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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
30 Sep 51 Orange, Va D Was Balloon
0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Locel 1500 Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar D Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircroft
30/20002 AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aireralt
GMT.
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomicai
Yes Probably Astrononicol
No Civilians D Possibly Astrononical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER COURSE Other.
080 Insufficient Dals vation
Not given Unknown
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10. BRIEP SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Shape was circular. Color was brownish-black Duration no Insufficient
hale surroundings.. Speed was high. Wenx data to evaluate.
Violent and stopping.

that they could have been, however. The nost susrect, if
ie a mamber of the ?lover fanily which has a pure white unless
Y there was a sudien influx of the birds into the Lubbock srea. Fame wardon
doubted if there would be enouch of these birds
were observed.
If the photos are objects ver: oro! ducks
because an experienced photogra her fron the Lubiock Ava'anche Newspaper
attented to get ohotos of ducks using both natural liph: and ash., but
failed.
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were probably Professor , Head of Petroleum Engineering,
Professor of Chemical Engineering, and Dr of
Geology, all of Texas Tech. In addition to being the most competent heae wit-
nesses were among rirst to see the object and vieved it on subsequent occasions
under controlled circumstances. For their initial sighting the professors were
gathered together discussing astronomy on the evening of 25 August 1951. At 2110
they happened to observe the first flight of the object, which described as
a roughtsemi-circle of lights. second object passed over three minutes later.
The witnesset estimated the angular velocity be 300 per se cond During subse-
quent observations the professors confired their estimate of velocity by using
protractors and stop watches. Attempts were also made to get an estimate of the
elevation by viewing the object from several locations at the same time and using
trigonometric nethods, and also by using clouds These attempts
were not cons dered successful.
In 1959 Hynek - acted one of reg ing
with the object's motion). Panning is quite difficult and the relatively high
degree or success of this photographer is further indication that the engular velocity
of the object was
The kind of birds resronsible this sighting is 1 not known,but it is highly
probable that they were ducks or plovers. Since plovers do not usually fly in for-
mations of more than six or seven, ducks become the more probable. The fact that
this was late sumer, and that the objects consistently flew to the south tends to
substantiate the conclusion that the objects this sighting were migratory birds.

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SUBJECT:
1. Two visual sightings, describing group of lights, can associated with a
sighting of swept wing C-3.
2. Descr objects:
(1) (2) (3)
Location Lubbock Lubbock Albuquerque
Date of sighting 25 Aug 51 21:10 30 Aug 51 23:30 25 Aug 51 21:58
00000 Shape of objects string beads white sticks chevron shaped
Number of objects 50 20 1
Aerodynamic features no fuselage,
sweepback 15
(f) Outsta rm v form six to 8 pairs,
soft lights
(s) Sound none none
(h) Speed estimates incredible speed rapid 300-400 mph
(1) Radar detection none none
(j) Altitude estimate very high high 800-1000
3. 3. The similarity is follows:
a. Sightings 1 and 2, supporte Sightings 1 and 2, support photograph otogra agree
with the description of pairs of 1 with description of pairs of lights in sightings 3. ghts i in sightings 3.
4. Action being taken this includes query Strategic Air Air mmand ffutt futt
AFB, asking whether whether their aircraft were in the their aircraft were in the vicinity at stated vicini tated times. times.
3 Incls HENRY METSCHER, 2d Lt, USAF
1. Ltr, 7 Sept 51 w/photos Project Monitor
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THE FINAL WORD ON
Flying Saucers?
At the U. ANAA - BY L. JEROME STANTON
Author of "I Hoax or Reality"
re we being spied upon and studied by intelli- extremely linited. Indeed, with a staff limited most stood until 1965, when a book "Anatomy of a stood until 1965, when a book "Anatomy of a
gent beings from outer space, as we study the of the time to one commissioned officer, one noncom of the time to one commissioned officer, one noncom Phenomenon," by Jacques Vallee, a French scientist
primitive aborigines of central Australia and and two clerks, it's amazing that Project Blue Book living in the U.S., was published. living in the U.S., was published.
New Guinea? Is the U.S. Air Force deliberately Is the U.S. Air Force deliberately could do any job effectively. Soberly scientific in tone, it gave an umusually Soberly scientific in tone, it gave an umusually
withholding information about flying saucers, for withholding information about flying saucers, for The first modern sighting of a UFO occurred complete and authoritative summary of the entire
fear fear that releasing the truth would trigger a panic? that releasing the truth would trigger a panic? June 24th, 1947, near Mt. Rainier in Washington. history of the flying saucer-UFO phenomenon. It
Why do we still know so little about the true nature Why y do we still know so little about the true nature A veteran private pilot naned Kenneth Arnold, A veteran private pilot named Kenneth Arnold, also opened the eyes of many people to the fact that
of unidentified flying objects?I of unidentified flying objects? In this time when while flying his own light aircraft, saw nine large, sightings were world-wide. sightings were world-wide.
science says s other intelligent life almost 'surely exists silvery objects shaped like inverted plates or saucers, Then in the carly hours of August 2, 1965,
elsewhere in our galaxy, these questions are being flying in a reversed-echelon formation. Arnold had authorities in adjacent parts of Texas. New Mexico,
asked by a great many people who formerly would described the objects as moving "like a saucer Oklahoma and Kansas were flooded with calls
have laughed off such thoughts as pure fantasy. skipped across a pond," and from this a reporter reporting UFOs, many of the reports coming from
Almost 20 years ago news story about "flying devised the name "flying saucer." police oflicers in highway patrol cars. One group of
saucers" flashed over the press wires, startling our objects was seen for about go minutes fiying in a
nation and much of the civilized world. From that Flying saucers In the two decades since that diamond formation over the area around Shawnee,
noment, a world-wide interest in unidentified flying episode, literally thousands of Okla. They were lights of indefinite shape, that
objects has stubbornly stayed alive, despite efforts of have been seen UFO sightings have been re- changed color randomly from orange-red to white to
uthorities and others to refute and debunk them. around the world ported from all parts of the biue-greer and-back again.-Radar at Tinker and
Fortunately one new factor has entered the pic- world. Carswell Air Force Bases in the area tracked four
.ure that bids fair to resolve some of our d doubts and In January, 195o, Major Donald E. Keyhoe, a objects that coincided with objects seen by eye-
ouzzlenent. On October 7, 1966, a contract was retired Marine Corps officer, authored an article for witnesses, according to a statement issued by the
iwarded to the University of Colorado to conduct a "True" magazine, in which he insisted that flying Oklahoma Highway Patrol. The radar tracking
cientific investigation of UFO sightings and report saucers were real, physical objects, and that they was later denied by the Air Force, but the denial
indings to the U.S. Air Force, with recommenda- came from some place not on our own planet Earth. was contradicted by a nine-page report from the
ions for future operation of the Force's own The article touched off a sensation. But solid evi- Oklahoma Department of Public Safety. The con-
Project Blue Book inquiry. The Colorado dence such as good, close-up photographs or motion fusion was only increased when the Project Blue
eport will then be reviewed by the National Acad- pictures (or cebris of a crashed saucer.) proved Book offeer later reported solemnly that the stars
my of Sciences. Funded at somewhat more than impossible to get, and conclusions had to be based Rigel. Capella and Aldebaran, and the planet Jupi-
3oo,ooo, the study will analyze UFO reports, and solely on the accounts of eye-witnesses. ter, seen under peculiar local weather conditions,
ictually assign scientists to the field to study UFOs The Air Force began the first oflicial investiga- had been the cause.

