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Ar FORM 112 IPPROVED 1 JUNE 13 REPORT NO. OAR no ; it} : ery Investigation of Allecea "Flying Saucers FROM — DATE OF INFORMATION ] EVALUATION 9 - 21 April 1959 Pe5 a * Delton snitn ae number, ae previous cine etc., as applicable) ‘i ter, 1 January sudject: "Reporting of Tnformation on Unconventional Aircraft" SUMMARY: (Enter concise summary of report. Give significance in final one-sentence paragraph. List inclosures at lower left. Begin text of report on AF Form 112—Part IL.) Fort Worth Star-Telezram, published 15 April 1950, ine { at ‘i j : captioned "Pictures Offer rrooft ... Vet Sees Flying Ob srachs Them." The accompanying story % Ld how an yea" aircraft flying through a thundercloud and photograp xe ~~ story received nationwide distribution by AP Wirephoto., 4 MD = ev e2tes 3 many dis es between his version pearing in Phim Fort ee eram. Ay | roendicula G3! > light moving in ~ i> the Pree 1 vapor tralls or en: = = ry mb ch ct DW WW } j--+ r ? re U3 © cP t Seat USAF Director of Intelligence Ez | ! | : : : | : | : * ISTEISLTION BY ORIGINATOR Te eS ee a ee te eb nn deeded tee sand CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITES STATES WITHIN TH (© MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, 3D ULS CS. “MENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION S CONTENTS IN AMY MANNER TO AN UNAU fHORIZED PERSON IS PR OHIBITED BY Sets . : ‘ . - “1 9A RK . ee ~ , Ni r) C>f.. EPI xODUC ED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY OQTRER THAN UNITED § fTATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DI®fCTO: seg geet OAL NE a4 ae ss ~~ ~ 4 ee , -_ ba SS ree etimemeghasen- 2 ose ro: me ~ . tee orn et ——— - (CL ASSIFICATION) — 156—55569-1 U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE Declassification Authority: NND 57565 a { 4 4 —— ee ee (CLASSIFICATION) AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION R REPORT NO Je ee veni LL tic $5 April 1950, se e@ Vet Sees b. The story told how, Worth, Texas, "objects he said definitely were some scr 3 yoe which ever seen before," ine photographs admittedly retouched to bring o Shaped objects, in echelon formation, two of + were apparently publication of this picture by the Fort Worth Star 2Spread local comment. The picture received nationwic * and -—- as far as is known by this headquarters -~ be oorting to be a "flying saucer" has been pw Bb. If analysis by expert photo technicians substanti sAotographs are genuine, instead of abrasions or crimps, eo iitel Vicar e value, 0 fg Es interviewed in his ea in the south-central portion of Hort Wor hroughout the interview, ir A’ accoun bly from that published by the Port Worth St: PRR we eee PE I SOND COMPARATEYS AN, S OF FORT WORTH STAR-THLEGRAM STORY AND INTERV Bre ey © BH) NTERVIEW WITH ey Amiens Re served in the Air Force fron “a 22 April 1942 to aw Sept ember 1945 and from 13 ANUS OL7 to foe ee ae a8 a Radt LIFT AYET +3 me eed objects in the (2) Exp Afternoon von! (The Sunday 1740 preceeding was 16 April 1950,) coming out rig northeast < iq perpendicul: Lf wis ls 4 as ae oat ~ vy ; 7 a phot OETanrn. as or : arrA9 tor ee =a I ssn 4 - > 4} 3 ” al across the sky, & A ee SR CO OE eer BOTS HIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF at AND Oey 8D A TENDED. [TS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF TS Con a TE. = ent ey ok a en VALE) j oe wy ROGUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY OTHER THAN UNITES STATES AIR FORCE AGENC]! THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESP IONAGE ACT, 50 U.S. C.— M4 TS IN ANY MANNER TO AN un AUTHORIZED PERSON 15 PRO: jap BY 2 Vo ACCEPT BY PERMISSION O P THES KCTOR OF oo = aed LE PELE GOEL LLL GEOL O e ayt ; ; CR re FT Br BY ery ow IRE Bee Sete om pith ' A md 1 Edel, On ok Ban LAI A OT Declassification Authority: NND 57565 =a? AF FORM 112—PART I palate = AB (CL ASSIFICAT !ON) APPROVED i JUNE 1942 FROM (slyency) TSS any +m, f HLIEOSECtOr oF ne to Mr, as directed by his wife to a out to him ...