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STANDARD,FORM NO. 64 ~ = . 4 : Offece Memorandum * UNITED STATES GOVERN Director, FBI DATE: September {1947 Vo To : % yoodu : SAC, Philadelphia { De / supject: FLYING OBJECT REPORTED OVER PHILADELPHIA ‘ phe AUGUST 6, 1947 er ur SABOTAGE eae We: bs, Remytel August 7 last. “a 3 {7G _ ¥ Vv Miss ELEANORANADDLE, 2114 Hobart Street, Philadelphia, who is employed by the GEORGE R. GRE LD” MANUFACTURING COMPANY, 1524 Chestnut Street, Philg- delphia, advised as follows: - Between 10:30 and 10:45 p.m. on August 6, 1947, she 1 was sitting on the steps of her home with CECEL TINE. She was facing north and observed a large white object traveling a very fast rate of speed to the. south. There was a buzzing sound, not too loud but plainly audible, just after this object passed through the air. This white object left in its trait a thin streak of smoke, which was grayish in colore Miss CECELIA FINE, 5617 Arlington Street, Philadelphia, who is en- Ployed by the PRESSMAN & GUTMAN COMPANY, INC., Room 1140, P.S.F.S. Building, Philadelphia, stated she was sitting on the steps of Miss NADDLE's home on the evening of August 6, 1947, around 10:45 pemse engaging in conversation with Miss NADDLE, when Miss NADDLE atruptly stopped in the»middle of her con- versation and appeared to be frightened. Miss FINE at that time was sitting in a position in which she was facing southe She did not see any object in the sky after noting Miss NADDLE's change of expression, but she did hear a slight buzzing sound. JOHN SNYDER, 1440 Vankirk Street, Philadelphia, an insurance agent, who was a former pilot of B-24's in the Army Air Corps, advised as follows: He was sitting on the steps of his home around 10:45 p.m. on August 6, 1947, with his wife; and his neighbors, the | KELLY family, were sitting on their steps next door to the residence of SNYDER. All of the above parties were facing east. SNYDER noticed at this time an object, emitting a bluish- white flame, passing quickly through the air. The object was traveling from northeast to southwest. Using his experience in the Army Air Corps as a guide, SNYDER estimated the above object was between 1000 and 3000 feet in the air and traveling at a rate of between 400 to 500 miles an hour. This object dia / not lose elevation as it passed through the air and left either smoke or a condensation trail in its former path, which lasted for about two seconds. A hissing sound accompanied the passing s object. This sound was moder- ate and not nearly as loud as Pa Dig accompanying the passage of a rocket # ship. .* 2 0T9F. Ate _( i, yer “COR Dry! Ze ere) 7} £S % A ee 4 ay NOV 18 iyo4