Alemanha, pós-guerra: ex-soldado conta ao FBI que viu um objeto descer como paraquedas e cair em espiral

Robert J. Sroka | 469 N. Washington Ave. | Waukesha, Wis. | Attn. Federal Bureau of Investigation | [handwritten: Flying Discs] | Gentlemen; | Recently I have heard and read about reports of disc-shaped aircraft, or whatever they are, in our western regions. They reminded me of a nearly forgotten incident in Germany, after the war. I report this to you because I feel this may be of international scope. | My buddy and I went on pass to see a friend of his. One evening the three of us were driving along some back roads when I sighted a strange looking object in the sky from eight to ten miles to our front and approximatly 5,000 feet high. | I immediatly stopped the jeep for a better look. The object rapidly came toward us, descending slowly. About a mile away it stopped it's horizontal motion but continued a slow oscillating descent, similar to a descending parachute. Then suddenly it dropped in a spiral motion. | Immediatly I drove over to where it had dropped. It took almost five minutes to reach the place but we saw nothing. After ten minutes of cruising around the area it became too dark to see so we went back to town. | I am not sure my companions saw this [inserted by hand: because] it happened so quickly it could easily have been missed, but I described what I had seen so vividly that they were as excited as I was. My first impression was that it was a cloud, but it was traveling at right angles to the wind. | The local of this incident was approximatly 20 miles north-west of Habberbishopshiem. If necessary, I will swear to the authenticity of this and to the shape of the object. | Sincerely Yours, | [signature] Robert J. Sroka | [handwritten and stamped: 62-83894-41; RECORDED; INDEXED; "Ack cc War Dept"; "WVC 8/5/47"; other initials illegible]

[Reverse of the letter; typed text of the front visible through the paper] | [stamp] RECEIVED JUL 11 5 10 PM '47 F.B.I. INTERNAL SECURITY U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE

RECORDED | Date: August 5, 1947 | [handwritten: 62-83894-41] | CONFIDENTIAL [struck through] | BY SPECIAL MESSENGER | To: Director of Intelligence, War Department General Staff, The Pentagon, Washington 25, D. C. | Attention: Colonel L. R. Forney, Chief, Security Group | From: John Edgar Hoover - Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation | Subject: ROBERT J. SROKA | There are attached hereto copies of a letter received from the above-captioned individual concerning "flying discs." | Mr. Sroka's letter has been acknowledged and he has been advised that copies of his letter have been furnished to you for your consideration. | Attachment | WVC:mjp:rb | [printed routing list: Mr. Tolson, Mr. E. A. Tamm, Mr. Clegg and other FBI officials] | [stamp: COMMUNICATIONS SECTION ... AUG 7 1947 P.M. ... FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE] | [stamp: received AUG 6 12 28 PM '47] | [handwritten declassification note, dated 8/31/77; other initials illegible]

[Reverse of the memorandum; typed text of the front visible through the paper] | [stamp] F B I RECEIVED-MAIL ROOM AUG 6 1947 4 20 PM | [handwritten declassification note, partly illegible]

RESTRICTED | CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS | Incident # 87 | 1. Date N/S - | 2. Time evening | 3. Location Germany | 4. Name of observer Robert J. Sroka | 5. Occupation of observer N/S | 6. Address of observer 469 N. Washington Ave., Waukesha, Wis. | 7. Place of observation Germany - 20 miles NW of Habberbishopshiem | 8. Number of objects 1 | 9. Distance of object from observer 3 to 10 miles to their front [added below:] to 1 mile | 10. Time in sight [typed text struck out, apparently "approximately 5,000 feet high"] | 11. Altitude Approximately 5,000 ft high at first then descending | 12. Speed slow | 13. Direction of flight N/S | 14. Tactics oscillating descent - dropping in a spiral motion | 15. Sound N/S | 16. Size N/S | 17. Color N/S | 18. Shape N/S | 19. Odor detected N/S | 20. Apparent construction N/S | 21. Exhaust trails N/S | 22. Weather conditions N/S | 23. Effect on clouds N/S | 24. Sketches or photographs None | 25. Manner of disappearance Appeared to drop | 26. Remarks: (over) | RESTRICTED | [sheet number 182]

RESTRICTED | Observer after reading reports about disc-shaped aircraft recalled a nearly forgotten incident which occurred some 20 miles NW of Habberbishopshiem, Germany after the last war. | Object first sighted some 8 to 10 miles to observers' front - at approx 5,000 ft high. It rapidly approached, descending slowly. About a mile away it stopped its horizontal motion but continued a slow oscillating [struck-out letters] descent similar to a descending parachute. Then it suddenly dropped in a spiral motion. Tried to locate the place where it fell but it became too dark. The first impression of the observer was that it was a cloud but it was traveling at right angles to the wind. | RESTRICTED | [sheet number 183]

CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS | Incident # 87 | [same fields as box 7, page 183: Date N/S; Time evening; Location Germany; Robert J. Sroka; Germany - 20 miles NW of Habberbishopshiem; 3 to 10 miles to their front / to 1 mile; Altitude approximately 5,000 ft high at first then descending; Speed slow; oscillating descent - dropping in a spiral motion; Sketches or photographs None; Appeared to drop] | page 229: [same narrative as box 7, page 184, beginning "Observer after reading reports about disc-shaped aircraft..."]