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112. CONCLUSIONS

0 Was Balloon
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Wes Aircraft
Probably Aircroft

0 Air-Intercep? Rodar Possibly Aircroft

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Wes Astronomical

Possibly Astronomical

“Ze tENGCTM OF.OBSERYV ATION & NUMBER OF OBJECTS

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9. COURSE Other

Insufficient Deto fer Evaluation
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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

Dane object. Two round lights (white)
blinking - flew’ straight and level.
‘poserver used binoculars. WX overcast.

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11. COMMENTS |

Short duration, Two lights on
one object. Alternating suggests
a/c Sighting.

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PART II - IY ADDITION, TO ANSWER THIS COMMITTEESCHARGES, COMMENTS
| ‘To -FOLLOWING..DESIRED SPECIFICALLY:
a. OUR UFO REPORT, 69-OPS-Y, REFERENCED ABOVE, STATES FOUR AIRCRAFT

S@RAMBLED, WITH NEGATIVE CONTACT. HOWEVER, QQ§MMecLains rour uros

CONTACTED.

‘DETAILED REPORT PREPARED BY OXNARD PILOT DESCRIBING ONE UFO, ALSO
ITS SPEED ESTIMATED AT 3600 MPH.

¢. WERE THERE ANY CLASSIFIED PILOT'S. AND RADAR REPORTS OF THE
TNCIORNT AS CLAIMED? IF SO, AND NORMALLY AF REPORTS OF SUCH NATURE
‘| MicHT BS, THROUGH WHAT MEANS OR SOURCE DIDS@UMMWMERECEIVE SUCH

INFORMATION, INASMUCH AS IT WOULD BE BREACH OF SECURITY?

d. NOT CLEAR, AND SOMEWHAT CONFUSING, REPORT ON OBSERVER: RISES

"FROM BED, GLANCES OUT OF WINDOW, SEES OBJECT HIGH IN SKY, OBSERVES

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CONTACTED, FOLLOWING LOCAL PROCEDURES, IN ALERTING HIGHWAY PATROL
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AND AF INTERCEPTORS WITHOUT.TAKING ACTION TO CHECK THE 1 . ———

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FOLLOWING INFORMATION SUBMITTED CLN SOURCE :

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RELIABILITY QTE POSSIBLY RELIABLE UN QTE REPORTED THE FOLLOWING Za,

CLN QTE SOURCE AROSE FROM BED TO ANSWER TELEPHONE PD WHILE ON PHONE

SOURCE OBSERVED UNUSUAL GREEN OBJECT IN NORTHEAST SKY AT ABOUT TEN |

DEGREES ABOVE THE HORIZON PD OBJECT SEEMED TO THROB AND PULSATE PD

NO SCUND PD OBJECT ALTERATELY AHAD AND DID NOT HAVE A TAIL PD SHINY
ALUMINUM LIKE PLE APPEARED AT TIMES ON TOP OF OBJECT PD OBJECT |
WAS SEEN TO MOVE AT GREAT SPEEDS AND ALSO TO REMAIN STATIC PF

OSJECT SEEN FOR FIVE HOIR FORTY FIVE WINUTES PD-UNQTE BADED ON THIS

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INFORMATION EVALUATION WAS ASTRONOMICAL .
INFORMATION EVALUATION OF "WAS ASTRONOMICAL” WAS IVEN THIS SIGHTING

PD FOLLOWING INFORMAITION IS QUOTED FROMSUPPLEMENTARY ENVESTIGATIVE

REPORTS ON AF FORM 412 CLN THE SS9TH AIRCRAFT CONTROL AND WARNING

SQUADRON LOCATED ON SANTA ROSA ISLAND WAS CONTACTED AND THE CONTROLLER

ON DUTY-ON THE NIGHT OF 22/23 MAR FURNISHED THE FOLLOWING

INFORMATION PD STATION OPERATIVE DURING ENTIRE PERIOD OF SIGHTING

PD ONLY ONE PAINT WAS NOTED THAT NIGHT CMM FIVE HOURS BEFORE THE

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SIGHTING WAS REPORTED PD CHECK WITH BASE OPERATIONS OXNARD AF3
DISCLOSED THE FOLLOWING CLN TWO F-89 AIRCRAFT CMM OXNARD 3ASED CMM
“RE RETURNING FROM A FLIGHT IN THE LOS ANGELES AQEA WHEN INFORMEN
(HE CONTROLLER OF THE 669TH ACWRON OF OBJECTS IN AREA PD AIR

TatT UFVP THEN UFCTOADEN THA TUT ADTA AY CTAVUTFING BH & CrAnReY FOnM,

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us THCUSAND FEET ON UP WAS CONDUCTED PD AIRCRAFT REPORTED WEITHER
VISUAL OR RADAR SIGHTING PD AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FASE AND NO

FURTHER ACTION TAKEN PD vR@gRMMMecu ASTRONOMER aT SAN PERNARDINO
VALLEY COLLEGE SUPPLIED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION CLN ARTURUS Was
PRESENT IN THE NORTHEASTERN SKY SLIGHTLY BELOW A FORTY FIVE DEGREE
ELEVATION DURING THE TIME OF SIGHTING PD MR BEATTY INDICATED THAT
ARTURUS WAS VERY BRIGHT PD LT OTT CMM DUTY OFFICER STATED THAT HE

PAG & THREE RJEDEN 136
| CALLED SANTA ROSA ISLAND AND THEY SAID THEY HAS A PAINT IN APPROXIMATE

AREA OF SIGHTING PD HOWEVER LATER CONTACT WITH RADAR SITE DID NOT
PORT THIS PAINT PD QUOTATION FROM STATEMENT OF LT OTT QTE”

aLTHOUGH ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE GROUND OPSERVER REPORTED THE

AIRCRAFT CLOSE TO THE OBJECTS CMM NO CONTACT WAS MADE EY THE

AIR CREWS PD END QUOTE FROM REPORT THIS SIGHTING WAS

DEKINATELY CAUSED BY STAR CMM PROBABLY STAR ARTURUS PD ALTHOUGH

LT OTT SAID IN HIS STATEMENT THAT S6S6STH ACWRON WAS CARRYING
STATIONARY PAING IN CAMARILLO AREA AT TIME OF SIGHTING CMM LT MARTIN
cu DUTY CONTROLLER ON NIGHT OF 22/23 MAR 57 CMM DENIED

CARRYING A PLOT AT THIS TIME PD A LACK OF GROUND RADAR CONTACT CMM
PLUS THE FACT THAT NEITHER AIRBORN RADAR NOR CREWMEMBERS

F-39 INTERCEPTORS SAW ANY THING WOULD RULE OUT ANY UNUSUAL

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COJECT PD THIS HEADQUARTERS REGRETS THAT YOUR CENTER DOES NOT
iaVi AF FORM 122 ON SIGHTING PD SUBJECT REPORT WAS SENT FORM ADC

ZA DIUARTERS GN 26 APR 57 PD IN FUTURE THIS HEADQUARTERS WILL MAIL
,Ik COPY OF REPORT PD SUBJECT REPORT WILL FOLLOW PY AIRMAIL PD

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Guorestimate by ga tarce vcercentage, SUUKUN was positive she had seen: something
unususl but under cross-questioning many contradictions, especially times ab woich
certain events had taken clace during tne sisnting were notes, SUTRCE had made |
2 neevee of the object during the sicnting bub hac misrlaced it so that it was not
available during the intervisw.° SCIKCE seemed excitable and possibly, a littl

2,

was possibly a little upset as her husband was away on TDY. Sci

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PART ONE

"i (malifications None

II.. RELIASILITY:. SOURCE, wife of a UNITED SYATES AIR FORCE captain who
was 4 Staff Judge Acvocate, was very cooperative althouch seemingly concerned about
cing ridiculed because of reporting the sighting. SOURCE seemed above averaze in
intelligence. SCTRCE answered all ouestions quickly and without hesitation. Some-
seein answers given were very general and not at‘all specific. SOLRCE reached con-

2 2) C
insions ouickly without a great deal of reasoning or judcement. (EPO +anded to.

