1: DATEof'TIMEGROUP 29 ll..arch-5 Aug. 66 i . NUMBER OF OBJECTS 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION />. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground Visual 9. PHYSICAL EVIOENCI! PROJECT 10073 RECORD 1. LOCATION Easthampton, New York 10, CONCLUSION ~:~Aircraft(possible) '2'. ~onfiicting data .3. Aircaaft (possible) 4. Aircraft (possible) 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AHO ANALYSIS {Nultiple) Observer has reported numerous observations of alleged UFOs over the area. The descriptions have varied as have the time(duration) of the sighting. Aircraft are believed responsible for t he majority of the sightings. J.W, Observer has reported four UFO sightings since 29 March 66. Contact was made by investigating offieer with a local newspaperman and it was learned~at said observer is reported t o be unreliable. Information received was a very poor quality. ~ Further information is neccesary before a definite con- clusion can be reached; however, the case in question does not warrent. such add.iji+tional_ investigation. Sighting 30 March 1966 Mrs & lvlr r sighting of UFO. Report by Lt Campbell at Suffolk AFB was forwarded to Dayton on April 8 - 9 1966 (East Ha~pton, Long Island (N. Y.S) writer for the New York Hournal of America has requested copies of the two peoples reports above. Before I can release ' t h e reports to him I want to know if t t e witnesses want it released to him. If the witnesses do not wish their names and reports released sent t o us stating s o . I f they C$Jn be released, request a letter si.en ed by th e arove witnesse s be sent to us stating so. Request L+.. Crunpbell prepa~ed the letters and contact the witnesses at Inform r.t Cnrnpbell thP.t ~here is s ome confusi on inthe data. indica t s that 2;-i:::~r c ':served object on 30 IV'Jar ch 66 plus observation Your twx of 9 Apr 66 states unde r paragraph k saw somethi.ng 30 l1ar 66 ( 0345Z) find reported it to us. After checking with 52 F\--7 Operations, we had no acft flying in that area at this time: However, these eleven people h eard jet acft. Also, Discussion wj. th Eas tharnpton PatroL11a.n Paul J . Green Hood f~f~ . . . revealed s rune facts" 1. Spicer's report o f 30 fll8.r -Hhat wa s it? 2 . T is combi.ning t wo repor t s -Need separation . 3 . Di.d 11 p~ople see obser-,ntion of' 30 l11t'lrch o-r d td ll u-::ople see o bs c rv"ti.on of 7 A:)'" )0. l+. Does the hearing of the jet alrcrat't apply t o 30 l!a.r sigh'ting or 7 Apr 66 ,EPORTS SHOULD DE SENT TO FTD ( TDEH/UFO), W-P AFB, NOT AFSC Al'IDREHS AFB, Paragraph K. Commets of Preparing Officer have been confusing and vague. The majority of reports have been ~ saying -Prooable cause of sighting unknown unless influenced b y publicity received by UFO recently. Paragraph 16 of AFR 200-2 says'~ The preparing officer ~11 make a preliminary analysis and a comment on the possible cause or identity of the object he is reporting, together ~ th a statement support'i.ng his comment and analysis; He will make e~ery effort to obtain pertinent items of tnformation and totest all possible leads, clues, and hypotheses concerning the identity or ex~lanation of the sighting. ~Ae-~F8 Rg UNCLSSIFim Of 'fill All STAll .aMI B. (1) PEOPLE WERE RIDING IN CAR AND OBJECT SEEMED TO BE LEADING THEM AT TIMES: THEN 1 T WOULD F'OLLOW C2> ELEVATIDN.'APPEARED TO BE 68 