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Blue Book file, Rivera and Heaphy (CUFOS)

NICAP / CUFOS · 28 pages · text by OCR

This file, from NICAP and CUFOS, collects US Air Force Office of Special Investigations records from 1949 on a Project Grudge special inquiry into a sighting at Rogue River, Oregon, on 24 May 1949. NACA Ames Laboratory employees Gilbert Rivera and Don Heaphy described a silvery pancake-shaped object about 30 feet across that sped off like a jet. An annotated analysis that follows rejects the radar kite explanation and concludes that the case must remain unexplained.

  • p. 4 …Security Officer, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, Moffett Field, California, which occurred Tuesday, May 24th, about…
  • p. 5 …Excerpt of letter from Security Officer, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, Moffett Field, California, dated 14…
  • p. 6 …19, FAIRFIELD-SUISUN AFB ## AT MOFFETT FIELD, CALIFORNIA At Moffett Field, California, will interview all witnesses…
  • p. 7 …Security Officer, Nat Advisory Comm for Aeronautics, Moffett Field, Calif DATE OF REPORT 14 June 1949…
  • p. 11 …from Security Officer, N.A.C.A., Moffett Field, California, dated 14 June 1949. Mr. GILBERT…
  • p. 12 …GILBERT RIVERA, Drafting Section, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, Ames Laboratory, Moffett Field, California, the following…
  • p. 19 …B) in the Drafting Section of the National Advisory Committee, at Ames laboratory, Moffett Field. This…
  • p. 22 …The above interviews and signed testimonials were obtained by agent Brooks at Moffett Field and Sunnyvale…
  • p. 26 …Mr.B (Moffett Field) East to Southeast 4 mi. 5000 ft. Round like 50¢ piece 30…
# Allen - I've looked in both reels 588 and I only find material on this case in reel 58 that is on the sighting by the fishing party. I can't find any thing on that date in Reel 88 at

1. DATE + TIME GROUP
24 May 1970	10. CONCLUSION
No data presented to indicate object could NOT have been an A/C.
2. SOURCE
Civilian
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
Not Reported
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground-Metal	11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Object was round, silver in color and about the size of a C-47. Object flew in a straight flight.
From the base but in flight headed to the surface.
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PHYSICAL EVIDENCE

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