PROJECT BLUE BOOK

1. DATE - TIME GROUP
w) lay 53
3. SOURCE
Civilisns
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One

5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

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mle of water.

6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

Ground-<VYisvel

9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE

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Two gtiazied gold miners laid «
trap today for a ‘“‘flying saucer’
manned by broad - shoulderediit next time so they'll have some-
—— that keeps bothering them
“ie ane John  Binck and ‘t planning investigati
rs, s wesn a an ve on,
Pad: “informed the. Aleit youre at

The miners said the’ “saucer?(* Soy, n “BS
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\Jobn Van Allen, sa

iners Plan To Ambush
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olay rejected 2.|° BRUSH CREEK, Calif. (UP)—| Preston sald he told the men had remain
he couldn’t give them permission cles since
to shoot at anythi :

in the wa
to =o ten.
the No. 1°

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State and in the waters!has. ~ Pa,
between ‘Pennsylvania : the Assembly since
, anes tise : ne” makers Pi rernry ag a
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“E told them they'd better grab'sion of ‘the

they wereibut he.
to fire away at the thing'Force."’

-time it shows up.

and Van Allen, who have!

tion for sobriety, told:

s Capt. Fred Preston the

has landed twice near

of
reeks, using a three-legged land-| per
ing. gear that’ retracted ‘when it) He obser

-to back up- their story,”

; He serve
‘Church in.

said. He added that he years until .

Marble and Jordanjwashin

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charge of {

the small gold mine they rate\took off.-~ The landing gear left
ne Saree oe ‘ ot : : a marks. hg lpg size Of by ‘beind an
tracks; they said.  - _\of holy co
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k and Van~ described icny

. ne inside. the object. as being about seven evenin
‘miners’ asked if it would feet in ‘diameter and about four

| a shot at feet thick. The-little man who got,’ regs

out was. wearing something like ther Shipley

° a, “knee- rka” and his
L again on wack Sa and” teemed - covered the: Rev.” Be
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flying
showing up

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10s] BY the United-Pres, © ** fulness and ‘sobriety, the miners) ®%4 it
-w|, BRUSH CREEK, Calif., July 20. ~acetgel _caresmeree flying ica
—Thie “little men-~ from ~Mars”| saucer t landed on the
+ re. ver iaabnaie to and near here|**"dspit. near their camp the|truck

at ani seekers
ond gaetied away. Stop For Water.
T£-Alao sinless the people who said] They said that on each occasion
they. wW the -out-of-this-world|*he metal saucer lowered three
pilots: May" 20° and:June 20 were|"etractable legs and a broad-
22 le} juse kid se ee © the shouldered man about four feet
gical ah rw: yet He’ was- armed for|tall climbed out, :
timed the? event, ¥ | sg Fp not} He scurried to the creek with
‘Tee| guns. If‘ the: “Martians” stick to|@2 aluminum bucket, scooped up
their schedule»they'll land their|s0Me water then returned to the
Gealifiying saucer early today, ship, Messrs. Black and Allen said.
e. i, ~4:Foot. Spacemen. They told Capt. Preston the

; visitor passed the bucket up to
uced}, According to reports, the gnome-| someone else, climbed a rope

like, four-foot spacemen -haveljsade i t
rthe| Visited is area twice before. Two) hack into the sky. ocvey

miners, John Q: Black |————

the office .of Sheriff's: Capt.|
Fred Preston in , Oroville. lastjt -

n+ One®”

WE. CLEAN_YOUR |
FURNITURE, . |) «
YOUR CARPETS: |

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nt Tem) wp the Unite Premade

“rit bey Wit youl come home with’ mé"snd hetp ebavinés my
| _husband be can afford jt.”
\Two.

Ha Heat 4 Saucer ‘

Miners Fly Off _

fe “T told them they'd better grab
it next time so they'll have some-
ee Se Gee ieee to back up their story,”

Allen, sald they were)vestigation but he aa “informed
tempted to fire away at the thingithe Alr Force.” cided

Fred Pres-|Junction of two -creeks, using a&
r twice] three-legged landing gear that re-
tracted when it took off. The

in . ; gear left marks on the
Creek area. Each time, they sald,jeand the iz of elephant tracks,
up- ey sa

described the object as being
about seven feet In diameter and

man who ‘got out ‘was’ wearing

3 they. see it. They said it landed|something like a “knee-length

first ‘on May ~20 and again parka” and his ‘arms and legs

: ‘20, they reckon it will’ belseemed covered with @ heavy

jdoack on-July'20/-" «tweed material, the miners sald.
<a heAe Siok weyt.ss io of A Ae oer: 2339.

