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NND 90986
July 1947
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MEMORA1IDU:M FOR THE OFFICER It~ CHAR61;
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On 1 July 1947, Lt William G.
cGinty , USN, 195803 , P- 80
Student , Williams Field, Chandler, Arizona, was interviC\,ed by
this Agant , and stated in substance ;
That on 30 June 1947 , at about
0910 , MST , he was. flying at 25 , 000 feet over Grand Canyon, Ai:!izona , in
a P- 80 type aircraft .
He stated that he was heading south towards
Wil liams Field, Ariz ., when he saw two round objects going at incon­
ceivabl e speeds , straight down.
He fur.ther stated that his reactions
were to turn away from the objects .
He further stated that one of the
unidentifiable objects followed the other seconds apart .
He further
stated that due to the speed of the objects , he could only see that
they were circular , and that they were possible light gray in co-lor .
He further stated that it was his opinion that the objects were approx­
imately eight feet in diameter .
In conclusion, he stated that the
objects would have probably hit the ground approximately twenty- five
miles south of the South Rim of Grand Canyon, Arizona .
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AGElfr ' S NOTES :
Lt McGinty gave his' permanent address as . 1~. A. M. T . c .,
Point Hugu, Port Hueneme , Calif .
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On 1 Jul y 1947 , Captain Malcolm
rmstrong , 0- 734168 ,
Instructor, Single Engine, Williams Field, Chandler, Arizona, was
_ _ ...,.__,...~.."t~erviewed by tll1.:l,. Agent and stated in substance :
That his brother
lat l,t E. B,.....t.rmstrbng, stationed at Hq , 10th AAF, Brooks AAF, Texas
Nd- r~late~!m ~hat he saw a formation of unexplainable objects
1n the v1c1n1ty\aua~e Mead , Nev . Captain Armstrong, further stated
that hia bi--ot~ii -'ated the objects were heading south, and were at
~_..,..,,~ap-p:;.-oxtnra.te l y" 10,~00 feet altitude .
AGENT ' S "NOTES :
C.t.pta1n Armstrong could not give too much infor mati on
on the object& that his brother had seen .
Lt . E. B. Armstrong can be
contacted at Hq, l~~h AAF, Brooks Field, Texas for further information .
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