Le matin: deux objets volants sphériques ont été rejoint par un troisième OVNI Une équipe de techniciens a vu un objet blanc-aluminium avec un contour distinctement ovale distincte, se déplaçant contre le vent.
Après midi: un mince OVNI "métallique" s'est élevé, à plongé, puis oscillé au-dessus du terrain, également vu par un pilote d'essai dans les environs. Un pilote de F-51 a observé le passage d'un objet plat "réfléchissant la lumière" au-dessus de son avion. Aucun avion connu ne se trouvait dans le secteur.
Capitaine Edward Ruppelt, responsable du programme d'enquête sur les OVNIS de l'US Air Force:
"Parmi les observations qui ont suivi celle d'Arnold, cependant, il y en eut certaines qui semblaient être quelque chose de plus que de l'hystérie. Elles venaient de pilotes instruits des tours que le vol peut jouer sur les visions, et de scientifiques, d'autres venaient d'observateurs vraisemblablement sobres et lucides. Un météorologue responsable de la station du Bureau de la Météo des Etats-Unis à Louisville, Kentucky, a rapporté une boule lumineuse orange "roulant" à travers le ciel nocturne. Au terrain d'aviation de Muroc, en Californie, emplacement des essais secrets du gouvernement, le Lieutenant Joseph McHenry a repéré "deux objets argentés de forme sphérique ou en forme de disque." Il a appelé trois autres personnes de la base et elles ont vu les mêmes choses. Trois témoins supplémentaires ont rejoint le groupe, et cinq d'entre eux ont pu voir un troisième objet. Aucun engin expérimental n'était dans le ciel. Les objets se sont déplacés contre le vent et par conséquent n'étaient pas des ballons. Quelques heures plus tard, un Commandant et un Colonel à Muroc ont fait une observation séparée "d'un objet métallique mince" qui a folâtré au-dessus du terrain pendant huit minutes."
Source:
Le NICAP:
Les techniciens d'une base d'essais secrets d'essai observent un OVNI mécanique:
A Muroc Army Air Field (maintenant Edwards AFB) et au Rogers Dry Lake, les scientifiques et les ingénieurs étudient et développent les derniers modèles d'avions, y compris des projets secrets. Tout à fait informé sur tout ce qui peut se trouver en l'air, le personnel technique de la base n'a trouvé aucune explication pour l'OVNI qui a manoeuvré au-dessus du secteur le 8 juillet 1947. Deux fois ce matin, des objets en forme de disque étaient observé manoeuvrant au-dessus de la base. Puis vers 11:50 du matin, une équipe de techniciens de Rogers Dry Lake a vu un objet blanc et d'apparence métallique, rond, descendant, se mouvant de l'Ouest vers le Nord Ouest contre le vent. Ils ont observé des formes épaisses sur le dessus, lesquelles se croisaient à intervalle, suggérant une rotation ou une oscillation. Dans leur rapport officiel ils ont déclaré:
"C'était un engin artificiel, comme le montrent ses contours et son apparence fonctionnelle."
Source:
File No. 333.5 ID (Do not remove from this paper)
Note: Use this slip for notes in connection with this paper. All notes will be NUMBERED CONSECUTIVELY, top to bottom. Papers should have attached all records necessary for intelligent action. A line will be drawn the full width of the line below each note.
SUBJECT: Evaluation of "Flying Discs" |
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CI(D) | 1. It has been reported that the Commanding Officer of Muroc Army Air Base had seen flying saucers or discs in that area some time ago. It was further reported that the Commanding Officer called attention to those objects to several other officers at the Base. 2. It is requested that a lead sheet be prepared in order to obtain a description of what was seen to include time, places, altitude, speed, flight characteristics and any other information possible. 3. You are advised that discretion and tact will be utilized in subject investigation. /s/ GRAHAM Deputy A-2 | ||||
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4 Aug |
CI (D) |
CIC | Request that lead sheet be forwarded through CIC channels to the CIC Agent at Muroc AAB and any other information obtained be forwarded to A-2. /s/ GRAHAM CI (D) |
CONFIDENTIAL
HEADQUARTERS MUROC ARMY AIR FIELD
OFFICE OF THE COMMANDING OFFICER
MUROC, CALIFORNIA
jsr/TAM
14 August 1947
SUBJECT: |
Investigation of "Flying Discs" |
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Commanding General |
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Headquarters Fourth Air Force |
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Hamilton Field, |
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San Francisco, California |
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ATTEN: |
AC of S, A-2 |
1:In compliance
with your LEAD SHEET dated 6 August 1947, subject,Investigation of"Flying Saucers", the enclosed statements are submitted for your information. |
signed 
HARRY. D. BLACK
Captain, MAC,
Intelligence Officer
Inc. 1-8 Statements Re: "Flying Discs" |
CONFIDENTIAL
AFFIDAVI T
STATE OF CALIFORNIA) COUNTY OF KERN) The following is a statement given by 1st. Lt. Joseph C. McHenry, Billeting Officer, Muroc Army Air Field, Muroc, California, statement given on 11 July 1947, to Mr. Thomas A. McMillan, CIC S/A. this station. The following statement concerning the actual observance of what has been termed as a "flying Disc" or a "flying saucer" is true and correct and it will be noted that the above mentioned observance was made by me personally while enjoying complete health in mind and body. On Tuesday 8 July 1947, at approximately nine-thirty A.M. (09:30) was in conversation with personnel in the Post Exchange Office.My part of this conversation was as follows:
"Someone will have to show me one of these Disc (sic) before I will believe it." Upon leaving the Post Exchange, I went directly to my Office and before entering heard one of our local aircraft in the traffic pattern. Looking up, as I always do I observed the aircraft, and looked slightly to the left, whereupon I observed two (2) silver objects of either a spherical or disc-like shape, moving about three hundred (300) miles an hour, or perhaps less,as approximately eight thousand (8000) feet, heading at about three hundred twenty degrees (320) due north. When I first observed these objects I called S/Sgt. Gerald E. Nauman, T/Sgt. Joseph Ruvolo and Miss Jannette Marie Scotte who immediately came to where I was standing.I pointed in the direction of the objects, and asked them the question "Tell me what you see up there." Whereupon, all the three (3) with sundry comments stated, "They are flying Disc".To further verify my observance I asked them to tell me in what direction the objects were traveling, without indicating their direction myself, and again, all three (3) in a consistant nature stated that the objects were moving toward Mojave, California. I had time to look away several times and renew my vision of the objects to make sure that they were not any results of eye strain, or in any nature an optical illusion.The objects in question were not repeat, were not aircraft, the objects could not have been weather balloons released from this station, since they were traveling against the prevailing wind, and since the speed in which they were traveling, disqualified the fact that they were weather balloons.
CONFIDENTIAL
HEADQUARTERS FOURTH AIR FORCE Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff, A-2 Intelligence Hamilton Field, California
REASON FOR INVESTIGATION: Investigation initiated at request of Air Defense Command reference ltr Hq ADC, dtd 7 Jul 47, file D333.5 ID, subj: Investigation of Flying Disc. SYNOPSIS: On 8 July 1947, approximately 1000 hours, two incidents occurred in the vicinity of Muroc Flight Test Base. No further investigation of these incidents is being considered by this headquarters.
W.D., P.M.G. Formulaire No. 110 |