he.

Widespread interest in the two " .
10-year-old tattered brainchildren en elgg eee, ee

of a Maryland stock promoter was

jortginally triggered by an en-
thusiastic Air Force investigator
on the scene, who called them
“definite prototypes” of flying
saucers.

Yesterday however, the Air
Force admitted that it was no
icloser to solution of the origin of
the whirling discs than it was last
"April, when it issued its last state-
ment.

It sald yesterday that “the two

perimental aircraft found near
Baltimore, Md.. have absolutely
no connection with the reported
phenomena of ‘flying saucers.”

In its statement of last April,
the Alr Force said: “Many of
reported instances have
definitely determined to be
teotmlogical balloons, or na.ufal
eelestial phenomena. Howev gr,
thete are some instance reported

* [dy reliable and competent observ-

ere which are still unexplained.”
Following a policy of investigat-
MK all reports. Bolling Field in-
stigaiors, together with Mary-
nd State police, traced @ tip to
he Glen Burnie. Md.. farm where
he roiling machines were found.
The inventor, one Jonathan E.

Air Force belief in the possibil-

WASHINGTON POST

Associated Press WIKEPHO

Md. Officials call it the “granddaddy” of “fy- |
ing saucers.” Other two men in the picture are

unidentified
e 4

ity that Caldwell s machines were
original models for the Aying sau-
cers went far enough lo cause 4
Nation-wide alert to be sent oul
for the inventor, a Loaited Pree
dispatch said.

The news agency said investi
gators wanted to find out if Cald:
well had built better models mi the
past 10 years.

2! AVG 449

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DICKERSON, NICE & SOKOL
Attorneys at Law

809-819 CALVERT BUILDING
BALTINORS, iD.

April 19, 1939

Mr. Willard A. Driggers,
1530 Olive Street, N.E.,
Washington, D. Ce

Dear Mire DRIGGERS:

Mrs. Olive Caldwell came to my office and offered
to pay your claim provided you would accept instalments of about
fifty dellars each extending over a period of thirty days. This
offer was made after mich discussion about you owing rent for
storage space in Washington and a few other minor details. She
explained at some length the relative features of the entire
matter. I was, however, successful in getting a payment of fifty
dollars in cash from her and I am enclosing my check to you in
the amount of Thirty Dollars which amount represents her payment,
less my feos.

I am of the opinion she will return. I hope I am
correct. If she does not, however, I will enter suit before the
local Justice of the Peace as the payment had reduced the amount
so as to bring it within the jurisdiction of the local civil court.

Yours very truly

/s/ John W. Loeber

/t/ John W. Loeber.

JWL:X
Encl.

COPY UNCLASSIFIE

April 15, 1939 @ j~

I, the undersigned, Willard A. Driggers, do hereby employ
John W. Loeber, 809 Calvert Building, Baltimore, Maryland, as iiy
lawful attorney in the matter of my claim against the Gray
Goose Airways, Inc., in the amount of 4149.63 and I hereby
agree to pay my said attorney as his fee, 40% of any and all
amounts of money paid to me in settlement of this claim .
against the Grav Goose Airways as his fee for services

rendered.

/s/ Willard A. Driggers

Witness:

/s/ Agnes Me Driggers |

Sort

DICKERSON, NICE & SOKOL
ATTORNEYS AT LAT

809-815 CALVERT BUILDING
Baltimore, Mide

April 13, 1929

Mr. Willard A. Driggers,
1530 Olive Street, N.E.
Washington, D. C.

Dear Mr. Driggers:

I am enclosing herewith an agreement providing
for my fee, should I be successful in collecting your claim against
the Gray Goose Airways, Inc. Please execute the original and re-
turn to me, retaining the copy for your file.

If I do not hear from the Caldwell's on or before
April 15, I am prepared to enter suit and secure a judgment at
least by May 1 so that execution may be had immediately upon the

judgment.
I will keep you advised.

Yours very truly,
/s/ John W. Loeber

/+/ John Vi. Loeber

JWL:X
ENC.

