1 Dec~mbdr 65 & r~lilitary 6. HUMBeR OF OIJICTS S. L ENCHH OF C3S!AVATI0)ot 2. LOCATION Caracas, Venzuela 10. CONCL.USlON Po3sib l ll SA':'ELLI'1'E. Dagrees of arc not Sat~lli~e report. On~ r: .. inut" noc. to~ ':'>r iaf ..:.or 6. TYPE OF oascifVATIOH no!"'t..!.al satel lite P,xcapt f or siz~ ;;.nd '-'pe<!d. s mdd to hn.,re at least Ah!t three t:i.r.l~s t.h~ velocit-y o f t:~e ZCr!O r s ob.j-.!.cv~d Gr ou -'li .,t , --! be.for$. No tall or ex..iu.U.3r.. lfo soun.j. Steady c~ut"s~ a ro::: 7. couRse ~g a -.. ot/s nor1.zcn. r r sli s . g -"!.e ;J.v aoou., )Jv ...... eg az. Dis appeare d at about 045 d~g a~ ochL'"ld cloud haze. Fli:;nt 1--'l'',...~..Jn.:.l~.ll!,-----------t path was straight and not erratic. ~xactly li.i<e a s.at~llitr~ . iit ss ha3 observed S-it.ellit.es i n ~c?.sl:.. Podsiblr, that this :a was a Jet a/c a t altitude. Hol'!cver, ~ri cond.itions could a-~a-:..:...;... --1 ha"'fe attribute d to i ,:lU3i~n if high3r :::;~3~d. Possibla 9. ?HYSICAL EVID!~CE SA'ELLITE. DE?A~TMENr OF THE Alit FORCE ST .\FF MESSAGE BJlAHot IN<OMING MESUGl XOPX-2;~"sAF03-3, ,JCS/DLA.-1, SMB- 1 :_S,J.3 )i125CZCH~A673ZCEJA~2a =>? rt UEA:-+Q t CLI\S ~ F T 0 SVC ZUI RG\VGAL 44BB 3381412 rtULPC:A ~02 3400325 T:-iiS ~i~S'NE~S ALL SERVICES ?? :iU'NGALE rtJCJSQ RLJEAHQ. c c~s 'JENEZ UELA TO ~ IJ,VG~LE /ADC C::H Af d COLO '"~UCJS~/AFSC rTJ NR IGrl-PATTErtSON AFi3 OHIO ~ 'J::A~Q/CSAF Ar~l I~ !lASH OC UNCt;\SSifJtO Page 1 of 4 UNCt~SSl~lED OfPAttTMENT OF THE AIR FO~Cf ST J4ff MESSAGE BUNCH IHCOMtNG MESSAGE 'J~l~L ~S E ~ T 0 33343 QEG 65. U F 0 REPORT. PAR~GRAPHS CORRES?ONO .VITrl THOS OF ?ARA 14 AtR 2~0-2 . .... - A. O~SCRI?TION OF THE OdJECf~ (1) S?HE~ICAL < 5) A??EArtEJ C:XACTL Y AS NORMAL SATELLITE EXCEPT FOR SIZE SPEED. SErv1ED TO HAVE_ AT LEAST THREE TIMES' THE PAGE TWO rtULPVE J 6T E F T 0 VC:LJC IT Y OF C:CHu I AND ECrlO I I OoSERVEO BY V lE\i:R 1 N <7> NO TAIL . NO EXHAUST 3. J~ SCrt I ?f I: '1 JF COlR SE OF OaJECT. (1) ~IZE A~IJ d~ILLIANCE ~2) 3iE~DY ':JU~SE A??ROX 5rl DEGREES ABOVE HORIZOf't. FIRST .l!.:'-iTt:J AT A:3JJT 35a Jt:GREES TRUE ANO OISAP?EAREO AT UNCtASSJFIED Page 2 of 4 OE?.UfMNl Of iHf AI. FORCC ST AJ=F MESSAGE BUNCH INCOMING I.,.ESS~GE A3JdT 2~5 J~GREC:S TRUC: 8EHINO CLOUD HAZE. (j) AP.~QF~C~T DEGREES. C4) fLIG~r ?ATH WAS STRAIGHT ANQ NOT ERRACTIC. EXACLS Lt'<~ A 5A7~LLITE. C5) dE~ L'IJ CLOuD dAZE AT 01J.5 J~GREES TANGO C5> Vi 31 F0~ ONE ~INUTE C. ::\.~'JEri Of Od SERVAT 10 N. C1) J3J~CT J dSERVJ GR0UNO-V:3JAL ON CRYSTAL CLEAR NIGHT c<C~?f rJR rlAlE IN TrlE ~45 J EGREE QUADRANT OF i'J.i I Z ON. Ar',J~Q X JNE TH IRQ MOuN CRESCENT ALMOST ?,\~ E f rl~EE ~JLPVE a 6T E F T 0 <2) ~10 O?T ! CAL A IQ S USC:O J . T I ,iE A.'ID J~TC: Of Sl~rlT l NG. : . ~JCATIO N JF JdSC:~VERS. CARACAS~ VENEZUELA, SECT ION JF UtiCL\5S1FJ EO 45, 25 YE:.\rt 5 FLIGHT E,<PC:R I ENCE. AGC: za . W~ S T J .. ~EAT rlE.~ UNCtASSl tD OEI.UTMiHT Of THE Alit FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BltAMCH INCOMING MESSAGE (1) CLEAR, T ?C:RATU~E 75 DEGREES Tr~ NINO CALM ON SURFACE, VI~OS ALOFT UN:<NO,VN. PREVAILING WINO ON SURFACE r HI~ T 1.1E 1J F YC:AR FR.OM a 61) DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS. C2) LJC~L ~EATriER dUREAU DOES ;~oT HAVE ADDITIONAL WINO C3) CLEA~, ~10 Ct:ILING. HAZE IN a45 DEGREE QUADRANT C4) VISidiLITY UNLIMITED. C~) NO CLOUD COVER (o) :10 THUNOERSHOtVE~S. (7) '/ ERICAL TEM?ERATURE G DI.NT UNKNOWN. rl. ~lO UNUSUAL ACT II TY. 1 .. ~lJ I~T~RC~?T ..\CTION TAKEN. K. I EVAl_UATE TrliS SIGHTING AS A SATELLITE HOWEVER, THC: ~IG4 S2::C:O AI~ LARGE SIZE r~1AY INVI\LIOATE THIS CONCLUSION. L~ ':) ?H'fSICAL C:VIuE.'tCE QR ?rluTOS. II :-r3~ Gor!'ects AFDT 56686 d ~d 4 Dec 65. UN<tASSifJED