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Sept 18 1950

Chief, U S Army Intelligence
Roswell Army Air Base,
Roswell, New Mexico,

Dear Sir;

I wish to pass on to you the following observation made by me while
enroute to my duties as geologist at the Amerada State RA "1", a wildcat well
being drilled in Sec 22, Township 8 South, Hange 32 East, Chaves County, New
Mexico, Whether it has any military significance I do not know but you may
evailate the follow as you see fit,

Below are the contents of what I wrote after getting to the well
The contents were written at 8345 PM, the observation was made about §;50

P.M. (5:50PM) New Mexico Times The elasped time was due to the need to
run up the samples in order to report ih by radio, 7

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To whom it may concern;
1, QM being of Ane mind and body wish to make

the following statement. At or about 5350 -PM, New Mexico Time, while enroute

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to the wildcat well Amerada State RA, within a mile of the location I observed

the following phenomenon:
An orange red ball, wider in the center than its outer edges

appeared, the first time I saw it, it appeared in a vertical position, I would say
it lasted ten seconds, it seemed to come forward and then, though it did not

actually stop, if seemed to stop coming forward and receded. I thought at first

the sun was coming back out (it was raining very hard) and the rainstorm was

going to cease. A few seconds later it reappeared, this time much closer, (it
seemed to stop raining) I would say maybe a mile or a mile and a half away, in

a horizontal: position, This time it lasted at least 15 or 20 seconds or it may have

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even been a minute. It seemed to head right toward me, I was looking west, my left
window was open ( I was driving a Dodge Fowerwagon) and I could see it much better,

It was larger than the largest plane I have ever seen ( A B-36 or B<29 is the larvest

I have seen, I d on't know the type planes the air force has but have seen one with

6 propellors and I believe that is the B-29.) It came slowly in a gliding matter, getting
closer and closer, I thought at first it might be a tornado or a lightning bolt, I thought

I would stop but then decided to proceed as quickly as I could, it came down in a slow glide ,
then findAly again without seeming to stop it headed back west, it seemed to bank just a
little, the south end going up and the north end down, then it rededed and disaptared,

The third time I saw it was a few seconds later, it was headed south
and maybe a little west; more south than west, this time it appeagd more as a round ball, |

but larger than before, Looked like a large comet, then it disappeared. I was very

excited and still driving as fast as I could, maybe tem miles an hour. ( The roads were
soft and filled with water),
I reached the rig and told the driller and one of the roughnecks

about it, they did not see nothing. On my way to the rig after the last view of the
object I thought I saw a gray hill like mass in the distance looking west, looked like some scatt
ered gray objects coming down. There are no hills in the area, my best estimate would be that
the hill was 200 feet high, it appeared a mile away,

After being at the rig probably ten minutes it seemed to get lighter
outside and two apparent patches of light to the south appeared, They were probably two miles awa;
on the horizon. “our small clouds? appeared in the lighted area to the west and they slowly
settled to the ground, and disappeared.

The rain seemed unatural, I can't explain exactly what I mean, but I
did see level clouds to the north and west and it app ared they were st«tionary and did
not look like rain was coming from them, but still it was raining in that direction,

No one at the rig saw the object.

This is a true statement. _
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Written at 6:45 PM, Sept 17, 1950 at hhe location,

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SUMMARY: (Lister concloe summary of report. Glee significance in final one-sentence paragraph. dal inclooures af lower eft. Begin icxt of report on AP Porm 1/¢—Mert IL)

1. An midontified airhome objcst, orenre in color, and ovnl cn4 round in

shape, waa observed by source near fatun, Now iierigo, on 17 Sentember 1950, at
epproxinately 1750 hours. >

2. Obdservetions wore made while source was driving =» trvdc to his anties,

States that three dintinet oboerv-tions were mode ond thet in each observation the
position of the object had chenzed,

3. Renort de based on person] Labter from
of this Winz. Source strtcs in letter th-$ ho,
United States Aray Reserves, Serinl No. 16038519,

Wing Intellirence Officer
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4, A few hours I-ter on, the arme date, on unidentified rirborne object uce
observed from ‘inlker Air Force Base by members of this command (See IR 50%79-3,
dicted 20 Sep 50).