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JULY 20» 1953 BRUSH CREE IFORNIA (BARKER P 37) 2 wITNESSESO>

re ote eS OPERATING. TITANIUM OIGGINGS+ CLAIM TO Oo:
HAVE OBSERVED.A SMALL MAN ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS ue
__._ SEEN _FROM_150 FEET AWAYs THE LITTLE MAN WORE. GREEN TROUSERS» A JACKET AND AO:

TIEs HIS SHOES WERE PARTICULARLY STRANGE IN THAT THEY SEEMED TO BE SO C+
REMARKABLY FLEXIBLEe ALTHOUGH THEY WERE DISTINCTLY RECOGNIZAGLE AS SHOESs 65
THEY SEEMED ALMOST TO BE A PART OF THE MAN=S FEETe THE OUTFIT WAS TOPPED OFF 0¢
WITH A GREEN CAP OVER BLACK HAIR:  __. A

HE LOOKED LIKE A NORMAL PERSON EXCEPT FOR THE SMALL STATURE AND SOMEWHAT OF
ODD_DRESS+_ THE_ WALK _ WAS STIFF. AS IF HIS MUSCLES WERE CRAMPED. HE wAS BROAD-0¢5

SHOULDEREDs APPEAREO TO BE STRONGe AND WAS RATHER GOOD-LOOKING = FOR A i¢
SAUCERMANs HE WAS VERY PALEe AS BLACK PUT_ITs+#HE LOOKED LIKE SOMEONE WHO 1:
HAD NEV BEEN OUT IN THE SUN MUCH e+ le
ani as GREATLY _ INTERESTED IN THE ACTIVITY OF THE LITTLE MANe WHO WAS 12
OIPPING A BUCKET OF WATER FROM THE CREEKe THE BUCKET HAD A FLAT ROUND 14
SOTTOM AND A BAIL,» SUT GERM HAD NEVER SEEN A BUCKET QUITE LIKE ITe THE SIDESIE
*LARED OUT LIKE THE SEGMENTS OF A CONEe IT LOOKED LIKE ALUMINUM. OR SOME a
OTHER SHINY METALe (NOTEse SEE PHOTO = WAUKEGAN NEWS SUN 12719750) ——ss—__I™
AS HE CREPT CLOSER TO GET A BETTER LOOK, HE STEPPED ON A DRY STICKe THE 1é
LITTLE MAN HEARD THE NOISE*e LOOKED UP AND DOWN THE CREEKs BUT APPARENTLY _ 1S
OION=T SEE BLACK, OBSCURED BY TREES AND BUSHESe HE HURRIED TO A SAUCER 26
STANDING NEARBYs GOT INTO THE THING ANO WAS OFF e 2:

THE BEST WAY @@MP COULD DESCRIBE THE SAUCER WAS THAT IT LOOKEO LIKE TWO 22

LARGE SOUP PLATES FASTENED TOGETHER, FORMING A CONVEX SHAPEs IT WAS A SHINY 22

ee ee ee —— —— ee ——- -_-——

“METALLIC COLOR» AND NO RIVETS WERE VISIBLE. HE ESTIMATED THE SIZE AS ABOUT 25

<IGHT FEET_IN DIAMETERe IT WAS APPROXIMATELY FOUR AND A HALF FEET THICK AT a:

—— me ee |

THE CENTERe IT WAS RESTING ON A CYLINDER» A PIPE-LIKE UNDERSTRUCTURE FROM

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THERE WAS A WINDOW IN THE SIDE OF THE SAUCER» BUT IT AFFORDED NO VIEW OF TH
INTERIOR» GED SUPPOSED IT WAS A WINOQWe [7 LOOKED LIKE ONEe THERE WAS NO

-_——-— —_— = aa

SMELL OF GAS OR ANY OTHER SUBSTANCE. 3
__THE LITTLE MAN CLIMBED UP THE PIPE-LIKE UNDERSTRUCTUREse HIS FEETs IN THEIRS:

ee te Oe ae een oe 2m =) oan.

