Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Sighting Incident Report — Fairfax, Virginia, 8 April 1965
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AI-Generated Summary
A report of a white, hazy object sighted over Fairfax, Virginia, on 8 April 1965. The object was officially concluded to be a balloon of observation.
On 8 April 1965, at 2200 hours, Major Tyler of the Air Force Command Post reported an unidentified flying object sighting. The report was routed to TDEW. A statement was obtained from an anonymous witness residing in Fairfax, Virginia, who observed a white, hazy object. The witness initially spotted the object in the South, noting it appeared to be approximately five feet in diameter and at a high altitude. The witness later observed the object circling North around the Washington area. The official conclusion reached in the document is that the object's description and motion were consistent with a balloon of observation.
Saw a white hazy flying object in the South, general direction of Fairfax. White with a kind of haze. Some minutes later still there but now circling North around Washington.
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Official Assessment
Although time of day (or night) not given and the follow-up report not received, the general description of the object and it's motion is in accord with a balloon of observation.
The object was identified as a balloon of observation based on its description and motion.
Witnesses
Key Persons
- Major TylerAF Command Post officer