PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073
L .: 12. CONCLUSIONS
2. LOCATION
Was Behost
Dallas, Texas Probetly ialson
1 Possiblyltloon
1C. DATci .. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 1
A Wos Alrereft
T 1959 Morouno-Vises C Ground-Reder D Probably reral
Possibly Arcroft
1 GYT CAinV.aual
1 . 5. PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 10 Wos Astrononical
BYes Probebly Astronomicel
Civilian ran Possibly Astronomieal
S No 1
-- 7. LEAOTA OF OBSERVATION 6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE Other.
I 35 Insuificient Deta for Evaluation
1 Unknown
DO. BRICF SUMMARY OF SICHTING T. COMMENTS
Mhite color. Light shape.

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@ /D/ IT IS BELIEVED THAT LATTER SIGHTINGS MIGHT HAVE BEEN STARS• NO
0900Z NO OTHER SIGHT MADE. LOCAL GATION
AT PRESENT. .
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INFO ZEN/CG 33D ADIV TINKER AFB OKLA
/BGENSUGORELRCRTSEACA0861 ATTN CLN DOI FLYOBRPT UNIDENTIFIED
FLYING OBJECT SIGHTED COMMENCING AT AND CONT ON TO 0 APRX 0730Z P
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AT 0245Z CARSWELL AFB CMA FTW CMA RPTD SLOW MOVING OBJECT WITH RED
AND GREEN LIGHTS CHANGING TO WHITE- OBJECT MOVED RAPIDLY FROM HENSLEY
FLD TO FTW CMA MOVING NW FROM FTW." OBJECT SEEMED TO BE MOVING UP AND
THEN DOWN CMA HOVER AWHILE CMA AND MOVE AGAIN AT A FAST RATE• LIGHTS
PICKED UP BY THIS SQ ELECTRONICALLY APRX 265 DEGREES AT TWENTY EIGHT
- FIV FROM HREE HUNDRED SIXTY
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CMA ALSO
RPTD SIGHTING SIMILAR OBJECTS.
AT 0520Z AMN FROM THIS STA CALLED IN FROM DALLAS R RPTNG UNUSUAL LIGHT
TEN 710/ MILES WEST OF DALLAS. CHECKED CARSWELL SMCLN THEY SIGHTED
OF DUNCANVILLE. OBJECTS THREW OFF REDISH AND BLUISH GLOWS• OBJECTS
OBSERVED APRX FORTY /40/ MINUTES THEN FADED. HEADING OF OBJECTS PRIOR
TO FADE WAS DUE NORTH. AFTER CONTACT WITH CONTROLLER AT 33RD ADIV
/D/ IT IS BELIEVED THAT LATTER SIGHTINGS MIGHT HAVE BEEN STARS• NO
09DOZ NO OTHER S MADE  LOCAL BEING CONDUCTED
AT PRESENT. "
19/130DZ AUG JWFNK Ey!
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KON THE GROUND? IFYes CINo
Criakod Byo
L]Binoculars
Teloscopo
Theodolito
5. WAS DAR? C You CNo
Mrby One Sot
CIBy Two Sets
CBy Threo Sets
O. WAS AIR? C Yes
A/C Observed Object
"]Intorception Attonpted
[]No Intercopt Attempted
7. WERE CEPT? Yes LHo
A/C Scrambled
CVisual Contact Made
CIA/I Contact Made
C]No Contact Mado
8. DID MET CYos No
CJNormal
IViolent
9. IF Binking
Celn  Stondy cheitulit
10. LENGTH GHT: 1I1-15 Seconds
1-5 Minutes
unh. [] Over 10_ Mimutes
II. REPORTING Nunber and Malling Address)
II. ASTRONOMICAL DATA
12. WHAT NOTED?
N
13. DID OBJECT APPEAR TO ARCH DOMNNARD? I lYes 1no
TH. DID OBJECT HAVE A TAIL? ! !Yes NNO
15. DID OBJECT APPEAR TO DISINTEGRATE? TIYes FrNo
Chight
. Cl Day
USunrise
[iSunseb
III. AIRCRAFT DATA
TN Yes T
LiOne Aireraft
Cllore Than Ono Areraft
US. WAS ANY SOURD HEARD? 1Yes !+10
9. WERE THIERE INDICATICKS Yes
PO. WAS THE OBJECT VIEMED ABOVE L50 Yes lto
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V. EVALUATION
22. DETAILS OFT
O Excellent Cood -
Good E}Fair
EFair Poor
Poor Evaluate
Unreliable
Extremely Doubtful
CJHoax
EVALUATION:
Was Balloon Was Astronomical
CProbably Balloon Probably ASuN nomical
ClPossibly Balloon ]Poasibly Astooncndical
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7othan
ATTC Toat

2,000 35,000
3,000 40,000
4,000 45,000
5,000 50,000
6,000 55,000
7,000 60,000
8,000 65,000
9,000 70,000
10,000 75,000
12,000 80,000
14,000 85,000
16,000 90,000
18,000 95,000
20,000 100,000
5. WAS AN INVERSION LAYER NOTED? !Yes LNo
(If yes, at what altitude? )
6. WERE ANY THUNDERSTORMS NOTED IN AREA? DYes No
(If yes, at what quadrant? )
7. CLOUD COVER: 8. TY WAS
tenths at feet. MILES.
fest. tenths at feot.
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Philipp-
ville saw in the sky an disk going from N leaving be-
hind a greenish trail.
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3. On the Carney, Wing of
the 17o7th Air Base Wing, West Palm Beach Municipal Airport, Florida, was
contacted.. He showed the ATIC party copies statemants he had received
from the scoutmaster, three boyscouts, and other possible witnesses to the
incident. These statements are being forwarded i through channels per Air
Force Letter 200-5. The contents of the statements are the same as details
obtained in interview. Details of these interviews will be given in memo,
consequently the contents of the signed statements will not be discussed.
doubt as severa. Cs in story.
a. He stated that he had received an "Other Than Honorable" discharge
from the Marines in 1944. He had been hitch-hiking and was picked up by an V
unknown person. The person got tired of driving and asked to drive,
which he did. They were picked up by law enforcement officers and it turned C
out that the car was stolen. He was arrested and charged with Auto Theft, in
Civil Court, but charges wer ter dropped. He said that because of this
incident he was charged arines. (His Marine records have been 13364
requested). 1

