PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. .DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
o Was Balloon
1 Feb 54 Puente, California 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Lecal 1015 Grond-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT C1SIS2 t Ain-Visual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 8. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
QY.s 00 Probably Astronomical
civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENOTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER 9. COURSE Other
KxInsulficient Dota for Evaiuation
0 Unknown
B0 seconds o ne
10. BRIEP SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Bellshape, silver ruzzy edges - floating
motion. Alleged residue drifted dowm & was small strand. Lab reports say
gather up in jar. Report of witness indicates substance most nearly like cobwebb.
clear sky. Association between object in air
residue not established . Filters, chemidal:
plants, not checked. Magrations Anetions
of iaduetriel spiders possibility . y, also
a/ea possibility.
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this Case Ineludes
one (1) 8X10 Black and White Photo.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON
THE INSPECTOR GENERAL. USAF
STH DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS
WRIGNT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE. OHIO
IN REPLY REFER 0:5-24-1-132 19 February 1954
SUBJECT: Unidentified Elvins Giect Sighted
by irs.
Puente, California,
1015 hours, 1 February 1954
SPECIAL INQUIRY
TO: Gommander
Air Technical Intelligence Canter
Tright-fatterson Air Force Base
Chio
ATTH: LM-20
. Transmitt with are two (2) copies of report of investi-
gation, of Special LeROY F. , BETz, 1sth OSI District, Maywood,
California, file dated 1.
2. Investigation was recuested by the 13th CSI Distriet upon
receipt of informatien that a that a Dhad reported le sighting sighting
of un uniknewn objeot above Puente, California. of an unknown obje Puente, California.
3. Investigin is considered closed in the files of 3. Investig.i the office fice
of Special Investigetions.
4 Your attention is invited to the pre of APR 121-1 which
prchibit the rele investigative informati unauthorigedpersons.
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UNCLASSIFIED
Mulli DUPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUART ERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON
THE INSPECTOR GENERAL USAF
18th DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS
YOOD, CALIF.
1D 24-280
SUBJECT:
Unidentified Flving Object Sighted
by Mrs. H
Puente, California,
1015 hours, 1 February 1954
SPECIAL
.
TO: Comnander
Wright-datterson Air Force Base
ATTN: ATIA-20
nter
Dayton,
1. Reference is made to report of investigation prepered
Special Agent LER BErz, this District Office file 24 dated
11. February 1954. concerns the above matter.
Forward
glass jar containing a piece of black cloth on which may be noted a
substance as mentioned raph referenced
report.
3. Your particular attention is invited to those portions of
Paragraph 8 in which witness advises that substance contained in this
jar seems to evaporate sappear upon contact with the air.
4 Your attention is invited the 124-1,
which prchibit the release of investigati authorized
persons.
ARTHUR T. CAMRON
Colonel, USAF
District Comaander
0O:
Dir OsI
DCA5 UNCLASSIFIED
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reported the sighting
of an unknown object novaring above Puente, California, at approxi-
mately 1015'1 hours, 1 11 etrury 1954. interviewed and revealed
his wife, had actuaily sighted the object, but
he hed gathered sona of the residue that may nave ne from the object.
Mre intervi revealeu following infornation regarding
unidentified object sighted at appro:dmately l0l5 appro:dimately l0l5 hours,
estinated altitude estinuted altitude usand feet. 2-3 isand feet, 2-3 miles away, no apparent iniles away, no apparent
movenent except a drifting motion, round in when tilted
the shape of a bell, shiny silver color, silver color, lumincus, lumincus or cloudy
looking around the aiges, a2es, when tilted the bottom ar when tilted the bottom red a very ed a very
radiant red-orange culor, lor. with naked eye appeared t eye appeared t the size
of about one-third one-third 2 2 full full moon, was in sight approximately 30
seconds at seconds at almost du- almost orth, sighted again almost due East for sighted again almost due East for
approximately 5 secu., irs. alleged that a residue or
substance of sone surt irifted down and was gathered by her husband.
This residue put in jar and would evaporate on contact with air.
Substance photograph inside jar by Agency
checks reveal no derogatory information on persons involved.
Enpe degrtred secleaut
shly report will be
OISTRISUTION ACTION FORWARDED TO FILE09-1.
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e substance at aporoidmately 1600 how February
1954. DaILY advised the hone. the substance
could be sean on the lLack eloth, and was viewed by MLLhi, iILLeR's wife,
DAIly's wife and hinself on MLLER ren noved the black cloth from the quart
jar the substance had ianppeared upon contact with the air, and MLLeR had at
this tine placed the cloth that had contained the substance under an ultra-
violet lanp with negetive results. DAILy advised that he and his wife had
looked at the quart jar aevaral tines on the way into Los ingeles and the substame
seemad to be dininis aill the time. DAILY stated that after the episode of
the substance disapp g when the cloth was renoved from the quart jar,
MILLeR had immediatei. tasan a photograph of the pint ja contents which
could etill be seen inside the jar This photo had been developed imnediately
by lILLek and did show the substance contrasting against the black cloth.
MLLiR had sealed the iid on the pint glass jar with black scotch tape at
this tiae. DAlLy adviaed that he and his wife had left for home at approxi-
mately l9oo hours and at er arriving had a conversation with his wife's siter and
brother-in-law and ha eo secured some of the residue on black cloth and put
the FsI at approxinately 2loo hours, gave then the information and was told
that he would be contacted later proxinately 2200 hours, ir. TRACY
from OST called him.
