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HEADQUA R TE RS 
AIR DEFENSE COMMAND
IN IUi.PlY 
REFER TO, 
MITCHEL FIELD, NEW YORK 
12 Septel.'liber 19iT 
'OBJCCT a Unident1f'ie Flying Objoot
(Int rvin - Alphew, o. Powell) 
SUl.nlART O? mamaTIO I 
The following information ft8 recei'Y&d 12 At1£U1t 1947 fro:i Ur. 
lpheua O. P01'ell, 28 Redwood Road, New Hyde Park, Loni; hlWld, rel tifl 
to the sighting of a poaoible flying d1so ~ Augu•t 194T. 
On 4 Auguet 19•7, 
r Powell, an Airlinea Captain with P n American 
Ainni.ye , Jne., waa the firet pilot or a Con1tollat1…

C b N -F I D E ~~ T I A L 
HEADQ U ARTERS 
AIR DEFENSE COMMAND 
IN REPlY 
MITCHEL FIELD, NEW 'I/OR~
IIEFEII TO: 
StmJI?C'f z. 
Unldcntified Flying Object, 
(Interview -
alter I. \i'hlto) 
S0?.!!1\RY OP Ir.FOlll!AHO t 
15 Septeaber 194,'7 
The follo-.ung informtion rcl~tivo to th8 d htiug or f. possible
tlying di~o 6 Auzuat 1947. was received 10 Septo bor 1941 from Mr. Walter 
I . 'Whito, 19-67 19th Street. Ja.clcaon He1ghta, h• York. 
On 4 Ausu,t 1947., Hr. 
1te, Pen American Airwa,-
Ino. • wao tho 
navigator or• Comtellation typ• &iroraft 011 & flight :fro O nder., Baw­
roundlo.nd to La Guard…

co~~FIDE~~TIAL.. 
in conjunotion Wit h coctraot flying for th• .AlF. 
Mr TJblt. eta.tea tbat he 
ho.1 tloWA 'With Mr Ponll on a nmber of' oocaaiona, and h• ooruiclera h1a 
to be a Tery atabl• pertonJ completely reliable, an4 not t;iven to 
•t11ght1 or tu.or". 
Reb.te4 Reports So• Swmaa17 or lnfont&t1on, 12 September 194'7• Bq !DC. 
aubjeot~ •t1u1dentiti•d FlyiAg Objeota• (intemew • AlpbGua O. ?owell). 
Prerloua Distribution, 
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- ADC (2 oop1e1) 
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Mr. A. O. Powell 11 a graduate or the ATiation Cadet Flying 
Training Program. ha-.1.ng gradua.ted from Marnll l.l'ield, Alabama. With the 
Class ot ,n.c. 
Since graduation.. Irr. Powell ha.a flo,m .for Ptll!. AJHrioe.n 
Airway• and. at thi• date, h&a onr ~, 000 oomm.and pilot houra to hla credit. 
Mr . Powell appear, to boa cala, intelligent ind1Tidual, ~ot giwu t o 
flights or tan.oy, or eaeilT •waT•~ by what he hae previoualy r~4 in the 
ne..,.papere •• reg•rda report• or thi• tn,e. 
Jtr. Po,rell haa a rear ot publi­
oity and eeemed h•e1tant to enn tell hia atory leat …

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Report on Loofl. "'fflPS Diac" 
1>333.5 ID (8 Jul 47 
2nd In1 
HQ., ADl DEP'DSB COIOIARD, Kitchel Field, Bew York, 2S JuJ.r 1947. 
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CollaandiA& General, A.NT Air Forces, lfa•hington ~5, D. c. 
ATflh 
AC/AS-2 
Forwarded tor your intoraation. 
FCR TH! COIIU.NDING GENERAL: 
R. 
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Colonel, GSC
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