1. DATE TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION l. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION .s v 1 'Oilonri. cnl C i vi.li :;n ~. NUMBER OF OBJECTS s. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEfl SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 2 -3 3~concb 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE 3ky. J.o.1, Dj I I Ill c!l'J' r :or Lh .rt Dfsar IUae !'bSa ia 1D :reply to your report ot an aerial obJect vhich you eoulcl DO't identU'y on tbe niaht of 6 March ~965~ Y~r c1eacript10D r4 tha obJect 1 ta tllS}lt charac:ter- ~.Uca~ "" tbe c!urat1ca ot two to three aeconda are in ~xc)aace With reports ot meteor obeex vation. 'J'be twe fd aataor w!dch you. obeerwe4 vaa a firebeJl an4 vu lower 1n a1Ut1J4e tbaD tbe Vhich )'OU ba'ft pre'Yiowsl.y ~ .,cu tor report:lns your obeervat10D to tbe ldr -c;:N P . SPAULDING :~ Colonel, USAF ~tjef, Civil Braner. o:r.munity lations :.i'lisio!1 Office of lnform~tion Wasb1ngtoa ., cle1eord cy -SA.FOI -2 2 Corn\::-ok cy -SA.FOI-2 R~auel c y -SAFOI- 1 Activity cy -SA?OI- HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION AIR FORCE SYSTEMS COMMAND UNITI:D STAT I!:S AI~ I"O .. Cll: W .. IOMTPATTI!~SON AI,_ FO~Cit BASI!:, OHIO UFO Observation, 6 Mar 65, Washington, D C To: Hq USAF SAFOI-CC (Mr~ Wash D C 20330 1. Reference the attached letter information on her observation of 6 Mar requesting provided in order that a reply may be made to her: a. we have not received any additional reports from in the Washington D C ares. The picture drawn by Mia well as the description of the object and its flight characteristics and the duration of two to three seconds are in accord with many previous reports of meteor d:> servations. This type of metor was a fireball and lower in altitude than the meteors she has previously 2. We wish t o express our appreciation for her reporting this observation. FOR 'l'EE COMMA.l'i'DER HEC'roR QU!NTA.1TII..U, Jr Major, USAF Chief, Aerial Phenomena YOU THE N UCLEUS OF SECURITY! Ofi'i e e : ?o.n A!1erican Union Project 3lue 3oo:~ Infor.;~tion Officer readq ua :rters , C o S . Air (SAF- OIP3 ) tl1i.:: ~rou illd t o cate ii' ro : -c.~no\-F_eoJe.!ent a~ ter .111 . ..a.~e a. cle2.r re9o~) to 'Tis~ :;uc:1 report; se:tt in? P. S. Pleas e find e nclojed attempt at picture of ooject ceen La3 t Saturday I s aw \That s e emed to be an u nidentifiabl e object swerving acro3s the sk.;r, s o I 1-Tis h to s ubrnit the follouing report for your records . Although I have no idaa -;.ri:ether you 1-relcome such reports , a gentleman a t t he i~aval ObservatO!"'J go.ve me the ato Ye address ldth t he remark that my report should be sent to you, by ma.il r ather t;,a:t tele!)hone . Do you have any standar d form for reportinG su c h things? If s o , pleas e send ~e one, s o that I can adjust r':;J re9ort to the foril a nd can advi s e other peoole -vlho c o:.1e to n e :3ayi ng t he y have al:::;o : e e n objects of ti1e kind d e scri::ed .13PO.fi' o:: FLYI:!::I 03J3CT con:c c~o:1: ;-;a.:: i n the l o:.rer northe r n .:.::; s~.?.rtli.:~l: -,:~illian'::. ~1ue :> Jject :.~1e for.r.:.rd al e ctzoi c 1~:-it-b\:'J. b . .~.':1e blue color \ Tat.i the sane 'Jlu.e CiS ?.n el :ctric s ":'Cl.rl<. :;:>o-:Ta.rd t::e re:1r s nd, tr,a {--r t jus t be~ro:~d t:1e 1.1iddle o.: the circtila.'r l:Jbl:ty; -t~t~r e seer.:ed to )e ::;purts of ~rhite light. A trail of uhite li~;ht e :ct.endad out from the rear. ~he ta?ering trail ended abi~ptly. J~.:;cr:'-.ce :l?pc..re:tt ..::i :.e , -;>ead, .J.nd cours e of o'.Jject: .s t o .;i~e loo::i ng in the l oHer Hes t :1t the ne-vr 1oon I found the d i ar-!eter of "7.he :1oon to '.Je o.pproxi natel y e'lual or ~li;;htl~-r:ore tn:1n the over-all lent;t h of the o'J ject. A.: t o J ppeed, it:. 'lelocit:r ::;ee:'led com!_)ara.:>l e t o "!:-hat of r.:::.pidl y f alling fire.ror:~::;; it di d not :r:1izz :J";;' li .;:e a s treak ; i t :ra...; not Jlurred, .Jut clearly outlined. : n fro!l'l 2 t o J Jeco.:1d s it h<.J.d a!Jpe:ared and t hen disappeared fro:-:1 s i.;;;ht ;>err~pc beind hou~es, but :;:: thou;;ht i t uas hi;~:1sr t !1an the houses _?e :.":1a? s be~ind cloud. :ts~:;ardin,; its cour-9, I di-:! not. s e s it " co:-un into sih:~c out loo:<-:d U? findi ng i t right O::'?OJi t e .:e , o13r t he ~a_,-:, ~nd of Jrant 3c~lool ? l:.ly -rou~d, i:. ::;ee; .ed to ::e Enclo~ure for J/9/65 letter to Project :Slue Book P:?.n A.-;1eri~!": J nio:n Project Blue Boo~ Info tion Officer Headquarter s rr.s. Air Force (SAF-~ OIPB) ,ia shington, D. c., 203JO