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Re. 11:18PM Obs!
While on patrol at location, two bright objects were observed in the

southern skies, at the same altitude. The objects appeared to be

stationary and then suddenly they appeared to descend toward the

western horison, for approximately five seconds, then stop mcd ap-

peared to in in that position for a few seconds. At tois time
. one of the objects appeared to move in an easterly direction md

Xho") travelled at @ moderate rate of speed and parallel to the horizon,

a " for approx ly 10 seconds. At this time it appeared to turn
@ sou bs etion and disappeared from view.

The other object remained stationary for approximately 10 minutes and
started to descend toward the horison in downward pendulum like motion

and disappeared from view.

The above ob ject was witnessed by ir. & Mrs. GER, at location

of Undersigned. U

At 11:40PM, date
ide reported seeing tne above objects from his home.

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His description of

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“).> - @bjects and their motions coincides with above statements of Undersigned.
At approximately 12.0 S6Ee, Cate, called station and reported —

seeing a strange object the sky, over the Lake Hughes Area.

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Sohebos Palmdale, was notified of the above and they in turn notified .

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1. When did the object -
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1.1 Dates
1.2 Time of try -— A.M, © (Circle One)

1.3 Time Zone: (Circle One):
Eastern Gd. Pacific

e Central e. Other

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(Circle One): a. Daylight Saving
Standard

1.4 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of
your answer to the above question 1.2:

iste? ce Not very sure
certain de Just a _—

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Additional Remarks:

3. Where were you located when you saw the objects

(Cirele One): Inside a building 4d. In an airplane
In a car e. At sea '
Outdoors f. Other

3.1 Were you:

(Circle One): In the business section of a city?
am In the residential section of a city?

Ce In open countryside?
ad. Flying near an airfield?
Flying over a city?

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6. What were you doing at the time you saw the object? —Dartradaysy

6.1 What had you been doing for the 30 minutes before you saw the object?
Try to list the activity or activities and the approximate amount

f time spent on each.

7. Were you moving at any time while you saw the object? (Circle One):

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IF you answered YES, then complete the following questions:
7o1 What direction were you moving?

(Circle One): ae North @. South
Northeast f. Southwest
East ” West
Southeast Northwest

7e2 How fast were you moving? 40 miles per hour,
7-3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the object?

(Circle One): Yes or Ce)

8, What direction were you looking when you first saw the object?

(Circle One): a. North e. South
Northeast ff. Southwest
East @. West

Southeast he Northwest

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8.1 What direction were you looking when the object disappeared?

(Circle One): North e. South
‘ « Northeast f. Southwest
c. East g- West
d. Southeast he Northwest

8.2 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of

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Certain Cc. Not very sure
Fairly certain ad. dust a guess

9. Were you wearing eye glasses when you saw the object? (Circle One):

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10. How was the object seen?

(Circle One): Through window glass e. Through theodolite
Through windshield f. Through sunglasses

c. Through binoculars ge Through open space

d. Through telescope he Other

11. What do you remember about the weather conditions at the time you saw the

object?
11.1 CLOUDS (Circle One) 11.3 WEATHER (Circle One)
a. Clear sky ae Dry
b. Hasy be Fog, Mist, or light rain
e Scattered clouds c. Moderate or heavy rain
Thick or heavy clouds d. Snow
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No wind ae Cold ;
C: Y slight breese Cool
> Strong wind ~ fe) Warn
de Don't remember » Hot

ee Don't remember

SECTION C
12. te the object? {eo La 4S
2. Estimate how long you saw jec :

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12.1 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your
answer to

Question 12:
Certain Cc. Not very sure
« Fairly sure a Just a guess
Did the object look: (Circle One) Solid oor ‘Transparent Pye yl
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Did the object at any time: p Aypnmone oa nal
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sel Change direction? Ye Don't kno
14.2 Change speed? Yes Don't ioe
14.3 Change size? e n
1s. Change color? e Bontt know
14.5 Break up into parts or Yes Don't know

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U8 Flicker, throb, or Yes Cont inoy Zoe Les
14.9 Remain motionless? Yes Don't _know

Did the object give off a light? (Circle One): (Yes) No Don't know

15.1 IF you answered YES, what was the color of the light? Rocked, crest

Tell in a few wrds the following things about the object?
16.1 Sound

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IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then
Draw a picture of how they were arrange
direction they were traveling.

