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fee eee ¥ mm 20 August 1947 MEMORANDUM FOR THE OFFICER IN CHARCEs 1. On 20 August 1947, this agent and Special Agent Hubbard interviewed Mre Hey Ae Switzer, Insurance Adjustor, at his home, 3451 — David Way, Sacremento, California, and he stated in substances On the afternoon of 14 August 1947, he was driving his automobile from Placer= ville, California, on the Cedar itavine Road. Mr. Switzer's wife was in the front seat of the automobile and Mrs. Switszer's mother and the two Switzer children were in the back seat of the car. At about 1600 hours a ee they were at @ point approximately five miles southwest fron Placerville — ide when Switzer saw a white smoke trail out of the corner of his eyée In - spe searching for a rocket ship (?80) he saw an object, four to six patie in length, ten to fourteen inches wide, and of a metal color, br highly polished chromiume Im relation to the travel of the sbi the object was first seen at 1050, and when the object reached a point at approximately 1200, it was engulfed in a puff pf dark sm about ten feet in diameter. The object was traveling at a ra ate of speed and seemed to be in a very shallow divee When the puff of smoke appeared, the object disappeared completely and there were no particles | seen to have fallen from the smoke, The point where the object was en= pulfed in the smoke was about eight hundred yards distant (in front of er Ag Switzer with no possibility of the object being hidden from view by veges = tation or terrain. The object appeared rectangular in shape except for — one very short period of time it appeared to have a top surface that was very slightly curved. Wr. Switzer turned to tell his wife about the ies object and found her with her mouth open in an effort to say something Lips and with her hand in a pointing gesture toward the object had dis= appeared. ihe object was not very high in relat to the terrain and ce ee seemed to be following the contour of a canyon. pe Ss 2-e In a separate interview “rs. Switzer concurred in the inform obteined from Mr. Switzer with the following exeeptions: the amoke trail | and the puff that engulfed the object appeared dark gray in color and » wes no chanre in the colors iirse Switzer estimated the object to be show five feet long and about a foot wide with the top surface being slight curved. the object appeared to be some larger in front than in the AGENT'S NOTES: At the time this object was seen, the sun was to she 8 back, the sky was clear and the object gave off a very bright Mre Switzer has been connected with the field of insurance investigation the last eighteen years and appears to be a man not desirous of publicity The other passengers of the oar did not see the object. Mre Switze the process of moving to e ranch near Placerville, Calif., and hi ac will be Box 43, Aukum, Eldorado County, Calif. Arrangements have have been | me to meet Mr. Switzer at 1400, 26 Aug 47 at Raffels Hotel, Placerville, Calif for the purpose of going back over Cedar Ravine Koad to locate sie ‘aeiet > where the object disappeared. Bryden &, Moon, Spécial Agent, 4AF CIC CONTINENT VM ANE ALIOIN 1 SS eS es ee