65 HS1-834228961 62-HQ-83894 Serial 130

OWARD A. PLUMMER 39 E. MAIN ST. FROSTBORO, MARYLAND July 21, 1949 Chief of Army Intelligence Washington 5, D.C. Sir: On Sunday, July 20th, I observed an aircraft and flight that was unlike any I have seen to date and may shed some light on the "flying saucer mystery." I served four years - 1942 to 1946 - with the Army Air Forces in grade of First Lieutenant assigned to the Third, Fourth and Thirteenth Air Forces respectively. During this time I had the opportunity to observe all types of aircraft and under all types of conditions but I never saw one like this one. At 9:45 A.M. (DST) Sunday July 20th, I observed an airborne object that appeared to be circular or possibly round, light - almost white in color, with a dark area at or near its center, flying in a North-South by West direction on the same route used by Commercial Airlines between Washington, D.C. and Pittsburgh, Pa. The point of observation was approximately 22 miles East of Cumberland, Md. from the North bank of the Potomac River. The sky was about three (3/4) overcast with three cloud layers ranging between 6000 and 16000 feet altitude. There had been growing overcast all morning to which I paid little or no attention, but with the approaching of the craft my question was not being