IM REPLY REFER TO:

WP-O-5 OCT 48 15M

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE 5D-0S1 /JEM/fmn
WASHINGTON

UNCLASSIFIED te insrecton cenenat. usar

STW DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE GAGE, DAYTON, OHIO

5D 2he21 31 August 1919

SUBJECT: PROJECT GHJDGE = JONOTHON BE. CALDWELL, GRAY GOOSE
CORPORATION, ROTOR=PLANE CGMPANY
SPECIAL INQUIRY

TOs Commanding General
Air Meteriel Command
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

Dayton, Ohio
ATTN: MCIAXS

le Inclosed as a matter pertaining to your office are two reports
of investigation, subject as above, dated 22 and 25 August 1919.

2. This investigation is pending ami subsequent reports will be
forwarded upon receipt in this District Office.

| ‘Air Force Dc ‘es ‘Saucer’ Story’

‘ASHINGTON, Aug. 20.- tf,sion to perfect the awesome {sau-
NS.) The air force today ex-‘cers.” The announcement § de-
ploded the theory that two dise-clared:
shaped planes found in a Mary! “Ale force states that the two
land tobacco barn were the pilot’ experimental aircraft found
models of the “fiying saucers” re. near Reltimore yesterday have
ported to have been seen two; absolutely no connection with
pow ago. the reported phenomena at of

& terse, one-sentence state ing seocers.”
in ate, the service coniradicted the! An intensive, nation-wide serch

m of one of its officers that waa under way, meanwhile] for

missing inventor of the weird Jonathan Catiwell, the inveitor.
r t may have gone into seclue who dleappeered in 191, |

*T. WORTH STAR TE Lich

AUG. 25, ¥9
atest ‘Flying Saucer .
Mystery_Clue Dissolved

| LAS VEGAS, Nev., Aug. 25 (#).| Said he dropped the project and

left Maryland years ago because
| The mysterious flying saucers are |). couldn't obtain financing.
still a mystery. the

Hlis current interest? It's
Latest clue to their origin dis-| “roto-wing,” a new invention that
solved Wednesday when a woman | looks something like a flying har-
lawyer said her client, one Jona-| Y¢sting machine.
than Caldwell, had nothing to do
with the things.
Caldwell had been identified as
the inventor of two disk-like air-
craft models found last week in

tool ‘shed near Marley, Md.,
"s out of town oe am now, but
his attorney, Emilie Wanderer,

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Air orce Finds Odd Planes:

20 AUG hi re)

Hint “Flying Saucers” T ype

WASHINGTON, Aug.

weird-looking “fiving saucer"
tool ahed at Marley Park, Md.,

19.--(UP)— The
force, in co-operation with Maryland state police,

Inited States aie

has found tw
thoandened

type aircraft in an

it was disclosed tonight.

The contraptions, which an air force spokesman sail give

the appearance of “flying disca”

and one of whieh is reported

to have flown, were discovered by the air force office of speci!

investigation which for years has beer probing into the
Saucer” mystery, with few tangible results.

Capt. Claudius Relk, head of the
Raltimore, Md., detachment of the
fourth office of special investica-
tion district, and Special Acent A.
Von Maucher found the craft,
Built Before War

The air force said the contrap-
tions were built before the war
by a Jonathan Caldwell, who has
since disappeared. But the inves-
tigators located a mechanic, as yet
unidentified, who said he had
helped Cauldwell build the eraft
und that one was flown,

The air force conceded that one
of them may have “gone aloft"

but qualilied that by saying that

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neither craft could possibly have
made a “successful flight.”
It said the craft were in such

dilapidated condition that neither

have flown recently enough
ve been the “fiying saucers”
darn! sored were scen in Vvar-

regions over the past several

t officials said they were in-
terested in finding Caldwell to

learn what he has been doing, and

“flying

for whom, since he tuilt the unique
machines. They hinted that, per-

haps, he micht be turning out an
improved model now and on 4
larger scale.

One of the craft looks some-
think like a helicopter It has two
“saucers” which are set together:
with the rims touching The
“saucers” have a diameter of about
16 feet, and whirl about on a shaft
coming out of the fuselave,

Has Single Propeller

Emerging from the edyve of the
saucers are blades three feet long.
The craft has no wings, but does
have a single propeller, Both the
propeller and the “saucers” are
run by*a nine-cslinder radial en-
gine.

