1. DATE TIME GltC._I, 2. LOCATION . Stead AFB, I~evada one.,-~-lzc, :.Jvad<-.._, Car:-.U.ch3.~l - 4. NUMIIIt 0' OIJICTI 10. CONCLUSION Or.e/T' :o }fissile launched fJ:ot1 Vandenberg at 060$.48 l..A>ca 1 Atlas "D". s. LENGTH 0' OUI.YATION 11. altll' IUMMA.Y AND ANALYSIS 6. TY~I! Of OISIIYATION Ground-Visual 9. PHYSICAL EYIDINCI Er:.~1t flourescent -va~or ri3i:L,; .fro:J South t o ~orth at ssive speed. Risint at 45 deg ~n~le. Additional i.ritness reported object h3:ic.ir-c; direction. Appeare d to blo.-r up. Disappeared slo-...-ly in So~bherly T'ro object swl J li:;ht like re.fl ~Jcted ch!"ore .ri th f1o1~1 tail end. Sp;lCe bet'lr~en ob ct. Objects on cour.Je co ~i~:1st. Rapid. speed. Smol-~c t.:,."'.:.1il laster Hlinutcs n.f'ter ob j ect h.J.d disappe.;.red. strai,;it t, t,ro-th~e AEPOIItT ~0. J CONTINUATION SH!I!T 1f AND LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION, HeCLEL . AFB A. DESC~IPTION 1. Shape: Round 2. 51zs: Head of a 3. Color: N/A 4. Number: One (1) 5. Format I on: None 6. ~right flourascent 7 Souftd: None vapor trail, 11ke a brlg.ht shJonlng star. 8. Otter I E!_t. I 0!! of .Cours.e. of .Ob feet 1. Just happened to look ua 2. Angla of. e1evat1on: 45 direct 11ne at the sane altitude 3. (Same as Item "2") 4. Flight path: Level,. direct ltna, South to North 5. D lsppurance: S 1 owly 6. Length of tt .. In sight: five (5) minutes I. GrouM vl1ual D. TIME AND DATI OF SIGHTING 2. Horning (Drk) 1. Stollwoo.l Way, be~w n Lincoln and Winding Way, Car.lchae1, Callfornl F. IDEMT tFY till IN FORMAT ION OF OBSERVER G. WEATHER MD VINDS 1 a ... Weather Report (a) Wl~al C.l (b) Sk,a Claar (c) T .. t SJt d) VlsUtl1 lty: IS lias e) Hu 11Mi In area (f) No lr trfflc or ball (g) No .. lstence of physical Ca~Jch .. 1, California lng fro. forest firs In the North re1eae4 In the ar . 1 evl4ence (M.terll or photographs) .(PLACES A' ,O.M ttZA. JUL It WMICH WAY I( USID UlltTIL t JAM IS. l'VOTa: Tlt4 docUII'I.,., contalna lttlw ... tlon aflecUftl tlto rwllorwl delettae of tlto United Star ltltln the ... .,.,"' ol tit oeplorwf I Title 11. U.s.c ., Soc. TJI attfl 7H. 'Tito trattafltloelon 01 tlta lafiOft of Ita 'Tit Ia ,.,_, contolrw ...-rocfl lnlw &Jotlon. peraon I proltllllfl '' I t. COUNTfltY. 2 . suaJECT: UNIJZ11TIFIED FLYING OBJZCT I . ISC NUM8Eflt: DATa o,. .... (j,.MATaoN: 22 September 1964 5. PLACE AND DATE OP' ACQ: I. EVALUATION: SOUfltCE ----INfrO .. MATION TX 1 . IOURCE: or -.odllle4 oolel, on tlto I o1 title report. 1 . RE.-OfltT NUM8Eflt: 22 Se ptember 1964 tO. NO. OP' PAGES: t t . RE,.EfltENCES: u. ofltaotNATOflt: SECURITY AND I..AW .&'aORcc:ltlE.NT DIVISION MCCIJ!:I.I,A.N AFB CAL.IFORlliA u . ,.,..,.A,.ED av: Sgt. Robert I. Moddison t&.' A.