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Did the object at any time:
18.1 Move behind something? (Circle One) ey No Don't know
_ IF you answered YES, then tell what it moved behind, -
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18,2 Move in front of something? (Circle One) Yes-(ie* ) Don't know
IF you answered YES, then tell what it moved in front of.

18.3 Blend with the background? (Circle One) tes (1b) Don't know

Which of the following objects is about the same actual size as the object
you saw? (Circle One):

a Pea f. Automobile

b. Baseball ge Small airplane

Ss po age ll he Large airplane
Bicycle wheel i. Dirigible

e. Office desk je Other

19.1 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your
answer stion 19.

ce Not very sure
certain d. Uncertain

20. Try to tell the following things about the object:
20.1 How high above the earth was it? $0 o feet.
20.2 How far was it from you?s eet or NS oe ee
~~ How fast was it going? miles per hourev Ow oF Gipait,
20.4, Circle one of the foll cate how nth ae you on of your CH
answer to the above pera Mandl Someta,
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Certain ce Not very sure
Fairly certain ad. Just a guess
2. How did the object disappear from view?
(Circle one) (as) Suddenty ec. Other
+ Gradually d. Don't remember
SECTION D
22. In the following sketch, imagine your eye at the point shown. Place an "A"

on the curved line to show how high the object was above the horizon
(skyline) when you first saw it. Place a "BY to show vhere it was when

you last saw it. Overhead

Horizon

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23. In the following sketch place an "A" at the position the object was when
you first saw it, and a "B" at its position when you last saw it.

Horison Horizon

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2h. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object made. Place an
"A" at the beginning of ite path and a "B" at the end of its path.

25. Draw a picture that will show the shape of the object. Label and include
in your sketch any details of the object that you saw and place an arrow
beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving.

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SECTION E
26. Was this the first time that you have seen an object like this?
(Circle One): or No

2601 IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what conditions did
you see other ones?

276 AR ob what do think the object was and what might have caused
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29. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object?

(Circle One) ( Yes) or No

29.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too?

(Circle One) + (Yes S or No ( "
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30. Please add here any further comments which you believe are important.
Use additional sheets of the same size paper, if necessary.

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TITLE: USER: Rumors of Flying Saucers

It ie reported from Boon that a German expert, a
information in the next issue of Der Flieger about ane 7
which is stated to have landed in Spitsbergen and t i by a

Horwegian rocket-weapon expert.

A few hours after the landing experts arrived and ware certair
was not manned and consisted, in the min, of a disc of steel of un-
(alley) yor The diameter was 48.44m. An outer ring

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The announcement has caused a breat seneation in professional circles
in West Germany. No confirmation has been obtainable, but it is rumored that
the witness is well informed since German experts, have also been

chief of the Norwegian Defense Staff and Swedish experts have no
knowledge of and are skeptical about the inforamtion. :

A telegram stated that an aircraft flew over a North Norvegian
district on 6 Aug 52 and release 4, apparently rowd, bojects which

continued on a northerly course at about 5,000 wm. height. He Nor-
wegian aircraft were up et the tine.

(b) Witness stated that his information is based on authentic data, 4
states that at 4 a.m. on 1 Aug 52 @ flying object was observed over ‘i
the southern Black Forest, at Herrenalb, in clear weather. It app- 1

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eared as a shining body of light traveling from East to West at high
speed. The noise it made was like that of a turbine: it left a

trail of light. ib

Witness is convinced that the apparatus is of German origin and has
been appropriated by the Russians.

(c) A flying object, round like a ball et the forward edge, was YX
seen at Rovaniemi, in Finland, on the evening of 10 Aug 52. Its
color was e clear green and it left behind a red glow which soon dis-

appeared.