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to investigate the reparts unidentified aerial object which has been seen
over Lubbock. The objeet, which has been deacribed asa series of lights, was
observed over the aity on at laast twelve occasions The speed could not be
judged due to inabllity to get an altitude measu but the angular
veloaity was 3 /second. tbe ineident is unique toat it was observed on shout
twelve occasions by a of eix Texas Technioal College famulty mecbers, 831
of whom have Ph.D. Their flolds overed try,
I, and nathenatics.
Photos lape stadent: and these sra baing
analw Phato Ioh heoe ba mutlentie but
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AND OTHER PROFESSORS DISPATCHED BY WING INTELLIGENCE.
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THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
ell Base
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24-0 7 September 1951
SUBJECP:
cc: Headqusrters Air Materiel Command,
TO: Direetor Special Investigations
Headquarters United States Air Force
Washington 25, D. C.
1. SYNOPSIS: Mysterious objects appearing to be
traveling at high speeds have allegedly been observed over Lubbock,
Texas. Subjeot phenomenon were allegedly observed by three faculty
nembers from Texas Technological College, Lubbock, Texas on 25 August
1951. These objects appeared be V-shaped formations giving off a
distinet glow, which may have been reflections from lights on the ground.
The observations by the three college professors were later vouched
for by four other Hise 508. Similar phenomenon was observed by one Wright-Patterson
s.of Lubbock Texas, who is alleged to have taken photo-
graphs of the objects. Numerous other Witnesses to similar occuryrendes
have reported varied aceounts to reporters the Lubbock Avalanche
short-time later.
2. DECAIIS: Numerous reports have been received by news sources
at Lubbook, Texas of strange unidentiried objects in flight over Lubbock, Dayton, Ohio
3 PRots Texaa and vicinity since 25 August 1951. First observation of such
rlying phenamenon MaS reported by three faculty members of Texas
Technological College, at Lubbock, Tex These professors were;
Professor and head Petroleum Engineering Depart-
ment; Dr Professor Chenical Engineering; and Dr.
Professor of Geology.... These individuals stated that on Sat-
urday evening at 2110 hours roup of objeats flying in rough semi-
cirole or crescent formstion was sighted flying from the northeast to ATTN:
the southyest st an "incredible speed". These three professors were
unable to ary complete deseription
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New Guinca? Is the U.S. Air Force puouncu.
e deliberately could do any job effectively. Soberly scientific in tone, it gave an unusually
withholding information about flying saucers, for The first modern sighting of a UFO occurred complete and authoritative summary of the entire
fear that releasing the crath would trigger a panic? June 24th, 1947, near Mt. I Rainier in Washington. history of the flying saucer-UFO phenomenon. It
Why true nature A veteran private pilot naned Kenneth Arnold, also opened the cycs of many people to the fact that
of unidendified fying objects? In this time when while flying his own light aircrast, saw nine large, sightings were world-wide.
science says other intelligent life almost surely exists silvery objects shaped like inverted piates or saucers, Then in the early hours of August 2, 1965,
elsewhere in our galaxy, these questions are being flying in a reversed-echelon formation. Arnold had authorities in adjacent parts of Texas, New Mexico,
asked by a great many people who formerly would described the objects as moving "like a saucer Oklahoma and Kansas were flooded with calls
have laughed off such thoughts as pure fantasy. skipped across a pond," and from this a reporter reporting UFOs, many of the reports coming from
Almost 20 years ago a news story about "sying devised the name flying saucer." police officers in highway patrol cars. One group of
saucers" flashed over the press wires, startling our objects was seen for about 3o minutes flying in a
nation and much of the civilized world. From that Flying saucers In the two decades since that diamond formation over the arca around Shawnce,
moment, a world-wide interest in unidentified flying have been seen episode, literally thousands of Okla. They werc lights of indefinite shape, that
objects has stubbornly stayed alive, despite efforts of UFO sightings have been re- changed color randomly from orange-red to white to
authorities and others to refute and debunk them. around the world ported from all parts of the blue-green and back again. Radar at Tinker and
Fortunately one new sactor has entered the pic- world. Carswell Air Force Bases in the area tracked our
ture that bids fair to resolve some of our doubts and In January, 195o, Major Donald E. Keyhoe, a objects that coincided with objects seen by eyc-
puzzlement. On October 7, :g66, contract was retired Marine Corps officer, authored an article for witnesses, according to a statement issued by the
awarded to the University of Colorade to conduct a "True" magazine, in which he insisted that flying Oklahomna Highway Patrol. The radar tracking
scientific investigation of UFO rings and report saucers were real, physical objects, and that they was later denied by the Air Force, but thc denial
findings to the U.S. Air Force, with recommenda- came from some place not on our own planet Earth. was contradicted by a nine-page report from the
tions for future operation of the Air Force's own tions for future The article touched off a sensation. But solid evi- he articc touchcd on a s noh. but Oklahoma Dcpartment of Public Safety. The con- Oklanoma Department or Saicty. Thc con
Project Blue Book UFO inquiry. The Colorado dence such as good, close-up photographs or motion fusion was only increased whcn the Project Blue fusion was only increased when the Project Blue
report will then be reviewed by the National Acad- report will then be reviewed by the National Acad- pictures s (or debris of a crashed saucer! proved Book officer later reported solemnly that the stars Book officer later reported solemnly that the stars
emy of Sciences. Funded at somnewhat more than impossible to get, and conclusions had to be based impossible to get, and conclusions had to be based Rigel, Capella and Aldebaran, and the planet Jupi-
Sgoo,ooo, the study will analyze UFO reports, and solely on the accounts of eye-witnesses. ter, scen under peculiar local weather conditions,
actually assign scientists to the ficld to study UFOs actually assign scientists to the ficld to study UFOs The Air Force began the first official investiga- had bcen the cause.
at first hand, if that proves feasible. Guaranteed a tion of the more impressive reports a few weeks after
completely free hand by the Air the Arnold sighting, but the the Arnold sighting, but the One sighting The celebrated incident at Exe-
Force, the inquiry should do efort was reduced to practi- effort was reduced to practi- ter, N. H., occurred during the ter, N. H., occurred during the
much to quict the louder critics much to quict the iouder critics cally nothing early in 1950. cally nothing early in 1950. brings reports brings reports carly morning hours of Septem- carly morning hours of Scptem-
of Project of Project Blue Book, and also Blue Book, and also Then in 195 1 a renewed surge of of others of others ber 3, 1965. Norman N ber 3, 1965. Norman Muscar-
to allay any public doubts and nation-wide interest and pub- ello, an 18-year-old Exeter resi-
fears. It is, in fact, the first licity compelled a widening of dent, was badly frightened by a large eobject that
really scientific attack on the the inquiry. swooped silcntly over the highway. He informed the
UFO enigma yet set in motion By 1952, reports reached a local police and was drivcn back to the spot by
in the United States. dizzying peak. But time passed Officer Bertrand. The object returned and was scen
The critical problen of na- and public interest dwindled. at close range and low levcl by both Muscarcllo and
tional security makes an ail-out In the following eight years Bertrand, and by Officer David Hunt, in another
scientific attack on the UFO UFOs continued to be reported patrol car. The object was circular, about roo feet
puzzle seem long overdue. But over the U.S. and many other in diameter, and in addition to the over-all orange-
since the first reports of modern parts of the world. Press and red glow, showed a pattern of smaller, brighter
times, the subjcct has been beset A 1951 phenomenon that is still radio now gave more attention lights that waxed and waned in regular rhythm.
by unstable notoricty-seckers, to "contactee" accounts than to The Exetcr incident brought to light the case of
hoaxers and plain crack-pots, unexplained is the one soberly factual episodes. Proj- the Halls. While undergoing treatment for a period
so that most scrious scientists known as the "Lubbock lights," ect Blue Book plodded on, al- of amnesia, Mr. and Mrs. Hall told thcir psycho-
have shicd away from the prob- which was sighted at though proposals to put a team analyst a strange story of having been captured and
lem. The nearest approach to Lubbock, Texas. It is one of scientists in the field with in- interrogated by beings in a weird flying vehicle some
a scicntiic investigation, the struments for direct observation two years before.
20-year USAF study called of the photographs the of a UFO were never actually During 1966, in addition to many other reports
Projcct Blue Book, has been U. of Colorado may examine put into eect. So matters from more remote parts of the world, a persistent
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IGran! Jaroslaw in the backyard of their home northeast of Detroit, is undergoing scientific analysis
series of peculiar lights was scen over Wanaque general public, or among various groups of UFO a long-term disagreement with the Air Force Project
reservoir in Northern New Jersey. Similar lights buffs. At one extreine of the organized UFO groups Blue Book method of investigation, but is now
vere reported near Hillsdale, Mich., by many resi- are the clubs and individuals who swear they have cooperating with the University of Colorado inquiry,
tnts of the area, who loudly contradicted semi- had actual contact with intelligent beings who coine The SAUCERS S organization believes that there
official statements that marsh gas was responsible. in flying saucers. is overwhelming evidence that so-called flying sau-
Still more odd-shaped glowing lights were seen and At the other end of the gamut of UFO groups is cers are probably yof extraterrestrial origin and mnost
photographed over Long Island. This time the NICAP, the National Investigations Committee on likely come from the planet Mars.
official explanation put the blame on the star Sirius. Aerial Phenomena, of Washington, D.C., with Major
In January, 1967, two Keyhoe as Director, and Rich- All bellevers Belicfs of the farther-out saucer
youngsters, Daniel and Grant ard Hall as Assistant t Director. agree the UFOs fans are more diffuse, but all
Jaroslaw, in Harrison Town- With a membership of about agree that they are real., Many
ship, northeast of Detroit, 11,0oo claimed, NICAP is the are very real consider that UFOs come from
snapped photos of something largest organization and has a planets of other suns than ours,
that looked like a big hamn- hefty percentage of scientific, and are operated by beings more advanced than we,
burger and was the size of a technical, military and law- Many insist that the Visitors mean only Infinite
helicopter. The photos were enforcement personnel. Good, have visited earth many times in the past, and
sent to Dr. J. Allen Hynek, Sonewhere in the middle are the cause of many of our religious beliefs in gods,
chairman of the Astronomy is the Saucer and Unexplained miracles and legends.
Departinent at Northwestern Celestial Events Research Soci- Is it possible to choose between these differing Is it possible to choose between these differing
University, who has investi- ety, of Ft. Lee, N. J., and New views? For many the answer views? For many the answer apparently is "No!", apparently is "No!",
d reported sightings for the York City. SAUCERS was SAUCERS was and it will probably remain so until a saucer crashes
Force. His comment at the founded in 1954, claims about in Centra! Park, or the University of Colorado pre- in Centra! Park, or the University of Colorado pre-
tine was that the photos did "Swamp gas" was the 7,0oo members and holds a 7,ooo members and holds a sents its report. Unfortunately. UFOs seem to be far sents its report. Unfortunately, UFOs seem to be far
not "indicate an obvious hoax," not "indicate an obvious hoax," Air Force explanation for the broader view of UFO phenom- more reliable than earthly aircraft, for no authenti-
but that they required analysis. ena than does NICAP. cated debris of a crashed saucer has come to light.
Undoubtedly, the photos will Hillsdale, Mich., sightings. At present, NICAP scorns At present, NICAP scorns Nevertheless, if you answer the door some night
also be shown to the University This photo was released This photo was released the contactees and their claims and find yourself confronted by a small, greenish
of Colorado group. of Colorado group. by the town's civil defense by the town's civil defense and believes that UFOs are real individual who politely asks for the loan of a cup of
As matters now stand, there physical objects and that they uranium, don't slam the door; it may be the
is anything but agreement, director to refute are under the control of intelli- Martian ambassador -victim of the interplanetary
either within the body of the the swamp gas theory gent beings. NICAP has had equivalent of an empty gas tank. (THE END)
TH!S WEEx Magozine / March S, 1967 7

