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FD-245.1 (Rev. 1-4-99) Declassification authority derived from FBI Automatic Declassification Guide, issued May 24, 2007. U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of igation FBI - CENTRAL RECORDS CENTER HQ - HEADQUARTERS Class/Case # 0062 83894 Sub Vol. A 1 1 Serial# OPEN RRP003IXFT 8/11/1274151 File No: 62-83894-A Volume Number Serials 1-OPEN 1 Field Office Criminal Investigative and Administrative Files Armed and Dangerous DO NOT DESTROY ELSUR Escape Risk FOIPA NCIC OCIS Suicidal Financial Privacy Act Other See also Nos. Mr. Tolson. Mr. Mohr. Mr. Parsons. Mr. Belmont. Mr. Callahan. Mr. Malone Mr. McGu're Flying Saucer Photo Ain't What It Used to Be---Joe By Charles Manos Staff Writer GRAND BLANC, May 25- Joe Perry, the talented pizza man, feels the Pentagon people have sabotaged him or something. No, the Washington ex- perts haven't fussed with Joe's saucy pies, but they have certainly done sorte- thing to his flying sauger, Joe claims. "IT AIN'T what it used to be since they got their hands on it," said Joe, who takes potshots at the moon with a homemade telescope- camera. Joe, 44, took another look at his color-slide photo, snapped last February on the setond night of the full moon. "It's not the same," he said dejectedly. "The flying saucer has faded... some- thing has happened to it." The Washingtor experts returned the color slide a few days ago. THE FEDERAL agents picked it up last March when they heard Joe's picture showed a saucer-like object sillouetted against the moon. Most of Joe's customers at his pizza palace here were convinced the object was a "flying saucer." doe became even more con- cerned over his picture whon an Unidenti ed Flying Object group wanted to buy his rights to the slide. He also got an offer from a national magazine to buy the picture. Other inquiries came from all sections of the country. SO JOE was anxious to get his picture back. He called the FBI. He talked to the air force. He made at his pizza palace here were convinced the object was a "flying saucer." doe became even more con- cerned over his picture whon an Unidenti ed Flying Object group wanted to buy his rights to the slide. He also got an offer from a national magazine to buy the picture. Other inquiries came from all sections of the country. SO JOE was anxious to get his picture back. He called the FBI. He talked to the air force. He made a trip to Selfridge, Air Force Base, all in vain. The picture was returned shortly after he sent a letter to President Eisenhower. A letter inc uded in the package from the Pentagon said the strange object in the picture was the result of faulty development and nothing more. Among other things, the Pentagon folks have added insult to injury, Joe said. Mr. Rosen Mr. Tamm. Mr. Trotter Mr. W.C.Sullivan Tele. Room. Mr. Ingram. Miss Gandy. DETROIT DIVISION Detroit, Mich. () Detroit Free Press Editor: Lee Hills () Detroit News Editor: Martin S. Hayden (De Times filer, Editor: John C. Manning Editor: Data: 5-25-60 Edition: Final 14 : 2 Col: 2 Title of Case: UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT; JOSEPH PERRY, GRAND BLANC, MICHIGAN COMPLAINANT (Defile 65-2477-105) EX 109.201 REG 41 62-83894-A NOT RECORDED 46 JUN 3 1960 59 JUN 7 1960 417 0-19 (Rev. 1-28-59) Central Research Section File 62-83894 5- 3 'Objects' Trailed Plane 45 Minutes, Pilot Says DETROIT, Feb. 25 (AP) Killian and co-pilot John The pilot of an American Air- Dee of Nyack, N. Y., said they lines DC6 passenger plane lost the three strange objects said today three mysterious in the haze when they started objects that looked like shin- their descent for landing at ing saucers appeared to ac- Detroit's Metropolitan Air- company the plane for 45 port while the plane was over minutes last night on its non- Cleveland, Ohio. stop flight from Newark, N. J., The three bright whitish to Detroit. lights first an American Air- Dee of Nyack, N. Y., said they lines DC6 passenger plane lost the three strange objects said today three mysterious in the haze when they started objects that looked like shin- their descent for landing at ing saucers appeared to ac- Detroit's Metropolitan Air- company the plane for 45 port while the plane was over minutes last night on its non- Cleveland, Ohio. stop