3
a tn a a .
.Sumpy.? On night offsignting her young daughter nad deen slight

cclors when eke teri the object for the interviewer. SOURCE was al
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1. At approximately 23/0718Z “aR $7 SCURCSE arose from bed to answer the tele=
prone. While on. Gh phone ete ouaeeved an unusual zreen object in the northeast
sky at about ten Cte ees above the horizon. The green object slowed fluor-

3 tcan the surrounding stars.

2. SCURCE described the object as-being round, but changing shape occasionally
(See Incl #2) to that re senbling a helicopter. Object was cstimated to be about
bwo and one half (22) feet in diameter. SCURCE stated that at one time it anpesred
to he about the size of a quarter held at arm's length and at another time stated.
1t appeared about the sige of a silver dollar held a arm's length. Object seemed
to throb and prlsate. There was no sound. Object w harnly jefined jae
alternately had and did not have a tail. A shiny alumi minelice pole appeared at

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Limes on top of the object. Cogect. was _sse8 tO move ab great speeds and also tS
mad ud 3 __ The ongect rave off-ne-smoke and Tid

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3. SCLURCS deseribed the glow from the object as projecting downward only.
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SCLURCS stated that the light definitely did not shine upward and comnared e sup-
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ession of the glow to that created by blackout paint.

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xe AC ar proximately 23/07252 MAR 57 SUtRCL telephoned the Officer of the Day,
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At about 23/08302 MAR 57 SOVESE observed two smaller red objec

Doptomed—the preen object and below the norizon formed oy the LOS

northegsteon the observation point. The red objects were aligned

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(509) yards away from the observation post and in front of 3
ich were about one and a half miles away. At this time !
aa the two (2) red objects seemed to jimp around. Upon senival of inter-
OXNARD AFB the red objects joined the green object an
2p and to the east.

Ce made these observations from the kitchen of her home
No optical instruments were used during the sizht:

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FROM «clorney) PePORT NO

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original 'green' licnt and subseqventley (sic) 2 red objects (lights) from 2 East
winctows until <* (sic) found ovr house and arrived at 1:30 4M. I talke
on the whonse nech of 7 hr.e interval to the 0. D. at the Base - describing all
the antics the green Licht performed and later the arrival of the 2 red "lights! The
neh rape at (sic) arrived, taiked on the phone - we all watched & looked until 3:30 AM,
Mar 22, 1957

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SUPPLENENTARY INVESTIGATIVE LFFORTS
SUPrLEVENT NVESTICATS VE ashe Wah iw)

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A ist at Leonard E. Ott, Officer of the Day-on the nicht o: ees ce aren 1957
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rere ‘’ ‘Ty A 5 3 apy ot ~ —, * Pa) } ~y _ 4.
at ONTARD AFB, CALIFORNIA, was contacted and a statement from him receive 382

inel #2,

2- The 569th Aircraft Control and Warning Sauadrén located on SANTA ROSA iSLAND,
mailing address PORT HYENEME, GALITORNIA, was contacted and the controller. on duty
on the Been Of 22, 23 MAR 57 furnished the following information. lst Lt Edward RP.
Martin, two (2) years “experience at the station, said that the station was operative

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during the ee € time of sighting. Cnly one paint was noted Unat night, at 021,52,
or five (5 evrs before the sighting was reported. The paint was noted only once,
held for ae (5) minutes, then dropped. No other paints were record
night althouch Lt Martin rere that this Ac & W norm
attention to overland activity being primarily in er-%
traffic. Vectored aircref Pt had reported no nontast wit une object

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3. A check with Sase Operations, OXNARD AFB, disclosed the following: Two (2)
P09 type aircraft, CXOJARD based, were returning from a flight in the iOS 3 ANCELES,
JALESOBNIA, area at about 23/09302 MAR ae when informed by the controller of the
569th AC & W Squadron of the objects in CAMARILiO area. Aircraft were then
<autinaa to. the area of the sichting, rn plies from one thousand (1000) feet on ur
was conducted. Aircraft reported neither a visual nor a radar sighting. Aircraft

returned to base and no further action: was takene a

XIARD AFB revealed the

h, & check with Detachment 9, lth Weather Squadron 22
following: |

Winds: Surface variable 5 kts
6000 £ O50 decrees 10- kts o!,
10600 ft 315 .degrees 50 kts Orn
16000 f% 335 degrees 50 kis
20000 ft 325 degrees 55 kts
30000 f% 315 degrees 70 kts
50000 ft 275 degrees 60 kts
60000 ft Unk Unk

Temperature at 23/09002 “AR S7 at the weather station was 13 tegrees. Moonrise was
at 23/0918 MAR 57. There was no cloud cover and visibility was'inlin ited.

There was a shallow surface base temperature inversion extending to one thousand
(1000) feet. .

5 pte se ment 2, l77lst Ground Observer COrpss Pasadena Filter Center at
PASADENA, 5 i SORUTA, was contacted and the following information recsived: The

ne a re ha aS © oe | v= »seu-
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filter center neeet oun 2 telephone call fron an Air-man Delaney, in Ajrrolicemen on
7 at the main gat be. at OXNARD AFR, repo riing the peed: in the CAMARILLO area.
er Ata /

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: San velansy ¢ qyigs $88.94 th eo SR and was simply * zing the call at the maguest
a ~bhe irra s> va = the > Day FL. ot ina -” een mas ce 4 A feraory me > ~ 3s ;
nf fi ~ le! ti ae abe ee SS ae OF iile a mee VOUS enver re eiver Lit nusvak S28 7 ines
Remy uel Pease» SO Te a37 > ‘ a ee ~ in st" sess ee ear eaawSs oe te ree ere teats =
revorts iIrcm the Gn; ARILIO area on the night of the sighting,
~ TM. - » om os - 3 ATT Ty ore Vern 47 2! as %
O. the observatcries at MT WILSON and MT PALG@’AR, CALISGRNIA, ware contacted
and a rapert ef no unusual activity received.
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CALIFCRIIA, save the following information: At approximately 23/08102 MAR 57 |
received a report from CXNARD A!lB on the unusual sieghting. Traffic Officer heed
along with Traffic Officer Danilo Chalaif proceed) oa to the GMARILLO area but missed
ef be Dri T) : oF Cf ri ’

arha rive,
Reed and Shalit
the immediate area of the obse
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fratfic OUfriceérs Reed and Chalif left the area at approximately 23/1 000Z “AR 5/7.

