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. Se ey : % >, —— Se Py? pierre - , an a ry peice RE de Cane pe ae e AF FORM 112—PART Il Csr eee 2 APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 F } AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT ¢; 2% | 7 FROM (gency) REPORT NO, H xt W n 4 fd Director of Intelligence H Sad + s] A vs Eeadquarters Eighth Air Force | SAP-2=79 PAGE 5 OF Le) PAGES A ans CLL AE 8 ae WOT Sad er OM ee ACR met RCN FE ne Le LOY, an 5. Study in Interpretation of Negatives and Photosraphs: in the Fort Worth Star~Telezram s were obtained on loan from the ar-=Telezgram on 20 April 1950, with the approval par A db. The negatives were in one strip when given to the Fort Worth Star- Telegram, but had been cut before being obtained by Headquarters Highth Air Force. The Fort Worth Star-Telegzrom insisted there were no bulges or blemishes upon +t tt, es film when they received it. The Editor attributed the abrasions to "poking" w sharp pointed instruments in an effort to prove the picture a hoax, ec. A thorough study of the negatives revealed that "objects" are abrasions vr. crimps in the film in the exact position as the pictured crescent-shaped odjects. hese abrasions can be induced by a slight crimping or rough handling, usually when ilm into the reel of a film developing tank or prior to processing, The these are abrasions or crimps is substantiated by: (1) ‘The density of the film where the odDjects appear varies consid- erably, while objects having a relative size, shape, and position when photographed will reflect the same intensity of light if photographed at the same angle and time, (2) The second photograph (Incl No. 3) reveals a shaped object between the photographer and t more than 50 feet away. eae erescent= S ch were not fu 6 Other Evider nce’ Be a to have seen the last object. No other witnesses could be found, | . i b. Local radar installations report no unusual returns at the time of c. Teletype weather sequence is forwarded as Incl Ho. 6, 7. Comments of Preparing Officer: 2. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram is Fort Worth's leading newsvaper and has od 4 any newspaper in Texas, db. Thorough investigation and research by trained photo technicians at Carswell Air Force Base indicates that objects showm in inclosures 1 through 5 are z through spac i.e., flying saucers, out are the result of ve a ::: ap y nervous throughout the interview and anxious to impress with his ae eet Soke He said that while in Japan he had volunteered s suicide atom-bomb mission on Moscow. He also reported he had received strange radiation signals while flying over Hokkaido, Japan, on 2 July 1948, which he still Le E 6 cr Rnd t Oo » or THIS cciceamigeiel CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, 50 U.S. C.— 31 AnD 32, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MAI INER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW, IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE, USAF. Wal hit ait meee 16-—-55570-1 VU. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE Declassification Authority: NND 57565