Greenfield, 1947: homem numa escada vê objeto prateado cruzar o céu dois dias antes de Arnold

RESTRICTED. 131 Meridian Street, Greenfield, Massachusetts. July 10, 1947. Commanding Officer, Westover Field, Chicopee, Massachusetts. Dear Sir: After having read several accounts of eye-witnesses who claim they had seen the so-called "flying discs", it brought to mind a strange experience I had some two weeks ago. The reason I write to you is that radio and newspaper reports state that the air forces have been alerted to investigate these mysterious objects. Assuming that you are interested, I am making the following report in the belief that it might possibly be of help to you. I do not desire to have any kind of publicity whatsoever in this connection. About 11:30 AM, Sunday, June 22nd, I was working outdoors on a stepladder, looking up, and suddenly there appeared across my line of vision a speeding, brilliant, small, round-shaped, silvery-white object at an altitude I would judge to be about 1,000 ft. or more. It was moving very fast in a straight, northwesterly direction -- I would say as fast or possibly faster than a speeding plane. It was so unusual and strange a sight that it arrested my attention for about 8 or 10 seconds until it was obscured by a cloud-bank. Naturally my curiosity was considerably aroused and I tried to think what this object might have been. I doubted very much that it could have been a weather balloon because it was not at all like any weather balloons I had seen before. The object I saw, although small, reflected the sunlight very strongly as though it were of polished aluminum or silver, and I can assure you was very real. It appeared to have an irregular round shape and while it could have been disc-shaped, it did not particularly impress me as such. I have attempted to give you this information as accurately and clearly as I know how, free from any imagination or exaggeration. Furthermore, my experience took place before I had any inkling that "flying discs" were reported seen. This information is being passed on to you for whatever it may be worth, purely and simply in the interests of national security, and once more request that you do not publicize my name. Sincerely yours, /s/ Edward L. DeRose. A CERTIFIED TRUE COPY: Archie F. Roy, Captain, Air Corps. [carimbo manuscrito:] Received AFBIR-CO 24 July 47

HEADQUARTERS FOURTH AIR FORCE, Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff, A-2, Intelligence, Hamilton Field, California. 4AFDA 333.5 ID. 17 July 1947. SUBJECT: Investigation of "Flying Discs". TO: Commanding General, Army Air Forces, Washington 25, D.C. ATTENTION: AC of AS-2. 1. Attached statements and MOICs forwarded to your office per request TWX from Headquarters Air Defense Command, Mitchel Field, N.Y., dated 10 July 1947. 2. This headquarters is unable to locate Richard Rankin, however, as soon as he is located, statement and MOIC will be forwarded direct to your office. 3. Information copies furnished Headquarters Air Defense Command. 4 Incls: 1-4. MOIC 16 Jul/Brown (dup). Info cc to ADC. DONALD L. SPRINGER, Lt. Colonel, GSC, AC of S, A-2

CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS. Incident # 46. 1. Date 22 June 47. 2. Time 11:30 A. M. 3. Location Greenfield, Mass. 4. Name of observer Edward L. De Rose. 5. Occupation of observer N/S. 6. Address of observer Greenfield, Mass. 7. Place of observation Greenfield, Mass. 42° 35' N 72° 42' W. 8. Number of objects 1. 9. Distance of object from observer N/S. 10. Time in sight eight to ten seconds. 11. Altitude 1,000 +. 12. Speed As fast as a speeding plane or faster. 13. Direction of flight Northwesterly direction. 14. Tactics N/S. 15. Sound N/S. 16. Size "small". 17. Color silvery-white. 18. Shape round and irregular. 19. Odor detected N/S. 20. Apparent construction N/S - like polished aluminum. 21. Exhaust trails N/S. 22. Weather conditions N/S - but object reflected sunlight very strongly. 23. Effect on clouds N/S. 24. Sketches or photographs None. 25. Manner of disappearance obscured by cloud bank. 26. Remarks: (over)

De Rose saw a "brilliant, small round-shaped, silvery white object" which moved in a northwesterly direction as fast or possibly faster than a speeding plane at an estimated altitude of 1,000 ft or more. It stayed in view for eight or ten seconds until obscured by a cloud bank. The object reflected sunlight very strongly as though it were of polished aluminum or silver. Other than to say it "appeared round and irregular" de Rose was unable to determine its shape. It did not resemble any weather balloons he had ever seen. He stated "I can assure you it was very real."