;.:.l.mber of ?ormati on U~ICt_ASSiF1D r ejec t i~ 1 a :rant chec r: .JNCLASSJFIED 0!1 th~ night of 21. April lCJI..9 at appr o;d::J.atel;r 21.40 hou r s C.;)T, I sas st.:!.1di ng m the apr on a t Enid n.ir Force 3 a se, ~nid, Cklai:oc:1a f3.cL~6 r.o.r:h ~ rhile tal..l<ing to t .,o a j rmen when a light c a u !1 t -::-:.1 eye uhi c h impressed :ne i n s tantly as an aircraft f lyin g frcr.1 east to ttest appraxirnately 2 , GOO f e e t hig h . As aircraft:. were fl7in3 l ocally i:1 t h e are a a s rell as sb.ooting l s.o.d:i ngs and take- of f s a t that t ime , i t startled :ue t o s e e :~hat I f:..r s t t hou6ht w~s an aircr a f t flying at ri,;n t a.ngl~s t o t.he direc t ion of r~raf.fic 2.t t~1at slt.itude. Lo~.r~v~r, unon look.i..:1~ -~!) ~') s the obj~ct, I r~il.J..zed it ~1,_5 not 3.n ri::-craft due to the ~act :::_t ~3-.1 a len~ t.C1:i1_ .rJ.il '!"l.t; ce!:- n d , ~n~ sit.~ati'Jn I re~iz.~d i t cou l :i :1ot have bt:!e!1 a ccrc.er. bL.!ca,.::..;e ::.he O..JJect e:o?aare l t.~.1 )~ no :,.l:S:t r than or1h'1..:l~J t~3.:fic a.2.titude ...uv1 .:.t .. t.~aj:..c~or:r .a:1 hori.lJn t3.l -.rit h no c urve co!:.:ad n:J.tsoave". rr.~-.~ oo-. ct c.li.:.~ppeere 1 ..:'r~n si.;ht a nd did 'lOt. ex~l:Hit.! or con-a :i.."1 :ontal;t ;j ::.:t acy or..!"l~ r ob,ject . r =-~m th~ tL !e the u'"JJ~r;t. t. h lht ny ac.t a nt.ion until ~ .. " .. time t l ~d from -..~ir;ht:., I t las :Lnr~Od.illJl ~ t r J nor.~ vhe r.h~:-o r .!O .. t::-; ob j .)Ct r 1rlucc d 3.n J.uJible .. .,u.."1J o:-not becaus e )l' til-! .:3.~t ~..n aircrJ.1't. ;-~as t.a.-<in~ crt tt ... .t mom~nt. '": .~ t .r ee .iJ;tpre 3d:!. :>n.i I t!<J. l ttr.~ ~h oc-.;urred .d. thin the 111 t t.e t' of !:,e condd, ~ .. n-; i'irst being t ld.t t. 1:! 1tJ J.-,ct, ' tas an ajrcraft .!:'lyin g .l~row.> ,_,.., ri~nt i..lJl33 to th~ trafil~ ).l r. t,::Hn, tna s e c.:ond that it ,,.,_s l c .... ,,~t )~cause o f i t a long tail with cl~t->l'o.x..Ln.a.taly 100 f~et in l 3nJ t h , and th~ t.hird that i t .'f3.3 neither of th M L 1 >, .:1ad; 1~ -~alize tha~ :.he >b,Jcl c~r. Ls ...,or;,ec n :..,g i :l- enlicaole. !3~Cr.i\1J d t' : s r9.did sce~d thi~h l '1011"'..:.1 - ,ti~ate to .Je ;.;.:3 i;n:)O~sible to c: -4 l 6 r:,h~ object as othe t" :.ha.'"l s<.:Methin-s wr ich ~p ar~d r.o t.h3 size o f :1. J3 . :ge '.:>palescent light gl~oe .1he n vie .. 1P,d t a9?r o;a_nat..e:,:r .:if:.a~n (1.5) f .aet Ji~ta_J.ce. I : is entirely possiol~ tha t t.. '=! object did ro+-, a:t e an actual .-.~il but. .. i:~st..ead, that i:.s aooearance w s c~used ;,y t .~ r apid speed of ! ~l .... n cad .;o~ 3c t travelL"'"lg throu.:;h tne .).~f o n a dar <er n:'...;.'17.. Tha we~th~r " nnait.ions at t:--.is particular ti-ne Ner~ clea r (" UNCLASSIFIED Tnci n~ ''"o J c of Observa~ion <l d~r 19~0 o1 oo:;~rva .1..on Pl~ce of Observation: UNITY, (f,[ap Coordinat~s) 5 mil9s Md -25 mile s no r t h Pr~ition of o~s~rv~ r =1! ~ttracted :ncio~ ~o