# st¥ates cloud overhanging Fort Worth at the time, —— went down Stairs to the side yard to look et a cloud, which was described as "boiling mad," streaked with “OSRDESS and hensing directly over his house -~ although it was clear on a1 Sides, ail Dase ie the cloud was reported at-a ately 3500 feet and broken, Th “top | of the cloud could not De rede ‘perpend light ina VY zontelly on cesrees, these extremely Leht : minous and it was the opinion of Mr 4g that there was insufficient light oF that hour of the day to produce tha bright a reflecti object. The with an overa After seeing the first three objects A «c2.ca wostairs to his ¥ to bring the camera, Within stimated 45 to 60 seconds he was ready to take pictures, revorts that he was able — a to photograph a second three streaks light which behaved exactly as ene first three, These are alleged: 1own in the pictures (Incl No. 2), indar sine to the next tro pictures were See paragrapl 5e(2) below and. Tack No. 3). The last "object," allesedly shown in Incl No. 5, reportedly behaved exactly as the others exceot it was alone and appeared to be moving at a greater Speed, The entire episode required a period of two or three — minutes, ; ‘ | | Teeasrfet ba psec abeaeRSGa ESS erect ic ae Sa oer RO NOTE: THIS DOCUMENT ¢ INS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEF ENDE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE - MEANING OF ) FACT, 30-0 SC. — : 22 AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REV ELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN NAL THORIZ: “ PERSON iS PROHIBITED BY | UCED IN WHOLE OR IM { PART, BY OCTHER THAN UNITED STATE 3S AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXC EPT BY PERMISSION OF THE ra : inal antennae en a ett eet anueneee ee AeA Ate omen Fey sp cememanapmatgaeen porta esvepmeniatonaaeeinanasasicn - easel SO SS eS en TE ae Declassification Authority: NND 57565 } AF FORM 112—PART 1 _ Pe Lom (CL \SSIFICATION) APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 : AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT «>, ° a, y FROM (.lyency) REPORT NO. i, ™ he pe " S- poms Sawn OL PAGE 4 OF 6 PAGES (6) A Kodak Duoflex camera was used to make oictures (Incls 1 through 5). This camera hes a maximum lens speed of £8.0. It was focused at infinity, using 1/25th of a second exposur and a diaphragm stop of f-ll. The film used was 620 superpan rif GE G.cveloped the negative at his home, ~ (7) 4... obdjects he sa aid definitely were (7) ae that he did not repor some type aircraft, a type which he Oo ta mer they were definitely had nevar 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 toe film was developed, | hey were moving fabt and they (8) ‘Va was reluctant to estimate So be six or seven miles away. tne ze vi the objects and did not ed the objects as tailless . estimate the distance from him, or and noiseless. Not like a saucer the distance betieen objects.* e like a banana,.,." Speed was estimated at about the speed of conventional fighters, Light from odjects inclosed was intermittent as they continued on course by being interdicted by Lower fringes of clouds, —— RennaE believed he traced light throug clouds, The streaks of light were lost from view into the cloud —— no sounds were heard, (9) .,. Pictures showed that the objects These exposures were mada with the ft a vapor trail. ...”" photographer facing almost due west, (Direction has been confirmed by examination of buildings and terrain features shown in Incl No. 4). br. Maxey has stated that the streaks of light he photozravhed were ona heading of approximately 15/20°. This would out the vapor trails ahead of the interesting m: or the AS a 10 OF c . “i? vLe 504 S : { | | ‘ ' ? ~ ine + = THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, 3! AND 32, ASAMENOED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CC SNTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO A N UNAUTHORIZE D PERSON [IS PROHIBIT: cD BY LAW, if MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE CR IN PART, BY OTHER THAN UNIT ED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DiRECTOR OF x15" “A 114 INTELLIGENCE, USAF, os te Qremasmsercewetnsenensenns met enameeetienrteinad comonally te Se . . - --+-—-~ = — ee ee CLASSIFICATION) 18-—35579-1 U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE COPD ee ee ee ee eee Declassification Authority: NND 57565 AF FORM 112—PART 1] ee ~ (CLASSIFICATION) APPROVED i JUNE 1948 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT, 2” y fs * ; 7% rf nud 2 FROM (Agency) | REPORT NO. 4 Director of ! ' | E % 3 : : d EFeadquarters Hi, } 3 | PAGE