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HEADQUARTERS FIRST ARMY Uf : / .
GOVERNORS ISLAND, NEW YORK 4.N.Y. - ‘on

AHFKB-OPN AFR 18 1959

SUBJECT: Unconventional Aircraft.

TO: Commanding Gener‘al :
Air Materiel Command
Wright-Patterson Air Force Fase

Dayton, Ohio
ATIN: DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE

The attached inclosures are forwarded for your information,

evaluation and appropriate action. — ; |

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Case Nos.
13 oe 1086 SIGNAL COMPS CENTE: AND FURT MONWOUTH

FUSID DLO/sSii/Le
3 April 1950
SUBJECT’: UNCUNVENTIONAL AIRCRAFT

TOs Commanding General, Heudcuarters, First Aray
Goveinors Island, New York 4, N.Y.

ATIN: A. C- of Soy Gre

1. In compliance with D/A ltr dated 1 Nov 48, CSGID 452.1, subjects
"Unconventional Aircratt", the attached meworaundum reyorts are forwarcea for
your information, evaluation and appropriate action.

2. The persons interviewed and mentioued in the attached memorandum
reports are all reliable and responsible citizens.

36 Pe? ane Incl. #5) is a Governaent employee, having been em
ployed in the cupacity of Kaacio Engineer, Maintenance Branch, Squier Cigna
Laboratory, Signal Corps Engineering Laboratories, Fort Monmouth, New Jercey,

since 19 January i94<.
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UNCONVENTIONAL aIRCRAFT

23 March 1950

1. On 23 March 1950, at approximately 1000 hours, Andrew J. Reid,
Civilian Intelligence Officer, Security & Intelligence Division, Fort
Monmouth, New Jersey, interviewed Mre. Lewis Prentiss, at her residence,
Clover Lane, Rumson, N. J., in the presence of Virginia McNa}ly, Secretary,
and the son of Mrs. Lewis Prentiss.

Nre@MMMM stated that she was riding in ner car on Ridge Road,
Fair Haven, N. J., on Rp eerch 4950, shortly after 1730 hours, to meet her
husband at the Little ver railroad station. She “Goticed three perpen-
dicular short white vaporous lines in the sky. at first she thought it .
was sky-«triting and seeing no plane she thought possibly it couid be a queer
formation of clouds. a car passed her, in which two men were riding, and
she noticed their interest in the same object. This ciir stopped a short dis-
tance from her car and she noted the license number "MN 14 E New Jersey."
She continued to watch the phenomena in the sky, which she described as three

port holes with lights behind them, or lights thet might be viewed through a

fog. The weather was very clear and early evening daylight. around these
three luminous round forms there seemed to be a density of 'sky-blue' colored

gas. The objects were not disc-like in form.

She further stated that she could not estimate the height or speed,
as she had no conception of distance or speed in the air, The objects pro-
ceeded toward atlantic Highiands in an easterly direction toward the atlantic
Ocean.

after returning from the railroad station, with her husband, she
telephoned the Rumson Police Headquarters and asked Patrolman Otto Pearl, on
desk duty, if anyone had reported an unusual phenomena in the sky. She then

reported the incident to the Provost Marshal Office at Fort Monmouth and the
Newark News, Newark, N. J.

Mrs. QQ further stated that she drew an illustration of the
objects she saw in the sky. (Photostitic copy attached.)

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24 March 1950
Unconventional Aircraft

Gage No. 1023 | | ASR/IRL/mpo
MEXORANOUM 20 THE OFFICER IN CHARGE

On 23 Karch arch 1950, Sa, Investigator, Hilit
telligence ereey, a
ew Jersey.

his vesthente, 5, Wardell Circle, Port-au-Peck, Oc

stated that at approximately 17 » 15 March 1950, he
in Little Silver, New Jersey, by train in transit from New York,

HN. Y¥., to his home, As he walked from the train to his automobile he
locked over his shoulder, west by northwest, to observe the sky, as it
ie his habit to predict the weather from the appearance of the cloud
formations and the sun's reflection on the sky in the west. At this
time, he noticed that the sun was on the horison surrounded by scattered
cloud formations and visibility was unlimited, Whi LEE 2 ook! he
saw three distinct vertical vapor trails very close toret that he
thought at first glance was sky writing. After considering this possi-
bility for a moment he concluded that no one would be sky writing at
that hour of the evening, In Jarman's estimation the vapor trails were
et an altitude of approximately 40 to 50 thousand feet and traveling at
a speed of a normal sky writing plane. Jarman further stated that his
noarvetion was of aprroximately ten seconds duration arm that the vapor
trails extended four fingers in altitude during this period of tine,
(The four finger calculation was concluded by holding his hand at arms

length, palm inward and sighting with one eye at the vapor trails. The
four fingers covered the vapor trails).

Due to the distance aires unable to determine what was causing
the trails he saw, alth he coneluded they had just started when he

first observed thea,

sently occupies a position as Mechanical Engineer, He was
formerly an officer and served with the 306 Field Artillery, 77th Division,
during World War #1. He stated that he was also an Intelligenee Agent
@uring this period and reported periodically to G-2 in Washington, D. C,

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_ ANDREW 3. REID, CIV INTELL OFFICER, POST INTELL OFFICE, FORT MONMOUTH, N. J.

