65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_005

Text

This text came with the file. It may have mistakes. When the text and the image disagree, the image is right.

•
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington D. c.
Gentlemen:
•
608 Montrose Drive
s. Charleston, ff . Va.
September 25, 1949.
~l "r<1~
An incident happened this afternoon which after consideration
I felt I should report . I most certainly do not want this incident
disclosed, as I do not want any publicity concernin~ it. If you
regard it of no special interest to t~e F . B. I . please disregard
this corresponden ce .
VJ: was flying from{Clark Field) to Parkersburg, ./. Va. this
•
afternoon and about four miles airline, southwest of Parkersburg,
I suddenly noticed a: br ight yellow object coming directly towarc.1.s
me . It crone at me with such speed, added to my 100 m. p. h . for1.1ard
speed that it startled me and had passed by in a matter of a couple
of seconds. But it passed by about 100 feet under my ship and about
50 feet to my right, and because of the dark green background of the
forests below I was able to get a very clear outline of the
object, and what I believe is a very accurate description.
Color - bright cahary yellow
Length- about 15 to 18 inches
Diameter- About 4" -in the lar"'est part
It resembled a rocket, in fact was about the same shape and
proportions as the fuselage of a Lockheed Air Force X- 90
No wings but vertical and horizontal fins on rear 1/3 of the
rocket .
No visable means of propulsion such as propeller, vapor trail ,
smoke or exhaust .
The front of the rocket was very sharp witb a needle nose , the
needle looked about 611 lone; and was the size of a lead pencil.
The rear end was blunt similar to the rear end of a jet fus9la~ .
I was flying my ship, {;·~uscombe 8A, NC 1440K)and was travck~ng
about 100 m. p. h . at the tlme .
I was at 3450 ft above sea level at the time .
I was flying a compass course of 60 degrees , and the rocket
was traveling almost west at 240 degrees .
It happened about 2 :45 P . l\, . on the above date .
The visability was exceptionally good, about 30 miles .
The yellow object looked very sharp and clearly outlined
because of the dark green background,
If you will refer to the Huntington sectional aerial map
this lbject was si~hted over a very s~all town named Lubeck, which
is about 4 miles direct west of South Parkersburg.
It anpeared to have spent it ' s force and seemen to be
1ronping slightly as it passed by, or had been fired or l~unched
from a hi~her altitude than t~e altitude I was flying . !:z;_
11y wife v,as with rie but she did not see the object, and I did
not tell her of the incident until we had landi4:ifk~7"sbµ;rg .
') J'i1
~~ JJ lJ.
•
I _Ll.
~
-
"_.X .3
~ (?-\U
\ov-'¥.t:t.,.i·i;r:~
Very tru y you.l>'S ,1
7
_
• ,
I ~
l~
.
......__~~
4-i~
~-
\';) ( t ~
-