é rhotorravns;: in the Fort Worth Star-~Telesram were obtained on loan from the cO April 1950, with the approval Tt db. Ths negatives were in one strip when given to the For Telezram, but had been cut before being obtained by Headquarters E Worth Star-Telesram insisted there were no bulges or blem n they received it. The Editor attributed the abrasions to "p inted instruments in an effort to prove the picture a hoax, c, A thorough study of the negatives revealed that "objects" are abrasions aps in the film in the exact position as the pictured crescent-shaped odjects. | ed by a slight crimping or rough handling, usually when | adin; i] , the reel of a film develoving tank or prior to processing, The are abrasions or crimps is substantiated by: : the film where the odDjects apbear varies consid= objects having a relative size, shape, and position eda Ww £ Cc } ensi yY O. Lien Lz ohed will reflect the same intensity of light if ! the same angle and time, : ; 1 ; nd photograph (Incl No. 3) reveals a bject between th t han 50 feet away. on 33 YFPFMOnw = oo e photographer and ” ee | Seen the last object. No other witnesses Pa ec, Teletype weather ence is forwarded as Incl No, 0, uw Comments of Preparing Officer: e Fort W Star=Tslezram is eny newspaper in ~ PO ene rm rh LO), AA ee A A. ee 6 ee oe et ee a reer tecnnicians at ” q A ea 5 > be we s> | ‘ _ sm | a ean It, . +y- " - ' , f ; t E. ? — an ee we Fw ~ . ; -- - pe ae % wt, = * _~ a ying saucers, aie aoparently nervous throughout the intervie. with his ultra-vatriotism. He said that while in Japan he tom—bomb mission on Moscow. He also reported he had re a * radiation signals while flying over Hokkaido, Japan, on 2 July 1945, wh: ‘a Py NRL AON ER CL LAO. CRO ed BE MONLY TN oy ED Cee vies teria DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, 56 U.S.C.— 51 AnD 32, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED 8Y LAW. if MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF iPTELLIGENCE, USAF. en _ SS en ws paw 4 ort ae et 4 4 a > : ] . pros es * « ggg ’ ‘ A a" ed a , at 4 Dee. " a senate — nent ae ‘oplaat ve we vote eS et TREN I ee cy a a ee + er (CLASSIFICATION) —55570 U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE Declassification Authority: NND 57565 AF FORM 112—PART Il APPROVED 1! JUNE 1948 _——-- (CLASSIFICATION) AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT ah [ FROM (Agency) | REPORT NO. : i) Director of Intelligence 6 Headquarters Eighth Air Force SAT=2=79 PAGE oF ————— a OE em oe ; tc ] t) ent believes to be the result of a Russian atomic blast. ea ag Seaheg eaad one Go intelligence and -—- when no action was taxen -- to the ¥.3.1. in San 4 - rg his return to the Z.I. also claims to have protested in LN7 to the os ? Tv <a ; n , at Langley Field, Virginia, against the puolic sale of ITS equipmens BH SMITH Major, USA? Asst to Director of stelligence > f nm J ond Tye * 4 e > . FR My oe 3 ~ inal ry SA Ue / * * “ Pah, ce sf _ rY a Bes RIES « =? 3 sa a Sat“, ® aq@ tie ‘4 reiia it Tate ot 2 or awa! *, : BES ’ Y ee : e : ee vi i) wr EE toe sf ted ar. 3 ie K s Pel! a Pose sth, nt ¢ wat see et a ed wn eb ne Mei oe en i i 6 ee ee, A as 7. oh | car tp Cs Se 2 ei Arn ct ot OPE cme. 7 a eee PAE | reve AB PELTING THE NATIC EFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, 50 U.S. C— prRES PING THE NA ? 12 -"'s THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATIOF ® on, smissicee OE THE AE TELA TIC TS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW. S SMissitye GA THR MSs : 31 AND 32, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMi's : VAR, BY OTHER UNITED STATES AIR.FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION-OF THE DIRECTOR OF. TP MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OF 1H PART, oy enn nee ecnn cn ee aseeeaiithalias sc Haste oaee sprain caret hud og INTELLIGENCE, USAF: a a ty ; omeg.! fae . yee Oe PREP RR in 4 , 4 es f : eee ee ¢ : < ‘ . i y ’ hems CLACW ee at 23 \ z a e ap SF a " . i. - . . , Ot VOCE cues ag et oP . vy . e Vag ‘el? ve § 24 . ° ‘ i , . . 