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DATE OF INFO 9 April 49
LOCATION Rockford, Ill
SOURCE Male civilian
DATE IN TO ATIC ---
COLOR Pale yellow
CLASS Passenger liner
AUTOCUBE 2500'
LENGTH OF TIME OBSERVED ---
TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground
MAINWORKS ---

TEMPORARY ATIC Form 329
(2 Jan 52)

AIRCRAFT

16

10 January 1950

SUBJECT: "Flying Saucers"

TO: Commanding General
Air Materiel Command
Wright Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton, Ohio

1. Enclosed herewith are two (2) pieces of correspondence reporting observation of "Flying Saucers", which have been received at this Headquartz s.

2. It is requested that you take appropriate action.

BY COMMAND OF THE CHIEF OF STAFF:

D. L. PUTT
Major General, USAF
Director, Research & Development, DCS/M

2 Incls.
1 - Ltr
29 Dec 49
2 - Ltr Cpl
MORGAN GOODHART
1 Jan 50
Lt. Colonel, USAF

MRB
Dec 29-49

Comm. Officer
Air Materiel Commanding
Washington D.C.

Dear Sir:

I just finished reading an article by Donald E. Keyhoe in Jan. 1950 issue of True Magazine.

The title of the article is "The Flying Saucers Are Real". He requests any sight of a flying saucer, be reported to your office. Although at this time, I realize my report will do little else, I thought to verify whether, what others have seen.

and to repr. 2 - the locality over which the object (blue) date, Sat. Apr. 9 1949 about 2:00 pm. Sky clear, about an 18 mile velocity wind directly from the north.

I reside 5 miles northwest of Rockford, Ill.

There is a small airfield to the South of our house, the North-South runway about 500 ft. East of us and about 2500 ft. South.

and I were at work on our garden and occasionally, I would look up to see a plane take off into the wind, and it was at one of those times that I sighted the object, flying due east in a straight

Course, despite a stiff crew
wind. It was round,
sole yellow, flying in a
vertical, Adjacent position,
at a proximity to the S.E.
Elevation, and about the
speed of a passenger, liner,
many of which pass over
our house every day and
night.

Keeping for a reply and please
include Correct address to
which I may report any
other objects I may sight,

Sincerely yours,

H. C. Hard, Ills.