DEGREES;-AZIMUTH 279 DEGREES 2. (3) NOT GIVEN <4j 'OBJECt .MOVED UP Mll PAGE 2 RUEDGMA 1696 UNQAS DOWN AS IT HOVERED OVER HARBOR (5 > OBJECT D 10 NOT DISAPPEAR. LIGHTS WERE SHUT OF'F' AND IT CAME TO A REST I INACCESSIBLE AREA NEAR BEACH. PIOPLE NEVER GOT CLOSE BECAUSE OF' INAVAILABILITY OF' BOAT F0PLE WENT HOME TO CALL OTHERS. OBJCET WAS GONE WHEN HY RETURNED (6) 5 MINS C. (1) GROlJ~O-V ISUAL <2> NONE KEL NONE AFHO JUM 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED ACTION: RDC-4 UNClASSIFIED 01 M. All fOICI STAll amsA81 INFO : XOP-1, EPX-2, SAFOS-J, NIN-7, DIA-l (19) ADV CY DIA. ~B 02,.nCBVCS 16 PrTU JAW RUEDGMA 1696 229 1821-UUUU-RUEDHQA. z~ uuuuu FM 52FTRWG SUFFOLK COUNTY AFB NY TO R UEDHQA/CSAF RUEDHQA/SEffiETARY OF H AF WASH 0 C RUEOMAA/1AF STEWART AFB NY RUEDBOA/21AIRDIV MCGUIRE AFB NJ RUEDFIF/HQ FTO AFCS WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OHIO FOR AFSC FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIV., 4SAF. CAFNIN>, 2'1AIROIV C21AOOlN)'. LfO RPT. lAW AFR 208-2 INFO SUBMITTED ON UFO SIGHT IMi AT 0799. 28 JUL 66. A. C1> TWO LIG-HT.S; ONE RED A~ ONE \VH I TE ON SAME OBJECT. C2> SIZE OF GRAPEFRUIT C3> SEE 1 ABOVE C4) ONE (5) NONE (6) JUST TWO LIGHTS C7> NONE (8) ID~ (9) NONE UNCLASSIFIED AFHQ .wt 0-309C UNCWSIFIED DEPAmiiJff Of Till All fOI(I E. PEOPLE WERE ON WAY HOME FROM EASTHAMPTON, NY ON T 1-REE M I LE HARBOR RD. F. MR & MRS MR ~ AGE--31J; ATH EASTHAMPTON,. NY PHO~ OCCUPAT10N -TREE Sl.RGEON; REt I AB IL IT Y -Qt. ST 10 NABL E G. (1> QEAR VELOCIT'f IN KNOTS WI~ DIRECTION : 1590EGRES PAGE 3 RUEDGMA 1696 UNQAS 289 DEGREES Q'OlDS AT 10,000. C.B. WERE MOV lNG S.E. TO W. (6) AT 0012 EST FREQUENT lIGHTENING OBSERVED TO AFHQ .wen 0-309C UNCWSIFIED UNCWSIFIED DEPAIT8f Of lHI All FOia SfAif ...... . S. E. C7> 69 DEGREES H. STABILITY I~EX AT -1 A~ POSSIBLE ICIM; AT 15 29,91HlFT. MODERATE CONTRAILS ABOVE36,099~T-:. J. UNKNOWN K. LT. W. D. CAMPBELL, ASS'T INTELLIGENCE OFF- ICER. THIS REPORT IS THIRD REPORTED SIGHTING BY MR. ~HAS RECEIVED MUCH PL8LICITY LOCALLY; THIS MIGHT HAVE !NFL UENCED HIS OBSERVATION. MR SUFFOLK COUNTY CENTER, RIVERHEAD, NY, ARRIVED AT SCEt OF REPORTED LA~ IM; AT 9619Z ANlJ' SAW PAGE 4 REUOGMA1696 UNQAS f\0 EV IDE NeE OF' AN OBJECT HAV I M; LAN) ED. . . .' AFHO JAIIU 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED Of TH1 All FOICI STAR MESSAGI IWKH IMCOMIMQ MISSAGI page 2 of 3 BRIGHT C2> 60 DEmEES WITH OB~CT ABOIE TREE TOPS C3> NOT AVAILAa.E FRa.t FACI'S C4> OB~CT flEW FRa.t CA a.EV IS 1 ON T GER A NJ T .- N EAST C5 > T 0 T t EAST PACL 2 RlEDQ.fA 1697 UNQAS C. C 1) Gl oum-V I SUN.. C2) NO~ C3> Nl A E. BACKYARD IN EASTH\MPTON, NY AGE -34; AOflRESS - _ . . PATH, EAST~MPTON, N , . OCOJPATION-TREE SURGEON; REL lABILITY-QlS- G. ( 1) QEAR NIGtf WI~ DIRECTION 22aJEGlEES VEL OC IT Y IN KNOTS AFHQ .we 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED DEPAITMOO Of 1HI All FOICI ACTION : RDC-4 INFO: XOP-1, XOPX-2, PTTU JAW RlDCJ.U1697 2291821-UUUV'tfH.ELl.HQA. z t.R uuuuu fM 52FTRW G SU FFQ K COUM" Y A FB NY T 0 RlD H{)/CSA F RUECHtQA/SE CRET AR Y OF T 1- A F WASH 0 C RlJNM fV A/ AD C RUEDMAA/lAF STEWART AFB NY RUED B~/2 1A IRD IV MCGUIRE A FB NJ RUEOFI F/HQ FTO WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OHIO UNttAS/52CDC 00196, AUG 66. <AFSO fCR AFSC FCREIGN TECHN<l...OGY OIV., USAF CAFNIN>. 