OA l E TIME GROUP J . ',I)IJRCI: 1. NUMBER OF OBJECTS ~ . LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 3 Secorris t .. l 1'PI: OF OBSERVATION r:ro und-Visual $3. PrlOTOS ? . PHYSICAL EVIDENCE PROJECT 10073 RECORD 2. L OCATION 10, CONCLUSION othe r (BlliDS) t.. Dim lifttt rassinr t hln 1rTl 1') der;recs of arc i n 3 Secorrls. 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Very weak l i ght rJj rtll' ''r than th P. bri r,ht. s tRrs. Pale l-lhi tc. Passed b~hilrl 1.rNs. f'li.'ht J:> Jont.h . 1'3.:-;secl thr"<n1:h JO der, Could ben di 10 t Cr>nt '"ll' 'l"T 0\!jc:cl. '\ldl a:. a bird at close rary;,e . Hore li.lv-l y !~nmPI.Ilirur c;l0sc t.n t.he nboerve r in the almcnc~ of hriltlt .. nC'"l!l '\'lei no t.:ril. l:orc lH<11ly a bird. Hriml. njph+ . Sm:tll . ,, 1r t.J!lite, d 1:tt f'd J.iJ-r a hnmets nest . EiRht. \'efll' old ri"'>l':l'i d '"'l l0rk:inr likP :-rr..,ch11t~. r l D 5( p 63 0-329 (T OE) Pr v loul e rllll..n nf lhh f orm m)l Ia u l. 14. Did the object disappear wh1ltt you w.:rc. tOtching Jt? II so, how ? 15. Did the object move ~hind ~omoth ing o t any ti me , porticullltly o cloud'? (Circle One): Don't Know. IF you o.uwerec.l Y J, then t11ll what i t moved behind: 16. Did tho objeet mova in f ront of :lpmerhing ur any t1m~, pflrticulorl~ o cloud ? (Circle One): Yes Ovn't Know. IF you answered Y ES. th~., t-t!i "Vi1<1l 17. Tell in a few words the toflo...,ing rhngs about rhe OOf<CI: d. We w i s h to know th~.t on;t ., 'I ; L &. t 1r)l,j o notch Sit :;t c rm ~ l.,ngth in ln~ ..,,,h ) ~r.own v bject one'.:;' ~ ... 1 much of rh., obtect s cov~r;,d by th e h"cd of th e mnrcn. !r you hud pttrfor meJ this experiment :Jt th~ t i,.: , , t ; ~ t $ighting, how muc h oi rh d objttct would 1-ov~ IA!en o--~rsd by rho marc h ~eod? J 19. Draw a p icture that will ~how the snap., of tne object or objects. Label and include in yoor :ske t c h any d etorla of the object that you sow s uch as wings, protru1 ions, ~rc., a nd ~tapeciolly exhousl trails o r vopOC' trails. Place an arro w beside thtt drawin g to sho w the direction th11 o b ject was moving. 20. Do you thmk you c a n estimate tho speor.l of the object? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estirr.ote '( .. - 21. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the ob ject was? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, then how for owoy would you soy it was?-------------- 22. Where wore y<>Y located when you sow the obfect? (C ircle One): Inside a buildin g c. Outdoors d. In on airplane (type ) 23. Were yo1.1 (Circle One) o. In the business section of a city? b . Jr, rh~ residential s"c t ;c,,, .:~: n c ity? c. In opfln country~ido? d . N"ar an airfield? e. Flyin g over o city? f. Fly;n~ over open coontry? 