PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE

2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS

Was Balloon
Probably Balloon

16-19-30 Jul 1956 | Van Nuys, California _ Possibly Balloon

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3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

000 000 O00

Local 2406 [ep WGround- Vi sual 0 Ground-Radar Brbekin Aicesle

ae 17/1200Z D Air Visual OC Air-intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft

5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
0 Yes Proboebly Astronomical

Possibly Astronomical

2Orher HOAX

0D Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
O Unknown

No Civilian (Rpt b hone .to
7. LENGTH OF CBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSEATI

several minutes one N/A
10. SRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1). COMMENTS ni
Spherical object landed in observers Because D.O. erroneously con~
grounds. Three creatures came out, tacted Coil Mitchell to investi-
stated they were fm Venus, Later gate - and observer was found
shbserver was given ride in object. | to be CBS member or employee,

AFOIN-4X% recommended investi-
vation to show AF action taken
in event bad publicity later

arises, Correspondence fm Wester
| Office ATIC indicates this to
| be a publicity case. Confirmed
hoax.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 25 SEP 52)

AF cnn 112—PART Il

PPPROVED ft JUSE 1958

AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

FROM (Agency) REPORT NP. CU OB=2=56
2 ot LA c°
flight 1-C, 46024 AISS AISS-UFOB-473-56 pct For mets

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TCL ac, SOURCE'S STATEMENT

Monday As; 16 Jul 56:

I was awakened at ); AM by the barking of my two collie dogs. I tried to
eo back to sleep but the dogs coninuted to bark - 1 began to worry that neighbors
wovld call police so I got up-to investigate. 1 went to the door and turned on a
house and porch light by means of a wall switch. On my lawn there were both dogs
looking upward toward the phone pole across the street. About thirty feet above
said pole was whet appeared to be a round sphere of gold metalic substance - this
sphere drifted slowly and silently toward my front (street side) yard or lawn.
The first sound above or other than the dogs barking was that of the rustling of
the leaves of the California Elm Tree in the center of my yar?, as the object
begam to settle earthward in what appeared to be the center of the tree. Then slowly
a slow crashing of the tree as the ball began to near the ground. from what
appesre? to be the weight of the object or some sort of electrical ‘ield the tree
was split off so that only one of the double trunks remained standing.

The ball seemed to settle about 8 to 10 inches from the ground, never

completely coming to rest.
Now to my utter amazement, 3 men emerzed from the »all and one spoke in what

sounded to be a tape recorded voice. "Ne are from what you call Venus." "We
are your friends." I stepped fom war? and automatically shook the man's hand and then

my 5 year old collie “anmsle began to bite or nip eat the man's arm near the wrist.
with this. all three becked into ¢ the vehicle which had ne apparent door or portal.

te. viie Veen s

" The ball clowed gold and then took off at a tremendovs speed, leaving behind a

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| thoroushly amazed witness - I noticed a warm blest of similar to the opening of an
| yen Joor when the craft disappeared.

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Thursday, 19 Jul 56:
|
It was noon when i arrive? home from work - Cz course I hai convinced myself

by this tine that I nad had a hallucinavicn on the previcus Monilay anid that the
| tree hai fallen from natural causes. Not that I have had any such thing happen
| before tut the ineredibility of the preceeding experience seemed more tan I
| could re ate vo even my closest frients or relatives. However, it was this |
| particular Thursday afternoon that I wes to change my mind.
| T had relaxed on a yar? couch to zet a suntan when I glanced at my roof in the
{ cack yard where I hat been working "zardenwise" up until a very few minutes before
| There on the roor arain mever quite tovching was the sane ball. ox a monrent

I thought that I had looked at th= sun and had becove tenporarily blind, however,

n j C he seat I knew that this was not the case. Here on |

he only difference was that it looked slishtly

my roof was + 2 er }
smaller t«sn it had previor
i I ran to the ~iddle of the lawn and yelled ‘ame, oy mext door neichbor's
name, 2t the top of my lunes. The object once azain lowed. cold ani tock off, and
there I was left with nothine but what could have been another nmiraze.
I 21 went inside the house an? telephoned the police to see if there had
been any other sichtin-s end received the reply "How much have you h:d to drink?"
Receivin= no satisfaction there I called my local newspaper, the Citizen ilews, and was
put on to a reporter who hat had several ge on the same day and the exact
object 1 hai Avseribed. The rerorter came over ani told me what he had heard ant
I gave him my full story includins the episode of sixteen jy He promise
not to mention my name in any article that he would publishes al

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“anday, 30 Jul Sé:

I care home at epproximatiely 5:5, fixed my do:'s dinner and went inte the
hack yard to feed them. I had no sooner steppedinto the yard than I saw it againo
time there were tyro men and they motioned for me to come over, my better
judgement told me not to tut I hevertie! less went over to the thing. The warmth and

friendliness of the people from this craft are the only things which can explain
my having enough confidence to go on the ride which I shall describe »elow.