yed ty these nen.
The proun of nen incluied:
a. The Head ert
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c. Professor of has Phi
c. Profescor of
Besides the above four incidents
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In additicn, a incident. did
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7. fliftts although sone were IE to Si.
d. Oa severa there were tro or three flighte.
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were Lirls reflecting Li;
On the evening Aumst freshan from
Texas Tech observe.l unidentified oljects over his.hone. The
flight was observal trough oren window. Uoon olserving
the objrcto, the obserter otained hic carora an: vent into the bac.:yar! his
hone in an attempt ret photograohs of aiuitional flights object.
(Cerao
II. STATUS OF TE: INESTIGATION
A. Trio to Lubbozk, Texas
. Hovenber 19:1 to obtain nore
details on the inciden:. 'any seen the object or who were involved
in the incident were interrogated. con.srence xas held with the college pro
fessors and they rreper noj the objects they they
observed.
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duck. fligh duri
do not believe the theor. that the
birds, but noscibility more thourht. If they were tirde,
they would heve to be relatively low to five the illusicn of high see.. An
occasional flirht might pass low city on clear niht bit it is S
hirily doubtrl wouli continue to :eratory
birds usual
.
The Photorranhi - HALC
of the photographs. The analysis was made by inspec negatives
.. in a compara tor nicrosco:e. Their concl.sions were:
UNCLASSIFIED
R7C

. in that: .
1. They v
.( 2. The lirht s source
the eye, was I hichly actinic.
5 ichts in
studied further.'
4. nade.
.
;
UNGLASSIFIED
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all of Texas Tech. In addition to being the most competent, these wit-
nesses were among the first to see tr object and viewed it on subsequent occasions
under controlled circumstances. For their initial sighting the professors were
gathered together discussing astronomy on evening of 25 August 1951 At 2110
they happened erve the first flight object, which they described i as
a rough semi-circle of lights econd object passed over three minutes later.
The witnesses estimated the relocity 30 per se cond During subse-
quent Observations the professors confirmed their estimate of the velocity by using
protractors and stop watches Attempts were also made to get an estimate of the
elevatio viewing the object from several locations at the same time and using
trigonometric methods, and also by using clouds height. lese attempts
were not cor ered successful.
In 1959 Dr J Allen Hynek contacted one of the professors at Texas Tech regarding
this case. This professor informed Dr Hynek that he had conducted an extensive
with the object's motion). Panning is quite difficult and the relatively high
degree of success of this photographer is further indication that the angular velocity
of the object was not as high as estimated.
The kind of birds responsible for this sighting is not known, but highly
probable that they were ducks or plovers. Since plovers do not usually y fly in for-
mations of more than six or seven, ducks become the more probable. The fact that
this was late summer, and that the objects onsistently flew the south tends to
substantiate the conclusion that the objects nis sighting migratory birds.

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A Matador Texas 31 Aug 51
TAB (Right)
A Spot Intelligence Report 7 Sep 51
B Initial Investigation 8 Oct 51
C Ruppelt Trip Report 6-9 Nov 51
Statement of College Professors 21 Nov 51
Reinterrogation of Carl Hart 5 Dec 51
F C

vere several flights.per evening. The description of the objects varies to some ex-
tent but it is generally agreed that it is a V or U shaped set of lights. Photos
vere obtained of 2 such flights. The photographer has been investigated and appears
reliable. Disagreement on the description of the object isl in the number of lights,
which varies from 50 to 18, and whether it was a V or U shape. The flight path was
NE to SW or N to S. They were brighter than stars and yellowish or blue. In most
cases there vas an absence of noise, a few people heard a slight 'whoosh".
_
One is tinktt that it : - Pleeting ofr
-
speed but agreed th Lgh.
ATIC Comment:

Lubbock, Texas
ATIC Comment:

The photographs were exgained with negative results.
airborne objects vere examined with negative results.

Conclusion:

—

All possibilities of

.
28 August 1951, 1 September 1951, 2 Septembar 1951, and 5 September 1951. The
contents of these articles have be .s.I.
and Reece AFB officials.
flights of an unidentified object were observed over Lubbock, Texas, in some
instances there were several flights per evening. The description of the objects
-
set of lights. Photos were obtained of two such flights. (See inclosure #l.)
The photographer, Mr. e  has been investigated and appears reliable.
Disagreement on the description of the object is in the number of lights, which
varies from 50 to 18, and whether it was a V or U-shape. The flight path was
sence of noise, a heard a ight "whoosh".
observed the incident on hnically com-
petant observers were: .
a. Professor and Head
Texas Tech.
CRTC
UNCLASSIFIED

140 on the evening of 25 August 1951. They happened to be looking at a certain
constellation when they observed the first flight at 2ll0. They described
it as a rough semi-circle of lights. A second object passed over 3 minutes
later. The men observed that there was no shock wave felt and they surmised -
that the object or objects must be above 50,0oo'. (Comment: No shock or
compression wave is felt due to high horizontal flights except at very low
altitudes.) They could not the
speed was very high.
scientific backgrounds from the aculty. The unnamed but
In regard the 120 arc, on cloud d that
A
2 NCLASSIFIED
.-
11

and they noticed "soft glowing lights" on the trailing edge of the wing. There
was no sound. It appeared to be going generally N to S. Nr.  is con-
sidered by O.s.I. to be completely reliable. - of aircraft
in area was s checked and
K-31,0
At 1245 CST, Mrs. and her daughter, Mrs., were
0
and then Mrs.  observed an object drifting slowly in an easterly
direction. (Comment: Wind was ENE at 3 knots making the object go into
009562 the wing.) T The object was about 150' altitude and 200' in front of the
automobile. It wa: o be 150' high, 40' wide and
Theled
PST (0636 CST) a ground radar type AN/CPS-1 and an AN/CPS-4 picked up a fast
moving target. , The target was econds. The object
MM ARTC
ED
3
11

4 UNCLASSIFIED
in -

Visibility 15 miles plus.
Wind SE a nots.
Sunset during September about
1825 CST; du twilight s about 25 minutes.
UNCLASSIFIED

7. incident
their sighting?
8. Do whirl winds go with the wind, direction in
relation to wind? "Was drifting slowly cast" rapid ascent to
cast"? (Wind was NE 3-5 knots.)
9. What is poss: of hoax started by college Assume they
wanted to start a Mass Hysteric experiment. Since they supposedly
UNCLASS

ncluded:
a. The Head ent
b. Profescor of has Ph.D.
c. Professor of has Ph.D.
d. Professor of
:ing have observed the incidents:
- a. Professor Ph.L.
b. Graduate studer h.v.
second.
t. There was no sound d that could be attributed to the object.
c. of
the flights.
d.
about hour and 10 minutes.

to be about 8 to'lo miles away, (about 3 miles southwest of Orange,
Va over a small mo It stayed in an area of about i sqare
miles. Seen Seyt.
Jr.y 15; Frank Malkery JF.s
15 and Peter Simmons, 17. only what we are sura %e
saw, and what ve have what
w/t/ Peter M. Inons
CLIFPaDC. m
2nd Lt. U319
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around
Lubbozk, Texas. peanl inion thut the objects
were birds.
- On the evening of 3l CsT. a freshnen
from Texas Tech observed three flirhts of the objeet und allegedly obtained
five photographe. He obtained two photos of one fiidt and three of another.
did not
beliuve the ohotograchs were authentic they had nuver obser V-shaped
froun of lights. They were ty had ob-
served the same raphed. two

familiar with the incident he doubted if the objects were birls. He stated
that they could have been, however. The nort likely suspect, if
ia a! momber of the Plover unless
m. there was a sudion influx of the birds into the ludbock area, game warden
doubted if would be enouch of those bires 19 aS many
The chotecraohs
at Lright Air analysis.
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10

pattern of the lirhts was alnost a seni-circle containing fro to 30
individual lights. Later in the evening sinilar incident was observed and
during a period of about three weeks roximatel
The group of nen included:
a. The Head the
b. Professor of has PhD.
c. Professor of has PhD.
c. Profescor or
Besides have incidents:
-
a. The angular velocity of the object ves ve: second.
-
b. There was no sound that could be attributed to the object.
c. to the
d. On several nights -

the objects passec ween widely scattered clouds.
Attempts determine whether or nat. there for: between
the lights by trying to see stars between the lirhts. WHs uccess-
ful iue to the short time the object was in viow.
This ohenomena was least one hundred peonle in and around
Lubbock, Texas. Sone of these people were of the ooinion that the objects
were birds reflecting lights fron the city.
II. 9 STATUS OF THE INVESTICATION DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS;
YEARS.
Trip to Lubbock, Texas DOD DIR 5200.10
A. I
6-9 November 1 19:1 to obtain more
details on the incident. Many who seen the object or who were involved
in the incident were interrogated. con.erence was held with the college pro-
fessors and they prenared signed escribing the objects they
observed.