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WHICH HAND<$HOLDS JUTTED AT INTERVALS» LIKE THE SPIKES ON A TELEPHONE POLE « Ra
2
2

9DDLY FLEXIBLE SHOES» CURLEO AROUND EACH SPIKE. HE CLIMBED UNTIL ALL OF HIS 32

20DY ABOVE THE KNEES HAD VANISHED THROUGH AN OPENING IN THE BASE OF THE 33

SAUCER» THEN SEEMED TO SIT DOWN AND LIFT UP HIS LEGSe THE CRAFT ROCKED AS HE 3+
SOT_IN) THE BASE wAS DRAWN UP_ INTO THE BODY» ANDO THE SAUCER HOVERED IN THE ‘AIR3*
“OR A FEW SECONDS» THEN TOOK OFF AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE WITH A HISSING SOUND. 3¢
__NO_ VISIBLE MEANS OF PROPULSION COULD BE OBSERVEDse ON ONE OCCASIONs EITHER 3”
JUNE 20 OR MAY 209 THE EFFICIENT CONTROL OF THE MACHINE WAS EVIDENT AS IT wAS 35

‘LSING THROUGH SOME TREES e WITHOUT ROOM TO CLEAR THE TOPSe IT SLIPPED SIDEWAY3*
ETWEEN THEM UNTIL IT GAINED ALTITUDEs ON ONE OCCASION IT WAS SEEN TO WOBBLE Aa:

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE UNCLASSIFIE

HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON

THE INSPECTOR GENERAL, USAF

STH OISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS
WRIGHT-PATTERSON Alm FORCE BASE. ONTO

wonreiy rceee to: 9D 2h-21 7 August 1953

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14”

SUBJUCT: UNKNOWN SUBJ CT

Sighting of Unidentified Aerial Object
Brush Creek, California

TUs Commander
| Air Technical Intelligence Center
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Ohio
ATTN: ATIAA=26

1. Attached for your information are two (2) copies of Closed
report of investigation by Special Agent JILLIAN M, STRATTON, 19th
O31 District (IG), Travis Air Force Base, Culifornia, file 19D 24-18u,
dated 26 July 1953, subject as above,

2. Investigation was requested by Comnander, ATIC, dright-Patterson
AFB, Ohio, predicated on information that an unidentified aerial object

had been sighted at Brush Creek, California, on 20 Muy and 20 June 1953
by two (2) miners,

3. No further investigative action is contemplated, and the files

of the office of Special Investigations are considered closed in instant
case,

1 Incl (in dup)
ROI, DO #19, dtd 28 Jul 53

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OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS -
REPORT OF INVESTIGATION

UNKNOWN SUBJECT
Sighting of Unidentified Aerial Object
Brush Creek, California

Investigation requested by Commander, Air Technical
Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.
Background data and reliability of and

could not be determined through interviews with civil
authorities in Butte Co California, District
Forest Ranger advised and GP claim to be
mining fissionable material at junction of Marble and
Jordan Creeks, The object did not appear.

wa® ee

ATTENTION: Disclosure of the nature, sources, or even the existence of such tive information to
vestigations 1G, of higher authority, unauthorized dlaciosury of such information
BUTION ACTION COPY FORWARDED TO
Comdr. Air Tech Int. Commander
Cent. w/2 incls ~2 | Air Technical Intelligence
Center )
DOFS5 =: (info) - 1 | Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
Dir/OSI
Comdr, Beale AFB(info) * Pr Jj WZ,
File PAUL A. HURST

Colonel, USAF
YNCLASSIF1ieD

19D OSI 24-160
DETAILS:

1. Investigation requested by Commander, Air Technical Intelligence
Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, upon receipt of information that an
unidentified Aerial Object had been sighted at Brush Creek, Butte County,

California, on 20 Hay and 20 June 1953 by to miners, Pe en ne

and that considerable attention by national and local press
had been directed toward the reported sighting.

2. On 7 July 1953, a letter was received from the Commander, Air
Technical Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, dated 29 June
1953, Subj: "Sighting of Unidentified Aerial Object, Brush Creek,
California," which quoted a news item as follows:

"BRUSH CREEK, Calif., June 24—(UP)—-Two grizzled miners today asked the
Butte County sheriff's office for permission to shoot at a midget-manned
'flying saucer’ that keeps invading their mountain diggings.

The miners, QQMBMUMMes and MRR, who operated a small gold
mine in the remote Marble Creek area a few miles north of here, told
Sheriff's Capt Fred Preston the ‘saucer’ landed twice on a sandbar

at the junction of Marble and Jordon Creeks,

Each time, they said, a little man resembling a midget got out of
the contraption, scooped up a bucket of water in a shiny pail, and
handed it to someone inside.

When he saw them, they said, he jumped into the ‘saucer! and it zoomed
away without making a sound.

The object was described as having a tripod landing gear which left marks
on the sandbar. The observers stated the craft was manned."

The letter further stated that the unidentified object had been
sighted on 20 May and 20 June 1953.

