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ae atin anette SAITT AY CENFIDEN TAL 3 * - UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT { 4AP-1208-I 20 August 1947 MEMORANDUM FOR THE OPFICER IN CHARGE: | 1. On 20 August 1947, this agent and Special Agent Hubbard ] interviewed tir. Ray A. Switger, Insurance Adjustor, at his home, 3431 David Way, Sacramento, California, and he stated in substence: On the | afternoon of 14 August 1947, he was driving his automobile from Placer=- ‘ ville, California, on the Cedar Ravine Road. Mr. Switser's wife was in } the front seat of the automobile and Mrs. Switser's mother and the two f 1 Switzer children were in the back seat of the car. At about 1600 hours ] they were at a point approximately five miles southwest from Placerville | when Switzer saw a white smoke trail out of the corner of his eyes In searching for a rocket ship (P80) he saw an object, four to six feet in length, ten to fourteen inches wide, and of a metal color, bright like | highly polished chromium. In relation to the travel of the automobile ei) the object was first seen at 1030, and when the object . . reached a point eat approximately 1200, it was engulfed in a puff of dark gray smoke about ten feet in diameter. The object was traveling at a terrific rate of speed and seemed to be in @ very shallow dive. When the puff of smoke appeared, the object disappeared completély and there were no particles seen to have fallen from the smoke. The point where the object was en- gulfed in the smoke was about eight hundred yards distant (in front of) Switser with no possibility of the object being hidden from view by vege- * tation or terrains The object appeared rectanguler in shape bap: 2. eed ; | ene very short period of time it appeared to have a top surface was very slightly curved. Mr. Switzer turned to tell his wife about the 3 object and found her with her mouth open in an effort to say something and with her hand in a pointing gesture toward where the object had dis- — ee | appeared, The object was not very high in relation to the terrain and seemed to be following the contour of a canyon. 2. In @ separate interview Mre. Switzer concurred in the obtained from Mr. Switzer with the following exceptions: The smoke and the puff that engulfed the object appeared dark gray in color and : was no change in the color, Mrs. Switzer estimated the object to be about five feet long and about a foot wide with the top surface being sli ae pe curved. The object appeared to be some larger in front than in the rear, 3 back, the sky was clear and the object gave off a very bright es Mr. Switrer hes been connected with the field of insurance investigation for the last eighteen years and appears to be @ man not desirous of publicity. | The other passengers of the car did not see the object. ws ee eee ino | the process of moving to a ranch near Placerville,.Calif.s, and his new.address will be Box 45, Aukum, Eldorado County, Calif. ments rath = arte to meet Mr. Switzer at 1400, 26 Aug 47 at Raffeld” » Placerville, | ng for the purpose of foing back over Cedar Ravine Road tAURSRtb (sy point — ie ty where the object disappeared. } Bryden E. Moon, Special Agent, 4AF CIC FAN FRAWCIEC! CONTINGENT TT Apres: AGENT'S NOTES: At the time this object was seen, the sun was to the Switser's :