Maj. Richard R. Shoop

Registry record

Past roles

U.S. Army Air Forces officer at Muroc AAF (1947)

Credentials

Military officer

UAP involvement

Reported a thin metallic-looking object 5-8 miles north changing altitude over about eight minutes at about noon on 1947-07-08; his wife reportedly also saw it

Evidence contributed

Contemporaneous statement

Knowledge type

Firsthand witness

Corroboration

Statement in FBI UFO Part 5; online transcription

Assessment

Documented witness report; distance and altitude changes are estimates

Rank source

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

Last reviewed

2026-11-12

Evidence (1)

• Shoop statement: thin metallic-looking object 5-8 miles north changing altitude over about eight minutes, about noon CorroboratedFirsthand
  E-V99-005 · 1947-07-08 · Military witness statement