PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 w .. Boll- Florida o Prebot.ly Boli-n Poni W 1 Boli-n 2125 0 Wos Ahcroft Gro.-IRMer 19 PreiHibly Aircraft Po nl Wy Alrcroft 5.. 0 Wos Astrenolftlcol XJ Yos 0 ProltoWy AstrefiOiftlcol Civ i l ian 0 PouiWy AstPDnolftlcol 0 l"sufflclertt Doto f.r Evoluotlo" four S!,.l- NE 0 Unlcnown 10. 8AI!P SUMMAIY OP SIGHTING ' h.'li)ei a.n.i n.J :a!"g:::-than Satu:rn a:: -~.,.~n 11. COMMENTS Objer.t ha~ chara~terl~tics akin to thos e of fa:;t a./r at n:r1dium a.:.titu-ie . Obje:::t~ appare nt: l y did n~t po.:;sc:s:~ ail.'/ ~na.ra.::tc>r i.;t i ...:;' ,;~i.:h '~!'0 .:!Va luateJ a.F threatenl :iefPn_.e unit: . Prnbablc cau.;.:: uf '.:h.:l _ . ight.\:1:; .,a : r.ile :ni.:id.entificatio n of a ; U F 0 ANALYSIS SHEET DATE Zf JA/l/U/-Uc'/ /j~Z LOCATION #/IAHL . I-LORI D I4':::J; DATE TIME GROUP LOCAL 25 I ;?I 2 ~ _ GMT _Z~ / o.z;es- PHOTO YES ..,/ NO PHYSICAL SPECIMEN YES NO SOURCE MILITARY LENGTH OF OBSERVATION SATELLITE: GRC>~'-J'D CIVILIAN ,.<' TYPE OF OBSERVATION _VtsuA L- 2t2 ... q~ NUMBER OF OBJECTS 4 COURSE VERIFY YES: /No: DECAY: ASTRONOMICAL PHENOMENA---------_,.--------------~ REFLECTION --- INVERSION PRESENT --- LENTICULAR CLOUD--- PHOTO ANALYSIS------------ PHYSICAL SPECIMEN ANALYSIS----- BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: 'j; : StE :;-M '= m ~ ~ ~ s SI~4PE-O ~r.IO NO L.fl.l't':(;6.C. ~A,., rr~rc...ctE,V ~ ,. cCSG:ai!llii.Oir EVALUATION: CASE CATEGORY: n~ . /l~.cc ;e-r-, .~ CONCLUSION: C);e,~,r .c/;<::)I 26 Ja nuary 1962 Cuevas Fhotoa Miami, Florida nFFI"CIAL FILE COPY 31 January 1963 You~ recent letter of 2~ January 1963 to Dr. Hynek been referrd to lr.D (TD-S), Wriaht-Patteraon ArB, Obio. 1he negative in question waa forwarded to us by tbe 19tb bardent Wine witb no indication tbat it was to be returned to you; and it waa, therefore, retained in our f1lea. llow, upon your requeat, we are ret\U"Ding the necat1ve and are including witb it a print and an enlarge- aaal7a1a indicatea that aircraft 1a of the aigbtlnc. We appreciate your interest iD the U.f.O. progra and thank you for your cooperation with the Air Force on tbia XRIC T de JOKC II Colonel, USA~ Deputy for Science and Coaponenta Dr. All~n J. Hynek DeP.rborn~ Obser~rfl tory Nor~hwestern Univrr.sity vanston, ~111noi~ .Ceer Sir: Qp ; qnuary 25, 1962, fou~ rr9mbe~s of t he -~mi Astr o~jccl As~0cietion ~nd I hel d Pn obsPrvins ~"' cr~n ae I sPc:.:r.:;c:. ~oo:-r-ue.lity ~hotofr'"'I)C' oft e oo,e~t.s. Cur ttre re9ort. in~lu1~nF t~e ne~etiv~, was -+:.r-;: t..~ 1nfor:n:-:tt:n--:~s 1 J l rPlcved t o ro; !'lt ::orthi.;.:..-tern I w1 :. -""ep:.y ~r Y'"E"C tr-t.F> th.::: rettr n r:' i'.,_. p~oto~r;:qJh. -r:a;..r. "C'~ for c ur t~C"L This material intormntion a!tcc tins the Defens e o! the United States within the meanin1 o! the Espionage Laws, couNTRY United States suaitcT ( U) UFO Sighting DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE (Cias.n/icotiora) UNCLASSIFIED REPORT NO, Title 18. U<Sc. Sees. 793 and 794. the transmission or revelatio n o! which in any manner to an unauthor- i zed person is prohibited by law. DATI!: OF REPORT 23 February 1962 NO, 01" PAOES 6 REFERENCES AFR 200-2, AFR 200-15 2 February 1962 DATEAco. Miami, Florida/5 February 1962 I e:vAL.UATION F-4 P:RON19 Bomb Wg (DCOI) Homestead AFB Fla1 $9Uf!CE Ciyilian Observers PRJ!PAREO BY A2C Joseph E. Kolodne euwwt.IIY On 25 January 1962, at approximately 2125 local time, a group of five observers allegedly witnessed what appeared to be a formationof four UFO's flying across the Mlami area in a South to North direction. This was reported to this Headquarters by a letter received on 2 February 1962. An immediate investigation was initiated. After comprehen- sive research, no definite conclusions as to the nature of the objects could be reached. There was no other confirmation of these sightings by other sources. The only physical evidence submitted was a ten minute time exposure, taken inadvertently due to a coinciden- tal position of the camera being used to photograph the sky. All observers were person-I ally interviewed. While they seemed to be well informed about astronomy, their reliabili- ty from an Intelligence standpoint is considered doubtful due to their youth and inexper-I 1. On 25 January 1962, four allege d UFO's were sighted by the following members of a roup known as the Mia~i Astronomical Association. The standard