1. DATI TIMI NUMIIR OP Ga.IICTI OP OaiiiYATIOM I. LOCATION A .. ANALYIII FTD 11.-tJ N2' (TDI) aII BALL APPEARED TO GET SLIGHTLY SMALLER AS ADDI l' lUNAJ.. 8A1.1.S 1u AJC~U PA' TVO or JESYQ 128 F NECAT IV G.NECATIVE H. NEf:ATIVE I. NEGATIVE (2) DESCRIPTION OF COURS or OBJECTSI A. OBSERVER VAS IN COPILOTS SEAT AND WAS LOOKING OUT AIRCRAFT Be OBJECT ESTIATED AT 25111 FEET SOUTH EA OF AIRCRAFT WHEN FIRST c. OBJECT ESTIMATED AT 25111 FEET NORTH OF AIRCRAFT WHEN DISAPPEARED De OBJECT VAS ON A SOUTH TO NORTH COURSE MAINTAINED LEVEL COURSE AT ESTIMATED 25111 FEET AT VERY FAT RATE OF SPEED F. SIX TO SEVEN SECONDS (3) MANNER r OBSERVATIONI A. AIRVISUAL B. NEGATIVE C. DC NATIONAL AIRLINES FLIGHT ''' ALTITUDE 18111 FEET MAGNETIC HEADINGltl DECS INDICATED AIR SPEED 215 HPH GROUND SP0 3QJI MPH HOME I STATION MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (4) TIME AND DATE OF SICHTJNCI PAGE THREE OF JESYQ 121 (') LOCATION Of OBSIRVERSI 15 MILES Of SOUTH OF EAST MELBOURNE INTERSECTION FLORIDA CC) IDENTIFYING INfORMATION OF OBSERVERSI ET MIAMI FLORIDA CO PILOT NATIONAL AIRLINES ESIHATED VERY RELIABLE AGE UNKIN CARE OF NATIONAL AIRLINES MIAMI FLORIDA FLIGHT ENGINEER HAL RELIABLE ALSO SIGHTED BY CREV MEMBERS OF NATIONAL AIRLINES FLIC:trr NUMBERS 51' AND 8.-NoT APPLICA (7) WEATHER AND IINDS ALOFT AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTING A. OBSERVER STATED VISIBILITY UNLIMITED B. SURFACE WINDS 181 DEGS 7 KNOTS I , .. FEET 211 DEGS ll KNOTS 11111 FEET 171 DEGS 12 KNOTS l'HI FEET 231 DEGS 15 KNOTS 21111 FEET 281 DEGS 21 KNOTS 318H FEET 211 DJ.:CS 31 INOTS FEET 3. IJEGS 51 KNOTS 81111 FEET UNICNOVN c. DAYTONA BEACH REPORTED CEILINC: 251H FT VERO BEACH REPORTED CEILING CLEARPATIICI AFB REPORTED CEILING CLEAR De OBSERVIR REPORTED THAT HIS VISIBILITY VAS UNLIMITED AND THAT HE COULD PROIABLY SEE Ill "ILES AT TKETIKE or SIGHTING E. SCATTERED AND THIN CIRRUS F NO THUNDER STOIMS IN AREA fM COMD& '1;y AB SQ TO JEPHC/DTR INTEL HQ USAF WASH D C INFO JEDWP/AIR TECH INTEL CEN WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB ATTN ATIZ A-2C JEDEN/COMDR ENT AFB COLO SPGS JAPYC/COMDR FEAF CITE 111-'3 FLYOBRPT RE AFL 281-5 FOLLOWING RPT SUBMITTED X BRIGHT LIGHT CMH ROUND CMM SIZE ABOUT HALF or FULL MOON CMM WHITE TURNED TO vREEN Cl-lM ONE CMM TRAIL RPTD CONTRADICTORALLY AHEAD OR BEHIND CMM STRAIGHT DOWN SKY X TIME or SIGHTING 1835I 26 OCT 53 FOR