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STANDARD FORM NO, 64 ? 6 / Office Mea, waUum e UNITED STATES GO. / TO : MR. Ae He eee DATE: September 27, 1950 / FROM : Mi » Le Le LAUGHEIN ; (4-l SUBJECT: G,. YING SAUCERS y © SAC Cornelius of Philadelphia called at 10345 A.M. today and stated that yesterday evening while two officers of the Philadelphia Police Department were cruising in their scout car they saw through the windshield an object descending slowly to the earth which appeared at first glance to bea parachute. ip When the officers first noticed the object, it was at¥y tree-top level and was described as being six feet in diameters It landed ina field near-by and the officers, upon examining noted that tt gave out a purplish glow which was almost a mist. The officers summoned two other police officers, After looking at the object for some time they attempted to pick it up. ~The object broke, leaving a slight odorless residue. Over a period of about 25 minutes which the officers spent watching the object... it completely disintegrated. The officers further-commented that. ™ the object was so light that when it hit the field, it did not even bend the weeds or the grass it fell on. Mr. Cornelius said that he has called the local offiee Bs of the Air Force but the individual with whom he spoke there said@ | he knew nothing about them and was not aware that his office was Wa looking into reports of this type. mah ee _Mr. Cornelius desired to know what further action should 8 be’ taken by hin. ¥ I told Mr. Cornelius that he was correct in referring this matter to the local office of OSI and that he should direct a letter to the Bureau incorporating all available information concerning the matter and that we here, upon its receipt, in turn would bring it to the attention of OSI Headquarters. LLL smer