uo the scouts and returned to the car on the road.
to ca O EST they saw coming through
the palmettos rith light ving his :chete They were a little dubious of
the whole situation and refused and help he was requesting.
Ho finally came out and explained incident the They made one
definite conclusion in all their officers they had never
seen a as eO oot tine.
7. took him back into the wooda and at. the spot be
described, ti flashlight, a large light similar to the ones used
by railroad men, face down still burning. They also found what t they believe
licht whe
way.
9. One boyscoub, a aged 12 was contacted. In the presence
of his mother he stated that he had been riding with DesVergers and two other
boyscouts.As they were passing the spot where Inter entered the
woods, Baw a They did not Seconds later they all
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go for help as would probably the lichts were about to
niles from the road. picked ny almettos. looking at the
stars to keep trae: from the shining LV light over the tops
of the palmettos to find easy poked at my watch and noticed four
minutes (time 2149) Then I noticed an ahead and stopped,
thinking it might be a clearin
on the way in"
12. "As I said WaS surprised clearing, thinking it might
be a lake, and I carefully steoped forward with the light pointing toward the

valuo to worrant electrical tranamission.
Major, USAF
Intelligence
Chief, Air Technietl Inbelligonce Centor, ATTl
Comsanding General/Continental Air Command, Mi ANT celligende
Conmandia:
NOTE THTSDUCUMEMT OF GAPED STATE THE ESPIONACKAC SODES.C.-
31 AND 32, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OFI ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW.
IF MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLEAOR LER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF
INTELLIGENCE, USAF.
(CLASSIRICATION) U. S. GOVERNNE NTING OFFICE
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toward them, I didn't oven lnow whether or not ry feet re hitting the ground.
I thought might be dead. Next I met the deputies ack to
light. The two coll
16 Next nt.ioned dream had had the night before.
He said that he rasuna sleep nights fr thinking of his experience and
had attempted et a sedative from the druggist. The druggist would not sell
him a sedative, however, and he finally got to sleep by taking several aspirns,
He stated that he had a drean in which he had jumped across the ditch into the
clearing and was fighting with the "ship" in the air. He thinks fron the dreem
palmetto clearing.
18. Upon being about the odor that he smelled,1 he stated
that it vas an "acute, sharp smell" He had never smelled anything like it
before. He works with muratic acid and knows how that smells It had a
sickening nauseating smell. He thinks that the odor is what made him pass
out. He had a woosy feeling while was sing out, similar to being put
under anesthetic.
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s hotter than standing next to ore like walking
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couple of them.
21. Mr stated that s several contacted him regarding
his story. They scientist came to his store to see ) him. The scien-
tist was from Schenectady, New York. He did not know his name and brushed him
offAperson the University of Alabama wanted him to make a recording
He told the person that he vas not interestedcTwo people from the Univer-
They said it was evident that he knew more than
a. What made it suspend? We (probably meaning the United Stated)
can't defy gravity. He doubted that it vas "here". (Comment:
He probably means the United States).
b. He thought that since ve ar out into else
may be and are possibly ahead of us. I lieved object was
probably from outer space,
23.1 Mr. then asked what he should do about peoule coming
to talk to him. He stated that he would be very glad cooberate with the
Air Force and not ta was not suoposed to. He was advised
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oosition of automobile on the road toward the place where

né got burned which is in the center of the photo past
the palmetto thicket. This shot was taken through a car window to sime
late what the boyscouts might have seen, In addi sion, you can see the
edee of the palmetto thicket. While this shot was being taken, someone
was standing in back of the thicket with his hand in the air; The hand

is not visible in the picture, however, it was visible to the photograoher,
it is interesting to note, however, that only the upestretched palm of the
hand was visible, not the persong head,

Photograoh « 1 - This is a photo looking almost straight exst from the

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Photograph first clearing and palmetto
thicket that went through on his way to the scene of the sight-
ing. The direction is almost
sterted in the lower foreground his path went directly
the center of the photograph thicket.
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Photograph shows the palmetto thicket at the aooroxinate
woint that entered. It gives an idea as to the height and
density.dF the growth. Local citizens stated that it was "crawl-
ing' with rattl lesnakes.

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Photograph phototoken almost straight west toward the
palmetto thicket. poin t where emerged from the thicket and
first had the feeling that "somebody was watching him is directly in the
center of the picture, The her was standing on the spot where
found.
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Photograph No. 5- ea claimed
the olject hovered above the trees. The subjects in the photograch are 1
outliping a spe ground which is thou-ht t directly under the
point the objec vered.

Drive, Dallas, Texas, Major in Marine Res nc,
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6. N0ather: 2000c 015 069/93/70TR 15/978 "
.7. Other Activity: N Nore reported.
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9. Interception or Identification: roap
b or identiry
the object.
NOTE: Location of Air Troffic in Visinity: Airlina traffie g0es location
object regular route.
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3I AND 2. AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW.
IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENGIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF
INTELLIGENCE, USAF.
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Photograph photo shows the appro position was
stanbing when he claims bject,
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claims to have been standing objec cup-
posedly the trees.

Photdgraph No. is a photo general area where
when he O object. 1
Photogra the spot where was thought
to have Lying on the ground. The brush next the righe_hand of the
subject are twigs that were placed there by the Deputy Sherifr the 1
night
of the sighting. The flashlight found, still lighted m, at
the point where ina his finger.

the the ground where the flashlight
was laying and where" had lain in the grass. It will
be noted that the soil is sandy and that the growth of the grass is rather
sparse. The twig in the one placed —
there Deputy
Sheriff
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Photograph No. 11 - The photo is similating the position taken by
when the ball of red light supposedly cane toward him. The subject is stand- 1
was standing.

