Capt. John Paul Stapp

Registry record

Past roles

U.S. Army Air Forces officer observing P-82 ejection-seat tests at Muroc AAF (1947)

Credentials

Military officer (Captain in 1947)

UAP involvement

Reported a white aluminum-coloured descending oval with two upper projections at about 11:50 on 1947-07-08; four of five occupants reportedly also saw it

Principal disclosures

Considered the object possibly man-made

Evidence contributed

Contemporaneous statement

Knowledge type

Firsthand witness

Corroboration

Statement in FBI UFO Part 5; online transcription

Assessment

Documented contemporaneous witness report; ~25 ft size is an estimate; name sometimes transcribed Strapp

Rank source

FBI UFO Part 5 statement as summarized in Jason's V96 Muroc tab

Last reviewed

2026-11-12

Evidence (1)

• Stapp statement: white aluminum-coloured descending oval with two upper projections near Rogers Dry Lake during P-82 ejection-seat tests, about 11:50 CorroboratedFirsthand
  E-V99-004 · 1947-07-08 · Military witness statement