21AIRDIV (21N>OIN>. UFO RPr. lAW AFR 20o-2 INFO sua.tTTEO ON UFO SIGHT It(; AT 010Cl, 5 AUG 66. A~ C1> ROUOO SHAPE (2) OB..EO".LOCATEO AT 40 YAROS A'I#AY--20 FEET INO.~ETER (3) WHITE (4) 0.\ S. C"1> SAW SHAD ON IN BACK YARD WHEN MOON VIAS AFHQ .weu 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED page 1 ~f 3 NIN-7, DIA-l (19) ADV CY DIA UNCLASSIFIED DEPAITMINT Of THE All FOia SJAif MESSAGI IWOI ( 6) L I GHT RA I N SHCWER S I N AREA ( 7> 63 0 E ~EE S PAC1: 3 Rl0~A1697 UNQAS HG STABILITY INJEX-R...US 8 AKl POSSIBLE ICING AT 25-30,000 fT. COtfRA IL S ~AV Y ABCNE 36,000 fT. K. l T W .0. ()M PBELL, A ssr I M'ELLI GE NCE OFFICER. THIS REP<RT IS MR SPICER~ FOtRT H REPORTED S I GHI'- lNG. THIS lt-DIVIO~L HASRECEIVEO CONSIDERABLE AFHQ JAIIU 0309C UNCLASSIFIED page 3 of' 3 C'e eatber-. clata 1a needed tor both the tbe T Apr1l:.a1gbt1np .. -1 COORDIKNnON ~ ORIGINA'roR: DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS 520 FIGHTER WING (AOC) SUFFOLK COU NTY AIR FORCE BASE, NEW YORK 11978 suaJecr, Report on UFO Sightings 1o : Foreign Technology Division (AFSC) Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433 ATTN: Maj. Quintanilla 18 August 1966 As you requested during our telephone conversation on 12 August, I am inclosing the report submitted to the Information Office by Chief of Radiation Control, Suffolk County Department of Health. It lists 11 UFO sightings which were reported to him but, in 9 of the cases, not to this base. 2. Mr. said he became involved because he checked areas of the sightings for radiation. He found no trace of radiation following any sighting. 3. Detailed reports of the 27 July and 4 August sightings have been submitted in our messages 520DC 00196 and 00197, August 66. FOR THE COMI\'IANDER Mr. & Mrs. East Hampton, New York Tel. I East HaMpton, Tel. I * See newspaper article regarding this phenomena. (Page 2) THE THING: Bruce Field e stimated it to be a brilliant white light, be tween 50 and 75 teet in length. It was last reported h eaded n orth, to ward Gardiner's Island, at h igh speed, Drawing by Mr. Field . VOLUME LXXXI Y,, THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1966 ~ed Thursday 1 Year$!,, 6 Months $3 Seymour Decke r , chief of radia- tion contro l in the Suffolk County Department of llcallh in Riverhead, had h e.rd Cln th e ra d io later that an Unidentifcd r,lytn){ Object had been Sighted. He called the East Hampton Town poltce and asked ~or a report. Mt. Beclc~r i3 also a sp~clal investigator for a llrivnle, natt~n wide organizatto n calh.d the 1'0.1- tion a l Investigators C<Hntntttee on Aerinl Phcnomen. tl'llCAP). The Spicen; hatl rall~d Mrs. Roy Lester of Amagansett. a lso a mem ber of NICAP. She went to !:ee them that very evening, and o n the following cv~nmg Mr. Bec.kcr met w ith the Spicers and Mr . .r:eld at Mrs. Lester's house . A deta1led 1 report will be filed with NICAP at its Washing ton headquarters .. The Spicer~ told Mrs. Lester that t'v"tr cxr.erirncc h:td begun at !l P ~' lhul evening, With vioh:nt radiO static. As he w ent outside to the garage to fetch a st~tic filter, Mr. Spicer saw the blue light. . He and Mrs. Spicer watched tt some time, as it brightened and dimmed alternately, then swept Wednesday night, March 30, was foggy with occasional drizzle, and Bruce Field of 82 Collins Avenue, East Hampton, was driving his new truck home to East Hampton from Montauk. At Napeague, near the Mackay radio towers, his engine