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AF FORM 112-PART r tae 8 os = "AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT FROM (Agency) REPORT NO. PAGE 2 OF 8 PAGES CERTIFICATE OF CHARACTSR: To Whom Tt May Contern: { have talked to Tleyd C. Booth on five occasions since he sighted a myscerioug flying object. on the night of January 29, 1953. Mr. Booth has told me the same story on eaeh eceasion. He told it in deadly seriousness. He was never tangled up on details and never had to think to answer any saetlon concerning it that I eould ask him. He is quiet, imbrovert type personality. He is not prone to talk much, He told ho one about bis" experience for several days after the incident other than his immedi-« ate fanily. T talked with a large mumber of Mr. Booth's neighbors, including some who have mown him ail his life. Everyone has said that he is a good, Christian, God-fearing man that has never been known to lie or misrepresent anything. Rev. Ewell Jones, a Baptist préacher in Horry county who has known Booth all his life, Said thst he was of good character and when he told you something you cetild depend upon it. ‘The sam story is told by every individual in that community that we have contacted, /t/s/ We Horace Carter A CERTIFIED MOB cory. CERTIFICATS OF CHARACTER: February 25, 1953 As far as I know from my own investigation I would say that the report of Mr. Ye 2 ¢ * Booth as to the "flying sauscer™ is substantial and Mr. Booth!s character and past is reliable, /~/s/ LARRY BAULIER Editor of the Field Commay, South Carolina A CERTIFIED TRUE ¢ OPY bieuhek 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. oll | 16—55570-1 ~—«U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE eats | (CLASSIFICATION) —