1. DATE TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION 10. CONCLUSION O'l'BER: BIRD ._e_i_v1_11_a_D --t COMM!:ll'l'S: DJ.ration, and object being below c louda cOllpled " NUMBER OF OBJECTS with description ot obJect sim1larit7 to pelican, leads to evaluation u a Bnm. 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS . second Object like bird with 5 11S)lts observed at 90 deg eleTation 1-----------t toward West 110v1Ds to 85 des elen.tion iJ;l East obaerYed tor 57 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION secoDls. P'ligbt straipt. Alt estimated at 300-350 tt. lfo ground visual sound, no trail. Believed to be below clouds. Ligbta were light. 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE FTD S E P 6 3 0~329. (TOE) Pn.,loue edltloae of thle fora meJ b. u .. cl 27. In the following alcetch, Imagine that you are at the point shown. Place on "A" on the curve<lline to ahow how hl~h the ob(ect waa above the horizon (skyline) when you lirst saw it. Place a "B" on the a arM curved lin. to ahow how high the obiect waa above the horizon (skyline) when you last saw lt. Place ora "-J;." on the compass you llrst aaw it. Place a "B on the compaas where yuu last saw the obiect. 28 Draw o picture that will ahow the motion that the.obiect or obJects made. P.lace an "A" at the beglmlng of the potb, o "B., at the end .of the path, and ahow any changes in direct I~ during the course. 29. IF there waa MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? ~ <ZH--fl..c Draw a picture of how they were arranged, and put an 01row to show the direction that they were trovellnt 30. Have you ever seen this, or a similar obiect before. If so give date or dates and location. .~ 31. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object? (Circle One) 31.1 IF you answered YES, did.they see the object too? (Circle One) Please list their names and addresses: 32. Please give the foJiowing Information about yourself: 1 Street TELEPHONE AGf -~---.. Indicate any additional information about yourself, Including any special experience, which might b. pertinent 33. When and to w.hom did you report that you had seen the object? Day Mont Year 34. Dote you compleMd this questionnaire: 35. Information which you fHI peatlnent and which Ia not adequately cOYered In the specific points of the questionnaire or a narrative explanation of your alghting. WEATHER INFORMATION 29 MAY 1964 -l956E To Whom 1 t May Concern 1 1. MacDi11 Surface Observation: 40 SCTD VSBY 15+ TE~iP 76'7 DEW POINT 720F \o/mD 270 AT 6 KNOTS. (PARTLY CLOUDY -1/10 CLOUD 2. There were no thWlderstorma visible at MacDill AFB. 3. Information concerning winds aloft and vertical tem~rature gradient not available. TIU M",. SIN Chief Forecaster 21 September 1964 ELEVATIONS IN FEET :! B ra dley J ct CIIARLOTTE IJi!Al. 0 ~ PIISt-Grille EGMONT KEY s .. ch ll Bradenton Beach U.S. AIR DEFENSE IDENTIFICATION ZONES AND DEFENSE AREA DESIGNATED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE FEDERAL AVI~TION AGENCY Ef'f'ECTIVE NOVEMBER 16. 1961 co~SJ--"c. SEARCH AND RESCUE Seat1>h and ReBCUe Se.-viee is a life ooving sc.-viee provided through the combined effort& of the FAA, Air Fo Coast Guard, and Civil Air Patrol in cooperAtion with other organization such a State Aeronautics Authoritl Air Patrol, Stale Police, and Local Se.,..h and Rescue Units. It provides seai'Ch. sui'Vival aid. and r<!!ICil< personnel of missing or crashed aircraft. All you need to remember to obtain this valuable protection is: 1. File a Flight Plan with a FAA Flight Service Station (FSS) in person or by telephone oradio. 