1. DATE TIME GROUP MUMIER OF OIJECTS s. LENGTH OF OISIRVA TION ; - 5 S0conJs 6. TYPE OF OISERVATION 2. LOCATION 1\l h:tt ty' CONCLUSION Ast1ononic:J 11. IIIIIP IU-ARY AND ANALYSIS }IQSslbJC.SjY C<.\ lnl.!-i r:. 't:!t.t; . 'l"'l. 1.11 iirL "n..!icLr; Jject . Llnt, iw<.! l ll'f'V i l :i.'Tli!. 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENC! FTD SEP 63 0.329 (TDE) Ptna-e e411l1RI fll IItle lasw .. , ~ e..t. DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORrF STAFF MESSAGE Uf\'Cl ASSIFifD 2CZCHQA2232CYJX975 FM 416 BW GRIFF ISS TO RUWGALBIADC ENT R UETDP /6AD DOW RUCDSQ/AFSC WRIGHT PATTERSON RUAHQ/HQ USAF RUEAHQ/SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE R'JCSBB/ SAC R UETA~/8 AF WESTOVER PAGE t OF 4 CTION: NIN-7 XOP-1, XOPX-7, SAFOS-3 UNCLAS EFT 0 ZIPPO 03-197. WPArB CFOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION> HQ USAF <AFN!N) , SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE <SAFOI> UFO. IN ACCORDANCE \tilTH AFR 200-2 THE FOLLO\'!NG IS SU9MITTED: A. DISCRIPTION OF OBJECT: <1> UNKNOWN <.2 > UNDETERM !NED < 5 > TR A I L F ORM AT I ON <6> NOT REPORTED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCF PAGE 2 RUETGF 2 UNCLAS sTAFF MESSAGI BRANc~ ur.rcLASSirrr.o < 8 > NOT REPORTED C 9 > NONE B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECTS <1> FALLING FLAMING OBJECTS <2> ANGLE 33" DEGREES MAGNETIC HEADING <3> ANGLE 19" DEGREES MAGNETIC HEADING <4> UNKNOWN <5> DISAPPEARED AT 195 DEGREES <6 > UNKNOWN C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION C 1 > A IR V I SU AL ( 2> UNKNOWN C3> B-52, 35,000 FEE~, HEADING UNKNOWN, TRUE AIR SPEED 450K, 00\eJ AFS MAINE Do TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING C2> NIGHT E. LOCATION OF OBSERVER <1> 4230N 7346W APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES SOUTH OF ALBANY NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF TliE AIR FORC:f STAFF MESSAGE BRAN04 Uf\'CLASSiFIF.O PAGE 3 RfJET GF 2 UNCLAS E F T 0 AFIN: 9153 ( 27 Mar 65) F.IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ON OBSERVER < 2 > NAME AND GRACE UNKNO,~N, 397 Bt.tJ DOW AF B, MAINE. ? ILOT G. WEATHER AND WINDS < 1 > NOT AVAILABLE < 2 > NOT AVAILABLE < 3 > NOT AVAILABLE < 4 > NOT AVAILABLE < 5 > NOT AV A I LA BL E <6) NOT AVAILABLE C 7) NOT AVAILABLE H. NONE KNOWN J o UNKNOWN K, CAPT ROBERT 0 SHULAR, 60509A, SAC CONTROLLER. THE B-52 PILOT THJUGHT THEY WERE SP~CE DE9RIS OP. SPACE VEHICLE APPARATUS ON RE -E~JTRY. EIGHT AIR FORCE C~M AND POST WAS CONTACTED AND THEY REQUESTED THAT I SEND OUT THE ABOVE R EPORl. HDQS SAC C(Jf1M AND POST CALLED BACK AND ALSO STATED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR fORt:f STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSiFIF.O PAGE 4 RUETGF 2 UNCLAS E F T 0 AFIN: 9153 (27 Mar 65) TH.