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ey 4 DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON THE INSPECTOR GENERAL USAF 20TH DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS McCHORD AIR FORCE BASE, MCCHORD FIELD, WASHINGTON 17% TNecemn! ~ 1042 CLASSIFICATION C BY AUTHORITY OF yo, VoRF DATE Declassification Authority: NND 923007

Declassification Authority: NND 923007

é 4 MEMORANDRORPED EMT bbe CTOR DATE: 10 Oct 57 SUBJECT : LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE CALLS 1530 hrs {INCOMING ~ OUTGOING ) extension 8896 RECKIVER BY EAKEXNE Tt cy a a Maj Ralph Bayer PLACE DO OUTGOING CALL AUTHORIZED BY CALLED MR LEVY NNN hers etneneethneren supsrcr/rrie me. QY-1TS -1G Maj Bayer spoke to Col Nold concerning fire ball in Utah. Requested further information. Col Nold was to call back either on this line or to Mr. Levy's office. CC 1005th SIGp (IG) . Ye, GILBERT R. LEVY (DIVISION CHIEF) 1095th SIGp (IG) Form Nr. 62 (IOM 39) Declassification Authority: NND 923007

@c' HEADQUARTERS, 20TH DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS, (I.G.) UNITED STATES AIR FORCE McCHORD AIR FORCE BASE, WASHINGTON File No. 24> 17 December 1948 BUBJHOT: Project "Sian" “Unidentified Fiying Objects SPECIAL INQUIRY Chief of Staff United States Air Force Washington 25, D. C. ATTN: Director, Office of Special I,vestigations The Inspector General, USAF Forwarded herewith is a pending report of investigation by Special Agent DONALD C. HILDRETH, this district, dated 16 December 1948, for your intormation, 1 Incls MATTHEW THOMPSON’ l-Rpt of $/A HILDRETH Lt Col., USAF dtd 16 Dee 48 (d…

Declassification Authority: NND 923007

ORite me + TITLE; HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCH THS INSPECTOR GENERAL OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS FIIE NO. 24-3 Project "SIGN" DATE: 16 December 48 REPORT MADE AT: Unidentified, flying objects seen by DO #20, MoChord AFB Lt ROBT. L. KUNZMAN, Radar Observer, REPORT MAUb BY: ae during flying mission, on 30 Oct 48. DONALD C, HILDRETH CHARACTER; OFFICER OF ORIGIN: DO #20, MoChord AFB SPECIAL INQUIRY STATUS: REFERENCE: Ltr fr Hq Air Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio, 19 Nov 48. PENDING SYNOPSIS: DISTRIBUTION: Investigation initiated by Dist Commander, DO #20, on recei…

Case file $24-3 DO #20, McChord AFB DETAILS : 1. Investigation initiated by District Commander, DO #20, MeChord AFB, Washington, on receipt of letter from Headquarters, Air Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio, dated 19 November 48, subject "Project 'SIGN'", requesting investigation of an unidentified flying object allegedly seen by Major MORRIS and Lt. "KOONSMAN” of the 318th All Weather Fighter Squad- ron, McChord AFB, Washington, on or about 30 October 48 while on a controlled mission for the Air Defense Control Center, 634th Aircraft Control Squadron, Everett, Washington. (…

Case file #24-3 DO $20, McChord AFB 4. On 24 November 48, this agent determined, after reviewing the records maintained by Base Operations and the 33rd Military Plight Service Center, McChord AFB, that no United States military or Naval aircraft were flying in the general area mentioned by Lt KUNZMAN, on 30 October 1948, between 1800 and 1600 hours. 5. Om 24 November 48, lst Lt JAMES K, OPLIGSCHLAGER, AQ-758214, 2101st Weather Squadron, McChord AFB, was interviewed and the weather Sequence was ob- tained for 30 October at 1615 hours, in the Grays Harbor area, This sequence is as follows; apw n…