2J. I F you were MOVING IN A N AUTOMOBILE o r other vehicle a t th e time, rhen complete the followil.c; qufi \)0'1; 24.1 What d irection wers you moving? ( Circle One ) o. North c . b. Northeast d . Sout h e o H f. Southwest h. Northw~st 24.2 How fas t WtHtJ y ou mtles per hour. Did you 1 top at on-,. fime while you were loolung ot the object? (C ircle 011s ) Yes No 25. D id you observ~ the o b jecr ~nrough any o f th following? Eyeglouu Yes Binoculars Yes No Sun glauea f. Teleseope Yes No Windshie ld Yes g. Theodolite Window glass Yes No 26. In order that you con g iv e as clear a p icture as possible o f what you s o w, describe in your own words a commOf' object Of objects which, when placed up in the alcy, would g ive the some appearance as th object which ) ' OU so~ 27, '"the following alcetch, imogln that you ore ot the $)011'11 1hown. Plac:o un ''J.. I (lr. 1Le -:urv.:: lw(, to :ahow ho ... igh the object woa abo.,~ the horl~on {sk,.lin e ) when y'..V firJt J o w it. Pia<, 11 ''8" .),1 the ~.Jme c.:urvd liM :c. ahow how high the object wos obov the horixon (s~yiir1ei when you /.;sr 'lu~t r\. Pie c e .;n ' 'A' on the c.ompau when you lltst tow ft. P loe Cl ''B" on tha compou wh.-r~ you /o"' 10 ... ttu' ohl .. .- r. 23. Draw a p ictura that will "Shew the motro n her rh.-o b ject <)r o b te crs me:~. p i .c~ t'J,, ~ ' p ath, o "B Of the and of tl.,a path, a nd \ho"V ony changes 1n direc-tion durinQ the ..:.::a;r~:t. 29. IF rhere ,.. a , MORE THA~ O NE object, rnen how I'I'ICiny f'iere tnere? Draw o pietur~t :~f how the y rt orronged, o,d put on crrow to show ! "(t ;!: r8Ctton r"ot rh .. ,. w1n., lrovc!tlly. 30. Have you ever seen th is, 0t a .stmi lor ob1ecl befOf If s o give date or dates and location. 31. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object? ( Circle One) 31.1 IF you answered YES, d id they ue the object too? ( Circle Ontt) 31.2 Please list their names and addresses: 32. Pleou give the following infcrmation abouT your .. lf: ... E LE P!-IONE NUMB tndicat any additional ;nformor ion about yourulf, including any ,p.,clol e:.perlence, which might be p4frh:"~e"T 33. When and to whom did you report that you hod seen the object? 35. lnfOf'motion which you feel pertinnt and which is not adequate ly covtred in the apeciflc points of th. questionnaire or a narrative explanation of your sighting s. Hunt/man/SJL~OICC/72842/13 Oct 65 Beterence 1a 11ade to your report o~ an aerial obJect vbich ,ou obar w:d on the n1 ght o~ 21f. Auaust 1965. !!he d111D8U ot tbe obJect, bor1zoatal f'Ught ot approxtmaW7 30 ot an arc 1n three aecoDda, and the abape eowpe.Ted. to a parachute or honwta nest are eharacteriatic o~ an observatiCD. or bird at n1sbt. Altbough reporta ~ thia nature are rare, we do recei?e-an aftra@ll at fo1r a Jear. 2baak yea tor reporting your observation to the A1r Foree. Sincerely, JOHN P . SPAlJLDlllG Lt Colonel, IJSAP Chie:r, Civil Branch Commun:f ty Relationa D1 Vision Of'fice of Information HEADQUAFHERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOG Y C>IVIS ION A I R FORCE SYSTEMS CO\IMA.. O UNITEO STA TES AI~ FO~CE W"UGHTP~T T EqSON AIR FORCE 8 ASC.. ~- HT Of: TDEW Request for UFO Information, ro: Hq USAF SAFOICC ( r.trs. Hunt) Wash D C 20330 Reference the attached letter requesting information on his unidentified observation. Form 164 completed by Mr given the added information necessary for us to evaluate his sighting of 24 Aug 65. Tbe dimness of the object, horizontal flight of approx- imately 30 degrees of an arc in three seconds, and the shape compared to a parachute or hornet's nest lead to an evaluation of the sighting as an observation of a bird. The characteristics of a bird observation at night are similar to those you have given. While reports of this nature are rare, the Air Force does receive three or four a year. The suddeness of the sighting, and the fact that the bird must be far enough avay from the observer so tha t it may be identified as such and yet near enough ~hat light will reflect from its wings and body, make t h e ci!"cumstances sufficiently unusual that misidentificatic~ can occur. FOR THE COMMMiiE~ ERIC T de JO F4~, Colonel, USAF Depu~y for ~ec~ology and Subsystems ');THE Nt'C L US OF SECUP.I TY! FTD Form 164 UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE ACTION: NIN- 7 INFO: XOP- 1, XOPX-8, SAf-OS- 3, DIA- l ( 21) PP Rl...EAHQ F1'1 6 SAW INAl.KER AF3 tJMEX TO RI.MGAL/ ADC RIJNGNK/29 tJORAD RGN Q}<J..AHONA CITY I.JKLA RUCDSQI AFSC FTD "J/PAFa OHI O RUEAHQICSAF RUEAHQIOSAF. WASH DC INFO RUCSC/SAC ~UJJBKW 15AF f 1CH Ar3 C~L IF ~UWH2D/12SfRATALRJS?DIV DAVIS iiUNTHAN AFB ARIZ IJ~QAS DCOI 60190 ALG 65. FOR AFNIN, SAFOio lih"iwlATE DELIV!RY. UFU. A. DESCRIP ' IGN OF OBJECT. < D OVAL, ROUt\D. <2) SIZE Sl.IGhTLY LARGER THA.'J BAS'J(ET JAU.. (3) DIOL WHITE COLOR. <DONE O.i3JECT ONLYa (5) N/A. (6) NJNE. (7) NONE. (8) NONE. (9) NONE. B. ( D FLEETING SHADuW, HIG i SPEED. UNCLASSIFIED . UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THl AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE Page 2 of' ~ <2) FIRST OBSERVED APPRUXlltlATEL Y 45 DEGREES ABOVE E.Sf)1ATW Hlird~lJiJ, A?ffiOACHHD FRCl! APPROXli'JATEL Y S00 DEGREES. (3) DISAP~EARED 6EHit~D TREES ON HEAD It OF APPROXINATELY 120 IJillREES, (4) Sit~IDHT FLIGHT. (5) INSTAi-ITLY &HHID TaEC:S. (6) IN SIGHT APPROXI~:ATEL! Tli..:.:EE ~CCl'IDSo C. <D GROUND TO AIR. (2) NUi~Eo (3) N/A. D. ~ D PAGE 2 Rl.MHJP 1076 l.NCLAS ROS\tJ CJ .I , t-i:W [1XICO, APFROXI.MATEl. Y 4 r-11 NORTH UF WALKER AFB. F JAMES F. HAN!:EL, T$T, AF34725922, 2010 Ca1MLNICATIONS SQ., WA KER AFa NMEX, DUTY, AIRCRAFT COHROLLER. RELIABILITY, GuOD. G. WEAT !ER: < D a EAR BRIGHT NIGriL (2) SlRFACC: WINIJS LOCAL AREA, 1~5c HRS. !1ST: B:lm/S0~&ars. (2) ..;riDS A 80,000 NOf IWAILJ-10L.C:. (3) CEILING -UNLIIHTill. (4) VI i!BILITY - 15NM AND LNRESictiCfill (5) HIGH SCATTERED. (6) Nu THI.j.J JEtiSTlJrtMS. (7) VERT o Tt.1Po GRADIENT 4 , 000 Tu 38,0010 FT. 2.1 DffiR :E C Pili 1000 FT. NONEo I. t.XJNE. J . i~AVY F-~ 11RtUVED WAFB 210: 15 ~1ST, INaGilW FRa1 CASTLE AFB. SEVERAL B-52 AND KC- 135 AIC IN LOCAL TRAFFIC PATTERN ALTITUDE NC:AR TIN OF SIGHTit'l3 a K. INTEl LIGEN'; STAFF UNCLASSIFIED UNClASSIFIED DlPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF-MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE OFFICER, COMBAT INTELLIGENCE aRANCH, 6 SAW INTEl I.IGt.i~CE DIVISIOtJ, WALKER AFB NEW MX. PHENOiJENA DESCRllil::D HAS NOT BEEN CO-rtELATEl.J WITH KNOWN 03JECfS IN AREA. OBSERVER SfATED HE IS FAt;JlLIAR WITH PLL A/C DEPART~ AND INEOll'JD ROUI'ES. UFO vJAS NuT ON ANY KNOW DEPARTURE OR It-roUND ROLITES~ WAS UNPSLE Tu ESfiMATE :~.EIGHT OR SIZE BECAUSE HORIZCN l,JAS L\IVISIBLE .. :Ju uTHER RERJRTED W IT:-...ESSESS. L. _:_essage appears garbled, will be serv1.ced upon reques-:. Advanc e copy delivered to DIA. UNCLASSIFIED li'fD ( TDEW) Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433 September 1965 .Reference your recent unidentified. obsel'vation o~ 24 August 1965. 1he information Wich ve received from walker AFB, New Mexico vas not sutricient tor evaluation. Request you fill out the attached Fl'D Fol"''l 1.64 and return it in the envelope provided We wish to tbank you for reporting ;your observation t o the .A.; r Force. Sincerely, R:FX:TO QUL'lTA.t'i!U.A, Jr l>12jor, USAF Chief, Project Blue Book tr;., .... : h ,> ', ~ ~O'l.e(ntnl r'1~ unidcH rifto1J ldt a..: I phc t:UT'e1CII t o ou "'"l\fU ,_,\_:atrvn .i. ;.>fao~., ~r to .Jns.,.,e~r ?!. many ':jiJ~Utl ,,$ a s you p '~'.libly con. Tho in fo,motion t hat y<:U s iva"':" tM H.td t..)f 1!1Se urch ,>vrpos<H. Your nor~ 'Viii , ol ' " u s e d rn C.)nnec.tion with ony 'St~temetni ;, ccndu~m~ O' publrcotrons w :thout 'fOur permissior .. We requn s t this per!'lonal i.,formMion , c thor d 11 \ dee m.,d tH1C !!.Slory, W<t may <:ontoct you for futther deta ils. f i me of -io 1 'ct th e objuc r ? a , br:qht In fronl :)f you J . i'c.yovr ielt 8. IF you )OW th<t Jbjoct a l NIGHT, wh-Jf d1d yoo notit:e conc.oming th~ ST>.RS and MOON? 8.1 STARS 1 C trcle On~;. a . Bris;ht moonlr~t b. A f,w b. Dull moonlight c. No moonlight-pitch dQfk d. Don' t nmember d. Don't rememb.r 9. What wttre the weather c onditic:t'l.t ot 1he tim you ,ow the object? CLOUDS (Cirelli One): WEATHER (Circle One): Clear slty b. Fog, mi1t, ~ light roln c . Scattered c louo s c. Moderate 0t heavy rain Thiele ~ h ,o-vy cl~ds Don , nmember 10. The obje c! I'JP~ored: ( C:rc;., Onej: """'eiTl~f l roJ(I\{'Ilt , n ; . .\ oovt n .scrr:.t .:. Don't knc (C tn:le On~J a. ru:.:.y c.-hlurred :>. L~e o brrght ,tar c. SOo rpy oot lin.O d. Doo t ramemb.r Did the obt~cr Ao~or io 3Tond atill ol a ny tinw~ ? Sudaenly .speed up and rus h away 'lt any time? Break u p inro ports :x uolode? Give olf 'lmoke? Chon~ brig,tneu? Chanqe , hope? Flas h !J" ilick~r? O r, opp.-tH ::.n~ tttO OOo:!Cf ' (Circle One fOf' wad., qution) Don't lcnow Don't lcnow Don't know Don't lcnow Don't lcnow Don't lmow Don't \mow Don't know