1. .) A I f. : ME GROUP 2. LOCATION - r ~ Apri.l 66 04/1205Z i~'lst. of ik.L,~l, ~\L.orlda (1 \.'itness) ~ tt. NUf!.P.ER OF OBJECTS 10. CONCLUSION Althour)l the rcrort j :3 d ~ .luus it ~s carried in the Insufficimt f One category. If and l-Ir1u1 r: ...... :t;; ir . .fv l.s prc.;;ellteri the ca~c ldll be ! ~. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS reav~ ua c< 3 -4 Minutes t.. 1 YPE OF ORSERVATION I;:-PHOTOS a.-.lC-1-No 9., PHYSICAL EVIDENCE Fonn 164 rer;n"ntr,~ :~; .. ! not rP.ceived as of this da-ce. Observer stat.~:.:; L;. ~. ,,.: n.tw r.cl walke d around the object Jlilt; it was on thf! ;~I'('14nu. Jb.;t~ c L H.~u round, ,n. th a flc..ree or tE:a:'- drop end. Aj>pro;-~: !klL "!-:_y f~ lol\~ and 2 1/2 ft hit;h. r. .. t;d ~ end looked lik' ~xi, 11: ;t. d.r~.~'":tu~ on a cars tail pi;:e . ,~ J'l<' observer read.cd o ut. .o .r .. . c .: i, , obj eeL ascendod :J.oul:r ... o rose it emitted t v::,, h:-i..71 I'rc(iuoncy sound like a n.1ca \,~ ..... , L wind machinE.:. Oh:;cr-J.:..i ir. ;: cii tch on the o:irl e of r .. & in freqt.Lfi ~ used rural dirt ro.:ld. '[":,( t:i,~nc.ss stated thnt no eviric.-lCC! c. ~ landing had hl(:l1 j r.ft , . .1 .. i .(~ 'i t,c inve!Jtigntion of fie or tw! . report by phorw to.. 1,1 .. v 1 ' ( 1 n,._, .iJlVf!!.-;tigate the area o _.f' t.:. nlleecd lc.u1tli I&J~ . . . UNCLASSIFIED DIPAITMINT Of THE All FOICI ST AH MISSAGI IIANOt INCOMING MESSAGI ACTION: NIN-7 INFO : XOP-1, XOP.X-2, SAP-OS-3, JCS/DIA-1 (15) Pg 1 of 5 '918 C J76ZCHQD432ZCVJA977 AJN CY DIA VIA JCS Z NR UUUUU ~ 306BOMBWG MCCOY AF8 FLA TO RUWMFVA/ AD C O.JCQAH/73~IRDIV TY~,D~LL AFB F'Lts P1!CDSQ./F'TD tJPAFB OHIO JEA HQ/ CSA F PiJE~ H~/OS~ F' '.'~ SH DC 1J'if"Q P.UCSC/ SP. C ~'JEAD H/ 8A F ' ESTOVER A FB MASS l}JClA 5 FOR 0 Fr IC IA L USE ONLY DCO I 03 022 APR 66. ro?. AFNIN AND SAFOI. INFO DIC. SUBJ: UFO. ~o DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECT: (l) SHAPE: ROUND, WITH FLARED ENDo TEARDROP C2) SIZE: OBSERVER SAW AND WALKED AROUND THE OBJECT WHILE IT WAS ON THE GROUND. IT W~S APPROXIMATELY SIX C5) FT LONG, T O D AFHQ J AM n 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSI FlED DI'AITMINT Of THI All POICE STAPP MISSAGI IIANCH INCOMING MISSAGI ~E HALF <2 1/2) FT HIGH. FLARED END LOOKED LIKE EXH~UST DEFLECTOR O~J ~CARS TAIL PIPE. AS OBSERVER RE~CHED OUT TO TOUCH IT, OBJECT fa SCE NDED. (3.) COLOR: GREY, BRUSHED ALUM I . ~GE 2 RUCQAQ 39 UNCLAS C4) NUMBER: ONE Ct>. C5) FORMAT ION: N/A C6) ANY DISCERNIBLE FEATURES OR DETAILS: SIX (6) ROUND PORTS 0 THE SLU T END, THREE (3) TO FOUR (4) I NCHES I N DI~METER, e~D FOUR (4) SnUAR~ PORTS 0~ THE FLAR~D END (7) TAIL, TRAIL, OR EXHAUST: ~ONEca (8) SOUND , IF ~t:PRD, DESCRIBE SOUND: NONE \JJHILE 09JECT t,.1AS ST ~T ION~ RY. AS OBJECT A SCE~JOED IT EM IT TED A VERY HIGH FREC SOlJND o ~ rJ NO E 0 L IKE H I GH VEL 0 C IT Y '~ I N D ~A C H I NE S 0 UND L E VEL '''A S S 0 H I G H THAT THE OBSERVER HAD TO COVER HIS EARS C9> OTHER PERTINENT OR UNUSUAL FEATURES: NONEo DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT: Cl) WHAT FIRST CALLED THE ATTE~TIO~ OF OBSEPVER TO THE OBJECT: V SAW IT ON SIDE OF RO~D, I~! DITCH, ON WAY TO ~'ORK~ C2> ANGLE AND AZIMUTH OF OBJECT '.t'HEN OBSERVED: N/Ao UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED -- DI'AilMENT Of. Tltl All FOIO AAPF IIAMCM ps 3 ot S (3) ANGLE OR ELEVATION. AND AZb\UTH OF OBJECt UPON DISAPPEARANcEI ELEVATION 81100 FT, M~JNG TO THE WEST : (4) DESCRIPTION OF FL IGH~ PATH AND MANEU\foi.ltS OF OBJEC~ 1 . ~GE 3RUCQAQ 39 UNCLAS (5) HOW DID THE OBJECT DISAPPEAR CINSTANTANEOUSLY TO THE NORTH, ..... ~!f.e.