1. DATE 'TIME GROUP lS April 66 l9/0l25Z 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS PROJECT 10073 RECORD 2. LOCATION 10. CONCLUSION Onchiota, New York AIRCRAFr ./ /lA - 5. LENGTH OF OaSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 15 Hi.nutes 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Gro~'1d-Visu al 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE Observers sighted object low in the sky in the east or SE. It seeoed to loop, hovered in the sky, yet moved fast at times. \vent from East to South thEn rose in sky to nearly overhead. Faded in the East over the hills. Objc ct was round c.olor changing to red, green and white. KC-135 aircraft number 836 was on a local fliebt just prior tc the sighting. The aircrai't was in the vicinity of the sightir g South and Southeast or Plattsb.lrg AF.a at 24,000 ft. I then returning to. holding area East or Plattsburgh AFB, Both red rotat-ing \leaems were on as well as white and gl'eM nAvigAt,i.Qr FTD 5 E P 6 3 0-329 {TOE) PNYlou ecU:lon of thh formma)' be u .. d UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE All FORCE STAFF MESSAGI IIANOt INCOMING MESSAGE ACTION: -7 INFO: SAFO SMB C061CBV C 125 XOP-1,; XOPX-21j{DIA-l, RDC~4, (19) A:pV CPY PIA PTTU JAW RUEOHMA1109 1100141-UUUlJ--RUEOHQA FM 380SAW PLATTSB LRGH AF'B NY TO RUWMF'VA/ AD C ENT AFB COLO RUEODBA/8AF WESTOVER AFB MASS RUCDSQ/AFSC FTD WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO RUEDHQA/HQ USAF WASH 25 DC RUEDHQA/SECRET ARY OF THE AF ,\'ASH 25 DC UNO.. AS 38aO COl 10329 APR 66o FOR AFNI N AT HQ USAF A~ SAFO I AT SEffiET ARY OF THE AF. SUBJECT: UNIDENTIFIED FLYi~ OBJECTo A. DESCRiPTION OF OBJECT: C1) SHAPE-ROUr\0, SAUCER-LIKE, AT TIMES; (2) SIZE-APPROXIMATE SIZE WAS COMPARED TO THAT LESS Ti-iAt,i A D &ME, HELD AT ARMS LEf\tHT, ALTHOU'iH ITS S!ZE WAS COMPARED TO A QUARTER OF HALF OOLLER FOR OBJECT WHEN AT ITS BRIGHTEST: (3) COLOR- WHITE -BRIGHT TO DIM, BUT SEEMED TO CHANGE COLORS, AFHO JAN 65 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGI BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE GREEN-RED-TO WHITE. ONE OBSERVER STATED HE FIRST SAW PAGE 2 RUEDHMA 1109 UNCLAS AS REO CBL I NKINi) WHICH CHA~EO TO GREEN THEN TO WHITE. (4) NlJJ.BER -ONE (1 >: (5) FORMAT I ON -N/ A; (6) OTHER DETAILS -N/ A; C71 TAIL OR TR All -NONE; (8) SO Ut{) - tilNE HEARD; (9) OTHER PERTINENT FEATlRES-AT TIMES, BRILLIANCE OF OBJECT SEEMED TO TAKE SAUCER-LIKE AP?EARENCEo B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT: (1) '.~:HAT F' IRST CALLEO. THE ATTENTION OF OBSER IVERS <STUDENTS A'T SEMINARY COLLAG::) THEY WERE RETUKNING OUTDOORS FOR CHAPEL: C2> ANGLE OR ELEVATION OF OBJECT WHEN FIRST OBSERVED -EAST TO SE, MEO lll\1 ELEVATION; (3) ANGLE OR ELEVATION OF OBJECT UPON DISAPPEARANCE - EAST, LOW IN SKY; (4) OESCR I PT ION OF FLIGHT PATH ANJ MANEUVERS CF OBJECT -SEEMED TO HAVE ERRATIC FLIGHT, ONE OBSERVER STATED, SEEMED TO LOOPo HOVERED IN SKY, YET MOVED FAST, AT T I MESo 'c'JENT FROM EAST TO SOUTH, THEN ROSE IN Si<Y-TO NEARLY OVERHEAD; (5) HOii! 010 THE OOJECT DISAPPEAR-FADED IN THE EAST OVER HILLS; (6) 1-DW LONG WAS OBJECT VISIBLE-15 MINUTES: Co MANNER AFHO JANIS 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE All FORCE STAFF MESSAGE I RANCH INCOMING MESSAGE OF OBSERVATION: C1> GROUND VISUAL; (2) OPT I CAL AID USED -ONE OBSERVER USED BINOCULARS W/7X35 POWERED LENS: PAGE 3 R UED HM A 11 0 9 UNCL AS (3) N/ Ao 0 o T I ME A NO D ATE 0 F S I G H T I t{; : < 1 > T I ME 8125Z, 19 APR 66: (2) LIGHT CONDITION-NIGHT. Eo LOCATION OF OBSERVERS: ALL OBSERVERS AT SEMINARY COLLAGE (\'/HITE FATHERS> AT ONCHIOTA, NEW YORK, 10 MILES f\DRTH OF SARANAC LAKE CTOif!), NEW YORK. 4429N 07408'H; Fo IDENTIFYLING INFORMATION ON OBSERVERS: {1) C!V iL IAN- AGE 21, SEMINARY PRIEST HOOD STUDENT, 'ilfTHE FATHERS, PO ONCHIOTA, AGE 23, SEMi NARY STUDENT, \'JHi TE FATHERS, PO ONCHIOTA, AGE 21, SEMI NARY STUDENT, WHITE FATHERS, PO ONCHIOTA, NYo ALL STUDENTS APPEARED SINCERE, HO'.