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corr @ @ @ ® "In both instances, the co-pilot sichted the objects first and called my attention to then. The weather was clear and unlimited, with not a cloud in the sky. We checked the wind, and it was 230-10, or out cf the Southwest at ten miles per hour. The air speed of thc ship was about 135 MPH. The sun was below the horizon and the objects were silhoueted against the sky, hence we could distinguish no color or reflection." Ralph STEVENS, co-pilot of the plane, was interviewed at 2130, 9 July STEVENS corroborated the remarks made by SNITH concerning the flight of the plane, the time the objects were sighted, direction of the flight of the plane, etc. There were two discrepancics in their statements as to the size of the smaller objects and the altitude at which they were flying. STEVENS stated that there was a big difference in the size of the large objects and the smaller ones, and that it was hard to distinguish the shepe of the smaller ones. STEVENS also steted that the objects were at the same eltitude as their plane anc ecemed to be climbing with them. In addition to confirming SMITi'S statements concerning the flight, etc., STEVENS stated substantially as follows: "I was flying the plane when I spotted the first object et 2012 on the 4th of July, eight minutes after departure from Boise, Idaho. I thought it was an oncoming aircraft similar to ours (DC-3) shout five miles away, 80 turned on our landing lights, which is the usual signal to another plane to let it know you're in the vicinity. I mentioned this fact to SMITH, and he watched the object also. While we were both watching, four more objects appeared at the samo altitude as the first. They scemed to be et the sane eltitude as our plane, about 6000 feet. They were heading about 290 degrees magnetic North, so I turned to follow them. We watched them for four or five minutes, then they all merged as one and disappeared. I don't know whether they merged in line of flight or not, nor do I know whether they went beyond our vision or whether they dissipated. "Two minutes later, the large object reappeared with three smaller ones on its left and one smaller one a great distance to the right. We had the second group in sight for about twelve minutes. The last time seen, they were still in that formation and disappeared into the sunset. Also, when we last saw them, they seemed to have continued climbing after we levelled off and were about nine or ten thousand feet. "At the time we saw the objects, the sun was below the horizon, but there was quite a bright red glow above the horizon from the sunset. i couldn't really say what distance they were from us, not knowing what they were or how large they were. However, while we wero watching them we radiod ahead to Ontario, Oregon, about thirty miles distent, to the weether station there, and told them what we were seoing and asked them to go out- side and see if they could see them. ‘They radioed back and said they could