The mechanic said this craft was
flown nine year ago, officials said

The second machine is a large,
round, plywood tub, 14 feet [in
diameter. Around both the the
and bottom edees of the tub
flour seven-foot blades which
tate in opposite directions.

a

. ce >
rr ee 1

Fixing: Disc .
Model Flown.
Successfully

A prototype model of a “fiving
disk aircraft” has been developed
in Glendale and flown successfully
with wire controls, it was learned
yesterday.

Dr. E. W. Kay, 228 S Kenwood
St. said the flying model is about
five feet in diameter and weighs
11 pounds 3 ounces.

The prototype will rise and de-
scend vertically and also hover,
he claims. Of all-metal construc:

tion, it utilizes a small mode! en-

gine and propeller for horizontal
thrust and an ordinary fin.

Mtationary Cockpit

The larger portion of the disk

sping about the stationary cock-
pit section, the inventor ex-
plained, adding:

“For security reasons, details |
of construction cannot be re-
vealed at present, but there are
special sutomatic devices for

lary lifts.”

Kay emphasized that his

disk has not been t n
flight and can not have teen
ble for any reports of Gay:

ing saucers."// x

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WRSHINGTON POST 3 oer 49

Ma, yland

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No F lyi ‘ing Saucer |

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Shucks! Elyi ing

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Tas Vegas, Nev. Sept
Fis ing saucers” Not my airplane
Ths man who invented and built
a disa-type plane found wrecked

and abandoned in a Glen Burnie
Md.. barn two weeks age says i
has ‘absolutely no relation what-
ever” to any fying saucers that
may have been seen in Tht coun
try trom time to time

An Air Force officer “bho looked
at the Glen Burnie © whateieat’™
expressed belief it is definitely the
prototype of the “fising saucer”

“Shucks, IT gave that thing up tn
1999." Jonathan FE. Caldwell, 66-
year-old Manhattan Beach Calif.
building contractor and inventor.
who formerly lived in Glen
Burnie, told a newsman here, “I
the Alr Force want« to know any-
thing about it they're welcome to
whatever I know.”

Caldwell said the plane was test-
flown by Willard Driggers in 1939.
that it was granted an expert-
mental license by the Commerce
Department. He said it was pow-
ered by a seven-cylinder engine
in the nose. was propeller driven
and the disk was a safety factor

Caldwell is working in a small
shop here. trying to perfect an-
other radical plane that involves
a rotor wing and a safety factor he
described as the “cyclogiro,” dit
covered 17 years ago by Dr, Adolph
Rohrbach of Berlin.

Caldwell says his plane has been
testafiown at Oxnard, Calif, It
has| he conventional type fuselage,
but} the wings look like Pater
Is. They are & feet in ¢iam-
etem have six vanes. On ae
side slong the longitudinal op vee
the fuselage are the two t
wings, 20 feet long.

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3S oe ys ——— —#

( Ss Ideas

Ridiculed By Plane Inventor

LAS VEGAS, Nev.
| (API — "Fly ing saucers?

‘airplane!”
, The man who invented and buil!

Not ms

a disc-type plane found wrecked

land abandoned in a Glen Burnie,
"Md., barn two weeks aco saya it
has “absolutely no relation what-
ever” to any thing saucers that
may have been seen in this coun-
try from time to time.

An air force officer who looked
at the Glen Burnie “what-is-it?”
expressed belief it is definitely
the toty pe of the flying saucer.

Shucks, I cave that thing up
‘in 1939," Jonathan F. Caldwell,
166-vear-old Manhattan Beach,
‘Calif. building contractor and in-
ventor who formerly lived in Glen
Burnie, told a newsman here. “If
the air force wants to know any-
Shing about it thes're welcome to
whatever I know.”

Caldwell said the plane was
test-flawn byw Willard Dricgers in
1939, that it was granted an ex-
peqimental license by

ce department. He «aid it was
powered by « seven-cylinder en-

Sept. 2—

the com. | said.

gine in the nose, was propeller-
driven and the disc was a safety
factor.