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| 8. Traffic Officer Robert 3. Winter ani Traffic Cfficer 3
the California Highway Patrol, VENTURA, CALIFCHIUI

gate. the sighting and also foun? the barn with the red lights on i Tiv
t the LAWICN Ranch at about 23/06202 MAR 57. They then proceeded to Barbara Drive
arriving at 23/0915Z “AR S7. Traffic Officers Winter 73 n als artic :
in the unsuccessful a4 ttemct to vector the F-€9 imtercenptors to the area by spot
‘lights. . They reported seeim: nothang unusual. There was no unusual sound or move-
ment. The night. was extremely clear and cool. Traffic Officers Winter anc willson
were positive that there were only stars present am a a little later the moon. They
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left the area at aprroximately 23/1000Z MAR 57.

9. Sgt Earl Watson of the California Hizhway Patrol, VENTURA, CALIFORNI
was not available for interview but his superior, Captain Howard Marsh, of the
Galifornia Highway Patrel, VRITURA, CALIFCRNIA, ha
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10. Deputy Sheriff Nickol Rouce of the Ventura County Sheriff's Office was
contacted and he submitted the following informatdon: At 23/07572 MAR 57 he arrived

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nothing unusual. iden she ebjects reported by the SOIRSE as nothing but
stars rising in the eastern sky at their normal rate. He described the weather as
. extremely clear, chilly, cloudless ois! the moonrise at about 23/99302 “AR 57.
ere was a glow in the ern s the North American Rockst4 t st

a ee Edci 1316, but D Sohn Rouce said that i€ was not bright enough
Sh EA aedt plates natate ob 3

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AEPORT ON UNIDENTIFIED FLYING O2Ji0TS
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I received a report from Full 2% a ie at approximately
2320 hours 23 March 1957 that she had sighte? an unidentified object in the sky due
Yortheast of her home on Sarbara Drive in Camarillo.
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I had no reason to question her veracity; rowever, I did joke with ner for
few minutes as to what she had been drinking. She became most indignant, stating
that a large green irridescent. object approximately the size of a plastic cabin on
a helicopter. was orbiting and yoyoing Northeast of her home. She further stated that
it seamed to be hovering over the Nor Am ya
{ I explained to her how temperature inversions can cause reflections ant weird
optical effects, ani the conversation was terminated. Five minutes later, ai ap-
proximately 2330 hours, I. received another call from Mrs QM. (Ghis time she
stated that two red lights had joined the green lignt and were zooming past it
rorizontally at tremendoue velocities.
I then called ART and asked if they were painting anything in that particular
| area. Lt Martin (Director at ART) reported affirmatively that they had a stationary
| object in approximately the area designated by Mrs Beaudoin. He stated that it was
[ , not a nornal stationary object.
I then called tracert asked if she still saw the object. She stated
| that the'green object was novering nigh (she estimated lS decbees off the horizontal
i due Northeast). At this gee she became very frightened, stating that the two red
| objects were on the deck and approaching very slavly. She asked that I call the local
| authorities and obtain help. ~~. t's bike ey, bays 6 brie ek f FPS
i oe a a Pincy Peete

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I was unacle to act the Highway patrol due to some operator in the Oxard
exchange, so contactec 3 Ven tura County Sheriff's cffice instead. ahey k nad a car
in the area, and contacted it by radio. Tne Deputy in the car reported that he had

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In the meantimey the Sheriff's cffice contactei the Highway Patrol, who dis-
natened a vehicle to the area. I arranged a conference call between RE.
cna Sheriff, the Highway Patrol, and myself. All police mnits reported the sighting
nd converged on Mr esidence. The Highway Fatrol ren@ted a red object
r light was sith 3 on the Lawton Ranch and requested two more cars to
help him investigate. This turned out to oe a barn with red clearance lights on
Lone roof. ;

The eriff's department, meantinre had a car at “rs a... Jeputy Sh riffs
| Segura and Rausch (sie) confirmec -: a. eport in every detail. The objects
ae y then multiplied to one green anid five red objects. All were in motion in an
r (sis) rizon of about 20 degrees, an nstantly changing altitude. The |
shjects were extremely lov, an? the ereen object extremely hish. AK? called and

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stated that they h.d a scramble underway and would ask the aircraft to check the area
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over the radio at the alert
Althewgh on several occassions (sic) the ground observors (sic) reported the .
aircraft close to the objects, no contact was made by the air crews. It ‘leveloped
at one time, though, that the objects accelerated vertically at tremendous velocities
when the aircraft aprroached them. The entire operation was broken off at approxi-
mately 0300 PST with no sightings fron the air. Mrs™q§gg_then called ART and gave
a description of the ixcident and objects so a formal report might be made.

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stars and probable optical phenomena for the fol

Lowl reasons:

a. The presense of a temperature inversion during the time-of sighting
could possibly have reflected the red lirhts of the rn over the LOS VAsOS hills
to the point of observation during the earlier portion of the sighting, which could
explain the location of che object % izo: probat th
stars were confused fo n i ht

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was carrying a stat TiILO area at the time cf the sighting,
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nor the crewmembers of
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| &. The presense of three (3) bright stars in the northeastern sky at whe

| ‘ime of the si; zhting was confirmed by an astronomer.

f.. The ontredict iin of the number of objects originally reported by the

| SOURCE to the Officer of the Day at OXYARD APS and the number reported to the
investigator during the interview lends credence to the fact that the SOURCE was

probably upset and confused during tne sighting.
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COMMENTS OF THE APPROVING OFFICS2:

Concur with Reportine Officer thet this sighting was caused oy stars. It is
felt that the radar paint, in no waz, is connected to the visual sighting. There-

"ore, the evaluatiormef the Approving Officer is “Was Astronomical."

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Ll. Reference is made to telephone discussions 20 May 1957, between your office
and Capt Gregory, this Center regarding the status of subject case. A summery
report of this Center's findings wae given you verablly during these discussions.

2. This case, which hag been given some attention oy the press, is threatening
“2 give the Air Force some adverse publicity through the indirect efforts of the
National Adwisory Committee om Aerial Phenomena. Attached are two letters from this
committee addressed to the Cossmander of Oxmerd APB and the 4602d AISS, Headquarters
ADS respectively, demanding all information and reports resulting from om investi-
| gations and radar seerch. The allegations are not supported by the facts.

3. In compliance vith your instructions for providing Headquarters USAF with
sll case material, in anticipation of any queries from either the press or ig age
levels, attached are copies of pertinent data on the incident. Hot included is the
de shore report of the investigation, which was submitted to Headquarters USAF

der AF 112, IR-1C-UPOR-1-57, dated § Aprii i957. investigations also involved
pion police, atate hichwey patrols, sheriff's office, rader wits and intercept
notion by both USAF and Navy aircraft. As such, the investigations may be considered
-norougn.e

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ARHQ 0-86, 22 May 57, AFOIN-X1, Subj: Report on Oxnard UFro Case ~ 22 March 1957

4h, Also attached is a suggested reply to the director of the committee

neads no intrcduction. His known ability for placing the Air Force in
an unfavorable licht is weil known.

5, The report of the Air Force's investigation (IR reference above) which
eas demands is unclassified, and supports cur conclusions submitted to
our orifice, However, the decision whether it should be released to this
ommittee must come from Headquarters USAF, Accordingly, it is the ovinion of
this Center that any replies or statements regarding this case should de over the
signature of higher leveis, preferably the Office of Information Services.