Intelligence Evaluation Code has been applied to each of these individuals and is use d as the last item in the foll data: Age 13 yrs es, Florida Pone: :e Leon Jr. ~igh School Cora Gabla s , F l orida Was stud.:m t at c:he University of Mi >mi bu t wa s obll.,,e d t quit on the adv i c e of ris physicia, due t o an Ulcer condi t i on. Student, Coral Gables High School ah, Florida _.. Stud~nt, Palm Springs Jr. High School ~, F or.1.da Student, Por r e d~ Leu \ Jr. High School OI:OTRIBUTION BY ORIGI~ATOR ~TIC, \ttn: AFCIN- 4E4g (1 c y w/ 3 At clts) UNCLASS IF rm DISTRIBUTION BY HO USAF ( Classification) REPORT NO. IR-1-62 . ~I PAGE 2 OF 6 PAGES FRoM 19 Bomb wg ( ocor) UNCLASSIFIED Homestead AFB, Fla. I n accor dance with AFR 200-2, Section C, Paragraph 15 , the following data De s cription of the Objects: is s ubmitted; I (l) The ob ects were observed by the five witnesses name d in Para 1 as (a) aw a hazy line which later appeared to disperse into shaped ob ects after three to four seconds of obser vation (b) using binoculars, appears to have witnesse d fou r round shaped like small round discs that were a bit "indistinct, s omewhat and fuzzy." . (c) observed a hazy line and noticed four "dots " that appeared sligh after three to four seconds of observation. (d) ld not distinguis h any discs with his nake d eye. He obser- ved what appeared to be a diffused, cluster-like object. (e) rved four objects that were small, fuzzy, vaguely circular in shape w th no definite or distinct borders. (2) All witnesses agree that the objects were extremely small and c ould be com- pared to a period(.) at the end of a sentence, relatively speaking. (3) The color of the objects was observed by the witnesses as follows; (a) lieved that at first the objects looked dull white but as they came they appeared to be a whitish-orange. (b) red to observe that the objects were reddish-orange in color. (c) could observe no particular color until the objects were Wb1en they then appeared to be reddish-orange in color. (d) erved the color of the objects as greyish, or blue-green. This deviation from the colors the others described could be possibly due to color-blindness which would cause him to see the objects colored as he des- cribed them. (e) served that the color of the objects around the edges which appeared to be blurre d or fuzzy was grey or blue-green but the center was brighter in that it appeared to be yellow-orange. The total number of objexts observed was four (4) in number. The fo of the objects was described by the witnesses as follows; (a observed a hazy line which passed straight overhead and appeared to separate into four objects which appeared to take divergent courses upon approaching the horizon. Two of the objects went in an Easterly direction, one of the objects traveled in a Northwesterly direction, and one \<lent in a Westerly dir ection. The formation for the majority of the observation period l appeare o b e cluster-like. (b) irst observed the four object s in a straight line formation which s than changed to resemble a flat-diamond shape which was maintained until t he y disappeared. (c) erved the objects in a straight line and as they appeared overhead, four objects were distinguishable . They a ppeared to him to dis appear in a straight line. (note: Silverman wears glasses. His eyes are not strong and he is the only one of the five that does wear glasses. He freely admits that he might be wrong in his observation but that is what he believe s he saw). (d erved the objects in a straight line, "like the trail of a meteor. He was able to distinguish four objects as they passed overhead. Almost at the horizon one of the objects went East. (e) id not notice the straight line formation observed by the others. He first saw objects overhead &&ld thought it was the Good-Year Blimp but on a second look was able to distinguish four objects which assumed some kind of a formation but he cannot be sure as to exactly wha~ it was. (6) There were no discernible features or details distinguishable. (7) No tail, trail, or exhaust was observed. ( 8 ) No sound was heard, but at the time of the visual observation, Police or Fire sirens were sounding which made any audible observation practically nil. (9) There were no other pertinent or unusual features observed other than the ones already described thus far. Description of rse of the