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r , AOS SR FSS EA IEE 9 R/V NAS BAS BOA VEE ee 9 sepcemiae 1947 3 ur. Ward L. Stewart, 12h2 Wilvia Street, Berkeley, Calif een interviewed 3 September 197 at his place of employsent, the Mining Building, University of Galifornia, concerning flying aan he Sel “a to have seen on 29 July 1947 while with Captain William A. Ba omy eee | 4lSth AAF BU (RT). Mr. Stewart stated in substance that he was tit in the Reserve and that on the 29th of July 1917 after i 12 noon he and Captain Ryherd had just landed fron a routine flight when Captain Ryherd called Mr. Stewart's attention to an unidentified flying object that was following a P-30 aircraft at a terrific rate of speed. — Mr, Stewart estirated the P-§0 to be flying at approximately 250 miles per hour on a preliminary approach to landing at Haailton Field, In Mr. Stewart's estination the object he sow following the P80 main: me speed of three to four tines that of the aircraft. A moment later a as second object appeared and flew a course described as some similar Bat ra) to a fighter aircraft's maneuvers when accompanying heavier ships, ora left to richt movement, over the object first sighted. Ur. Stewart ed that this maneuvering continued until the objects were out of sight. He estimated the tine to be anproximately 15 secords, the course appr 120 degrees. \&. Stewart could not estimate the size of the obj actual altitudes, though he did not believe them to be hag hor? six eeaaedt feet. lr, Stewart described the objects as being milky mite in color, = and unlike any conventional type aircraft he had = = con. shen questionsd isl whether he was fiailtar with the Navy "Flapjack", stated that he was, and that he was certain the Saleets’ huriuertes bee a this nature. -asgy. AGWNT'S NOTES: Mr. Stewart is a former officer of the U.S. AAF iis Bey Pilot of considerable experience. “r. Stexart does not convey the iam : pression of being the kind of person who would "imagine" that he was was seeing objects, nor has he any apparent desire for publicity, Ur. Stewart isim = = charge of machine shops at the University of California, Berkeley, et LESLIE S. HU°BARD, $/A, CIC ADC har “? TEAS PAW TTA — ‘i BOP a ga BR Shia thn SS eo Se