-.-.. oviNO AUTHOfltiTY: I JOHN R. ARMSTR Chief, Security Ia Major. US inf Oivisiel Hr. contacted police Headquarters and reported sighting an object. ling in a a~berl7 di1 ection at approximate~ 0610 hours~ 22 Sep 64~ and it. followed a relat.1 straight. cowse to the South. The object appeared to be about the size of a football held at arm length and was bri111ant white in color. It appeared to be traveling towards earth and getting larger in size and then object seemed to blt*n up. Observation of the object was grounj visual with no optical aid. 1 -Hq USAF (AFCIN) Into to: AFSC (FTD) t7. DOWNe .. AOIN. DATA~ tl. ATTACHMENT OATAI A,. 1111'0.-w IIJ, JUl.. II, WNICN lloi4V 8C uaco UN Tl&. I .IAN II GPO Ul Ut AEPOAT NO. CONTINUATION SHI!T (CI .. elllcallon ortd Cor*ol Alrrlrl"') PAG~ 2 0,. 2 PAGES OAIGINATOA SECURITY i\1Q I..n'.~ t:NF JIVISION t1CC~I.I.,U. AFB CALl.FOPl4IA A. JE3CRIPTION: Shaoe -Like a Football Si~e -Comparable to a Football h~lJ Color -I3ri1 1 i ant \~hite 4. ~iumber-One 6. :eatures -Non discernible 7. Tail ~ust -Tail trail s. Sound -None D~CRIFTIONa ln Lhe ha.nl at o.rr:lS lerl6th 1. ~ihile in the front yard observed what appeared to be a Rocket rn.ovin!:; in a soutnerl1 direction Angle ot elevation when tirst observed -45 deg. Angle ot elen.tion upon disappeara.n::e -45 deg. Descriptiaa ot tlight path -Southerlf direction and it followed a relative}7 straight course to the South S. Manner ot -Object seemed to have blown up ' 6. Length ot t.ille 1n sight -S minutes C. MA.VNER OF OBSERVATIONs 1. Ground visual. D. TINE JATE OF SIGHTl!C: 2. Nizht (Morning) ( Dawn) LOCATION OF OBSERV~fi: 4931 Bradford Drive, W~st IDElll'Il~nli INFORMATION OF OBSERVER& Ci "'lilian -J.ir. Phone Nr G. WEATHER AND WL'f18 Temp -54 <Ws. ~isib111t7-lS Haze and iD area, No Air Tra.t t1o or caning !rom forest tire in the ~rorth released in the area. No existence ot pbya evidence (Material or photographs) aiPLACU A' 'OaM ltla. J~ It WNICM .. AY I( USID UNTil. t JM IS. OFFICIAL FILE COPY AJ'B v1tll ,lttt ,oa1ble ~ ~ tltJ ob.1en ,.. 1,. C< torwia . T O RJ~GriL2/ADC RUf.iHS3/23AIRDIV HAMILTON AF3 CALIF RUEACiQ/C SAF RUEAHQ/0 ~AF ' F 11 AFSC lID; csAF Arl~ L\J ; u.;:;AF S.=irGI UFO. fri2 1JLL0.4I G RPJi1T !.:3 ~U3:'liTT~D I .!\C:ORO.~,,CZ ( 2 ) OVAL-Gr(HP~FfiJIT; ~RC-3A3i(2T3:~LL ( 3 ) WriiiC:, Lit< ~.t!:FL~CT2D r .i01\l CnrtOdE, .:)nALL Ji!:D GLO':J F,iO.l T AIL ~iJD OF OV~L. P GE 2 .~J;. .LJL 3 U 1lCLA~ w I L~o D I RiCT roN A~lD v~Lo cITY A .~o T Zi:,l?EaA r u R~ AT 6,'300 FT 100 D2GitC:S FIV~ KNOT PLuS:-.JINE C. 16,000 FI 01 ~ D~Gi1!:ES 35 KNOT 1'1INLJS FO~R c. C C: I L I ~ lG : U L I d IT C: D CLu UD CO Vf:R: CL2~i( tilGH-L2Vt.:L I NVi.:t3ION AT 4 J,.u.