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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.

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“Moffett Field”9 pages

  • 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…
Person and Place	Direction to Object	Distance to Object (Estimate)	Height (Estimate)	Shape	Size (Estimate)	Speed (Estimate)	Duration of View	Color	Other Details
INTERVIEW JUNE 24:
Mr.B (Moffett Field)	East to Southeast	4 mi.	5000 ft.	Round like 50¢ piece	30 ft. dia.	slow to fast	90-120 sec.	silvery	Turn with no tilt or banking; no protrusions other than fin near trailing edge; no port Used binoculars.
Mr.C (Moffett Field)	N60°E to S10°E	1 to 2 miles	5000 ft.	like pan-cake	25-30 ft.	not moving to moving	30 sec. naked eye; then with binoculars	shiny metal	Binoculars resolved re-object into pancake shape with fin. Thicker at cen. Apparently wrinkled or "dirty" trailing edge; no sound, etc.
SIGNED STATEMENTS AUGUST 2:
Mr.B (Moffett Field)	East to Southeast	not more than 1 mile	5000 ft.	circular or oval	-	slow then sped up	approx. 1 minute	silvery metal	Same details as in interview.
Mr.C (Moffett Field)	East to SSE	about 1 mile	5000 ft.	like pan-cake	30-35 ft.	slow to fast	90 sec. naked eye; then with binoculars for 90 sec.	silvery	Same details as in interview.
SIGNED STATEMENTS JULY 26:
Mr.D (Ione, Calif.)	(traveling in southerly direction)	-	5000 ft.	silver dollar	length of DC-3 fuselage	fast	two minutes	silvery	Didn't use binoculars no sound or irregularities of formation
Mrs.D (Ione, Calif.)	-	-	high altitude	circular	passenger plane	fast	two or three minute	silver	No sound
INTERVIEW AUG 8:
Mrs.A (Gold Beach)	east to southeast	3 or 4 miles	-	circular	C-47 over Gold Beach	fast	-	silver	No sound; no exhaust

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