1 I -j o)fo . c. hour T.1rcc Ci vi linna l r1 ::;:oint sl.r.pf:1 LluiRl\ \ :!1i t,tJ lit: r~t (uri;~ht;) j y,i th n t int of n:uoor color ''t,hrue t.ir.lJS ~s ! 1-:tr;;o a:; Vonu~". !~ovcd nt. an ostimated anr.u- lnr volo~it:,y of 40 per hour nml disa(Jpoared b3hind horizon. Winds aloft arc dsscribod in rcpol"t. 1. Tl-:i::; ohjec t. r..o\os ap>rox 1 d.F :r~o per 1 minu t.c ar.d r.ti. Ght:, b o t-ho ~3A'Jt 2 . ~0 r.d.n cbservatior. ~nd r~lativc:ly Little mov~ent plu~ di ppcarancc below the horizo~. About. 8 rO~ p ", I aight.ed what touk nt-first ~l~tce to ~'~ un ;~( cept.louall.y brl~t otar in tho Wf)~tem l,;~y, ~liGhtly north ,n' due uo-st I ~:.a just l u AvinJ. r.y t)&rent.a hu~n in the Coeonut. '~rnYe ~uction o ! !~io.:tti ar~)r ~hristu. dinner. nt'\nt five or six ninutes lnt.or, lll'rivin' at. .~ own h vM a , \)iami, t "ent intu thB or t.hd Cc'r :,hen 1 CR;tt , wno h:ld stkyed ~ Htside, d.l1d ov::lEJt.~ln,l a. oJt. '''l'h:tt iont any mtar, { Sto\)IJ in t..htt ard for n l"..Uple of i!llnut.o~S lookin..; at-th li...,1t~ 8J~d cocid~ for m.rt1elf that. lt w:u.in't. a star. It, ~IA3 d:-ui)~in;;; t"~tttr than n at:1r would (!rop and had :nOY'f<! !"nJm sli.rmt1v Jlort:l or \lest. to sli i.~t.ly &OUt or ~-!Bt. It's ~loYatlon at, this time r (.;!jtl~atec; a t about. )0 dor,reses. T took M:r ctJoll..''a out of t.he car nti iHM.!tl a :.~ict.tr-.t o.: the objuct, hich thtll\ c: ,mt,r,u~d t0 ,. .:hch it. - t.~r f"ritnds aoout t.~;.a obJect. \otlilo ;1:10 ..,~:l . 11 tne :;1\.l'l~ it euddenl.Y beca.r:t\l VOf"J di&, a~o\illling a ruddish :ma :r.uch l ike Wl e:.1ber. Tht!n 1 t. .tlarttd tu abo,.t a third its prt!vious br\.l1l:lncu l't.!~d ..;~nt ;>ut.. 1bi..-J took place in ~nl7 two or tnrue ~etcond~, t~1rJre "rras no :_::r3C.~u .. l uy1.n3 out. 0. thf1 lit!ht. 1 t '.las thun aoout 8s 20 P " ! continuttd \oltltch~; for B. CO\iplu 0 [" rnl nut.e:~ th"n ~nt in t h.-r.OU38 nry.sel.r. Still cur!~,ao at-0\Lt tna obj~ct, I we . t. outaica a .11ln c.r!d, i1t)Vod orou."ld t>"&t.i l I fo1md ths l.Q'.-1 .:Jk>Ot i n t.h~ s\<yli: h.s :.m! again I nn.1 th~ 11J~t, :!4m:h di.tner ll.'1d t..i-:1,ec wl th yullaw this tir:-.e. lt had rilOVed quite a hit rnrth r a 1t;th and t:rts Tt"!J-:f cloatt to t h~ a::;l: no, abo:t 10 dee;re8s 11t-ove the horiZ~!l. !n ~ !ow mo11ent.3 it w~nt h~low the skyll.mt cntir.,l . Th: ti: e then wa!f R:25j A CE'RT! fo"!T.D ':Rt.:E CO?Y: lat I,t; US/F J ESSAGEFORM C'l 456t:l 'lil)QI C.itlw1l ~:.t:~ ?liAKI r:n:n.,..r.o~.u. ,\ll1.rt.h\T HirlMI F1.A