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SASE NO» 1024 24 Warch 1950

1. On 23 March 1950 Investigutor inteili-
» Fort Monmo a » interview Ging at
at his place of employment, The E. giish

hea Bank, heJd., where ue is enpsroyed

as an automobile .

ted that he was at Ridge Houd and Buena Vista Ave., Ked
Bank, Bede» at approxinately 1750 hours on 15 March 1950qqmoticed three
white streaks in the sky but could see nothing except the tiree white streaxs.
He could not tell what was causing the streaks, except could nake
out three shiny objects which seemed to be in the sky. The sun wus just
setting and it appeared to him that the raya of the ‘sun were casting refiec-
tions from the three objects in the sy. These three objects were moving toward
the ocean, coming from & southwesterly direction. These three objects were

at a high altitude and mace no noise that could be heard. The objects con-
timued on their course and disappeared toward the ocean,

WNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS:
~ DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
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ANDREW J. REID, CIV INTELL,OFFICE!, SECURITY & INTELL.DIV. FORT MUNAUUTH,N.d,

UNCLASSIFIED

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UNCONVENTIONAL aIRCRAFT

CASE NOs 1025 24 Harch 1350
WEMORANDUM TO THE OFFICES IN CHAiGE

1. On 23 March 1950 Thomas J. “cHANAMY accompanied by John F. KANE, In-
vestigators, li telligence, Fort ijonmouth, ‘ew dersey, interviened
NE INGE residence, Locust St., Waterwitch, nighiands,

ow verseey.

tated that at approximately 1740 hours on 1§ iiarch
1950, ie was walking home on Waterwitch Avenue and upon reaching tie
Waterwitch Railroad Station, she noted the occupants of an automobile sudden-
dy get out of their car and look up toward the sky. Siie also looked at tiie
sky and observed three luminous discs, very bright and shiny, with white
streaks projecting from the rear of each of the three discs. The male occu-
pant of the automobile said he thought the object resembled some sort of

rocket. He said he wished he had a camera so that he could taxe a picture
of the odd sight.

A passenger bus then cume along and stopsed and the passengers
alighted from the bus and also watched the strange phenomena.

scribed the objects to be gliding along in the sy at
a fair @. The objects were visible to the naked eye from the

gro d that when she first sighted the objects, they were
approaching from a southwesterly direction. The objects continued out over

the ocean and disappeared. The sun was setting in the west. Tus objects
were moving without making any noise that could be heard. They did not

appear to be airplanes and did not eppear as though they were propelled, but
were travelling at a high rate of speed.

ted that she was born in hewark, New Jersey, and has

resided a for the past twelve years; is
forty-three years of age and is a housewife,

fe non serving as Chairlady for the Red Cross and is also
County Chairlady for the Sister Kenny Foundation and Publicity Cnairlaay of
the “ighlands Democratic Club.

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DLC/ASR/1e
UNCONVENTIUNaL ALKCialT
CASE NO. 1026 <4 larch 1950
MEMOKANLUM TO THE OFFICER IN CHALGE

2. On 24 March 1950, Justus kh. LILZE Jk., Investigatox, jiilitary In-

ted that at approximately 1800 hours, 15 slurch 1950, be
56u ng and rather thick streaks of vupor with a weaxer one between .

them. An indistinguichable object at the head of those strevis noved
rataer slowly ut even cpeed and in absolutely straight line from eluost
Girectly west (somewhat south of west) to almost directiy east (ecmewhat
north of east).

Tue phenowenon was ciearly visible for approximately three to

- four minutes (1800 to 1804 hours). The distance between the vapor utreeka

stayed the sume all during the ovservution. Tiere was absolutely no sound.
The object paseed sumewhat south of hed Bank.

— oe stated that because of the fact that absolutely no
sound could be heard; the vapor streaks were clearly separated with the blue
of the sky visible in between, the phenomenon moved rather slowly, or at
least appearea to do so, although the whole distance from its point of
apparent appearance in the western sky to its vanishing point nigh up in
the eastern sky was covered in about four minutes, he came io the following
conclusion:

The object waich was painting the very long, vapor streaks into
the absolute cioudless sky was eitner a very large airship or pisune with
three engines or jets, flying very highs or three smaller planes flying
in absolute perfect and equaliy spaced formation, aiso very nigh, in an
absolute straight line, Since visibility was perfect, ne estimated toe
distance covered by the object during his observation to be at least 40
miles (in four minutes), The speed of the object, therefore was about
600 miles per hour.

2 Lncls.
1. Direction of Flight
2. Length of Streaks.

po" NGRADED AT 2 YEAR INTERVALS}
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.

UNCLASSIFIED a
ANDKEW J. REID, CIVeINTELL OFFICER, SECURITY & INTELL. DIV. FORT MINMOUTH, N. Je

( NOUASSIFIED DLC. AJR/1le
Case #1024 UNCONVENTIONAL AIKCRAFT

24 March 135V
MEVORANDUM TO THE OFFICER IN CHAKGE

1. On 23 pt Oc rt :venue, Oceznyort,
New Jersey, was interview n ga "a Militery Intelli-
gence, Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, at lis p. employment, Tie English ‘totor
Sales Company, 34-36 Maple Avenue, Red Bank, New Jersey. 7

GRIMM stated that at approximately 1800 hours on $2 Hersh -1250_be
was stunding in the yard of his home and noticed three objects with white vapor
trails moving slowly thro t a high altitude. The objects were
travelling toward the | ee the objects as three dark s,ecks

with white vapor trails projecting from the rear and were emitting no noise that

could be heard. The three objects continued on their course and disappeared
toward the ocean. .

DOWN . 1D AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS:
PR ASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10

UNCLASSIFIED
ANDKED J. REID, CIV.INTELL.OFFICE:, SECURITY & INTELL.DIV, FUKT UONMOUTH, Ned.