flight from Newark, N. J., The three bright whitish to Detroit. lights first were sighted whil Capt. Peter Killian of Syos- the plane was flying at 8500 set, N. Y., who has flown pas- feet between Philipsburg and senger planes for 15 years, Bradford, Pa., at 8:45 p. m. said "I have never seen any- thing like it before." Killian said other members of the crew and the 35 pas- sengers also saw the flying objects. The plane left Newark at 7:10 m. Tolson Belmont DeLoach McGuire Mohr Parsons Rosen Tamm Trotter W.C. Sullivan Tele. Room Holloman Gandy Donahop A3 +119 57 MAR 4 1959 162-83894-A NOT RECORDED 117 MAR 3 1959 The Washington Post and Times Herald The Washington Daily News The Evening Star New York Herald Tribune New York Journal-American New York Mirror New York Daily News New York Post The New York Times The Worker The New Leader The Wall Street Journal Date OF FLYING --- --- --- --- --- o FLYING SAUCERS UPI -9 SA RA LIKE JOL THEN STAR" A SUDDENL CENTE M. -- A GROUP OF UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS "CLUSTERED ERED FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR NEAR HERE LAST NIGHT AND ROKE APART AND DISAPPEARED," WITNESSES SAID TODAY. FOR THE AERIAL RESEARCH PHENOMENA ORGANIZATION FILTER DA TOTAL OF NINE PERSONS HAD REPORTED SEEING THE MYSTENUSUBJECT'S A CHECK OF NEARBY MOLITAR BASES, AIRPORTS, AND THE U.S. WEATHER BUREAU DISCLOSED THERE WERE NO JETS OR WEATHER BALLOONS ALOFT AT OR NEAR THE TIME OF THE SIGHTINGS BETWEEN 10 P.M. AND 11:30 P.M., CENTE M. -- A GROUP OF UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS "CLUSTERED ERED FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR NEAR HERE LAST NIGHT AND ROKE APART AND DISAPPEARED," WITNESSES SAID TODAY. FOR THE AERIAL RESEARCH PHENOMENA ORGANIZATION FILTER DA TOTAL OF NINE PERSONS HAD REPORTED SEEING THE MYSTENUSUBJECT'S A CHECK OF NEARBY MOLITAR BASES, AIRPORTS, AND THE U.S. WEATHER BUREAU DISCLOSED THERE WERE NO JETS OR WEATHER BALLOONS ALOFT AT OR NEAR THE TIME OF THE SIGHTINGS BETWEEN 10 P.M. AND 11:30 P.M., FILTER CENOR DIRECTOR L.J. LORENZEN SAID. 8/9--GD253P Bran 5 39 AUG 12 1958 File 62-8389162-83894-A 1 NOT RECORDED 1 AUG 12 1958 0-19 (Rev. 10-29-57) Tolson Boardman Belmont Mohr Nease Parsons Rosen Tamm Trotter Clayton Tele. Room Holloman Gandy Awk -Flying Discs Show Sign Of Guidance, Jung Says ALAMOGORDO, N. Mex., What such a fact might mean July 29 (AP). - Dr. Carl Jung, for humanity cannot be pre- Swiss psychologist, says in a dicted. report that Unidentified Flying "But it would put us without Objects are real and "show doubt in the extremely precari- signs of intelligent guidance ous position of primitive com- by quasi-human pilots." munities in conflict with the "I can only say for certain superior culture of the whites. these things are not a mere "That the construction of rumor, something has been these machines proves a scien- seen," Dr. Jung said in the re- tific technique immensely su- port released yesterday. "A perior to ours cannot be ar- purely psychological explana-gued." tion is ruled out." JESS The Air Force has said in- Dr. Jung, who started his re- vestigation of flying saucers search on UFO's in 1944, re- reported over the past 10 years leased his report through the has produced no evidence that UFO filter Center of the Aerial such things exist. Phenomena proves a scien- seen," Dr. Jung said in the re- tific technique immensely su- port released yesterday. "A perior to ours cannot be ar- purely psychological explana-gued." tion is ruled out." JESS The Air Force has said in- Dr. Jung, who started his re- vestigation of flying saucers search on UFO's in 1944, re- reported over the past 10 years leased his report through the has produced no evidence that UFO filter Center of the Aerial such things exist. Phenomena Research Organ- It has contended that not a ization here. It was released shred of evidence has turned by L. J. Lorenzen of Holloman up to show the existence of a Air Force Base. flying saucer or interplanetary "I have gathered a mass of space ship or that the objects observations of unidentified fly- sighted indicate developments ing objects since 1944," Dr. beyond the range of current Jung said. scientific knowledge or pose a "The discs do not behave threat to the Nation's secur- in accordance with physical ity. laws, but as though without The Air Force said last No- weight. vember that investigations of "If the extra-terrestial origin 5,700 reported sightings showed of this phenomena should be the mysterious objects were confirmed this would prove the balloons, aircraft, astronomical existence of an intelligent in- phenomena, birds, fireworks or ter planetary relationship. hoaxes, among other things. 