~T THEY ANTED THE ABOVE REPORT. I Af'1 UNA.BLE .. 'fo INVEST I GATE THIS INCIDENT ANY FURTHER AT THIS TIME BECAUSE OF MY DUTIES. THE PILOT CAN BE CONTACTED AT DOW AFB, MAINE. THE INITIAL WAS RELAYED TO WESTOVER AFB, AS 9EING A BASE CLOSE T 0 THE AREA INVOLVED. NOTE: ADVANCE COPY DELIVERED TO DIA AND NIN. ' ~J NNNINCOMING DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORf:E STAFF MESSAGE BRANO! ACTION: NIN-7 F~ 397SW DOW T 0 RUt~ GAL Bl ADC ENT RUCDSQ/AFSC WRIGHT PATTERSON R 'JE AHQ/ HQ USAF RUEAHQ/SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE R IJ C S 981 SAC R UET AD/8 AF t.vEST ~? TECH~JOL OGY DIVISION> I '-I ACCORD\NCE '.-liTH AFR 200-2 THE FOLLOTJI!NG IS SUBMITTF.D. THIS REPORT IS INTENDED TO UPDATE AND COMPLETE THE INF0Pft1 AT ION OR I GIN4LLY SUB- MITTED BY 416TH 8~8 \'.JING, GRIFFISS AFB, N.Y. THEIR 2IPPO 03-197 A. DESCRI?TION OF 09JECT: (1) FO~R CIRCULAR DOTS (2) A90UT THE S IZE OF A QU~RTER DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCf STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH lJf\'CL ASSIFirD P 1\GE 2 RUET DP <5> IN A LINE ASOUT THE SAME DISTA~JCE AP.~RT ~S THE SIZE OF EACH B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECTS <1> BRILLIANCE OF OBJECTS LIT UP THE SKY < 2 > ANGLE 33 0 DEGREES M A GN ET I C HE AD IN G < 3 > ANGLE 190 DEGREES MAGNETIC HEADING (4) FALLING IN A HYPERBOLIC ARC C5) ABRUPTLY <6> THREE TO FIVE SECONDS Co MANNER OF OBSERVATION < 1 ) AIR-VISUAL HEADiNG 256 DEGREES I"''AGNETIC, lAS De T IM E AND D ~ T E 0 F S I G H T IN G DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FO~C:f STAFF MESSAGE BRANC ... UIVCL ASSiFIFO PAGE 3 RUETDP 1 JJNCLAS E r 0 A - <2> !)ARl( NIGHT E. LOCATION OF 09SERVERS 42-30 NORT~, 73-~6 ~'EST. ~?PROXI~ATELY 52 M 1 LES SOUTH OF ~LB." NY, NEt.~ Y 01' !( . F. IDENTIFYING INFOR~ATION ON OBSERVEPS <2> R03ER POORE, 1 LT. 397TH t30MB l''ING, DO'.~', CO PILOT. G. WEATHER AND WINDS <1> UNDERCAST, '''IND '~ESTERLY ~PPROXIMATELY 135 KKOTS <2> NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS STAT I 0~ < 5 > CONTI Nt.' ~S 9EL 0'.' AIR CP. AFT C 7) TEMPERATURE -NEG~T IV E 54 DE SPEES AILA3LE AT T~IS ST~TION .vi~l.3 DIRECTOR Jr I NFOP.(VIt;i I~r~o PILOT CAPT. :3ERt.i.t\RJ ROQUE .11AS LJOY.l~'J D0: ~' IN COCKPIT AND NIJTICED BRILLI.~NI LI,;HT. t.'H l 1-fF: LOOKED UP THE LIGHT H~D DISSAPEAPED. CO-PILOT H~D PREVI0USLY '~IT- NESSEJ .'\ ROCKET RE-ENTRY t~ND S.t\ID THIS '.!,\S NOT THE SArE. 13J~CTS SEFJflED CLOSE TO TYE AIRCRAFT. DISAPPEAr,~u.:cE 1.'AS SIMULTANEJUS HE~! 03JECTS REACHED APPROXIMATELY 45,0 FEf.T ALTITUDE. POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE SIGHTING UNKNOWN.