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TORTI MADATPE AT ff \ \ AINE EI LIN bd » le UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT 4AF-1208-1 Be: On 26 August 47, 3/A Hubbard and this agent contacted Mr. Ray Switzer, Insurance Adjustor at the Saffels Hotel, Placervillo, Californie. After traveling Cedar Ravine road to a point nine miles southeast of Plecorville, known as Suck’s Sar, Switzer decided that the place fron where he had observed the object on 14 Aug 47 was nearer to Plocerville. After a thorouch check of the road, Switser believed the spot where he had observed the object to be on the ridre just north of Webber Creck where the rond breaks over the summit. This point is two miles from the Raffele Hotel, Placerville, California, on the Cedar Kavine Roeds As the road epprosehes the summit it curves to the left which would provide fan 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. ‘he horizon from this point in the south is formed by a series of mountain peaks which lie Benavakiy through 38° 39' 45" and which are on the south side of Squaw Hollow 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 xs to what part of the field of view he had seen the object and indicated that it could have been as far as the horizon. Any object, or particles of an object, that Switzer , if on the ground on the field of view, would be fn a six square mile erea of wooded, mountsinous terrain which is full of canyons and revines. AGENT'S WOTES: [This agent believes that Switzer could have seen an eluminum gurfaced conventions] type sircraft which, due to the distance at which he Observed it, distinguishing features were not seen because of the bright reflection and the short period of observation. The aircraft would have been coming from the left as Switzer turned to the left, thereby giving the effect of a much creater speed than the object was really travoling. This agent has no explanation as to the snoke treil observed by Switzer. If reconneisanee is desired of the area to see tf anything can be located on the ground, this agent sts that a small type sircraft similar to an IL-5, be used in low level ght between the hours of 1100 to 1300. Switzer was very cooper= ative and expended much of his own time in en effort to be of as much service as possible. Switser will communicate with the AC of S, Aew2, Headquarters Air Force, Hamilton Field, Californie, in the event of any report of airoraft wreckage in the ares. = 4s On 26 Aug 47, a check with Ranger Dixon, State Forest Service, Camino, Celifornia, and George B. Young, Forester, Federal Forest Service, Pldeerville, Californie, provided the following information: There has ‘been no forest fires or reported aircraft crashes in the area in question within the last month. E Bryden f. Moon, Spsciel Agent, 4AF CIC