▍ Mitchel Air Force Base

Faz-se referência a um memorando enviado a você pelo Sr. J. P. Coyne sobre o assunto acima mencionado, datado de 19 de fevereiro de 1948. O memorando indicava que a Divisão de Campo de São Francisco havia recebido uma carta da sede do Comando de Defesa Aérea, Base Aérea de Mitchel, Nova York, datada de 4 de fevereiro de 1948, intitulada "Investigação e Relatório de Incidentes de 'Discos Voadores'".

I am transmitting herewith for the information of the Bureau copies of an enclosure dated February 4, 1948 received from Lieutenant Colonel DONALD SPRINGER, A-2, United States Air Force, Hamilton Air Force Base, California. This enclosure is a confidential letter addressed to the Commanding Generals of the First, Second, Fourth, Tenth, Eleventh, and Fourteenth Air Forces, Air Defense Command, from Head- quarters, Air Defense Command, Mitchel Air Force Base, New York, by command of Lieutenant General STRATEMEYER. It concerns the investigation of flying discs by Air Force personnel.

JAMES COLYER, PD OF INC. VILLAGE OF OLD BROOKVILLE ADVISED SEVERAL RESIDENTS OF THAT AREA AND MEMBER OF PD HAVE REPORTED SIGHTING TWO RED LIGHTS HOVERING IN AIR THAT VICINITY. LIGHTS APPEAR TO BE AN EVEN DISTANCE APART AND TO BE JOINED TOGETHER. AT ONE TIME THESE LIGHTS LIT UP AND SEEMED TO CAST A RED DUST OR FOG IN SURROUNDING AIR. COLYER ADVISED HE REPORTED ABOVE INFO TO MITCHELL AFB AND ROSELYN AIRFIELD. BOTH ADVISED RECEIVING NUMEROUS REPORTS RE ABOVE AND ROSELYN AIR FIELD SAID AIRCRAFT ARE INVESTIGATING MATTER. COLYER ADVISED ABOVE INFO BROADCAST ON NEWS PROGRAM LOCAL RADIO STATION WINS. OSI, ONE, G-TWO, CAA IN AREA ADVISED. END AND ACK PLS NY R 2 WA LO