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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
QUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON

RGC/EJB/bls

THE INSPECTOR GENERAL USAF
17TH DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, NEW MEXICO

File No: 24-8-0

5 July 1950

SUBJECT: UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT
sighted on 29 June 1950
at Phoenix, Arizona
SPECIAL INQUIRY

TO: Director of Special Investigations
Headquarters, United States Air Force
Washington 25, D. C.

1. Reference is made to Spot Report TWX from this Headquarters dated 30 June 1950, making reference to an unidentified flying object sighted on 29 June 1950 at Phoenix, Arizona.

2. An interview with 1st Lt. JOHN D. FINK, A0-823052, 93rd Fighter Squadron, Kirtland AFB reveals that on 29 June 1950 at approximately 1840 hours Lt. FINK sighted this object. Lt. FINK climbed to 47,000 while flying an F-86 aircraft and observed that the object was a bright balloon with instruments attached and was floating at an altitude of 50,000 feet.

3. Lt. FINK described the speed of the balloon as being very slow and further described the balloon as being an "inverted tear drop".

4. Inasmuch as the previously unidentified object has been positively identified as a balloon, further investigation will not be conducted in this incident.

RICHARD G. COX
MAJOR, USAF
District Commander

6 3 AUG 2 1950