Tampa Florida — April 1966

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Keywords: treetops, observer, approximateq, objects, walking, residence, souther, macdill, headed, tampa, lorida, object, occured, sighted, living, street, ccjrs, 9ointed, vrirling, 9pcarcd, heaued, aprj_, ravering, adinz, hadquartbri
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2. LOCATION ANAL YS!S ' 1. o- ,.:z..:; sig:T'.:.2d by observer residence. . pcje e:.~:;>ea1 .. e~ ov~r t:.:-e0:.o:ps !leading in a southe~ly C:irection. c ;[otion, ss:.=-~-~ out 30-40 :feet aoov-c the o~servcr. (No \-leig!lt can be . . -::.o:.J.:-!C:_ .-:.~'..iC:.~-!6i ve:_ ~;--~ r~port be:: cause of lac~ of confi:.--=rlins 'oli tness~s. -:r n tt ; 7. CCJRS:: 12. 0~32::v~:. ... ~ig:J.teC. 12 f'our :9ointed objects that loo:(ed like : :... B:;:..4"'~:.. cr.-.all. .. ::1i:.e s-vrirling clouds ,.,icn lit:;hts. Tnc objects a:.9pcarcd liir~c~: . Aft8r ?assing, 6 objs heaued sou~h rc::;.c.:.:-.::.::-.c 6 con~inucd up the street ~n a ~esterly direction 1. DATE TIME. ~RQUP 11-14 Aprj_-ob Ci vi.lia'"'l 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 2. T\rel v~ 6. TYPe Of OSS::~VATION 9. PHYSICAL EVi::>ENCE PROJECT 10073 RECORD 2. LOCATION Tampa., Florida _.,;......-- 10. CONCLUSION 1. C'ojcct \-.ras sighted by o bserver outside her residence. Object appeared over treetops h eadine in a souther~ directi'M The oojcct \'las brig.~ tl.y lit and moved in a \-.ravering motion., ,a.sS:.r1g about 30-40 feet above the observer. 2. C:;:)s crver si&'-lted 12 four pointed objects that looked s:~::,-:, "'hite s\'d.rling clouds w:i th ligots. T~e objects ap-pea ed in a s:,raigh t line OVf:!r' the treetops r~adinz in a \'lesterly di:'cction. After passing, 6 object headed south and the re :ning 6 continued up the street in a wester~ direction ane disappeared. FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TD2) Prevloua editio~ o( thla form may be uaed. DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HADQUARTBRI IIITH AIR DIVISION CTACt MACDILL AIR ~ORCK As. II'LORIDA J3101 RE~LY TO lr!-OOI ATTN Of't ;1 aueJtrc:Ta Unidentified Flying Object Report AFSC (FI'D) Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio 1. In accordance with AFR 200-2, the rollowing information regax~ing reported UF0 a is submitted. a. First sighting. different occasions Tampa, Florida. (1) Six (6) objects approximateq the length of tour (4) head- lights were sighted by the observer on 7 Feb 1966 at 1250Z while walking her dog in the back 7ard. (2) The color of the objects was chrome or silver. (.3) There were no discernable features or details. (4) The objects mude no sound. {S) The observer said objects were moving in a westward direction. (6) The objects were hovering (approxima~) SO feet above the ground 300-SOO teet !'l-out the observer. Thq remained motionless, hovering above the ground tor approximateq S to 10 minutes. The objects then headed west and disa~eared over the horizon. (7) The manner or obsexvation was ground-visual without thG une or optical aids. b. Second sighting. (1) Object was the size and shape or a Volkswagen car, and waa covered ;..i. th lights about the size ot a "cotree can top". (2) Object was sighted b,r observer outside her residence while I walking her dog. The sighting occured approximateq 0200Z on 11 Apr 1966. (3) Object appeared to be made ot glass, but the observer was unsure or this feature . (4) Object appeared over treetops heading in a souther~ direction FIRST IN TAC Anywhere -Anytime (S) Oboervor ototed that tho obJoct was brlP.htl7 lit and ~ved "waverinc" motion. (6) Object dioappo3rod ovor the horizon (7) Prior to sighting the object, the ob~erVer s31d a plano hAd tlo;.