Caldwell is working in a «mall
shop here trsing to perfect an-
other radical plane that involves
a rotor wing and a safety, factor
he described as the “Cy clocive.”
discovered 17 \ears avo hy Dr
Adoiph Rohrbach of Berlin

Caldwell says his plane has been
test-flown at Oxnard, Calif, has
the conventional type fuselace.
But the wines look like water
wheels. They are cight feet in
diameter, have six vanes, On
either side alone the loncitudinal
area of the fuselage are the two
rotor wings, 2 feet long.

There ave 160 feet of wine eur-
face. Fach of the wine vanes has
a lf-foot core. The craft ix pow.
ered by a jeep engine

“This new habs of mine has
three and a half times more ver.
tical lift per horsepower than .

iT

‘comentional helicopter.” Caldu
“Tam come to fly it again,

in tua oor three days It can
hover three feet off the ground”

ee

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ment of the aircraft. J, wen | ported over various parta of the
Fvana reported he had fh dled | country, Chasing one of them. @
arrodynanic problema ~ Mr.'National Guerd pijot was killed ‘

j Caldwell in Washington f 926 last vear in Kentucky
) to 1999, One machine was « disk! Although it does not officialiv

type, the other had rotating tytin- recognize the existence of the

JAIR FORCE DISOWNS

Fla
lal
. : One model with two roteting full investigations of each report
Says Old Maryland Machines! iinders end a 125-horsepower! Most of them, the Air’ Force has

Have No Relation at All to

‘Saucer’ Phenomena 34
‘Tt, YORK Ss J

a4 =

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 UP—|

‘The secret of where flying saucers

might come from ia still a secret.|

go fear as the United States Air
Force ia concerned. It decided
today that the two experimental
aircraft found in a Maryland barn
“have absolutely no connection
with the reported phenomena of
flying saucers."

Lene than twenty-four hours
earlier, however, an Air Force
spakesman had seid there was &
“good chance” that the two weird
devices found near Glen Burnie,
Md. might be prototypes, or fore-
‘Tunners, of the flying saucers or

Then, today, the Air Force ruled
them out of the picture.
The experimental craft, one of
which had a rotating disk and pro-
lier blades, and the other a tub-
ike contraption, apparently were
devised by Jonathan E. Caldwell.
He disappeared in the winter of
1840 from the Maryland farm
where he had been conducting ex-
ments, and has not been heard
since.
In New Orleans, an engineer
worked on the project with
. Caldwell said tonight that lack
funds had prevented develop-

of Catholic University and made
short flights at heighta of about)

six feet, Mr. Fvana said. The aec-
ond model aiso flew a little, al-
though @ teat pilot waa afraid of

‘it and refused to take it up

\deteriorated. Close asacrutiny of

“He (Caldwell) (ried to interest
the Army in his project but got
nowhere,’ Mr. Evans said. “He
definitely intended it for eventual
military developments.

“He was always promoting
stock in hia companies, and at one
time I understand he was only
$5.000 short of successful develop-
ment.”

Machines In Poor Order

The two machines, when found,
were covered with duat and much

them was made by special agents!
for the Air Force.

The Air Force never has tormat-|
ly conceded that there is such «@
thing as @ flying saucer, deapite
the atir that such reports have
aroused in the country. Hence. its
statement last night that the two
devices found in Maryiand might
be the forerunner of th aky-|
atreaking disk aroused quit@ a lot
of comment. But today's dis mer
dampened that.

It has been more than twa@ywrars
since the first report of “flying

——

saucers’ came from the Midwest.

Since then they have been re-;

NEW YoRk TIMES

JUST OLD CONTRAPTIONS #4YO¢/

20 AUGUST 1949

—_—_—_——————————

‘Flying Saucers’ Find
Proves False Alarm

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (4)—| pressed belief they may have been
The Air Force today said that two “prototypes,” or early models, of
old machines found in a Mary- flying saucers.

lend tobacco shed yesterday “have
absolutely no connection with the officially disclaimed any such

reported phenomena of flying sau:
cers.”