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1. The flight object of 28.88 meters diameter, conical to the
euteiée. was unpiloted.

2- . The silvery dise of circular shape, built from a metal of
“not yet know composition, carries 46 equally spaced
automatic circular nozzles at the periphery, whieh turn
, the disc, when in operation, with reference to the central
plexi glass sphere, which houses instrumentation for
measurement and remote control.

3. The dials and instruments have Russian figures and symbols.

. Kilometers, the flight. altitude. 160 kilometers.

5. The aircraft, resembling the telltale flying saucer,
possesses enough space for a warhead with high explosive,

eventually for an A-Bomb.

The Norwegian specialists believe that the disc was launched
in U.S.S.Re By a transmitter or perhaps receiver breakdown it - .°

\\ Smpacted on Spitzbergen and destroyed itself partly by the oe

crash landing. The strange remotely controlled sunpiloted jet
aircraft wil "be transported via ship to Narvik for further
investigation.

The German V weapon designer,Riedel,explained when receiving a
description of the disc: erThat is a "typical V7, on the mass
production of which I have worked myself."

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As usual, this report contains a nice collection of nonsense,
I have, nevertheless, translated as verbally as possible. The
unimown" 934% Hertz, "the statement about range and ceiling
altitude, etc., have to be consumed with a pound of salt. The
last paragraph quoting my name and the V7 is pure invention or
a direct misrepresentation of the "famous" scientist from Tel Aviv

Dr. Miethe. He has stated in German papers that Germany
specifically Pennemuende, was developing a V7, which 4

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Se Witnessest Mr, Willign D, Mallstte, Sheriff's Office, Palmedale, California
‘ ir, T, M, Morrisity, Sheriff's Office, Painedale, California,

1. Sheriff Maliette’s six years experience as a Navy pilot should alequately
him for making accurate esrial cbeervations. Witnesses were not interrogated

interception action was taken by the 27th Air Defense Command Division ad no
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SPACE ABOVE FOR COMMUNICATIONS CENTER ONLY
FROM: (Originator) DATE-TIME GROUP
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SECURITY CLASSIFICATION

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FTD-5 -8-M « « « » In compliance with the reqest of Major Herman on 2 August 1952,
the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Sub-station was contacted on that date ne the two (2)
sheriff's deputies who reported sighting the "flying saucers" on 1 August 1952 were ;
interviewed. The interviewing officer was Captain Paul E. Shoemacher of the Air Force Ee
Flight Test Center, The written report made by the two (2) deputies is inclosed with
this message as well as the report of the interviewing officer. It has not been
possible to correlate this report with any operation from Edwards Air Force Base, The
only operation of the Air Force Flight Test Center during the approximate time period
was a flight of one (1) F=94C in the general area of the sighting. However, this
aircraft landed at Edwards Air Force Base at 1115 Pacific Daylight Saving Time whereas
the initial sighting was reported at 1116 Pacifi light Saving Time. It is believed

that the inclosed reports are self explanatory.

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Subject; Report of interview with observersof strange flying objects,
"Flying Saucers", in lancaster, Calif. area,

Interviewer: Capt. Paul BE. Shoemach@®r, MHAFB 4) Re |

Dates, 2 Aug 52

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Verbal questioning substantiated the details set forth in the
attached Sheriff's Office report prepared by deputys W.D. Mallette and
T.M. Morrisepy. q

The following aditional facts were obtained:

\ The sky was very clear; no clouds were visible in any direction
and the moonlight was very bright.

The objects appeared to be white- yellow lights, elliptical in
shape with hasy é@ outlines.

Size of the objects was about that of a B/dddp/dj{] baseball.

No noise from the objects was discernable.

The objects avneared side by side about 20 degrees above the
mountain horizen in the south, They tnen moved west in formation
at the same tine descending to about five degrees above the
horisen. One of the objects remained in this nosition while

the other returned at the same elevation to the original pnosition
and then became dimmer and disaveared from view. The one remaining
in the west descended slowly with a pendulous motion for about

14 minutes until it disapeared below the horizon.

The horizontal movement of the objects was described as, "drifting."

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