I. LOCATIOM 11. CONCLUIIONI I. DATI-T-IIIOUP a .._ .. VI a a Alrcreft a p 'Aircraft a Woa Aatrana111i eel ~,.-U-MnM--OP-.OIII........,_IY_ATION------1--!L~IMII........,~I~I"""!"OP~oa~J~ICT~I~t~. ---a. Other D! t .~ ~ qJhnncc .. , .-.n OP IIIMTIM An obj hit water, made a circle 10 tt across w/foam on edge of circle 1-3ft high. Obj sizzled as if hot, sizzlini lasted 11 mins. The loud ound as it hitwas heard two yards away. Obj took zig-zagging course across lake surface for 200ft, making violent movement in the water Obj sank into 50ft of water as circling died out a lftavfftciant Date for Eelvetlen Not falling withiu definition of RJEPHQIASST CHIEF OF STAFF INTELL HQS USAf RJEPHQIASST CHIEF or STAfF OlS HQS USAF IJEDDNICOMDR IIIlTH AlSS ENT AFB COLO /UNCLASI ,THINT 133 PD U F 0 THE FOLLOWING REPORT MlTT~D IN ACCORDANCE WITH AFR 2112 CLN A. C 1) MADE A CIRCLE IN THE VATER C2) CIRCLE VAS TEN.IEET ACROSS AND FOAM ON EDGE OF CIRCLE . . lA TWO/THREE FEET HIGH' I , C 3) VHITE i'CJAll. _ (,)-OBJECT VAS BENEATH SURFACE OF THE WATER AND MADE CIR~LE !N .. IATER (7) NEGAt IVE (8) SHARP BANG OR THUD AS THE OBJECT .HIT THE WATER PD THEN SIZZLING AS IF HOT OBJECT WAS COOLING OFF PD SIZZLING LASUD ONE AND ONE HALF Ml~UTIS PD . C9) NEGATIVE Be Cl) THE LOUD SOUND AS IT HIT THE LAKE WAS HEARD TWO YARDS C2) ON LAKE SURFACE 171 DEGREES (3) ON LAKE SURFACE 181 DEGREES (4) OBJECT TOOK ZIG-ZAG CIRCLING COURSE ACROSS LAKE SURFACE 1 FOR TWO HUNDRED FEET MAKING VIOLENT MOVEMENT IN THE (') 0 ECT SANK INTO FIFTY FEET OF WATER AS CIRCLING MOTION DIED OUT PD (') ONE AND A HALF MINUTES Ce Cl) GROUND VISUAL (2) NEC:ATIVE ONE OBSER JN BOAT AND ONE ON THE BANK OF'.'I:AK D ONE TWO HUND lED YARDS AWAY PD H LAKE RESORT OWNER CLINNIE MICH PROBABLY RE~ ABLE COIAHOGA FALLS OHIO VACATI ' Cl) CLEAR SUNNY RANCH LAKE RELIABILITY UNKNOWN LENNIE MlCHl,AN RELIABILITY UNKNOWN PD (2) SURFACE Ill DEGREES llKTS 11 111 FT 2~5 DEGREES 15 KtS (II) 1, M!LES (') SCATTERED C'~ NEGATIVE He . . .NEC:At IVE J. NEfaAT IVE 1. 2ND LT JOHN B MCKINNON ~5TH FINCEPTRON INTELLIGENCE OFFICER PD OBSERVERS COMMENT SOUNDED AS IS SOMETHING HOT HIT THE VATER AND THE COOLING CAUSED THE SIZZLING PD WEATHER !A~!-ONS ... FRO!J ;I!{ENBAt, VISg_ONSI~ A~ MIL~AKE~ WIS~ONSJ~ HAVE, BEEN RECEOVERED IN THIS AR~A ~D.COU~D,IF STILL CONTAINING AIR MAKE SUCH MOVEMENTS IN THE VAT D A SMALL HOT METEORITE MIGHT ALSO CAUSE A DISTURBANCE PD THE or THE OBJECT SIGHTED PD L. NEGATIVE TH OF THE VATER PREVENTED A RECOVERY L .-wA. J ft.l~ ~uvctLtn... ~ 31122312 JUL RJEDBV 8RUIUTY CL.AUII'ICATION JOINT MESSAGIII'ORM UNCIASSii'I!D IBUVID ,Oit COMMUNICATION CIHTalt f\OS. 7 Auc se to ACTION 880K MUL'I'I etNeLa I' ROM I 8~1ECIAL IN8TRUCTION8 COlw~llu~DEH, 4l2'IH FIGifrm GP, WU1frSMITn AFB, tviiCrl. na--o a CCMV'~ER 1 loo6'IH AIS3~"r /Ul\CIASSD'IED/FROMa AFCIN-4E4 A.i'B I c OU>RWO SFRii'lGS. COLO I RE AllEGED OB1 SE:m BENEATti SURFACE OF ~'IATm, T.F.A. VI!'lG FOAM IN WAi<E 'lHREE FE.Er HIGI OBSERVED BY TdREE WIDELY SEPARATEn OB3ntVERS. 