UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE SRaNCH INCOMING MESSAGE C6) NO A3.N0RMAL OBJECTS OR DISPLAYS WERE OBSERVED ON THE "AGE three RUEAAML 3 UNCLAS RADAR at this STATION, (7) PREPARING OFFICER CONCLUDES THAT AT THE TIME OF THE SIGHTING A^C IN THE AREA OF THE SIGHTUS, THERE WERE NO KNOWN AIRCRAGT, BILLONS, OR OTHER CONTROLLED AIRBORNE OBJECTS WHICH MIGHT HAVE SEEN THE OBJECT SlGnTEO, L. EXISTENCE OF PHYSICAL EVIDENCE: NONE NOTEj advance copy DELr/HRED TO DIA. ONCLASSIFIEO yNCLASSiFiED DE?ASrMENT ACTION: ?TIN7 INFO: IOP-1, XOPX-2, SAFOS-3, DIA-1 (l5) c*'33VIC2CHQ297ZCAMA113 FM 649TH RADAR SQ BEDFORD AFS VA TO RUWGALE/ADC ENT AFB COLO RtJEAKN/2 AIR DIVISION STEVART AFB NY RUCD3Q/AF3C<FTD) WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO fiaZAHQ/HEADQUARTERS USAF (AFNIN3 WASH D C RUEAHQ/SECRETART OF THE AIR FORCE CSAFOI) WASH D C INFO RUEAAM/WAADS FT LEE AFS VA RUEAAM/CAPTCARTER WAODC-I FTLEE AFS VA UNCLAS 649CC? 18 NOV 65 SECTION ONEOF TWO SECTIONS* ADCCADCZN): OSAFCSaFXO; ACCORDANCE INGINFORMATION SUBMITTED; A. DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT; (1) ROUND OHCLASSIFiEB OEPASTMENr OF THE AIK FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE (2)BETWtN THE SIZE OFA GRAPEFRUIT AND A BASKETBALL HELD AT arms length. <3) AT FIRST SIGHTING OBJECT WAS EXTREMELY BRIGHT, IT LATER DIMMED TO A REDDISH HUE OF VARYINQINTENSITY, ALTITUDE PAGE TWO RUEAAMl I UNCLA3 WAS ESTIMATED AT 1000 FEETo C6> LOOKED LIKE A BALL OF FIRE C7) NONE OBSERVED <S3 NONE HEARD (9) NONE REPORTED DESCRIPTION CDATTENTION OF OBSERVERS WAS CAUSED BY AN UNKNOWNAIRBORNE M0VINGACR0S3 BEINGBRIGHTjANDBIGQJR than a stationary star, object WAS <2) ANGLE approximately 360 DEGREES, AZIMUTH 035 DEGREES <5> ANGLE APPROXIMATELY 545 DEGREES, AZIIiUTH 005 DEGREES DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FOR<E STAFF MESSAGE 3RANCH INCOMING MESSAGE UN0TERMINO <5) GRADUALLY DIMINISHED IN SIZE AND DISAPPEASD OVER THE HOROZIN IN A Stf DIRECTION. C6) PATROLMAN KECK OBSERVED THE OBJECT APPROXIMATELY 50 MINUTES. OBJECT DISPLAYED .AN ON AND OFF LIGHT. THREE <3> SECONDS PAGE THREE RUEAAML UNCLAS OFF ANDA30UT I 1/2 MINUTES ON STARTING WITH WHITE LIGHT, CHANGING OBSERVATION: U) GROUND- VISUAL C2)N0NE USED. i2) NIGHT, CLEAR E. LOCATION Or OBSERVERS: LATITUDE 37 DEGREES 25 MINUTES NOTHR, LONGITUDE 79 DEGREES 35 MINUTES WEST. NORTH Or BEDFORD WEST OF BEDFORD RADIO TOWER, BEDFORD, VA. SEPERATE POLICE UNITS OBSERVED OBJECT FROM VARIOUS POINTS ON A SW HEADING. APHO JAH l5 ONCLASSIFIEO D(^ARTMNT OF 7f4E AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OBSERVERS: U) S3T RAY WEBSTER, POLICE