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Rt. -, LAlXlngton, Ky.
Major Donald E. ~or..~~ , Director
Nativnal lnYestigot ___ Co1Mittoe
on Aerial Phono~ena
Washington, D. C.
Dear Major Keyhoe:
001030
Loni before your book, "Flying Sau -:.ir .. Are Real",
vas published, ■Y B-17 and =Y crev and I v ~~o kept complUly
~:- "P'oo Fighter•~, a _1~2-i!. -~~-! ~!~c.,. -~1-...r-..~_'!f:U.Y J_r.9.m
genrurti· Austr1n_to tne Aar!at!c Sea. ~n~J occurred on
a"lone vo t 11 misdcn at ni.ht, os I recaL. , :...-. ~uibc!.4
~ 1n the 15th Air Forco, 5th Wing, 2nd ~ ..:,:,-,.., Group. The
1!}tE=l!~(!1~~" orrt~~r __~ _o _~e:t,r!_!_!ed_us__ t5~~t~_.;. tha.t it v1u ~
._ nev ~erman righter but _coulanot vzjil&in •.·,-..r it did not fir~
r!f' nt ~ s or, it it va1 roportille our head1nc 1 ~:t1tude and air-
•P~ ~d , vhy ve did not r~ceive ant1-a1rcr~r~ riro.
On about ~3 Octg~•r 1952, vhil• I ..-a s copilot on a
C-54 Troop Carrier oission out o! Tachik,w.. ".nd hPad ing
South t ovard Osh°imA-at.. dusi;·-1notfced- fi:i.. ·..t~ stra to-cumu-
lus f ormation w~stVJt.rd vhl\t appeareG to be a per!Gctly
round cloud • ..J.figr :watching it !or about ... ..11nut e, and
dec~ding it vaan't a cloud, I callQ~. 1t _t~. t ~e att~nt1on
of ~h~- ~,i_l,9_~- ~d....~n,1.neer. The pilc,t n.s :..r.·~•nt upon hia
!liiht pl11rt but th~ Gogineer got several t vod gl111J)ses o!
th• obj~ct. SeYen minutes a!ter I fir1t ~~v 1t , it twok
an o lhpt 1 cal ihape apd :u~~-~- q!!_-l2_J~~~.t ~PP.~~~
~1t:11n ~ -~!.W- ~ -~OE~~t tovard Mount '.'l'uji.
While atation~d at HcClellar. AFB near &crM1,nto 1
California !roin Ju¾f>i:-1955 to Decein~r,.__1957., .. Inot-I c·ad _a
tx:o:De!'}d9us ?.l!Dl.°t2.4!.;.- or_ _\!l.!!~.<?-~J.~e-i;r~..!~~:l?J~ ~-~-~-- t-~ .•-
cer.d1ng the sh irom horizon ~o oor:zon .u1 an insta.n-. On
ali"A-OClllm! ii"lori"( onefifint·-orrtneCa.:..Tiornii--Coa st I l"...~d
the radio operator report such an observation. He, t...:.d
a dAy or tvo later one or our 1nte.ll1g~nce o!!!icers, told
me that the sa.ma objQct vas reportad by an airlLi• p:lot.
Aa a cn11&der ror truth I b~l1eve that: und ~rstand
the di!!icult!ea Wldtr vh1ch you1U1J your asaociatGa labOr,
anc I vould like to o!!er my services. I am coming to Was.h-
1ncton soon !or an appointment v1th SOnator Cooper and 1! it
1 s not 1nconveniont vould 11lcs en e;ipo1nt-Q.nt v1th ytu. I
am enclo11ng a copy or Fora 57 !or :,our 1.~rorn.tion.
Sinc•r~11, -/ ,__
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