6. In conelusion, it is the opinion of this Center that this case was
imoroperly handled at its inception, and the unfortunate train of eventa which
Yollowed to give it this unwerranted attention, could have been avoided. The
officer initially receiving the report should have contacted the nearby AiSS
unit, which was responsible for UFO investigations, instead of the local police
ond other civil authorities.

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wrendence will be downgraded to.4:tc% “Min
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2. TY Mag IC-4O354 (T57-12799)

3. OP Mag 69-0PS

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S. Ltr fr 46024 AIsS w/2 Incls

7. GSuagested reply to ltrs

mentioned above, which may be used in whole or in part. The dizectoxr, Mr UR

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Detailed line-of-sight plots from the source's observing
point were made. Between the source's observing point and
the object, was a shiny pole with ‘three cross-bars. The
objects were viewed through these cross-bars on it. ‘The
results of interplay of light on the insulators is obvious.

Directly in the line-of-sight, as pointed out by source, and
beyond the lights on the barn, was a very bright estar,
Arcturus, in the sky. This was corroborated by a pro-
fessional astronomer in a local educational institute.

The sighting was observed through a window. Azain, the
aopearance of the red lizhts on the bSarn, with a oright-green
evpearing star in the background, observed through a maze of
vires and insulators require no further comment.

It is interesting to note that the objects reported were
ooserved for over two hours, with apparently very little

movement. Yet, no report of any unusual phenomena was
received by other than the source reporting.

This report is typieal of the many received by the Air Force, which
upon investigation resvtits in the UFO observed being identified ag con-
ventional objects om known phenomena. We, of course, camiot publicly
comment on an important factor in any investigation, the souw'ce, their
reliability, taiefs, emotional state, personality or character.

On the basis of the above, any attempt to attribute sinister overtones cor

laply menaces from the sky in connection with this incident is, in our

opinion, totally unwarranted and not supported by the facts. This case does
serve to indicate the thoroughness with which any UFO sighting is investigated,

if promptly reported, a fact not often known to the general public.

Your interest in this matter is appreciated.

Sincerely,

S".fei, otc) wled wees a stn

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RINGS — 11:50 pm to mid-

“Ol italy after NICAP‘s receict
(IGT Tepert, 2 letter signed by
rectcet wos sent to Celane!

“tr report cod the report by the

Jo May 4, NICAP recaiyeg

» Ghaver from the onjutant of the}
in 5 Ghter Group at Oxnard, which

‘alec that “the UFO’s in questios’ ‘

“13 .nvestiqated by the 4602 Air Eney
gence Serviow.. Squadran. this!

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which has. headguazters. ot
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‘vestgative teams gt ail Air Defense
ces, The team which investigated
od Oxictd sightings come fran vaca
', California),
~) CAP letter to the 45024, at Ent
“1, Sought an official answer

vos D “jor Jona D. Taylor, Jr.,

‘023 Desies Raleose

creat Air Force policy,” Moja
aylor stated, “a9 thot the issucnce

sock information as you request
m ve made only by Headkyuarters,
utet Stoles Als Force.  Thereiore,
¢ ‘etter to the Commandes, 4] 4th)
2r \foup was finxewarded, through

~e's, ‘o Headquarters, USAF.
‘tar of 8 May (357 ic arrect'!

es’ to the 46020 tor the reports};
230 be forwarded to Head
(efs, SAF .¢!

an

iy eight covs tor word
vragom, NICAP talecraphed
‘west to Mo}. Gea. Joa W
‘or of Legislative Ligtsen,
r several yeors poz been

phage cing cooies of the Oxrarq inswer 'o its two letters or the tele-|

twp Goscrefary’s officic! sccresman on

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whtly SUC jeC yey 2.ecTSIm urn
lelaileu feiuest sacwn ewnere i
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'n 2 letter to 4Pcresantinve Les
Weicai? ' Monta: — mvt Ko

to ie | tag inet jt C iS is
cot withoeld from the press, and *hat}

JYormat.on wos suppiled °
fm any sighting which had «
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seen covered by press-wire stories, ia

qJundreas of newspcpers, ‘his obv -|
susly come under Genera] Kelly’s }

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salicy deciarction to Concressinn

Metcali. To conform to this Ah Force
| policy , the MICAP request was mc e |
sy the Directce, who is aiso Editor of
tne UF.O, INVESTIGATOR.

To date, NICAP hes received no

mum to General Keliy (A public
rttack on NICAP was made by an un-}
aaumed Air Fosce spokesmen, three]
days after the wire to General Kelly,
hut this mey have been only a -coin-
cidence. NICAP dde& nok bolisve thot
Genet! Kelly was involved in the
atiock, which is demecrthed in full, inj
another part of the moymine),.

Because of the obwicag: jaeortance
of ths Merch 23 cightines, and thee an
ley in recetving tte 46024 Intelligen=
Squadron’s investigatianrepert, NI
believes that Its. members should

who apparenuy bave. been silenced.

For details af the Pasadena and
Gabriel Valley.ceports, NICAP is:
debted to Russ Leadabrand, cal
of the Posadeng imal pencent, who
senally inventigated the incidents,
also ta Lee Pitt, aviation writer of tr
Los Angeles Mirrer-News. Mr. Pit
obtained additional information from
Ground Observer Corps identification
expert, Les Wagner, who has served
36 @ volusteer with the Posadens Aiz'
[iter Center for six veors,

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The first sighting on the night of
Merch 23, cr at fexst the fhet one
listed, came from K. E. Jefferson, a
Pasatend resident, Al 9:55, Mr. Jef-
leracn mw a brilliont, flashing cbiect.

UU GALCER som Pare ¢

cena over Downey faont 5 nila
Onihedst of Los Angeies): Baeceven
wt tine ai midsight, eiriler UFO.
Crvit were tase be tert Califa!
os Angeies, Fosardens, aad;
it the san Gabtieb Vailew. |
io@ ewiterhoords in te ated |
rere lmcoed with tamdreds of calls, |
ncicoting thet probably several thes-
ivd peonie wserw at ljagist one UFO,
‘haps THe . During tho jutter part
. 0S period, Both officiel ard civil
20 se@ports -payred sr Fenanirs
Luz Filter Center. .
According te a pinaeccgk given to
uss Leadabrond ky the Filter Centar
.0., Sept: Josepir Bry sete’ Hirer nits

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Rear Admiral Herbert B
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of four. control-tower operators in the
tracked the four saucers «at |
Since thin case is directly linked with the strange
nidnight March 23, the opera*crs
NON cnaniaeizin that no vialation
RVIS message [a report automet!-
Joint, Chota ot Prodi ins usta).
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Yee mebost cited was signed Dy¥ one
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2 Califacma airport.

sighting at Oameara Air Force

not be identified. However,
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wi tying saucers, clocked, ovem
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coraing ‘to 9 signed report now bE
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1 Oxnard Air Force Pase -—— at!

> are hour that night.

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‘ower operator's signed report win
tne following ic count this cader gxpert
vil] be called Orerator 1).

The time wars 2350 (21:50 p.m.).
With several other CAA men, Operator
}] was on cutv in the Municioal Aisport
4 i (owe ——, Cali if ormc.

