65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_006

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Letter to \he Director
and there eeemed to be no attactmenta or projections or any kind, ju.et
► a complete circular ball.
He had no idea as to the method ot propuleion
but advised that at the time it seemod to c~e directiona, probably over
New Yo:rk City, that it ha.d seemed to back up and go torward, poeeib.1¥ t'WO
or three times in oroer to execute a change ot.direct.ion. There wore no
clouds in the ~
that interterec1 with hi.a vieion ot thie object arxi he
could not comment a, to whether or not this object penetrated or cirown­
vent.ed cl.ouda.
The object left no trail or an7 kind ard. Mr. HITCHENS
matheinaticallJ' calculated its epeod at betnon tour hUMred and seven
hundred lllil.oa per hour, deperxling on the height which he atated he could
noi accurately' compute.
He advised that he could not recall &n7 odors
and had no idn as to its construction.
To hie knowledge the onl:, other
persona in thia area to have witnesaed this object were his wife and
dat1ghter.
Imnedie.tely upon sighting the object, hie wile ran to tho door
ot neighbors occupying the aamo houae As the HITCHElJS to bring t.heln to
the ,a.rd.
However, these neighbors had not wi.tne~eed tho object &a b7
the time the¥ got outa1de the object had disappeared.
Mr. HITCHENS stated that he 1s a Cbllllical. Engineer, has titteon yeare
ot experience in rouearch and develop1umt.
He ie not a pilot but. baa
done con•iderable flying and hae aleo done considerable Nading, includ­
ing technical data concerning tl;rtng eaucere and discs.
He urnerstaoos
trom reading the above matters tblt the star Venuu is o.t'ten mistaken
by observers tor flying eaucere arid h• pointed out that he feel, that ha
1a familial- with aatron~ not to contuae the object he saw with Venus
aa ha also recall• Vonua int.he 11kt on that particular evening ari:l compared
the a1ze ot thia object as being ten times Venua• diameter.
Ho also states
that he coaaputed the apeed at which thia object was traveling by using
point• in bis area, such as, root tops and tree tops together vi.th tho die­
tanoe ho walked on the ground in order to keep the object in sight.
Mr. HITCHENS was advised that the Bureau would tum this information over
to another agency and indicated that this was according to hi• approval.
He specificall.y requested that no public announcement or comment be given
to the tact that he had reported seeing the above object. Hr. lilTCHENS
appeared to ho a very reliable and sincere individual and e~idencea con­
Biderable technical knowledge and experience iri reporting the above inci­
dent.