The announcement ended spec:
ulation that the contraptions may

models of the strange objects that
have been reported whizzing
through the air from time to time,

Special agents made an inves-
tigation after Bolling Field here
was advised that “some flying
disks had been located in Mary-
land.” State police found the rel-
ie in a shed near Glen Burnie,
d., about 11 miles south of Bal-
um

ore.
‘Air Force officials at Arst ex-

Today, however, the Air Force

view. It took the position unof-
ficially that it could not recor:
nize anything as a “prototype”
of something that has not been

have been early experimental proved to exist.

Some “flying saucer” reports—
which have come in from coast to
coast—have been traced to weath-
er balloons and natural phenom-
ena, and others have remained)
unexplained, )

One of the machines fouml in
Maryland looked like a rude |rell-
copter, with two big circular de-
vices on top. The other resembled
a large wooden tub, with an en-

engine got wind tunnel tests under | said, could be explained away most
the direction of Dr. Louis Crook likely an astronomical phenamene

gine and cockpit Insire.

fh. Arts ne: 1, 1749

‘Odd Machines
Not Linked

With ‘Saucers’

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2) 1

. —The Air Force said today that
two old machines found in ao
| Maryland tobacco shed yerter-
day “have absolutely no connec-
tion with the reported phenom-

ena of flying saucers.”

The announcement ended spec-
ulation that the contraptions
may have’ been early expern-
mental models of the strange
objects that have been reported
whitzing through the air from
time to time.

Special agents made an in-
vestigation after Bolling Field
here was advised that “some fly-
ing dises had been located in
Maryland.” State police found
the relice in a shed near Glen
Burnie, Md., about Il miles
aouth of Baltimore.

Air Force officials at first ex-

reased belief they may have

mn “prototypes,” of early
models, of flying saucers.

Today, however, the Air Force
officially disclaimed any such
view. It took the position unof-
ficially that it could not recog-
nite anything as a “prototype '
of something that has not been
proved to exist.

Some “fiying saucer” reports
—which have come in from coast
to coast—have been traced to
weather balloons and natura!

na, and others have re-
mained unexplained.
. One of the machines found In
Maryland looked like a rude heli-
copter, with two big circular de-
vices on top. The other resembled
a large wooden tub, with an en-

ine and cockpit inside.

Their inventor, Jonathan F

well, has long disappeared

t hie strange devices hav
ust come to light after endurin
dust and decay for a decade.

Ger Nye Ke af) 7 "s

/ hg So,

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WEADQUARTERS UNITE: GTATES Al® FoRC File MO. DATE
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TITte REPORT MADE AT
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JONATHAN E. CALDWELL 18, 19, 20 Aurust 1949
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SPECIAL INJUIRY (Unconventional Aircraft Models
REFERENCE .
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SyworsiS tile 738-144,” dtd 15 June “595 closing rpte S/A Ceiie BLLK, DO ite file , $3~144,
dtde 19 Aug 49

This investigation predicated upon letter from Hqs. OSI, file
#53-0, dated 19 iy 1949, to investigate a request of one SOF.

Baltimore, taryland, who desired to turn some information over
to "a high Air Force Official.” =P stated that he had purchased
stock in a company that he believed was making the flying disc. Th&s
stock was purchased from a.}ire JONATHAN E. CALDVELL, Glen Burnie, Lary=-
land. All efforts to obtain documented evidence from@@gg@iliifailod.
@had written a similar letter to the Baltimore Field Office of the
Federal Bureau of Investicatione Permission was received from the
Baltimore Field Office, FBI, to proceed with the investigation. #ith
the assistance of the Maryland State Police, two experimental models,
the "Gray Goose" and the ."Rotor=plane", were found in a barn on the old
Lypton Farm near Glen Burnie, !’aryland, late on the afternoon of

—17 August 1949, Photographs and an artist's sketch were obtained and

several interviews were conducted 18 Aucust 1949. Arrangements were
made to move the “Gray Goose” by the Mmrylend State Police on 19 August
1949, and a telephonic report of the entire investigation was made to

Colonel CARPENTER by Imjor JOSEPH J. DeRAAD at about 09350, 19 Au;ust
1949.

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