~ past just seconds before the object appeared. (8) The object made no sound as it passed 30 -40 teet above the obse:"Ver. (9) The object remained 1n view tor approximate~ S minutes. c. Thjrd sighting. (1) Observer sighted 12 four-pointed objects 6-12 inches in diaTtleter. (2) Objects looked like small, white swirling clouds with lights. {3) The objects were seen b.r the observer while walking her dog at approximately 0200 -02~Z on ~ Apr 1966. (4) The objects ap~eared in a straight line over the treetops headir.g in a westerly d~rection. After passing, 6 objects headed south and t:~ remaining 6 objects continued up the street in a westerl7 direction and disappeared. (S) The objects made no sound. (6) The observation was ground-visual without the usa ot optical (7) There were no other diocernable features or det~ils c1von. ob:Jorvor W=l! M,..,. Sr., o~o 62, a widow, ot Ta"ipa, Florid3. e. T'ne weather for the 3 siehtinga was clenr; vieibilit7 un1.1mited except : small cloud cover on 7 Februar,y 1966. !. Ilo other activity or unusual condition which~ account tor these sightings is to have existed at this time. There were no other reports tl~m other individuals in this area concerning these objects. g. No interception or identification action was taken. h. There is no existence or physical evidence, photographs available. such as materials and i. Hr ppe:1red rational at the timo or tho 1nt.er\~cv. She is i'ar ted and h!a difticult7 s~oing. It is ballovod oho could have im:.aninod t~&eae objoeto or poaDibl7 C.:lW ooPtnthing aho thought appeared as a he describes. It s~ems unusu:1l that no oth~r person trom the same are which ia donselr populated) obsorvod theao phenez1ona as did since they have occured quite re~ularcy in the past j months. all 3 sightings occurod in the same area (the observer's bac~ard) but were different objects each time and ot different numbers. during 19S7 - has made other UFO sighting& while living in J.lichigan During this period she sighted 3 UFOo. k. It ia believed that due to 1-lrs age and living alone, she probabq imagined UFOs or d have sgen something ot logical explanation that her poor e.yesiibt mia- interpted. FOR TrlE COlo~lAN DEll -H.\...':t!.~ BO\IERS, Colo~el., USAF otnznander tor Operations PROJECT 10073 RECORD .. 1. DATE TIME C:ROUP 2. Taoo:1pa., (1 vlitness) 3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION 4. NUMBER Or OSJECTS SA~?;! l.ITE S. LENGTH 0~ 06SERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Cb ct ''~ns star shaped., the size of a star and the color and bri.:::'1tness of a star. It vras a slow r.1oving light in the sky 6. TYPE OF OESERVATION . headi."'lg SSE. Observer did not watch the bbject till it disapreal si:-~c .a he bell eved that it was a sa tell it e. 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE Provlo\:a e::U:.!~c. of thh form may bo uaod. DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HADQUARTI!RI 13tTH AlA DIVISION (TAC) MACDILL AIR fi'ORCE BASK, fi'LORIDA 33101 Unido:1tii'iad ~'lying Object Heport 1. I n accord1nce ~-: th pnrat;.c:lph 14, .:~2R 200- 2, t,;1c foll<hrii1e in- -:. i", t1 on reJordi~1G a reported U?O is submittod. 2. 'L:TO :.s si[j;hteu by l;r. t.h9 ground. b . Jescriptio~ ~oursa of Objoc~. of 1 nt~r 1s nec11 .~) Q~)ser-,;:;r li~ 11ot. ~ -:tt~L +J~ object., t.5ll it dis'lp .tred. fie thou~}tt,.! t t) be ::1 s :;r Lelli t,~ ::t 11c1 on 1..~.-o servnd it. for 1 hrir-! f p:)ri'1d. :-:e ~nd -t:J:s ot!!~rs turned :l~T;lY .:'r0 FIRST IN TAC Anywhere -Anytime (4) 'll:.a ohjr-lr.t vr-1s on 8 stcudy cours~ -~1cadlng S3E. 1~ ~innner d 1:: '( (.jns t bafore cl :n-1n) ~.\ r.d c ls \r t:i 1-.h no c lour, cov0r. e . ~he loc::ttion of the oiGhting ~,;:.1::; ~:tne fro1;1 ~ m::-tmpy 1re.:l n~.n ront3 41 -11 mlles E of Tmnp1. 'rho observer :3nd thxae othBr persons uere catc:1~.~-:~ -f'ro.;s :in tr. ") ar~:.1 o. t tha tirnc of t11.~ siJht:l n~ f . 'i'hc observ3r : rJ.n }lorid-a; 3.n insu.r:tnc 0 ::; "l1.(~:slua T2mpn. Observer 1~for~: i.on source c,l: h2 conDidcred reliable. g. -::'ha t13:.r'chcr ~:a~ cl3:~.r; visib:l.l:Lty unli;nlt.~cl; thare ;,r:1s no cloud h. ~!o other act.i vitj or 1.11Wt:Ju.nl concli..tion uh:i ch ma~r 1.CCOl) :1t ror this j. Thera is nt) e:>:i s '-..::rcc of phy0icetl evirl~nce, snch ~s m:1 t,2ri::tls !nd !<. It is believ~c :.--~ o:...,ject cichted could h~ve be e n a hj ~h-flyin~ aircr::.. :':. or s:1tallite. S1.-.nrise H-'ls at lOJ3Z an~1 tha object :ras si~hted 3round 0 ;?OOZ. A hl3fl-i'"l.;-lne chj ~ct could have pte ked up an":l roflacted s r ::;,ys eiTnn tho:\;;~1 the sun 1\"HS belo~r the obsarver' s horizon. The ob~ 3rver 0.j_d not sea:-: too concerned 'lbon.t the sithting (he diu not ":~tch :.~ Uritil i-t rJj s .J.r, s:;.red). He sald he t'hong;,t :i.t tr:lc !)rob1hly a s~telli~e.