2116 67 AUG1 1958 62-83894-file NOT RECORDED 117 AUG 1 1958 62-83894 Wash. Post and Times Herald Wash. News Wash. Star N. Y. Herald Tribune A-1 N. Y. Journal- American N. Y. Mirror N. Y. Daily News N. Y. Times Daily Worker The Worker New Leader Date 7-29-58 ANK No Saucers' Trace Found Schmidt, 48, an ex-Nebras- ken and now a Californja grain dealer, was questioned by Air Force investigators from the Continental Air De- fense Command. Oil found near the alleged landing spot of the space ship was identi- A.F., Checks Schmidt; fied as ordinary but will be Kearney Amused tested by the University of Nebraska. Tales of flying saucers and While the Schmidt tale was other such space craft got giving Worker New Leader Date 7-29-58 ANK No Saucers' Trace Found Schmidt, 48, an ex-Nebras- ken and now a Californja grain dealer, was questioned by Air Force investigators from the Continental Air De- fense Command. Oil found near the alleged landing spot of the space ship was identi- A.F., Checks Schmidt; fied as ordinary but will be Kearney Amused tested by the University of Nebraska. Tales of flying saucers and While the Schmidt tale was other such space craft got giving Kearney a sensational an unofficial raspberry conversation piece, most of Wednesday night from an the talk was of a skeptical Air Force official. variety. A top official of the Air Technical Intelligence Cen- ter at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio told the Dayton Journal-Herald his in- vestigators have found no evidence in the past 10 years that flying saucers are real. He said 5,700 reported sightings were investigated between 1947 and 1957. Not a single landing impression, footprint, saucer or little green man was found. Investigation Goes On Newsmen Busy "Everybody downtown seems to think it's a big joke," one business man said. A Kearney clothier put up a sign advertising "space ship specials." A window sign in a car agency announced: "Space Ships Tuned Up." The Kearney car-rental operator reported business was so good all of his cars were in use. They were being rented by visiting newsmen. Presence of the newsmen In Kearney, Neb., Rein was nearly the only sign that holdt Schmidt's story of an anything unusual had hap- afternoon's visit with the poned - or may have hap- crew of a space ship near the pened. city Tuesday was still under investigation, officials said. Bakent ROACH whoogfo Kan OMAHA WORLD-HERALD OMAHA, NEBRASKA 11-7-57 SUNRISE EDITION birdirs 5 2 NOV 26 1957. INDEXED - 24 162-83894-A NOT RECORDED 117 ΝΟ 22 1957 Space-Ship Story Raises Eyebrows The World-Herald's News Service. Kearney, Neb.-A grain buyer who said he saw a space ship Tuesday in a field near here and chatted amicably with its six occu- - or may have hap- crew of a space ship near the pened. city Tuesday was still under investigation, officials said. Bakent ROACH whoogfo Kan OMAHA WORLD-HERALD OMAHA, NEBRASKA 11-7-57 SUNRISE EDITION birdirs 5 2 NOV 26 1957. INDEXED - 24 162-83894-A NOT RECORDED 117 ΝΟ 22 1957 Space-Ship Story Raises Eyebrows The World-Herald's News Service. Kearney, Neb.-A grain buyer who said he saw a space ship Tuesday in a field near here and chatted amicably with its six occu- pants had more pleasant dealings with the visitors from outer space than with skeptical authorities. The sensational report by R. O. Schmidt, about 50, of Bakersfield, Cal., which topped a host of reports across the nation Tuesday of seeing mysterious flying objects, had these conse- quences: -State Penitentiary rec- ords showed a man of the same name served a term for embezzlement from Scotts Bluff County in the 1930's. Scotts Bluffs Coun- ty Sheriff Steve Warrick said he talked to Schmidt by phone and was convinced he "saw nothing." -He turned down a chance to take a lie- detector test. -Schmidt was kept up most of the night for questioning. He finally asked for an attorney. Ward Minor of Kearney was