1. OA T.E T lME C~CUI 2. LOCATION 2 August 65 03/045)Z Florence, Ari~n& l. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION Civi.lian l. SATELLITE -2. AlRC~-1 4. HUMBER Or 03J!CTS ~. LENGTH OF OSS!RVATION 2 Hinutea Each 6. TY~c OF 035!RVATION Gm \liQ-Via t:a 1 11. BRIE~ SU~J4RY ANO A~.ALYSIS ~-D obatlrvatlor.s: l. like m.:n on a a tell i t.a. elavat.im in NW fijgbt 'l\o mi."'lt:t.es. F.cuJ1i llk~ Jteta<r in appearA.~3. ~'h-- No trail. C~erved at. 6o-6S d9!J to bOli~n 1.~ SE., Straight fJj_ght. 2. Orar.ge objac~, double trsil. AJ:P3-u'.~ \lher! l$t objset rad d.:!.sapptared aoout a ~3 ht~r. trail 4-5 t1.~3 s :.Za ot llgrt,. Description of t1-.o objects net s1i!ailar alth~u!il cb:J P.l-#ar thought thEY were same (1). Thu object al3o ccved behiai xr.cun't,a:'.r\ 1n SE. L~ sigl'lt r or 1 1/2 -2 :!in:~e:3~ the other Sat3.t1it.e3 o-r apa~ ,tu-,X. Objsct. cl:~ratari.3tic cf a. 9. PHYSICAL EYIO!NCc oatel li:t e obse:rvati on, 11.1~ t, dsseripti. on :k-rl durat.icn :L."l a c rd ~ ~= ld.th this ar.aly:.ia. 2d ooje~t proba.bly a/c. No data pr t-to ~f'ILO~AING ~llESSAGE DEF I \ R 7' ~t\Ef\IT OF t'HE AIR FORCE ST /\FF t'v\ESSAGE BRANCH ACTION: NIN-7 SAB C2 18 RTi U JA'N RVNJBJAS577 2181615-UUUu-- FM LUKE AFB ARIZ TO R U'.'U.lFV A/ r\ DC E NT AFB ca.. 0 RL','I JEWA/2 8 A I R D IV HAMIL TON AFS CAL IF" RUCfFG~/AFS: FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIV VIPAfB Rl BHQA/CSAF RIJEBH~A/OSAF WASH DC UNCLASSiFIED FOR ADC, 28 AIR OIV, SCF, AFCIN, SAFOI. SUBJECT: UFO REPORT. UFO REPORT lAW AFR 200-2, PARAGRAPH 14: ( 1). ROUND <LIKE METEOR) IN APPEARANCE. (2). HALF DCLLAR. (}) FIRST OBSER'IAT ION YIH ITE -RESEMBLED SUN ON EHCO SATELLITE, SECO~JO OBSERVATION ORANGE. H!(OMI G . fviESSAGE D~r 'R ~ .,\EN f OF THE AI~ FORCE ST I,~"[ MESSAGE B~ANCH UNCLASSIFJED (6). NONE OTHER THAN NOTED ELSEWHERE. PAGE 2 RUWJBJA8577 UNCLAS (7)~ FIRST OBSERVATION-NONE. SECOND OBSERVATION-DOUBLE TRAIL -02)J~GE IN CCl.OR. FOUR TO F' IVE TIMES LONGER THAN OBJECT. (9). NONE OBSERVED. B (1). OBSERVER FREQUENTLY STOPS AT THIS SPOT TO OBSERVE SKIES. ~OVEMENT OF OBJECT CA~HT HIS EYE. (2). 