aree was that the objects were some type of nigratory biris reflecting ·lirht
fron the city. Several people reported knov the objeots
were birds because they coula see wings 'flapping'. very possible that
soma of people who were looking for the object a ducks as there were
duck fli paseing er curing the period.
the theory that the objects were
birds, but possibility more thought. If they were birds,
they would have to be relatively low to give the illusion of nighs speed. An
because an experienced photograoher from the Lubbock Ayalanche Newsnaper attemoted
to ret photos of ducks flash, but failed.
B. Analysis of
The Photographi Reconnaissance - Laboratory MALC made a preliminary
analysis of the photograohs. The analysis was made by inspecting the negatives
in a comparator microscope. Their conchusions were:

D. Future Investigations
A trip to Lubbock, Texas, will be nade during January. Arrangenents
1 are being made to have a Project rudge consultant t and a physicist accompany
Project Grudge personnel. If the photograchs are authentic, they important
in that:
1. They wil neasurenent of
2. The light
the eye, was hichly actinic.
DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS;
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
UNCLASS DOD DIR 5200.10

-
DUCKER SAID HE AND DR. A. G. BERY, PEOFESSOR OF CHEMICAL ENGINEEKING,
WERE RELAXING AT THE HOME OF DR. W. I. ROBINSON, GEOLOGY PROFESSOR, SATURDAY ..
NIGHT, WAEN THE *STRING OF BEADS* WHIPPED ACRUSS THE HEAVENS.
"WE FELT NO SIDCK WAVES, SUCH AS AN OBJECT MOVING AT SUCH HIGH SPEEDS IN
THE LOWER ADMOSPHERE WOULD GIVE OFF," DUCKER SAID, * AND THE ABSENCE OF SUCH
WAVES WOULD INDICATE THE FORMATION FEET
ABOVE THE EARTH OR HIGHER."
THE TIREE PROFESSORS AGREED THAT PASSAGE OF THE OBJECTS ACROSS THF ARC OF
.. - S
OF THE SPEED, BUT THAT EACH GAVE OFF A GLOW OF REFLECTED LIGHT. 3 .
AUTHORITTES AT REESE AIR FORCE BASE NEAR HERE SAID NO JET PLANES WERE IN
THE AREA AT TIME OF THE SIGHTING. TIERE APPEARED THESSES
TO THE PHENOMENOM. EID
tx
.

Y- OSI Ltr 24-0 9=7-51
Reference OS) I Letter 24-0 dated 7 September 1951 to DSI, Hq USAF, concerning
unidentified aircraft at Lubbock, Texas. Request A-2 forward by air mail as
expeditioualy as possible form ll2 on subjects  , , lirs. wg ,
E
In reply
6
DOWNGRA AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS;
DECLASS FIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10
51S-128603 - 4
C 2
Lt J.W.Curmings IIS, Capt, USAF
UNLASSIFITE 52270 leneral

the lights of the eity below. The formation of objects allegedly
crossed the sky from horizon to herizon in three seconds. Calcula-
tions Eade by these professors were to the effect that had the form-
tion of objects been flying at an altitude from earth,
their speed would bave been 1800 miles an hour, 50.000 feet of
altitude, their speed Nould have been nearer 18,000 miles per hour.
No shook wayea wery felt according to Mr who stated that
the absence shock waves would indicate that the formation was flying
in the stratosphere, above 50,000 feet. estimated that
there were 50 of the strange objects. second group of such objects
allegedly passed over the sky approximately three minutes later. One
head of the Journalism Department at Texas Techno-
logieal College also reported that several nights prior to the observa-
tions of Professors Yand he had observed a
similar rlight of objects over Lubbock, Texas, and described them in
8 similar manner as did the three professors.On Monday, Monday, 27 August August
1951, according to news sources, four additional witnesses witnesses verified
the reports of three professors from college at at Lubbock.
These persons were: Mrs.
Mrs. and Professor
associate professor of German at
Texas Technological College. These These four witnesses allegedly verified
the time of the time or the reported the reported incident as incident as being 2110_hours 2110 hours CST.
On 30 On 30 August August 1951, one
Lubbock, Texas, Lubbock, Texas, snapped photographs photographs of what was was purported purpo ted to be the to be the
unidentified objects in flight over Lubbock, Texas. These photographs
shoved the unidentified objects as a double row of dots in rough
V-formation. A secand photograph made by Mr. shows the objects
haying shirted into single line Pormation, maintaining hovever the
original V-shape. advised that he had shot the two photographs with
8 35 Ian No other inforpation ayailable as to exposure,
type 8 11 other technical data. Between 2040 and 2237 hours
CST, 31 August 1951, similar objeats vere reportedly seen over Lubbock
on three separate Occasions. Humerous calls were received by the
editorial offiee of the Lubbock Morning Avalanche, in which various
persons alleged sightings of the strange objeats All reports, accord-
ing to the news source, describe objects Plying in V-shaped or
U-shaped formation passing directly overhead through the sky within
three to seven seconds, The number of such objects ranged from eight
or nine "20 30 The course of flight of the objects on 30 and
31 August 1951, was allegedly a general direction from north to south.
The objeets were variously deseribed as being the color of stars, or
Shedes of blue yellow.
DOWN ED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS,
IIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10
2

apparently is causing
3. ACTION: Attsched information adquarters are
newspaper clippings concerning this phenomenon, and no further action
is being taken at this time. In accordance with provisions of AFCSI
Letter No. 85, dated 23 October 1950, copies of this report are being
forwarded directly to Headquarters Air Materiel Command.
B
4 Inels JAMES C. SCHOFIELD
1-4 News clippings fr Lt Colonel, USAF
Lubbock Avalanche Journal Distriet Commander
& Morning Avalanche, Lubbook
ce: Hq ANC
DOD DIR 5200.10
UNCLASSIFIED
3

Forest, foot silo
COB unidentified object about eight (8) to ten (10) miles away over & &mall
mountain /or about three (3) miles southwest of Orange, Virginia.
APP
1 BRUCE L. BAUMGARDNER
Lt. Colcnel, USAF
Directar of Inte ence
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INTERVA
12 YEARS. 4mtoh
INCLS
UNCLASSIFIED
ATIC 28232
DISTRIBUTION BY ORIGINATOR
1 Deputy for igence
111

1. Attached hereto for your information I
the report of investigation by Special Agent
23d OSI Distri 2l-84, dated as
above.
2. This ia osequen reports
will be furnished your this
office.
3. Attention is invited to paragraph 7. AFR 205-1, dated
14 March 1949, which prohibits the disclosure of classified in-
formation to unauthorized personnel.
Reogun a. Kenlock
1 Incl (in dup) REAGAN A. SCURICCK
R/I, DO #23, Lt Colonel, USAF
Acting District Commander
Copy to:
Hq OSI
When Inclosure No. 1 is withdrawn
or not attached, the classification
of on this correspondence
wilr be conigraded to
in accord dance with par
AAARTC DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR
INTERVALS;
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10
UNCLASSIFIED 51S-156260

during
latter part or August 1951, and revorted to Headquarters OST by 23n Diatriet
via 3pot Intelligence Report, file 24-0 dated 7 September 1951, go9ies which
were furniahed to Comnanding Coraand. ira. Matador
Teras reported poar shaped object proximately 200 feet in front of her
autonobile 1016s north Mtado ST 1245 hours, 31 August 1951. This
objeet rapialy obserntion and moyed away to the east in a
ciroular pette Bivised unicantiried object aoved With the Smaller
and fonard. No sign or exhaust coize heed sceording to Heather raport,
leese 1230 houra . showed celling C00O reat, with broken
clouds, luibility ature anwd Wind from the cast north-
east ocseryed by irs. daughter,
x, Air ateril Comi tion of
(thra Hq 031) 2 05-6.
AFR 205-1
CO, Reesa A7B
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
BO @11 DOD DIR 5200.19
File APPROVED
JAMES C. SCNOFIELD
, -
Lt Col, V5AP
Ditrie CommandoASSiF
APHO FORM Replaces AFCSI Form 4, 23 Jul4, Us 10-5773-1
15 JAN 49 0-208 ARK
*

UNCLASSIFIED

Mstriet 23, Carmwell AD, Tex Spet Intelligance
Report, dated 7 Septeaber 1951, Subjeet Obleets Plight
over Lubboak, Tex6s.
AT REISI AB, TKIAS
2. l.st Lt JOMN A. VARLEY, AsSistant Wing Intellizence Ofrlcer,
Reeee AYB, was desigrated to acegoolish the report desired by the Com-
manding General, Air Materiel Comnand aund requested any possible
.rom the Orriee Speoial Investinations in
mission.
AT LUEBOCK, TENAS
pat with
the oditor of the valanche Luobook, Ty
CUARLA
These reprodetions 1 dnted order of pudlishing.
sched as pert
AT RATADOR, TELAS
Bighting of an unimown aerial objeet Oyan U. 3. ilighway
5. The the towm of Matador,
alles north of
Local Mor nevspe
JUNCLASSIFIED - 2 DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS,
DOD DIR 5200.10