cer on t the highway when they were parked to meet coming out of the
palinetto growth. car was mrked the lef't of the hightension
line pole which is shown in Dar he photo. The direction in this
photo is oppr ximately WIM.
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Photograph No. 15 - This is a photo looking down the highway north toward
Vest Palm Beach. house in the center of the photograph is the house
1 to which the boyscouts ran to report that was possibly in trouble,
and from wher Highway Patrol was called. It is approximately
from the photograph was taken to the house. The people in this-
house repe iginating, fron a house in a close by
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local police. Capt Carney also stated that a Mr a nearby rancher, had
become interested in the case out and looked at the spot wher the
object was have hovered. stated that he Lieved the grass
had been burned and that he was going to take samples and send th St. Louis,
No., for analysis. (Comment: He did not stat where was plan-
ning to send the symples.) Mr. was contacted by telephone tated that
due to the fact that it had rained before he was able to pick up th had
not done so and consequently there would be no report from the laboratory in St.
a staff car into West Paln Beach to attempt to find out more about
Mr. Capt Carney and Capt Ruppelt called on the local F.B.I. Agent
to determine whether or not they had possibly heard any ruors or could give
They stated that naturally they were officially
interested in the case and that they eceived no directions from their
higher authority pursue the case. state wever. that

called upon by the Peice consultant, knew more about
and that we should contact hin,. He also stated that he kew this Mr
and that he trusted hin and would believe anything he said, (Comnent: This is
180 degrees other deputy said.) He was also quostioned
as to the general location and general aspects of the sighting. He stated the
contrary to other reports that we have had. I There is absolutely no danger in
going through a palmetto grove at night. He stated that many times he has
crawled through these palmetto groves at night and that the donger beinz
bitten by_a rattlesnake is almost nil. (Comnent: It had been previously stated
that would have had to have some powerful motivating force to have
gone into the palmetto at night, however, according to the deputy this is not
necessarily true especially since is familiar with the area.) He
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removed the tarp. At this time was not employed by and wa3
even unknown to him. (Comment: This tends to point up some of the aspects that
will come up later about attempt to make hinself known and gain fame.
Although was not questioned about the whole thing, there is a possibility
that the tarp had blown on the ground and that not as brave as he
appeared be.)
8. 1 City Service Gase Station in West Palm Beach was con-
tacted next. He was interviewed by Capt Carney and I Lt Olsson. He stated that
his only contact with was the faot that had also operated
a City Service Gas Station in the city of West Polm Beach. This was approximately
two years He stated tha had done some rather odd things. One of
the instances was when they were having a meeting many dealers in the southern
Florida area and had gotten up nade some rather foolish statementa.
He did not elaborate on these statements and since it was obvious that Ir.
did not especially care for 5, the interview was cut off since it appeared
that personal opinions instead of facts were entering into the discussion.
somatime back, he was not sure date, had been working at a
garage that sells Crosley automobiles in West Palm Beach and that an automobile had
supposedly fallen off a hoist and landed on DesVergers. He stated thats
was taken hospital complained first of being comoletely paralyzed. The
doctor said that he and other docton examined very closely and
took many x-rays. After this thorough examination, the concluded that there was
absolutely nothing wrong with He contimued d to complain however, that
he was paralyzed, in ain, etc. After several days, he was allowed i to get
up in a wheel chair. The doctor stated that during the tine he was in the wheel
chair that he traveled al the hospital, visited
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appearances he could not have broken his leg 80 fast. Dr. E3
under the impression that claimed paralyais atriotly as a deal
to obtain insurance money. Dr. was very emphatic in his views on
He said that he would hesitate to say the man was insane, however, he is definitely
mentally unbalanced. He kept using the word "exhibitionist" all of the time in
describing Dr. stated that a Mr. an insurance man in
Weat Paln, had handled the insurance ould probably give us nor formation
on
10. Mr. was contacted next. He stated that his only connection with
had been during his insurance cleim that is had nade. He stated
however, that he didn't remember case very well and that the insurance company
had not paid He caid that he hed received several letters from'
requesting the status of cloin, etc., but that the inaurance company
had closed it out and did not intend to pay. The question was asked as to
background. hovever, ho was not too faniliar with the general aspects
office and the two other people left. was a brand naw engine Crosloy
automobile in the shop when they left on they cam back they noticed hat the
engine didn't aopear to e one. When they go checking sarial numberd,
they found that during their absence, had switched the brand new motor
for the motor in his Grosley. He was never prosecuted for this,'ho ever. Another
time he had passed bad checks. He was emoloyed eople sutonobile
hoist.
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with Capt Ruppelt and Capt Carney. In general, boy scouts were rather difficult
to talk to. They were rather exeited nervous about the whole thing and in ! nany
cases their answers did not make a lot of sense. It is not believed that this was
because they weren't telling the they were just youngsters 900 a
little bit nervous. Capt Rupoel civilian clothes howeve Capt Carney was
in uniform and the boys were rather impressed with the whole thing All three boys
collaborated th incident s state-
track for several mimutes and then started ack do wn military trail toward the
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all he was cachete and flashlights. He gave boys instruc-
tions to go and started into the woods.
The boys claimed hat could see. flashlight going back into the woods.
From this point on, the boys' stories certain degree each
one will be given
15. The first boy that was interrogated was is
aporoximately 12 yrs. old, a rather large boy for his age, and abpeared to be
belligerant to a certain extont. He seemed to be the leader of the grouo and
anything he said was law. He didn't seem to be too cooperative on the whole
along in this memorandum, this point is doubtrul. soon as - he saw the
red lights he claims saw and was then
dismissed and the officer in presence the talked
to a and who was old tonded
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difficult to obtain any facts. The only one fect that seemed to stand out in all
of their minds was the fact that they did see red lights out in the palmetto grove
after had gone in.
17. After interrogated, a long discussion wa3 held with
Dr. scout troop chairman. He stated that his first contact with
wes when he contacted him to see if he would be scout master. Drt stated
Club. had
would tell such a story He was even interested enough to make e special effort
to see child, not but he seened to want to double
check ry. He stated that after he saw the child, was under the impression
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that they were getting at so in protest many of them dyed their
hair red. went on ne better by dying his green. After he had
done this, he changed colors several dyed his so many times his
hair began to fall out. He stated that they not know exac tly what happened
acadeny was that he had
far as they knew never finished high school. They stated that
he does claim have gone University of Florida. If this is
true, he w would o have graduated high school They are not
aware, however, whe ther not he really graduated They stated that the next
He h the
in a modified stock car races. Soon after this, pened a City Service
Gas Station close to the s establishment.. 1e came down and offered to
service their trucks for then and since they kew him, they switched all their
business to him. He made big statements a8 to how much service he would give
them, how he would polish their trucks, and everything else, He did do this
for about two weeks However, after two weeks he He
operated several months until he began get into financial
trouble. They stated thay believed he had overstocked his station and was
unable to meet he bulk gas ruck refused 1 excent
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who chased mysterious lights and came face to face -
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by Marta Robinet
spewed fire at him from an open hatch. had been singed off a
It was another saucer story, stored away by 7 much he could vouch fo
the Air Technical Intelligence Center, forgotten We drove to the s
within 24 hours after it found its spot in the news. DesVergers was sales 1
Hoax? Psychological aberration? Hallucination? to meet us, a tall, slim
Publicity stunt? Or none of these? Was it one of face and a clean, sert.
those unaccountable saucer experiences reported pumped hands.
by honest, reputable persons which even the Air 4
Force, checking relentlessly. cannot puncture? I was introduced. De
I was in West Palm Beach to find out. Six enough to have serv
months had passed since DesVergers' brush with war. He wore a weddi:
the unknown. How much could he remember of heard there was a year-
it now? Had it had any effect on hir? What did I told him I woul
it feel like to be so close flying saucer that would like to interview
you could reach up and actually touch it? ning. He complied cure
I saw Deputy Sheriff Mott Partin, who'd been ish look was gone. A
there when Sonny DesVergers staggered from the took its place, as if r
woods. He was a small, alert. practical man, leather- memories forcibly bur
faced and friendly. Did nk DesVergers had to be pleasant, he esp
been acting? Sonny DesV points to where his arm was blis- to bring his family into
"If he was, it was the best darned acting I ever tered by sparks also burned cap. been ".. well, social c
saw." Partin answered, shaking his head. "In 19 a pang of pity that a
way that afternoon to talk to DesVergers. Then and perhaps ostracism
as upset as he was." we'd go on to Boynton to see Bobby Rutting, one the wake of such an ex
of the three Boy Seouts DesVergers had been driv- "I wish it had neve
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unknown
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obinet
metto forest to inves-
40 terrifying min- I asked.
his arms burned, "Lady, I only know what I saw." Partin sa
dome-shaped craft "It was burned in patchy areas."
and a creature that And the burns on DesVergers' armns? The h
n hatch. had been singed off and the skin was red. Ty
by, stored away by much he could vouch for, Partin said.
Center, forgotten We drove to the shower door factory wh
its spot in the news. DesVergers was sales manager. He came forw
ion? Hallucination? to meet us, a tall, slim man with a boyishly earr
thrse? Was it one of face and a clean, scrubbed look. He and Pa
speriences reported pumped hands.
which even the Air
annot t puncture? was introduced. DesVergers hardly looked
h to find out. Six enough to have served d as a Marine in the
Vergers' brush with war.I He wore a wedding band on his left hand
id he remember of heard there was a year-old son.
on hin? What did I told him I wouldn't detain him then,
flying saucer that would like to interview him at his home that
touch it? ning. He complied cordially, but suddenly the
Partin, who'd been ish look was gone. grim, unhappy expressn
staggered from the took its place, as my request had resurre
.actical man, teather- memories forcibly buried. Haltingly, still try
ink DesVergers had to be I pleasant, he explained that he didn't wa
Sonny DesYergers points to where his arm was blis- to bring his family into this again. He said there.
darned acting I ever tered by the sparks eap. been "...well, social changes," and I realized wit.
his head. "In 19 a pang of pity that certain amount of ridicule
nover seen anyone way that afternoon to talk to DesVergers. Then and perhaps ostracism would be bound to follow in
we'd go on to Boynton to see Bobby Ruffing. one the wake of such an experience.
lown the Dixte High- of the three Boy Scouts DesVergers had been driv- "I wish it had never (Continued on pag