objects is as follows; (1) s the first witness to observe the phenomenon. His astr a - star-gazing" and he first though he saw a meteor but upon further observatio n drew t he conclusions previously st~ted. (2) The objects were first observ~d 3bout 40 (degrees) above the Southern Horizon jt an undetermined altitude of anywher e between t e n and twenty-five thousand feet. (J) The angl e of the object s upon disappearance was about 20 to 35 above the rt:h n horizun. ( C /ussrjoc<ll ionJ u:~CLASS IF ISO (Chus if icwicm) REPORT NO. IR-1-62 PAGE ) OF 6 PAO CS FROM 19 Bomb Wg (DCOI) UNCLASSIFIED Homestead AFB, Fla (4) The objects appeared from the SSE in a straight line . As they came overhead, four objects were discernible and c ontinued to be so as they disappear~d into the NNW appaaring to form a cluster-like , or diamond shaped formation. (5) All four objects gradually disappeare d into the Nm~ in what might be termed a "Horizon Glare" due to the city lights of Miami. (6) The total observation time involv~d was approximately twenty (20) The mann~r of observation used was gr ound-visual and one of the member , utili:.::ed "Tasco" Binoculars of 20 x 50 power. The time and date of sighting was as follows; (2) At the time of the observation it was nigh t . e. All the observers were located in a Parking Lot be tween 6th and 7th Avenue on lOth Street in South West Miami, Florida at coordinates 25-46-00N, 080-12-00W. f. For identifying information on the observers r efer to Para 1, Sec a through e. g. Weather and Winds -Aloft Conditions at Time and Place of Sightings: (1) Observers account of weather conditions indicate that it was clea~, no clouds, periodic haze in the South. The North was light due to the Miami city lights. (2) Report from the Weather Station at Miami International Airport indicates the following as relates to wind direction and velocity in degrees and knots as of 1900 hrs EST through 2400 hrs EST, 25 January 1962. Direction of the wind was from the SSE. Ceiling ~as excellent and clear. Visibility ~as 10 miles. There was no cloud c over. There were no Thunders t orms in the area. (7) The Temp~rature Gradient between 2100-2200EST/25 Jan 62, was 71.3. h . Insofar as can be determined at this time, ther e was no unusual activity or condi- tion, meteorological, astronomical, or otherwise , which might account for the sight- ing. A check with :he Miami Inte r national Airport w~ather Station which servas as the Observatory for this 3r e a revealed a neg3tive report on any unusual activity in the area betwee n 0200/0300z 26 Ja~ ' The same results can be recorde d with respect t o l a conve r sation held with SSg Turne of the 644th Radar Squadron (SAGE) at their Oper I ation Area Richmond at Richm~d H~hts about 1 5 miles from the base. i. In r elation t o intarceptio~ identification action taken regarding the suspected s, a query to Tyndall AFB revealed that no r eport was rec~ived by them and a query to the 48 2nd Fighter Intercept Squadron, Detachment Dl, statione d here at Homestead AFB, revealed that no report was received by them. I j. All possible sources were checked for any objects that may have been in the area of observation during ~e stated time 0200-0JOOZ/26 Jan 62. No aircraft from Homestead! AFB was in the MiatDi ar t that time. A query to Tyndall APB on 5 Feb 62 was answered' the AO, Captai Welch He stated that a check of his records revealed that tbare ! was no aircraft dall in the Miami Area during that period of~tme. A further I check was made with the Duty Officer at Ke y West NavalaAir Station, Lt ~rqu t, USN, which e voked a negative report . A report initiated by information receive the NCOIC of the Base Photo Lab relating to a Ground to Air Triangulation Survey proved negattv e . SSgt Thomas M. DeLancey of the 138lst Geodetic Survey Sq here at Homestead said that no activity was underway by his unit the night of the ohservation but he sus-J pected it mi ght have been Echo aunched in 1959, and visible in this are a at the . pre a ant time. Mr. a civilian working for the Radio Corporation o f America (RCA) at Patr the Range Instrum~nt Calibrations Systems Division I which is also part icipating in the Triangulation Survey said that to the best of his lcnowl~ds~ the tests that are being conducted b h i s organization would in no way rel~te to t he obs~rvation rn.3de by th~ witnesse e t al. A ch