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UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT 3 4AP-1208-1 c = ia 20 August 1947 8S MEMORANDUM FOR THE OFFICER IN CHARGE: 1. On 20 August 1947, this agent and Special Agent Hubbard interviewed Mr. Hay As Switzer, Insurance Adjustor, at his home, 3451 David Wey, Sacremento, California, and he stated in substances On the afternoon of 14 August 1947, he was driving his automobile from Placer= ville, California, on the Cedar ilavine Road. Mr. Switzer's wife was in the front seat of the automobile and Mrs. Switgzer's mother and the two Switzer children were in the back seat of the car. At about 1600 hours es they were at e point approximately five miles southwest from Placerville — when Switzer saw a white smoke trail out of the corner of his eyeée In _ searching for a rocket ship (?80) he saw an object, four to six feet in length, ten to fourteen inches wide, end of a metal color, bright like highly polished chromium. In relation to the travel of the automobile tho object was first seen at 1050, and when the object reached a point at approximately 1200, it was engulfed in a puff pr dark grey about ten feet in diameter. The object was traveling at a terrific of speed and seemed to be in a very shallow divee When the puff of appeared, the object disappeared completely and there were no seen to have fallen from the smoke. ‘The point where the object wae malfed in the smoke was about sight hundred yards distant (in front Switzer with no possibility of the object being hidden from view by tation or terrains The object appeared rectangular in shape except ex one very short period of time it appeared to have a top surface that was very slightly curved. Wr. Switzer turned to tell his wife about the object and found her with her mouth open in an effort to say preteiee and with her hand in a pointing gesture toward the object dis appeared. ‘ihe object was not very high in relat to the terrain and seemed to be following the contour of a canyon, ; 2. In a separate interview Urs. Switzer concurred in the inf obtained from Mr. Switzer with the following exceptions: ‘he smoke tra: and the puff thet engulfed the object appeared dark gray in color and there — wes no change in the colors urs. Switzer estimated the object to be about five feet long and about a foot wide with the top surface being curved. lhe object appeared to be some larger in front than in the AGENT'S NOTES: At the time this object was seen, the sun was to the back, the sky was clear and the object gave off a very bright Mre Switzer has been connected with the field of insurance invest: the last eighteen years and appears to be a man not desirous ef bares ; The other passengers of the oar did not see the objects Mre Swits the process of moving to a ranch near Placerville, Calif., and will be Box 43, Aukum, Eldorado “County, Calif. Arrangements have been n to meet Mr. Switzer at 1400, 26 Aug 47 at Raffels Hotel, Placerville for the purpose of going back over Cedar Ravine Koad to. locate the where the object disappeared. Bryden & Moon, Speoial Agent, 4AF CIC