This is the incredible part of my story which I'm sure will make it hard for
anyone who has not experienced any such thing to believe, But being of I hope,
sound mind, I relate the following and maybe someday in the not too distant future

my experience will be proven without a dovbt.
In the same quality of tape recorded voice, I was asked to go for a short trip

to the "cuide Craft." With legs trembling and much eye twitching, I entered the
ball with my heart in my mouth and sweat actually pouring from under my arms.

The inside was unlike the outside (Sold Color), it was translucent and
appeared to be made of a plexiglass tj;pe material. There was no glare and light
seemed to be ~-. refracted and subdued but no dark coloration was noticeable sudh as
one might expect if they looked throvzh sun glasses. ‘There were no doors and the
answer that was given to me when I asked how we fo into the thing was: “By reversing
the polarity of the ators." For a few seconds I would judge for we were able to

arth receding beneath us, then swirling ~ist - Having vision from all

see ine 2 en
Torr sides and having only glass beneath me and above me I had constant feeling of
the possibility of falling through the thing as it was so clean. I kept slightly
hopping from one foot te the other. The hall traveled from ny back lawn to the
guide craft locate? in a pesition sone 700 miles above earth and L. A., California
in a matter of 60 seconds - rapid flicht about 15 to 25 seconds, the rest of the
time taken in the intaxe o: the sphsre cr globe into the "Master Gide Craft."

I was then escorted from sone sort of air lock up a ramp and into the ship o
“ester Control and rlottins Koom, a circular room about the sive of a high school
rymnasinun Tnere were about a dczen men in the rogm working on charts and various

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instruments along the tralls ot the roc The ship seemed to have no motion and I
eelinz of : at oneeo* the seats‘ near the desk and lnuze
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ni began to < faint. i 2ss ther sensed this anid a man appeared with

a glass of water, clear, with a ar Daste to ite Abo.t 30 secon ds to a minute and
nalfl later I began to feel conpletely relaxed. The wacter apparently contained some
sort of sedative that had an almost tr nquiliging efiect. Ny legs stcpped shakine
an? the twitching of my «yelids ani muscles ceased.

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ather zs much information as I covld but I was so held in awe with
el na sort of "Limbo trance."
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my surroundings shat just I

nen I asked why I was taken alo ("why me") the one who spoke said that they
wanted to repsy me for the "unnecessary damaging of my lovely yard tree" and that thi
was cne of only seven accidents they had had in the last 10’ years. There are no
controls in the Globe anid all control takes place in the Master Gride Craft. Their
Jandins was a mistake and they kept profusely apologizing for the dumaze done to ny
tree a vne inconvenience of my hawige to move the tree and pay for cartage of many
Limhs to the dump.

When I inquired of the man's aze I was told that he was over 500 ye
look at then one world say they were approximately 25 to 30, 35 tops. I have no idea
wiat secret they have for this the only thing I can say is what they tol
that is that their war against disesse is over.

Nhe answer to my question oy their communicitions was obvio
necessity eof even asking it, they spesk throuch their nindeor

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When i asked them what motive of power their various craft used, [ was asked if

I Bad-soom escorted back to ths ball and back in the yami of my home here in
San Fernando Valley. | |

Observing ‘the clock at the time of my rsturn, I noticed the time to be 6:25 PM.

Ths exact time’of my departure I am rot sure of, I only know that I left the office
at 5 or somewhere there about and xy ride heme at rush hour takes »ll of a half hour.

< have little more to add to this, I only tray God that the officials of our

Government will accept this as a fact and not scme wild dream of some frustrated
person, Being a person who had no prior belisf in such, what I considered nonsense,
| this haa all been quite a shock. It seems almost. like a dream-rather than realit ;

“owaver, - ad convinced in my own mind that it ! happened,
Th ° fact that two other peopls in this area have described exactly what I saw
thont neneiae my story first.
th s tact that my tree was clearly split at 4 Ax, 16 july. this corroberated
y nex’ door neighbor for you officers at my home today (slow cracking of tree).
The fact that there is a depression of 34 inches in my back lawn and that
turned material was taxec from the soil that same night of 30%h July leaves me with

the only conclusion that this is a Stark Clear Reality,

I knew anything about the "Challenary Line", I shock my head and hs smiled as

one wight in a:sort of pleasant pity at the sigh®t of a spastic or mentally erippled

person and gave me the following word grouping which I put down as phonetically

as possible: . .

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Cn the various scopes or round. similsr TV screens, most of which were blasked

out, I saw the-Mother Ship or "Giganta Liner” which was on two scresns at onces

They both appeared to be the same view of said ship.
x was told that it took 110 sarth years to build this monster vhose dimensions

| are 15.5 miles in. length and it has 37 decks. i was told that it has a hangar or-
' landing station. on thsir planet and did not remain aloft at all times 4s a
| sattelite. They have only 7.of these ships. |
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Flight 1-C, 4602d AISS AISS-UFOB-47 3-56 me 12 of Uy races |

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SUPPLEMENTARY INVESTIGATIVE EFFORTS

1. Due to the publicity given to SOURCE's alleged experience and indications |
of it being a publicity stunt, contacts were necessarily limited to avold
any news releases involving the Air Force, AK en 0 asieaal | a

