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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 16 April 1956 | 2. LOCATION | Henderson, North Carolina  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local 0500 GMT 16/1000Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE | FBI employee  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | fleeing glance(1-2 sec) | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | one  |
|  9. COURSE |   |   | Route 1 North-South  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |   |   | While driving on Route 1 near Henderson, N. C., just before daylight, an oval-shaped low flying obje…

UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON

THE INSPECTOR GENERAL USAF
14TH DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS
LOWRY AIR FORCE BASE, DENVER, COLORADO

14D 24-341

SUBJECT: (UNCLASSIFIED)
SIGHTING OF OBJECT RESEMBLING FLYING SAUCER ON
6 APRIL 1956 NEAR HENDERSON, NORTH CAROLINA

SPECIAL INQUIRY

TO: Commander
Air Defense Command
Ent AFB
Colorado Springs Colorado

1. Transmitted herewith for the information of your command
is one (1) photostatic copy of letter report dated 17 April 1956 from
the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington rega…

COPY
COPY

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

UNCLASSIFIED

17 April 1956
Washington 25, D. C.

BY COURIER SERVICE

Date: April 16, 1956

To: Director of Special Investigations
The Inspector General
Department of the Air Force
Building Temp E
4th and Adams Drive, S. W.
Washington, D. C.

From: John Edgar Hoover, Director
Federal Bureau of Investigation

Subject: Sightings of Object Resembling Flying Saucer on April 6, 1956, near
Henderson, North Carolina - Miscellaneous - Information Concerning

On April 6, 1956, Miss [redacted], an employee of this Bureau who…

14D 24-31, HQ USAF, 1 Jun 56, Subj: (U) Sight & Object Recomblg
Flying Samen on 6 April 56 near Hendersonville, N.C.

ADIPM - 7 Jun 1956

1st Ind
HQ Air Defense Command, East AFB, Colorado Springs, Colorado

Forwarded as a matter pertaining to your command.

BY ORDER OF THE COMMANDER

C.F. Humphreys
Major USAF
Asst Command Adj.

[Copy of 1st Ind]

14D 24-341, Hq USAF, 1 Jun 56, Subj: (U) Sighting of Object Resembling Flying Saucer on 6 April 1956 Near Henderson, North Carolina

AISOP 2nd Ind

Hq 4602d Air Intelligence Service Squadron (ADC), Ent Air Force Base, Colorado Springs, Colorado

TO: Commander, Air Technical Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio

1. Due to the elapsed time from the date of sighting to receipt at this headquarters, this report fails to meet investigative criteria agreed upon by this organization and ATIC.

2. Forwarded for your information and action deemed necessary.

FOR THE COMMANDER:

1 …

CONFIDENTIAL

14D 24-341, HQ USAF, 1 Jun 56, Subj: (U) Sighting of Object Resembling Flying Saucer on 6 April 1956 Near Henderson, North Carolina

AFOIN 3rd Ind

AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio

TO: Commander, Air Defense Command, ATTN: 4602d AISS, Ent AFB, Colorado Springs, Colorado

1. In accordance with paragraph 4c, AFR 200-2, and to properly place the sighting submitted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation under an appropriate category, it is the opinion of this Center that more detailed information should be obtained from the observer of the UFO…

ROUTING
JOINT MESSAGEFORM
COMMUNICATIONS CENTER NO.
Sgt Gill
in TUX File

FROM: (Originator)
SPACE ABOVE FOR COMMUNICATIONS CENTER ONLY
COMDR ATIC

DATE-TIME GROUP
251330 JUL 56

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
UNCLASSIFIED

PRECEDENCE ACTION
FOR: PRIORITY

INFORMATION

TO:
COMDR 4602d AISS, ENT AFB
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO

☐ BOOK MESSAGE
☐ MULTIPLE ADDRESS
☑ ORIGINAL MESSAGE
CRYPTORRECAUTION
☐ YES ☐ NO

REFERS TO MESSAGE:
IDENTIFICATION
CLASSIFICATION

INFO:

UNCLASSIFIED FROM: AFOIN-424
Re 3rd indorsement dtd 20 July 56 regarding Henderson, N.C. sighting from
ATIC requesting investigation. Disregard …

July 19, 1956

Miss [redacted]
[redacted]
Avenue
Alexandria, Virginia

Dear Miss [redacted]:

Captain Gregory, of the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, has asked me to talk with you if possible relative to a sighting of an unidentified object you made on April 16, 1956. This matter came to our attention through a letter from the office of J. Edgar Hoover directed to the Air Force. I have long been a technical consultant to the Air Force on subject matters and it so happens that I shall be in Washington from July 21 to July 24.

I shall attempt to phone you s…