The obje shaped in
yellow pear shaped elxuinum or
silver in color, and that 3 the objeat readily rarlected the sunlight.
The objeat had a pert, window, Goor OPA similar eperture, located at
a point Mhare the objest Degan to taper toward the amaller and. Cne
objeet only and 1t moved through the air with the 3mall and
forard. 3un shining brigatly with Ie or no
Jntador sbet Gasure
aporox
Ams. S stated soe hadk
Jeet above around been approximately l5o feet by comparison
with "Bob's Oll Well", a H well inoum landmark, which is an oil derriek
comoined with a gaseline filling station located in the eity Minits of
intador, o 70. to
observed
UNCLA FIED
3 DOWNGNADEDAT
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12
DOD DIR 5200.10 YEARS

land is spapsely to soderataly henvily vooded by firat
300 yunds open flat terrain. The land to the oeat fairlz flat for
aopraximtely i, sparaely vooled and the Piret looo 1200
yaria is open tarmin. Induiry wa de at station
and diselewed that the darriok is height with en advertising
broken elouds
at 25,000 rent, viaibility 15 miles, temperature 87 degro9s,
dew point 60 degr northeast at 3 knots
per hour. UNCLA
DOWNGRADED AT S
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 1R2 YEARS. DOD DiR
5200.10 LS;

catera "dug', be seourod his osn ith reuuge
Pimwder and Ment inte The back yard. At about 2332 nows secord
Toratio C the ob.jeotn paesing overhend end wo (2)
pietures, , inelosed Jlosured 3o. 7 Alpont on6e, at about
2334 hours, the third Tormtion passed over and cbtained three (3)
mOre pietures, (2) ar nalo8od ineloauras No. 9 and 10,
WA3 unable to loeate the other negRtiv: but stated it waa almost identieal to
Inclosure ho. 9. stated that aerial objeots locket to de at a
great height and red (3) to
four (4) geeonds,
(iagative 4, see Inelosure 50. 7 do molo-
Sures Ho. 8.and Ho. 9 (negutives No. 10
DOWNGRADED AT 3
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS. : .NTERVALS;
DOD DIR 5200.10

tions pass over Lubbock, approximate time 2320 hours, with about a two
ainute interral betueen the rormationn. did not any photo-
srapha of these foreations, but said the pasiage WeS identical, except
that the ob.Jeats to ucb and although
ations passed oyer Ludbeck about as befors, the
course seened to be from the north utheast kroup looked
76
1951.
Date: Thursday, 30 1951
Time: 11:30 PM (cST) 2330 and 2332 hours
Camera: Kodak. 35 NM with range finder (Model mum shown)
Film: Type PLUS X
Lona: Kodak Anastor 53 55319EL
Esposure: 23.5 at Seeand
Developing Solution: Panthermie 777
Tank: Roil Film, Hard Rubber, Clean
Ceveloping Tine: 15 minutes
knshing Solution: 3pead S UNC
Dryer: Eleetrie Flat Plate
Printer: Federal Enlarger #269
Papep: Bromide F-1 Single Rige
12 YEAS.
DOD DIR 5200.10

Complexion: Fair
Build: Mediux slender .
Sarkx o 3: Hone visible
were taik
Argoflex 75, fixed foous, with flash, nelosed a.8
inelosures No. 1l and No. 12.
22 young
*84. ncere in
FOR HEADQUARTE I HAS TON. D. C.
1. Photostat, n iiele ed objeots, Lubbook, Texns
Avalanehe Journal, 26 6 August 1951 (trip)
exas
Avalanehe Journal, 1951 (trip)
DOWNGRADED AT & YEAR INTEVALS;
UNCLASS DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10

(trip)
11. F Photograph (trip)
12. Photograph of (trlp)
bpy snch.
FOH DISTRICT OVTICE NO. 23, CARSM3LL AFB
Inelosuree 1 through lo as listed above.
.
12. H Negative of photograph of
13. Seven - through
6 as listed sbove).
.
DOWNGR
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
UNCLASSIFIED DOD DIR 5200.10

to s8e. Although no sound was heard a person would have heard even
a piston-engined plane at the distance it seemed to be from us. Ho
plame could have done the speed at hich it.
seened to be tra ing.
E
M. Pran the top bich standing it seemed
to be about 8 to 10 miles away,(about 3 miles southwest of Orange,
Va.) orer a small mountain. It stayed in an area of about 4 square
miles. Seen Sopt. 30 abo
The 75
15 a 17. are telling only what we ar
sanl, what H we bave written above is exactly what saw.
s/t/
ADED AT 3 YEAR INT
DOWN
DOD DIR 5200.10 - hom
CLIFFORD C.NORSE
2nd Lto, USAP
Intellige
.
UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MFANING CCD

ing watched by a casual I ob- would indicate that the forma-
server, the objects were tion was flying in the strato-
watched by three cool, calcu- sphere, 50,0o0 feet or higher.
lating persons trained in scien- Dr. Oberg pointed out that
tific fields-thrce Texas Tech the group was seated in chairs
faculty members. scanning the skies for r meteors
The first group of objects following 2 discussion of stars
flying in a rough semi-circle, and planets, when Ducker
or crescent formation was happened to spot the ap-
sighted at 9.10 p. m. by W. proaching objects.
L. Ducker, Tech professor and Dr. Oberg estimated there
head of the Petroleum Engi- were 50 objects in each for-
neering department, Dr. A. G. mation, but because of the
Oborg. professor of chemical speed of flight it was "ex-
engineering at Tech, and Dr. tremely difficult to get an
W. I. Robinson, professor of accurate estimate."
geology"at Tech, while the Spot Second Group
group was holding an in- Ducker said the second
formai backyard mceting at group, containing about the
Dr. Robinson's home, 2612 same number of individual
Twentv-fourth. objects, and moving in the
Move At High Speed same semi-circular formation,
Ducker, speaking for the with the bulge toward the line
group. said the objects appear- of flight sped overhead about
ed as a 'string of beads" rac- three minutes later giving the S
ing in the crescent forination three e men an opportunity to
from the northeast to the check their first observations.
southwest at in incredible "Frankly, we were aston-
speed." Ished. And if I had not had
were unable to give the size they are from beyond the
or exact shape of the objects, earth."
but Ducker said. each calcu- Ducker pointed out that
lated that the formation cover- while the three professors met
ed the arc across the sky in frequently for discussions at
three seconds. "no time was anything g strong-
Other calculation showed er than ice tea" served, and
that if the formation was on this particular occasion
traveling at a mile altitude "Dr. Robinson forgot to pro-
its speed was approximately vide iced tea."
1,800 miles ar bour, or if at The Civil Aeronautics ad-
See STRANGE JECTS Page 10 ministration office at Munici-
pal airport said that no jet
planes, or other flights were
passing over Lubbock at the
time Ducker and his compan-
ions sighter the two forma-
tions. RAFB also said no
flights were in the area.
J. Russell Heitman. head of
the Tech journalism depart-
ment, several nights ago also
reported s seeing a flight of ob-
jects flying over Lubbock,
and described them ir. a man-
ner similar to those seen
Saturday night.

saw
up of .
onjeuts forma- :
beads" flv-
ing overhead at "incrcdible
professor of