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Ze Ol. Max ©, Mitchell, Chief ATIC Western Office, was contucted prior fhet Sc. 4 J |
to any action by this organiztion. Col. Mitchell stated that he contacted... 0, °_
SCURCE by telephone as directed and made an appointment for an interview. in kl
He was advised by SOURCE that TV, Radio and the press would be present for °~ oY Ea |
the interview. Considering “this, Col, ‘Mitchell called. ATIC and was advised a
to_ discontinue his investication.*Col, Mitchell advised the investigators W2 Ape A ee |

ta Mr. Ferns 9 Teena eel attached to the Van Nuys Reserve. ,\s
Center had also contacted him on ie matter on 2 August 1956, (See para 6). ~~ a ;

Col, Mitchell further stated that Mr. May had expressed an interest in being ““*v
xane.ted to active duty and perking on UFOB investigations inasmuch as he had

& great deal of experience with them, It was then considered advisable to

sontagt SOURCE through Mr. May.

3. The Federal Bureau of Investigation, Los Ange les, California, was contacted
in nope of finding background information on either SOURCE or Mr. MaY 6

Negative results,

42 ine Nerten air Force Base Office OF aniormation Services was contacted

and an arcpointment made to visit the 4.03 “ngeles office, It was learned from .
the Los Angeles Uffice that SOURCE had been interviewed by a Mr, Grant
Holcomb, a news reporter on the CkS3 einen prog an WPANORAMA PACIFIC" a

0720 hrs (231420Z) 23 July 1956 concarning his experience of 16 July 1956,

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ightings had been reported by OCC posts at the tires of these incidents
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i Lr Lne Van “ys area, eH 3 WAS ae ~ Che ‘ - oe ~12 l 1%; Ww ee t t { i. Licer cen ‘ Yr }
aw ae ? . Soper « > - 4952007) 20 Joule 7 na ¢
had yYeceived a cali from SCURCE at 20+ curs (32.300Z) 30 July 1956 and a
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eall fx om “ajOor Harry Pies Bt AWD mei JJ wie OB 1190307, ul & PLew; 31 July se Both
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calls were qu oy ae concerning how to contact the ATIG Western Cffice or Army
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Lr Int Pasadena,
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2 o> where is employed as an instructor in tue
training branch, ip. Qjpwas ascei if he knew SOURCE and if he waa familiar with
the incidents which i Ken pioce, lie replied that he had become very
friendly with SCURCE e ,

set him on 26 July following bis ‘VV

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Appearance Perret stated that he had immediately taken at int
| oh waitin acta ‘ ws 6 2 wa oe A ~ t6e vw sole ~«ts& bebe’ a , J 4 Pre he
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this case, since he has been in this field for the past nine years ar
considers himself very well informed on the nadiget of Flyiag Saucers,
He farther stated that he knows for a fact that Saucers do exist, that they
are from the planet Venus, and that he hes received telepathic messages from
them o mmeroua occasions, itp rited the investigators his
ele arts | Foz t e2 evenii : ena conse ted 40 call SC Fe k Oe 4, 123% ths - b 2 nore
for an interview, One point nossibly worth mentioning: i mediately upon
reet 2% +, a, he produced a sliy of paper taken fron a desk calender
shich statei that he was the poss sessor of a top secret clearance, he then
said: "There nowy feel free to suy anything you like,"

arriving at Ur. a oa the investigators were led idy and
Mx, ae irther expounded on Flying Saucers, rictires o ©

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of flying objects adorned the wall and a bookshelf contained approximately
fit ty books and publications on JP05's, space travel and astronomy.

Mery QOH stated that he was authoring two books on saucers hinseli, and that
She would probably be published in the Fall, Titles: "SAUGERS AD YOU",
and "SPACEMBN, WITCHES OR WHAT", SCURCE-arrived at approxin satel; 1930 hrs

and after a short conversation, related his story. In the course of SC'URCE's

atory, ath. dabooeay two drawings which he nad reproduced from sketches
made by SOU These were the Control Craft and the Ciganta-Liner (See Incl

#/,)% SOURCE agreed ae they were cories of what he had drawn for /ir,
tut that there wer neies, +he investigators noticed the date

on the drawing of the Giganta-Liner. This could be a mistake on

ee but the incident allegedly took place on 30 July. After relating his

story, SOURCE was asked to write a statement. He replied that te would do so
on the following day at 10 AM and invited the investigators to be there at
that times

T° CGR «:: contacted on the morning of 14 August at approximately
1015 hrs, As stated previously, the investigators had an appointment with SCURCE at

AMs$ wer the doorbell.

