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2 Jum 19139 ge, Pennsylvania Comming General Ady Materiel! Comani Wright-Patterson Air Fores Base Dayton, Chie ATTN: MCIAKS 1. Referense is made to report of investigation by Special Agent JOEN E, MORRILL, subject and file as above, dated 12 April 199. 2. Inelosed for your information and any action deemed necessary is report of imvestigntion by Special Agent TONEY ZEVRAIS, 3rd OSI District, Harrisburg, Penagylvenias 3e With the gulmission of this report, the files of this office are being cloced in instant investigations Inel THOMAS F, DOYLE, JR R/T dtd 27 May bo Captain, USAF {in dup) Agbing…

Declassification Authority: NND 923007

HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS REPORT MADE BY REPORT OF INVESTIGATION FILE NO. HAS ¢ i REPORT MADE AT mic Project "Sign" Pris = a OFFICE OF ORIGIN ? STATUS REFERRED UPON COMPLETION CHARACTER REFERENCETWX fr Dist Com ~ - Bisun Are dr, DO #16, Hill AF Base, Ogden, Utah to Dist Comdr, DO #19, +a eleti » AMC P e s "Sign and Grndge" SYNOPSIS Investigation requested by District Commander, 16th OSI Dis- tyict, Hill AF Base, Ogden, Utah. WARVIN LEROY SMALL stated that from a stationary point on ground and with unaided eye hp observed three (…

Declassification Authority: NND 923007

19D OSI 24-11 DETAILS: l. This investigation was requested by District, Commander, 16th District OSI (IG), USAF, Hill Air Force Base, Ogden, Utah, and was pre- dicated upon a report to the effect that MARVIN L. SMALL, Civil Aeronautics Administration Radio Operator, Elko, Nevada, had observed three (3) une identified aerial cbjects in the vicinity of Elko, Nevada. AT ELKG, NEVADA 2: Special Agent CLYDE M. EDWARDS assisted in this investigation. 3. On 13 May 1949, Mr. MARVIN LEROY SMALL, Airplane Communicator, Civil Aeronautics Administration, Elko, Nevada, was interviewed at his Lome, 789 Carl…

19D OSI 24-11 DETAILS: (cont'd) NOTE: Using SMALL's figure of five (5) miles from town in connection with the Elko Radio Station, the Airport Beacon, and SWALL's position at the time of observation, the objects would have covered a distance of approx- imately eight and a half (@ 1/2) to nine (9) miles in two (2) minutes. Essential Elements of Information. (Exhibit B). 4. Review of Personnel Files maintained at Civil Aeronautics Administration, Elko, Nevada, on 13 May 1949, revealed that WARVIN L, SMALL has been employed by the CAA since 25 July 1941 when he was hired at Silver Lake, California…

19D OSI 24-11 DETAILS: (cont'd) dad. 1103 PST; no cloud cover; visibility 30 miles; wind WSW at 20 miles per hour; temperature 65°F; Dewpoint 29°F @. Winds aloft 10,000 feet = 220° at 25 knots 12,000 feet - 230° at 38 knots 14,000 feet 230° at 44 knots 16,000 feet = 230° at 51 knots 18,000 feet - 230° at. 53 knots &. Review of communication files maintained at Civil Aeronautics Administration, Elko, Nevada, on 13 May 1949, revealed that the following aircraft were in the vicinity of Elko at time indicated on 2 hiay 1949: a. AF 8893 enroute to McClellan AFB .- 0921 PST b. United Airlines Flight…

2@ GSI 24-11 DETATIA: . (Cons*d) Re Carbon Copy of Essential “lemente of Information pertaining to 29th Dietrict OBI 24-11. le Carbon Cony af wigned stetenent ty KANTIN LEROE SUA. dated 13 May 1949 at Kiko, Nevada. 2. Garbon of Yesential Fiemewts of Information pertaining to 19th Disteict cI . Origine] and Carbon Copy of aigned statement ty MARVIN LEROY SMALL dated 19 May 399 ab Kiko, Novena . 2. Garban ¢ of Redeuhhal. Kheuantés of Snbematdin eortedntig 40 19th Ddstriet i ° ZOR FILE Carbon Copy of Fevential laments of Information pertaining te doen Datei’ 08% Bide ~ REFERRED UPON COMPLETION TO…