named. -Wednesday forenoon he went to the scene of the space ship's landing with investigators from the Con- tinental Air Defense Com- mand at Colorado Springs, Colo., Kearney Police Chief Thurston Nelson and Buf- falo County Attorney Kenneth Gotobed. They said Schmidt's story "ap- peared to be weakening." -Oil drippings on the ground from the space machine were being ana- lyzed at Kearney State College. Investigators said the "mysterious green oil" closely resem- bled that in a partially- emptied can of commer- cial auto oil found in the back of Schmidt's car and a nearly-empty can found near the site of the "land- ing." Schmidt's story came to World-Herald News Service Photo. Schmidt (left) and Kearney Police Chief Nelson . . . In "heart-to-heart" talk. SIDE VIEW OUTSIDE -Oil drippings on the ground from the space machine were being ana- lyzed at Kearney State College. Investigators said the "mysterious green oil" closely resem- bled that in a partially- emptied can of commer- cial auto oil found in the back of Schmidt's car and a nearly-empty can found near the site of the "land- ing." Schmidt's story came to World-Herald News Service Photo. Schmidt (left) and Kearney Police Chief Nelson . . . In "heart-to-heart" talk. SIDE VIEW OUTSIDE LENGTH: APPROX. 100 FEET FAN IN ROOF 8 INSTRUMENTS FLOOR PLAN INSIDE INSTRUMENTS LOUNGE SEALED COMPARTMENT CONVEYOR TO BACK OF SHIP 8 FAN IN ROOF The Schmidtnik... As described by the grain buyer. light when, white-faced and shaken, he appeared in Kearney Tuesday and asked to see a minister. Taken to police, he told this story: Tuesday he inspected a field of milo about two miles south and a mile east of Kearney. When ready to leave he drove down a side road seeking a place to turn around. Near the Platte River he saw what appeared to be a wrecked balloon. As he neared it Schmidt said, his car en- gine conked out. Schmidt said he got out and walked toward the ma- chine. Proximity revealed Babat OF FLYING SAUCERS ROAD file OMAHA WORLD-HERALD OMAHA, NEBRASKA 11-6-57 WALL STREET EDITION 62-83894- A NOT RECORDED 17 NOV 22 1957 1489 52 NOV 26 1957 it to be a translucent, ci- gar-shaped device about one hundred feet long, 30 feet wide and about 14 feet high. Schmidt said that when he was 25 or 30 feet away, two men got out and waved what looked like a flashlight. "I couldn't move. I don't know whether I was just afraid or what, but it was like being paralyzed," he said. 'In Business Suits' Schmidt said the men, dressed in business suits, searched him for weapons then remarked that as long as they were going to be there for some time "you might as well come in and see things for a few min utes." or 30 feet away, two men got out and waved what looked like a flashlight. "I couldn't move. I don't know whether I was just afraid or what, but it was like being paralyzed," he said. 'In Business Suits' Schmidt said the men, dressed in business suits, searched him for weapons then remarked that as long as they were going to be there for some time "you might as well come in and see things for a few min utes." Inside the machine were two other men and two women working on wires and instruments. The de- vice had a fan at each end. By a strange coincidence one of the crewmen "looked exactly like" a hotel ac- quaintance with whom he has been watching televi- sion programs. When the occupants wanted to move from place to place ace they would step in a certain location and be pulled to the new location without moving. 'Spoke German' The ship occupants talked among themselves in High German, which Schmidt says he under- stands to a limited extent. One man spoke excellent English and interpreted for the others. Schmidt said the inter- preter told him repeatedly he had nothing to fear. The visitors refused to answer any questions but said he would "find out all about it in a couple of weeks." When repairs were com- pleted, Schmidt said he was asked to leave but was told he would be unable to start his car until the machine had disappeared. 