OFFICER, (BEDFORD POLICE DEPT), NTHSTREET, C2) PATROLMAN KECK, BEDFORD POLICE, BEDFORDVA. PHONE: 586-1540 (3) DEPUTY SHERIFF, B, G JONES, HT #1, BEDFORD, SHERIFF'S ROCKBRIDGE PAGE FOUR RUEAAML 1 UNCLA3 <4> S/SGT WILLIAM A. CHICK, AF14664438, 606 SOUTH STREET, BEDFORD VAo,AIRCRAGT CONTROL AND WARNING OPERATOR WITH EIGHT (3) YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN RADAR OBSERVATIONS. <5) A/2C WILLIAM A. CUNNINGHAM, AFM742595, 649TH RADAR SQUADRON, BEDFORD AFS, BEDFORDVA. AIRCRAGTCONTROL AND WARNING OPERATOR, EXPERIENCED IN RADAR OBSERVATIONS. G. WEATHER: <U CLEAR, COLD, NO CLOUDS <2) OBTAINED FROM THE DUTY FORECASTER, DET. 41, 12TH WEATHER SQUADRON LQCATEDAT THE WASHINGTON AIR DEFENSE SECTOR, WIND VELOCITY IN DEGREES A KNOTS FROM SURFACE TO80,030 FEET: 280 DEGREES 280 DEGREES UNCL/iSSiFlEO UNCLASSIFIED OcOARTMENT NOT AVAILABLE PAGErIVE RUEAAML 1 UNCLAS <5} CLEAR <7) OBTAINED VERTICAL TEMPERATURE GRADIENT FROM THE DUTY FORECASTER, 12TH WEATHER SQUADRON AIR DEFENSE 45 DEGREES 39 1/2 DEGREES 27 DEGREES 14 DEGREES 2 DEGREES 45 DEGREES ONCySSIFlEO UNClASSIFiEO DEPARTMENF 50.000 MINUS 3DEGfiiS 80.000 NOT available: H<,ANYOTHR UNUSUALACTIVITY OR CONDITIONl NONEACCOUNTED FOR, INTERCEPTION IDENTIFICATION FORECASTER, WASHINGTON THEREPORTING ONCLASSlFiEO DEMiiTMENT OF THE AIK FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE ACTION : NIN-T SMB Bl53ZC2':HaA5822CAMA RLV5ALE/ADC RUCOSO/AFSCCFTD) y/RIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO R'JEAHO/HEADQUARTERS RUEAHO/SECRETARY OF THE AiR FORCE CSAFO I )'.VASH D C INFO RUEAAMmADS FT LEE AFS VA RUEAAM/CAPT CHARLESTON CHARLESTON KNOV/LEOGE UNSChROLlEO SUPERVISOR. APHO 0-309C ONCLASSIFlEfl DEPARTMENT OP THE AJR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE CD OBJECT WAS FIRST SIGHTED BY THREE C3) SEPERATE POLICE UNITS approximately 3 MILES NORTH OF BEDFORD, DIRECTLY WEST OF BEDFORD radio TOWER AT 0022Z OR 0720 LOCAL- INFORMAT lOiN WAS RELAYED TO THIS UNIT AT 03432 OR 0749 LOCAL. OBJECT DISAPPEARED C2) the second SIGHTING Or THE SAME OBJECT WAS REPORTED BY T7'0 C2) RADAR OPERATORS WHO WERE IN THE BEDFORD AREA AT THE time, second REPORT CALLED IN TO THIS UNIT AT 3225Z. C5) UPON RECEIVING INITIAL REPORT, CREW CHIEF SEARCHED THE ON THE PRtS ALSO. C4) A CHECK WITH THE WASHINGTON AIR DEFENSE SECTOR INDICATED NO AIRCRAGT U^JOER THEIR OPERATIONAL CONTROL IN THE area of the SIGHTINGS. (5) A CHECK WITH FAA , LYNCHBURG, ROANOKE, AND LEESBURG ARTCCS REVEALED \0 KNOWN OR SCHEDULED AIRCRAGT IN- THE AREA OF THE 31G'-m^G. ,953: LEESBURG ARTCC ALSO INFORMED THIS UNIT THAT A SERIES OF METEOR SHOWERS V/ERE IN PROGRESS AT THE TIME OF THE