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THE B. F. GOODRICH COMP. Minneapolis 3, Minnesota 415 West Rosser Ave Bismark, N. D. 5 5-23-48 a United States Army - Intelligence Div. Washington, D. C. Gentlemen:— On the night of May 17th at about 11:30 PM driving from Baker, Montana to Miles City Montana on U.S, Highway #12 just West of Plevna, Montana before getting to the hills I noticed a very bright object in the sky to the North- west. The sky was overcast in the West but to the South the moon could be seen at times - with a broken sky. Having traveled this same route for many years - about 15, I am pretty well used to open prairie road at night and can tell a star from an wmusual object when I see it. Northwest Airlines travel a Western route just North of this route also, but I stopped at the Powder River Bridge where the road dips con- siderably down from a high ridge - cut off my car motor and watched this object as it sailed around in the sky - which at times close and others seemed to speed away into the heavy clowl bank to the West and then later ~ reappearing, at a very bright white light at what I would juige about not more than several miles away or closer. I carry a pair of field glasses with me, and after stopping the car engine watched this thing through my glasses, which seemed to appear as a small object with a long very bright light shooting from the under part of it. Because of the speed of the object and the darlmess it was very difficult to make out what it might be, but I am sure that if I had had a more powerful glass I might have made it out. Se eee ee ee I am perfectly sincere and do not drink so the foregoing is absolutely the truth. With some of this newspaper funabout flying saucers etc, this had all of the appearance of just that- and in stopping the car if this had been an aeroplane I would certainly have been able to hear the motors. oe is © I stopped at a service station just before getting to the Powder River Bridge but they hai all gone to bed so did not have anyone along with me ail to witness the object as it flew through the air. It stayed around this ‘f area for about 20 minutes and then flew off through the heavy cloud bank if to the West. | I am enclosing a map showing the location of the foregoing. Yours very truly, ' The B, F. Goodrich Company /s/ Wm. Bonneville | Territory Manager