2. File an Arrival Report. If you land at A location other than intended destinati<n report the landing ID the nelll'est FAA s.,..;ee 4. If you land enroute and are delayed more than an hour, report this information tu the nearest sci'Vi<e 5. Remember that if you fail ID report within one hour after your E.T.A . a sea1'Ch will be start! ID locate:/ If you fail ID report within three hours after your E.T.A., the full facilities of the Seai'Ch and Rescue Sen will be activated. Sear<heB are expensive, they inconvenience other people, and on numerous occasions the lives of other pilots' sacrificed when searching forlost or ovenlue pilots. SO. FILE AN ARRIVAL REPORT IMMEDIATELY! GROUND TO AIR EMERGENCY CODE DISTRESS SIGNALS ,.r;ouiRit oocToR. s11tous IIEOUIR SIGNAL LAMI" wnH ' BATTERY. AND RADIO-----\ '"'DICATE OIRECTIO"' YO P'ROCEEO-K REOUI,.E ruEL ""'o OIL ---L I'L L WELL---- LL REQUIRE .. EDICAL SUI"I"LIES---\ t UNAOLE TO l"ltOCE0 ----X REOUIRE ~ooD ""'o wATER ---F IIEOUI"E ~IIIPR .. S A"'O ~ AMMUH'TtON-------V AM P'ROCEEOI"'G I"' THIS OlltEC TIO"'-t WILL ATTEMI"T TA".0,.. ----'> AIRCIIA~T SERIOUSLy OAMIIGEO --L 1 ,.,.oeAaLV SA~E TO L.A"'O HEitE --A .,.oT u " oERSTooo J l I ,.~;OUIItlt MECHII .. IC---_w t ,.r;OUIIIE .. ,. .. AND CO .. I"ASS c I~ I"' OOUBT. USC I"'TitltNATIO"'I'L s 0 s INS'I'H.UCTIONS: R EPLY T O ATTN O F : HEADQUARTERS 836TH AIR DIVISION (T AC) UNITED STATES AIR FORCE MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, F LORIDA suaJEcT: UFO Report Air Force Systems Corrunand Foreign Technology Division Wright-Patterson The attached repor t lS transmitted FOR THE COMMANDER Deput y Commander for Operations accordance with UFO Report HEADQUARTERS 836TH AIR DIVISION (T AC) UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AIR FORCE BASE, FLORIDA ATTN OF: DOI 12 SUBJECT: UFO Report To: AFSC (FTD), Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio The following report is the analysis of an Unidentified Flying . Object observed on 29 May 1964 and reported to this office during August. The format used is that given in J.FR 200-2. (1) The oro was triangular shaped., (2) The size of the u:ro was approximately ~ro~n )( the size of a match head held at an arm's length. Color of the object was dark with five lighter colored There was only one object . (6) The craft was described as, "a distinct triangular silhouette with four lights in line along one edge and a single light at the apex. of the triangle". The UFO appeared almost directly overhead coming !rom . /~-~\ ()) The UFO disappeared when its position was approximately . 85 ~above the horizon with a heading or due East. ' , (4) The UF'O appe~red in the West and traveled in a straight line to the East. The heading of the object was 090 . (.5) "The object disappeared as a large dark bird would after dark." (6) The UFO was in sight tor S -7 seconds. (1) The sighting was a ground-visual. (2) There were no optical aids other than the observer's eyeglasses. (1) The sighting vas on 29 May at 0104 hours Zulu time. 9' ':rtrtc' sC?'I. sr' (2) The sighting was at night. e. The approxiaate position of the observer was 082).500W by Street, Palmetto, Florida Ph (1) The observer noted the weather as clot?-~7. with no apparent moon and a fw stars visible. (2) thru (6) See attached weather report. (7) N/Available. h. None reported. j. None reported . k. Air Intelligence Oftioer, DAFSC 8054. The reliability of the subject is doubtful. Weather conditions were_clear am the Highway Patrol reported no sighting. There is no apparent substantiating material. I doubt the veracity of the observer's statement. FAA reports an aircraft in the vicinity at the t ime or the sighting. The aircraft was on a !light trom Orlando to Sarasota, arriving Sarasota 2009 local time (see attached map). The air- craft was a PA22 f5080Z. There are five lights visible from the ground on this aircraft. The port am starboard wing lights plus two landing lights which form four lights in line. A single tail light is visible. As stated in the attached weather report, the wim direction was 270 at 6 knots. Under these condi tiona an aircraft making a landing at the Sarasota Airport would land on the runway heading East at1 West with the aircraft leading approximately 90. Such a landing pattern might put the aircraft over the Palmetto area sometime between 2000 and 2009 hours