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— dom —— \ AGAVE ELV bs Ser UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT 4AP-1208<I1 Se On 26 Aucust 47, S/A Hhbbard and this agent contacted Mr. Ray Switzer, Insurance Adjustor at the Saffels Hotel, Placervillo, Californie. After traveline Cedar Ravine road to a point nine miles southeast of Plecerville, known as Suck's Bar, Switzer decided thet the place fron where he had observed the object on 14 Aug 47 was nearer to Plecerville. After a thorouch check of the road, Switzer believed the spot where he had observed the object to be on the ridre just north of Webber Cresk where the road breaks over the swamit. This point is two miles from the Raffels Hotel, Placerville, California, on the Cedar Kavine Koeds As the road epproaches the summit it curves to the left which would provide an observer from an automobile a sweeping view throuch 40° of the canyon and the horizon on the south side of Webber Creek. his point of observa- tion lies 38° 42° 45" North Latitude and 120° 47' 15” West Longitude. The elevation at this point is 2,000 feet above sea level. The horizon from this point in the south is formed by a series of mountain peeks which ‘Vie generally through 38° 39’ 45" and which are on the south side of Squaw Creek, a distance of four miles, end ranging in elevation from 2,300 feet to 2,500 feet above sea level. Switzer was not definite es to what part of the field of view he had seen the object and indicated thet it could have been as far as the horizon. Any object, or particles of an Object, that Switzer saw, if on the ground on the field of view, would be fin a six square mile eres of wooded, mountsinous terrain whish is full of canyons and revinese ' AGENT'S NOTES: This agent believes that Switzer could have seen an eluminum -g@urfaced gonventionsl type sircraft which, due to the distance at which he observed it, distinguishing features were not seen because ef the bright reflection and the short period of observetion. The aircraft would have been goming from the left as Switzer turned to the left, thereby giving the effect of a much creater spsed than the object was really travolinre This agent has ‘no explanation as to the smoke trail observed by Switzer. If reconneisance is desired of the aren to see tf anything can be located on the fround, this sts that a small type aircraft similar to an L-5, be used in low level ght between the hours of 1100 to 1500, Switser was very cooper= ative and expended much of his on time in en effort to be of as much service as possible. Switser will communicate with the AC of 5, Aew2, Headquarters _ Pourth Air Force, Hanilton Field, Californie, in the event of any report of airoraft wreckage in the area. 4e On 26 Aug 47, a check with Ranger Dixon, State Forest Service, Camino, Celifornie, and George B, Young, Forester, Federal Forest Service, Pldecerville, Californie, provided the following information: There has been no forest fires or reported aircraft crashes in the area in question within the last month. ; Bryden TF. Moon, Speciel Agent, 4AP CIC