1. 04 TE THIAE GROUP 2. LOCATION Altavista. Vir~inia Civi. J ian 4. NUMBER OF OIJECT1 s. LENGTH OF OIS!IItVATION One Hour, Period 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual 10. CONCLUSION AlRCRAFI' (!El-'u:;T:C;G OPZP..A7IOll ) 11. 1111111!, IUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Objects observed in erratic patter rnanuvering in and around 3 A/C. Up a."li cm-m c:Ner and arove. 2 A/C .first night, 1 A/ secorrl night. Objects visible for 3-10 seconds inte:n:ri.tant~ fould flam arl.d then reappear at a different location. Observed as br.i.Etlt lights o~, no shaj:e etc. .~ppeared to b only one object. At least seven differ.:nt sightL1gs of this one object. ' COI!EEIITS: "Border '!'o:m , Refuel Area, lith A..'RS at Dover Centro s this area in use only at 1700Z on 2'7t."l By J05-376th from Lock- zx~: borne. A.~TCC ~Tatdl superlisor !'eporte d that on i:oth nights 1--.:;=~-----------4 lifA'l t to moderate air t raffic in area and that tw:> refueling 9. PHYSICAL EVID!NCI! zones a r e in the approx:i..mate location. t~ vs -0 rJ ACTION: NIN-7 INFO : SAF-OS-3, DIA-l, XOP-1, XOPX-7 (20) CZCHQD128ZCAMA831 . DE RUEAAML 5 04/1810Z FM 64 9 RADARON BEDFORD AFS VA TO RUW GALE/ A DC RUEAKN/26AIRDIV STEWART ArB NY RUEAGL/AFSC RUEAHQ/HQ USAF RUEAHQ/OSAF INFO RUEAAM/WAADS FT LEE AFS VA UNCLAS 6490 CP-0012) 18, FEB 65. SECT ION ONE OF TWO SECT IONS. FOR:ADC <AD01N>; 26AIRDIV <260IN>; AFSC CSCF>; HQ USAF <AFNIN) OSAr <SAFIO>; WAADS CWOADC-I>. SUBJ: UFO SIGHTING. IN ACCORDANCE WITH AFR 212JI2J-2 THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS SUBMITTED: A. DESCRIPTION Or OBJECT : < 1) BRI GHT LIGHT, COUL D NOT DETERMI NE SHAPE . <2) BETWEEN T HE SI ZE Or A GOLF BALL AND A BASEBALL, DEPENDING J!HICH IT APPEARED TO BE. INCOMING DcPARTh\cNT OF THE AIR FORCE U~' Cl J1.SSI FlED STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH PAGE 3 RUEAAML F ADE5 AND THEN AT A DIFFER ENCT LOCATION. C. NANNER OF OBSERVATION: < 1> GR OUNX -VISUAL. <2> NONE USED. $. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING: E. LOCATION OF OBSERVER: LATITUDE 37DEGREES 15 MINUTES NORTH, LONGITUDE 70 DEGREES 37 t1INUTES WEST. ONE MILE WEST OF ALTAVISTA, ~AA ON STATE RT. 43. F. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ON OBSERVER: HAIRDRESSER, SEEMED MATURE AND RATIONAL. G. \tl EATHE'R: <1> CLEAR, NO CLOUDS OR HAZE OBSERVED. T A V I ST A , VA , (2) WINDS ALOFT OBTAINED FROM THE DtrrY FORECASTER, DET. 41, 12TH WEATHER SQUADRON AT THE WASHINGTON AIR DEFENSE SECTOR, THE REMAINER OF THE REPORT FROM THE 'JIEATHER BUREAU AT LYNCHBURG, VA., DEPARV,\ENT OF THE AIR FORCE S'fArF MESSAGE BRANCH U~'Ct ASS I FrED PAGE 2 RUEAAML 5 UNCLAS C4) APPEARED TO BE ONLY ONE. C6) NONE HEARD. C7) LEFT A FAINT TRAIL, DESCRIBED AS A WISP. B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT: Cl) BY AN AIRCRAFT PASSING OVERHEAD ON BOTH NIGHTS OF THE SIGHTINGS. C2) THERE WERE AT LEAST SEVEN SIGHTINGS MADE BY THE OBSERVER AT DIFFERENT ELEVATIONS AND AZir1UTHS. C 3) SAME AS ITEM C2). C 4) THE 0 aJ ECT WAS OBSERVED IN ER RAT lC PATTERN FROM A STRAIGHT LINE TO MANEUVERING AROUND THREE DIFFERENT AIRC.RAFT, UP AND