1. U ATE "r-IME GROUP 4. HUMBER OF OBJECTS 2. LOCATION Ced~r Rapids, Iowa 10. CONCLUSION / Astro(Meteor) v ~ 1 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground Visual 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE Observers watched a multi- c lored bject travel teward the gr~und being visible fer enly a few secends. Unknovm w~s cemp~rad to th~t f a skyrocket. It was as bright as auto headlight at a few feet in distance. The object did not give off smeke, sparks, er vaper, nr did it appear to stand still Dr. Charles Olivier ~s censulted fr his c~ents and he said that all indications ~re such that a bright meteor or fireball was bserved. He said t hat t here is no questi on to its i dentity TDSXR/Maj QuintanilJ.a, I v1ah moat COORD INA'!' ION ORIGINATOR: .cases were as e a s y to dec5.d.e fireball card file .... '' our f1 nd.1.ngs. Project Blue Book \fright -Patterson AFB Dear Sirs: Cedar Rapids, Im-ra 52404 gncloned is the report on a UFO observed by two -people irho live over two Milon from each other. A copy of this rerort is being sent to t~e Na- tion~l Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena, 1536 Connecticut Ave. n. u:, 11~$hington, D. c : 20036. I would appreciate it, if this report was irrvestita.tc d , and a _C.E].)J!. of your tion be sent to me and to l'!lr::J I would also like set of forms com-olote set -including forms .. ra.c.ar" :.~;.;.');.-i3"1which'~"Q1l sene to observer~ .. Robert Lynn Associate Member National Investigations CoiT~.m.ittee on aerial Phenome.n:a I Report of sighting on Si~ted. by, -!! M:r-s. the following information to met Nra. her lD1sband. had been sitting in t h e f:ront ya:rd because of' the hea.t. A b:risk breese cam& up. so .t h ey went in the house. She was standing at the :f'ront door, :;-eady t o shut i t , when ah.G oose:rv.ed a. b:right. green f:i..:re- ball oome "dov.mranl from t he sky in an a.roh tovaxd the g:rounl". See diagram. It disappeared "hehizd neighbors house''' She said. it looked: lilt& "a 4th. of' July slcyxooket. iJ!' they made them green in color"', and "it looked l.ika it. fell in neighbor' a baok ~ l: told her to look for aeytbing oM. when they mov- ed naxb time~ 'b.\rt th.q fOu.Dt. nothinga. She saidi it vae. la:r.ger than. a gra:pee- fluit at a:rmta l.angth~ but.. small~ than a baake-tbal~ at arm's length.. She estima-t tha" it waa "about. 400 fest* a.-wq. She did not recall i~ tllere had 'hee:n ai:roza:tt in the area prior to, during, or immediately a.f:ter the sighting. Sh waa loold ng EaiB when she IDad.e the aighting(.through. a so:reezr door). The obse:rva'll()e last.-f'or a "i"eY seoorrls'" It was oom:pared. to the brigl:rtneea o:t an auto headli~ sev:.e:ral. yards ava;y-. There waa no sOUDd and the obje<rl appeared: solid:. The object did nat giv.e off smoke,. S:pa.J':'loJ, o:r va:po:r. Nor did it appear t o stam still~ suddenly speed up, e%J)lod&~ flicker, th-'T'Ob~ pu.laate, change shape,. or brightness.. The moon was haay, scattered clouds vere present. She did not make a report to police or newspaper officials, but called a. woman who also made t h e s i gh:ti.Dg(oopy o~ neWB storJ included): Shs spun h.uo "busbard around. by the arm, but it was gone before he: could:. foC'UB It nas also Mrs. ia the head o:t' Carro nevs a.ooow:xt; 1-JOJtu }?T!;;QftS Sl:E::tNU A UFO IN C.R'. SKIES rm. T1ient~:ti::a~ &Yeme didn't put much stock in Unjdeirl;ified Flying Objects (UFO) stori lilot untU 2a32 a.m. t!o.....tq, that is. A"t that time, ?m. Ca.l.'r roll's sleep ,... djsxupted by a. noiae. L:>oldng outside, she d:js~red that the vim ,.. zaatlirg euabe adjacem to the house.. looking skylra;rd, however, lb. Ga:t:cell -:ru amazed. She told. the Gaetta Uolldq tha.t she aav a. brilli- a...""::ily color ul objeot appear -to the right ,..., -r.r.e meon and angling towa:rd tha ~ ft'}'lhe oelo:rs -were :nagnifioent. It aaa j\.lst beautif'u.l.,"' sr_;. ~la.te<L At fi.-at gla~ o~the object waa that it waa a helicopter. I~ t1a11 e only a. couple o~ seconds"', howeYer, it "just d1sap:par14'. "I n.e"Vlt-r S31f &.:f\Y~hjng like it before," !las., said. She said she plana to se-t her aJ.a:rm clock for ~115. a.m. Tuesd~ am the skyline over the Hilson&. Co. pa.ok:ing plant and t h a area. forme~l.y deao:ribed as Stumptawn :tor another gll.mpte of the UFO -IIWO~ -J ; Robert Lynn / .ilssociate Member , / Nationa l In vestigations l ~ Com..rnittee on I Wright-Patterson AFB 15 August 1966 lhe attached report o~ 14 July 1966-s1ghtings on 7 July 1966 over Cedar Rapids , We 'WOUld appreciate meteor o'bser-.ration .... eolllllents UNIVERSITY of PENNSYLVANIA Flower and Cook Obseruat ory Major Hector Quin tani l l a , ''~right-F a t t er son, A...'G"J3. Dea r Ma j o r Qu intanilla: Th e ob j ect r eported from Ceda r Ra p ids ,Io11a , b y t'tro p eople i s absolut~lx a bri ght meteor o~fireb~ll; there i s';'tluestion as 1 t s i dentit y . The date \ras I wi sh mo st c ases were a s ea y ~o decid e on! The reports \vi l l b e pl~ced in our fireball card :file. ncerely your s ,