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L was watching the rida: scope,”

nis ort states, “‘wnen [| noticed a
target (blic of a moving object) abcut
,

ules northwest and moving north
west. At first Ll thought.it was a jet,
~en noticed ; was moving much
taster than anything | had ever seen
on the scope. Sbout 40 miles north
west tt Came to an abrupt stop amd: re~
versed course, all within @ apne afl
tbaut three seconds.

‘tt then traveled beck alanc: its
course fa about 20 miles; reversed’

coume again and disappeared olf the
acope at SD miles (Our apes reaches’
out only SO miles).

Aporoximately five misa:tes. later,’
Operater 1 reports, two more unknown
cojects appeared, also traveling at
tremendous speed. This time; he
quickly called om the other control-
tower operators to helm Aim track the
UFO's.

30 Miles, 30 Seconds: 3400 MPH.

‘These two disappeared cH the
ecope in the same direction as. tne
tirst,’’ Operator | states. ' We
time to clock their speed — 3 miles
rn seconds. This figures cut to

sa
‘ , 4 ‘
, minute ot so iater, a fourth
woel wtpreured in the seme crea,"

cadar repert ceniinues. ‘It went
he sconoe at 3600 miles per hour.
tdar joes not cive the height of

satt; oweve#l, .2y hed to be at
ef x Oe, oecause otk
"5 mo ximum height range. bs about
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-  homeet,

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iatot the Oxnard Air Fores

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Tt. Col Green,’

I received a call from Capt. Gregory UFO project Officer at ATIC on May 20,
re report of a UFO sighting at Oxnard Calif on 23 March at 11 P.M Capt. G
nhoned this report in because it has stirred up considerable interest,

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Brie fly here are the details:

1. Awife of an Air Force Officer a Mrs. QqgggggiMesighted an UFO near
Oxnard Calif and clled the duty officer at Cxnard AFR,

The duty officer called the Air Police, Highway Patrol and local Sherriff
all of whom converged on Mrs ggg home which naturally attracted
the newspapers and curoisty seekers,

3, A preliminary investigation by the ATSS of Norton AFB discovered these facts:

a. Mrs QR cusband was on MY and she was alomwith a sick child,

“Gd in an isolated area and in one of the neaviest
areas in the U.S.

Cc. Upon investigation it was found that by looking in the direction that
%- ry

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were seen tocconform with the description given by Mrs.

They were a hugaebarn with two red lights, a small telegraph pols with
cross bars, a very bright star (arsturus), in addition, several aircraft

wer

passed the area with standard red and green lights, It was determined
that perhaps Mrs. Q§MMbbeing in an emotional state thought she
had observed an UFO.

is Capt. Gregory pointed out that the duty officer at Oxmard AFB did not
follow the correct procedures for handling this UFO sighting, if ne had
% would have been cleared up with out any publicity, The fact that he

contacted the Air Police, Highway Patrol and Sherriff in stead of th

AISS unit at Neeson APB was against reculations This is being investigated

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and a revort will be made later as well as a further report on this sighting.

It also might be noted that Keyhoe has written several letters to ATIC about this,

as supposed to have been visable a combination of objects

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FROM:

COMMENTS (Use reverse, if necessary)

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Lak;Capt G.T.Gre gors}wn/ 69214

*

1. Attached for your information and whatever action deemed necessary, is a
pve-release of the first report by th che mal Investigation Committee on Aerial.

Phenomena (wIcaP), the cutstanding critic and detractor of the Air Force regarding
BPOs. » Ber erence is made to a recent eriett ns siven to the Office of the Assistant
Secretary of Defense, in which the. serious nature of NiCr as a apie. or ganized
ans irument of rabble ‘rousing and agitation, was presented in some detail.

2. Attention is invited to first page of the report. The charges leveled
against ths Air Force regarding the Oxnard incident are de.iverate.y faise. The
results oi the Air Force's investigations and findings were given _—  £ as
result of his persistent queries to General Kelly and the Commander, of Oxnard Ars,
and the 1CO6th AISS. See attached copies.

3. With respect to a radar report ailegediy given vy a CAA control tower oper-
atcr, to NICAP,is refuted by the radar unit at Oxnard. However, if true, the serions-
ness 2f the matter ig obvious: the propriety of a member of a government agency

scarily submitting radar reports to an unoPficial 15¢ rezanization. ISsSLoly,

nis: ‘should reported the proper authorities.

FORM ae
AF HO . , O-85 previous corrions of THIS FORM MAY BE USED. ea Gana bd

2 PRS Se
This case was somehow brought to the attention of numerous UFO aiube

who beseiged the Air Force demanding explanations. Kseyhoe sent a o-page tele-

gram to aTIC,
Briefly, @ woman living in a rather isolated area outside of Oxnard

' gbserved what she termed as ‘menacing red and green lights* near her home.
eeetens with fear ane contacted the Duty Officer at the Oxnard AFB, The

Duty ofticer: contacted. ‘gag local fighter squadron. “Tyo ¥-898 poarehed the area.

ave rth aircraft mode © poarcy. Nothing ves found. ‘Rocher! shis, perio’, the” a: a4

Sar

P fe ne *

local police, state highway: petrol ‘and the sheriff's 'ettiee vas eontacted. rt “3
units converged on the ares. A detailed intelligence report made as result of i
the investigations disclosed that the source wee « highly exeiteble, emotional
person, a believer in saucers, and apparently left alone for the first time by
her husband, em Air Forse Captain, she became frightened at the lights.

An analysis disclosed that the objects were red warning lights installed
on a barn nearby, which, when observed through shiny glass insulators, of a
telephone pole (in her line-of-sight) from her kitchen window did give the un-
usual appearance deacribed. The pley of automobile headlights on the insulators

was emphasized in a telephone report to ATIC, Misiientification of conventional

objects. | |

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(Sugmested Revly to Correspondence from National

Investigations Comittee on Aerial Phenomena ea
@etes 25 April and 10 May 1957)

Natlonal Investigations Committee on serial Phenomena
1536 Connecticut, N.W.
Washington 6, D.C.

Dear ‘= . je

Your letters of 25 April 1957 addressed to the Commander of Oxnard
Air Yorce Base, and 3 May 1957 to the 4602da AISS, Air Defense Command, re-
garding a UFO recently reported near Omard, California 429 been referred
to this Headquarters. ,

It is the policy of the Air Force to answer ail ietters on the
subject, regardless of the intent, motives or objectives of the writer.
We shall sttempt to answer your questions and answers categorically,
Seginning with your letter of 25 April:

@. Eader units were operative during the entire pericd of the
sighting. Any indications cf wousual or unknown objects would have been

imeediately reported. Rader reports for the period in question indicated
+o UWtisusl unknown phenomena.

Bb. Notwithstanding this, intercept ection was ordered in the araa
in question. The tre Aig Pores snd two Navy eirerest found nothing, by

vader ox visuelly.
c. There are no classified reports regarding the vilot’s findings.

With respect to your letter of & May 1957 please be advised of the
- Pollowing:

a. We are certain that, with your journaliatic and military experience
and background, you are aware that the names of sources, witnesses and nrin¢ipals
cannot be disclosed, nor can their statements be revealed without their

permission.

>. Investigations were made not only by the Air Force, but by local
police, highway patrol, and sheriff's units. These independently converged
on the erea reported, and also investigated the source's immediate grounds.

c. Nothing unusual or sinister was found by these wits. The following
were disclosed, however:

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(1) A barn was located in a field under the area of the reported

Ur0Os. Red lights were found installed on each corner oF ‘the
roof.