60 TO 65 DEGREES ELEVATION ANGLE TO NORTHWEST. <'> ZERO DEGREES ELEVATION AP;GLE AS OBJECT DISAPPEARED Bf.LOW MOUNTAIN TOP TO SOUTHEAST. (4). OBJECT MOVED NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST IN STRAIGHT LINE. FIKST OBSERVED THROUGH BRANCHES Of THREE. (5). OBJECT DISAPPEARED INSTANTANEOUS TOWARD SOUTHEAST. REAPPEARED 40 TO 50 SECOND LATER MOV lNG SAME 0 IRECT I ON 0 I SAPPEAREO BELO~'I MOUNTAIN TOP TO SOUTHEAST. (rS) .. FIRST 09SERVAT ION TWO MINUTES. SECOND OBSERVATION ONE AND ONE-HALF TO TWO MINUTES. C (1). GROUND -VISUAL. C2> .. NO OPf ICt,L A IDS USED. tNCQ,'.-\{NG ~ENT OF THE AIR FO~CE S T /\FF ,A.,\ESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIFIED PAGE ' RLWJ8JA85 77 UNCLAS (2). NIGhT. E. OBSERVER ON CANAL PARKWAY FOURTEEN MILES SOUTH OF FLORENCE, AVENUE, PHOENIX, ARIZONA. iEST CAR DRIVER FOR GATES RUBBER COMPANY, 25;' WEST CYPRESS, PHOENIX, ARIZONA. APPEARS RELIABLE, NOT NERVOUS TYPE. G. (1). WEATHER CLEAR, NO CLOUDS, NO WINO IN AREA, GOOD VISIBILITY. OBSERVER'S ESTIMATE. (2). LUKE AFB WEATHER REPORTS SURFACE WINO 200 rx;s AT 10K, L>Er ,R, ,,Ef\IT \J~ I HE Ait\ :ORCE ST/\rF .~'LSS,~G~ 3R.\ NCH (;). CEILI~G-CLEAR. (5). NO Cl8UDS. PAGE 4 RLWJBJA8577 UNCLAS C6)o NO TH~NDERSTORMS. C7). TEMPERATURE GRADIENT CSEE ITEtA NU~IBER G-2). H. N EG AT I V :: I, P EN!X ~IR DEFENSE REPORTS NO ACTIVITY IN AREA OF OBS~RVA- J. FORMATION FLYING IN LOCAL AREA BUT ~lCrJE !N PHOENIX TO GLOSE AREA. WILLIAMS AFB REPORTS NO FLYING ACTIVITY IN THIS t\.~EA. K. INTELLIGENCE OFFICER SUBMITTING REPORTS-OBSERVER APPEARS SINCERE. SAYS SPEED OF OBJECT ABOUT 150MPH AT TWO THOUSAND TO T~iREE THOUSAND FEET ALTITUDE. AT SECOND OBSERVATION OBSERVER REPORTS VERY BRIGHT 'NH ITE LIGHT FOLLO'N lNG ON HEELS Or OBJECT AND MOV t;JG WITH IT AT s . .:.:.E SPEED. DISAPPEARANCE AFTER FIRST OBSERVAT JON COLlD BE ACCOU'JTEO FCR BY f'ACT OBSERVER WAS SIGHTING THROLGH 9RANCES OF A TREE. THE ABS::NCE Of FLYING ACTIVITY INVOLVING LUKE AF3, WILLIJ\~SN AFB, OR AIR DEFENSE IN THE OBSERVATION AREA DOES ~lOT RLL OUT THE POSSIBILITY OF AIRCRAFT ACCOUNTI~lG FOR THE SIGHTING. Tl~IS CFFIC~ ~ ~;!ESSAGE DEF ,~p v\~i\11 Or n fE AIR FORCE ST t~rF f-,\:SSAGE CRANCH rnrLASSI;-r o 1 ~L fttE~ .(JA~L fr~u~MN~S~PEEO WOULD BE 0 IFF ICUL T TO JliDGE Pg S PROPERLY FOR THAT TIME OF NIGHT. THE REAPPEARANCE WITH A DIFFERENT CCLOR AND TRA.ILS COULD BE ACCOUNTED BY THE CHANG lNG ASPECTS OF' THE OBJECT. THIS OFFICER HAS NO CURTHER COMMENT.