6$8TH AIHCililFT CONTROl. ANO ;:AHNING SQ!IADRON (ADC) Uni ttld St.ite d Air force Amarillo .\tr Fer ca B:t~tJ, Tcx~s Unidentif.lHd Flying Obje c t Faport; Command or Air Defen~a Coi1~1.a.nJ Ent Air F'orce B.~se Colorado Sprlngs, Colorado 'J J I \r I 1. In accordance Yd.t.h pac;}.gra.phs 905 ani 906, chapter IX., of COKt\D Na.nual 55-1, the f'ollo\ring reoort of sighting o f an unidentified. flying obje~ t. is hereby subm:it ted t a. Description of' object: ( 2) Unable t o det.e.rmine. (~) Bright light on bottom looked like a searchlight_9J b . Description of course of object: (2) 9ne-ralf' 1nil~ to we~t., 50 feet off ground. (3) Over car then start8d up rd and ( 5) Sar.1e as threa. (6~Ti.:!.~ or three rrn.nu cs,. c. ~hnnar of ob:J~rvation: (1) Grounr\ visuol. 1~ir.1e and date of sighl~ing~ Oll~ 7Z 10 Nov. e . Location of observar(s). Exact latitu~e an1 longitude of observar(s). f. Identifying information of ob[;er ve r( s): (2) \Jhitman, Phillip M. S/Sgt, t,F 38067343 33~0th APRON g. 1Jeather and \d nds-aloft conditions at time o.nd pl3.ce of sigl'! :.ings. (1) Overcast. (2) Sufface -QS.O/DEGREES 14 KNOTS S' 6,000 FF:ET 1903D~GREES 10 KNOTS!,;' 30,000 FEET 260 DEGREl~S 45 KNOTS .v J ~--- 50' 000 FEET 270 DEGRC:lS 70 KHGTS W 80,000 F~T NOT AVAILABLE (5~erc~st~ {6) ~lo thunderstorms. 6SSth AC~t.tol Squadron, OPS, Subject: Unidm t,ified f'ly5ng Object Report h. Any other unu3tt&l activity or con.:ttt:ton, m t~orolo',iC:tl, astronomical, or othands~, which rnl~l'tt account for the sightin~. i. Interception or identification action t.aken (such action nay ~ b e t:\ken l'lhenevar feasible, complying with exintin~ air de:fen3e direct.:L ves) (1) Chack~d weather for balloon laun<'.hing. J!X balloon \-Tas lJ1 !lnC\1ed .Ai!.....~30QZ 9 Noy_2.1 but should have be-an-arouriJ-..... 60 mj les east of A.lm.rillo at about 55 to 60 thousand ft. Location of ~..n:)r air traffic in the araa at tii~e of sl.3hting. {1) Normal IFR traffic -exact location not known k. The followin~ comment is submi.tt~d by the Operations Officer 6S8th AC&li Squadron, Edmund E. Kelley, Captain, USAF There has been a rash of such sightings i.n this art!a in t he !)ast month and a lot of publicity about the so-callod unidentified flying o~jacts. This publicity has made cr.any people conscious of such thin,.~::; and He are doubtful as to the truth of some of these sighting~. PAUL J. QUTI!LAN ~!ajor, USAF Corcrna.nder i!q !.ir D0.i'e~1se Com:n3.nd, : nt AiL' Force Base, Colorado ,., !"I r l "')r \1' r 'Pec"hn-' roal 1 n '-r.:olll. acnco r:!ri~ht-Pat terse~ A).r Fo~ce ~).J..-;r-~, Ohio