Detailed line-of-sight plots from the source's observing
point were made. Eetween the source's observing point and
the object, was a shiny pole with three cross-bars. ‘The
objects were viewed through these cross-bars on it. The
resulta of interplay of light on the insulators is obvious.

Directly in the line-of-sight, as pointed out by source, and
Deyond the lights on the barn, was a very bright star,
Arcturus, in the sky. This was corroborated vy a professivaal
estronomer in a local educational institute,

The sighting was cbserved through a window, Again, the
appearance of the rel lights on the barg with a oright-green
appearing star in the background, observed through a maze of

wires and insulators require no further comment.

It is interesting to note that the objects reported were
observed for over two hours, with apparently very little

movement. Yet, no report of any unusual phenomena vas
received by other than the source reporting.

This report is typical of the many received by the Air Force, which
_ upen investigation resulte in the UFO observed being MPidentified as con-
‘ ventional objects: or known phenomena, We, of course, cannot publicly”
comment on az important factor in any investigation, the sources theiz
reliability, beliefs, emctional state, personelity cr characta:

On the basis of the above, any attempt to attribute sinister overtonea or
imply menaces from the sky in connection with this incident iz, in ow
opinion, totally unwarranted and not supported by the facts. This case does

serve to indicate the thoroughness with which any UFO zighting is investigated,
if promptly reported, a fact not often known to the general public.

Your interest in this matter is appreciated,

Sincerely,

<a eee ae

ae ere.

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FACTS ABOUT FLYING SAUCERS (UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS) '

— Pyhiisked by the Natienei lavestigaticas Committee an Aerial Phonamena <-

Washington 6, D.C.

FOUR SAUCERS OVER CALIFORNIA AT SPEEDS UP
TO 3500 M. P. H., REVEALED IN RADAR REPORT

CERTIFIED BY NICAP BOARD MEMBERS

Oxnard AFB Tells NICAP Intelligence Investigated UFO's; j

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AF Silent On Findings --———~ , és
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CERTIFICATION BY MEMBERS OF ERE NICAP BOARD OF GOVERNORS

‘*! certify | bave cesmale stgund reports: dated. April 22 and Mey. 18, 1957,
ripe yews 32 ataastegee$ of fom DRL oy appeal shar ato ged baendl eet
*. Soam."*

. Semen ‘Reverend Albert. Baller, Robbins Mensorial Church, Greenfield,

ote! Maesachusetts.

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ee Fogle: fdinardiss: foe: atc v EINES Der, | Poedtirmes pet
4 Cae. Robert * Pras ee Reserve, Ovrertia, Cone
S, erat recent emands tener th £2 $ f Pes ht. LES PRIS AR’ Se hoot, Mater:
. Na Rear, ng/g” !
ee Raver va Leow: Le V ety. Bigs f jerunatem Christm, Chrercky.

a * Physics, Dajimce University, Dejiaace, Oia,
et ast Ai - Rowe Adwivat Herbert B. Rees Te States Navy, Revived, >
etiatig sag teatime, r GARISAS a Gta Beek -caly,

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by Civil Aerenautics control. toyer—
ooeratcrs on the night of Marck 23, .

: a \ Pittebur 26, Pesrsylvaniay
| tee oS (Picfeszon ‘Charies A. Mase Head of the ss Soe of

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The report stud wes re by one of four contraltower opecator in the
Civil Aeronautics Administration, all of whom tracked the four ecucets ot c
huge California cimert. Since this case fg directly Linked with Ta strenge
LEQ) sighting at. Oxnard Ait Force Base, near midnight March 23, the operators
wtil not be identified, . However, NICAP. emphasizes that no violation of
' security tx involved, since there was no CIRVIS message {a report paatcemite
a cally classified under JANAP: 146, Joint Chiets 4 Staff instructions)...

‘Four flying saucers, clocked: over.
“Cattionia at 2600. mph, were tracked -

"_wecenrding to a signed report now in
» NICAP’s possession. The tader we

part costs new light on visual sight-

ings at Oxnard Air Force Bose — ct ~ ;

the same hour that night.

At the time, the C,O. at Oxnard,

“Cot, E. F. Carey, Jr., stated that no

UFO’s hod been picked up by his
base rocar. He also said that a jet
Comtinued on Page 3

; ,

ares ‘ : 3

Pesel of Special Advisers
Alee Anseenced +

Impcriont aiditions to the NICAP
Board of Governars ant its Ponei a
Special Advisers have fust beea mods
public, including several World Wer I
officers, aviatton aithcritios, on ¢lec-

tronics engineer, three cirline pilcta,
Continund ow Page 2

Force anald sean treo

July, 1957

3 Poin? Plan
Offered Air Force

ln an unprecedented siep the Na-
tional Investigations Committee bas
just offered Air Force Secretary james
H. Douglas am eight-point plan of
cooperation to emd the controversy
over {lying saucers.

NICAP made it clrar that this would
wot be @ secret arrangement witb tbe
Ate Fores, bat a plan das ignad to as-
sist Ia public wetersiandiang of tbe
UPO problem Acceptance by the Ai
ridive the Com-
mites with wali UPO sighting re poris
samy bile fod? a2 *telved’® for eve!i-
Kian cy the Boor’ avd the ji pecial
Apher, ICAP’ o- came!

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end ore fle 2 ante Fem server wise

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Oj : Cogerarecre:
Akiiaaanty Ores gros

wan Pion. af Spar Pet
‘agp otermede
$6 staten, amd by v vias of ows facta!

sit on
:

o gmatnation policy, the Commitieer bes
pes the reepact end aupport of mary

seviows and repviadle Americeus,”'
NiICAP Diecicer Kayboa wrote the
secretary.

Continued om Page 5

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ARDY SESCINDS CINSORSP ORDER

AFTER NCAP PROTEST

An official earancship order which
placed @ tight on UFO reperts at
Fort Marcseuth, Mow Jerwy, wos ress incded

_ Om SAzy [9 after pretesio by Ha Nations!

hevestiguisonsa Casmalitee on Acrial Phe~

Tort Monmouth Heodguarion ex: lolnod
tov the weeraty provicion hud baer lacivded
by migtabs Ia directors fron
highs awthority., §€ ecknowledged thet
tate bag  y hand coud the camsoth!o
coctine te bo Wempped from ths revised
adits. :

Stora by Col. Chales L. Olin, Crlof
of Sinfl, tho arlgient Ft. Moomawth ariar
cosrieal the following psovislan:

Contimerd on Pare 6

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FOUR SAUCERS from Page 3
ese aightings. Included wes a state-
ment by Mrs. Robert Beaudoin, wile

of cn AF captein stationed at the
base. Just after midnight, Mes. Beau-

doin hed telephoned the base to report

what she described as a ‘’brilliant,
f.asning med abject’’ tn the sky over
Sante Resa Valley.

