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ATIC NO. - - -
DATE OF INFO 13 Dec 1950
AF NO. - - -
LOCATION Winooski, VT. (Lake Champlain)
REPORT NO. - - -
SOURCE Civilians
DATE OF REPORT - - -
DATE IN TO ATIC - - -
TIME OF SIGHTING 2100
COLOR Orange Red
SPRED Faster than con- Pertinent
elithate
ALITITUDE 5000' M assured
COURSE S then W
LENGTH OF TIME OBSERVED - - -
NO. IN GROUP 1
TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground
MANEUVERS "L" Pattern
REMARKS: Large fury trail emitted.
PHOTOS - - - SKETCHES - - -
Temporary ATIC Form 329
(2 Jun 52)

155 (Dietrich)

CONFIDENTIAL
5012.10.
HEADQUARTERS
EASTERN AIR DEFENSE FORCE
Stewart Air Force Base, Newburgh, N.Y.
IN REPLY
REFER TO: UNCLASSIFIED
INT 452.1 JAN 15 1951

SUBJECT: Report of Information on Unconventional Aircraft

TO: Commanding General, Air Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB,
Dayton, Ohio
ATT: MAIS AXA

Reference letter, Hq USAF, AFOIC-CC-1, subject as above, dated 8 September 1950, attached is report of information on possible unconventional aircraft received from Commanding General, First Army, Governors Island, N.Y.

FOR THE COMMANDING GENERAL:

1 Incl
Msg, 4700 ABG,
SAFBADJ 1, 9 Jan 5…

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FROM: (Originator)
CO 4700TH ABG STEWART AFB NEWBURGH NY

TO:
CG EADF STEWART AFB NEWBURGH NY
ATTN CIVIL DEF BRANCH

INFO:
SAFBADJ 1 PD FOL MSG RECD FR CG FIRST ARMY CMA GOVERNORS ISLAND CMA NY
CMA QUOTED FOR YOUR INFO QUOTE REUR INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION MEMORANDUM NUMBER 29,
REPORT RECEIVED THIS DAY FROM SAI RPT SAI, 1127TH ASU FORT ETHAN ALLEN, WINOOSKI
VT, IS SUBMITTED AS FOLLOWS: QUOTE LOCATION AND TIME OF SIGHTING: OVER LAKE
CHAMPLAIN, OPPOSITE BURLINGTON VT AT 2100 HOURS, 1…

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UNCLASSIFIED

1D-OSI 24-0-193 8 January 1951

SUBJECT: Unconventional Aircraft

TO: Director of Special Investigations
Headquarters, USAF
Washington 25, D. C.

1. Information was received by 1st District, OSI, from Headquarters, New England SUBARSA, Army Base, Boston 10, Massachusetts, on 5 January 1951, that an unconventional aircraft had been sighted on or about 13 December 1950 over Lake Champlain, Vermont.

2. Information obtained is set forth as follows:

a. Description: Cigar-shaped object, possibly a rocket, 4 to 5 yards in length. Object emitted a large fiery trail. No sou…

UNCLASSIFIED

1D-001 24-0-193

Reliability of witnesses is unknown. Information regarding the unconventional object was related by these witnesses to M/Sgt JOSEPH W. FLYNN, Vermont National Guard, Fort Ethan Allen, Winooski, Vermont.

f. Weather - Light haze, stars and moon could be seen clearly.

g. No unusual meteorological activity reported.

h. No photographs available.

3. This report submitted in compliance with AFCSI letter #85 dated 23 October 1950. Above information transmitted in letter form. More expeditious means deemed unnecessary in view of time elapse since sighting was first re…

UNCLASSIFIED

B/L, DO #16, file 24-0, dtd 18 Dec 50, subj: Spot Intelligence Report "Sighting of Unidentified Aerial Object"

sighted by the three men at 1225 hours, mountain time and Sheriff was notified at 1228 hours. The three men reported that the weather at the time of sighting was--light overcast, light snow.

3. ACTION:

a. Contact with the Forecaster on Duty, Weather Station, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, on 15 December 1950, revealed that the 1230 observation from Gooding, Idaho (13 miles east of Bliss, Idaho) on 14 December 1950 read as follows: Special, Indefinite Ceiling, 1000 ft over…