~/EVER SEEMED TO HAVE INSUFFICIENT KNO'.:JLEDGE AS TO THIRE GEOGRAPHIC ORIEtJTATION IN REFERENCE TO THE SIGHT I NGo Go :.:EATHER -CLEAR, NO CLOUDS -DARKo (2) REPORTS OF AVIS, OET 78TH WEA SQ PLATTSBURGH AFB, NY FOR VICINITY OF SIGHTING -0130ZQO APR 66, WI t{)S -SURFACE 040/06 PLUS AFHQ JAN IS 0-309C UNCLASSI FlED UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE Alit FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE PAGE 4 RUEDHMA1109 UNO..AS (3) CEILING-CLEAR: (4) VISIBILITY-RO MILES (5) N~O UNT 0 F CLOD -NONE; C6> N/ A; <7> VERT IC AL TEMP GRADIENT-SEE ABOVE TEMPERTURES. H. ANY OTHER UNUSAL ACTIVITY OR CONDITION: OBSERVER <NEMETH> STATED TH~i HE SAW SHOOTING STAR IN EAST SKY JUST AFTER 0 I SAPPE ARENCE OF OBJECT f APPRO X I~AAT ELY 01'~ ez, 19 APR 66 .. THE AIRCRAFT COM ANOER AND CO-PILOT OF AIC NIJ..~BER 836, CSEE ITEMJ BELOW> REPORTED SEEING BRILLIANT L I G HT 0 F 4- 5 S E CO NOS 0 UR AT I 0 N, AND Q A I M EO A 0 E F I N I T E METEOR BUR \!OUT WHILE FLYING AT 21000 FT OVER 4448N 07310\Vo TIME OF METEOR BURN-UP ESTIMATED 0125Z TO 013eZ OR ALMOST EXACT TIME OF OBJECT SIGHT I f'l;. METEOR TRAJECTORY ?.'AS ~'N TO SE, 1.'/ITH LO~ TAIL, NIGHT WAS QEAR WITH EXC~!..ENT VISIBILITY. lo INTERCEPTION OR IDENTIFICAT~ON ACTION TAKEN: NONE Jo LOCATION, APPROXIMATELY -All AND GENERAL 0 IRECTION OF FL tGHT AIR TRAFFIC: PLATTSBURGH AFB, KC-1:55 AIRCRAFT NUMBER 836 AFHO JANII 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE All FORCE STAFF MESSAGE I RANCH INCOMING MESSAGE VIAS ON LOCAL FLIGHT-JUST PRIOR TO SIGHTI~, APPROX 8100Z HOURS. FLIGHT NUMBER 836 WAS IN VICINITY OF SIGHTING PAGE 5 R UEOHMA 1109 UNCLAS SJUTH AND SOUTHWEST OF PLATTSBURGH AFB AT 24,000 FT - THEN RETUR~JI NG TO HOLDING AREA EASTOF PLATTSBURGH AFB, ffiEW STATED THAT SOUTH REO ROTATING BEACONS 'iJERE 0 N AS WELL AS '.VHITE AND GREEN NAVIGATION LIGHTS. K. POSIT ION, TITLE A~ COMMENTS OF PREPARING OFFICER: ALLEN He, DOYAL, MAJOR, USAF, 380TH STRATEGIC AEROSPACE WING, PLATiSBURGH AFB, NY, OIC, COMBAT INTELLIGENCE BRANCH; COMMANTS: Sl NCE THE NIGHT WAS DARK AMJ CLEAR WITH EXCELLENT VISIBILITY, AND THERE VJAS AN APPARENT METEOROLOGICAL OISPLAYo IT SEEMS PROBABLE THAT A METEOR CAUGHT THE ATTENTION OF THE OBSERVERS -THEIR ATTENTION BEt NG HELD BY THE 0 I SPLAY WAS THEN TRANSFERR EO TO THE AiRrn.;FT NUMBER 836 : N THE AREA WITH ITS BRILLIANT NAV I GAT I 0 NA.L L! GHTS~ 0 NE 08 SERVER ST ATEO HE SAW OBJECT AS RED BL I NGI NG LIGHT -THEN TURN TO GREEN AND WITHEo OTHERS STATED -OBJECT TURNED BRIGHT TO DIM AND AT TIMES ALMOST LOST FROM VIEW, HO','/EVER CHAf\t I NG COLORS AFHO JANIS 0-309C U;iCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGI BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE TO REO A~ GREEN Af\D VIITHo STATEMENTS SEEM TO BEAR OUT FACT THAT AIC NAVIGATION LIGHTS WOULD VARY IN BRILLIANCE AND COLOR DUE TO THE CHANGING ATTITUDES OF THE FLTING AIRCRAF'Te LIGHT REFLECTING FROM THE NAV I GAT I 0 N AL L I G HT S 0 F F THE S I LV ER K C-135 ' S W I NG S A~ FUSEL.AGE AND WHEN VIEWED AT CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE CAS INDICATED BY NO NOISE> COULD POSSIBLY GIVE OBSERVERS A SENCE OF REFLECT ION OFF A SAUCER LIKE OBJECT, WHEN .6.CTUAL Y OBJ~CT ~lAS AN AIRCRAFT. L. EXISTENCE OF PHYSICAL EVlDENCE-NONEo < NOTE 2 7 L I NE S I N PAGE 5) AFHQ JAN IS 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED