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Office of Special Investigations The Inspector General 24-185 SUBJECT: Aerial Phenomena SPECIAL INQUIRY TO: District Commander 10th OSI District, IG Kelly Air. Force Base San Antonio, Texas 1. Reference is made to letter from this Headquarters, dated 27 May 1949, concerning the above subject. This letter outlined the procedure to be followed in disseminating information concerning aerial phenomena, and requested that any future reports be forwarded as stated therein. 2. This Office has just received your report, file no. 24-9, dated 17 May 1949, and it is noted that Headquarters OSI and your f…

‘we 4 HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE FILE NO. DATE ‘  TWE INSPECTOR GENERAL 2h,-9 17 May 1919 OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS REPORT MADE BY REPORT OF INVESTIGATION R. R. LUMSDEN REPORT MADE AT DO #10, Kelly AFB, Texas al | PER100 ; UNKNOWN AERIAL PHENOMENA el; April 199 - 5 May 1919 OFFICE.OF ORIGIN DO #10, Kelly AFB, Texas STATUS PENDING CHARACTER SPECIAL INQUIRY nereeeNS* Report, 5 daeuery 1919, 8/A GAMES J. TEACHNOR, DO #10, Kelly 4FB, Texas SYNOPSIS On 6 May 199, District Office No. 10 received from G-2, FourthArmy, report concerning unknown aerial phenomena in the vicinity of Arre…

27 april. 1949 Qm 24 April 1949, three miles north of Arrey, New Mexico, four Navy en- listed men from White Sands Proving Ground (Chief skers, Davidson, Fitssimnons and Moorman) and I saw a rapidly moving object while making a pibal wind run. We released a 350 gram balloon at about 1020 MST and were following it with a standard Min(7 David white Theodelite. after the 1030 reading, Davidson took over the theodclite and akers and I locked up to find the belleon with naked eye. We thought we had the balloon when we picked up a whitish spherical object right slong the direstion the theodolite ws …

total time of observation of about 60 seconds. The object wes not a balleon and was somo distance awny. Assuming estape velocity, a track is enclosed which figures elevation shove the station of about 300,000 feet over the observed period. If this is true, the flight would have probably gone over the white Sands Proving Ground, Holloman Air Fores Base, and Los Alamos. dnother balloon released from that site 15 minutes later went to 93,000 feet and ended up only 13 miles south of us when it burst at that altitude efter an 88 minute flight. ‘Therefore, the object was not a free ballocn under 90,…

Declassification Authority: NND 923007

i) GUIDE TO — © UNIDENTIFIED ABR OBJECTS le Date of observation gy April Date of Interview 2. Exact time of observationBetyeemt) 1030 = 1035 Mar 3 Place of observation: 32° 539 w 107° cor w (Map Coordinates) Incident No. Position of observer (air, car, bldg, location or = give details:) Ground, operating a theodolite tracking balloons tel 5e What attracted attention to object: Turned_to lock at balloon with naked eyes Number of objects and sketch of formation or grouping: One Apparent size (compare to known object, i.e., sun, moon, thumb or fist at arms length): N02 {si ¢ balloon 350 gm size a…

“GUIDE TO INVESTIGATION (Cont'd) Incident No. 21. Manner of disappearance: Grew smaller rapidly then disappeareds Effect on clouds¥ cloundse We effect. Additional information concerning object: gee report el Weather conditions and light at time of sighting: Clear exeept for 1/10 cumulus to west, no dust, bright desert days Name and address of observer:@e Be be eevee Seen ee oe General Mills Aero lls Aero Research oh labs. 2010 E. Hennepin, Mimeapolis, Mim, = ~~" Occupation and hobbics:Ghemisal e tevlorical T balloons) Member Balloon Crew, General Mills. Hobby: Astronomy. Comments of interrogat…

HEADQUARTERS ANTIAIRCRAFT ARTILLERY AND GUIDED MISSILE CENTER FORT BLISS, TEXAS AKAAB 52.1 6 May 19,9 SUBJECT: Unconventional Aircraft Commanding General Fourth Army Fort Sam Houston, Texas ATIN: AC of S, G2 In compliance with letter, headquarters Fourth Army, file AG 52.1 AKADB, subject as above, dated h, April 1949, the following report is submitted: Date of observation: 5 May 199 Date of interview 5 May 9 Exact time of observation (local):1140 hours MST Place of observation: Waco #l, firing range Map coordinates) 553.5 : 372.6 on Newman sheet #4748 III SE, 1:25,000 AMS series US&1 iki! Posi…