Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Unidentified Flying Object Report — Tampa, Florida, 1966
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A report detailing three UFO sightings by a single civilian in Tampa, Florida, in 1966. The Air Force concluded the sightings were likely misidentifications of stars or planets by a witness with poor eyesight.
This document is a formal report from the Headquarters 836th Air Division (TAC) at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, dated 25 April 1966, regarding three separate UFO sightings reported by a single civilian witness in Tampa, Florida. The witness, a 62-year-old widow, reported sightings on 7 February, 11 April, and 14 April 1966. In the first incident, she observed six chrome-silver objects hovering approximately 50 feet above the ground for 5 to 10 minutes before they moved westward and disappeared. The second sighting involved a single object, described as the size and shape of a Volkswagen car, covered in lights the size of coffee can tops, which passed 30-40 feet above her. The third sighting consisted of 12 four-pointed objects, 6-12 inches in diameter, which appeared as small white swirling clouds with lights. The Air Force investigation concluded that the objects were likely stars or planets, and that the witness, who was noted to have poor eyesight and lived alone, likely imagined the events or misinterpreted natural phenomena. The report notes that no other individuals in the densely populated area reported similar sightings, and no physical evidence or photographs were available to support the claims.
It is believed that due to Mrs. [illegible] age, her poor eyesight and living alone, she probably imagined she saw UFO's or that she could have seen something of logical explanation that her poor eyesight mis-interpted.
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Official Assessment
Astro (STARS/PLANETS)
The observer, a 62-year-old widow with poor eyesight, likely imagined the objects or misinterpreted logical phenomena. No other reports were received from the densely populated area.