DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6314045
DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1949
REPORTED LOCATIONLos Alamos N M
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Tear Mr. Wee aR:
Receipt of your letter, cated 3 October 191,9, is hereby acknowledred,.
The information you provided has been incoluced in our present stucy
of unidentified aerial objects.
Your action in writing this Headjuarters is appreciated
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P, H. GARRETT
MOUNT HOPE, WEST VA.
4 October 3, 1949
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Technical Intelliszence Div.,
Air Laterial Command Headquarters
Wright-Patterson Air Yorce dase, |
Dayton, Ohio,
Gentlemen;
My wife and I have a first class case of the JITTLRNS not
because of what we have witnessed but for fear we too would be the
source of laughter should we make it public.
When stories relating to Flying Saucers and Disks made
their appearance I was inclined to believe they were oased on il-
lusions or imaginary objects and like the majority of people did not
attach particular significance td them.
When Mr. Sidney Shalett pudlished his articles relating to
them in the Saturday Lvening rost I accepted his dovtts and explanation
as they referred to specific cases. wuspecially in view of the fact
our one denied all responsibility for possible experimental
missels.
But now, in the light of our own experience, I am not too
sure. Possibly there arestrange, man made objects traveling throught
the atmosphere. Being reasonably intelligent we have decided to submit
the following report for what it might be worth.
We live on a high hill overlooking our community. -e became
sky conscious during the war due to many planes flying over our home
in a north-south direction. Since the war, Capital, sastern and
Piedmont planes continue to fly this course. Nence we are accustomed
to looking sky-ward both day and night.
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Saturday afternoon, October the first, at five P.M., my |
wife and I were standing on the hill néar our’ Yiome, and by chance,
I was looking direct at the Southern Sky. Then suddenly, there entered }
the field of vision a strange objects Sensing something unusval I j
grabbed my wife by the arm and pointing skyward, shouted, do you see
what 1 Bee. " Yes I do she replied" and after its disappearance we
stood silent,in astonishment,for a moment before either could speak.
This ooject came into the iield of vision on atout a 45
degree angle, traveling at a terrific speed, due north, and vanished
from sight at about tlie same position it had become visible. During
the few seconds it was visible I tried to make a careful observation
as to its general contour and etc.
Generally speaking, the best way I @an describe this device
is to state, that from the ground, it looked like a sheet of metal
from four to five feet in length and thirty inches wide with rounded
corners.
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P. H. GARRETT
MOUNT HOPE, WEST VA.
It had no wings nor other protrusions, neitner was there any sound,
smoke, nor vapor to be seen nor hearde Only the bottom could be
seen from the ground, heighth and speed made it impossible tu
ace: rteain bts heights or depthe The bottom was smoothg rerained
parallel with the earth,(no waivering) had a metallic appeararice
but did not glisten in sun light. The color was that of lead or
tarnished tine
In flight it followed a straight course, maintained a fixed
equilibrium, traveled longwise as illustrated, appeared and dis-
appeared with marked suddenness.
In my mind I am unable to correlate this object “ith any of
the various manifestations produced by government calloons as listed
by lir -Shalett. The nearest coincident he listed was tue case of the
two avaators who saw an ooject alongside their plane snd later
checked with their passengers for confirmation. Hov.ever in t:.eir case
it was night time and they were also in the air affording more com-
plete ovservatione
What vie saw was no illusion nor hallucination. 1 studied medicine
and have some knowledge of theme It was no heavenly vody. I have read
three books on astronomy including a college text and many articles.
It was no arrpleane ot common knowledgee To us, until disproved, it
was a man made, mechanical gadget, origin unknowne
Henceforth I will no doutt, doubt, the conclusions of wr.cShalett
and those who supported him in his articlese Possibly some of the
reports are not illusgions nor fragements of the imagination. laybe
strange objects are sailing above our heads from here or abroad.
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BASIC: Lta Aq, 56th Ftr Wg, Selfridge AFB, michigan, Subj: Report
of Information on "Flying Discs", file INT 333 dtd
(d) Color: A very bright silvery metalic color.
(e) Speed: Unknown
(f) Heading: W-NW turning around and heading E-SE.
(g) Maneuverability: See general remarks.
(h) Altitude: 5 to 10 thousand feet.
