Sanfranciscoarea — August 1965

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Keywords: obict, circle, object, abcwe, moving, hamilton, ohject, rspcrta, ficiml, missins, liabs, ateil, yellow131, ehan6ing, mcisoo, franciscn, dowrnard, cnwnward, inslffid, clttioft, jlatching, 1howt, shojm, cfally, ettimotet
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Civilian.& .-s. NliM8ER OF OBJECTS All rspcrta One Object !l. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION t .. TYPE Of ~aSERVATION 7 . CCU~SE [J-1 Aatto (!.JARS). (~;, n~SUF.FICiml' DATA. Duration missins. mrus on Horimn~lIABS a~ 15 de3 elevation am .a.RCTURUS a.t 45 df!g elavation. 3-J A/C 6J Duration Omitted. C~., S.ATEil,ITE 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 1. ~ialnut Creek: ~; minutes yellow131 object L.1 West s-Jtti~ 1\t 6-7 deg elevation. 8 B:t. 2. 05/04?1JZ. Rata.al Village:. White li9'1t ehan6ing colors 45 eg .ela vation in lie st . 3. ')5/0l{JJZ. Sal Fl-mcisoo: Rouni bl"C light. no tail, flashi ~cling Uorth. 4. 0.5/0433Z. S.:n Franciscn: Rourxi W1 ite br.i.glX. .li~t.. movir.g lesi; .. $3. PrlOTOS 5. Satelli:t,~ '\ hits lr.& aero sky.. Not a U~O raport. Tine IX~: . 6. 05/05))Z. \'lhite brigl& object moving to West. ;:c.,;:-l :!'.:t .-(~:( r ~=--------~ 7. oa/Oltl.SZ. Reddish y~llcw object orbiting in circa. !(, .. j;_, .... .,. .; 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE 8. 08/Q4.00Ze \ihite object moving dowrnard. t . . 9. 08/0400Z.-vlhite object mo'rl.lw cnwnward 1.."1 West Form 164 aent on InSlffid.ent Data' cases if' address av~ilab,..a. FTD SEP 63 ~-329 (TOE) Preloue clttiOft of tllla to,. .. , be ued 14. Did the object disappear while you were Jlatching it? If so, how? 15. Did the oo~ec:t move behind something at any time, particularly o cloud? (Ci rcJe ~ne): Ye'\ Don't Know. IF you onswer.U Yf::~, them taU what it mov~ O.hind: Did th ob,eet move in front of !S~mething at any t ime, p'lrticularly a cloud? (Circle One): Don't Know. 17 . Tell in o fw wotda the following th ings about the obict: 18. We wish t!) <now the angular sit. Hold IJ match die~ at arm' s length in lin with a ~nown ubiect on~ n~b t~;~t . much of tn obict is covered by th hod of the ~otch. If you had performed this .,xperiment o t th t ifll'J ,Jt tl:e sighting, how much of the object would hove been covered by the match heoci? Draw a picture that will 1howt the shoJM of tn' obict or obiectl. Label ond inc Jude in yovr tketch any det()t h of th obj.ct that you saw -s.uch a wings, protrusions, .etc:., and ap.cfally ~xhoust trailt o r vapor troila. Pfoc on arTow b.side the drowing t!) show th~ direction th9" obict was moving. Do y~ thinlc you ~on tJ$timote the speed of the ob;ect? (C ire{, One) IF you answered YES, then what speed would you ettimotet ------ -- Do you. thinl. you -:an estimote how far awo~ from you the ob1ect was? IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it wa1? _._...; !L:.'~,. .... -- Whete w.r you loc:or.d when you saw th obfect? 23. Were yo" ( Citcltt One) (Circle On ): a. In the business section of a city? @ , .... rha residential s.tct:c d c city? @ tnside o building c. tn opert countryside? b. In a cor . c. Outdoors d. Ntlor an airfield? d. In on o i'f)lane (type) e. Fl~ing ovet a city? e. At sea f. Flying O"'r o coun~? . 24. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the tim, then complete t~e followir.g questions: 24.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One) - d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Norihwest 24.2 How fast were you moving? .Jniles per hour 24.3 Did you atop at any time while you were looking at the obiect? (Circle One) 25. Old you observe the object through ony of the following? _ a, Eye9latMI b. Sun gia c. Windahi.;a . @Window ~lass e. B lnocu lar . f. T eleteope g. Theodolite In order that you can give as clear a picture 01 possibl of what you saw, dscribe in your own worcls o common obi$Ct ot object which, when placd up in th aky, would give the some appearance aJ the ob;.ct which )"OU o"" In th followint 5keen, i~lne that you or a t th 1nt tno"Nn. ?lac: a on "J.." on ,.,_e r::urv I ene. fiJ .,.,.._, ho ... high the o\,iect waa abcwe the horilon (s~ytin) whn yw lirJ, 1ow h. Pbc,, "e L>n tne , ,1m t=\i""d lin. 3c a how how high th obiect wos abcwe the horizon ("ylin) when ynu last ,...,.,., it. P c,., ~1\ "A' on t" c.