1. O.ATE TlME GIOU' NUMIER 0' OIJICn 2. LOCATION Albl.querque, rlel<T lIexioo 10. CONCLUSION BALLOON v/' S. LENGTH 0, OISI .. YATION 11. 1111, IUMMAIY AND ANALYIII 25 lIinut e s 6. TYPE OF OISERVA-TION Grouni-Visual Probably rourrl cbject 'thite, small similar to star of 2d mgnitude steady white light, no features. Observed at 70 deg elevation fcl.l.ing to 30 deg elev-ation. llotion included 'll" of ;l) degrees amplitude. COl'f~'ll'S: Duration and motion tend to rule out Satellites arxi a/c. Not in accord 'tr.ith Astro observation. r.:otion ccnsi.stant ~dth balloon such as local NX ballon ':.d. th lijlt attached. tttftt can be accounted far b~r sh if't in surface l.d..nds arr1. !llounteinous c Yea terrain in a.rrl arowrl Albuquerque. Object VerJ cim. This is a---=J=il:;.N;..;.-----------tconsistant ~d.th the small b atterJ operated licjlt tha. t balloons 9. PHYSICAL EVIDINCI . " tN"o...O 0: THE AIR FORCE . MESSAGE sr .. A_Ff_M GE BRANCH UNCLASStFI[D QE665ZCWJB362 ACTION: NIN-7 UNCLAS SVC RUEAHQ ., 94S 1820208, RUWGAL 9698 1820403, RUWGAL 9648 . 1820348, VOL TO RUCDSQ ZDK RUWGKD 8981 30/2228Z R302212Z RR RUWGALE RUEAHQ RUCDSQ ~ FM AFSWC KIRTLAND AFB NMEX TO RUWGALEI ADC . RUCDSQ/FTD WPAFB OHI 0 . . RUEAHQ/ OSAF WASH DC RUEAHQ/CSAF I . UNCLAS SWS 15026 JUNE 65. 'FOR AFNIN SAFOI. ALLEGED UFO SIGHTING IN ACCORDANCE WITH AFR 200-2. AC 1) PROBABLY ROUND. (2) 5M ALLER THAN A PEA. c 3) WHITE <6) APPEARANCE SIMILAR TO STARS OF SECOND MAGNITUDE STEADY WHITE LIGHT, NO DISCERN! BLE FEATURES. <7> NO TAIL OR EXHAUST f Of 'PME AtR FORCE STAFf MeSSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIFIED , PAGE 2RUWGKD 8981 UNCLAS AF IN s 5656o (l Jul 65) C8 > NO SOUND 8( I> MOTI eN AGAINST STARS BACKGROUND C2> APPROXIMATELY 70 DEGREES. ( .3 > APPR (])( IM ATEL Y 30 DEGREES. C4> OBJECT DESCRIBED A FIGURE W <UPRIGHT> APPROXIMATELY 20 DEGREES AMPLITUDE MOVING FROM WEST TO EAST IN- APPROXIMATELY 15 C5> OBJECT FADED FROM VIEW ABOVE SANDIA CREST 'APPROXIMATELY 30 DEGREES. .~?r-I C6 > APPROXIMATELY 25 -MINUTES.:' ... ,..(1) GROUND.VISUAL.<SEEN BY 3 C2> NO OPTICAL AIDs~:.~-~L r C3> OBSERVIERS CN GROUND. E. JUST NORTH OF SANDIA. BASE IN SOUTHEAST PORTI~ OF ALBUQUERQUE,. Fc2> CAPTAIN CHRISTOPHER F. ELLIS, USAF, AIR FORCE WEAPONS LABORATORY, pHYSICIST, COMPLETELY RELIABLE. . . INC::tlWNG ~AE-s'SAGE UNCLASSrFIED G. ct.EAR. v i'si-eii.i rv 60; tEM-PER ATtiRE .. 75, -ow-PaiN_t _ 30;- wi"No -is~------ oEGREEs 10 KNOTS 6000 FEET 230 DEGREES 15, lB DEGREES. 10M 225/15 MINUS 13 DEGREES; 16M 240/20 MINUS 4 DEGREES; '20M 24/30 MINUS 11 DEGREES; 30M 240/35 MINUS 36 DEGR~ES; 50M 230/35 MINUS 73 DEGREES; 80M 110/20 MINUS 53 DEGREES H. NEGATIVE. I. N/ A K. SAUL F AKTOROW, MAJOR, USAF, .CHIEF OF SAFETY, UNABLE TO E.V ALU ATE PHEN CJt1 EN A. L. NEGATIVE~,-. NOTE: ADV CY TO D:nA. ORIG TRANSMISSION NOT tt1;RN~riFt E!l> IN SMB.