'Disappeared' Outside the machine, Schmidt said, he turned to watch as the fans started in motion without a sound. He said the machine lifted about one hundred or two hundred feet into the air and disappeared. "It just blended into the sky like it changed color or disappeared into the ai." he said. Schmidt pressed the starter of his car. The mo tor started right off. 0-19 (Rev. 9-7-56) Coast to Coast Rash of 'Flying Saucer Reports Floods U. S. Several persons reported seeing a "red ball" hovering over the Atomic Energy Commission's Savannah River plant near Augusta, Ga, last night. There was an unoffi- cial report that Air Force personnel at nearby Aik- en, S. C., spotted the ob- ject on radar and issued an alert. The object appeared to be a "constant red light," accord- ing to Augusta Chronicle ex- ecutive editor Louis Harris, who saw the object from Coast Rash of 'Flying Saucer Reports Floods U. S. Several persons reported seeing a "red ball" hovering over the Atomic Energy Commission's Savannah River plant near Augusta, Ga, last night. There was an unoffi- cial report that Air Force personnel at nearby Aik- en, S. C., spotted the ob- ject on radar and issued an alert. The object appeared to be a "constant red light," accord- ing to Augusta Chronicle ex- ecutive editor Louis Harris, who saw the object from the downtown newspaper build- ing. "It could have been a tiny red light a short dis- tance away or a gigantic thing at a great distance," he said. One witness, J. T. James, said he saw the object on two occasions from his home near Aiken. It was cigar-shaped, he said, and would alternate from bright to amber and occasionally got out alto- gether. Elsewhere, strange "sauc- er" sightings were reported. NEBRASKA At Kearney, Neb., authori- ties held a "heart-to-heart" talk with Reinhold O. Schmidt, a salesman, later discovered to be an ex-con- vict, who said he talked to four men and two women in a transport space ship which had landed. He said the space people spoke in English and German. Police roped off the area where the "whatnik" alleg- edly landed and examined various impressions and oil stains on the ground. At Long Beach, Calif., three Air Force weather observers, one of them the commanding officer of the spotting unit, late yesterday reported sight- ing six unidentified, saucer- shaped flying objects over Long Beach Air Force base. The Coast Guard reported picking up an unidentified Flying object on radar over the Gulf of Mexico south of New Orleans. A Coast Guard commander said the object paused over the cutter Se- bago in the Gulf and was on he radar scope for about 27 nutes. Oflying Saucers WHITE SANDS Miitary authorities appar- ently gave credence to a re- port by an electronics en- gineer who said he saw an object which made car en- gines stall near the White Sands proving grounds. Col. John McCurdy, Air Force public relations officer at White Sands, said the en- gineer, James Stokes, 42, will be given a thoro medical ex- amination and a radiation bago in the Gulf and was on he radar scope for about 27 nutes. Oflying Saucers WHITE SANDS Miitary authorities appar- ently gave credence to a re- port by an electronics en- gineer who said he saw an object which made car en- gines stall near the White Sands proving grounds. Col. John McCurdy, Air Force public relations officer at White Sands, said the en- gineer, James Stokes, 42, will be given a thoro medical ex- amination and a radiation count test. Col. McCurdy said he was "personally sat- isfied" with Mr. Stokes' re- port, 162-83894-A NOT RECORDED 140 NOV 12 1957 ple FESS 62-83894 A Civil Service worker at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Tex., said he saw an egg-shaped object land in a ravine about 200 yards from him as he drove near the city. He said his car engine and lights went off, and the object took off in a few minutes, enabling him to drive away. At about the same time, the Ground Observer Corps at Midland, Tex., said it saw a large, red object and picked up unintelligible conversa- tion on a sound detector. (UP) NOV 14 1957 Of Tolson Nichols Boardman Belmont Mohr Parsons Rosen Tamm Trotter Nease Tele. Room Holloman Gandy Prash ch Bezugan Sanders Wash. Post and Times Herald Wash. News p-7 Wash. Star N. Y. Herald Tribune N. Y. Journal-. American N. Y. Mirror N. Y. Daily News N. Y. Times Daily Worker The Worker New Leader Date 11-6-57 0-19 (Rev. 9-7-56) Flying Saucers Tracked 27 Minutes on Radar U.S. Cutter in Gulf of Mexico Reports Sighting Mysterious 'Object' in Sky Associated Press A brilliant mystery object was reported sighted yester- day in