9 5 DAILY information about. hinself and his wifer
He is a hone builder of forty-four years of age; receives a connercial vilot's
licanse in l929; was an instructor of basie, prinary and instrunont flying at
Cal-iero for approximately two years from Septenbur 1942 to Septanber 1944,
at Wiich tine the school hed been training United States Air Foree Cadets
exolusively at this tias; he still hne his ccmneroial licsnse bit has not flown
fort stated bae 6
booba, ibelos and pisatisas pertadaiag to Ilyiig saoesrs or phanuieoa
that taey eould purchasg or sscure, and alwigs watohed, tolavision on radio
shows that idault with this dubject. .UNCLASSIEIED
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had a sumple of the subatance a sealed jar.
TRACY that he, had taken photographs of substance.
3. On 3 February
with negative results.
4 On 2 February 1954, Mr. et,
was interviewed and stat that he had not seen the object in question, but
his wife, lirs. had it and had attenpted to locate
him so that he also coal He said hat at approxinately lo3o hours,
1February 1954. biaid
tree in his yard c ered with strands of a suostar resembling cobwebs or
soun glass. He stated that he had attenpted to pick sone of the strands
but it was so e he could not feel it between his fingers and seemed.to evaporate
upon contact with his hands, stated tha
California, office of the Mount Wilson Observator taly 1215 hours.
collect
analytical purposes, but the only person at this office was a caretaker who
told hin to call back at l305 hours. said he then called the Nbunt Wilson
Observatory at Mbunt Wilson and was told to contaet the fasadena office.
advised that he called the Pasadena office again at lo5 hours, talking to a perdn
by the nune of , who Sold him to gat a pieee of blaak ciot n and attemot
UNCLASSIFIED.
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orange-red glow. She sai Ithe rid and orange glow seemed to becone more radiant
and she could see sone atr bad objects through the glow which resembled i a
landing gear. At this 149 said, "It's just like the pictures I
have seen in magazines tioles dealing with flying saucers." Mrs.
said that she had wanted to get her husband see it because she
knew that he would ridicule her if she told nd he didn't
see it. She had run around to the side of the get hin,
but when she had looked paln the object had disapbeared e had searched the
sky, Yinally saw it again sost due East, but it disappeared pororinately
five seconis. She said t d e was still a red glow to it but seened to be a
date and she said they were also shiny silver and orange or red on the bottom but
not as radiant or bright as the colors obiect she had seen, Mrs.
tat. that aned rodmAt :1 core minltes.
witoithg the blanes go -ower and while sh
noticed sone strands coalng down through the They had mbled silver
ribbons when high up but when they roached the ground thoy had looked more like
spun glass, very fine in tuxture, approximately four to five feot strands,
ani seemed to be curly while flouting through the air but stradght when thay
alightod on sone object. She said the top of a tree in har yord and ths light
to be ovacora.lig at te b he
covared dn area of eppirgd aabaly y one bals a
ock,
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to his houee. dviged thet and his wife had arrived at his.
home at aproxinately 1630 hours, 1 February 1954. Iand , the wives
of each hod locked at the substance which was clinging to a piece of black
cloth in a quart jar and hni. renoved the clcth from the jar. eaid that
upon reuoval the residue or substance, had disappeared from the Cloth, se he
had photographed the other jar that Dhad with the cloth and substance in
it. stated that he had Lanediately sealed the snallor jer with scotch
tape, ,had developed the ragatives of the photographs taken of the smaller
jar, and had taken Mrs. into another roon to question her ,while Mrs.
had-questioned the writer had asked what had told
hin about the incident related by was substantially the sane
infornation a the writer. turned over the picture,
negatives and jer containing clcth and residue at this time. The picture is
attached to this report as Inclosure /l The negatives on file at DO /13,
Maywood, California. The jar and contents are being fori to the Air
Technical Intelligence G cal analysis.
9. On 1 February r's was interviewed and when asked
what Mis. had told r, related the same infornaticn as Mrsl had
their background: advised that he was a graduat the I University
of Southern California, class of 1933, holding a Bachelor's Dearee in Journalism.
He said he had bean interested flying saucers, aerial phenomena since 1947,
collecting information and de mentinz as much as the information as possible,
He said he had written artiele natter and unexplained nysteries for
the Coronet magazine for fiva or for Fontlar M ohanies and
had writted and published cod ok, "Forgotten gateries", latit repuolishei mcer
the name of "Tales of the Supernatural." He had sent this book to walter
Winchell in l947, and Winchell had carried excerpts fron this book in his
coLumn. further aavised thet he had been called uocn to appear as an
authority on flying phenomena on diffarent radio and television shows in the
UNCLASSPIED
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Bureau of Investigation listed ersons nation of
a derogatory nature.
ALSAN
12. On 3 February check of the files of the los Angeles County
Sheriff's Offiee met with nagntive results on and his wife.
There is no City Police depaurtaent in Puente and the local law enforcement
agency having agency having jurisdietlon is the Los Angeles County jurisdietlon is tne Los es Councy Jierii Jheriff's Offiee at
San Dimas.
INCIOSIRES INCLOSIRES . ..
FOR DISTRICT OFFICE NO.TE FOR DISTRICT OFFICE NO.LE. AIR AIR TECHNICAL JNTELLICENCE CEI TECHNICAL JNTELLICENCE CEI ER WRIGHT- WRIGHT-
PATTERSON AIR PATTERSON AIR FORCH 2C (2 cys)
1. black cloth inclosed., (ia-the).
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UNC
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