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MAXW-PBB4-1275
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NARA-Maxwell
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Maxwell Blue Book 4
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MAXW-PBB4-1273
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PACK NiM^-.SSI Kl 7-J1 .1 ..- . \. A \ THIS PAGE IS UNCLASSIFIED \ i / '' UNCLASSIFIED DRAXXS: 1. this investigation was requested by the Diet riot Command! DO #20* HaCfcord AFB, MeChord Field, Washington, predicated upon iaformatlem resolved from S& Idaho OHO, Boies* Idaho, Aleh lnvitejd attention to a newspaper ortiole printed In the "Idaho Statesman", Boise, Xdahe. on 18 Deoeascr 19*ML Said article stated that local weather bureau, employ*** sighted an unusual object si 0730 hours on IS December 19*18, described at a Ball of fire which left r trail of smoke aoroee the sky. 1 1 AT BOISB. 2. The writer Interviewed Nr. MATOAHD L. fiOOX&S. Metoorologioal Aide, felted States Weather Bureau, Municipal Airport, Boise, Idaho, oa 21 fob 49. mOGBSta, an employee of the Bureau since July 1938, had only minor experience as a meteorologist prior te hie employment. Informant previously served in the Armed forces from I9U0. He declared that he sifted the object on 18 Deoember 19U8 from 0720 hours to 0730 hours (MST), from Boise Munloipal Airport as he was driving from hie home te work. %he distance from his noise to the Weather Bureau is 3.2 miloe. BOOSES, enroute to the weather bureau, drove on a road which borders the east end of the a irport. He did not stop but continued to drive as he watched the object. He declared that he saw the object all during the time he drove one and 3/^ miles of the 3 miles. IboOERS placed the coordinates at U3 degrees,f 2k minutes lorth) 116 degrees, 06 minutee West, as the location, of the object upon first sighting it, and , followed it to a point placed at U-3 degrees, fcl minutes Ifcrth; 115 decrees, k$ minutes weet. The flight of the object w&s in a straight line to the northeast. He Judged the altitude to be at 8,000 feet above the terrain When he sighted the object. The object descended toward the earth at a ^5 degree angle. HOGEHS was approximately 15 mile* f*ea the object when first sighting it and last Haw the objoet 25 miles aw&y. Informant stated that the altitude, coordinates, distance, and angle of descent are argumentative. BOOMS described the object as being a brilliant fire-orange color, the sun may appear on a hesy day. la object &rew in brilliance as it traveled to a point vfeore It appeared white-hot. The shape of the object was round and looked lUce a big bell of fixe, with flumes sweeping ieck over the aft j part of the objoet. He suggested that the el ae of the objj^et was approxi- mately the seme as the moon, as the s)oon appears directly overhead. fiOQJlS Indicated that the elze was very difficult to determine. Baere appeared to bo no variation in its spsed, and ji(he object was traveling feat. He was unable to estimate th speed. The objeet left a trail of &ep gray smoke sueh as used by sky writers, with the exoep,tlon 6f color. The width of the trail was approximately four times as wide as the object, at the bass of the object. The trail fanned out behind, informant was unable to detect any odor. The trail broke up,in the winds approximately one hour after ho., sighted the objeot. > Bo melee w&e noted as iafera*A% was driving his car* tae smoke trail formed a straight status cumulm* cloud prior to its being disseminated by the wind. Other than the smok trail, there uere a*-clouds, la the1 sky. '' Informant stated he lost sight of the objeot as h& taad a loft turn to the vest.'' He believed the objeot was 1m sight for four mi nates. Ur. Beams'' atte&ttea w&e dx-^w& to %h it pfeemaaeU SuJWia* was afc GSIJ hours. lm&-m&a&& %A$^i:-''fe - be a met***. UNCLA-Hf POVWHADFT) AT * Y^AT? ^TFRVATJj g I ^Bm&^ '' " . -*.< biirLAS.siKU-:V'' a UOD pllt 5''^ \ " T H I S . P A G E I S '' u N C L flA Is rs I F I 1 E D
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