PROJECT BLUE BOOK

NO CASE (INFORMATION O- 7) 10 March 1950
SOURCE: Les Angeles Tim. dtd 12 March 1950 Chile

1. DATE - TIME GROUP * LOCATION
=e San Bernardo, Santiag., Valparaiso, Chile

5 March 50 YW as a
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION

Civilian Astro (VENUS)
. The Director of the ObservatoryAstronomy of the University of Chile
Pt a ee ee Prof Rutland, made a statement bo the local press that what the é
One ‘ [people were seeing was the Planet VENUS which is clearly visible] thic
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Not Reported ' Observers saw a silver colored, stationary object in the sane
relative position as was witnessed by the local puplic the

a Or ee preceding day, am after careful observation concluded it to
Grourd -Visual be the planet VENUS and no a flying disc.

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Country: Chile | ) a
Report No, IR-42-50 —
AF=165200-1

Subject: Flying Discs

From: Air Attache, Chile

Date of Report: 30 Mar 50

Date of information: current

Evaluation: F-0

Prepared by: Harry L. Mitchell, Major, USAF

Source: — reports and personal observations of Air Attache “ffice personnel.

1. Flying seeing are being "seen" in various parts of Chile. First sighting was at
ta Arenas, lat 53°06' S, sere 70°53'W on 11 Mar at noon. Many inhabitants of the
ity witnessed this phenomena which appeared northeast of the city and traveled toward
he southwest. Usual description was given--extreme altitude, silver in color, shaped
like a ping-pong ball. The Director of the Observatorio Astronomico of the University
of Chile, Prof. Frederico Rutland, made a statement to the local press that what the
people were seeing was the planet Venus which is clearly visible this time of year at
that latitude.

2. Second sighting of a disc took place in the Santiago area, San Bernardo and
Valparaiso on the 24th and 25th of March with the usual description given by the
populace being quoted in the local press.

3. Third sighting of a disc occurred 28 March between 1330 and 1410 over

Santiago, Chile. Downtown area was crowded with people looking into the sky observing
this phenomenon, M/Sgt. ene eee assigned to this office as a 502, per-
sonally observed an object travelling at an extreme rate of speed and altitude. (See

attached statement and diagram. )

COMMENT: On 29 March this observer saw a silver colored, stationary object in the same
relative position as was witnessed by the local populace the preceding day, and after
careful observation concluded it to be the planet Venus and not a flying disc.

Professor Rutland (par 1) repeated his statement to the press today that the
object had to be Venus.

_ Local press has headlined "flying disc" dispatches from all countries
reporting sightings.

HARRY L. MITCHELL
Major, USAF
APPROVED: Assistant Air Attache

JAY P. THOMAS,
Lt Sol, USAF

Air Attache fle 503.27

1. Inel
Statement and diagram

of M/Set Patterson

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