65 HS1-834228961 62-HQ-83894 Section 003

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24 July 1947#3724- I
l.fEM.OR}.NDUM TO THE SECURITY OFFICER, OCJ.MA, TINKER FIELD.
SUBJECT: BYRON B. SAVAGE, Field Engineer, Radio Corporation
of America, Dall as, Texas. Residence: 416 N. W. 29th Street,
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.)
RE: Flyind Disc.
On 23 July 1947 , BYRON B. SAVAGE was interviewed at his residence,
416 N. Vi. 29th Street, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, relating to his alleged
viewing of a flying disc over the vicinity of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Subject, whose age is 38, advised he is married and has one child,
wd is presently the holder of a ·Private Pilot's License, No. 39101
(Single Engine , Land) . Subject averred he has extensively studied electron
ics, sound engineering and aeronau'ti cs, and }tis present occupation, which is
Field Engineer for Radio Corporation of J.merica, offices of which are
located in Dallas, Texas, is that of instal l ing theater sound equipment.
SAVAGE stated that between the days 17 May to 21 May 1947, just after dusk,
he observed an object which he believed to be a small aircraft in the south.
SAVAGE advised that the sun had just 6one down and the moon had not arisen
on the horizon. SAVAGE related that he and his wife had just departed
their residence and had started to enter their car in the driveway at
416 N. w. 29th Street, Oklahoma City. He judged the time to be between
8s30 p. m. i;.nd 9:00 p.m., and the lights from the city of Oklahoma City
appeared to be shining on this object when he first saw it. He judged the
object to be about 160° in the south when he first saw it, and as it moved
toward him he remarked to his wife that "a big white plane was coming over."
SAVAGE stated that when this object was at a 45° angle from him, he
realized it was not a conven~ional type aircraft, and it appeared elliptical
at first end as it moved closer it appeared perfectly round and wes flat.
S/.VAGE advised the object, which appeared to him as a disc, had no appearance
of being spherical and had a ratio of diameter to the thickness of approxi•
mately 10 to 1, appearing thicker in the center , but this could not be
positi~ely ascertained. SAVAGE judged the object to be at an altitude of
between 10,000 and 18,000 feet, and it left no trailing effects. SAVAGE
related tha t it appeared to be in bulk as big es the bulk of six B- 29s et
an altitude of approximately the same height. SAVAGE advised that the object
was in his vision approximately 15 to 20 seconds and travelled at a speed
which he judged to be approximately three times tha t of jet- propelled aircraft.