THREE 5ECONDS X VISUAL OBSERVATION FR CONTROL TOWER.LOCATED AT 135 DEGREES 2~ MIN EASY 3-DEGREES ~S MIN NORTH CMM ITAMI AD X OBJECT WAS WEST OF OBSERVER APPROX NINE MILES X OBSERVER IS RELIABLE INDIVIDUAL WITH TUO YEARS EXPERIENCE AS TOWER OPERATOR X MARINE AIRCRAFT WITH RELIABLE PILOTS WITTNESSED SIMILAR Q&lECT AT.SAME TIME X WEATHER UAS BILl If I iJ'.IEEN MILES. X OTHER TRAFFIC OF NAvY AiRCRAFT AND MARINE R5D ALSO RPTD SI~HTING OBJECT ,JtJZ D167 .jAPW A 112TQ ~ciEPHQ JEDWP JEDEN JAPYC 1144 DE JAPWQ , .4A ./ JEPHQ Dl97 P~EN -;JEDWP JEPLG DE JPHQ ISA // :FU HQ USAF WASHDC TO JEDENICOMDAIDEFCOM ENT AFB COLO JEDWP/CHIEF ATIC tfRICHT PATTERSON AFB ONIO ,-- JEPLG/COM TAC LANGLEY AFB VA FROH AFOIN 57511 FLYOBRPT. TTN CLN ATIAA-2C FOLG ftiSG RELAYED THIS HQ FR CAA COHM WASH NATL A un.T CLN QUOTE NATL AIRLINES PAREN CAP S'l PAREN POSITION 15 MILES SO OF EAST ~1ELBORNE PAREN FLORIDA PAREN INTERSECTION ALT 18 111 PD BLAZING LIGHT PASSED IN HORIZONTAL FLIGHT ABOUT 2Q MILES EAST OF POSITION PD BROKE IN ABOUT 3 PIEXES AND DISAPPEARED PD NO FURTHER INFO PD SIGHTING VERIFIED BY ANOTHER CREV MEMBER PD SIGNED MCALLISTER CHIEF MELBORNE CAA STATION UNQUOTE END 27/18392 OCT JEPHQ L' CLASSIFIED TYCI31ATDAl,. DE JEPHQ IM FH HQ USAF VASHDC "' TO JEDEfUCOMAIRDEFCCHI ENT AFB COLO .-owNGRADED AT 3 YBAB IN1~BVA!O:i: DECI.ASSIFIED AFTER 11 YEARS. JEDVP/CHIEF ATIC VPAFI OHIO.._..---- 3$2UCOM TAC LANGLEY ArB VA hNCLASSfFfE8 OM AFOIN '7511 FLYOBRPT. ATTN CLN ATIAA-2C. RE OUR MSG CAFOUT 57511 DTD 27 OCT '3 CMA roLe: ADDL INFO REVD FR COM MAXWELL FLT SERV CEff CLN Ill CIRVIS AMPLIFY. 121 EAST or EAST MELBOURNE INTERSJ:CTIOII ru. 131 UNIDENTIFIED FLYINC OBJS LARGE BALL OF CREEN FIRE TRAVELING STRAIGHT CIS FR SO TO NORTH EST 25111 FT ALT NO ERRATIC MANEUVERS SEVERAL SECONDS AFTER ORIGINAL SIGHTING THREE SMALLER ADDL BALLS APPEARED BEHIND ORIGINAL BALL SMALLER ONETHIRD SIZE or ORIGINAL BALL SMALLER BALLS APPEAlED ALL TRAVELING AT VERY HIGH RATE OF SPEED OBJS IN SIGHT APPROX 7 SEC WENT OUT OF SIGHT TO PACE T110 JEPHQ IM 141 OBSERVING ACFT NA l/CAP C51. PAQE TWO JEPHQ ItA 141 OBSERVING ACFT NA I/CAP 651. 111. ALT 111 FT SMCLN 121. I' MILES SOUTHEAST MELBOURNE INTERSECTION FLA SHCLN /3/e UNK ACFT LANDED AT MIAMI INT'L APRT SMCLN ''' FLT ENGINEER MR. ON SAME ACFT ALSO SAW OBJS CREWS OF 2 OTHER NATL AIRLINES FLTS ,_, AND _,, SAW SAME OBJ. B. WEATHER CONDITIONS CLN 111. PILOT OBSERVING OBSERVING OBJ STATED VISIBILITY WAS UNLMTD THAT HE COULD SEE FOR Ill MILES FR HIS ALT. 121. CLEAR TO SCATTERED. 