By KENNETH MAY amined photographs taken by All those reporting the objects to the theory of s some that the
Avalanche Staff Writes Carl Hart. Jr.. 18-year-old ama- described them as flying in V. dots may have been birds leaving
THE "flying whatsits continu- teur photographer of 2332 Nine- shaped or U-shaped formations a phosphorescent glow, he as-
31Spt ed to zoom through Lubbock tecnth street, could ofter no ex- and passing through the sky al- serted, It definitely wasn't caus-
skies Friday night as numerous planation most disectly overhead within ed by birds."
resrdents reported seeing flashes The objects- whatever they are from 3 to T seconds. The num- A Lubbock county farmer, T.
of lizht flying at "unbelievable -were reportedly seen ever Lub- ber of "dots reported in the E. Snider, Jr. of Labbock, Route
speeds"-and at least ene person bock ot at least thrce diatinct formalions ranged from eight or 3 reported later in the night that
showed up with photographs of times. from 8 40 p.m fo 10:37 nine to *20 or 30. "I saw something like people have
what he said he saw in the sky. P. m. Fridas Mornina Avatanche Dr. J. C. Cross, head of Tech's been sering and it definitely was
Identity of the strange objects eciitorial offites received rumer- department ot biology, examined ducks Although not account-
contigued to batrle all who claim- rus ralls from persons who said photographs taken by Hart and ing for the unbelievable speed re-
ed to have seen them and three they had seen the light forma- said he could offer no erplanat n ported by others, Snider said that
Texas Tech pretessors who ex- tions their identity. In onwer a refiection form the Westerner
drive-in theater where he was
absut 9 p. o. caught some ducks in
thcht and caused them to be il.
luminated.
Strahge Objects Another observer offered the ehserver offered the
surgestion surzestion n the ohjects were sea the objects were sea
Continued 'Coptinued 1 From Page One) From Page One) gulls.
Sen201-B Sn 2201-B Eighth street, who Claimed Faster Than Jet
tain th taid th lights were a litte to were liutle to Everycue che seeing the ob- Everycur che seeing the ob-
Lubbock, Texas the idin ef her flying seuthward the ida ef her flyimng. sruthward jects areed Ihm were flying jects reed Ihm were flying
Lubbock, Texas 5. E -West ot 5. E -West of ton foit  soend to have been too fot  spend to have been
shseIo2o p.m stee 6 20 p.m. smit be and and birds, berver BazL wha-took the bird, berver BazL wha-took the
Laiu Lahius roue"T. toueTxm-he picturrs it1i 3o p.m. Thuusday, picturrs it1i 3o p.m. Thuusday,i 1
Norning Avalanche hiswii were at the Crele hiW were at the Circle drive- drive- said The wrre Phre fonber than said The we Phre fenber than
in the er whcn he saw er when he saw two U. aay etlste Ieisaw. ahv et lste Ieuisaw."
1 Sept 1951 shrpa shrpee fornations pais above the forinations pais above the Offerds jocated at Reese Offserds iocated at Reese
semen in a southerty direction Ar Fuier hase wet of Lubbock - -
about " S. m A call " b. mA xall from the ropertecl tate baat i ht that to ropertrec tae baat i ht that "to
J. F eobrev residence in north- J. F Weobrev residence in north- ir knoub- dge" thee"were no et dir knoub-dge" thene" were no et
capst Ilbock reported the objects capt Ihubock reported the objects piaras fhing in the Drea last Pigras fhing in the Drea last
at nkut 8:40 p. at nkut 8:40 p.4 m. Other calls nruht. night.
stn jere receiwed. stn jere received. Persots seeing the objects - Persons seeing the objects -
Narthern Lights Suggested and there sere oens who claim- and there sere oens who claum-
De sad be could otfer no ex- Do sa d he could otfer no ex- ed to have slimjed them - raid
plahs on of the phenomenon, al- they crouurs the Lubbock sky they crouurs the Lubbork sky
theaI vouddin't rule out the out the from north uti and were
theaI vouddin' rule weible for onls v matter of ser- vible for tnls v matter of ser-
pooisay it was a brict reflee- pooigay it was a brict reflee- otads. Some rut the color of the
tien trm the nothern lights. tien trm the nothern lights." ern Hghts was atout hike the stars. hghts was atout Ike the stars.
He iet hhe hart sorn the northern eoly brighter". whife others said Lnitt
bichts on mumerous Cccasions in they hort either a blue or a slight
Mreackuets and that Friday sellow tnge to them.
niht' nbrcts bere "had a sug- Possible Noise Reported
resbion of them. exerpt they didn't Roger Dods, a Texas Tech
tode away liker the noathern lights studtent living in the 32no-binck
rla" First place, was the enly one to
The shatographs taken by Hart say he "might have" heard a noise
were enapped before last night, accompanying the objects. Me said
howeyer-at 11:3o p. m. Thurs- he may have detected a slight
russling or whoeshing sound as the
day. The youth said he was lying ohjects passed cverhead. He re-
is bed "loolking at the stars" when portedt secane thern at 10:37 pm.
the first of three V-shaped forma- Friday after deliberately watching
tions passed overhead Forgetting for them.
about a knce operation which had in Matatr. neanwhile. two
pu hira on crutches. Hart grab- women reporterd seeing a "noise-
beo ha. 35 mm. Kodak camera leas aireraft tl ing at a low alti-
and rushed outside in time to tude without aid y aropellors or
snoo pictures of the second group. wings" about rion Friday. They
Saw Two Different Groups said the machin? was slow-moving
Hart saii he took about five ex- and was difterent from any air-
pourcs with the automatic type craft they har ever seen.
ramera a the econd group and a Another person reporting the ob-
thid yhirk fallexed it by about sects over Lasbbork was Mrs. Dean
a muude sni a holf passed over- See STRANGE OBJECTS P*ge 10
heart slehtly bo the eastward and
flying suth The pictures showed
18 reiate dots, first in a two-
rox V-furnation and then a
sinsde-file V-shape. Mart said he
war cmnous of the moment
Lhe LhaMu shirted the formation.
W. L. Ducker, head of Tech's
petrdeun engineering department,
and Dr A.G. Oberg. professor of Indian now Ists 20 universitics
clumica engineering at the col- compared with five in undivid.
Ie e, both of whom saw the objeets in 1916-17.
Canuclves L Saturday night. ed India
exumred Haut a photos and agreed of the wrsors either had seen
the fo mations they saw were in "dlying sucers" objects or doubted
t atr of a Ushape -as other Lub. the authenticity of the Lubnock
lns ik residents sain fast night. All reports
whe itive sen te obyects have Reports of the "objects" had
s. they wcir in ofe or the other many Lubbockites in their yards
of Sy shapen. last night atterpting to cateh a
The bae men said they have slimpse of the msterious phe-
ruen swataped with letters and nomenot: but no one has yet
tolephone calhs from throughout come up with a plausible explana.
the wat in since they reported see- tion of the unastal ovcurrence.
isg the obincts Last week. Ducker Whatever it" is, It has pouple
Sat be rvonen a Iong distaner guessing
icieghone call from Laredo. All

Matador district women and
a 5-year-old child.
Mrs. Tom Tils.om. her -
daughter Mrs. M. G. Bethard
and little Noilene Bethard
said they were driving on
State Highway 70, one and
one-half miles north of here
about 12:45 p. m. when the
wingless craft passed 150 feet
in front the car.
The slow-moving machine, niwad
"shaped somewhat like a heli-
copter." began circling as Mrs.
mercial airliner taking off,
they said. had no exhaust
showing.
Mrs. Bethard, whose hus-
band sailed for Korea recent-
ly, has lived near r several Air
Force bases, and reported the
1 machine she saw today was
different from any she had
seenbefore.

persons who thin. they have seen
the strange ahjects have seen
something different from what
others hav seen. Some persons
may have en birds, others may
have seen light reflection-and
others may ive seen an aito-
"FL.YING WMATSITS" ZOOM OVEn LUBBOCK -In speeds that take them across the horizon in a eether strange phenomenon that
matter cf secnnds. the objerts in the photo above have reportedly bren seen by numerous Lubbock may never explaired
rendents during the last few nighta. This phote. enlarged at least 3o magrnitudes from Ddmim. fiim. Too Fast For Aircrefs
was y-apperd la'e Thurotay night and shows the "dota" with an apparent V-shape flytng in a a V. Take Mack Forrester of 3220
fermtan O'ner Fnntos. snarpen hy Carl Hart. Jr. of 232 Nineteenth. had from 18 io 29 of the Thirty-fifth. H. aaw tvo fliehts
dots" a"d in earh ene ene-eoject was liying off in ene sirie inote upper right corner of picture of the ohjects about 11:45 p m.
oSove. Consenauns last night seemed to be thet most of the flighis were of migratory fawl. However. Saturdav and said, They weren't
Tech coservers whas Sirsr sizhted the objeets a wech ago maintained that what Lhey sighted "detin- birds. They were too fast four
itely was not burda aircraft. It Jonked like a light
reflection, oniv there were dia-
tinctive little dots, not one sinmle
* I flash."
On the other hand. W. S. Ried.
soe, KFYO chiet engineer, said
he naw " group of things going
over at 9 3n p.m. They were south-
1S hound birds of some sort. I could
sce the wings flapping
Mrs Stephen Miutyl of the
Plainvtew highway sald ahe and
several others saw "some kind of
strange cbjects" about 10 35 pm
Saturday-and even those in tha!
group couldn't agree. One raid in
was birds, another said it wasn's
and anather Erankly admitted she
didn't have the slightest idea
wha! it ws. Mrs. Matyi anid they
heard a slight whooshing sound
as the objerts pased overhead.
making her nnly the second or
third to report hearing any noise
whatnever.
W. I. Durker. head of the pe-
troleum ensineeting department at
Texas Tech, who saw the objects
a week a2n, remained convinced,
howe'er, that what he saw "def-
nitety was nnt birde." He and
other Tech profextors trained in
scrientifie ohersatinn watched the
flights at that time.
"Ansone trained in scientifie
The unidentified objects-which
at leost have taken folks' minds
partiy off the explosive world
situation-have been reported br
literally hundreds of Lubbnck and
aree residents during the last few
nights, All flights have heen 2e-
ported as flying from north to
south or northeant to southwent in
either U-sheped or V-shaped for-
matione. Only from twn to seven
seconds are required for the
bright ohjects to pass out of view
James Son of 2512 Amherst
calledt in to say he's convinces
the "things" are fiving compiete-
Iv around the world abrut every
nour and 20 mimutes He said he
watrhed them Fridaw righ: and
that'x how otten he saw them We
couldn't say what they might be
Reports of the phenomenon
have caused interest over the nk-
tinn, but no reporta nt similar sh-
jects have been received from nth.
er parte of the country other than
in the Panbandie. nesr Amariilo.
Dr. J. C. Cross. head of Teen's
bloingy department. examined
photngraphs of what was said to
he the strange obrta, and sald
the dots in the picture riefiniely
were nnt caused by hirde."
So that' how thines stred
shortly atier midnighs toude
Birds or hrante or halluhnn, ita
better than a comie bonk.

