U.S. Air Force Analysis of Flying Objects in the United States, 101-172

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Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen: ­
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TH}~ B. F'. GOODRICH COHPAlJY
Minneapolis 3, 1-rinnesota
li.15 1,est Rosser Ave
Bismark, N. D.
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I ntel ligence Div.
On the night of May 17th at about 11:30 PU driving f r orn Baker, llontana
to Miles City Montana on u.s. Hi grr,ray 1/12. just West of Plevna, Hontana before
getting to the hills I noticed a very bright object in the s ky to the l,orth­
west.
The sky was overcast in the West but to the Sout h the moon could be
seen at times - with a broken sky.
HavinB t raveled this s arre route for
many years - about 15, I an pretty well used t o open prairie r oad at niBht
and can tell a star from an unusual object when I see i t.
Northwe:.t Air lines t ravel a Western route just North of thi s route
also, but I s topped at the Pov1der River Bridge where the road dips con­
siderably down from a high ridge - cut off my car motor and watched this
object as it sailed around i n the sky -
wh~.ch .- t times close and others
seemed to speed away into t he heavy clou:l bank to t he 1.Vest and then later
reappearing, at a ver y bright v1hi te light at what I would ju:if;e about not
more than several miles away or closer.
I c:1rry a pair of field glasses
with me, and after stopping t he car engine watched this thing t lirou~ ray
glasses, which seemed to appear as a s mall object with a long very bright
light s hooting .f:t-om the under part of it. Because of t he speed of the
object and the darkness it was very difficult to make out 'What it might
be, but I am sure that if I had had a more powerful glass Im ight have
rrade it out.
I am perfectly sincere and do not drink so the foregoi ng is absolutely
the truth.
t)ith some of this newspaper funabout flying saucers etc, this
had all of the appearance of just that- am in stopping the car if this
had been an aeroplane I would certainly have been able to he,ar the motors.
I stopped at a s ervice stati.on just before getting to the Powder River
Bridge but they hai all gone to bed so did not have anyone along vrl.th me
to witness the object as it flm, through the air .
I t stayed around this
area for about 20 minutes arxi then f lew off t hroug'1 the heavy cloud bank
to the West.
I am enclosing a map shO\'fing the location of the foregoing.
Yours very t ruly,
The B. F. Goodrich Company
/ s/ Wm. Bonnenlle
Territory Manager
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