(i) Sound: None
(j) Exhaust trail or not: ‘ione
(7) General remarks: ng... that while traveling along,
approximately three (3) miles northeast on highway #31 going north out
of Holland, Michigan on the 2 October 1949, he sighted a very voright
and shiny object shaped like a dinner plate. Going east the object
approached beneath a transparent cloul, the odject did a flip, and
went up into the cloud. es expected the object to come out of the
other side of the cloud, but instead it came out at the point of entry,
and traveled back along its original route and then disappeared into
the east. claims that the object was in his sight for approx-
imate ‘to 60 seconds. It is to be noted that at the time of sight-
ing was traveling along a heavy traveled highway, and approach-
ing a turn. states that while approaching the turn in the high-
way he noticed a barn just right of the turn. The object sizhted was
just about the height of a yard stick above the barn in his line of
sight. CMB stated that he judged the cloud formations on the 2
of October 1949 to be from 5 to 10 thousand feet.
It is the belief of the undersigned that there is considerable
margin for error in this report, in view of the fact that the indivi-
dual making the report was traveling down a well traversed highway,
and also approaching a turn. The time element involved in viewing this
object was probably not as great as is indicated due to circumstances
at the time of sighting. Also the official CAA weather report indi-
cates that the cloud formations on this day in question in this loca-
lity were supposed to be at an altitude of 25,000 feet.
Background of the individual is as follows: Spent 52 months in
the USAAF from early 1941 to late 1945. Ile spent 31 months in England,
France and Germany, with a £=26 Unit, tho #96th Air Engineer Squadron
of the 344th Bomb Group.
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SUBJECT: Report of Information on "Flying Discs"
TO: OG, AMC, Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio ATTN: TSDIN
7 GG, 1OAF, Benjamin Harrison AFB, Indiana ATTN: Dir of Intell.
OG, ConAC, Mitchel AFB, New York ATTN: Dir of Intelligence.
Chief of Staff, USAF, Washington 25, D.C.e, ATTN: Dir of
Intelligence, Requirements Division.
l. The following information is hereby submitted in compliance
with letter Headquarters C»onAC, file 200.1 dated 25 March 1948, Subj:
Reporting of Information on "Flying Discs",
(1) Location: Approximately three (3) miles northeast of
Holland, ichigan. Object sighted just above a "Red"
“barn, at 1100 hours, 2 October 1949.
(2) Weather at time of sichting: CAA Weather sequence at
Grand Rapids, hichigan at a ¥ 250 = § 8 244/67/47/
7412/023; at 11:30, 250 = ® 8 237/72/48t715/022.
tated that small transparent clouds were slowly
drifting at approximately 5 to 10 thousand feet.
(3) Names, occupations and address of witnesses: 1h.
peeere laborer, rural route #2, lewaygo, hichigan.
(4) Photographs of objects: None
(5) Sketches of object's configuration MMR, stated that
the object was the shape of an ordinary dinner plate,
at one-half mile distance from object.
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(c) Size: At one-half mile distance, it would appear ay
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QE. seemed sincere enough in his belief that he had signted this
supposedly foreign object. He secured permission from his employer
to be absent from his place of employment in order to make contact
with the undersigned.
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COWAN S. HILL, JR
Capt, USAF
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UNIORLTISIED AFRIAL O3JECTS
Date of Observation: 7 October 1949 Date of Interview: 13 Vctobder 1949
Exact time of o>servation (locul): 2120 hours
Place of Observations 300 yards sest of Vetorans llospital on Yidnon aves
Position of observer (air, car, bldy., location of - give details):
Car travoling Last.
What attracted attention to objects jirect line of visione
Number o: objects and sketcn o: formation or prouping: Cne.
Apparent size (compare to known object, ie, sun, moon, tinead or fiat
at arms lengths Half a moon.
Color of object: Yellow to freon
Shape (give fraphic description - corpare with known object): ound.
Altitude (Angle of elevation above horizon - O de revs ut horizon,
¢O deprees overhead): 35° above horizun.
Direction from observer (Anrple clockwise rem Korth): 4 o'clocx.
Distance “ron observer (Distance to town, bld-., etc., over wiich ob ject
appeared to be): Uver Sandia Nountains.
Direction of flight of object (s)s Strai-ht vertical drop.
Time in alight: 1 second.
Speed (Tine to’ cover civon angular distance): Dropped 15° in 1
second trom point of observation.
Sound end oders Nonee
Trail (color, lenyth, width, persistence, etc.): fione
laminosity (visible by reflection, incandescenso, other - decree of
brilliance): Very brirht.
Frojections (fins, wings, rods, antennac, conopies, etc.): Ncne
wanouvors (turns, clinbs, dives, etc. - sketch of flicht path): Nenee
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2l.e Manner of disappearance: Uehind Sandia Mountains.
