PROJECT 10073 RECORD 1. DATE TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION : NewpOrt NEn'ls 3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION Civilia.."'l AmCRAFT 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 5. LENGTH Ofl OBSERVATION 11. BRIEP SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS "6 TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE FTD SEP 6~ 0-329 (TOE) The object was first observed aoout 30 deg above the horizon f nd appeared to be traveling northwest. After the initial sightir e, . tha object seemed to descend slightly am assumed a level 1il ht A level, 90 degrees right bu.m was made and the object contin\ cd in level light until no longer visable. There was a T-33 A/C a pproaching langley AFB at approxinately 2335Z. The flight }T th of tre object closely approxi.na tes the descent and tum executed b,y the aircraft. p,.lo'l.la ecUtlona of thia form maJ be ueed DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEAOQUAAT~RS 4100TH AIR BASE WING (TAC) LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, VIRGINIA. ZU&!S AEPL. Y TO ATTN OFt 00/2711 IUOJECTt Initial Heport or Investigation or UFO TOt J.F~C (FTD) t~right-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433 1. The following information is presented as directed by paragraph a. Description of object: ( 1) Shape: Ballistic Hi.ssle (Pointed at one end). (2) Size: ~dO inches long. (3) Color: ~right Silver. (4) Number: L'ne. (5) Formatic~: None. (6) Discernible Features: None except for the shape. (7) Tail, tr&~l, or exhaust: None. ( 8) Sound : ~jone (9) other features: None b. Description of Course of Object: (1) Reflection of the sun on the surface of the object. (2) The object va s first observed approximately 30 degrees above :~e horizon and appeared to be traveling north west. (3) Approximately 30 degreeo above the horizon and appeared to be t veJing north east. (4) After the initial sighting, the object seemed to descend slightly and assume a level flieht attitude. A level, 90 degrees right turn wa s n-::?,.de and the object continued in level flight until no longer :u1 Vl.ew . (5) Shortly after co1r1pletion of the turn, the object was obscured by the roofline of a neighboring house. (6) Object was visible for approximately one minute. c. Eanner of Observation: ( 1 ) Ground-visuc:t.l. (2) Object was observed briefly through 7 X 50 power binoculars by :x Cruz. d. Time and Date of ~ighting: {2) Late afternoon. e. Location of Observers: 7625W (Observers were standjng together). f. Identifying Inforr..a tion on Observers : Virginia. A 16 year old high school student, he seems (2) CivjJian -~r , l~ev:s, Virginia. A 16 year old high school student , and ~ujte intelligent. g . \>1eather and ;;inds : , N.e"1port News, intelligent and , Nel~port ems very smcere ( 1 ) Both observers stated that the \-Jeather \"tas clear. The Base ',iecS.ther ~tation at (3) Ceiling: Unl~nited. (4) Visibility: Hine L'li.les. langley AFB reported the follow- . (5) Amount of cloud cover: 3/8. ( 6) 'l'hunderstorms in the area: None. (7) Temperature gradient: 'l'}J.1PEHA TUllE h. AstronoiTical Conditions: Captain Frederick A. Trippe, USAF, Chief of Navigator Training, 4500 Air Base ~;ing Instrwnent School, stated the.t no planets '.:ere visible in the area of the sighting on i. Interception .Action Taken: None. j. A T-JJ aircraft approaching langley AFB for a landing wa s in the area of the sighting at approxina tely 2.3.35 ~ulu. k. This report ,.1a.s prepared by Capatin James R. Le\'tis, Jr., USAF, 4500 :'.ir i:5c;.se viing C'Ferations Division, langley AJ?B, Virginia. I beli:ve the object sig::ted \'las a T-.33 aircr(,ft l'thich was approaching langley AFB for a landing on runway 07. The flight path of the object closely approximates the descent and turn executed by the aircraft just prier to entering initial approach. Reduce power on the aircrc:.ft coupled th surface noises in the neighborhood, could have accounted for the observers not hearing any sound. During ~ investigation, I have observed '-.33 o.ircraft from c.pproxi mat ely the same angle and W1der sirnular light conditions which prevailed at the time of the sighting, and have noted an optical illusion in Hhich the aircraft appears to assume the shape of the object reported by the observers. 1. Existence of physical evidence: None.