~j NCLA.SS 1 FJ F..D ::..xc ell2nt, l tt= :i j If ~hieD. - s T "'r ro;'Jort ,-..f 1:.hat might "~--~ ~ons t~ued 2s :; h C'fiin g: :enc!'!ll, arce ~')~e ht-l'atte r :.;on iJJ J.l' th8 ~lOt' J hun::ir~ l ? 11 o , 1nrt. unity ~red -o t a -l ::ll-~rQ o oe-,l 1.q evide:1c::- t.rav8 J.L""'W o ectls c+~on L.r~r.tendou.s s :)'9.::?r~, of exhaust, c~f;~t u n c l.J,_ris, :SU:):Ort., ~r()pnlsion, t:1er e .>-r':3.s of aroJ ki..11d. :1ha t he --.J...-\. J ta ted "t'tat wnen apsro:ci_;!2 tely su~ed ~0ie!lr~ fastar ob.i~ct Nas f m.:r ~ u..."'.dr arl Ht~OQUA.ft.S Ull Tt~ " nu: ISII!CTO. 4JI[J~l OFFIC[ 0, S~CIAL IV[3TitATIOIS REPORT OF IMVESTIGATIOM '~r j -ritiT REPORT WADE REPORT WAOE AT 0 FF I C 0 F OR I G I~ esti"J.:t~-1 depa:r-t ura, ttrt~ar r~nor.t.~d tnis Investigati o n f tu:-th ~ .. lc lined ; C I STR I SUT I OM crrON COPY FORWARDED TO 5th C~I J~strict D:.strict Co~.~nder 5 -th esi Jistr :.ct h~DQUART.KRS m.IT31> STATES AIR FOR~ THE IN.SPECTOR GENERAl. 0 t i i ~ ~ o f Spec i a.l Invest i gat i on s IN FE:PLY REFER TO: 9th CSI District Bar;.csdale AfB., LJ.. 'OOrJTi" "''T' tt ~T.~ r r Hl~,qJ., . rioht-~'al-- ' rnn ~ir Ti'o~..:l B o, 0hi.o. r'hi~ COI:nnan<ling General, Fbrce 3ase, Dayton, Air ~.!a ter i.e 1 Ohio. A'r':::r: CouunalJ.d , 5D-\jSI/ J;fF /r j ;ri ~ht-?atterso1, Lt. Sr.t:i. th rorwarded as a. r.~.at-tar per+"!.; ning to your office. :::2. s tr i ct CoLa::.e. ::C.e r l\!lt1 :li 3 ilia (pri;a.~$ 1ilot ) . 91-:;nted .111 un~lenzi:'L-:!d .urial o-> ,ect. !n for a l a nd in.g a ; .he Ji:r:ie .. -\.iT'.::ort . Qbjcet ~s firs~ de cribcd ~ . ~ ln,g clga:r-9haped ~ito abort stubby resembl i.DI:! ~\ rockat . { J~ct>nd. r e tXlrt stat.as ther~ ~re !10 wing-s) cii1ca1ly state 'I !.n l. :3~,'918d lette r ' :1g cl:e o"Jj~ct nad.a i t 3 t~r:l, it ~s :be n t!'...at .: ~o~iC$d ~ 1 o b .Ject ~lidn t b.a~s xiM3 ' Object ~a f i r 3t hou.g;ht ... o ~ a lar~5 +-o1 ~::~rgei about OJ feP~ 1:)~ -:md about 10 f~et i!l i i.'\meter t ">o e e n d btl~ ~h~re waas no tnl~ towing l. t gnd .. he o ~j act -:oved a. g:-,at snead tr...au. tv.r t rgete. ifne u t.he object czosse d ln front of ~::1a >l'ln sti:nat e d f ~, ~n f~nt of t h e-a. Mt e r the !;unl, t~e 0bjt:H!t '/"1:3 -.1 thi.n 1 , 200 :f ae t #.f -~,)~ p lao.e. ~t~ t.t..amot.ad to poin.t ou~ toe ob j..,c t ~..o tne n i -ot but : .1.e ~Jilo t diJ r..o t .lnde r "3tand .. 3nd J.uc~ntl7 i i d lot ~8~ :.1t! ::>o :.Ject. \ r:d )bjeet turnt!d the ooutil,~sr.. .1..t ~cele--:~ted i~f3 -:~)eed r;nd .;:1.ey o .. t n 1i~ht. ObJ t )een fo-r s ome :.c co ... 2 ~eeond3. Color :taa iar!( r.~lsJi~tlt t.o have 3C.C.,}drated t.o be en 4s.:CJ t o C(Q 110h . ':r, .;ec't ~s si~ted ' ry the .abOY~ -pcl:"-sons -a~ho ter"'3 ""'jr\':'"'n.:z:)r ! in a :3tinson ciril ian airo.ref t . ~0 ")OO to~acb~ ".1fP,r9 taken .., i :1 C $ l. cHrne r:!. :t::1s not a va i la- r;l.,. ~a 9tinS~Jn t~:!~ ~l::rin.g a't 'lbout 1 ;:.lias .,f ad jat~n~ .:.urfiel:is cou l :i .1Tro no l i.~n t