Re-cnecking the CAA radar obser

S7

the Secretary’s oificial spokesmen on
UFO subjects (Copy of telegram and
detriled request shown elsewhere in
this issue),

In.a letter io Representative Lee
Metcalf, of Montana, General Kally
bed insisted that UFO reports were
not withheld from the. preas, and that
information was supplied to the press

' og any sighting which had drawn na-

vations, Operater 1 found that the
| UF O seen by Mrs. Beaudoin and other
_ witnesses wos one cf the fou they:
hed tracked. :

tional attention,
’ Since the Oamard AFB sighting hed
_ been covered by presa-wire stcries, in
' bumireds of newspapers, this obdvi-
This “sighting,” he: concludes," : ously came’ under General Kelly's
“wos at exactly the scus.time es cure policy deciaritticn . to Congressman
radar sightingss— 11:50 pa to: mide" Metcalf: Te conform to this A Force
night.’’ iis -» policy, the NICAP request wos made
irmedistely after NICAP’s- receipt ~ + by the Directar, who is also Editor. of
of this radar. report, a letter signed by’ - the UF.O, INVESTIGATOR.
the Oirectom, was sent” ta. Colonel < Te date, NICAP: has received no
Carey, requesting: copies of the Oxnard.” ‘anseeat ‘to its two letters cr the tele-
(A public
On Ont May 4, NICAP received. Sattock on NICAP_ wos made by an un- -
oe fetes the adjutant of thes “nemad. Aix Force: spoleman, : threw.
413 hoe h jhe Oi: cA) at Osmond, setickge: dergsa~ccftre. the Wt! zene CAR anak. Kashy:.
* stoped: “thas! "tbe UEC, de, cpuaation? ©: bt ‘thi way evo dheute only a-cuim-
| Leer inventigatet. ty’. thar dood A ti iad olden, MITAM dade pot balieve that —
| _ “tettizency >: Beevice * Saucdsod (uae [PSone Keaity wd Cowsived im thas.”
oar = ongelvehich,: hes heogkguct teen aie teenth miicis tavGeacyibed io fille ies
co: Ais Bateneay- Coainend! Bat A et tien? spha Ma TRESS}
Poca: Games: olarcnic’ PROG RUIN, Peres of tine ‘coavsoudi higaeaics Ste
~ nvestigative. teams at all Ady Defense 2 oY tut Mucoh 23 slohtews, ad thee daw
doses. The.team which Lavestigaied.” toy ie receiving the 4502d Intelligence”
“the Card sightings came frm Nexto Squire ‘g tvwotiqaiton report, NICAP:
AFB, California),: SES beltever that tts should be
~& NICAP letter to the 4602d, oF Eat Se acquainted With cll tho facts, inclad-
Field, . brought an. official © CaS WOT ing the oumen of soveral witnesses
Signed. Dy" Major. Jobn dD. Ae ben Ae. =. who apparantly have been silencad. .
Adjutent. ahh) oh ee Poe details af the Pasodend- aad San |
4 Pi ee aN reer S Se Gabris} Valley reports, NICAP ts ine =
4602¢ Denies Release =~“ debted to Rus Leurictrand, coluamist
scent I Force polity” snr "of te Pant leone who
He uBR (  Goaally lavestgated the Incidents, cad
Peo information. as. request. ono to Lae Pitt, aviation writer of tim.
“ean be madeonly pes aman Los Angeles Méirror-News.. Mc. Pitt
United States Air Forces" Therefore, obtained tdditional information frow o—
your letter ta’ the Commander, 414th» Ground Obeerver Corps identification
Fighter Group was forwarded, through expert, Les Wogner, who hos served |
channeis,.- to Heocquarters, USAF. 08 a volumteer.rith the Posadent Aly
Your letter of 8 Moy 1957 (a direct © | Piter Contes for atx yearas $= Se
request to the 4602d for the repcrts) 2s GEESE EY PMMA ATS BS 2)

| ed AFB rain simeet cad theesabe By: teat gi to General Kelly
re . te Pilots.)

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will ciso be forwarded’ to Head rae gar Sata a 64
quarters, USAF. Toe--first. sighting onthe might of
Arter waiting eight days for word ‘March 23, or at lozst the fimt one
- trom the Pentagon, NICAP teleqopned Usted) come fran K. E> Jofiersca, a |
@ new request to Maj. Gen. Joe W. Pasadena resident. At 9:55, be. Jef
Kelly, Carector oi Legisictive Licison, , feracn sow a brilliont, Mashing object

=. whe for several years has been Continned oe Page 29 |

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SUL, 1987 7 | PAGE 2?
FOUR SAUCERS from Page 4 tL, positively Gescribed the UFO os « Pulleana Ruled Out
roving over Downey (about 5 miles  [of9@, silent object, fleshing a tril- When the UFO was first sighted by
cuthecet of Les Angeles), Between lant red light and maneuvering in the = T/Sgt. Dewey Crow ond Les Wocner,
that tow and midnight, similer UFO S*Y over Santa Rosa Valley. in Pasadena, its slow movement
ett: @ mice by wnuny Califemi-. F-29 Feils to Cosine? UFO caused Wagner to check cn the oossi-
ins an’Les Angeles, Pesadena, and Tn reid anoreasion cther telenhone bility of a ballcon with a new type of
throughout the San Gabriel Valley. calls — seme from cirmen attached to ight (the combined visuaj ond mde:

‘ chice switchboards in the crea the base — confirmed Mrs. Beaudoin’s "ports, covering tremendous speeds
were (looded with hundreds of colls, report. Since the base alreudy had an and maneuvers, now eppecr to rule out
micdting that probacly several thou  F.89 jet in the air; the tower radiceed ‘Ty such answer corpletely).
sind pean saw at least one UFO, the pilot to intercept the UFO, ii pos- Following a Weother Bureau sugges-

, Perhacs more. During the latter part sible (The F-99 carries, besides the tion, Wegner checked with the Atomic

OL. tis period, both official and civil -. pilot, -@ operator specially ‘Enetgy Commission’s test site in
an reports poured into the Pasadena . A lame for type of interceptian), Nevada. The AEC stated the Icst
Au Sriter Center. ' According to the later repost given balloon Iquaching at the site hed been

According, to. a statement given to: ~_ to the press. by Col. E. F: Carey, Jr, ™ March 21, and the balloon had been
= lees Coadahasind: by’ tack iiten Okabects < bose commandes; the F-89 crow was accounted fer. In addition, a spokes-
v.,, Capt. Joseph Fry, the first affl- © uncble to make any contact, visual o¢ 4'™=n pointed out, their balloons do not

~ 7) report camevin ot 1:10 p.m.,.at=- radar, This. attempted contact was  C@ Ty lights af ony kind,
wiich tme~ Captain: Fry notified Air “timed ot between midnight and 12:30, _ A second check, with Edwards Air
. Detense radary: ‘But at approximately the some time Force Base, ruled cut the weather
> Between 2310 (11:10 Sa) and: - (12:27 a.m.) several eve witnessus-on Dalloon answer. No westher ba!loons

nme id

£350, said Capt. Pry, ‘Smee had: ‘moony © the ctound reverted sighting & astronge Catty med. Ughts,. Wagner was ee

“ ettted-the UPC was cramepnre. ‘ote £0 thes Cb ned be 2e roemerves preceding 4& hours hast beon tracked

was bright. Wiiite iioht; Sarre ct the se of Mie elingated were Venta t©. cbewk. 100,000 feet, whew they
oy i be clapped: +E the a eee ty. ty Bioeth fern. tha Corre «| Cubamntically were destroyed,

