Pasco, 1954: supervisor de observadores civis vê duas meias-luas virarem bolas de fogo

Office Memorandum - UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT. TO: SAC. FROM: Al Lau - Night Clerk. DATE: 6/7/54 7:40 AM. SUBJECT: SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED OBJECTS OVER PASCO, WASH. 6/6/54, 11:35 PM. P. V. HOWELL, Chief, Counter Intelligence, 20th OSI, advised as follows: GAIL PECK, Pasco, Wash., [telefone omitido], supervisor of a local ground observer group at pasco, reported sighting two half-moon shaped objects about six times as large as a half moon. One object formed into a large fire-ball, the original color of both objects was white, and the other formed into two fireballs. Both objects were estimated to be at about 1000 feet altitude. The distance could not be estimated. The objects were both at a five degree angle from the line of sight of the observer. The location was slightly north of Pasco. The location has been pinpointed on the Aeronical planning map at grid coordinate AB 5517. They were observed for a period of ten minutes. The Intelligence Officer, 25th Air Division is not going to submit a written report, however he will follow this verbal report up with a letter to this office. He has not made a report to the press and it is assumed that they received their information from local sources. AFL/ [manuscrito: 6/7/54 Furnished to Int. agencies; 100-18945-50; carimbo JUN 7 1954, FBI - SEATTLE; desclassificação]

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE, HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE, WASHINGTON. THE INSPECTOR GENERAL USAF, 20th DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS, McCHORD AIR FORCE BASE, McCHORD FIELD, WASHINGTON. PVH:ms. 20D OSI 24-0. 10 June 1954. Mr. R. D. Auerbach, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1015 Second Avenue, Seattle 4, Washington. Dear Sir: Re: (Unclassified) Reporting of Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOB) SPECIAL INQUIRY. On 7 June 1954 at 0735 hours, the following information was transmitted by Special Agent PHILIP V. HOWELL, JR., this office, to the Duty Agent, Seattle Field Division, FBI. On 7 June 1954, Major EUGENE L. ZECHMEISTER, Director of Intelligence, 25th Air Division (Defense), McChord AFB, reported to this office that two unidentified flying objects had been sighted simultaneously by GALE PECK, Supervisor of local Ground Observer Corps Post, Pasco, Washington, [telefone omitido]. The objects were described as traveling together and were in the shape of half-moons, approximately six times larger than a half-moon and of a white color. The two objects formed into one large fireball and disappeared, after being observed for approximately 10 minutes. The time of the sighting was given as 2335 hours, 6 June 1954 and the geographical references were AB5517, Aeronautical Planning Chart 1 to 5,000,000. The altitude was estimated to be 1,000 feet, speed unknown, and the object was at a 5 degree angle to the horizon. Major ZECHMEISTER stated that the report of the sighting was not considered to be of sufficient substance to warrant investigation by the USAF. On 8 June 1954 at 2115 hours, Major COURTLAND D. SAWTELLE, Public Information Officer, 25th Air Division (Defense), advised this office that in response to inquiries by newspaper reporters with reference to this sighting, the PIO was making an official release that there had been no radar pickup of the UFOB in question. This information was telephonically transmitted to the Duty Agent, Seattle Field Division, FBI, at 2125 hours, 8 June 1954, by Special Agent HOWELL. The above is for your information and no investigation of this matter is contemplated by this district office. Sincerely, SPENCER W. RAYNOR, Colonel, USAF, District Commander. cc: Dir OSI. [100-18945-53; carimbos parcialmente cobertos pela assinatura; anotação manuscrita datada de 8/25/59]