DOWN, OVER AND ABOVE AND TO THE SIDES OF THESE AIRCRAFT. MANEVUVERED IN THIS l'IANNE'R AROUND TWO AIRCRAFT ON THE FIRST SIGHTING AND ONE ON THE SECOND SIGHTINIAIAM C5) INSTANTANEOUSLY. C6) THE OBJECTS WERE VISIBLE FOR FROM THREE TOTE~ SECONDS FOR A PERIOD OF ONE HOUR ON BOTH NIGHTS. IT WOt..n..D FLASH, . DEPARTMENT OF THE AI~ FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH PAGE 4 RUEAAt1L 5 UNCLAS AF IN : 42666 ( 4 Feb 65) SURFACE 270 DEGREES 14 K 30,000 MISSING 50,000 MISSING 80,000 NOT AVAILABLE SURFACE LIGHT AND VARIABLE 280 DEGREES CLEAR THE 27THSAND 28TH. 27TH AND 28TH. U~'CL ASS!FIED JNCOiv\ING DErART,V.ENT OF THE AiR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH PAGE 5.RUZAAML 5 UNCLAS AF IN : 42666 (4 Feb 65) ADVANCE' COPY DELIVERED TO NIN U~'CLA.SS!FIEO DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE MESSAGE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH CtASSJFfED CZCHQD127ZCAMA830 I RR RUEAHQ . DE RUEAAML 6 04/1810Z FM 649 RADARON BEDFORD AFS VA TO RUWGALE/ADC RUEAKN/26AIRDIV STEWART AFB NY RUEAGL/AFSC RUEAHQ/HQ USAF RUEAHQ/OSAF WASH DC INFO RUEAAM/WAADS FT LEE AF S VA UNCLAS 64900'?-00018 , FEB 65. FINAL SECTION OF T'JJO. 30,000 MINUS 36 DEGREES 40,000 MINUS 54 DEGREES 50,000 KMINUS 72 DEGREES 80,000 NOT AVAILABL~ H .. ANY OTHER UNUSUAL ACTIVITY OR CONDITION: NONE ACCOUNTED I. INTERCEPTION OR IDENTIFICATION ACTION TAKEN: N/A J o THE DUTY FORECASTER, DET. 4 l, 12TH ''I~ATHER SQUADRON AT THE \4ASHINGTON AIR DEFENSE SECTOR STATED THAT vlEATHER BALLOONS ~JERE DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSG SH UNCLAS A~ IN :Q b 65) RELEASED AT 1 100Z AND 2 300Z ON BOTH THE 27TH AND 28TH FROM G REENSBOR 0 , NC, CHATTANOOGA, TENN .. , AND DULLES I NTERNATIONAL K. POSITION , TITLE AND COMMENTS OF THE PREPARING OFFICER: FRANCIS X. KELLY, 1ST LT., ASSISTANT CEM SUPERVISOR. . ( 1) FAA TOWER AT LYNCHBURG VA. ADV !SED THERE WERE NO LOCAL OR SCHEDULED FLIGHT AT THE TIME OF THE SIGHTINGS ON EITHER (2) A CHECK WITH THE WASHINGTON AIR DEFESNSE SECTOR INDICATED NO AIRCRAFT UNDER THEIR OPERATIONAL CONTROL AT THE TH1E CF THE SIGHT INGS ON EITHER DAYS .. (3) DUE TO THE OBJECT FLASHING, INITIAL AND DISAPPEARING ~.NGLES OF ELEVATION AND AZIMUTH COULD NOT BE DETERMINED .. (4) THE OBSERVER DID NOT REPORT THE SIGHTINGS UNTIL (5) Tli ARTCC WATCH SUPERVISOR AT LEESBURG, VA .. STATED ON BOTH NIGHTS OF THE SIGHTINGS THERE WAS LIGHT TO MODERATE TRAFFIC IN THE GENERAL AREA OF ALTAVISTA, VA. IN ADDITION, THE SIGHTING WAS TN THE APPROXIMATE AREA OF TliO REFUELING ZONES AND MAJORITY OF REFUELING OPERATIONS ARE CLEARED FOR NIGHT, DURING DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE sTAFF MEssAGE aRANCH U~'ClASS!FIED PAGE 3 ROEA~ 6 PERIOD OF LOW DENSITY TRAFFICo (6) DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE LIGHTS FLASING, TIME OF SIGHTINGS AND REFUELING ZONES IN THE AREA I FEEL THIS SIGHTING COULD POSSIBLE HAVE BEEN MILITARY AIRCRAFT INVOLVED IN REFUELING CPERATIONS OR A COMBINATION OF MILITARY AND CIVILIAN TRAFFIC IN THE AREA AT THE SAME TIME L. EXISTENCE OF PHYSICAL EVIDENCE: N <l-1 E. NOTE: SEC 1 IS AF IN 42666 (4 Feb 65) ADVANCE COPY DELivERED TO NIN