It was rung for approximately five minutes with no feats. Knocking was tried
with also no results. At this tine, as contacted snd @® stated that
to the test of ip | cnowledge SOURCE was home bat that he was a very sound

sleeper and very difficult to wake up. When asked if @@Phad Ma ieg ste any of
these events, Pe stated that the noise of the tree in SOURCE's front yard had

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awakened @@pat the same time reported by SOURCE but that ry aa witnessed

10 AM3 however, upon arriving at his home, no one would an

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nothing. <o this point ay Seemed very Meiatant to pursue the matter further and
became rather nervous. During this entire period, SOURCR's dos was barking
con pisuetaie: At 1030 AM, SCURCE woxe up and the investigators were admitted,

Sd “

a pointed out ty SOUNCE in his back yard

S. The cournt and depressed « E
iasicance other than the burnt sod, this was

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the area where the sphere allecedly landed on 30 July. lo area such as this
wes found in the front yard where the object sucnosediy landed on 16 July,
ind there were no markings cf any «ind on the roof of his home where the
second ohiect was seen, the BB ALEEADS of the tree in SO’RCE's front yard
might test be explained by a bolt of lizt dee This would slso explaim the
‘Sonic Foom™ reported by SOURCE to nave occured just prior to the splitting
of the tree. No sign of lightning damage was found on the tree. A check with
Norton Air Force base weather Office a that no weather condition existed
n that arega at that time which could create a bolt of lightning, the split
Was not made ty an inetrament such as an axe or a saw, but rather it apneared
tO have been made by something pushing or pulling the trunks apart, . The wood -
was definitely not rotten. .
9 Inclsa:s
1. Phote of End cf Ereken Portion of Tree *4. Sketch of Giganta Liner
» Photo of Eroken End of Tree (See Part Cne, vg &)
3. Fhoto of Tree
40. Photo of Tree
5,0 & @. Photos of Depressed & Kuned Ares
7. Photo of Landing Area of Sphere, 30 July 456
9. Turf Samples of "urned & Unburned Area (Under seperate cover)
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APPROVED 1 June 1948

AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

FROM 4.1 yeney) | REPORT NO, 10-UFOR—2-56 PART THREE
Flight 1-C, 46024 AISS AISS_UFOB=ly73=56 pace |, of = 1 soma

MENTS OF PREPARING OFFICE:

i, It is the conclusion of the preparing officer that this is a case of
hallucinations, a . di dreams or possibly a hoa:

e. SOURCES is a very congenial and sincere young man Sut he ices appear

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to Ce very high strung and emotional. — |
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- SOURCE stated.in all sincerity that immediately following his "ride" 77]
pe felt that he should let the whole world know about his experience but, — te

ter suffering public ridicule, he. wanted to-auoid further publicity of
eel kind even though he, in his own ssi is firmly convinced that these.

incidents actually took place.

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Ce SOURCE is a very sound sleeper and extremely difficult to wake up.

dy No striking physical evidence could be found.

e. There is a possibility of collaboration with cm to publicize his
forthcoming books,

fz Gia) similar reports were received by the local newspaper at the same
time as SCURCE's sighting on 19 July. Sboth reports were that a spherical,
yf gold colored ball landed and that men emerged from them without the use of
/ doors. However, the callers had refused to give their names, This could
/ mossibly lend credence to the fact that it was a preplanned hoax,

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s the conclusion of the Approving Officer that this simting was a
noax. The physical evidence has been sent to Air Technical Intellizence
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vember under separate cover for further analysis.
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1, dn compliance with your request, an examination of the turf sample
subsitted has been mede by white Stork.

2. A shite Stork report is attached hereto, along with the other inclosures
submitted in Comment Nr. 1, except for the turf sauples which are returned in part
in event further examination is deemed necessary.

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VAN NUYS, CALIFORNIA, USA Flight 1-0, 46024 re :
ATE OF RL®DAT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION

17 August 1956 __| 16, 19 & 30 July 1956 y
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JMMARY. | Ever concise Summary of report. Cie significance im frmal one-senience paragraps. List incloswres af ower left. Begin tex? of report ow AF’ Form |it—Part I/)
I, CONTENTS:
PART ONE: Source's description of sightings and events.
PART TWO: Supplementary Investigative Efforts.

PART THREE: Comments of Preparing Officer.

II, SUYMARY: On the evening of 31 July 1956, the Air Technical Intelligence
Center, WPAFB, Ohio, received a long distance telephone call from MR. ‘cmpemeniiiniagiay

VAN NUYS, CALIFORNIA - The purpose of this call
was to report that on 16, 19 and 39 July 1956, he had observed a spherical, gold
colored ball in the yard of and over his home. On two (2) of these occasions (16 &
30 July) he had conversed with the occurants of subject sphere and on the third
occasion, 30 July 1956, he had been taken for a ride in the sphere to a larger
craft located at a point 700 miles above Earth's surface, The information contained
in this report is the result of an interview with Mr, Scone, and an investigation
conducted to obtain all svailable information related to and concerning these

events, :
III, INVESTIGATCRS: 1/LT LOUIS ©. SAUTER AO 2222336
; T/SGT CHARLES M. HOWARD AF 16180066

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Subject: Request for Analysis - Turf Allegedly Burnt by "Flying Saucer"

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TO: AFOIN-LE2c FROM: AFOIN-dXic DATE: 7 Feb 57 COMMENT NR 3
(C. A. Naugle) (Howard C. Cross) |

Through: L. G. Whitcher vm Cd) a, kr 7

A careful examination was made of the two samples of turf submitted.

The sample of normal turf from the surrounding area consisting of a small

amount of sandy soil on which was growing the creeping herb, Dichondra repens
Forst. var. carolinense (Michx.) Choisy. This species grows on wet pinelands,
low grounds, and as a weed in lawns from Florida to Texas and north to southest

Virginia and Arkansas. It is not known whether it is also found in lawns in

California. The plant specimen consisted of a mass of creeping stems with at-
tached leaves and mature fruit. The mature fruit indicated that the specimen

mist have been collected in midsummer or later.