7 BURNED SAUCER
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We laughed. Then Par- sincere, level glance, she was frankly hesitant as
tin asked, "Did CIET asked, Did yod ever you ever she peered out at us she pcered out at us iron Oenmd ner Sereen door. from behind her screen door.
get your cap back from get your cap back from "Bobby has been in bed with the flu," she ex- "Bobby has been bed with the flu," she ex-
Washington?" plained, then added: "I'll see if he wants to talk." plained, then added: see if he wants to talk."
Sonny appeared startled She reappeared and led us into a room charm-
to have this mentioned in ing with bright chintzes. Bobby was on a davenport,
front of me. under covers. under covers.
Partin said, This will Partin said, "This will "He's an intelligent lad," Partin had told me
interest you. His cap was before we arrived. "He's older than the other two
burned. They sent it away Scouts. I was particularly impressed with the way
for analysis." for analysis." he gave me his story that night."
Sonny said no, he hadn't Bobby's reticence to discuss the affair Bobby's reticence to discuss the affair was was
gotten it back yet. We marked. He kept looking toward his mother.
set the time for the inter- "Sonny had been in the habit of bringing Bobby
view and left.. home after Scout mceting." she began for him.
Those people who scoff "When Bobby didn't get home that night, we were
should have seen the cap." terribly worried. It didn't help much when we got
Partin said, when we were the call that they were at the sheriff's office."
under way again. "It was "Why don't you want to talk about it?" I asked.
Bebby Ruffing and two ether Boy Scouts saw the same lights as DesYergers. a yachting cap. The hole
Bobhy, who says, "I wish it had never happened," reluctantly shows Deputy in the bill hadn't burned Ie looked straight at me. "I've been teased at
Sherif Mott Partin the size of the lights. There were ahout six, strung oul. through, but two in the IE school," he said simply. He studied his hands.
cloth had. He said that "I wish it had never happened," he said, word for
happened," he said solemnly. "I like my job. I have when the thing shot at him there were sparks." word Sonny's statement.
six mouths to feed." Six? That surprised me. I We came into the town of Boynton, turned into They'd been driving down Military Trail toward
asked him, "How come so many?". a homey residentia! street and stopped again. We Boynton, he said, when Sonny first saw the lights.
His eyes crinkled. He ticked off the list on his spoke to Mrs. Ruffing first, explaining why I was There were six or so of them, strung in a level
fingers. "Me, my wife, boy, dog. bird, goldfish." there. A quiet-spokcn, attractive woman with a row, like the windows of an airliner, and they

