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AF FORM 112—PART I! -- APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 (CLASSIFICATION) ) AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT >, %‘| FROM (Agency) REPORT NO. S wr Director of Intelligence Headquarters Eighth Air Force SAF~2~79 Oe OF 6 Parvo (6) “... Maxey set the camera at infinity (6) A Kodak Duoflex camera was used to and began snapping ..." make pictures (Incls 1 through 5). This camera has a maximum lens speed of £8.0. It was focused at infinity, using 1/25th of a second exposure and a diaphragm stop of f-l1,. The film used was 620 Superpan Press, Mr. Maxey developed the negatives at his home, (7) ... objects he said definitely were (7) Mr, Maxey says that he did not report some type aircraft, a type which he to the paper they were definitely had never seen before," aircraft, nor that they were banana shaped, He says he did not think of flying "saucers", but thought they were only perpendicular streaks of light until after the film was developed, (3) ".., they were moving fabt and they (S$) Mr, Maxey was reluctant to estimate appeared to be six or seven miles away. the Size of the objects and did not He described the objects as tailless estimate the distance from him, or craft and noiseless, Not like a saucer the distance between objects, but more like a banana..,." Speed was estimated at about the speed of conventional fighters, Light from objects inclosed was intermittent as they continued on course by being interdicted by lower fringes of clouds, but Mr, Maxey believed he traced light through clouds, The streaks of light were lost from view into the cloud -~ no sounds were heard, (9) "... Pictures showed that the objects (9) These exposures were made with the Lett. a vapor trail. ..;" photographer facing almost due west, (Direction has been confirmed by examination of buildings and terrain features shown in Incl No, 4). Mr. Maxey has stated that the streaks of light he photographed were on a heading of approximately 15/209. This would put the vapor trails eghead of the "objects," It is interesting to note that in the prints of the pictures made by Mr, Maxey the negatives were reversed, AS a result, on those prints the vapor trails are shown to be behind the object. NOTE: THIS DOCUMENT 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 MANNER 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. Are (CLASSIFICATION) 16—55570-1 —-U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE Declassification Authority: NND 57565