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PROJECT 10073 RECORD

ATIC NO. ---
AF NO. ---
REPORT NO. ---
DATE OF REPORT ---
TIME OF SIGHTING 1840
SHAPE Orange
SIZE 14" long 8" wide
COURSE W
NO. IN GROUP 1
MOULD "Light peal of thunder"
PR 405 SKETCHES ---

DATE OF INFO 12 Aug 50
LOCATION Bogalusa, La
SOURCE Civilian
DATE IN TO ATIC ---
COLOR Fiery rod
SPEED 350 mph
ALTITUDE 1800'-2500'
LENGTH OF TIME OBSERVED ---
TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground
MANEUVERS Object seemed to travel tilted at 45° angle

Temporary ATIC Form 329
(2 Jan 52)

ASTRO (METEOR)

RESTRICTED

WE SAW "FLYING SAUCER", AND HEAR IT'S MOTOR.

We were vacationing at the home of my wife's sister, Mrs. [redacted], near Bogalusa, Louisiana. At 6:40P. M., August 12, 1950 (a Saturday), while strolling down what might be described as a "country lane", we saw - and heard - a "flying saucer." We were walking due north. On our right, to the east, were many tall, stately, pine trees. On our left, to the west, were more pine trees, but not so many, and not so tall.

My sister-in-law saw the object first. She looked directly overhead and exclaimed: "Oh, look, there goes a flying saucer." I did not s…

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I probably would have dismissed the whole affair at another experience", except for the fact that, shortly after returning to the house - following our stroll - I was handed the August, 1950, copy of "OPEN ROAD", described as "The Young People's Magazine." In this issue was a story by [redacted], the title of which was "The Great Flying Saucer Mystery." The sub-headings were: "Are they Mystery Rockets?" "Wild Imaginings of Crackpots?", and "Or Space Ships from other Planets?" I was not sure about the first and third sub-headings, but I was dead sure about the second one - we were not 'cra…

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HEADQUARTERS
NEWFOUNDLAND BASE COMMAND
PEPPERRELL AIR FORCE BASE
APO 862, c/o POSTMASTER, N.Y., N.Y.

UNCLASSIFIED

IG/OSI/WRM/bm
AUG 21 1950

IN REPLY
REFER TO 333.5

SUBJECT: Transmittal Report of Investigation
NP33/OSI 24-185, 12 August 1950.

TO: Commanding General
Air Materiel Command
Wright Patterson AFB
Dayton, Ohio
Attn: MCIAXO-3

Transmitted herewith is OSI report of investigation 24-185 for your information and disposition.

FOR THE COMMANDING GENERAL:

[Signature: W. W. BOWDEN
Captain, USAF
Asst Adj Gen]

1 Incl
OSI Report 24-185
(2 copies)

503.6
UNCLASSIFIED

UNCLASSIFIED AT 3…

222591-6
UNCLASSIFIED
OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATION
21 August 1950
SPOT INTELLIGENCE REPORT
SUBJECT: Unconventional Aircraft sighted by Mrs. James ALLEN, 12 August 1950, Flat Rock, Newfoundland.
TO: Commander Military Air Transport Service
Washington 25, D. C.
ATTN: Office of Special Investigations

1. Synopsis:
Mrs. Newfoundland stated that at 2215 hours, approximately, 12 August 1950 she sighted some manner of unconventional aircraft flying in a southerly direction over the vicinity of Red Rock (a point near Flat Rock).

2. Details:
Mrs. Flat Rock, Newfoundland offers the following stateme…

UNCLASSIFIED
AFHQ FORM 15 JAN 49
0-208
Replaces AFCSI Form 4, 23 Jul 48, when they be used.
16-57744-1
U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

|  UNITED STATES AIR FORCE | FILE NO. | DATE  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  The Inspector General | NFDC OSI 24-165 | 21 August 1950  |
|  OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS | REPORT MADE BY |   |
|  REPORT OF INVESTIGATION | S/A Ralph O. Robillard |   |
|  TITLE | REPORT MADE AT |   |
|  Unconventional Aircraft | Pepperrell AFB, Newfoundland |   |
|  Sighted by Mrs. James ALLEN | PERIOD |   |
|  Flat Rock, Nfld. at approximately 2200 hours 12 Aug '50. | 15 - 21 Augu…

UNCLASSIFIED

2.

Weather Station, Torbay, Newfoundland was checked for the weather on 12 August 1950 with the following results: At 2000 hours visibility 12 miles, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet, temperature 62°; at 2200 hours sky clear, winds 12 mph, little change during the balance of the night except for a mild change in temperature. Dew point remained at approximately 57.

STATUS: Referred upon completion to office of origin.

Fire Zone

50 30431

UNCLASSIFIED

14 Aug
HEADQUARTERS
THIRD AIR DIVISION
Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Intelligence
1237539
13
DE
UNCLASSIFIED
APO 125, c/o Postmaster
New York, New York
10 OCT 1950
SUBJECT: Unidentified Aircraft Over U.K.
3W 4043
2i (4mm)
TO: Director of Intelligence
Headquarters, United States Air Force
Washington, 25, D. C.
OCT 3 0 1950

1. Following is a summary covering the recent penetration of British air space by an aircraft not known to belong to a friendly country:

SUMMARY: An unidentified aircraft was plotted by RAF Fighter Command Control at 40,000 feet off Cromer, England (52°56'N - 01°19'E…