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All informrtion contained ia this revort ie hbesed on 2 ynorescnel letter
from the sourco, -t poclomist <t the Amorc@a Stete PA "1", n wilde-t
o41 well being aril Section 2°, Zownsbip & South, ‘Yraze 32 Cant, Choves

County, Hew Mexico.

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a While he wee driving a truck enroute to his duties, at tha sbove site,
‘the source stetes that he obssrved, "ean orenze red bell, vider in the centor tien
ite outor edgos." Me furthor stated,” The first timo I orw it, it smeored in a
vyorticcl position, I would ary it Irstod ten seconda, 1t seemed to come forveré

and then, though it did not notuolly stop, it seemed to atop coming forward end
receded,

- de After oxplaining thet it wee reining very hard at the time and that he
thoucht that perhans he hed soon the sun coming back ont the sonree continucd, " 4
fow seconds later it reesmerrod, this timo nach cleser, (46 neamed to stop reiniac)
T would say maybe a mile..or e mile ond a half owsy, in a horizontel sosition. Tis
time it leated at least 15 or 20 aeconds or £t my heve ovon been a minute. It
seemed to hecd richt toward mo, I wee looking West, ny left window was omen (I wns
driving a Dodge Powerwreon) anc I could poe it much botter, It wes lerzor then
the largest plene I hrve ever csoon,(2 B36 or B29 fe the larcest I heave sewn). It
Game slowly in a gliding monnor, petting clocer ond closer, I thoucht at first it
micht be a tornrdo or a lightninzg bolt. I thought I would ston but then decided to
mroceed #8 quic’:ly as I could. It ceme down in « slow rlide, then finelly r2nin
without soeming to stop it heséed back west, caomed to bank just c little, the south
end going up and the north ond down, then it receded ond diser eared,"

6. A few sooonds cftor the second observ: tion the source etrtoa thet the
object e»peared agoin end it wes headed South ond that this tine it apnesred nore as
a round bell, but larger than before. It Gienmmvecred to the South end Woot.

Source snys that he was very excited end still driving ea fest oe he oonld, onyb
ten miles on hour, as the roads were soft end filled with water. ‘

4, Other obsorv«tions mede by the source vere,* On my way to the rig efter
the Inet view of tho object I thowht I sew a grey hill lire more in the Aictance,
loolring Weat, which looked like nome scattered cray objocte comine down. There.
ore no hills in the aren, My best eatimnate would be that the hill was 200 fort hich,
it apreared to be a milo awry," Ho continues," After beine ct the rig probadly :
ten minutes it soomed to get lighter outside and two ennarent pctches of lisht to
the South eopesared. They were probably two miles avay on the horicon, Four enell
Clouds asnenred in the liehte4 crea to the Yest end they clowly cettled to the
ground end disamweared. The rein seomed unnatural, I can't exnlain exectly what I
mean, but I did see level clouds to the North and Yost and it a »penred they wore
stationery and did not look like rein wee coming from them, but still it was reining
in that direction,"

e. The source further statod that at no tine did the object of his obsonm
vation seem to travel at a hich rate of epeed. All eparont movement was fcirly —
slow end very smooth. The objoct did not snom to be spinning or rotetinc, He
stated thet whatever the obiont was ha oonld «#9 it mlcinly as it was nzt fark

enough to require the use of the licite cn the trusk he wee driving.

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APPROVED | JUNE 1948 .
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

FROM (Agmney)
509TH BOMB WING, M

3. Comments of preparing Officer.

@ Source, to OV Snerada Petroleum Corporation, Tatum, New.
Mexico, has not been interviewed. Neither hes this office received any corroborative
information on his odsorvations. Jurther investigation is net contemilated.

db. The sources receptiveness to see objects may have been favorably
conditioned by on article in the current issue of a nationally distrituted magazine.

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ARAM S. TOOTRLIAN

Lt Gol., USAF —

Wing Intelligence Officer

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