southern skies by a Coast Guard cutter, even as Air Force special investigat- ors checked a flurry of ear- lier, similar reports. The Coast Guard cutter Se- bago, cruising in the Gulf of Mexico about 200 miles south of Louisiana, radioed that an object resembling "a brilliant planet with a high rate of speed" on Radar U.S. Cutter in Gulf of Mexico Reports Sighting Mysterious 'Object' in Sky Associated Press A brilliant mystery object was reported sighted yester- day in southern skies by a Coast Guard cutter, even as Air Force special investigat- ors checked a flurry of ear- lier, similar reports. The Coast Guard cutter Se- bago, cruising in the Gulf of Mexico about 200 miles south of Louisiana, radioed that an object resembling "a brilliant planet with a high rate of speed" was seen for about three seconds at 5:21 a. m. (CST). The Sebago's message said the object was tracked on the vessel's radar screen for 27 minutes and that, during that period, the object fitted on and off the screen several times. Crewmen caught sight of it only for a few seconds. [The Sebago radioed New Orleans Coast Guard Head- quarters that the object was traveling at an estimated 1000 of light with no definite shape, miles per hour, International resembling the planet Venus." News Service reported. How- Shockley said there were no ever, at one point, the object vapor trails or any other in- appeared to remain stationary dications as to the object's and hover above the waters be- method of propulsion. One fore it resumed its erratic estimate of its height placed flight. it at 2000 feet. [The cutter's captain, Cmdr. [Glenn Northeutt, Willis, C. H. Waring, said the object Okla., rancher and member of first appeared on the ship's the University of Oklahoma radar screen as a "good, strong Board of Regents, reported pip" at 5:10 ä. m. and was lost that on Saturday he and five in a northerly direction at 5:37 liant, mysterious light that a. m. looked like the planet Venus [In this time, the skipper magnified many, many times." said the object, which came as The object, he said, was visible close as two miles to the ves- more than half an hour.] sel, was actually seen by four Sightings of strange objects members of the crew. One, have been reported from wide- Ens. Wayne D. Shockley, de- ly scattered ered sections of the scribed it as a "bright point United States, most of them near secret military installa- tions in this time, the skipper magnified many, many times." said the object, which came as The object, he said, was visible close as two miles to the ves- more than half an hour.] sel, was actually seen by four Sightings of strange objects members of the crew. One, have been reported from wide- Ens. Wayne D. Shockley, de- ly scattered ered sections of the scribed it as a "bright point United States, most of them near secret military installa- tions in the Southwest. The Air Force said the radar network of the Air Defense See MYSTERY, A6, Col. 3 Tolson Nichols Boardman Belmont Mohr Parsons Rosen Tamm Trotter Nease Tele. Room Holloman Gandy V. BK filers Sanders 162-83894-A NOT RECORDED 140 NOV 12 1957 62-8389 6NO/13 1957 336 Wash. Post and Times Herald Wash. News Wash. Star N. Y. Herald Tribune N. Y. Journal- American N. Y. Mirror N. Y. Daily News N. Y. Times Daily Worker The Worker New Leader Al Date NOV 6 1957 Command was keeping watch ported objects may be some- so far with no results and thing from another planet. that specially qualified inves- "Assuming they are real," he tigators had been assigned to said, "they would be secret look into the reports. weapons made on earth or For several years the Air are interplanetary." Any na- Force has checked all reports tion with the secret, he added, of unidentified flying objects. would by now have abandoned Investigators work under the conventional aircraft or mis- Air Defense Command at Col- siles. orado Springs, Colo., and re- Cosmic Energy port to the Air Technical In- telligence Center. "It looks as though they are interplanetary," Keyhoe said. Judging from past findings, He said one source of pow- the chances are 50-1 the Air er for such reported objects Force will offer a humdrum could be cosmic ray energy. explanation for the current Some of the citizens, peace sightings. officers and servicemen who - During the first half