PROJECT 10073 RECORD ~-OA lE TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION Civi li.an 1. NIIMBER OF OBJECTS 10. CONCLUSION l)ighting tm-rard tbo f .... n:. 'd lq~ ~.nd:ic~te a prohab".t. ivC i.~ tL.i . .. ""~"c ' 1':1. '('l .e r.:t i description n da t . confJ.ictin.c: hi th evaluation. ~ . LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 5 -10 t:inutes t .. lYPE OF OBSERVATION :~rc>lurl-Vis ua 1 s;. Pr!OTOS ? . PHYSICAl EVIDENCE 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Light col01ed d . :.r - s!w.r et. trail or 1u1usu::!. f lt.ttl'"''. hw1dred fet <lil)V bt,.i 1 :; .'\bolv e . ub je c L .,; [)1 t eel ~ t dusk. Uo soudn Ttr : Gt and ap :ec.r~d to :' e :>cver:.t. : . \lt;iLH>~P s . e r.itlt object l"lovin, d, l':tLr. iJrrntj un 5-0 J .rmtcs 1 n iJ,jt' c t . 3ky clc ~1 r behirrl and UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORC STAFF MSSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MfSSAGE AF IN : 40441 (8 Sep 65) A/rff Page 1 of 5 ACTION: NIN-7 INFO : XOP-1, XOPX- 8 , SAF-OS-3' , DIA-l (21) SMB A165ZCHQB348ZCQJC682 FV. 325FTR /G MCCHORD AFB WASH TJ ~U''.'GALE/ADC ENT AFB COLO o~AGL/AF svsrE~Is co ND .;,'J~AHQ/HQ USAF WASHI ~TO~l DC ~:~:::i\nQ/SC:CRETARY OF AF '.'!ASH I N:;TON :JC ~.FCLAS 31aF IS 05h84 SFP 65 =rfr.T I f FOR: AFSC~FTO), USAF CAFNIN), OSAF CSAFOI). SUBJ: UNIDENT Fl'fli'iG OaJECT. TYE FOLLO'NIM; INFOR'vlATION IS SUBMITTED ON AN UFO S IG!-TE:D 28 AUG 65. A. O~SCRIPTION OF THE OBJECT: 1. CIGAR-SHAPED. 2 . ABOUT THE SIZE OF A PEN HELD AT ARM' S LENGTH BUT 3~ LIGHT-COLORED UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE 4 . ONE OBJECT. PAGE 2 RUWHBH 7714 UNCLAS 5. NO FORMAT I 0 N 6. NO DISCERNIABLE FEATURES. 7. NO TAIL, TRAIL, OR EXHAUST. 8 . NO SOUND. 9 . NO U~USUAL FEA TUrtE S. 8 . DESCRIPTION JF COURSE OF 03JECT: 1. OBJECT pqJ'rl'iE~!T ABOVE BUILDINGS. 2 e OBJECT A ?:.Aq~::; SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET ABOVE BUILDI NGS A'IJ GE~!ERALLY TO~AR~S THE WEST. 3 .. ALTITUJE ~::\ :\I'.JEO THE SA\lE V/ITHHOBJECT MOVIt\G TOWARD TH~ NORTH UPON OISAPPE~KA ~CE. 4o NO OUTSTA\lDI\G 'AANUEVERS WERE OBSERVED. 5. OBJECT 0 I SI\PPEARc:-D AT ~.AODERATE SPED TO THE NORTH. 6. OBJECT WAS VISIBLE FIVE (5) TO TEN (10) MINUTES AFTER CESERVAT I ON. ,'.1ANNER OF OBSERVATION: 1. GROU~D -VISUAL. 2 . NO OPTICAL AIDS. UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MtsSAGE 3 . NO AIRBORNE S IGHTING. D. TIME AND DATE OF S IGHTING: PAGE 3 RUWHBH 7714 UNCLAS E. LOCATION OF OBSERVER: F .. IDENTIFYING I'F03'}.ATION ON OBSERVER: '''ASHINGTON, ~AINISE;,, FAIR RELIABILITY G. WEATHER A~IO ~I'IJS-ALOFT CONDITIO~IS AT Ti~E AND PLACE OF SIGHTINGS: 1. OBSERV S ~!OTED THAT THERE WERE BLACK CLOUDS PRESENT A GOOD DISTANCE BLO~ 03JECT, REST OF SKY WAS CLEAR. 2~ ALTITUDE ID DIRECTION WIND VELOCITY 2 60 DEGREES UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE 3. CEILING WAS SCATTERED AT 4000, 7000, AND 15000 FEET. RUWHBH 7714 U~CLAS 4. VISioiLITY WAS TEN C1/l) MILES WITH NO OBSTRUCTION. 5. SCATTE~EO CLOUD COVER. 6. THERE ERE '.10 THUNDERSTOR~S. 7o VERTICAL T ~'.'PER~TURE GRADIENT: ALTITUQE T PERATURE IN CENTIGRADE SURFACE ?LUS 16 DEGGEES H. NO OTHER UNUSUAL CONDITIONS WAS NOTED. I. NO I~1TERCEPT ACTION WAS TAKEN. J. NO OTHER AIR MOVEMENT WAS REPORTED THAT COULD ACCOUNT FOR UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE K. 1ST LT JAMES L. COTTON, 318TH FTR INTCP SQ ADMIN OFFICER. NO PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS. THERE IS NO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. NOTE: Advance copy delivered to DIA. UNCLASSIFIED