1. OAT~ TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION 30 January 65 31/01352 iieNport ~e\vs. VirPini.:l. l. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION C::.vilian LIGrtTS O~r BOX! 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 2 0 Minutes 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual 9. PHYSICAL EYIDENCI! 11. BRIE' SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Triangular shaped object, no sourxi trail exhaust or unusual features. Color white liciht vd. th an oran8e light on left ba~ e arrl white li6ht on right base to form traingle. Initial observation at 45 deg in South . Final observation at sea le\ el 330 deg azimuth . Flight incl. uded descent to south a.~d t:1en turn to N-:T. Disappeared e.s it t r a velled away froo observers du.e to li mj ted vi sibilit y . Total duration a:> minutes. ~:X uc s sn0o1, 1 mile visibility, lcr.r ceili."lg, strong winds fro::t the ;.xt:T. Observe d b,Y 5 hi,::h sc.l-t ool students \vhile s l edd:.:.g . ;:ear - est approach J/4 mile to oi: servsrs. Close to .,ater but not in contact \vit h '.-tat e r . Object abov a St J aires Riv er. CO:!lCll'S: Lrwestigating officio.l feel s likely cause boat 0:1 St. J ames River. .Lijlt s fror. boat !~orth of River d r a w- brid t;e . o boats r:assed through.X heading tiortll hm.,eve r possibility of boat HEADQUARTERS 4500TH AIR BASE WINC UNITED STATES AIR FORCE L.ANGL.EY AIR FORCE BASE, VIRGINIA 23365 Initial Report of Investigation of UFO AFSC (FTD) Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433 1. The following information. i s presented as directed by paragraph a . Description of the object: (1) Shape: Triangular. (2) Size: Compared to a silver dollar held in the hand at about arm's length. (3) Color: orange light on the form the triangle. White light in the paex of the triangle with an left base a nd a white light on the right base for (4) Number: One. Formation: None. Discernible features: None. Tail, trail, (8) Sound: None. (9) Other pertinent or unusual features: None. b . Description of course of object: (l) The observers' attention was first called to the objE;ct as they glanced across the James River while sledding nearby. (2) The object was first observed at a n angle of 45 degrees and qn azimuth of 180 degrees. (3) The object was last seen a t approximately sea level a t an azimuth of 330 degrees. (3) Ceiling: 1400 feet overcast with intermittent 100 feet (4) Visibility: 2 miles with intermittent 1~ miles. (5) Amount of cloud cover: Overcast. Thunderstorms: None. (7) Vertical temperature gradient: h . There was no other unusual activity or conditio n which might account for the sighting. i . There was no inte rception of the object. to the low ceilings and limited visibility it i s extremely doubtful that air traffic or balloon releases might account for the k . This report was prepared by Captain William L Bishop, USAF, 4500 AB Wing (000-S), Langley AFB, Virginia The description of the s ighting was given by Mr. Mr. during a personal interview on 2 February 1965. This object was observed by five high school students. The two students interviewed stated that t he object was in very close proximity to the water but appeared not to be in con- tact with the water. The object was also estimated to be about 3/4-mile away a t its closest point. The interviewed stated that the lights observed were not of the type normally associated with boats and that no fog horn heard. The draw-bridge operator stati oned on the James River bridge a nd located down-rive r from the sighti ng stated that a small c raft was headed down-river approximately ~hour prior to the s ighting but that there were no vessels headed upstream a t the time of the s ighting. The possibility still exists that the object was ~ boa t due to the relative slow movement and the fact that many boats oper a t e on the James River. re is also the possibility that the ma ny lights in the Hampton Roads urea could produce optical illusions whe n viewed through the blowing snow. 1. There i s no exi stence of phy s ical evidence. !lnR TilE COMMAI.'lDER -\) Lt Col, USAF Deputy Commander for Operati o n s (4) The object descended toward the south and the n turned toward the northwest. (5) The object disappeared as it travelled away from the observers due to the limited visibility. (6) The object was visible for about 20 minutes . c. Manner of observation: (1) Ground-visual. (2) No optical aids were used. ( 3 ) Not applicable. s ighting: conditio ns : Night. e. Locati on of observer s : (1) James River Country Club, Newport News, Virginia . f. Ideutifying information on observers: Virginia, a nd , Newport News, students and appear to be reliable. eather and winds: Aloft conditions a t time and place of s i ghtings: (1) Observersaccount of weather conditio n s : Low ceiling, snow, approximately one mile visibility with str ong winds from the northwes t . (2) Wind direction and velocity: