65 HS1-834228961 62-HQ-83894 Serial 130

C b N -F I D E ~~ T I A L
HEADQ U ARTERS
AIR DEFENSE COMMAND
IN REPlY
MITCHEL FIELD, NEW 'I/OR~
IIEFEII TO:
StmJI?C'f z. Unldcntified Flying Object,
(Interview - alter I. \i'hlto)
S0?.!!1\RY OP Ir.FOlll!AHO t
15 Septeaber 194,'7
The follo-.ung informtion rcl~tivo to th8 d htiug or f. possible
tlying di~o 6 Auzuat 1947. was received 10 Septo bor 1941 from Mr. Walter
I . 'Whito, 19-67 19th Street. Ja.clcaon He1ghta, h• York.
On 4 Ausu,t 1947., Hr. 1 te, Pen American Airwa,- Ino. • wao tho
navigator or• Comtellation typ• &iroraft 011 & flight :fro O nder., Baw
roundlo.nd to La Guardia f iel4, New York. At 1600; at & po•ition appro~i
matel y 10 miles , or Bosto11, l!ua • ., Mr- v::bitc aighted a .tlyin(S object '1hioh
h• waa unable to identif'7. At thi• time IL'" lffllit• was oi'ttift6 1n the co
pilote sent, and loolc'lns out the right aide tor other uroratt that mlcht
be in the, vie111S:t:,. J6r Wb1te •te.ted that when he t1rst i~ted t!te object.
it nppou-od to o about S miloa awuy, aud at l•Qat 1. 000 ~eet beloir the leffl
or the Conetellation. Mr i:hite beli•~•• tut he etudled th object tor almo■t
SO aecond• befcre he called th• pilot'• att:Gntioa to it. White doncr1bed
the object•• 'being a deep gold in color. md that its• surface rerlected
lieht. It appeered to bo bout 113 feet iJl:. length,. and. f'rOltl 2-:; feet in depthJ
elli ptloal in 1h9pe and blanted at th cn4e. Hr te eati ted the speed of
the obj1ot as being 176 mi.lea per hour. e.nd that it tra..-ellin& in 11D ee.at-
r l y cilreotion~ one eourso ot approxitlately llOQ r,uetia. Mr Wlute then
told tho nirore.ft oomm:i.ndor that there wns wi un1dentU'ied object to the r16}\t.
and ag~in glanced ..out to observe the objoot, oatoh1ng a me atary gl1111.pce ot
it before th9 pilot b11nked the pl ne to the left. ffllen tbt e.1rorntt banltod
Ur White lost light of the 0bjsat. At thil potnt. Mr Powell, 'the aircraft
C&ptain, exolaime<l that he wa.s &ble to eo a air:d.lar obj9ot on hia o1do.
Jir \'ihit. was unsble to ts o tne objeot on ' Pcrwoll' e •ide. ne •tated the.t
he does not bel1en that it wuc tho• • obj~ot that he had Tielffld ift.8.elllUCh
aa the on he li&W 1r it ha<t romaiuod on the aa oow- e woud ha.TO beou
hidden trom 'View b;y that titie b7 'tho Wii:iGB t1nd tail oectioff! or the Conctella
tion. ~ ffld to st tod 1.hat the pilot thoo righted the plo.:a.o. t'he ontb•• iu
oident transpired in leoe 'then a min~te ond one-halt.
i-'Mr tvhito deacriMa 'tlie ath~, ooniition et the tilne of' si&btinE• •
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folloirs a a'bout 6/lOt aoattered oumul ua, arith top• at 10.000 r et: vidblH.ty
10 miloe, w1rid at t·Ught lowl. 'l'est at a:bout 16 lllph. 1'he !'light level of th•
airor aft &t this ti ,nq,, a .'000 feet, TAB 270_ and tho cnotlo course was SW.
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AGEB1'S HOfflS , J4r ,c.lter I . 1:te ha obeon employed by P&n rioan Airway,
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for -the pa.at t'i "\"O years •• a Tiie.tor. and during the r Y10r1cod with Pil
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