PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 12. COHCLUS\OI'tS 2. LOC"TIOH 0 Wos lloUoon 0 Probab\y BoHaon 0 Prabob1y Airerah 0 ,._;,...VI ~col 0 ,._;,.fntoopt Rador 0 Paaslbly ,._;,.,oft s. PHoros 3. NUMBE~ OJI OBJeCTS Was Atronomica' Praboh\ y Astronomlcot Possibly Astrono"'lco\ In sufii cl nt Ocrto for Evnluotion 15 ni:l o.v ~rage \ 11. COMMENTS vatiO:l ~..lc.1...:(l t.o ob~r.,rvn.tio!'l r-~ ~;uc"'~jO.''VI! r.ightc in..li1.::\ted chat l' o" :!.D~ c b~.11con vo~l se '\ not given in r~?ort, l~o;al i:' .rinl.J '.l~te pNV'!!.iliDg t o il~ ~a.lloC:J. \<CUll 'ollOC and r.~J~c;!(l ttEAOOUARTERS TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE 4756tn A,R BASE GROUP (ADC) UNITE D STATE.S AIR FORCE TYNDALL AIR FORC: BASE, F t OR IDA Rt.-.PLY "fO ATTN OF: A.BDO 21) u~ccmber l 'J;)o suBJEcT , H,eport on Unicit~ntlfied }i.,lyin.z Obj c c t (UFO) To , Aero.5pace 1.,echnical IntclLi nee C ente r (AFCIN ) 1E2.X Nri5l:t- Patterson AFD, Ohio 1. I n 2-ccor:dance with AFn 200-2, paragrap h 15~ datecll4 Sep1.(!-'-~bcr 1S!J9 , the f ollo-.:1 ~n; Fly in~ O"bject R eport is su0r.aitte d: a. Description of the obj?ct: (1) Shape -s1i_;htly elliptical. (2) Size of n. g rapefruil. (3) Color -Similar to rt star uut very bri~ht. (5) F ormatio!l -~,A (G) Disc<.: rniblc f e :.lt'lres: Obje c t '.va s t r:1t <lin ; on a s b.' ady t~OJ r 3!-) ond a}J)eared t o we a \-c sli.~htly. ( 7) Tail or Trail: L on observed. (8 ) Unusu:.1l F(';.t!:~\rcs: Object seeme d t o st):-> etn J m o \c i n S_:J b . D escription nf Course of Object: (l) \Vhen I fir3t noticed the UFO a t 1G45 hour s , l '; Decc rnber-l~ 30 a t C a p --'~?.:-t Housing, T:.ndall .t\F"'J, Florida, aziTn \th 315, it s e emed t o be s ;;,_?:.-::and movin: in s p Ltcts. I obs t f o r a \Vhil~ to ma it w a s ::.): a n aircraft. 1 calle d Captai Rated Pilot) a ,1d rtr3 G y t o loo~ at i.t. I tried t o ca.ll C''? t ., l (Director of 0~2r-atio l :, ) b J t h e \VO.S :1ot a t !1n .1ll:'. Th~ B1~c \ VPather Station was .1o tifLed. (2) .l\l1gle or <'1L"'vati o. \ Dn d ::tzi rn .Jth 0f object: L f.i r s t notict:d the ob} t; t i n Lhe north.v~st ou t.Hl azin ntth of :315. ( 3) An:{lc aod azin11Jth of object S..!e n~d to d L-;nr;lJC!'J c on art ap1.roxl~1atc! he3.din .. ~ of 135. (1.:) D (' scription of flig'1t p clth and mancuYr'l'S o[ o!Jj r~ct: T'1P o 'Jj\..!Ct traveled fro1n northwest to soulhf.!a~l :tncl was very a hrj:.,rnt ::;tar 1no.;-in "r i n s~Jurts a~1d zir..,; za j rin-r sli ,htly 11 s...; r.1.ed lo ~)e bri-;;hte"" !-:a:l a:1y objcC't in th2 sl~y. (5 ) Manner in '.Vhich obj0.ct disappeared: eo.st a t :;oo ho\.lrs. Fade d o tl of th.! s o .. th- (6) Len~th of ti!l"'e objf'ct was visible : 15 min1Jt~s. c. ~.rethod used in Obscrvo.llo~l: (l) Ground-visual. (2) Optical Aid: TcleGcopc . Airc r aft tscd: d. Tir_'"'C and ch.te of :-< .,htin,J: 11t5l1ours, l S Dec 60 f. Ide~ttifyin':{ information on o'.Jscr,ier: (1) Civilian-I\{:\... (J) Military: l\~SGT Se,~tionJ, T :..:nda.ll i\FB, Flocti d a . g . -;r -~a:~ c r and '.ti nc! c onJ Ltions: Ii'air a "1 d c l c a c has h..!ca o.ppcari:.~4 3. 'rhis report \vas submitted Lo me b y :viSG Gp (Trainin~ Section), Tyndall AFR, Floli. da. LAi:CA.N E. --.AARONSON 1 Atch Captai:1, USAF Director of Operations Hi:AOOUARTERS TY DALL Alf~ FORCE SASE 4756th AIR BASE GROUP ( ADC) UNITE D STATES AIR FOt~CE TYND..\Ll AIR FORCE l3>\SE, FLOf~IDA R!~PL Y TO ATTN OFI A}3D O To , A.e r.J:-.pace Technical I n tellige tl Cf' Cent0r (AFCIN) 1 .. ~2;~) '.Vri ~::-Patterson A Fl~, Ohio 1. I r Z!rcvrclanc'= vit~l AFFt 200-2, p;.) t"agra.!h ... 3, tlot0d l ~ Jf', ne fvllo:1in~ Fl; i.ng {),)j(!C't Report is ::;ub_rtil1' d : a . Des c t .. ipti o 1 nf h "\ o:1j e ct: (l) S~Hlpc -sli3'htly cllipticnl. (2 ) Baseball -l:.1r~er t~.an eveni. g star. (5) Furn1atio.1 -.1 I f'l ( S) Discernible f 'atuxcs: we a vin;; slightly. Cl) 'rail o r Tr-.:\.:.1: r orH.~ obsrrverl. D"s ription of Cours~ of O'Jj!:rt: ~, t c~J chart H01lSlL"lg, 1'.:pcf!.1ll I' ir F YC e Rait' . F'10l'ld~, ~z~ .p .. ~ h :-.15. it. s cn-:P.d t o be sloppin~ and moving in sp.Jrts. I obser;ed it fo r a '.~1112 t o rnJ.k(~ sure i t want not 'ln =t.ircr:tft. I call e d i11Y family, j ~ /SG r 11d fcuni.ly and C 1pt.u1 L (H:.ded Pil, I} , > l )>I' u t jt, 1 tr.ied tv' all Ct.~1l~ir1 , 1.\ I 3C T<i.ng. I-Tc noti cr~d tb~ U 1'1~() . n~tSC Neathcr Sl.'. j0d. tllH.I U.t~lcd to (2) A.ngle or elcvntio11 a:1d azirrntth of ob.ircl: I ftr:.,t .Jotic~d it10 \.1\jcct co;.LLl,Z on an :1zi1nnth of Jl5. ( 3) A.1gle [t.ld azin. u1h of o;Jjcct sec~ned t o dis:.:.ppe:Jr rJn a 1 a1 .... pr'-1xirnate h~adin.:{ o f 13G tra\cle d fro.n northwest to southeast. ( 5 ) 1\Ian.ner in which ohject disappeared: Il fueled otd:. (6 ) Lenzth of tin1e objec t wns visible: 10 o r 12 nlin1.ttc:-;. {"~) O.t-'i.icnl Aid: T~lcscope but could 110t :~ct a ~o,)d /lP'.V a s it \;as Jnoving too fast. (3) _t\ircraft usd; N/A. (l ) 1335 hours., 16 Decernber 19GO. (2) Light condition!:;: I\i,.{ht. e . Location of observer: Capehart I!ousin ;, Tyndall .A FB, Fl.orida. f. Identifying information on observer: (l) Civiliai.1 -~I A . !~; fviilitar y : \fSGT Sc c; cio:-1), T yndall A FB, F'loxida. 4736 i\B np (Tt;dnil1J g . " 2a thcr a11d vVincl: Aloft conditions: (l) Fair and clear. 2. Additional remarl .. s : FO \\as al;;o sc~n at H!30 hours, 17 D?c..: nu~.l' lS~if) ~J _.~SGT ~ and my dau[{ht0r. I t oltl the:n to \ n.t ~1 l tH' 11. as I '.vas :;<Jing to b. At 1930 hours, 10 Dece.rnber 19GO, I spotte d th?. UFO. I called 1\tlSG and family, also n1y family . 1 phoued t \Vcathe r Statio.11 and they also noticed it. I calle d Capt::1i and he nlso noticed it. The UFO seen toni~ht was simil~r t o the above report. I noticed i.t for 15 1ninutcs. c. Special Visual Aid: I looked at the UFO with a telescop e (approxim3.tely 30 power) and it appeared as a very bri:;ht star \Vith rr .. otion like the letter Z. It had a color simila r to a dlamot1d \Vhen rnoved i n the sunliciht. It could also b e compared with a Christmas srJa r~ .. :ler .vhen Vfa vcd back and forth . d. Consolidate d Reports: J u dging from the information .5athercd, the U gor s seen on the lG, 17 and 18 December could be c ons tdered as one report with the e:hceptioTl of the time and date s . Cavtain, USAF n.:rector of Operations