131. SURFACE WINDS lSI DEGS 7 KNOTS. 6~ FEET 211 DECS 11 KNOTS SHCLN 1~111 FEET 171 DEGS 12 KNOTS SMCLN 161M FEET 231 DECS 15 KNOTS SMCLN 2!1111 FEET 281 DECS 21 KNOTS SMCLN 3BIII FEET 271 DEGS 31 KNOTS SMCLN 53111 FEET 311 DECS ,. KNOTS. NATL AIRLINES FLT S51e 121. NATL AIRLINES/CAP 651 ST MIAMI FLA COPILOT (7) WEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT AT TIME AND PL\CE OF SIGHTING Ae OBSERVER STATED VISIBILITY UNLIMITED B. $URFACE VINDS 181 DE~S 7 KNOTS Clll FEET 211 DEQS II KNOTS II-FEET 171 DEGS 12 KNOTS lC.I FEET 231 DE~S 15 KNOTS 21111 fEET 281 DE~S II KNOTS 3HH FEET 271 DEGS 3. KNOTS ,.... FEET 3M DEGS 51 KNOTS 81111 FEET UNKMOVN C. DAYTONA BEACH REPORTED CEILINC: 251H FT VERO BEACH REPORTED CEILING CLEARPATRICK AFB REPORTED CEILING CLEAR D. OBSERVIR REPORTED THAT HIS VISIBILITY VAS UNLIMITED AND THAT HE COULD PROBABLY SEE Ill MILES AT THETIME OF SIGHTING . E. SCATTERED.AND TKIH CIRRUS r NO THUNDER STORMS IN AREA PACE FOUR OF JESYQ 121 (3) NEGATIVE ~CIAJ>J!D AT 3 1 EcLASSfFIED AF~ lH~ttV ~.T-2 (9) NEGATIVE (1~) NEGATIVE (11) NATIONA AIRLINES FLIGHT ''~ l' MILES SOUTH EAST MELBOURNE INTERSECTION FLANATIONAL AIRLINES FLIGHTS ,., AND _,4 IN HIAHI AREA Ci2) COMMANDING OFFICR MAXWELL FLIGHT SERVICE CENTER LT. COL COLISKY 7117HZ OCT JESYQ 00 JEPMQ JEDIP JEDN JEPFF JEPRS ''' DOWN'GBADBD AT 8 YRAR DID.ASSIFIED Alt'"TER tfViR:fr.f .... . FM. CMDI !FLIGHT SERVICE CENTER MAXWELL AFBAT:.A .. _. TO JEPHQ/DIRECTOR OFINTELL ENCE Hq. 4',.VASH 25 DC IR TECHNICAL INTELLICitf:E CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO /' ATTN ATIAA2C JEDENICOMMAHDER AIR DEFENSE COMMAND ENT AFB COLO SPRINGS COLO JEPFF/COMIIANDER MATS ANDREWS AFB WASH 25DC JEPRS/COMMANDER FLIGHT SERVICE WASH 25 DC Cl PTION OF THE OBJECTI A. ROUND BALL OFF GREEN FIRE B. OBSERVER ESTIMATED OBJECT TO HAVE BN 51 MILES AWAY FROM HIS POSITION AT THIS DISTANCE OBJECTAPPEARED APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER AS OBSERVED THROUGH 18 INCH SQUARE AIRCRAFT WINDOW c. GREEN FIRE De ONE LARGE BALL AT FIRST SIGHTING THREE ADDITIONAL BALLS APPERED BEHIND THE FIRST SEVERAL SECONDS LTER ADDITIONAL BALLS ER ONE THIRD AS LARGE AS THE FRST AND RAPIDLY DISAPPEARED ORIGINAL BALL APPEARED TO 'ET SLIGHTLY SMALLER AS ADD!TIONAL BALLS APPEARED