3 Od reports? a tse Light Laaheet | tant, pitlo”. yubseation —- Dick M:ttemy, Finally, the: CAA aise: dented any
“the: ob jectt =. ( mp 2S ET abA penile, ested Se “opahene. Comactign whit red-lighted. Galles
iv) Bust rants VCE atts lie Ware ol Aaja tein bat ei. oa Loe thy tha | Sppetions

y kites Canter 3 Sc LUV Sy GR i (OG: fia SNL y etn Bs a grits rea wd. Seber ew Sheahh oo Sell le

Cee as ebediny & teight. rows: fib x 4 the be Ci tse reas thy pale, aE S80 =, CFI fe why Kaew type. of

‘One of heemen:wascAir Pinner T/Sato so Watched: it seanenwes a witty chet the ( told, ewer these sill in the test
. Dewey Crom; who is peraxmentiy gies valley enti t:3P am, hers st quicity ‘ stige; ell ciscmit opcections iy ihe

ae to the: Center: Uatil he paw 2 ite, en's natthern coirse. | ares == militery, civil and specie!

object: a. ‘openly. skepteab aa (: two palicemen from Post. | testing —— wete quickly screened by

ice UFO's ay 4, cy: alao hod sighted the succor. the Air Filiee Center, and this answer

‘The soncel Fille: Gavkerobersal™ © and. mate @ tooat!, which was feinyed was rulsd cut, ;

wes Les Wagner, whose requlor jcb is. “te the Quscrd tower, Following Air Force Req dation

that cf a Mirror-News. stodf writer fay (At on” unspecified ‘time, ‘tr Rérery 20062, om the reperting of UFO's, the
. Charge of the-ais-movenent identificesa irtercedtce: ¢ise joined in the semch  Peacdend Fiiter Cantar citer the first
tion section, During iis. she years ob). ter the UFO, according: to: the United verdied UFO tepat, immedisiely noti-
pegipl vs yectent can: eae NCAP ts cttempting to iden- fied Ais Defense Commend HO at

_pest on aircralt identification. tesa ee "sity the sition ott which the plane Coleasie Springs, ths Alr Tectuucal
While. hundreds - of. , © andy eae gent.) © Intelligence Cantar, the Directorate of
_ Pasadene’s i Colorado... > were.a5: From the tues aad details given, Intelligences at the Pentagon ond the

staring up at the ilosting UFO; TS > SP t$ not cartain thet all visual reports. nearest Air Defense base — Nerton ©
Crow and Wagner also watched it mave: 3". conearned the same UFO, lt appears AFB, in Son Bemardim, A team oi
wrhout the area... Their combined ‘ob - “peseible thet witneasea may have Intelligence * invastiqaievs from the
servetions. covered a period’ of more i: “geen two or mire of the four UFO's 48020 Squedron unit at Norton wos ct
then an hours The thro mon, orient tly ‘tracked by the CAA control tower once sent to Oxnard AFB,
were botfledy ne * opegutors . lf two of more objects were Though this is stundord procedure,
Meat midnight,’ the thoes ot: UES | song separately this could account for and is well known to the HO staff ct
(eoorts increased. It wes just PS ~ the Naried yeperts cf hovering, accel- ail Air Force bases, no mention of the
'weive when Mrs. Robert Beaudoin, - >» @mrations , ond: swift maneuvers... Howe 4002d wos wade when Russ Leade-
wife of on Oxnard AFS captain, tudes * gver, ail these visual peparts . may bound. called the bose at Norton.
phaned ihe base lower from her homer = > possibly concern a single object which Majur Thomes Bowers, Informution
“an Camartilo Heights. Mrs. Beaudoin, “ moneuverea at* varying speeds necr ervices Officer of the 27th Air Div:-
who is ‘amiliar with aircraft types,  Osmord AF and the surrounding area. Continasd on Page 30

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it is the policy of the Air Forse to answer all letters on the ¥,
evoject, Tegerdlessa of the intent, mctives or cbhiectives cf the writer.
we shel] attempt to answer your ne and answers categoriceliy, > iva
veetzaing with your letter of 25 april: {‘ Z

e, Reader unita were cperetive during the entire period of the
*igntinge Amy indications cf unusual or unknown objects would herve
been immediately reported. Radar reports for the pericd in question a
ind ioated mo unusual onkacwm. Ee nemen ee: : !

eo Be ‘Dus Aix Toreq: ¥-% "g: ‘heioh: were in the air at that time, were
ordered. to. make. a Searchulavercept owas the areas. Two Mavy aircraft
elec ab See oe geerchs. she 2 2ee r Fouad: vedar or visually.
There are ae einant fee" reports: Regard aASB. the nat ate aa patos»
5 with” respect te your latter of & co 1957 Dleges: te ‘advised cf the.
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ae as. is you point: ms in poses Tether: the names: of sources, vite | ae
~ nesses! and principsle eannct be @iaclosed, nor can their statements be —
revealed without theiz ah 3 |

De ‘Invest ignt ions were oan not aie ‘é. the air Force, but oe
Tous police, highwey petrol,’ and sheriff's units. These sanepenoees ty
ccavergei om the ares reported, aac elac ge eee the eource! s
imuned iate EF oundsei;

Se Nothing nae wes oe ae — unite, The following were
Siscicesd, Rowevers evans
(1) a darn was fomtea ia @ field uader the area of the reported
CFOs. Hed elearence lights were found installed on each
cornsr of the roof.

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. OATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
| 0 Was Balloon
9 Marnh 3057 Oxnard Califor : O Probably Balioson
ag. _March i997 . 2 L . QO Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TimE GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION i -
—— : RVy r O Was Aircraft
Local tnt DGround- Vi sual 5 Ground-Redar Q Probabiy Aircroft
omTt 23/07 187, . 0 Air Vi suol O Air-Intercept Rador | 2 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE ‘B* Was Astronomical SLAVS
O Yes oO f thie, Astronomical
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Ho ivilian %: Ggnven IOwEt"1ightq
7. LENGTM OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9 COURSE yan Other <> a
| ist 6 — dre a inguthaient Bata Evaluation
urs , - “tt tie 2D Unknown
So aours if minutes | 3 2nd
10, SRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |}. COMMENTS
One cbject. Round le feet in dia- } See case iile. Gbjects
mater. color pias object seemed to were stars and lights
throb and pulsate & change 5s! 3 occa barn,
ionally. No ssind object sharply
luned alternately, and did not have
a tnil.s. A Shiny aiuminum pole like
po appeared at times atop object.
ee r two small red objects appeared
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Regarding the Oxnard case, again I raise my perennial question
--~ didn't any of the many people concerned have binoculars
or a camera? This always seems to be the case!

The astronomer you consulted apparently did not have a good
starchart because while it is so that Arcturus was in the
eastern sky, Castor and Pollux were certainly nowhere around
but far in the westerm skies! It would be my opinion that the
primary contender in this case was the star Vega, which at
that time was low, very low, on the northeastern horizon and
rose to a fair height by 3:30 a.m. Still it is always difficult
for me to understand how so obvious an object like a bright
star can possidly cause so much confusion on the part of
Several people. If it were only one observer, then anything
can happen, but I am always amazed that people are so easily
confused, in this case seven police officers!

The trajectories or trails of the objects sighted certainly
matched the diurnal paths of the star Vega and other stars in
its vicinity. This makes it alli the harder to understand how
some of the observers could ascribe fast motion and "speeding
up’ to this sighting. Your point is well taken, if these things
move rapidly and speeded up, why were they in sight so long!