The other sample or the burned turf from the depression also consisted of
sandy soil on which Dichondra was growing, but the leaves and many of the fruits
of the specimen were carbonized although still recognizable, indicating that the
flame or heat source that had burned the leaves was superficial and not intense.
In this specimen were also fragments, both charred and uncharred, of leaves from
another but unidentified species of plant, presumably a tree or shrub. Such leaf
fragments are not present in the uncharred specimen. 3

The samples were checked for radioactivity. There was no difference between
the two samples, and both show normal background radioactivity.

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Samples of both the normal and burned/were examined spectrographically. As

preparation, the samies were dried at 110 C, ground to a fine mesh, and quartered.
One-quarter of each sample has been reserved for future use if necessary. One-half
of the remaining three quarters was ignited at 500 degrees, and both the dried and

ignited portions were subjected to spectrographic analysis.

There were approximately 21 elements found in the two samples, and 20 of these
appeared to be present in the two samples in similar amounts. The two samples ap-
peared to be different with respect to lead and cobalt contents. The normal or
unburned sample showed less than .001 per cent cobalt and less than .CO5 per cent
lead. The burned sample showed .05 to 0.2 per cent of both cobalt and lead, both

higher than would be expected in soils.

Various possible explanations for the observed differences in cobalt and lead
contents have been considered, but there is no apparent method of confirming any

of these suppositions.

In the case of cobalt, this element is known to be found in soils, but the
amount of .05 to 0.2 per cent is in excess of the maximum ever observed. It cer-
tainly would not be expected that the cobalt content would vary so much in two
Sarples taken in adjacent areas. Cobalt does not act as either a fungicide or
insecticide, so probably was not present as a result of spraying of the area

Subjects: Request for Analysis - Turf Allegedly Burnt by "Flying Saucer"

(Continued)
TO: AFOIN-4E2c FROM: AFOIN-(XAc DATE: 7 Feb 57 COMMENT NR 3
(C. A. Naugle) (Howard C. Cross) (Continued)

Through: Le G. Whitcher

sampled. The metal contents of various crude oils does not seem to explain the
presence of cobalt in the charred sample as a possible residual from burning of a
cobalt-containing fuel. The metals vanadium, nickel, and copper are normally
present in most crude oils in an order of magnitude greater than for cobalt, and
these metals were not observed either to differ in the two samples or be present
in so large an amount as was indicated for cobalt in the charred sample.

If the charred sample were taken in an area where trash containing some cobalt
glass had been burned, cobalt in the amount found might be possible.

The lead content in the charred sample might have occurred as a result of
spraying of the sampled area using an insecticide such as arsenate of lead or by
the burning of a lead-containing fuel such as ethyl gasoline. No indications have
been found of normal lead contents in soils in the amounts observed in this charred

sarple examined.

This comment is considered to have fulfilled the request of Comment Nr 1 dated
January 18, 1957. The portions of the samples remaining are enclosed herewith.

HCC :jeb
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i aie AF OIN-LE2 DATE 29 Jan 57COMMENT NO. 1
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Fursuant to agreement fae in conference between Mr Sie,
of White Stork and f ATIC, it is requested that white Stork

examine the turf sample submitted 23 January 1957. An extensive examination
is not to be conducted, as it is only desired to show that the turf submitted

is not from some unknown source.
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HOMER E. MARTIN
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Sorwarded for necessary action. An immediate reoly is requested.

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ag ii Request for Analysis - Turf Allegedly Burnt
by "Flying Saucer” see pF 4

10 yor -hpoo see, FROM © yore -bBh OTE 38 Jen 57 COMMENT NO. 1
ATTN: ‘sein . kBa/Capt G.T. Gregory/wm
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poo Le Tif escardance with gatabliched Solictes for the study and acelvets a
_ unidentifiedfobjects, and/or material therefrom, request subject specimen be
“subjected. to ~ ageing te yah to ae any unusual element or matter
“49 involved: SIE i shad |

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ee. Zo: To provide doa with’ some  backegeeana ras information , applicable material
“taken from the case file is attached. Very extensive investigatons were made on

-. this case because: of pee he oot vib for trouble. Headquarters USAF concurs

in this. respect. . oie ats ee |

2 ‘ wesifaktins was evaluated as a “hoax” immediately upon receipt of all
preliminary data from the initial investigation.- It is unfortunate that an analysis
should be made:when the nature of the case is already known. However, the publicity
it has received in the Los Angeles area, the‘near involvement of ATIC's Western
Office, and that the matter may be reopened at some future date by request of

higher authority, dictated this action. ~~ USAF concurs in this respect.

4. A report of general analysis showing, for example, that "the turf supposedl
burnt by some unknown propulsive force indicates nothing other than....." if that
be the case, will be sufficient.