"I went about 200 yards," he said. "In
quicksand. When thick paimetto growth stops
abruptly you can step into anything. When I
realized I was in a clearing. I kept my eyes on
the ground. I walked about 20 feet into the
clearing and stopped."
He stopped talking and looked at me. "It
was a funny thing. I had the feeling I wasn't
alone. Nothing to account for it. Just a feel-
ing. And suddenly the atmosphere was in-
sufferably hot. DesVergers-"I thought I was dead. I couldn't
"I looked up at the stars. Darned funny... ground mumb."
it was black up there. There were no stars.
I shone my lantern upward. About four feet my arms up over face. Then I staggered
above my head there was a dirtyish gray metal and fell and everything went black."
surface. It couldn't have been more than a few When he came to, the thing was gone. Just
seconds I stood looking, but it was all so clear. black stillness. He was dazed and his arms
I remember noticing that the inetal's grain ran hurt and his throat was raw.
north to south and there were no seams." "I was airaid I was dead," he told me.
"You'd walked in under it?" I asked. "Really." he emphasized, as if fearful I would
not believe him. thought I was dead. I
touched it with the machete. My
whole body tightened up with fear. I re- even feel the ground. whole body was
memnber thinking. 'Get out of here!' I must numnb. All I could think of was the kids, wait-
have been very close to the outer rim of the ing for me out by the car. I ran into the woods,
thing because, when I hurriedly y backed off, I feeling my way in the darkness. I made it to r
was in the open and the thing seemed to be the car. I don't remember what I said. After-
see someone?" I asked. bed and forget once And though he said
He thought about that nothing. I couid feel his yearning to be believed,
at last. his desperate, unspoken plea for my faith.
A living creature? He nodded slowly. I shook his hand and thanked him and went
Would he describe what it looked like? No. out. The stars were bright and symbolie of
he said emphatically, that was one of the things all the mystery of the I thought of
he wouldn't tell ie. Sonny DesVergers' story, and what Bobby
well, he'd just rather not. Ruffing had said, and_the supporting testimony
"I saw it opening suddenly ap- of Mott Partin. I thanked God that I was not
peared in the was like a a judge and jury charged with ruling on
hatch that flew open. And at same time that whether the scoutmaster did or did not actually
I saw it, a bail of fire dri toward me from come face to face with a flying saucer. I had
the opening. It's hard describe ... it was only to set the facts down, as I have done here.
a kind of misty fire that gave off sparks. It But I will tell you this: I have complete
seerned to float toward me and envelop me and faith in the integrity of all three-DesVergers,
a stench filled my nostrils an throat. I threw Bobby and Pa-*in.
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plunged right into the woods. Sonny thought it sense. I backed away from
was a plane crashing. Excited, they talked of in- him. That machete . .."
vestigating the strange sight. Mrs. Ruffing said she'd
A quarter of a mile further on, Bobby saw the A quarter of a mile further on, Bobby saw the seen Sonny's singed arms. seen Sonny's singed arms.
lights again. Now they seemed to be right in the He'd come down the next He'd come down the next i.
tree tops, back about where they'd first been tree tops, back about where they'd first been evening to apologize for evening t to apologize for
spotted. Sonny turned around and went back a spotted. Sonny turne round and went back a making Bobby late. She'd making I Bobby late. She'd
quarter of a mile. seen a seeping blister near
He got out his lantern, pocket flash and machete He got out his lantern, pocket flash and machete his watchband and he his watchband and he
-for hacking through the underbrush. had mentioned a tingling
feeling in his arms.
"f you a don't hear from me in 10 minutes, go don't hear from me in 10 minutes, go We said good-by to the
back up the road to that house and call the Ruffings and drove back
- sheriff's office," he told the thrce Scouts. Then he sheriff's office," he told the thrce Scouts. Then he down Military Trail. We down Military Trail. We
plunged down the road embankment and off into stopped, just before sun-
the woods, his lantern bobbing between the trees. set. where Sonny had
. When he failed to return, Bobby and the other stopped that night. We
two boys ran to the house and called the sheriff's went through the woods Pholographs by Angela Calomiris
office. Partin, who was cruising nearby, was con- --those lonely, dismal
tacted by radio and reached the scene about half palmetto thickets-to the DesVergers, in the clearing where he encountered the gray dise, tries to recon-
an hour after Sonny's departure. While he was clearing where Sonny had struet for Deputy Partin the size of the strange object. He also showed Partin
trying to get a story from the boys, Sonny suddenly known terror. I saw patches of burned grass in the area to substantiate part of his amazing story.
appeared at the bottom of the embankment. where his lantern had
He was white-faced and shaking and kept re- been found, where his elbows had made an imprint neat living room. His little son was in bed. His
peating: "I'm coming, here I am!" His lantern when he fell to the ground and where the burned wife and dog were absent. I studied his honest
was gone, but he still had his machete. patches had been. face. Here was a man reluctont to relive an un-
"He was a sorry sight," Partin put in. "He It was good to leave that grim place. Three pleasant experience, yet determined not to run
. was talking a blue streak but he didn't make any hours later. I sat with Soriny DesVergers in his from it. He warned me (Continued on page 20)
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Justice for ur Service Men
by Robert L. Dunne
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Pfc. Warren McConnell was freed of a 10-year
jail sentence by the civilian court. At lef
family prays for his quick release from
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reporte om this area on 18 August 1952, and report was
not deemed of suffie value to warrant lectrical transmission.
a. Description: One bright cinguishable
shape, no vapor trail, made no noise, airplane
navigation light but did not blink.
b. Time Sighted: 2looc, 18 August 1952.
c. 2 Manner of Observation: Visual-surface.
Identifying Information on Ohserver:
, Dallas, Toxas, employed as at Texas
Engineering and Manufacturing Company, more than average intelligance.
Other witnesses were Mrs. , Mother; M
f. Weather: 2100c 015 117/92/697: S -
go Other Activity Condition: Regular oinline traffic 12
operates over this area but all witnesses insist that object observed
was not a regular type of aircraft.
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Scouts added details here today He was quoted as telling a Palm
to an ex-Marine's story of his en- Beach reporter today that hel
counter with a strange object in a knows what the object was. but
rural wooded area Tuesday night,
and in Washington an Air Force go any further for the public good
spokesman said an officer had been because it might cause ... panic."
senc to check on the incident, but Mr. Desvergers reported he was
no conciusion had been reached. taking three Scouts home Tues-
The deputy sheriff and Boy day night when he stopped to in-
Scouts toid of scorched grass, vestigate the lights in
strange lights and -showers of nearhy
parks in the area. where-D. S. woods. He said when he flashed
Desvergers said he was "blasted by his light on the object, he was
pal object blasted by the ball of fire and
when investigated flashes of overcome.
light near a country road. Deputy Sheriff Mott N. Partin.
Mr. Desvergers. : thirty. hard- summoned by the Scouts, Said the
ware salesman, Scoutmaster and hair was singed off Mr. Desver-
former Marine, said he was ques- ger's arms and three tiny hojes
tloned last nizht at the Wost Palm were burned in his cap. He also
Beach International: Airport by said he found evidence of scorched
ofticers from Washington whom he grass where the Scoutmastor said
refused to identify. he encountered the object.
The Scoutmaster has described One of the Scouts. Charles hmenC C5KLY- RORIL
the object he encountered as Stevens, sald the group saw a "big
shaped "like half a rubber, ball,"i (Continued on page 28, column 4) on am4,1953
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HERALD TRIBUNE, SUNDAY. AUGUST
(Continned jrom page one)
glowing white light come down out
of the sky' and "there were about
six reddish lights around it when
it neared the ground."
David Rowan, another Scout,
isaid. that soon after Mr. Desver-
gers entered the woods, something
"went off and sho wered sparks all
candle." 3 roman
In. Washington. the Air Force
( spokesman said an officer had
flown to the scene from Air Tech-
nical Intelligence Center, Wright-
Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton,
Ohio. The center has the respon-
sibility of analyzing the reports of
unusual aerial objects.
The Air Force spokesman said
"we cannot teil yet just what it
was there." He added: "We spoke
to the man, but we had nothing
upto now upon whicn to base a
conclusion. "We are going to con-
tinue to check up and to get ail
the facts together."