22. Effect on clouds: None.
23- Additional information concerning objects None.
24. Yieather conditions and light at time of sightings Clear and light.
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Name anid address of observer:
Company, Sandia ‘ase
Occupation and hobbies: Professional solder.
Comments of Interrorator relative to intelligence and churacter of observer
(Check neighbors, police dept., "31 records, employer, etc.):
"\" cleared by SI in 1949.
Did observer wear ;lasses, especially polaroid flasses at tive of siratin;,
or was object viewod through canopy, window or othor transparent Uaterial’
No glasses.
Windshield of automobile.
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SUBJECT:
TINE OBSERVED:
DATE O85ERVEDs
POINT CF OBSERVATION:
DIRSCTION OF OBJNCT FRO! POINT OF OBSURVATIONs
ESTIVATED DISTANCH FROY POINT OF OBSERVATION:
DIRECTION OF TRA‘ ELs
LENGT:i OF OBSERVATION:
Unable to dotermine.
BSTIMATE ALTITUDSs
ESTIMATED SPEED: 600
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Date 17 October 1949
Lte Col. John Ae Carroll, Chief Inspector, Arps
Operations Ofticer
S;te, Protective Force, A”
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UNUSUAL OR UNPBAPLAINED LIGITS OSSERVED
Approximately 1410 or 1415
14 Votober 1:49
Anchor Utilities (near Fire Stas #2 on Wost Road)
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Unable to determine
From South to Nerth
3 to 4 seconds
helelle or more = dopendent on actual distance.
COLOR: Front two thirds, green and silver (luminous) - rear tnird, and tail,
pale blue.
SOUNDs None
SiZZ: Approximately 1/8 the size of a full moon.
OBSERVER: @oaeeeepewet*., enployco SMM, Los Alanos, Ne Me
STATEMENT SY USSERVR: Object had a tail approximately tne sane lengtn as
it's dianoter.
bate 22 Uctober 1949
TOs Lt. Cole John 4s Carroll, Chief Inspector, ASS |
Attention: Operations Officer |
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SUGJECTs UNUSUAL OR UNKEXPLAINSD LIGHTS OBSERVED
TINE ORSERVED, 0220 3
DATE OPSERVEDs 1002249
POINT OF CBSERVATIONs 303
DIRECTICN OF ObJHOT FRO! POINT CF OSSERVATIONs
ESTIMATED DISTANCE FRO‘ POINT OF OMSERVATICNs
South of sta 303
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DIR“CTION OF TRAVEL:
LENGTH OF OBSSFRVATIONs
From up to down
About one soccend
FSTIVATED ALTITUDKs SO to 100 feet
ESTIMATED SPERDs
COLOR: Green
SOUND: No
SIZEs Small
OBSERVER: Inspectorate
STATEMENT BY QSSERVER« Light was apparently fron a flare fun and was just
at the top oi its arc when soene Close watch kept on tne area for tne noxt
few minutes but no further lights appeared.
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Attention: Oporaticns 0: ‘icer
FRU ' inspector <iiiamaanmes
SUBJECTs UNUSUAL OR UNEX? LAINE LIGHTS O4S4RVED
T1MR OBSERVED: O228
DATS 0 SHRVZ2D: Ootober 22, 1949
POINT OF OSSERVATI: > 2 Western end of foundry in Tec Aroa.
DIRPCTILN OF OBJEUT FR. POTNT OF OBSYSVATION: Fstinmated 170 deyrees
PSTIVAT?SD. DISTANCE FROM POINT OF OBSERVATION: 15 ‘iles
DIRMCTION OF TPiV"Ls Fran Newest to Seeast
LENGTH OF OoSEKVATIVNs 2 seconds
ESTIMATED ALTITUDEs On horison
ESTIMAT!D SPREDs 150 “TH
COL(R: Bright creen
SOUND: Kone
SIZEa Four times the size of a flare
OBSTRVER: Insp. (as
STATE'ENT BY GUSERVERs At 0228, as I was rounding corner (f°) of the
foundry, the liv:ht was observed to be just above tno horizone As the lij»t
was under observation for only 2 seconds the direction, epeed, etc, are
approximated. iicwever, just as the liyat seened to be at its lowest point
in flipht, it wavered as though it had either been a:fected by a reduction
in speed or had hit somethin; on the crounde fo all a:;earences, this
object did N(T disappear benind the horizon but behind a hill.