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3. 3 drafts from UFO files

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HEADQUARTERS

4602D AIR INTELLIGENCE SERVICE SQUADRON (ADC)

UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
ENT AIR FORCE BASE, COLORADO

31 December 1956

SUBJECT: UFOB Sighting Physical Evidence

TOs Commander
Air Technical Intelligence Center —

ATTN: AFOIN LE)
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

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le Attached are nine (9) inclosures listed in the AIT 1C-Urop-
2-56 (Yan Nuys, California, sighting) forwarded to your organization
for analysis,

2. The report is being reproduced and will be forwarded via

normal channels,

9 Inecls CHARL=S W. GONSEY a

1. Photo of End of Broken Captain, USAF
Portion of Tree Assistant Adjutant

2- Fhoto of Broken End of Tree

3 Photo of Tree

ue. Photo of Tree

FOR THE COMMANDER:

5. Photo of Depressed & Bure) jrea
6. Photo of Depressed & Surne? Area
7e Photo of Landinc Area of Srnere, 30 Jul 56

8. Photo of Depresse} & S1mme~ Area
9. Turf Samples of fumes & nbourned Area

TO: ArOiN-4A2a FROM: Western Offices Subj: UFO G6 Aug 56

4, The Chief of the Western Office desiring to avoid undue sublicity for the
Air Force, telephoned Captain George T, Gregory informing him of the turn of events
and requested that the “estern Office be relieved from the responsibility for in-
vestigation. Such was granted. This office did not investisate further and the
matter has apparently "dropped". No further action will be taken by the Western
Office regarding this reported incident. This office recommends that none be taken

by any organization in view of the fantastic story relayed by telephone by lir.
——— and his apparent desire to gain publicity.

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UFO

: LtCol Mitchell/mlb

l. Reference is made to telephone call from Captain Kalmus, Duty Officer,
ATIC, on Tuesday, 31 July 1956, regarding a report of UFO by Mr. chattnee.
Quinones. Van Nuys, California

2e At the request of Captain Kalmus, this office attempted on 1 August 1956,
to make preliminary investigation regarding the reported object. Telephone inquiry
to Mr. Gua se revealed essentially the following:

"On the night of 16 July, I went to bed about 10:30 p.m. and was. awakened |
at 0400 by dogs barking. I was afraid the dogs would disturb the neighbors,
and got up to quiet them. I looked up to the sky and saw a golden ball
drifting very slowly. It appeared to be oampletely noiseless, until it landed
in the top of a tree in my back yard. It wedged into the tree and split it
open. Iwo or three guys got out of the ball and talked to me on 4 tape recorded
sounding voice "we are your friends -- we are from what you call Venus", They
were there only a few minutes wtil one of my dogs began to chew into the wrist
of ons of the men. The men backed into the ball and instantly disappeared.

The golden light went out of sight completely. There was a tremendous sensation
of hot sir when the ball disappeared. During the afternoon of 50 July, I was
home in the back yard swmbathing and about 3:50 I opened my eyes and again ft
saw the golden glow, At first I thought I was seeing something as a result
- of looking up into the sim for a long time but discovered that there was
actually this golden ball landed on my roof top. It was 8 to 19 ft in diameter,
Two guys got out of the ball and called me over to them. They said “we are
sorry that we landed and broke your tree and we are controlled by electro
magnetic frequencies from our guide craft. There are no controls in this ball;
they watch us on a screen and this is the first time in seven ysars it has
made a miselanding. The men were about 6' 6" tall. They took me fora ride.
We went 700 miles up above Los Angeles and met with the guide craft. ‘While I
was in the hugh saucer, no one paid any attention to me; they were all very
busy with graphs, charts, etc. We were gone a total of 25 minutes. And by
looking down one could see a triangle of Los Angeles, San Francisco and
Las Vegas. Since the incident, I have been flooded with calls by people-who
refuse to identify themselves, except as scientists, reporters, or something.
The only names I have are: lJarlyn Boone, a reporter, and Mr. Harry Nay from
Rocketdyne.”

3e Imnediately following the the telephone inquiry from this office, lir.
apparently called certain press personnel at the CBS Television Network

in the Los Angeles area, reporting that the Air Force was to investizate the incident.

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UFO - Extract from SDO Report

TO AFODI-lB) FROM AFOIN-lx2a DATE 1 Aug 56 COMMENT NO. 1
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Following is a extract from SDO Capt Salmus! report Jl Jul-1 Aug 56 for your
information and necessary action. The ATIC Form 16) is attached,

"1800 hrs Received a lor distance-call from Mr nseniarreine wn rermacente
St, Van Nuys, Calif, Phone Nr with a UFO report as follows: ‘'On 16 Jul