long story which they did not remember that accounted for th
body. In this instance he also suppose
20. Once during stated that during the war
he was a Marine'and had been on sea duty on a battleship. He stated that one day
he was contacted by an Officer of Naval Intelligence who asked hin to go on a
secret mission. He was taken to Weshington and given a briefing by a group of
Colonels then taken to California to go to school with some more Colonels from
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while in West Paln Beach and one that he hed purchased
two homes. There was thei where he. could enough
money to make down payment car They stated general
imoression around the city of West Paln Beach was about 60 percent
wereI mad at ming in with si uch a about five peroent of the
people believed it; and est just laughed it all off. They said that personally
they were much interested in flying Saucers and followed it very closely,
however, they did not believe this story. If anybody except had seen
and s/Sgt Saeger went out to the 1 spot where supposedly observed the
objeet. The night was ruch the same as the night of the incident, no noon and
same time. The staff car was parked in approximately the
car was parked. Lt Olsson and s/Sgt ,Seeger took flashlight and went out into
the clearing where was "attacked". light was visible while the
two men were going into the woods, however, when got into the clearing_they
could not be seen. The only time the light could be seen was when Lt Olsson held the
light about 7 leet above the ground and shined it direetly toward the road. It
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the answers to the following obtained and airmailed d to ATIC as
soon as possible.
Does
the log show any landings on the night of 19 2100 and 23007
What were the exact time of the landings?
b. lihat vas the detailed weather at Paln Beach on the l9th between ach on cie iyon becween
1800 and 2400? Pay special attention to thunder storms in the area and cloud cloud
cover. Were there any cover. Were there any clouds fog? og temperature emoeratur and and
humidity. a
airmen
on the line seeing flares. Get complete story. :S.
d. Did or has the tower at lest the
area of the sighting? Get details.
e.i Did the boyscouts tell the they net
What did they say?
f. Did the boyscouts story house?
What did they say?
h. Did the deputies when they
flashlight?
i. Was there any indication that.
as questioned ess

3.
sihydwatn;hay
sighting-tool ok plac
. some organi-
a that this-feamer
ceived several threatening telephone calls and had noticed a large black
automobile cruising around near his house. Capt Carney stated that he had
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of the public emed about to pull.
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of the sighting taken from a definitely shady spot a spot that was in the
same relative amount of sunshine as the point where laimed to have
been "attacked"?
A: The grass samples had been
amount of shade.
Q: Was.." ever ironed
A: Capt did not know the answer this but said that he would
obtain it.I He was requested to be rather discreet about this inquiry so that
obtain in regard sighting.

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APEA IMMEDIATE GRASS

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about seven minutes when we saw something like a
something that looked
like Roman Candles. In a fe verything went
dim including light. minutes
and then we turned the car light bright and ran
to the nearest house alled
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DETA AGON LALs S WONTT LET HIM.
IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE YOUNG SCoUTMaStER WHO CLAIMS TO HAVE
HAD THIS REMARKABLE EXPERIENCE NOW Has PUDLICITY AGENT..AND IS
TRYING TO SELL HIS STORY TO SOME MAGAZINE. The Air FOrce OFFICER WHO
FLEW TO WEST PALM InteRVIEv SAYS THERE IS NO RESTRICTION
OF ANY KIND...IN THIS AIR FORcE "THAT YOUNG MAN
IS FREE NYONE WHO CARE: ANAT ANY
TIME"
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MCIO
THE FIRST TO ENDORSE THE GENEral FOR THE Prestdency, TODAY THEY CARRIED
LEAD EDITORIALS ENTITLEO: IKe, When Do We Start?" THE EDITORIAL SAYS
IN PART: "E TRUST THAT DWIGHT EISENHOWER DOES NOT THINK THAT WHAT HE
Has Been DOING AND SAYING THIS PAST MONTH CAN CLASSIFY AS GAMPAIGNING
LITTLE MILK AND WATER REMARKS HE HAS BEen
MAKING OT SS CONE HAVE HIM NO The Soripps-
HOWARD EDITORIAL THAT THE IN ITS CHAIN ACROSS THE NATION
CONTINUE IN THEIR FAITH THE GENERAL'S QUALIFICA JUT THEY FEEL
THAT HE HAS DONE LITTLE TO FORTIFY THEIR BELIEF THAT CAN WIN. SAYS
THE EDITORIAL: Ike is RUnnING LI CREEK."
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shot at him. They a parachute flare floating down could cause this
illusion. Arching from the near by high tension wires was mentioned as
a possibility also. (A flare usually burns all the way t the ground.)
A significant lies fact cannis-
ter s smelled of rotten eggs immediately after was shot off and this
smell lingered in the cannister for 2 hours afterward. There was too
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West Palm Beach, Florida. ATIc had not received the report and Major Fournet
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the following questions:-
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ash?
2. Examine the forearm.
3. E Examine the ground with a gigercounter.
4. Reinterrogate the three boysc and termine the at which
they first saw the blob.
5. What vegetation is in the area?
6. Was the flashlight hanc he con-
sciousness?

