UFO Reporting - West Berlin, 11 December 1967

This document collection details a UFO sighting that occurred on December 11, 1967, in West Berlin, near Tempelhof Airport. Multiple witnesses, including Army guards and industrial police (IP-Luft), observed a round, orange-colored object floating over the airport for approximately 15 minutes. The object was reported to have glided at an altitude of 50-70 meters before eventually disappearing. Security police patrols attempted to follow the object by car but discontinued their pursuit when it flew away in a north-western direction. The report includes several 'Sighting of Unidentified Phenomena' questionnaires (AF Form 117) completed by the witnesses, who described the object as having a classic flying saucer shape, being metallic in color, and emitting no sound. One witness noted the object had dark spots and appeared to be a large half-sphere. The document also contains internal Air Force correspondence between Detachment 3 (European Office) and the Foreign Technology Division (FTD) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Detachment 3 requested guidance on how to handle such reports, noting that the Director of Public Safety at the US Mission in Berlin had requested an evaluation due to potential security concerns. However, the FTD responded that they could not provide guidance for investigations occurring outside the continental United States, citing Air Force Regulation 80-17, which limits the Air Force's UFO program to sightings over the United States. The correspondence reveals frustration within Detachment 3 regarding the lack of support and the political sensitivity of the issue, with one officer noting that the moon was a possible explanation, though witnesses explicitly stated that a mix-up with the moon was 'out of the question.'