56, OOO, I was awaken by my dogs in the backyard. I looked aut just in time to see
a round object with a golden slow heading toward a large tree in my yard. It kept
coming as 1 watched, finally hitting the tree and coming to rest. Three people (7)
got out of the ball and announced they ware from Yams, When thsy talked to me (it
sounded lika a recording), my dogs started to bark and my female bit one of them,
Thay entered the ball ( it was about 8 ft dia) closed the door and went straight up.
‘| J was shaking like a leaf and was sure I was completely out of my mind. (SDO comment-
‘ma,too”) The following night I went out ad got drunk and was determined to put this
| thing complately out of my thoughts, i did a pretty good job too, until last night,
30 Jul 56, when thay came back,' (SDO commnt--This does not finish the information
received, however, it goes from the ridiculscus to the sublime, including a ride in
the 8 ft dia ball up to the mother ship 700-300 miles sbove Los Angeles in about 15
seconds. 4e sounded very sincere and extramely concerned that he could find nobody
interested enoush in his story to investigate and at least examine his broken tras
and tha burned indentation in his law where the ball had landed.) I diplomatically
thanked >i, aes: >: the information, and assursd him wa would investigate,
"7830 hrs. Unable to contact Capt “rezory. As tha report came from tha LA
area, I called Lt Col Max Mitchell and gave the address and phone number. He will
max? a preliminary investigation and advise,"

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Age: 25 :

Occupation: . Property and Scenery Technician (television)
Columbia Broadcasting System, Part Time Actor

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Education: 14 years college (liberal arts) Syracuse University,
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Qualifications: None

II. RELDABELITY: SOURCE appears to be a’sincere young man with above averaga
intelligence.e. He gave thorght to each question, seemingly searching his memory
for exactness, before answering. During the first part of the interview SOURCE
was hesitant totalk about his experiencd as he felt he would be considered

a "crackpot" regardless of what he said. However, when he did bagin to tell of
his experience, he seemed engrossed in wnat he was saying. It is the opinion
of the interviewers that SOURCE either Rane a hay believes he lived the experience

or is an excellent actor.

rH) OY 5c ROE'S DEG2 RIPTION OF SIGHTINGS AND EVENTS:

1. On the morning of 15 Jvly 1956, SOURCE was awakened by a sound

he thought to be-a "sonic boom." Immediate ely after SOURCE heard the sound, his

two (2) dozs began barking loudly. Dus to previous complaints by neichtbors to

che police about SOURCE'’S dogs barking at night, SOURZE got out of bed to quiet

the ‘ozs. When SOURCE went into the front yard he discovered the dozs were

rking at a gold colored sphere nade --i2 of a s olid metalic’ substance over a tele-

hone rola near SOURCE'S front yard. When first observed by SOLRCE the object was

cpprenivately 150 feet away from him to the north west, about 60 feet in the sky

ami was descending slowly. As ithe repr cescended 1% moved in the direction of
SOURCE and settled downward over a

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in SOURCE'S yard. Althougn the ohbjcct iid not seem to touch the tree, one of the
trunks split and broke away from the cree and crasned to the ground. The object
descended into the yard and hovered eight (5S) to ten (10) inches off the front

endl —se

SOURCE coserved three (3) men emervs from the object without thse use of an

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opening. The men walked throw gh the wall of the object. The men had shoulder length
blonde hair, clear, dee> blue eyes, Sdarp Gérman-like geatures and were about

aix (6) foet. seven (7) nanan tall. They were dressed in <feen he’ piece susie ;

that had built-in shoes. One of the men, who seemed to be + =P -

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phe leader spoke to mi2iui-nwJj os!

SCURCE in English with a monotone voice that sounded like a tape recording. The Arawh,
man’s words were, "We are from what you call Vemus; we are -your friends." SOURCE 7
stevred forward to snake hands with the man. As S0URTE shook hands with hin he nts, i
noticed that the hand was very soft like that of a person employed in a job
that required very little use of the hands. When SOURCE shook hands ‘with the man,

his dog snapped at the man's writs, and this seemed to frighten him., The men then |
backed throught the wall of the object and the object just ssemed to disappear.
SCORCE felt a rush of warm air but heard no sound SCUICE than went into his |
house and noticed the time was 0125 (1611152 Jul 54). SOURCE'S first thoughts

were * ‘ne was losing his mind and tried very hard to keep from thinking about

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the incident. However, when SOUCE Looked at the broken t eo Q¢ could not keept
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from thinking about the incident. By 19 July 1956, SCURCE had almost convinced

hinself that his imagination was acta tricks on him, but at approximately 1430

(1921302 July 56), while relaxing in his back yard, he glanced northward toward

his house and observed what he believed to be the same object hovering about

12 inches over the roof of his house, SOURCE immediately shouted his neighbor's

name: “QM " The object then disappeared suddenly. SOURCE was now in a

state of complete frustration, but was now convinced that the incident on 16 July 56

was a reality, SOURCE then went inside his house and called the police to find

out if there had been other witnesses to the sighting. The policeman on duty

laughed at SCURCE and told SOURCE that he "should either take another drink or

go to bed," SOURCE then called-the office of the Hollywood Citizen's Newg.

The reporter with whom SOURCE spoke stated that two fo) other calls had been

received from persons observing sphere-shaped golden objects and would like

to interview SOURCE. SOURCE agreed to the interview on the basis- that no

mention of his name would be made in any article resulting from the interview,

During subsequent interview, SOURCE also related the incident of 16 July 56,

The reporter told SOURCE that the other persons reporting the objects had

refused to be interviewed and gave no address. The article published the next

day (20 July 56) irritated SOURCE because of the "mocking" manner in which it was

written; however, the article did mention the other two (2) observations and

referred to SOURCE only as "VALLEYITE",. (Resident of the San Fernando Valley).