of this reported sighting mystery ob- year, the Air Force said, only jects in the Southwest since 1.9 per cent of the 250 report- the they are interplanetary," Keyhoe said. Judging from past findings, He said one source of pow- the chances are 50-1 the Air er for such reported objects Force will offer a humdrum could be cosmic ray energy. explanation for the current Some of the citizens, peace sightings. officers and servicemen who - During the first half of this reported sighting mystery ob- year, the Air Force said, only jects in the Southwest since 1.9 per cent of the 250 report- the weekend said the objects ed sightings of flying saucers stalled auto engines and and other fantastic aerial ob- caused radios to fade. jects have wound up in the James Stokes, an engineer "unknown" category. at the Air Force missile de- Air Force Skeptical velopment center at Alama- gordo. N. M., reported 10 autos And the Air Force said firm- were stalled Monday on a des- ly-though not all flying sau-ert highway between Alama- cer buffs may agree-that it gordo and the White Sands doesn't believe even the 1.9 (N. M.) Proving Grounds. per cent residue is made up He reported seeing a sound- of the things you read about less, "brilliant colored egg- in science fiction magazines. shaped object" which flitted Balloons, aircraft and such erratically across the country- astronomical sights as meteor- side and left a sort of heat ites and bright stars account wave, "like radiation from a -at least to the Air Force's giant sun lamp," in its wake. official satisfaction-for al- Device Sought most four-fifths of the sight- ings. Leonard Hardlund, chief en- The director of a private or gineer for the National Inven- ganization set up to inves- tors Council in Washington, tigate flying saucers and such said a device that could stall said he couldn't evaluate at autos or other mechanical this point the current rash of equipment was one of the reported sightings. things the armed forces would like to see developed. But Hardlund said he knew of no research in this country aimed at producing such a de- But retired Marine Maj. Donald E. Keyhoe, director of the National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phe- vice. nemona added that the re- Two teen-age girls reported seeing a mysterious object in the sky over couldn't evaluate at autos or other mechanical this point the current rash of equipment was one of the reported sightings. things the armed forces would like to see developed. But Hardlund said he knew of no research in this country aimed at producing such a de- But retired Marine Maj. Donald E. Keyhoe, director of the National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phe- vice. nemona added that the re- Two teen-age girls reported seeing a mysterious object in the sky over Annapolis, Md., last week. Jean Hunt, 13, and Sylvia Fowler, 15, said they saw an egg-shaped object which glowed like a neon light. They spotted it while trick-or-treat- ing with Jean's two younger sisters on Halloween night in Primrose Acres, a housing de- velopment on the outskirts of Annapolis. Jean said the girls became frightened and ran home but no one would believe their story until weekend newspa- per accounts told of a mystery object sighted in Texas. Associated Press J. G. Kirby of Dallas made this photo of a diamond shaped object flying through the sky while he and his family were driving near Amarillo, Tex., in August, 1956. The photo was turned over to the FBI and has just been released after intensive study. The Air Force described the glow as "radiation vapor." 0-19 (Rev. 9-7-56) Mystery Objects Called Mirage by Astronomer By the Associated Press A Harvard astronomer says mysterious objects reported from various parts of the country and the Gulf of Mexico are mirages stemming from natural causes. Dr. Donald H. Menzel, director of the Harvard College Observatory, said yesterday in Cambridge, Mass., that the whole thing amounts to "another flying saucer scare." The Air Force has started an investigation of the reported sightings of the strange glow- ing objects in the sky. The mosphere which would give a Air Force for years has had radar reflection." the responsibility of checking reports of unidentified flying As for reports of the auto objects, but as one officer put