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DATE OF INFO 14 March 1950

LOCATION Piggott, Arkansas

DATE OF REPORT 6 April 1950

DATE IN TO ATIC

TIME OF RELEASE 1600 CST

COURT "Like 100 lb. sack of potatoes"

COURT 270°

NO. IN GROUP 1

TYPED

PRIORITY

CHECKED

Temporary ATIC Form 329
(2 Jan 52)

LOCATION M
SHEET
ANALYSIS 8,000'
LENGTH OF TIME 10 Min.
TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground
SAMPLES

Observed 70° true from source at elevation of 60°. Made no sound. Seemed to drift with wind, in view 10 minutes.
(Comments: Pillow balloon?)

PRILLION

3030
1.0

HEADQUARTERS FOURTH ARMY
Office of the AC of S, G-2
Fort San Houston, Texas

000.9 AMA:DB-I 6 April 1950

SUBJECT: Unidentified Aerial Phenomena

TO: Mr. Phil Smith
Office of Naval Intelligence
P. O. Box 492
San Antonio, Texas

The following report(s) re unidentified aerial phenomena observed at Piggott, Arkansas, on date and time indicated, forwarded for your information:

|  OBSERVER | DATE | TIME  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  Piggott, Arkansas | 14 March 1950 | 1600  |
|  St. Francis, Arkansas | 14 March 1950 | 1600  |

2 Incls
As stated
Exhibits w/d

GEORGE A. A. JONES
Colonel, GSC
A…

SECRET
RE: KFM

UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL OBJECTS

Incident No. 5052

1. Date of observation 14 Mar 50 Date of Interview 24 Mar 50
2. Exact time of observation (local) 4:00 P.M. (CST)
3. Place of observation: Piggott, Arkansas
(Hap Coordinates)
4. Position of observer (air, car, bldg, location or - give details:)
Standing in front of a service station in Piggott, Arkansas.
5. What attracted attention to object: A 4-motor transport flying in an easterly direction.
6. Number of objects and sketch of formation or grouping: One
7. Apparent size (compare to known object, i.e., sun, moon, thumb or fist at…

WFM

GUIDE TO INVESTIGATION (Cont'd)
Incident No. _____

21. Manner of disappearance: Drifted out of sight.

22. Effect on clouds: Clear day. No clouds.

23. Additional information concerning object: None.

24. Weather conditions and light at time of sighting: Clear day. Sun was shining.

25. Name and address of observer: _____________, Piggott, Arkansas.

Occupation and hobbies: Owner and operator of garage and Phillips "66" Service Station. Hobby—Fishing.

Comments of interrogator relative to intelligence and character of observer (check neighbors, police dept, FBI records, employer, etc.) M…

GUIDE TO INVESTIGATION (Cont'd)
Relative to Radar Sightings

1. Re Radars now operating on ground

a. Observations of direction, range, speed, altitude and size of target:

b. Did target execute any turns? If so, what angle (180 degrees), etc., and what radius of turn. If radius of turn was not observable, how long did the target stay in the turn and what was its speed.

c. Note particularly any separation of distant target into several targets upon approach.

d. Was radar blip on cathode ray tube well defined and consistent with size of object; faint; fading, pulsating at regular rate?

e. Di…

KPM

5. If object contacted earth, obtain soil samples within and without depression or spot where object landed for purposes of making comparison of soils.
No contact with earth known.

6. Obtain photographs (or original negatives) where available; if not, secure sketches of:
a. Object
b. Surrounding terrain where object was observed
Flat terrain.
c. Place where object contacted earth (if this happened).
Not observed to contact earth.
d. Maneuvers
None. Seemed to drift as with wind.
e. Formation (if more than two)
Single object. No formations.

7. Secure signed statements. True copy of signed…

March 24, 1950

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

I, [redacted], the following statement of my own free will.

On Tuesday afternoon, March 14, 1950, about 4:00 P.M., I was standing in front of my service station in Piggott, Arkansas. I looked up and saw a four-motored airplane, believed to be a transport. The plane banked and made a complete circle. Then, I saw an object, other than the plane, in the sky. It was above the plane, in altitude, and looked like a one hundred pound sack of potatoes in size. The color of the object was white or aluminum. The object appeared to be eight thousand (8,000) feet …

CONFIDENTIAL
AGENT REPORT

|  1. NAME OF SUBJECT OR TITLE OF INCIDENT | 2. DATE SUBMITTED  |
| --- | --- |
|  Unidentified Aerial Objects Interviews re Marvin Taylor Owner & operator of garage and Phillips 66 service station, Piggott, Arkansas | 24 March 1950  |
|  3. CONTROL SYMBOL OR FILE NO. |   |

4. REPORT OF FINDINGS

On 24 March 1950, the following individuals were interviewed concerning [redacted] and all stated substantially the same as follows: [redacted] is of excellent reputation, reliable, law-abiding, and of good character:

a. Mr. [redacted], Editor, Piggott Banner, Piggott, Ark…