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CASE REFERENCE7004312

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1950

REPORTED LOCATIONWinooski VT, Lake Champlain

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: HEADQUARTERS
EASTERN AIR DEFENSE FORCE
Stewart Air Force Base, Newburgh, N.Y.

IN REPLY

REFER TOs UNCLASSIFIED
INT 452.1 SAW i 1451
SUBJECT: Report of Information on Unconventional Aircraft
TO: Commanding General, Air Materiel Cammand, Wright-Patterson AFB,

Dayton, Ohio
ATT: Mazs =k B

Reference letter, Hq USAF, AFOIC-CC-1, subject as above, dated 8 Sep-
tember 1950, attached is report of information on possible unconventional
aircraft received from Commanding General, First Army, Governers Island, N.Y.

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Capt., USAF
‘Asst. Air Adi Gen,

FOR THE COMMANDING GENERAL:

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CMA QUOTED FOR YOUR INFO QUOTE REUR INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION MEMORANDUM NUMBER 29,
REPORT RECEIVED THIS DAY FROM SAI RPT SAI, 1127TH ASU FORT ETHAN ALLEN, WINOOSKI
VT, IS SUBMITTED AS FOLLOWS: QUOTE LOCATION AND TIME OF SIGHTING: OVER LAKE
CHAMPLAIN, OPPOSITE BURLINGTON VT AT 2100 HOURS, 13 DEC 1950, WEATH ER: LIGHT
HAZE, STARS AND MOON WERE VISIBLE, NAMES OCCUPATIONS AND AD. RESSES OF WITNESSES:

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WEST , WINOUSKI VT, UNKNOWN. PHOTO: NONE. OBJCT: ROCKET SHAPED OBJECT.
NUMBER: 1.SHAPE: CIGAR. SIZE: 4 TO 5 YARDS LONG. COLOR: ORANGE RED. SPEED:
FASTER THAN ANY CONVENTIONAL AIRCRAFT. DIRECTION OF TRAVEL: SOUTH FROM CANADA,

THEN WEST OVER LAKE CHAMPLAIN TOWARD WHITE FACE MOUNTAIN. ALTITUDE: ESTIMATED

AT 5000 FEET, EXECUTED A VERY SHARP L. __[ secuniry cassirication Era
OUND: NONE, LakGE EXHAUST UNQUOTE END | e*goNmInE: 1
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LD-s1 24-0193 8 Jamnry 1952

GUBJ..CTt Unconventional Aircraft

Tu: Director of syecinl Investifgntions
lierdguarters, WW :
Washington 25, De Ce

1. Information was recoived by lst Dictrict, G1, from hoade
quarters, lew :ngland él 1.4, Army Bose, Looton 10, Laserchusctta,
on 5 January 1951, that an unconvertional nircraft hid been oisited
on or about 13 Vecenber 1950 ovor Lake Champlain, Vormort.

2. Information obtained is set forth as follows!

he oseription: Cigareshapod object, porsibly 1 roc«ct,
4 to 5 yards in length. viject aritted 4 lorge fiery
troil. ho eound was honrd. wUuring sighting ob ject
exocuted a vory suarp "L" pattern ovor Lake Clianplaine

be Time? Ubject was sighted at 2100 iiure about 13 becan-
ber 1950, Lenvzth of tine of sighting not indicated.

GC. vishting of object ws by visual mens,

de Obeervors nj) parently were in city of sinooski, Vorrort,
at time of oi shting ond noticed the unconvontionnl
object cone into view in 4 southiwird course from Uanida
thence turn wert over Loko Champlain opposite Lurlington
to n westerly direction towmrd ahite Fnuce bourtain.

Altitude estinmntod at 5,CO00 fect. TAstance of object ()
from obrervers not incicated. ¥
®, witnesses licteod are ns follow: \
yee eres kiieo same!
a b.ies » 211 of ii uD) AA
otreot, iinoosk exnont, telephone saneioani ae )
and LY. | peclaeaaie liickock otrtion, Vormnt. ¢
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leliability of witnesses is unknown, Inforration
regarding the unconventional object wis relnted

by theso witnesses to L/ogt Jw dill ie FLV,
Vernont lationeal Guard, Fort ithan Allen, 4inooski,
Vermont.

f. Wonther = Light haze, stars and moon could be seon
clearlye :

Se ho unususl meteorological activity reparted.
h. No photographs availble.
3. This report cubmitted in compliance with s*C.I Letter ;65
dated 23 uctober 1650. ibove information transmitted in letter

form, boro expeditious means deemed unnecessary in viow of tine
elapse since sighting was first reported,

JE-Egu4a

Re Se LOslR

Colonel, WaAF

District Conmandor

Cot AUC, ATTN! MOIS -
(avp) fede DISTRICT 65 (Ge) |
CG, A.C.
Wright-Patterson AFB Westovey ArB
Dayton, Ohio “4 " Mass,
Attn: WC1S
POWNGRApr

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UNCLASSIFIED
B/L, DO #16, file 2-0, dtd 18 Dec $0, subj: Spot Intelligence Report "Sighting
of Unidentified Aerial Object"

sighted by the three men at 1225 hours, mourtain time and Shorift agiiiy was
notified at 1226 hours. The threo men revorted that the weather at tho tine
of sighting was--light overcast, light snow.

3. ACTION:

a. Contact with the Forecaster on Duty, Woather Station, Hill
Air Force Buse, Utah, on 15 December 1950, revealed that the 1230 observation
from Gooding, Idaho (13 miles cast of Bliss, Idzho) on 14 December 1950 read
as fcllows: cpecial, Indefinite Ceiling, 1000 ft overcast, visibility 1 mile,
Foge In view of this weather report, statements of witnesses contuin obvious
weaknesses.

b. Teletype 16 OSI~-12-6 dispatched 1100 hours, 15 December 1950,
to Director of Special investizations, with inforsation copy direct to
Commanding General, Air ateriel Coumand, ‘right-;atterson AFB, Luyton, Vhio,
attn: NCIS, containing briefed Spot Intelligence Report of informetion con=-
tained herein.

ce. In accordance with the provisions of AFCSI Letter No. 6&5,
dated 23 October 1950, no further action will be taken by District Office
No. 16 reference this rerorted sighting. The above informtion is forvarded,
in confirmation of Spot Intelligence TiX number 16 OSI~-l2-6, for your review
and action deewed necessary and/or appropricte.

fetln.§ Bn.

PELHAM Re BUANETT
Captain, USAF
2 copies tot District Commander

Commanding 3eneral

‘ir icaterlel Comaand

Wright-Patterson AFB

Dayton, Ohio

ATTN: MCIS

UNCLASSIFIED