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... STA,~ ARD FORM NO. 64
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Office Mem(/,w,~Jum
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JIR. HARBO {?df'f)
FROM
D. J,. PARSONS,
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. UNITED S1'ATES GOVERNMENT
DATE:
August 29J 1952
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SUBJECT:
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJEC~
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ALLEGEDLY CITED BY MR. D. S~
ESVERGERS,
WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
By letter of Aug~st 26, 1952, the Air Force requested
that we examine the cap of Jlr. Desvergers, a scoutmaster
at West Palm. Beach, Florida, who claims th.at he obserued ~ /..
unidentified flying object in a desolate area.
He report
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that upon his investigation, a ._- object 30 feet in diam te&,-
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hovered over his head and shot a "red blob" which causedrhimt:,,to /l_i__ · ,.
lose consciousness.
The cap has some holes burned in it and it~
is reported that the hair on Desuergers' arms was singed.
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Air Force requested that we determine, if possible, from any
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residues left the nature of the residual material .
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The Air Force desires an oral report on this tonight.
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~e have finis hed the e xamination and are prepa r ing to advise the
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Air Force as follows:
1.
There is no residue which would permit a determination
as to the nature of the material which caused the burns in the
cap.
In addition to the obvious burns, there is one minute burned
area which is probably too small to have been caused intentionally
but more likely by a s•all hot ember.
2.
The bill and a large part of the edges of the cap
are singed but the singeing is not uniform as would be expected
if it had been caused at one time by a single flash of flame.
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front edge of the cap bill is more severely singed than other
portions of the cap.
This condition ux,uld not be expected if the
source of the flame was directly overhead.
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3.
When the cap is obser ved from the front, the left
edge of the insignia and the fold in the bl ue cloth, there is an
absence of singeing noted under the fold suggesting the possibility
that the cap was not being worn when the singeing took place.
It is noted that this fold "smooths out" when. the cap is placed
on the head.
RECOMMENDATION:
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Tracy__
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That in response to the request, ~I Colonel Free
rlof the Air Force, it is recommended that he be
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