4) Saeey easy : oS — b YR ¥, le A eee ; (OLAS ORF CATACH Fe coreg PIRI) BE a ES ME ° Be BGSTO— Las is Us, So, GOVERNISERT: PRINTS NC’ O sy er ale . ” : La " t ¢ ra vagy SRY 2a Ve El aaa : - j > sats > A ’ -. ‘ ss : “— : al ‘ Shinn ag" , -~ ; . ~ + ate rh a. ¢ _ % ele Cb Sere a ‘ “ : * ‘ . a, , . oem - : . " , a 8 vr. ewe , Ww oe Veustis a eer neg te alee ae, as labile eae “tials 1) o 4, Hawise: eet atc hae t A, 7 Re apg FV Pe eb eres rey a Oye: eae - aR, */ J : - “ » : cn tee Sle MT Tt ~ : ¥ Vow. ¥ B: 3; ats os . uJ 4 at se i Oe eae on 4 eal o, : Ep in ae : Declassification Authority: NND 57565 ~~ AF FORM 112—PART | APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 COUNTRY ssi ri | | REPORT NO. F ed (LEAVE BLg AK) ca , Lo > cE United States of America ) SAR 2=/9 C (sy w/t OF. Af | | AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION/REPORT Investigation of Alleged "Flying Saucers" AREA REPORTED ON FROM (Agency) Fort Worth, Texas Headquarters Bighth Air Force DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION ef April 1950 9 = al April 1950 F-5 PREPARED BY (Officer) SOURCE Tra M. Maxey, and Major Dalton Smith Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 April 1950 | REFERENCES (Control number, directive, previous ge: etc., as applicable) Letter, SAC 31 January 1950, subject: "Reporting'of Information on Unconventional Aircraft" SUMMARY: (Enter concise summary of report. Give significance in final one-sentence paragraph. List inclosures at lower left. Begin text of report on AF Form 112—Part II.) 1. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, published 18 April 1950, carried a front page picture captioned "Pictures Offer Proof ... Vet Sees Flying Objects in Sky and Photographs Them." The accompanying story told how an Ira M. Maxey saw strange "banana-shaped" aircraft flying through a thundercloud and photographed them. The picture and story received nationwide distribution by AP Wirephoto. (CLASSIFICATION) 2. The report was investigated since it was the first known time that pictures purporting to be flying saucers had appeared in the public press, and -- if proven to be genuine -- the pictures have definite intelligence value, 4. An interview with Mr. Maxey revealed many discrepancies between his version of the incident and the story appearing in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Mr, Maxey reports that he photographed a series of perpendicular streaks of light moving in formation across the sky. After developing the film, Mr. Maxey discovered that crescent-shaped objects, apparently trailing vapor trails or exhaust, appeared on the negatives on two of the four pictures taken. 4, A study of the negatives by photo technicians at this headquarters indicates that "objects" are abrasions or crimps on the negatives resulting from mishandling during or prior to the developing process, APFROVED: en , a tome LF “oiite ip 6 ( “hope ed HAG Lt Colonel, USAF Director of Intelligence 6 INCLS. l-Item in Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Apr 50 e-Picture 4—Picture Y-Pi ct ure FePicture 6-Weather Report } DISTRIBUTION BY ORIGINATOR Director of Intelligence Headquarters USAF \\ Washington, D. CC. %\ (duolicate) : k : 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. au A \ ' fi f / 7 f { J ‘ j F f a a f “ © et | {AW f | (CLASSIFICATION) 16—55569-1 U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE Declassification Authority: NND 57565 Cabana | AF FORM 112—PART 1 RSCG AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT, {4 | se ie y, ; FROM (Agency) REPORT NO, Director of Intelligence | _ Headquarters Eighth Air Force SAP 2—79 1. Newspaper Story: a. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, evening edition, published 18 April 1950, carried a front page picture and story captioned "Fictures Offer Proof ... Vet Sees Flying Objects in Sky and Photographs Them." (Incl No, 1) b. The story told how Ira BE. Maxey, 916 5th Avenue, Fort Worth, Texas, © sianped "objects he said definitely were some sort of aircraft, a type which he had never seen before, " c. The photographs admittedly retouched to bring out details, showed three crescent-shaped objects, in echelon formation, two of which were apparently trailing exhausts. @o Reason for Report: a. The publication of this picture by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram has occasioned widespread local comment. The picture received nationwide distribution by AP Wirephoto, and -- as far as is known by this headauarters -- is the first time a photograph purporting to be a "flying saucer" has been published by the press, : b. If analysis by expert photo technicians substantiates that the | photographs are genuine, instead of abrasions or crimps, they will be of definite intelligence value, 3. Interview with Mr. Maxey: On 19 April 1950 Mr, Ira M. Maxey was interviewed in his home, which is i in a densely built up area in the south-central portion of fort Worth, Texas, i Mrs, Maxey was present throughout the interview, Mr. Maxey's account of the | incident varies considerably from that published by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. 4, COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM STORY AND INTERVIEW WITH MR. MAXEY: ; ) a. THE PORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM REPORTED: b, INTERVIEW WITH MR, MAXEY REVEALED: (1) "A former Radar Bombardier on a B24 (1) He served in the Air Force from in the Pacific ...." 22 April 1942 to 29 September 1945 and from 18 August 1947 to 19 October 1948 as a Radio Operator, Aerial Gunner, and Radar Operator, He reports he reached the grade of Technical Sergeant. Records are not available locally to substan- tiate this information, (2) "... that he saw flying objects in the (2) Exposures were made at approximately air late Sunday Afternoon ..." (The Sunday 1730 hours on 9 April 1950. immediately preceeding was 16 April 1950.) | 1 (3) "J... in two groups coming out of the | (3) Maxey reports he saw a total of seven | west and traveling northeast and perpendicular streaks of light in photographed some of them," three groups, moving horizontally across the sky, 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 [S PROHIBITED BY LAW. IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY ised THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE, USAF. (CLASSIFICATION) 16—55570-1 9: U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE Declassification Authority: NND 57565 AF FORM 112—PART Il ep APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT | FROM (Agency) REPORT NO. Director of Intelligence hs ; wr. PAGE ss S) OF 6 nm _ Headquarters Eighth Air Force SAF~2-79 (4) 4... Ira Maxey of 916 5th Avenue, (4) a veteran of 3600 hours of flying in the US Air Force ..." (5) "... called his wife at about 5:30 p.m. (5) Sunday and asked her to bring his camera out to him..." Mr, Maxey lives in an upstairs garage apartment at the rear of the address given and claims over 300 hours of combat time. According to Mr, Maxey his attention! was directed by his wife to a strange cloud overhanging Fort Worth at the time. Mr, Maxey went dow stairs to the side yard to look at the cloud, which was described as "boiling mad," streaked with orange, and hanging directly over his house ~~ although it was clear on all Sides, The base of the cloud was reported at approximately 3500 feet and broken, The top of the cloud could not be seen, 3 Locking westward he reports he saw three perpendicular streaks of light in a V formation moving hori- zontally on a heading of 15/20 degrees, These were described as extremely bright and luminous and it was the opinion of Mr, Maxey that there was insufficient light at that hour of the day to produce that bright a reflection from a solid object. These streaks of light, with an overall span greater than anormal aircraft, were all similar. After seeing the first three objects Mr. Maxey called upstairs to his wife to bring the camera. Within an estimated 45 to 60 seconds he was ready to take pictures, Mir, Maxey reports that he was able to photograph a second three streaks of light which behaved exactly as the first three, These are alleged shown in the pictures (Incl No. 2), According to Mr, Maxey the next two pictures were blank (see paragraph 5e(2) below and Incl No. 3), The last "object," allegedly shown in Incl No. 5, reportedly behaved exactly as the others except it was alone and appeared to be moving at a greater speed. The entire episode required a period of two or three minutes, 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. AAR Lo eae: (CLASSIFICATION) 16—55570-1 U. S, GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE Declassification Authority: NND 57565 AF FORM 112—PART It aT (CLASSIFICATION) a? AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT > %‘| — APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 FROM (Agency) REPORT NO, Director of Intelligence / Headquarters Eighth Air Force | SAP~2-79 pace | OF 6 PAGES (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 £8.09. It was focused at infinity using 1/25th of a second exposure and a diaphragm stop of f-ll. 