SOURCE was now determined not to mention the incident to anyone because of the

fear of being labeled a "crackpot". SOURCE's attitude toward this was due to change

for a ee period after the incident that followed on 30 July 1956. ;
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roximately 1600 hours (3191902 July 56) the evening of 30 July 56,
dg dea his tack yard to feed his iogs and disccvered what appeared to

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SOURCE to be the same object hovering = to 10 inches off the lawn. There were
two (2) ie exactly as cbserved on 1é Saly So, standing beside the object
motioning “y waving théir arms for SOURCE to come toward them, SOUKCE moved near
the two (2) men. In the same tape-recoriad-tyne voice, one cf them, whom
SOURCE believed to be the same man that had spoken to him on 16 July 56, said:
"Would vou care to go for a short ride to oe Ne gee Craft?" SOURCE asked if

nm 5a sah + will take only a short time."

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SOURCE then consented to so, The two (2) men wileet SOURCE in’ the middie and

they all walked EPOMEN the wall of the inet in single file. SOURCE asked how

it was possible to walk through the wall of the object and was told: "liz reversing
the polarity of the atoms", The ctject seemed to SOURCE to be made of a solid

metallic substance from the outside, tut, from inside the object, it appeared to be

meade of a slightly tinted ylass or piastic substance and was like being inside

"nothing," SC’RCE could see the ground for only about two (2) seconds during

the ascent which took el hteaa mare * thirty (30) seconds. Bb ing the ascent
SOURCE experienced an extreme hunger sensation which caused his mouth to fill |
With saliva; 1lsc, he Sarsetned: 4 orofusely. Peon inside the object SOURCE lcoked

atove anid saw the “Guide Ornft,” Jee Incl #2). The Guide Craft had three (3)

asther golden colored, snhere-shaped objects attached to what SCIIRCE believed to be

the bottom of toe "Guide Craft." The Bsirgetoaad Craft" appeared to SOURCE to be

saspenied by ita side, The object in which SOUHCE was riding entered the "Culde

Oraft" through an airlock. 4he two men agein placed SOURCE between them and they

walked out of the avhere in the same sanner they entered. SOURS = then reports thi

they entered a ramp area apparently forte sey 1 of glass, passed through this,

ana entered a room which SOURCE refers to as the Master Control Room. (See Incl #3).
inside this Master Control Room, SOURCE states that he noticed varions types of
maps on the wells and what apneared to be television screens, The room contained

4 groun of men similar to SOURCE's guide, but they were all engaged in various

setivities and ignored SOURCE completely. SCURCE stated that .ll these creatures

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another's shoulder and merely looking at him. Following is a series

“p of questions asked by SOURCE while in this room and the answers he received:
~| Q: "How high is the Guide Craft?"
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"How could we have travelled 700 miles in a matter of seconds?"
"We have made our own o sition to "
"What does this Guide Craft use for power?"
Ss : "Do you_know about the Challonary Line?"

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/4} At "500 years old; we have canqered disease."
H Q: "How much more advanced are you cogpared to earth?"
sy] A: "S000 years ahead of earth."
~}] Q: "Do you know of Einstein?"
_4Y A: "Yes; his only wrong theory is that space is recurved."
Q: "Do you have wars?"
cp A:. "Venus has only one government, there has been no war for 15,000 years."
7 @: (\"Am I the only one that has been taken for a rie by you people?"
i} Az: "No, over 300 earth people have experienced this."
4 Qs: “Any from Russia?"
“| At "No, Russia has an evil government, your country has an evil goverment
: also, but it is the best goverrment to date on the earth." {
SOURCE noticed that one of the view screens on the wall had a constant
picture of a large strange looking craft, SOURCE asked about this and was
“| told that it was a Venusian Giganta-Liner (See Incl #5) and that it
if had taken one hundred.and ten (110) earth years to construct, it was fifteen
and one hal£‘(154) miles in length. SOURCE was also told that the Guide Craft
“| was SO feet in diameter and that the sphere in which he rode was 8 feet in
. | @Gigmeter. The reason goven to SOURCE for brirfing him to the Guide Craft was
~| that they wished to apolozize for breaking his tree and wished to make it
i>] Ap, to him. SOURCE was then asked if he might be returned to his home. He was
’ VY then escorted y the sane two men to same sphere in which he had arrived, |
5 again placed in the niddle and was returned to his back yaru, ‘SOURCE was
“!] escorted through the wall of the objedt in the same manner as before, the
~ men returned inside the sphere, the sphere glowed and then disappeared. |
‘3 | SOURCE returned to his house, noticed that the time was then about 1825

> | (3101252 JUL 55). SOQURCE now felt that he had had an experience which
, | he should tell the world about. Shortly after this, SOIRSE noticed that
¥ portion of his lawn wnder which the sphere h2d hovered was depressed

P and burned an7d had a very strong odor resembling acetic acid. SOLESE stated that
* | this physical’ evidence ond the broken tree convinced hin that these incidents

actually took place.

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2. Gvide Craft
3. Sketch of Master Control Room

; hie Sketch of Gigant-Liner
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