'RPr Ilv~U!S LG EXlU>diON OR THUD HEARD JUST BEFORE ODJ iiiT ~'lATER AND ZIG-ZA.GCED ACROSS ~ SlJRFACE FOR ~00 FT. TdiS M3G IN 2 B\RTS. FART 1 a RE~ FOR DEI'EHl\fiNA'l ION IF OBJ ACTlJAil,Y UFO 'i/1'1\ili'l I~'ln~G OF AFR 200-2. PART 2. REQ, FOR OFBIICIAL INVF.S'riGA'l'I AND ,TO lROVIDE S<IE BASIC GUIDANCE '1'0 ASSIST II~ THIS Y~'rl'ER IF OBJ DJ~IINED TO BE VALID UFO. PART 1a A.. NOWHERE IN THE RPr IS ~ Alnr INDICATION 'l'HAT THE OBJ ~iAS ACTUAU.Y SEEN Il-l T"dE AIR OR AFI-ROACHING i'R Ti-lE AIR BEFORE rr rtiT TdE ~lATER: RP1' BEGI.La t/IT'rl SD11' OBJ Wl~ i 'IRST OB3ERVE.I> IN TrlE ~v'ATER. B. IF OBJ OBSEHVED EVEN i'OR A BRI!F INST.Al\fr rrs TYP&D NAN. AND TITLIE (Si.,.,_ .. &ECURITY CLAaI,.ICATION' WALLACE W. ELWOOU Cap~in, U f nistra\ive Ottlcer AsslStant rwml R&PLACU DO ,.ORM 178. I OCT WHICH WILL 81 U8&D UNTIL UHAU8T&D CONTINUATION SIIIET l1~1A~Il''IED CO~mR, AT IC C IF CB 1 DID i'40l' COivlE OUT Oi. TdE AIR AJ.~D Ol"l.Y Jt.N UNJJER.;'ATER COMv10TION WAS OBS~VED, SIJCH 1\S IVIIGtl'l' BE CAU3 "'~ A!~ UNL>EHGROu 1~D FI~'1JRE, iRBSSURE OR O'IHm CAUSE 'friNi OBJECT AS UFO ~D 1HERE- J'O!m l~OT SUBJ' OF A RP1' UNDER AbR 200-2. IF SO l\fUST BE COi~IDL'1ED Al~ Jmto ( UNmE.'i'riFiiD UliDER ~lATER OBJ'EC'l') PARr TWO a A. IF DETER~Nm OBJ'WT VAIJD UF0 RE~UES'r INVtiS'J.'ICA:l'ION Ob' INCIDENT WITH '!HE VIEr/ Oi' DEI'ERl\1INIHG CAUSE IN ACCOHD.ANCE ~II'Ili :PAR 4B AND PAR .JB, .Ai'R 200-2. B. RE~lEST PAR 5 'JTdiS REG, BE REVIE'tiED ~JIT"d VIE~/ TO A.'3Sl;STIJ.~G Di THIS l"lA.TTER. C. :REQ, ~uJR FINDINGS BE FREPA.RED Oi~ ST~DARD INrEIJJGENCE RPI' AF FM 112. D. SOl~ BASIC CllJE-3 IN GUIDANCE TO ASSIST ll'l Ti:iiS t-ATTERa TRIAHWIATION INDICATES TaA.T TOOK PlACE JUST ourSIDE !'iORl,rlEAST CORNm OF AF RESTRICTED R-81 Al'l> W&ST OP RFS'l'RICTED AREA. R-91 WHICH ARE uSE;D EXOUI.J BY YOUR BASE FOR AERIAL BCJeiNG A!'lD OON1~RY AI.SO TwO O'IHER RE- STRICTED AREAS WE-n' AND NO~nJE3r 0!' UFO LOOATION USED J'Ok AERIAL TRAil~L~G Ai'ID EXERCISJS. w'A'rER. FOR EXAlV:PLE, S!l"il-DUD BOMB T'.tL\T COUlD HAVE EXPLODED uliDER fiAT~ OR ANY Ol'HER TYPE OF JRESSURE DEVICES HEAVY INOUGH TO SlJBliifi:RGE AJ'OIN-4E4 UNClASSIFIED UICJMSD'I IU CCI4m, ATIO JQJSIBLY AB INVJISTIGATION MIGMT FIRST BE IW~E WI'l'd PIIOI'S AND AIR CRiriS OF YOUR BASE. IJ' J'EASIBI.E 1U ATTB"lPl' TO REOO VlH OBJ' BY DfmlGil'iG OR Ol'tiER MEANS DE9IRABJ.E 'lliAT YOu 00 SO. AG.\.Il~, ACTiuN T&!D n~ T.i IS PART Ola.Y D.. OBJ' DJ:rDU.;llJ.~ED 'rO m; U,a,'O COORDINr.T IOI'l a UNCI ,ASSD'IED cunu AltiA .. ,., IIIII PM t ,. IY I DUAL CANCUIDIUCOWLITI ADOITIO*L I..,O.MilTIO.. 0.. (Dele) (fll" a r., .. ,.,. IIAta tlte aaliertt lectera el ,..rratl" re~rt. 11" ,..,.u.,. te.r IHa ,.,_,, aM .. t.u., ate.J M AI r.r JIJ, l.lat lrtel .. rn, lrtCIIMil1tl ~wdar el ee,lea) 1. Purported object vas never seen in the air so vecld definition or oro, although the obaerer th9ueqt the object not come under ~ came from the ~- 2. Description or reported object cannot be given because it was belo the surface ot the water at all times. The commotion in the vater caused b.Y the object vas all that vas seen. ~ 3. Previous checks indicate restricted area AF-R-81 vas not in uee on date or sighting and there were no reports of lost armament or aircraft as- -~ on same date. 4. The obawYer neither heard nor aav any aircraft activit7 in the area within a tvo hour period or the sighting. Air Technical Intelli V.lll: ftla , ,., ... ,.~,.. llertl etlecfll ,,.. utl ... l tu e/ tllte l/llltefl lf'l" ,,.. 1,.1 el th .PUCII II , ... 111. I CICT II WMICN .. y K UIID pNCt.AMitltD CUll" ICATI ..