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, .». they were moving fabt and they ($) 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 Vauee trate: .i3 photographer facing almost due west, (Direction has been confirmed by examination of buildings and terrain features showm 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 ehead 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. a ee (CLASSIFICATION) 16—55570-1 U. S, GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE Declassification Authority: NND 57565 oo oy o > AF FORM 112—PART Il AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT. ¢ j | 2 Director of Intelligence _ Headquarters Highth Air Force SAF~2—79 PAGE 5 5. Study in Interpretation of Negatives and Photographs: a. The negative of the picture appearing in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and three other negatives exposed at the same time were obtained on loan from the Managing Editor of the Fort Worth Star-Telesram on 20 April 1950, with the approval db. The negatives were in one strip when given to the Fort Worth Star- Telegram, but had been cut before being obtained by Headquarters Eighth Air Force. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram insisted there were no bulges or blemishes upon this film when they received it. The Editor attributed the abrasions to "poking" with sharp pointed instruments in an effort to prove the picture a hoax. : c, A thorough study of the negatives revealed that "objects" are abrasions or crimps in the film in the exact position as the pictured crescent-shaped objects, These abrasions can be induced by a slight crimping or rough handling, usually when loading film into the reel of a film developing tank or prior to processing. The fact that these are abrasions or crimps is substantiated by: (1) he density of the film where the objects 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 similar crescent- shaped object between the photographer and trees, which were not more than 50 feet away. 6, Other Evidence: a. Mrs. Maxey claims to have seen the last object. No other witnesses could de found, b. Local radar installations report no unusual returns at the time of Sighting. , c. Teletype weather sequence is forwarded as Incl No, 6. 7- Comments of Preparing Officer: a. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram is Fort Worth's leading newspaper and has the largest circulation of any newspaper in Texas, db. Thorough investigation and research by trained photo technicians at Carswell Air Force Base indicates that objects shown in inclosures 1 through 5 are not objects flying through space, i.e., flying saucers, but are the result of abrasions or crimps in the negatives, c. Mr. Maxey was apparently nervous throughout the interview and anxious to impress with his ultra-patriotism. He said that while in Japan he had volunteered | for a 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 NOTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, 50 U. 5S. 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. (CLASSIFICATION) 16—55570-1 ~—siU.: S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE Declassification Authority: NND 57565 “ar AF FORM T12—PART Il APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 (CLASSIFICATION) AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT 3 2] / FROM (Agency) REPORT NO. Director of Intelligence Headquarters Highth Air Force SAT 2— 19 ge oe PAGES believes to be the result of a Russian atomic blast. He reported the incident to intelligence and -~ when no action was taken -- to the F,5.1, in ban Hrancisco after his return to the Z.I. Mr. Maxey also claims to have protested in 1947 to the C.1I.¢. at Langley Field, Virginia, against the public sale of IFFY equipment. TON SMITH Major, USAF Asst to Director of Intelligence NOTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, 50 U. 5S, 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. : ie & Rud 2. (CLASSIFICATION 16—55570-1 U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE Declassification Authority: NND 57565