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|  DATE | 27 Aug 1951 | 2. JICATION | Vandalia, Ill | CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local 2000 - 2030 GMT 28/0200Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☑ Ground-Visual ☑ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Rader ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE | Newspaper Rpt | ☐ Other ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Unknown  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | Uak | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | o…

HEADQUARTERS
AIR MATERIEL COMMAND
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE
DAYTON, OHIO

IN REPLY ADDRESS BOTH COMMUNICATION AND ENVELOPE TO COMMANDING GENERAL, AIR MATERIEL COMMAND, ATTENTION FOLLOWING OFFICE SYMBOL:

Ramsey, Illinois
Dear Mis

Receipt of your letter dated September 10, 1951 is hereby acknowledged.

Your letter will be forwarded to the office interested in these matters.

If further information is desired you will be contacted.

Your action in writing this Command is appreciated.

Yours very truly,

BRYAN L. DAVIS
BRYAN L. DAVIS
Colonel, USAF
Air Adjutant General

Hq AMC Form No. 9 (R…

Ramsey, Illinois
September 10th, 1951.

Dear Sirs:

Perhaps your office might find the enclosed clipping of interest from the Vandalia Leader, of August 30 issue. The incident referred to occurred on the evening of August 28th.

Whether it was a military craft from Scott Field hasn't been made known here. If we can be of any further help and if you desire reports of this nature, if and when they should happen here, please advise.

Sincerely,

Ramsey, Illinois. R. R. #1

Thursday, August 30, 1951.

Strange Object in Sky Baffles Local Airmen

It wasn't a flying saucer! Nor was it a conventional …

UNCLASSIFIED
Statu Report #1
34

Appendix IV
VANDALIA, ILLINOIS - 27 August 1951

The only information available on this incident is a newspaper article from "Vandalia Leader" of 30 August 1951.

It wasn't a flying saucer! Nor was it a conventional type airplane! But whatever it was, it has aroused the curiosity of at least five persons who saw it soaring through the air Monday night.

"It was a big orange light with blinding intensity when I first noticed it over the southwest corner of the airport," Ray Williams told the Leader. "I had just taxied out onto the runway preparing to take a flig…

CONFIDENTIAL
UNCLASSIFIED
Appendix IV
VANDALIA, ILLINOIS - 27 August 1951

The only information available on this incident is a newspaper article from Vandalia Leader of 30 August 1951.

'It wasn't a flying saucer! Nor was it a conventional type airplane! But whatever it was, it has aroused the curiosity of at least five persons who saw it soaring through the air Monday night.

'It was a big orange light with blinding intensity when I first noticed it over the southwest corner of the airport,' Ray Williams told the Leader. 'I had just taxied out onto the runway preparing to take a flight aroun…

EXTRACT FROM STATUS REPORT # 2

DATE: 27 Aug 51
TIME (Local): 2000
LOCATION: Vandalia, Ill.
LENGTH OF TIME OBSERVED: Unknown
SOUND: one
SPEED: High
ALTITUDE: Unknown
HEADING: Varied
SOURCE: Commercial pilots and Ground Obs.
ACTION OR COMMENTS: No further investigation. No conclusions
DESCRIPTION OF INCIDENT: Bright orange light seen from the ground and again from two aircraft.