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Date 11-19-49
TO : Lte Cole John Ae Carroll, Chief Inspector, AESS
Attention: Operations Ui vicer
FROM 4 Inspector (AimeiMihianiiaiadiies \\:5S
SUBJECT: UNUSUAL OR UNEXPLAINED LIGHTS CBSERVED
TIME OBSERVED: 2152
DATE ORSERVEDs llelo-49 Fs
POINT OF OSSERVATION: Anchor Site
DIRECTION ©“ OBJECT FRC! POINT OF OB3BS"SRVATICNs:s East
ESTIMATED DISTALCE FROU POINT OF OBSERVATION: Unknown
DIRECTION OF TRAVSL: From Vertical to Straignt down
LENGTH! Cr O8SERVATION:s 2 seconds
ESTIVATED ALTITUDE: - = = «= «
ESTIUATED SPEED: «© = = = @
COLOR: Green
SOUND: None
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OBSERVER; Inspectors.
STATE ENT BY OBSERVER: First glimpse was green then turned yellow or wiite
Date 11-19-49
TOs Lt. Cole John Ae Carroll, Chief’ Inspector, A®5S
Attention: r Orficer
FROM 8 el AESS
SUBJECT: UNUSUAL OR UNEXPLAINTD LIGHTS OBSERVED
TIVE OBSERVEFVED: 2152
DATE O#SERVED: 11-19-49
POLIT OF OBSERVATION: Anchor Site
DIRECTION OF OBJECT FROM POINT OF OBSERVATION: - = = ~~
ESTIZAT®D DISTANCE rRCKM POINT OF OBSERVATION: = = = = ~
DIRECTICN OF TRAVAL: Vertical
LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: 2 seconds
ESTIVAT"D ALTITUDE: « = = «= «
ESTIMATED STPE@D: « « = = «
COLOR: Green
SOUND: lone
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UNITED STATUS
SORE SERS url ACSFIED
LOS ALAYCOS, NYY MEXICO
IN REPLY RESER TOs Nove 25, 1949
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Ca'ptain sielvin E. Neef
17th District Os!
Kirtland Field
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Subjects ARIAL PHENOUENA
Dear Sirs
This office has been informed by oe scientist with
Group r-9 of tho Los 4lauos ccientiric boratory, o: the follow-
ing celestial phenomena observed at approximately 1950 hours,
November 15, 1949, at Los Alamos:
Two bluishegreen lirhts (similar to tnat given orf by
burning gine) in tanden were seen overhead, slizhtly
south o/ the zonitne They ap cared to be stationary,
but suddenly curved around ani disappeared to tae north
with tho speed of a meteore iio sound was heard in con-
junction with tais observation.
kre ae ear said that his attention had been called to the sy by
gone children who reported havin; seen erratically movin; ;-reen
lights, and it was wnile he was looking, in response to their questions,
that he observed the phenomena described above.
Vory truly yours,
/s/ Sidney Newburger, Jre
SIDNEY NEWBURGER, Jre
CC; Francis iannack Chief, Security Operations
USAEC, Washington, DC
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ATCHIC ENERGY COvUISSIOM UNCLASSIFIED
SANTA F® OPPRATIONS OFFIC
LOS ALAYOS, NEW MEXICO
IN REPLY RUVER TOs Nove 29, 1949
DO-1
Captain Melvin FB. Neef
17th Listrict OSI .
Kirtland Field
Albuquerque, Now ‘‘exico
Subject: ANRIAL PIUGNOMENA
Dear Sirs
On Novemver 25, 1949, at approximately 2000 hours, a lignt yellowisne-
green od ject ms observed for about two seconds, from a point on tne
northorn part of the project, by the rollowing etgst bers oi +he
Los Alanos Jcientific Laboratory:
e The odject arpeared as a point
of licht, much brisutér than any star, at about 350 derreos and lo
de;reoa elevation, movin: “rez east to west, for approximately 90 de-
grees, and downward at adout 10 decrees fron the horizontale It was
first seon >y @RMMMMEBF, woo yelled “nore it is, tnhcro it is." ‘The
other observers turned around in time to see the lattor part or tie
trajectory as it disappeared behind the Jggagiignre. vistance trom the
point of observation, altitude, and speed could not be estimated, and
there was no sound heard in connection with tnis phenomenon.
These observations are beinr reported for your in’ormation in coordinat-
ing such reports in this arca.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Sidney Newburrer, Jre
SIDNUY WeTBURCeR, dre
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