~.h~ FT. PAG~ 4 rlU~HNL a U CLAS. d. U NKNuW ~J J. UNl<l~OW . oaJ~CT ro 3~ li '.t/.i: . .\1 rti.n JALLOO.J. 1<~FL~CT ro;i Or :i:J; a.2~1L:J .iJniZO~ OfJ .:JriLLOJN AND UlJJC:i( : . .,;1r~IAt:i~ CO:.JLi) HAV.: C.!\J.:)iu T.1i!: AitC Al\jO OVAL D2.::>C.-:<IdZ.!J. ;-.JQ ALi IT!JD.!: O~i JI.3TAt~CC: 23TltL~T~.D DUZ fO L:\CK OF Fr~tilli OF t<C:FERZ~JC~. L. NO ~'JC: ? A~T I I. FO LL'.J J I ~Ju I.;.) A Rl::PO i1T 0 3 I A I NO::D FRO i1 T rti .:)!:: COL' 0 I~DIVIJUAL I~T~R'lliJ~D: A. (1) LOl~G VAPOit TRr\IL :.VITii LIGdT AT HE:~ <2 > LiurlT -GRAPiff<UIT. Ti1AIL -l1Ai~Y T I:1E3 ~.3 LO.~G A.3 LIGriT C3;;J YAiiDS C:STI:1AT2D>. C9) fJ~AIL AND L!Gnl' 110Vi!:D TOGiTHifi. iST!dAf~D 2 IGriT IJ B. ( 1 > POINTED OUT BY S33T ROACH. <2> 45 DiGREES EL~VAT ION 1~ 0 D.C:GRC:.5 (.3) LZSS THAN 45 DEGnC:ES 21a DiGRi!:c3 (4) '.M2:JT; NO MANEUVERS, SEEMED TO CURVE DOt.~N 3EFOR D I SA??t:Ai1c-\:"l t:. MOVING FA sr. (5 > LIGHT SEEMED TO FLARE BUR~T :~S A SNALL, t~ ;iii i L IG :iT. TRAIL Gi1ADUALLY FADED A'JAY LIKE A COHfrlAIL Il'i dO :Jilt~D. ( 6> F IVZ TO E IG tiT ~1INUTES E. BY AI'~ PuLICE OFFICE , ~1'i:AD AFB, N!::VADA F. Cl)d~/i'\ <2> I:Crt.!!:LL, '.t'ILL:t.:: AlC, 3633 A3G? AIR POLICE. SEE: i.'L!:D A L Iff Lt: U N.:5U R ~. G. <l> Gii.!\Y .:il<Y, VERY fZt.~ NLOUDS, COLD eiO~NING. r-l,~Y H:~V2 ryo .,,.-'GL R UZA G L/ A FS C " , RUEA ~1Q/CSAF R UEA JlQ /OSAF t'iA S H DC IDIC lAS OP ~031 7 y.-INAL S E:CT IO~! OF TUO EEEN ONE LARGE CLOUD HANGLJG UHZRE OEJt.:CT D!EAPPEAP.SD. PA!1T I, ABOVS. POSI TIOIJ OF LI':;HT DIFFZ2::: I '! 7..Y:: Ol 02 RVEI\s. ?.\aT III. FOLLCUI::-~ I,.. t\ i~EPO::T O?Ti\I!'r:: D F20~! TH:::: THI?.D PAGE 2 ~U~JHNL 9 U! CLA~ T1C -JTTr 0' CS) i\EC ~h'S FUZZY -}~-\S'! AT EDGES BUT OI3JECT~!AS SHA2?LY D::::FI~!::D. SPACE BETH:::E:.I ARC At'JD OVAL 1:.\~A:.OUT 'tr TJTI"' JET. JUST BSFORE DISAP?ZA~I.JG, IT SP~EDZD UP. OBJZCT S r:2D TO :;:: HOVERI~JG HHE:~J F IR::T ~!OTE:"J. IT THN r;OV!:D UES THAI:D THE:i~ IT t:OV~D FROr~ HEST TO SOUTHUZST, U !ARDA:JD THZ:i DI S:\ PPZARZD 0!\JTHZ 1-;0VEt1ENT TO THl:: SOUTH T!C: ARC SZt1ED TO ILO:JGATEU~1 THZ OVAL SE:ZMED TO EXPLODE:, TURN G~A Y AdD DISAPPEAR. IT HAS RESIGXT::::o, BUT viAS CONSIDERA3LY Si .. ~ALLEP.. (5) UPT:IARD AND HEST~IARD. UENT BZHIND SOME TREEs . AIR11EN DROVE UP, TO FIND IT, BUT COULD NOT C 6) THREE ~1INUTES C. (1) GrtOUND -VISUAL -FROM BEHI~JD DIRTY HiriDSHIELD OF C2) l'JO:.JE PAGE L1 RU~:JH~!L 9 U~!Cl..J\'": E. 12.31 5301!/PRPPER?U. l\!)P~OXI!':ATf:LY FIVZ r<IL: ~OUT!-i OF SOUTnER~J E~!D OF HO EY LA !'Z, il:VA !)A. i1 INE POKOfIOL t1ILES SOUTHEAST OF Il ILFOR o , CA LIFORrJ IA. 3635 cc:;-:-.:;~r::, SUr1VI Vt\L I~!rTRt.:CTO.~ -FA.1.~L"'! RE:LIAEL~, BUT ,'\O~JABLC.