local time During a phone conversation with on 15 September 1964, he amemed his estimate of the object's speed to "slightly more than the speed of a jet airliner. Also, he emphasized that, "the outline of the object was veey distinct." It is trf7 opinion that the sight'!!n, was the PA22 previously . mentioned. The cloud movement may have g1 ven the aircraft the illusion of traveling from West to East {see illustration). I . cannot tjustity the observer's eet.imate of speed and his observation . that the craft emitted no sound. However, I might submit that a . possible explanation tor this phenomena itt that the object was too tar away to be beard and/or there may have been a fault in the observer's hearing sense. In consideration of the observer's estimate of speed, I would suggest that his estimate is inaccurate due to the tact that he is an unqualified observer DAI~ C. HOOUE, A0,159993 2dLt, USAF 1. FTD Form 16lf. 2. Drawing 3. Weather In!o. 4. ~p (Miami) U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL IHFORM.lTION This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give tht~ U.S. Ait Force a much information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed. Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly can. The Information that you give wi!l be used for research purposes. Your name will not be used in connection with any :ttatemonu, conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal lnformotion o- that If It Is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details. . . , 1 . When did you see the obiect? (Circle One): . . (Cirde On': .6~ Eastem . b. Central c. Mountain (Circle One): @a Daylight Sovi~g . Standard . ' d. Paclflc 4. Where were you when you lOW the oblect? Neareat Poatal Aclclre .. S. How long waa oi:alect in aight? (Totol D rotlen) Howe . . Mln11tea a. Certatn @ F~irly certain - c. Not very aure Justo guell How waa time In sight determined? 5.2 Was oblect in tight continuously? 6. What waa the condit~on of the alcy? 7. IF vou aaw the oblect during DAYLIGHT, wt,,,. Wal the SUN located aa )'OU looked at tht ao~et? (Cirr:le OneJ: a. In front of yau d. To your left b, In back of you Overhead c. To vour right f. Don't remember FTO OCT 62 164 Thle fer"' e...-ree41 .. PTD 114, Jul tl whleh le o-.eolete, 8. IF you saw the obiect at NIGHT, what did you notice conceming the STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle 0,.): a. Bright moonlight b. Dull moonlight cl. Don't remember ~ No moonlight - pitch clark d. Don't remember 9. What were the weather conclltl~s at file tl.,_ you saw the obJect? . CLOUDS (Circle One): ' WEATHER (Circle One): a. Clear slcy a.. Fog, mist, or Ught rain c. Moderate or heavy rain @ Scattered clouds , e. Don't remember d. Thiele or hea,.y clouds 1~ . The obJect appeared: (Circle One): . fi:J Solid . b. T ran1parent . cl. A1 a light Don't remember 11 .If It appeared as a light, was It brighter than the brightest stars? (Circle One): a. Brighter . b. Dlnun1r c. About' the same d. Do...'t lcftow ~ 11.1 Compare lwightne11 to sOIM c~mon obJect: 12. The edges of the obtect were: (Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred b. L lice a bright star @ Sharply outlined cl. oont remember 13. Did the obiect: (Circle One for each question) Appear to stand still at any time? Don't ~now Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yes Don't lcnow Brealc up into parts ot explode? Don't lcnow G lve off smolce? Don't lcnow Change bri~tness? Yes Don't Scnow f. Change shape? Yes (@ Don't lcnow Flash ot fliclcer? Don't lmow Oisappaar and reappear? Yes Don't lcnow 14. Did the object disappear while you were watching it? If ~1) 15 . Did the object move behind aomething at any time, particularly a cloud'! (Circle One): Don't Know. IF you answered YfS, then tell what 16 . Did the obitet move In front of fg;methin~ at any time, particularly a cloud? IF you answered YES, tht-n tell hat (Circle One): , (y~:;) in front of: ~J:::.:i2:1J.,:.