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say boys told them about lights and efore coming into contact
with Sonny.
Persons living directly rood sighting
occurred were contacted and stated they lomo until after
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betaxen 500 and 500°7 They state, hovver, that it
do foasible lugns if the hont lasts

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Memorandum for Record
25 August 1952
Subject: Examination the Machete Carried by M 8
1. On the norning of 25 Aug 52, Lt R. M. Olsson took the machete
tacted an unidontified aerial object to Equipmont Lab to have it checked
for radiation. It was thoroughly checked by members of the Equipment
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Lab with a gei - that
was in n way
radioactive.

Subject: Anelysis of ' 'Hat
R. Harlan in the Clothing Research Division of the Medical Unit of
Aero Med Lab. Purpose of the visit vas to show laj Harlan the hat
about the burned spots. Maj Harlan exanined the hat and determined
that the three spots that vere believed to be burns were burns, and
scorched, He stated that it would nossitl the hat to be

to further questioning by the Air around the side."
of Force. The Air Force in Wash- "I heard. the hinges open and
it ington said it had only an "un- they shot at me," he said.
)- porience and did not have enough
st information to "draw a con- "I believe I was under and near
d clusion." But the Air Force sald it about three minutes for
it thought the incident is "ex- what seered like 10 years. It was
. plainable."
ts "The Air Force has no legal only l0 feet from the ground and
1C hold on Desvergers but they talk going down."
t'- to him He said those in the saucer shot
8- publicity man Weii declared. "This a flare at him that seemed to
11 hoy's interests need to -be pro- "float slowly at my faca" and he
se lected." soon blacked out.
st While he is being "protected." Deputy Sheriff Mott Partin ar-
Desvergers vowed to "keep my rived at the scene as Desvergers
head down." dashed out of the brush. The dep-
to "I'm not even looking up in the uty said the scoutmaster "looked
n- sky anymore," he said.
like a wild man."
at Desvergers, a former Marine. Desvergers said the Army has
it Desvergers said he saw flashing terson Air Force base was sent to
8 ligh's of what he believed at first Florida to check on the incident.
to be a crashing airliner. He (Resuits of his investigation can
p dashed through the brush with a be released only from Washing-
machete and flashlight. leaving the ton, however, a WPAFB spokes-
scouts in the car to call for help man stated last night.)'
"If I'm not back in 10 minutes."
He said he found a mushroom-
shaped ooject large enough for six
S or eight men to stand up in.
- "It was about 10 feet high in
the center, about 30 feet in dia-
meter and shaped like a half rub-
ber ball, tapering down to about a
three-ioot thickness on the side.
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WEST PALM BEACH IR - AI Ha indicated he and the officers He left the boys in the car with but also by an overpowering
scoutmaster who belleves he is the were substantially in agreement on instructions to go for help if he stench.
first man ever attacked by a fly- what the object was. fatled to return promptiy. then he "When I awakened out of the
ing saucer won't tell all he knows I know what it is. and it's of started into the woods. fog. I had no sense. of feeling."
or believes about it because it vital importance." he said. Eut As he pushed through the brush. he relaied. and since then he has
might cause another Orson Welles it's better for me not to go any he said. the air became warmer suffered "a tingiing sensation like
panic." further for the public good, be- "and I became aware that all was when your foot loses circulation
But D. s. Desvergers, 3o-year-old cause it might cause another Orson not right." and goes to sleep."
bardvare salesman and iormer Welles panic." "Then I heard the hissing sound. I walked around. but couldn't
Diarine. Indicated he was con- He was referring to an inva- As I moved, it got feel the ground. It was like walk-
Vineed the strange object housed sion from Mars" drama. presented flashed my light up was ing on air.
belngs "who were as afraid of me by the actor in a broadcast sev- right under it.' "But the deputy sheriff who ar-
as I was of them." eral years ago, which caused wide- And It." he explained. was a rived there later couldn't find my
And that, he says, was why they spread alarm among listeners in flving saucer about 30 feet in diam- footprints in the rain-fresh dirt be-
projected a "ball of fire directly many American cities. eter hovering about lo feet above tween where I dropped my lamp
for my head" when he came upon It's not ours," he added. "It's the earth. It was hemispheric in when I fell unconscious, and where
the unearthly thing last Tuesday not foolish to say it will deter- shape, "like half of a rubber ball" I came to. The distance was a
night. mine the future of all of us some and large enough for six or eight matter of a number of yarris."
Desverzers went further into his dav." men to stand up in it. It had win- Sheriff's officers, summoned by
a re- Desvergers was taking three Boy dows like an airliner." the boys, met Deavergers as he
Forter from the Palm Beach Fost, Scouts to their homes Blong' a Desvergers said the object then stagzered from the wood. They
aicer he was questioned for several country road Tuesday night when projected the flash or hall of fire said the hair was singed off his
Fours Friday night by "hizh-rank- they saw "bright red flashes" over at him and he was overcome, as- arms and three tiny hoies were
ing jfiears from Washj gton.' a nearby woodt. sailed not oniy by light and heat

