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NARA-PBB2-104
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Page 104 of 1450
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NARA Blue Book Roll 2
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T1206-2
NARA-PBB2-102
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NARA-PBB2-104
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NARA-PBB2-106
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h*?-1208-I Incident 9 September FOR TIIS GFFI35K IH CHAR 03: 9- intarviaived -3 September 19U7 at hi3 place of employment, the K arst ''''''''Jining Building, University of California, concerning flying objects he reported to have seen on 2 July 19U7 while ^rith Captain i''''''''jMMMHH^pHV''''''''of tfta Ul$th AAP BU (?.T). Ur jflMfelMt stated in substance that ha was a 1st Lt in th^Res|TTraand that on the 29th of July 19 U7 ahortly aftsr 12 noon ha and iKHHHHRpV had jua^landed from a routine training flight when Cao tain ^ppppri called lJr* ^HUlMw attention to an unidantiiied flying object that was following a P-30 aircraft at a terrific rato of 3peed*. *''''''''*" 4|ltth^ aatiratgd the ?-0O to bo flying at approximately 25>Q roilea gar hour on a preliminary approach to landing at Hamilton Field. In :ir# iJHHHi13 a3ti nation tb* object hs 3a?r following the P-30 maintained a spesd of threia to four timaa that of the aircraft.""A mo-sent later a second object appeared and flaw a course described as. something sliailar to a fighter aircraft*3 maneuvers 7hdn acaowpanyinK heavier 3hips, or a laft to right ^novament, over tha object fir3t sighted. Mr <Wtm& stated that thia maneuvering continued until the objects ?raro ortt of sight. He estLratad the ti.-ne to be a :proxi^ately 15 seconds, the course approximately 120 degrees. Mr. 4|MpK> co>dd not esii-nata the siae of the objects nor actual altitude, though, he did not belidre them, to be beyond six thousand feat. Mr. flHHMfr described the objoct3 a3 being milky v^iite in color9 and unlike, any conventional type aircrai''''''''t ha had ever soen. .Vhan questioned vrhethar he was fiulliar vrith t::e Navy "Slapjack''''''''1, Mr. 4MHHMI stated that he was, and that ha was certain the objects he reported seeing were not of this nature. AG3JT3 M0TB3> Mr. IMkt i3 a former officer of the U.3. AAF and a pilot of considerable experience. ?& UMpI^ does not convey the imr* prasslon of being the kind of person who would "irajine1* that he -iras seeing objects^ nor has he any apparent desire for publicity. Jr. 4^MMHp^ i3*a '''''''' " '''''''' " California.
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