> t DISAPPEARED ALMOST INSTANTANeOUSLY TO THE WEST (6) HOV ONG VAS OBJECT VISIBLt THR C3> TO FOUR (4) . M 1~\JTES ON THE GRO UNO c . "ANNER QF OBSERVATION: Cl> GROUND VISUAL. (2) OPTICAL AIDSI NON. (3) SIGHTING MAD IN AIRCRAFTt N/A o o. TIME AND DATE o'F SIGHTIN ~ ! . :: C2> LIGHT CONDifiONS: DAY. . : Cj .. . LOCAtiONS dF OBSERVER: ! (I) bOB~A~HiCAL DESCRIPTION OF loeATION WITH REFERENCE TO A KNOWN LANDMARKI ONE Cl) MILE FROM FLORIDA ROUT 441 UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED DIPAITMINJ Of THI AI. nAff MISSAGI .. AIICII INCOMING MUSAGI ~AVEL ROAD ON <1> MILE SOUTH EAST OF HAGUE, FLORIDA F. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ON OBSERVER: GAI SVILLE, FLORIDA. OCCUPATION: SERVICE STATION AND GENERAL STORE OPERATOR. OBSERVER SOUNDED COMPLETELY HONEST. G. WEATHER AND WINDS, ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME AND PLACE OF PAGE 4 RUCQAQ 39 UNCLAS Cl> OBSERVER ACCOUNT OF WE~THER CONDITIONS: RAINING <2> REPO~T FROM NEAREST A~rs OR US WEATHEP BURE~U OFFICE 0 r \~ IND DIRECT ION AND VELOCITY !~! DEGREES ~NO K~lOTS flT SU~f~CE: C3) CEILING: 7~0 <SEVEN HVNDRED> FEET. C4) VISIBILITY: TWO <2> ~IL~S IN RAIN 10 FOG C5) AMO~NT OF CLOUD COVEq: OVERCflST C5> THUNDERSTORMS IN ~PEA AND QUADRAr--1T IN \~HICH LOC~TED: NONE IN A~EA. A FEW CELLS BEGirNING TO BUILD ~JEST A~D E~ST OF GAINESVILE, FLORIDA H Q ~-NY OTHER UNUSUAL ACT IV IT Y OR CONDIT ION: NONE G L INTERCEPTION OR IDENTIFICATION ACTION TAKEN: ~ONE K O\.'N. AFHQ JANIS 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSI FlED DIPAITMINT Of TMI All FOICE STAFI MISSAOI IIANat INCOMING MISSAGI J. LOCATION, APPROXIMATE: ALTITUDE, AND GENERAL DIRECTION Or FLIGHT OF ~ ~JY AIR TRAFFIC OR BALLOON RELEASES IN AREA: N/A Ko POSITION TITLE AND COMMENTS OF PREPARING OFFICER, INCLUD- ING HIS PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF THE POSSIBLE C~USE OF THE SIGHT!tJG: ~IEF, INTELLIGENCE DIVISION, 305TH BOMB WI~G. PRESE~CE OF SIGHTED CEJECT IS NOT EXPLAIN~BLE BY THIS OFFICE. TELEC0~ "'lTH CBSE~VE~ I DICATEO THAT HE '.~AS CERTAI~' ~1ITHOUT DOUBT THAT HE SA~' THE OBJECT ~.GE 5 RUCQ~.Q 39 U~JCLAS ~ S DESCR !BED. 1. EXIST JCE OF PHYSIC~L EVIDE~'CE: OBSERVEP OTED 0 VISIBL T?6CE ~E~O!~'E!) I '::9!~TELY AFTEP. THE OBJECT ;/ UNCLASSIFIED ce ... '"luse the pe~son calling .lP s~ic. tce:-e 'Wel"e no 1m:pr~asto ts of !)id !10 t leave an:.; tr9.ce on the ground. ~or r~dio activity. ~ne qoP.d is su~rsel,, trnveled. NoftHng vAs on radar. 1o u' to.J..os t1l~en. ~ee.rd :tt o1-: -.. :ei:1 si.g!:t:.l'!.SS 0efo-:-e rut never el.i ~v~d PiD (!D&:V) Wrl&bt-PatterloD AFS, Ohio 45433 , :rlor14a 1Qir untdeDtlt1e4 ot 4 April 1966. ~ tioa which ve bave recel la aot sutt1c1ent "ror naluatlon. Request you lete the attached l'l'D Pom 1.64 return 1 t 1n the provided. We v18h to 10\l tor the Air Force Sincerely, HECTOB ~INrMJiu.A, 3r, MaJor, USAl' Chief, Plac ject Blue Book