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DATE LOCATION OBSERVER
EVALUATION
20 Neffesville, Pennsylvania
20 Dhahran Airfield Suruli Arubia (CARD MISSING) UNIDENTIFIED
20 Sonama, California Military BALLOON
20 San Antonio, Texas Loop INSUFFICIENT DATA
20 Fresno, California BALLOON
20 Kirtland AFB Mexico OTHER(JET-HELIC TER)
21 Military BALLOON
Dallas, Texas
21 Wimsboro, Texas UNIDENTIFIED
22 Alameda, California (CARD MISSING) INSUFFICTENT DATA
22 Ontario, California
22 Elmendorf AIRCRAFT
22 Baltimore, Maryland Mi itary ASTRO (METEOR)
AIRCRAFT
ADDITIONAL REPORTED SIGHTINGS (NOT CASES)
DATE LOCATION 4 SOURCE
EVALUATION
20 Los Angeles, California Ltr,
20 Congaree Air Base, South Carolina
21 Kizil Military
22 Spain
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PP JEDWP ZOV JED
SON AFB O_JLYDCA16 7
BA392 C ..
YMB398
JEDRF 041 .
PP JEDEN JEPHQ .
DE JEDKF 04C -*
P 190930Z 1
JEDWP/ AIR TECH INTEL CEN WRIGHT OHIO
JEDEN CG ENT AFB COLO
JEDKF"CG CADF KSC MO
- V TINKER AFB OKLA
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AT C245Z CARSWELL AFB CMA FTW CHA RPTD SLOW MOVING OBJECT WITH RED
AND GREEN LIGHTS CHANGING TO WHITE. OBJECT MOVED RAPIDLY FROM HENSLEY
FLD TO FTW CMA MOVING NW FROM FTW."OBJECT SEEMED TO BE MOVING UP AND
THEN DOWN CMA HOVER AWHILE CMA AND MOVE AGAIN AT A FAST RATE• LIGHTS J!
OF OBJECT VERY BRIGHT. AT 0247Z TWO /2/ UNIDENTIFIED OBJECTS WERE
3 PICKED UP BY THIS S0 ELECTRONICALLY APRX 265 DEGREES AT TWENTY EIGHT
/28/ MILES. SPEED ESTIMATED AT APRX THREE HUNDRED /300/ MPH- OBJECT
CHANGED DIRECTIONS FOUR OR FIVE TIMES FROM ABOUT T THREE HUNDRED SIXTY

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSION)
.. Dallas, Taxas = as Ballson
ProhasyE Belleon
SATF-TIME'GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION Sai.con
wocsl... mGroune-V.suel C Ground-Rader was Arerst
n00 Dretseiv A.rerar
GMT CAinViseul 5 A nintercest Rassr Poss'ev Argy
3. PHOTCS 6. - SOURCE.
"aAronom.
CYes salesman :.
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7. LENGTH OF OBGERVATION 6. NUMBER OF CHIFCTS 2.COURS7 .,n 1
suinsc.e. - et.
2-3 seconds 3 X (losnown

started to move
About thirty seconds later a single light was seen to move downward
and disappear.
ward and a the same area-
b. Time Sighted; 2354C.21 August were
icbted twoor vreesecondso
Little Dipper, which was, according to 45 above
the horizon and was North Northeast approximately over area of the
Trinity Industrial District. Distance and
e. Identifying Informati Observer; The objects were
observed by 1las, a salesman for Telo-
phoue Company ex-infantry Artillery Reconnaisance, recently dis- 7-3719-
charged.
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Info Copy to: WORTH M. SPEED
Chief, Air Technical Intel Major, USAF
Conter, Wright Patterson AFB Commanding
OG, ConAC
CG, 14th AF
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4. WAS OBSECT OBSERVED FROM THE GROUND? CYos CINo
ENakod Byo
LI Binoculars
Toloscope
Teodolito
GROUND RADAR? 0 Yos UPHo
CIBy Ona Sot
CIBy Two Sets
ClBy Throe Sets
6.WAS R You
A/C Observed Objoct
CInterception Attempted
No Intercopt Attompted
7. WERE AIRCRAFT SCRAMBLED TERCEPT? Yes C1No
A/C Scrambled
CVisual Contact Made
OA/I Contact Made
ClNo Contact Mado
S. DID OBJ LYos CMo
Giormal
ClViolent
9. IF OBJ Blinking
EStoady
C11-15 Seconds
C1-5 Minutes
11 Over 10 Minutes
11. REPORTING ddress)
Eaanel Pimi
II. ASTRONOMICAL DATA
12. WHAT NOTED?
No
13. DID OBJECT APPEAR TO ARCH DOWNTARD? IYes CJNo
14. DID OBJECT HAVE A TAIL? !TYes [Ho
15. DTD OBJECT APPEAR TO DISINTEGRATE? fiYes ICHO
16. TIEE OF SIGHTING RELATIVE TO SUNRISE SUNSET (Data From Afr Almanac)
CiNight
E Day
LSunriso
TiSunset
III. AIRCRAFT DATA
17. WERE ALRCRAFT MOYTED TM AREA? Yes CNo
LlOno Aireraft
buk. (lNore Than One Airoraft
1E. WAS ANY SOUND HEARD? 1Yes 1CNO
19. WERE THERE TNDTCATICNS OF RIGH Yes CiNo
PO. WAS THE ODJECT VIEGED ABOVE L5O ELEVATION? es 11.0
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V. EVALUATION
21. EVALUATION 0 URCE: 22. DETAILS PORT:
Excallent C Good
Good Fair
Fair Poor
JPoor Insufficient to Evaluate
Unreliable
Extremely Doubtful
Hoax
23. EVALUATION:
C Was Balloon C Was Astronomical
Probably Balloon 7 Probably Ass nomical
CJPossibly Balloon Possibly Astotnonical
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(foat) (knote) derroes) (reet) (knots) (degroes)
0 C 25,000
1,000 30,000
2,000 35,000
3,000 40,000
4,000 45,000
5,000 50,000
6,000 55,000
7,000 60,000
8,000 65,000
9,000 70,000
10,000 75,000
12,000 80,000
14,000 85,000
16,000 90,000
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/28/ MILES. SPEED ESTIMATED AT APRX THREE HUNDRED /300/ MPH. OBJECT
CHANGED DIRECTIONS FOUR OR FIVE TIMES FROM ABOUT THREE HUNDRED SIXTY
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