PROJECT l007J RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION CONCLUSIONS 0 Probobly TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon DATET IME GROUP Was Ai rcroft XXJ Ground-Visual 0 Ground-Radar 0 P robobl y Aircraft 0 Air-Visual 0 Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Astronomi col Probably Astronomical Ci.v iliun 0 Possibly Astronomi c:ol 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION e. NUMBE R OF OBJECTS 0 Insufficie n t Data for Evaluotial\ maneuvt?red BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Additional r l ta Qh.; ~r t rj r; cJn fu ~ed on ':'lined fact-! a t r =por t nn t1 r e .J i.r~c r. L ATJC FORM .! 29 (REV 26 SEP .52) . 4 II JII!IJI IIIII ~S"'PIt lilt 2~1!'. _II_!IIGI!!!fii!IJ.Iz: v"'s REGRADE ONCLAS 9 JUL 64 I 4'o r ,(l II ,,( lf.) ("tJ'I(C"nl S" ;., v'IV mt;flll('r ( 0 ttn tr.a .( 1 c:out. rnv. 2 . SUI:lH Cl': 3. I SC ~IUMOC:R: 4 . DATE OF INFORMATION ; 5 . PLACE AND DATC OF A C':): BEll1UT-19 APR 6.3 6 . EVALUATION: SOURCE A INFORMATION 6 7. SOURCE: 9 . DATE OF REPORT: 10. NO. OF PAGFS: 1 I . REFERENCES: (~) 1 2 . ORIGINATOil: 1 3 . PRE?AREO OY: This rrl" ''l ., :aut ' t~l(,ror-,s j("t/ inform a- '/ oJns rrnd/ur polic:irs sl>arld not bo t:t$)/vt'rl ,., w o d t/t.:t! s>lcly u11 tlJt' l>asis of this re{'or:. , LCD.a, USN AUTHORITY0iiO:J\S 14. APPROVING (Le~ BlanJr.) Unidi1nti.!.'ied f lyir.z object ~iehtod in i~orth l ebr.non by university profer.!;r-r:1 li6. t, ::m.:.h l :i ~c a ~t,o.r. T!tP. J,~o:)n had tr.:tv~lea across the sky it rr.:J.de s~vcru.l V'(''(''j at~'Upt cb.:tnt;fls in quickly t.o ha-ve been an c..ircruft. il.s l t approached the horizon ~ ' ;c ~oundE; it. reversed course and eventu.::.1 ly disa-:1p~<lrcd v:1en cnce n:ore over- \o:aro he:u-d at any ti!lle. The total tke of obse:ve.tion l.r.o..s 10 COWtiGiUDING OATA: C.::'Jlogist:-; m;..:i T.uer Pi .. ysics Instruct.:n: CO!ft N'I'S: ( OUO) All of the:Ja mem c oncurn:d ln exr>l s.ns.tion. R-3fer..:lnC-3 (a) reported Q. t h i u rap.)rt . Honv ~'1ls a.blo t o pravloua sicht,:i.rtg of {l tJ o 'F .. 0 .. i n An ov~uo.tion ts r aquastl?d . ~-8 R U F t-j L fA tq ib'~fO NtY Qg. Gl: t= SECURiTY CLASSIFi C A T ION JOINT MESSAGEFORM A 'lSi OLlh ,, - ttPJ..OE BELOW HJ::SJ:;H.VJ::D 1-'0H. OOJIMU.VI OA.TIO.V CE.VTJ::H PREC!IDilNCf: TYPE M&G (OIIu:lcJ ACCOUNTING ORIG. O R REFERS TO CLASSiFICATION .. REFERENCE ACTIO N PRIORITY BOOK MULTI 81HOLC SPECIAL. INSTRUCTIONS FTD WPAFB, OHIO USAIRAt LEBANON INFO: 1127USAFPLDACTYGP FT BELVOIR VA FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY TDE SUBJECT IS UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT SIGHTED IN LEBANON ON 15 APRIL 1963 AND REPORTED BY YOU IN REPORT NR 5 - 857-0099-63 DATED 22 APRIL 1963. THIS MESSAGE IN TWO PARTS. PART I. THE REPORT DOES NOT CONTAIN SUFFICIENT INFORMATION TO ALLOW A VALID CONCLUSION AS TO THE CAUSE 80R THE SIGHTING AND FTD IS NOT AWARE OF ANY EVENT OCCURRING IN LEBANON ~HICH COULD HAVE CAUSED IT. PART II. IT IS RE~UESTED THAT THE WITNESSES BE RE-CONTACTED AND THto. FOLLOWING INFORMATION PROVIDED TO FTD: 1. NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF ALL WITNESSES 2. HOW BRIGHT? COMPARED TO BRIGHTEST STAR? 3. ANY APPARENT ANGULAR DIAMETER? 4. ANY TRAIL, TAIL OR EXHAUST? 5. WAS IT TWINKLING LIKE A STAR? DATI: 6. A DIAGRA:'d OF ABRUPT CHANGE IN COURSE. WERE DEVIATIONS M ONTH S I GNA TUI}A TYPEC (o~ l tUmJ,tll NAME ANO TITLE: _l. Eric T. de Jonckheere I Colonel, USAF Deputy for Technology !1!~ i . ;p~SAGEfORM -CONTlNUATiON SH SECURITY CLASSIFICATION FTD WPAFB, OHIO FROM STRAIGHT LINE AS MUCH AS THE DIAMETER OF THE FULL MOON OR THE SUN? 7. HOW DID IT REVERSE ITS COURSE -A GRADUAL TURN AROUND OR A DIRECT REVERSAL1 8. WHAT CHANGE IN BRIGHTNESS OR COLOR AS IT TRAVELED? 9. HOW DID IT DISAPPEAR OVERHEAD? WAS IT DIRECTLY OVERHEAD? DID IT FADE OUT OR GO OUT ABRUPTLY? 10. WERE THERE ANY CLOUDS AT ALL? IF SO, WHERE? 11. WHAT WAS ALTITUDE AND AZIMUTH WHEN FIRST NOTED, AT TIME OF COURSE REVERSAL AND A TIME OF DISAPPEARANCE? 12. WHAT WAS MAXIMUM ANGULAR RATE AND MINIMUM RATE AND AT WHAT PART OF TRAJECTORY DID IT APPEAR WAS THERE ANY CHANGE IN BRIGHTNESS OR COLOR AT THESE t TIMES? 13. DID OBJECT PASS IN FRONT OF OR IN BACK OF A UD? 14 . CAN WE HAVE EXPANSION OF THE FOUR OBSERVERS' OWN THOUGHTS ON THE ~ATTER AFTER THE SIGHTING. PAGE NR OF SECURITY CI.ASSIFICA'ION , U , S . GOVERN~NT PAINTING OI'I'ICI: 1912-44744 hL.ICJS_ ./ iJ"'A I:>r 'f}uv report contain' wt(>roct'.s~cd m/on"oJ tum. f'l ans OTid or fi<Jitctc:. :;/.t,(c/nnt bC' ('rolvctl Cr mmltfurl \u/dv o" tlw lto:;t .\ CJjtbis ta(>or/. \I J II : 'J hr.\ tlc>ct,nu nt CtJIItnins u~f,Jnl:tl I ,, n flt tlllf: tlo n ntt 'lal tlt /('n.~c oftlc I mteol Stnll'S uuhn tlo< ''IO'tlTiinjo; "/ the o'.\{lt>flti#W /nu' IIIIo 18. L'. S.C ., \cc. : .ltttinn (J/ ''' 1o. L.JrJ't'll/\ 111 an~ n.mlllf'" /h all tU rlUt/'l,tl ttf P t''"Jtl i \ {'r<JJrll(c./ b) ((.ln'<.stficntiol ani Control .\I IITI.:tii1S) 3. I ~C NUMBER: 4 . OATC OF INFORMATION: S . PLACE A N O DATE OF ACQ: 6 . EVA.LUATION: SOJRCE INFORMATION 7 . S:>URCE: DATE OF RCPORT: 10 NO. OF PAGES: 1 1. REFERENCES: 12. ORIGINATOR: 1 3. PREP ARED BY: J . c. JR, iCDH, t.l~.m 14. APPROVIN G AUTHORITY: J . ( Leac-1' Rlmk.J ( l! J .~r:l.>lif;.ring ir.a.f'onr.atio:1 o!l UJ<'O raport.~d O\ rei'crence (b) '1-JAy W'ill !;curces rave L-e for.JarcrJd r ecGived. 17. 00\'.tl(;RAOING OAT;. . ATTACHMEJI;T OA1'\