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SECRET CRAFT OR DUCKS -- THEY KEE P OBSERVERS GUESSING
Whatsits' Stir Dispute In Area
'Flying
Orthe "flying whatsits" continue Panhandle-South Plains points * * **
1 merrily on their way-but the merrily on their way-but the have sighted the objects since. have sighted the objects since.
3. argument goes on. And it a duck argument goes on. And it a duck The only thing is that those who
wearing a lighted miner's cap ever "see" bird? stick to that theory "sec" birds stick to that theory
meets up with a man in a flving while many others-including the while many others-including the
saucer, there's going to be quite a saucer, there's going to be quite a Tech instructors and others high-
battle over who caused the most battle over who caused the most Iv reliable--admit they too have Iv reliable-admit they too have
VENUS commotion over Lubbock and other commotion over Lubbock and other sighted birds but say other objeets sighted birds but say other objcets
South Plains towns. definitely are not birdis. definitcly are not birdis.
Again last night, as has becn the Again last night, as has becn the Last night, one of a group of
case almost every night recently, scicntifie observers from the case almost every night recently. scicntific observers from the
/ residents called in to report the 11 Texas Tech faculty announced that
mysterious objects. group had further substantiated
HOTEL Lubbock doesn't have a monop- its belief that the objects are not
1 oly on the illuminated "things" birds.
LUBBC which' jumped into prominence "There have becn three flights
when three Tech faculty members tonight, and at last we observed
DCrct sighted a string of lights travelling one group passing above a cloud
from northcast to southwest over which gave us a more concrete
nrr the horizon at an "incredible idea of the altitude. Assuming that
speed" twelve days ago. A lot of such a cloud crossed Lubbock at (Staff Drawings By Dalten Wond.)
"Uh . . . Interested A people. in Amarillo. Big Spring. 2,ooo feet, the objects would have "Say. Bub... About Those
Prelty Good Yarn, Lamesa, Brownficld and other Sce MYSTERY, Page 10 Flying Saucer Stories.."
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eprkesman contimued.
Rieht on the heels of the rur-
rent speculation ao to the identity
of the strange ohjects came Presi-
dent Truman's announcement
Tuesday that thin country has
"new and fantastic weaoons that
could wipe aut mankind. Earlier.
it had been announced that new
atomic weapons tests were to be
made at Lcs Alamos. N. M. do-
nroximately 33e miles from Lub-
hock and wei! within the range of
guided miesites.
Mo Lighis Te Reflect
One polnt in faunr of shose whe
sav the objects are some sort of
secret guirded missile tests is the
Big Spring report in which Air-
port officials who sighted the
whatsits there point out that +
there are no lights around the
field that rnuld reflect nff objects
flying overhead. Alro, others have
reported the objects over clouds
that were 4.onn feet high at the
time. This knocked a big hole in
the bird theory. since it in highly
imprebable that birds woule be
flysng that high or. If so, that
they would be going at the "in-
credible speeds" mentioned.
As with everything that catches
the publie fancy. the flying
whatits" have evoked a number
of far-fetched comments from
pranksters, crackpots and deadiy
serious individuals.
Point To Vapor Lights
Fotke who say the flyang what-
wits are ducks or birds point chal-
lengingly to Lubbock's mereury
vapor street lichting and say.
"there's yout answer." In theit
favor in the fact that the lights do
refiect off birds flying ever the
city and ducks and geese are
known to fly at relatively fast
speeds.
suided misxile or unknown ebject
believers They say they've sen
flights of ducks pass over. too.
But the whatsits are flying much
faster and much higher than the
duck flights." They add that the
"whatsit fhights are much brigh-
ter than the duck Clights.
Some Remain Neutral
There are a few people. of
course, who aren't taking sides in
the dincussions. They "allow as
how" they'll believe the objects
cucks when they see someone
shoot one down or that it's flying
saucers when a littte guy who
speaks Venusian stops by for a
drink of milk or whatever flying
saucer pilots are supposed to drink.
Even photographs taken of the
flyins objects and published in
The Merming Avalanche have fasl-
ed to consolidate the two ways of
thinking concerming the mysterious
"dodads." Some say the V-shaped
ohjects in the pictures prove it's
flught of durks in formation.
others proh-pooh that thenry, say-
ing ducks couldn't reflect enough
light to expone a negative and, be-
sides, "whoever saw a flight of
ducks flying in a doubie V. (One
ot the pictures shawed the ohjects
in a tight twn-line formation in the
shape of a "V.i Others say that
3 if the ohjects are fying as faut as
people say they are, then it woukd
be impossibie to "stop" them with
camera.
It lonks like the controvery wi!l
continue to rage until one of about
three things happens. i. The duck
migratory seaaen ends and people
simuitanerusly qvit seeing the ob-
sects: 2 A flying saurer pilut (
strps at a wervice station to re-fuel
or. I  guided missile drops
smacis inte the meridie of Lubbock.

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Harris, Managing Editor of the Lubbock Morning Avalanche, b
arranged this contact for the evening of 7 November.
Lubbock who might be able to furnish some additional
a. Lamesa, Texas, Reporter Bill Ray
. Big Spring, Texas, The Herald, Editor Bill Whipkey
b.
c. Browfield, T rownfield News, Editor Jerry Stoltz -
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cevered meeting - evening .
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rushed into the house and got his camera. He had experience in taking
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pictures at night as he had experimented with star shots. He realized that he would
have to give the objects as much light as possible so he "opened at
1/10 of a second, the "fastest" combination for a Kodak 35.
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a went9 eappeared
This is the same time obtained by Prof.   )
14 years and al i very
logical.
the photos

were faked. Q9Q9MMB story could not be "picked apart" because it was entirely

logical. He was questioned on why he did certain things and his answers were

all logical, concise, and without hesitation. He was visibly nervous but this

could be due to the fact that he knew Mr. Bossartt was from OSI and Lt Ruppelt

from W-P AFB. This nervousness at no time caused him to falter in his story.
QR stated that the object appeared to be about brighter than the brightest

star in the sky. He compared it to Venus in the early evening.

Additional info of MMM in the interview with the newspaper people and

college professors.

of 7 November 1951 .
Mr. Harris gave the following -.
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paper when a Prof. *f of Texas Tech College called him on the phone.
continued to tell about the "string of beads" that he and two other college
professors had seen in the sky. Harris at first was not interested.
then said he felt it was important and that by running the story they might be
able to contact others who had seen the phenomena. H Harris said o.k. if he could

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were. This did not phase  and his only reply was that the pictures were of
something flying over Lubbock and that if they were afraid to use them o.k., he
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finally received $7.50 - $10.00 for them.) Prior to this,  had taken a few
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to pick up a little extra money on photos. H
amateurs are, always trying to sell good
photo and attempt to sell it. .
with a story.  was called in on this discussion and again "read the riot - .
going out all over the U.S. Again he struck to his story, and the photo went out.
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looked at the photos but rejected them because they claimed to have many photos
of "flying saucers". The photos and story went c
unknown which papers used it but some did.
Editor, was called in and gave this information. When the story of V-shaped
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some time and a flock of some type of birds flew over. They were visible in the
overhead. He also stated that he knew they were birds before he took the picture
because he could see them dimly outlined. They were in a ragged V-formation and
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veloped his negatives and found the image so weak he could not print them. Cn
the next night he attempted the same thing using a Kodak Refiex at f 3.5 at 1/10
with Super XX film, a #22 bulb and the concentrating reflector; the results were wit.h.Surer concer
the same, Mr. Hams assumed that with his experience he should know that
over him. From this, he is convinced that whatever  took a picture of was
many times as bright as the birds he unsuccessfully attempted to photograph.
Mr. Hams added that some time back he had attempted to photograph
an eclipse of the moon. H He ran into difficulty getting enough exposure, further
indicating that shots were of a bright object. (This was later disproved -
by taking test photos of the moon. It is possible his statement was misinterpited.)
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ate a hoax. He has thoroughly checked both ti believes
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they were ducks because they could see them. The people who saw V lighta knew
out the duck idea. Therefore, his idea was that a lot of people were conscious
of the lights, were looking, and saw ducks and kn
the real thing and knew they weren't ducks..
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and ifis wasting his time in ne in
college.
of lights such as larger cities, Mr. Harris stated that they had received calls
from many people in small towms and in the country. All about the
same as those reported in the newspapers.
a. The objects were migratory birds.
The objects were a - 8l5ind
at a high speed.
he object
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time was spent as a PIO during WW II. He has a reputation of being very honest
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brought out by his very authenticity "string
of beads" stories.
studio, he worked
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his life and is now retired. On the evening of 25 August 1951, he and his wife
were sitting the backyard of their home when they noticed this group of lights
than a star". Mr.  remarked about them to his wife. Soon another group
. lew over but instead of going straight
over they circled - -

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6. Federal Wild Life Game Warden
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the Federal Wildlife Game Warden at the Post Affice Building in Lubbock. The
purpose was to determine the habits and description of Plover.
. It was determined that there are several kinds of Plover. S Several types
have white breasts and are found in West Texas. The bird is about 8" long and
has a wing span of about 1 '.It will fly at night and in groups but the groups
are usually not larger than 5 or 6 birds. They are knownto migrate south from
late August till the middle of November. Also they have been seen in the Lubbock
locality recently although not They f r lower
at a maximum of 50 Mph.
so was unfamiliar with the description of the objects, but tended to doubt if they
were Plover. He added that they might be ducks but not ge
tinually "

Ph.D., in Physics, presently head of the Texas Tech.
: Siesmograph Station and has previously spent several years at
The University of Alaska studying the aurora.
d. .
in Dr.  d yard discussing a project on micro-meterofites that * d
is conducting at Texas Tech. They were counting meteors when the first object
discussing it. They agreed another object came over they would attempt to
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have seen mor relve. They all were of

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They follow a rough schedule beginning about 2l20 and appearing every hour and 10 mir
utes until three flights pass overhead. The men have attempted to determine -
whether or not there is any form between the lights by trying to observe stars
speed of the object. Once they t hough bjects
but could not be sure.
The group is con he angula r volocitd
lineused with home-made angle
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but finally did. They qualified the incidents with the statement that they are
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stated that she came running into the house one evening just at dusk very excited.
i apparent. She said she had
She could offer no .
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Again the instance was t and
it was very low.

