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ED dle pee ITTATFATTT A Tt CON TIDIWN dA ex *& 4 UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT 4AF-1208-I 20 August 1947 \ : ‘# MEMORANDUM FOR THE OFFICER IN CHARGE: 1. On 20 August 1947, this agent and Speciel Agent Hubbard interviewed Mr. Ray A. Switser, Insurance Adjustor, at his home, 3431 David Way, Sacramento, California, and he stated in substences On the Co afternoon of 14 August 1947, he was driving his automobile from Placer= eyes ville, California, on the Cedar Ravine Road. Mr. Switser's wife was in the front seat of the automébile and Mrs. Switser’s mother and the two Switzer children were in the back seat of the car. At about 1600 hours — they were at a point approximately five miles southwest from Placerville when Switzer saw a white snoke trail out of the corner of his eyes In searching for a rocket ship (P80) he saw an object, four to six feet in length, ten to fourteen inches wide, and of a metal color, bright like highly polished chromium. In relation to the travel of the automobile the object was first seen at 1050, and when the object. reached a : point at approximately 1200, it was engulfed in a puff of dark gray smoke about ten feet in diameter. The object was traveling at a terrific rate of speed and seemed to be in @ very shallow dive. When the puff of smoke appeared, the object disappeared completély and there were no particle seen to have fallen from the smoke. The point where the object was en- guifed in the smoke was about eight hundred yards distant (in front of) Switzer with no possibility of the object being hidden from view by vege- tation or terrains The object appeared rectanguler in shape oe ae 3 Ff oe cn el ae Re one very short period of time it appeared to have a top surface : was very slightly curved. Mr. Switszer turned to tell his wife about the . object and found her with her mouth open in an effort to say and with her hand in a pointing gesture toward where the object had di se appeared, The object was not very high in relation to the terrain end tS seemed to be following the contour of a canyon. : ye 2- In separate interview Mre. Switzer concurred in the info: obtained from Mr. Switzer with the following exceptions: The smoke - and the puff thet engulfed the object appeared dark Brey in color and ra was no change in the color, Mrs» Switzer estimated the object to be about five feet long and about a foot wide with the top surface being slightly ~~ curved. The object appeared to be some larger in front than in the FOER GS >) AGENT'S NOTES: At the time this object was seen, the sun was to the Switser's back, the sky was clear and the object gave off a very bright reflection, Mr. Switzer has been connected with the field of insurance investigation for the last eighteen years and appears to be a man not desirous of publicity. — The other passengers of the car did not see the nets Se eee yt od new , sk Ee the process of moving to a ranch near Placerville, Celif., and his 2 ress will be Box 45, Aukum, Eldorado County, Calif. tiehiemete have been a arty to meet Mr. Switzer at 1400, 26 Aug 47 at Raffeld” » Placerville, Calif., for the purpose of coing back over Cedar Ravine Road tAURRe Mey point | Ge i where the object disappeared. ee tc Leet Bryden E. Moon, Special Agent, 4AF cre a PAM PRAWEIEET © fat. niet COMET PETEN SENS 4 AAS ER LE A4AN DACA LSO