65 HS1-834228961 62-HQ-83894 Serial 130
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CONFIDENTIAL 62-83894-130
DECLASSIFIED Authority: NND 90986
HEADQUARTERS AIR DEFENSE COMMAND MITCHEL FIELD, NEW YORK
IN REPLY REFER TO:
12 September 1947
SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Object (Interview - Alpheus O. Powell)
SUMMARY OF INFORMATION:
The following information was received 12 August 1947 from Mr. Alpheus O. Powell, 28 Redwood Road, New Hyde Park, Long Island, relative to the sighting of a possible flying disc 4 August 1947.
On 4 August 1947, Mr Powell, an Airlines Captain with Pan American Airways, Inc., was the first pilot of a Constellation type aircraft on a flight from Gander, Newfoundland, to La Guardia Field, New York. Mr. Powell took over the aircraft at Gander, Newfoundland and departed at approximately 1230 P.M., Eastern Daylight Saving Time for La Guardia Field, New York. At 1600 P.M., at a position approximately midway between the Everett (Mass) Fan Marker and the Bedford Radio Beacon (Everett is 5 miles NW of Boston, Mass., and Bedford is 15 miles NW of the same city) both Mr Powell and Mr W. White navigator on this trip, sighted unidentifiable flying objects. To the best of Mr. Powell's knowledge, the following weather conditions existed at that time: Visibility was good; cloud coverage was from 6-8/10ths, with tops at 10,000 feet; and the wind at the 8,000 foot level was estimated as being [ILLEGIBLE] miles per hour. The aircraft was at [ILLEGIBLE] feet; airspeed [ILLEGIBLE] mph; and the course was [ILLEGIBLE] degrees magnetic.
Mr White who was sitting in the co-pilots seat (the right side of the cockpit) first called Mr. Powell's attention to a bright orange object which was on the right side of the plane and slightly below the level of the aircraft. Mr Powell was unable to see the object as he had no visibility to the right and down from his position.…
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- Page 1 CONFIDENTIAL 62-83894-130 DECLASSIFIED Authority: NND 90986 HEADQUARTERS AIR DEFENSE COMMAND MITCHEL FIELD, NEW YORK IN REPLY REFER TO: 12 September 1947 SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Object…
- Page 2 CONFIDENTIAL HEADQUARTERS AIR DEFENSE COMMAND MITCHEL FIELD, NEW YORK IN REPLY REFER TO: 15 September 1947 SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Objects (Interview - Walter I. White) SUMMARY OF INFORMATION:…
- Page 3 CONFIDENTIAL in conjunction with contract flying for the AAF. Mr White states that he has flown with Mr Powell on a number of occasions, and he considers him to be a very stable person; completely…
- Page 4 CONFIDENTIAL AGENTS NOTES: Mr. A. O. Powell is a graduate of the Aviation Cadet Flying Training Program, having graduated from Maxwell Field, Alabama, with the Class of 41-C. Since graduation, Mr.…
- Page 5 RESTRICTED BASIC: Ltr. Hq. BARFD, Birmingham AAF, Birmingham, Ala., dtd 8 July 47, subj: Report on Local "Flying Disc." 319/V684 HEADQUARTERS, FOURTEENTH AIR FORCE, Orlando, Florida, JUL 21 1947 TO:…
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- Page 7 RESTRICTED HEADQUARTERS BIRMINGHAM AIR RESERVE TRAINING DETACHMENT BIRMINGHAM ARMY AIR FIELD Birmingham, Alabama 8 July 1947 SUBJECT: Report on Local "Flying Disc" TO: Commanding General Fourteenth…
- Page 8 RESTRICTED Report on Local "Flying Disc" D333.5 ID (8 Jul 47) 2nd Ind HQ., AIR DEFENSE COMMAND, Mitchel Field, New York, 25 July 1947. TO: Commanding General, Army Air Forces, Washington 25, D. C.…
- Page 9 62-93894-130 THE WEA (Furnished by the U. S. Weather For Birmingham and Vicinity- Partly cloudy and warm today, to- night and tomorrow with a few scattered showers this afternoon. High today 86, low…
- Page 10 5—THE BIRMINGHAM NEWS Mysterious Flying Saucers Reported In Birmingham Skies Continued From Page 1 Although the reports dwindled off at about 9 p.m., there was a final call from a man at 10, saying…