NUMBER OF OBJECTS 5. LENGTH Of OBSERVATION 1 1/2 Hours 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Grourrl- V isua 1 ( BX) 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE 2. LOCATION Plum Tree Island. Virrri_n; :::~ 10. CONCLUSION Air craft ( HL()) ~avy He1o from Norfolk #499Zl in area during observation (H-3). 11. BRIEl' SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS One object wi. th 3-7 li~ts. Size al:out 75 ft across 10-15 .ft high Lights \o~ere amber red and e ither light red or oranze. 1 Lights appeared to rotate with the object. I~o trail or sound. Lights fl~she"d. Elevation about 75 ft on azinnzth of 020 deg:N es Observe r in Hampton Virginia, object over Plum Tree Island. Object f1et.f zig-zag path ar.d landed on s.'l-t ore, r emained there f or atout 5 r.ti.l1Utes. Object then took off to the tlorth, tum~ d right an:i departed to East at high rate of speed. SU B.J li:C T1 HEADQUARTERS 4500TH AIR BASE WING UNITED STATES AIR FORCE LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, VIRGINIA 23365 Initial Report of Investigation of UFO TOI AFSC (F!D) Wright-Patt e rson AFB 1. The following information is presented as directed by paragraph a. Descript i on of the objects: (1) Shape: Lights; approximately 75 feet over-all separati on. (2) Size: 75 feet across; 10 to 15 feet in height. ( 3 ) Color: Red, and either light red or orange. (4) Number: One object; three to sev en lights. (5) Formati on: None. (6) Discernible Features: Lights on the object appeared to rotat e with the object. Ta i l : None. Description Attention called by the flashing lights. (2) Elevation and azimuth at first s i ghting - maximum of 75 feet elevation a nd on an az~uth of 020 degrees from the observe r . (3) Elevation and azimuth u pon disappearance: 500 to 1000 feet elevation a nd on an azimuth of 090 degrees from the observer. (4) Flight path a nd maneuve r s : ob ject moved l/4 mile ori~inal position on a zigzag course a nd the n appea red to l a nd re. It remained fixed for approximately five minutes . (5) The object to depart to the east. high rate of speed. then took off to the north, but turned right It disappeared in the distance at an apparent c. Manner of observation: (1) This was a ground-visual observation and the observer was using 20-power binoculars. d . Time and date of sighting: 2300Z to 0300Z (1800-1930 local) 27 January 1965. e. Location of observer: The observer was at his home Hampton, Virginia, ) which is directly across River from P lum Tree Island (1.8 miles). f. Observer Identification: (3) Mailing Address: Hampton, Virginia. (4) Occupation: Service Engineer, Electronic Instrumentation. g. Weather and winds: Winds west, 5-10 (1) Observer's account of weather conditions: sky clear, visibility good, surface temperature 40 degrees fahrenheit. (2) Reported winds -Langley AFB Base Operations Weather Facility surface: 300/12. (3) Ceiling: clear. (4) Visibility: 10 miles v i sibility. (5) Cloud cover: less than 1/lOth. (6) Thunderstorms: None (7) Vertical temperature gradient: Surface 46F. h. Unusual meteorological activity or conditions: None. Interceptive action taken: None - due to the object's dis- appearance before it was reported to the Air Force. However, the area was searched by the investigator in a helicopter the next morning after the reported sighting. Nothing unusual was found. j. Air traffic in the area: Navy Norfolk reported than an H-3 Helicopter 49921) was in the area east of Langley AFB between 2300 and 2330 Zulu, 27. January 1965 . k. This report was prepared by First Lieutenant Robert R. Dockum, USAF, 4500 Air Base Wing (DOO-H), Langley AFB, Virginia. The description of this UFO sighting was given by Lt. Dockum during a personal interview on 29 January 1965. said that there were other reports of similar sightings in the same area and at the approxi- mate same time. These other reports were given to the press, but not to the Air Force. The most probable cause of this sighting was a helicopter flying in the area. This possibility was confirmed by Navy Norfolk ("j" 1. No physical evidence was reported to exist. reports i n publicized p rompted to report his sighting by the many other the Virginia coastal area. Many of these reports are widely by the press, but never are turned over to the Air Force. stated he thought a helicopter would explain his s i ghting. FOR THE COMMANDER I Lt Col, USAF ~ Deputy Commander for Operations