AT ORO CALIFORNIA

3. On 20 July 1953, Captain ALBERT L. CHRISTENSEN, Butte Count
Sheriff's Office, advised that two miners, JRO and

on 24 June 1953 reported sighting an unidentified Aerial Object near
their mining site at the junction of Marble and Jordan Creeks, Plumas

National Forrest, Butte County, California, on 20 May and 20 June 1953.
CHRISTENSEN further advised that neither smh or Were known

in Oroville and that they did not reside in Oroville or in Butte County.
CHRISTENSEN stated that the Butte County Sheriff's Office had taken a
"wait and see” attitude toward the reported incident and that inasmuch

as the reported sightings have occured on the 20th of the preceeding
two months, the Sheriff's office had dispatched an undersheriff to the

UNCLASSIFIED

19D OSI 24-180 *
DETAILS: (Cont'd)

scene of the reporting sighting on 20 July 1953, to be on hand in the
event the said miners reported another sighting. CHRISTENSEN further
stated that through news medium, many people have read of the previous
sightings and it is expected that a large number of sightseers will be

on hand on 20 July 1953, to witness another "possible landing of the
object."

AT B C

4. On 20 July 1953, Sgt WALTER JOHNSON, star #1117, California
Highway Patrol, who had been sent to Brush Creek to assist in traffic
control, advised he had talked with both qj and earlier in
the day. JOHNSON stated that both men were consistent in their story of
the previous sightings of the object, but that both gave vague and
conflicting stories when questioned about footprints or markings left
by the object on previous occasions. JOHNSON further stated he did not

know anything concerning the miners' backgrounds, or of their reputation
for reliability in the area,

5. On 20 July 1953, District Ranger WILLIAM E, TURPIN, Plumas

National Forrest, advised he has known and @P for approximately

three (3) years, and that neither of the two appear to be drinkers. TURPIN

further advised he has visited the miners’ claim on numerous occasions;
that he has ordered them, several times, to clean up the camp area to
reduce fire hazard, and that the two men have sunk a shaft approximately
40 to 50 feet into the side of the mountain, claiming to be mining
"fissionable waterial." TURPIN stated the two have not filed for a claim
in the three summers they have been there, and to the best of TURPIN's
knowledge, the two have never taken anything resembling ore from the mine
or the surrounding area, TURPIN added he did not know anything concerning

the background or reliability of either TR or GRE oor where they
reside in winter.

AT ORO IFORN

6. On 24 July 1953, Undersheriff BERT N. LUCAS, Butte County Sheriff's

Office, advised he had been present at Brush Creek on 20 July 1953 when

the unidemas 100 object was supposed to reappear, but had not talked to
eithe

om «LUCAS stated he did not know anything concerning

the background or reliability of the two men. LUCAS further stated that news
reporters representing papers from Chico, Oroville, and Sacramento, Califor-
nia, had been present on the 20th, as well as a news broadcaster representing

a local Oroville radio station. The unidentified object did not appear.

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le Newspaper clipping from the San Francisco Chronicle, dated 19 July 1953.

2. Newspaper clipping from Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, dated
21 July 1953. |

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A Fine Reception’ s Waiting -

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commentator on the scene gets

men from outer ean: you’
ben warned. - They're waiting
for you. . .

If it’s just'a ‘enti bucket of
water you want, Brush Creek's
going to be a turbulent place
to get it from. There's going to
he an earth-style reception—ra-
dio broadcasters, newspaper-
men, magazine writers, crowds,
everything.

- You may not like it.

- This reception is the result of
reports made by two. gold
miners, John Q. Black and John
Van Allen.

they, and the public, are read
If, In spite of the welcome
waiting for them, the little men
do decide to show up July 20,
it is requested that they kindly
be punctual, as the national ra-
dio network which will have its

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Those Little Spacemen -
Didn‘t Appear Yesterda

c BRUSH CREEK. Calif. (UP) —
:|}Miner John Q. Blac« said today
jhe was “darn disapreinted” that
‘ithe little n.en from Mars didn’t
'jshow up in their flving saucer with
the retracta>le leg. |
| “Ef don't know. why they didn’t
come,” he said. “It’s too deep for
‘ime. ['m just a miner.”

Black and his partner, John
Van Allen, had predicted the sauc-
fer would arrive at the junction of
Marble and Jordan creeks at 6:30
p.m. yesterday.

Black «aimed to have seen the
saucer seven times before. He and
his partner said thev saw it ap-
pear on May 20 and June 20 at
6:50 p.m. ‘They thought maybe. it
would. reaypear last night on a
monthly schedule.

About 300 people, including
newsmen and photographers,
scanned the skies ali day yester-

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