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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 1 March 1950 15/17002 Guatemala
2. LOCATION
3. DATE-TIME GROUP
- Local 1100 Hrs.
- CMT
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
- Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Rader ☐ Air-Vessel ☐ Air-Intercept Rader ☑
5. PHOTOS
- Yes ☑
- No ☐
6. SOURCE CIV
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
- unk
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 3
- 3-4
9. COURSE
- 1
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
- Color--Silver
- Shape--Oval. slightly elliptical
- Size--appeared larger than DC-4-054
- Level Flt., alt. 25,000 ft. No exh. no sound
- Obj's appeared to be highly polished. Speed-over 1000 MPH poss. 1400-1500 MPH.

11. COMMENTS
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UNCLASSIFIED
AFOIN-V/TC
Capt Fournet/ro/55894
Wrma 9 Apr 52
42

(Unclassified) Inquiry from Associated Press

Office of Public Information, OSD
ATTN: Press Branch

Evaluation Division
Directorate of Intelligence, DCB/O

14 APR 1952
AFOIN-V/TC/Capt Fournet/ro/55894

Draft of reply to Mr. [redacted] outlined in the first indorsement, attached as inclosure No. 2, is acceptable as written; however, it is recommended that the following sentence be added at the end of paragraph 2:

"The nature of this sighting is very similar to many other reports which have been received over the past five years."
…

UNCLASSIFIED
1st Ind.

Press Branch, Office of Public Information, OSD, Room 2E-761
26 March 1952

TO: Technical Capabilities Branch, Directorate of Intelligence,
Pentagon Annex #3

1. Request your comment on the acceptability of the following
release to Mr. [redacted] of the Associated Press:

Captain, USAFR, [redacted], presently on
inactive duty, did not see the "flying saucers" himself. He
did turn in a report on an alleged sighting of 3 or 4 shiny
objects by 3 TACA crewmen. The sighting supposedly took place
over Guatemala City Airport on March 15, 1950.

"The objects, according to [redac…

UNCLASSIFIED

Inquiry from Associated Press
Director of Intelligence
DCS/O, Room 4A-932

Press Branch, Office of Public Information
OSD, Room 2E-761

21 February 1952
1
Maj. Jane/ehw/75131

1. The following request for information was received from Mr. Elton Fay, Associated Press;

"Could we run a check on this report?

"A reserve officer-pilot, [redacted], who recalled AD from job flying for an airline, was flying, after recall, over Central America area. While in the area of Guatemala he saw object which he believed a flying saucer. Subsequently he saw several others.

"He was released to in…

UNCLASSIFIED
(Unclassified) Inquiry from Associated Press
Press Branch, Office of Public Information
OSD, Room 2E-761
12 March 1952
Documents and Dissemination Branch, Collection
Division, Directorate of Intelligence, DCS/O
Lt Col Adams/rfi/53093
APOIN-C/DD
2
1. Attached is a report which is an interrogation of a Captain
which appears to be the report referred to in Comment #1.
2. After your review, it is requested that the report be returned to the
Directorate of Intelligence, Attention: APOIN-C/DD.
1 Incl.
AF 417199
WILLIAM A ADAMS
Lt. Colonel, USAF
ACTG Chief, Documents & Dissemination …

UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
AF417199
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON
PWH;GRS;hog
THE INSPECTOR GENERAL USAF
8th District Office of Special Investigations
Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
11 April 1950
SHOT INTELLIGENCE REPORT
SUBJECT: Sighting of Unidentified Flying Object, Guatemala City Airport, Guatemala, 15 March 1950.
TO: Director of Special Investigations
Headquarters USAF
Washington 25, D. C.

1. SYNOPSIS: , Captain USAFR and pilot for commercial airline, states that three American Crew members TACA, commercial airline, claim the saw "flying saucers" 15 March…

UNCLASSIFIED
SECRET
SECURITY INFORMATION

(5) No known celestial phenomena or planets unaccounted for.

(6) Distance of object from observers - estimated altitude 25,000 feet. Flying in horizontal level flight.

(7) Time objects in view - unknown.

(8) Appearance of objects:
(a) Color - silver
(b) Shape - oval, slightly elliptical
(c) Size - appeared larger than a DC-4 (C-54)

(9) Direction of flight - directly from south to north, passing directly over runway Guatemala City Airport, Guatemala which runs south to north.

(10) Tactics or maneuvers - when first object came into sight, it flew no…

UNCLASSIFIED

(16) Control and Stability - objects appeared to be very stable.

(17) Air ducts - none noted.

(18) Speed estimated the speed is over 1,000 mph, possible 1400-1500 mph. also stated that the objects moved so fast it was very difficult to keep his eye on them.

(19) Manner of disappearance - objects disappeared from view in the distance

c. acknowledged the weather on 15 March 1950 at Guatemala City, Guatemala was CAVU.

d. stated that showed him a picture in the Guatemala City newspaper on the morning of 16 March 1950 which was represented to be a picture of "flying saucers." Acc…