( a. Professor
. Graduate student workins on Ph.u.
In addition, a ofessor istropom
did not obs ese fichts.
The above nentioned interest in the phenomena and
uniertook e. study of the objects. Attenots were made to obtain an sltitude
neasurerent by laying out a meisured base line perpendiculer to the usual
c. The majority of
the fights.
d. There were two or three flights per evening.
batween flights was about one hour and imutes.
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Lubbock area during the
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and Lt Ruppelt was present when B-25s were sent out to search. Later the locations
where these "crashes" were reported were examined by Texas Tech people. They
picked up some material that allegedly came from the object. A plece of this
it is the potassium content wdill
Tech, have developed a very great interest in their objects. Their genuine S( .
interest is brought out by the fact that they devoted an entire evening .
discussing the matter with Lt Ruppelt and Gapt Parker, and they previously have had
many meetings between themselves. They refuse to recognize any sightings not . -
witnessed by at least two of the group although! they admit many other reputable
people have seen the objects. Thus the figure of twelve sightings is conservative.
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phenomena.
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belonging to the U.s. and that they would only be prying into something that was
none of their business. They also reasoned that if such an aircraft was far
enough along to be flight tested they would probably hear something about it
soon anyway. It is very apparent that their interest is a lthat
they will attempt more research on the incident.
They are rather firmly convinced that the object is not a flock of birds. -
This is due to the great speed at which they travel. If the birds did have an
apprer.tly great speed, they would have to be very low.The lights these people
saw gave the appea arance of being very high, except for e Horror".
Another doubtful point is the nearly perfect geometric pattern of the first two
formation. Birds could not do that. The men did state that now that they know
that the Air Force is intereated, they will thoroughly discuss the possibility
is birds or

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HEADQUARTERS 3500TH PILOT TRAINING WING
Reese Air Force Base, Texas GA-1
21 November 1951
SUBJECT: Repo jects
TO: Chief, Air Technical Intelligence Center
ATTN: "Project Grudge"
Wright-Patterson Air Force ase
Dayton, Ohio
1. Reference verbal conversation lst A
and Capt K. E. Parker, this Headquarters.
2. Inclosed statement signed by four pro sors
cal College, Lubbock, Texas, concerning subject above.
FOR THE COMMANDING OFFICER:
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Durins the fo" .. rers witnessed five flights
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the north
seen by each
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to the above descri esrenti eils.
The startling characteristics t.his flight made
calm observation di impossible.
The nembers of this group
have seen a total of ton Submitted by
or twevle flights of these
objects betveon August 25
and about romber 1, 1951.
Professor and Head of
Department Petroleum etroleum
Engineering Tnaineenins
Professor of Geology
Department of Geology
Professor of/Chem. Eng.
Department of Chemistry
and Chemicnl neering
Profescor and Director -
Seismological Observatory
UNCLASSIFIED DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS;
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
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H. N. BOSSERT, 23d OSI District (IG), file 2484, dited 5
Decembe bject as above.
the files of the Office of Special Investigations censidered
closed in instant case.
March 19l9, which prohibits classified information
to unauthorized personnel.
1 Incl (in dup) JAMES F. X. O'COMELL
. R/I, DO 23, dtd Colonel, USAF XSAr
District Commander
Copy to:
Hq OSI w/o abv incl
attached, the classification of,
on snendence will be dowmgraded
in accordance
with par -l. DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
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UNCLASSIFIED - gCJ 10 Dec 1951.
SACDRITY NFORMATION
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE FILE NO. DATE
ThE InsPeCtor GENERAL 2lym84 5.Do
OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS REPORT MADE BY
REPORT OF INVESTIGATION
D/A H. N. 203SZRT CCK
TITLE REPORT MADE AT
DO 23, Carswell APB, Fort Worth, Tecas
PERIOD
UNXNONN SUBJ3CT 17,24 Nov 2 De0 51
Unidentiried Objects ver OFFICE OF GRIGIN
Lubbock, Taxas DO 23. Horth, Toxas
STATUS
CLOSED
CHARACTER
SPECLAL INQUIIKA
REFERENCE
BOI B/A H.M
SYNOPSIS
Lubbock, Tecas,
interviewed at the telephonie request of Lt EDNARD J.
RUPPELL, Air Technical Intelligence Center, kright-
Patterson AYB, Dayton, Chio. Interview with pro-
vided no additional pertinent information. executed
a short, -wariiton statement as to taking the pictures
in question an 30 August 1951, anying the poszession
of the ad negative.
CIOSED
.
Uowitho' .
200 Ited
and WiEE violiclon of
ATR 205-1 end A1R 205-6
DISTRISUTION ACTION COPY FORWARDED TO FILE STAMP
-Hq 0SI 4 Coomanding General
Air Technical Intelligence
ca, Alr och Intell 2 Canter
Centar(THRU Hq 03I) wright-Pattersor
Dayton, Chio
C( APPROVED
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
neCtelafeies DOD DIR 5200.10.
P1la 2
JAKES C. SCHOPLELD
Lt Col, USAP
Cluel#3 District Command
AFHO FORM FU 3. ING OPPICE
15 JAN 49 0-208

had obtained the picturee by tracking acroes akg in the Lackyard of his reei-
dence. plained in detail that allowing for the lcas of thirty (30) degreee
of vision to the north ane so a line of trues and a dupliceting lcss of thirty
(30) degrees of viaion to the pouth te to contour of the residence that he
had uged bol the aaining are of viaion in attenting to center objects in
his ranuge Sinder anki as they hai passed the center are ine had pivot ed and
takec three ictures while trackdng. vary DOS of this particular
stating that hia eon had talked over the possib lity of malcing
a written stmd with him and that had made a short wr stato-
ment which ablse
DOWNGRADED AT YEAR
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YLARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10.
2
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by 30 bugust. 19521, IAM stated that had also been doubtrul 0.8
to the lcity the neatives and had exhaustive tests on the nogatives
beiore Mra published in the re HAME further atated that theve teste
vere ve oorough ood they had used the technical knowledge of other photog--
grapher in city colld find ary evidouce of the negatives having been
tampered in Hw aid not believe that would attempt to perpetrate
a in rery krable pictures
which wo sentic.
9.: All inveatigation having being no
further undevaloped closed,
INCLOSURE
CR 0 23 PILES
l. Cridiml stst e
an AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS:
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Lubbock, Texas. Dinion objects
were birds.
On the evening of 37 Aucust 1951, at about freshman
( from Texas Tech observed three fli-hts of the object and aliegedly obtained
five photogrephs. lie obtained two hotos one flight and three of another.
These pho tos sbow single rows tion on two photos and a
double row thers His descriotior cbject is much the sane as
exce never ob-
served a perfect tior.
effo
the incident but the results were negative The college profecsors did not
believe the shotoprarhs wers ther had never ol se V-shaped
groun of lights They THE not they had ob
served the sare objccts ocranhed. Jince two
UNCLASSIFIED
OOMIFIR PIAI

will te fully them
2 Incls: LORGE W. GODDARD, USAF
1- 35 mm Negatives(4) Lab
2- Test Rept-WCEFP-2-4 Weapo Division
Hegutiis Still at Leb.
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desired, to discover the spot magnitudes Laboratory
will cooperate fully in carrying them out.
aanga Lab
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Attn: Ir. Swift Lt Netacher/7s
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3. Tha expos
a. Lxposad at ubbocr,
b. Canera . - Rodak 35
c. Film - Plus X
e. Luns - Kodak Anastor 0 m
0. All ixosures - F 3.5 at 1/10 sec.
2. Developor - Panthermic T77 for mimutes
1 Inel S. H. KIRKLAND, JR., COl, USAF
35 mRm getives (4) Chier, Technical Analysis Diviaion
Air Technical Intelligence Center

2. ly
desired, to discover the spot magnitudes involved, Laboratory
will coopera fully in carrying them out.
.
2 Incls: GEORGE W. GO USAF
1-35 agatives(4) I - Chier, Photo Reconnaissance Lab
2- Te: at Division
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2.
which these enegatives were exposed and the evaluation needed were discussed by Mr.
Swift Intelligence Center on 25 October 1951.
3. .
a, Exposed at Lubbock, Texas, on hugust 951.
b. Camera - Kodak 35 w/renge finder.
c. Film - Plus X
d. Lens - Kodak Anastor F 3.5, 50 anm
e. All Exposures - F 3.5 at 1/10 sec.
f. Developer - Panthermic 777 for 15 minutes
1 Incl KIEKLAND, JR., Col, USAF
35 Lom Chief rechnical Analysis Division
Air Technical Intelligence Center
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UNCLASSIFIED
WALS
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by the Sensitometry Unit. These negatives wer - exposed
at approximately 2330 cST, 30 Aug 1951, at Lubbock, Texas.
The camera was the familiar Kodak 35 with coupled range-
finder and a 50 mm (2 inch) f/3.5 Anastor Kodak lens.
wide esumably ith
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