M:fiCNe I WOitMATIOft PRF.CEOENC 0 IOOIC MIUAOI z:.vu;t:a 0 MULTWU ADDitnl CATI'TWittCAUTtCM REFEM TO ME~; ot ~ent..t .... led i'lJiDI obJ..ot. 1t p.t>ttaible. lia&ur. BrJurc. I PAG l. tl l. PAGU DltMISt'l IIAIIIl (_, .,..,.,,, wW. l'fllr .. IUUASIM& OfriGCit' S SIGMATUICI IIIIUCU ...... AMCN tD. I MAY. WMICN MAY II U1U. HEADQJ AR'l'IIS 4S6'IH 'lltOOP CARRIER WING (M) MI I INTEMATIONAL AJR?ORT Miai, Florida SttBJECTt Project Blue Book Air Technical Intellipnce Center A'l"l'H: ATIAA2C Wrieht-Patterson Air Foree Base 1. In reference to message AFOIN ATIAA-1-4-E, 16/2231Z, from your Headquarters, the inclosed copy of this office's letter to the Director ot Intelligence, Headquarters USAF, is provided for your information. 2. Inelosed hereWith are the original negatives secured trona ~.r. and additional copies or the contact prints made at this from the photographs originall7 deTeloped b7 hilll ). At the tillle ot the latest contact with source, he and his wire stated that they had observed no s~il&r phenomena since their reported observation, al they both have scanned tbe sky on frequent occasions ainca. Kr e:aended his original statement by int'ondna the undersigned that hiaJhotograpba had been OYerdeveloped 100% instead of SO% ~ be originally atated. He added turther that his camera is an Argus C-), not an Arzua c-SJ. 1. Ltr to Hq USAF, 2. lfegatives, strip 3 Contact print A h. Contact print B DONALD J AOMBLY let Lt, us.u Wing Intelligence Otticer L tr:c~r o! "i :, .r)ll i.~tJHUd ~:..: .au-t.ttrs , n~t_.xj :tutc.1:t ~r : .:Jrco At.te\t.i-.>.1 i u J..lvd.od Ll) t:":"l rccJ~ vutl in t::i :t ... t~ll.lC:U=l!c.ar! 17 Jl.l~l'U~rj l!\jJ. ~1 cnmnl:J .. L 'l'hi:J .J' .Li:;u ltsd e'"ll"fnt.Lm, PROJt.:\.:T lC073 R~CO:~o CARD ~ ;,:1/J:I, t'LOH!UA 1:) i'r~L.:Illy CJnil'"\" ---~---I 0 f'u '" hly A.tt~tflh ._,,,,Qc::.!Z I 0 Air-v, w:a! 0 Auhtnre(\pt ~.zl.or . , Ci v. llk""Ln and ;1orr.an : ' ~.PG'j'H (tP ('H\~F.RV"TICN .., ln,~tfc:enM D oTil if'lt !,aluo,.ort I I . a Unlcf\o-n I IC :}r;rC:' SU''-'AioJl vF :OI~H, INv : I b v~ in tho ... ky w 1. Photo:J nho\v tho object's re~cmblanec A v<1rv brif":ht light was o sor .. . ~ t .. ~.l~i Florida. Objoct would disappoar ll to n star. l~.v th~ horizo~, thon reappear. vbjcct , in a stro.ight lovol path. ! AT,G tOK.IA Jl~ (RKV l6 S~ 31) UNCLA:iSuat:O norida, 'Z1 Dec 52 A'l'IC Document 110734 A oi nliaa and at about 2005 hour on the Dight or 'ZT Dec 52 obaerYed a n17 brllbt 111ht 1D the Western *7 'l'be light was observed t