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HEADQUARTERS URITED STATES AIR FORCE THE IRSPECTOR “7 RERAL OFFICE OF SPECIAL ie@¥st gation REPORT MADE BY REPORT OF INVESTIGATION MERLE L. CLEVELAND REPORT MADE AT _» 00 #20, McChord AFB, McChord PERIOD 21 Feb 49 OFFICE OF ORIGIN DO #20, MeChord AFB STATUS CLOSED SYNOPSIS Investigation-requested by District Commander, DO $20, MeChord AFB; wn., predicated upen information received from Hq Idshe ORG, Boise, Idaho, in reference to sighting of Unusual Object at Boise, Idaho, by oyees of local weather bureau. Ifvestigation revealed that MAYNARD L/\ROGERS saw ah umisual object streak«:: across the …

Declassification Authority: NND 923007

DETAILS: 1. This investigation was requested by the District Commander, DO #20, McChord AFB, MeGhord Field, Washington, predicated upon inforaation received from Bq Idaho ORO, Boise, Idaho, which invited attention to e newspaper erticle printed in the Idaho Statesman", Boise, Idaho, on is December 1948, Said article stated that local weather-purean employees sighted an unusual object at 0730 hours on 18 December 1946, described as a vall of fire which left « trail of smoke across the sky. AT BOISB, IDAHO 2. The writer interviewed Mr. MAYNARD L. ROGERS, Meteorological Aide, United States Weathe…

3. Mr. B. H. JOBS, Chief Meteorologist, United States Weather Bureem, Municipal Airport, Bdse, Idaho, was interviewed and stated that he sighted the smoke trail in the sky at approximately 0750 hours, on 16 December 1948 from the roof of the hangar which houses the veather Bureau and Waited Airlines at Boise Municipal Airpert. His attention was draw %o0 the smoke trail by Mr. ROGERS. The smoke was dark gray in colo? and atarted from the base of a thin cloud layer at 20,000 feet. ‘The trail @eseended toward the earth at a 30 degres angle with a slight are. ‘The emoke trail dissipated 20 minutes…

e £ 6. Mr. David Johnson, newspaper reporter, "Ideho Statesman", Boise, ldeho, wae interviewed and stated that he wrote the story printed in the "Statesman", entitled, "Weather Observers Sight Fiery Orb with Trail of Smoke in Sky", which appeared in the edition dated 18 December 1946. He declared that the information was obtained from Mr. JONES and Mr. BOGRRS of the United States Weather Bureau at Boise Municipal Airport. informant tated that he had obtained no additional information regarding the sight- ing of the serial phenowenon, and he knew of ne other person other than Mr. BOGERS who had…

Kirtland Air Force Base Kirtland Field, New Mexico 28 February 1949 District Commander 17th Distriet OSI (IG) USAF Kirtland Air Force Base Kirtland Field, New Mexico Security Division 17th District OSI (IG) usar Kirtland Air Force Base Kirtland Field, New Mexico RE: Aerial Phenomena (2),-8) MEMORANDUM FOR FILE: On 2h February 199, a meeting was held in the Office of the Security Division, 17th Dist®ict OSI. The following were present: Dr Lincoln LaFaz, University of New Mexico Major William HE. Codsoe, Fourth Army Captain Melvin E. Neef, Office of Special Investigations Captain Roger J. Grosec…

MEMORANDUM FOR FILE: Aerial Phenomena (2-8), 28 February 19)9 mended and tenatively agreed that a request be forwarded for a con- tract to be offered the University of New Mexico, so that Dr laPas could devote full time to the analysis and evaluation of data per~ taining to both the overall project and the local manifestations. De LaPag recommended a detailed ground search, supplemented by air search, of the impact areas where any fragments which may exist should be found. These areas have been roughed out and are being further refined. 411 present concurred. WELVIN £, NEF Captain, USAF a Divi…

Fourth Army Intelligence Liaison Office Box 23), Sandia Base Albuquerque, N. M. 18 February 1919 REPORT OF TRIP TO LOS ALAMOS, NEW MEXICO, 16 FEBRUARY 19,9, BY COMMANDER RICHARD S. MANDELKORN, U.S.N., RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT DIVISION, SANDIA BASE. Subject: Project "Grudge". 1. On 16 February, a conference was held at Los Alamos to consider the so-called green fireball phenomena which commenced about 5 December 194%. The following were present: For Los Alamos: N. E. 5radbury Marshall Holloway Fred Reines John Manley Edward Teller Elmo Morgan (AEC) Sidney Neuberger (Security) Maxwell (AESS) Hoy…