~mpatJ w," you fl,tt lOW lt. Ploe a "B" on th tompo whr you l< t saw fhe ohject. I 2S . Dro'lrf = ? ic:h.IA that will sho* the mot1on ,hat th ubjec:t or obiects modo. PL::c,_, e n "r\ at tha N.qinnt.1g o t ih~ 6" ot the end of the path, o~d ~how any change'S in direction during the ~'~ISr-\tt, 29. IF thr wat MORE THAN ON! object, the" how mony wer thr? -----. -- Draw 'J picture of how they WfHe orron;ed, and put an otrow to ~how the dire~hon thor they '="r Ttovoiing. 30. Hove you ever seen thi,, oro similar object before. If .so give date 01 dot ond loc.otion. 31. Was anyOM &i se w;th you at the time you saw the ohject? (Circle One) 31.1 IF )'!lU onswered YES, did they IH the ob;ect too? { Cird One} Pleaae list rheir nom. and oddres1es: 32. Pleot giv the following lnformaticn cbout yourself: TELEPHONE NUMBE tndlc:ate any additional Information :Jbout youulf, Including an)' apKial axperl enee, which ,ioht be p.rtinenf. Wh.,n and to wh:)m did you rapcrt thot you had n th object? 34. Date you CO"'Plted this questlonnait: ion which yf/Aj f .. l pertinent ancl which ia not adequot.ly covered in the a~clfic pointl of ft. queatl W. 011 a nanativ. xplanatiOfl of your sighting. FT:J (TDEW) . 'Wr:!.gb.t-Patterson AFB, Ohio San California Re!2rence your rec~nt unidentified sighting of 7 August 1965. '!be infoz iil&tion vh1ch r,re have received is not suf't'icient for evaluation. Request you :f'ill out the attached P'TD Foxm 164 and retuxn it 1n the envelope provided. ~e Ai r Force appreciates your interest in this subJect. S! :tcerel.y', ... ~rroR"'-~"T.!i:.Lt; Jr; Major, USA? Chle:r, "Project Blue 3ook U.S, AIR FO Cc TEChtHCAl l~i=ORMATIOa~ Th l 1 <]vf!sti on noire ha1 be~n pr~pared so that you can ~ ive ~he U.S. Atr force 01 mu~h inf4)rmotion 'lS possibl concerning th unidentified aerial phenonenon that you hovo ob!ienut..i. Pleose try fo answer as rnany questions as you p<'ssibly can. That information rhot )'()U s;ve w:ll be u3.C for i~S\1rch purpo:~' YfJut nam will not b~ IJsed in C:.)nnec.;tion with ony stt.nen .. ni:.-, r.oneha:..,s, or publicotion1 wi~hout your P.ermis-sior.. We fetf.l'Je:St this personaJ infor~tion ~e th~t if i : !~ :' 'T1ed neceS\Qry w~ may contact you for furth~trdtoils. D-:~1 Month (C:rci..J One): ( C Jrcle One): a. E ..:1 .1 rem r.. Mc1..rto.n (Citci13 t.)ne): h. SttJ.,dord City Ot f Oflrft o. c~:~rt,in c. Not very 3Ur'$ b. Fair ly c~rtoin v d. Ju3t a ~ess ~ ~ 'it;ht c:ontin,Jou:siy? c1, Bright -- c. To your ri411t d. To ycur bft " Ov<'rhead f. Don't rem.,rnb_, a. IF you $OW thtt object at NlGHT, Whllt did yoo notic" conc1tming "' STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Cird, One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): \J~ Bri~t moonlight b. Dull moonlight c. No moonlight -pitch darlc d. Dcn't remember 9. What we" !~ weuthar conditiont at the time you saw the object? WEA THcR (Circle One): a . Ctsar Y b. H<1xy h. fog, mht, or light roin c. 5-:atter.C cloudl c. Ao\odMote 01 heavy rain d. Tni:k cr "'ovy cloud'S e. Don't r~m-.tmber 10. The obj !tCt ~ppe<u.,d: (Circlo One): d.( A' a Hsht b. T ra n Jpcr.,nt " Cen' t r'tMmb.r a. Br i wntr . c. A~t the sam d. D...m't ~now 1 J .1 Compor bri ghtn to some eommon object: 12. T;,e ad~ of ~. objct were: ('Circle One): o. Fu1::zy_ Cf. biu~ <h. Like a htf;hr :~":Y. -;; :. snarply ourlind d. Oon't ra111embet Appear t-;, ston<t still at any thr:e? Don't !'(now Sudd4nly ed up and rush away ot any time? Dont know 3taalc up into port cr .)Xplod? No Don~ knaw G!,e ~H ~mclut? '--'lonq ~(J::ntr"ss r.~cn~ s~1:>e? Yt:JJ fluh c~ flk Dc."t ~ know 01,cppecr end reappear? -"en i ""now ATTN \>F: SG0nf-BQ UL'O P.e:ports HEADQUARTERS HAMILTON AIR FORCE BASE and 78TH COMBAT SUPPORT GROUP United States Air Force Hamilton Air Force Base, California 94935 23 August 1965 W=i~t-~tterson ~:a, Ohio 45433 l. ~ttached reports are surnnitt~d for your information and disposition. ~':l1.lo.-r-up investigations rev~aled no ec.dditiona.l infonca.tio:t or explana- t!.o:ls. Personnel reporting subject sigiltings vere sent thanlt you letters :=o:n the Base Joint Office of Infor11ation. 2. T'.ae 8:nm movie film submitted by Mr se., Pablo, Califor::Lie., was previewed l.ocal Jy and decision made to f : rt.rard for se of your more e:q>ert evaluation. It is requested by-lIr that his film be returned wen you e.re finished examining A7.~';;tm V. lll\l:KEDIC::., Ci v hsat Base Operatio~s Officer