PROJECT 10073 RECORD 1 . C'A 1E : TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION 8 Sept. 66 1450Z Fort Wayne_. Indiana -' . /f . 3. SOUf:C:E 4. NUMBER OF OSJECTS S. LENGTH OF OSSERVATION 45 seconds !:. TYPE OF OoS-ERVATION Ground ; isua.l 9. PHYSICAL EV!D;;NCE 10. CONCLUSION Aircraft (possible) v 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Cbs ~rt~r noted circular object slightly langer than a grapefruit at arms length. The object was silvery white and ~Gs very bright and of constant intensity. When first obser1ed the object was traveling from the NE to Sd in a des~nding attitude. Object turned due west, maintained this heading momentarily then altered cmurse to the NE. Fadec from view in the NE. Description is consistent with that or an~aircraft. Without any estimate of altitude, speed, rate or desc~nd, etc. a comprehensive evaluation is not war:'~nted. fTD SE P 6 3 0-3.:9 (TDE} Preloua edition o: thh fora aap be uecl, 16 December 1966 UFO Observation, S September 1966 E'":. Wayne Reference your unidentified observation of 8 September 1966. The infOl'.!la"tion which ve received was not sufficient for er,aluation. Re~1est J~ complete the attached FTD Form 164 and return it in the en1elope provided. We wish to thank you for reporting your observation to the Sincerely, !PC'roR QUINTANII.I,A, Jr Major, USAF Chi~f, Project Blue 3ook :FTD Fozm 164 16 December 1966 U?O Observation, 8 September 1966 ?t. l~ayne :Re::'erence your unid~ntified observation of' 3 September 1966 7:-:a information which -:,.re received Has not suffici~nt :ro r e .:~lua.tion. Requ~st you com:plc~te t h e n ttached FTD j?orm 164 a return it in the env-~lope pro~rtded. :-7e -wish to thank you for reporting your observ~1tion to the .J\ir .:;,_ncere y, CVINTANIIJ.A I Project Blue Jr, :Major, F'I'D Form 164 UNCLASSIFIED DEPAITMIIIT OP 1111 All FORCE STAFf MESSAGE lUNCH INCOMING MESSAGI XOPX-2, NIN-7, DIA-l (19) INFO : S~FOS-3, XOP-1, ACTION : RDC-4 JAW R LED YX0055 9 25 22325-UUUu--R LEO HQA FM 3C5 B Q,, 8 VI G BUNKER HILL A F'B I til T 0 R UN Ort. 61 PO C E NT A F'B ca.. 0 RUCOAH/3C~ IRD IV TRUAX R.O W IS RlBBAA/AtSC ANlREV/S AfB ~{) RUC:O HOA/ H ~ USAF WASH 0 C .. RUED HQA/ CSA F VJA SH 0 C UNCl..AS DCOI 02067 SEP 66. U F'O. AD C FCR til 0 IN. A F'SC FCR FTD HQ LiSA F FOR A F'N IN OSAF Fffi SA co I~ SUB cr: UFO REPORT , SUa.t ITTED lAW A. < 1) CIR CU..t-R -OJERALL S~PE RE &:MflED TWO SOUP BQJLS, T 1- UP PER B<WL I NIERT ED A Nl T ~ R IM OF T ~ BONL S MATED. <2> a.IGHrl Y LARGER THAN ffiAPEFRUIT AT ARMS LENGTH. (3) SILVERY WHITE -VERY BR IGHr AKl CONSTANT AFHO MN 0-309C UNCLASSI FlED ADV CY DIA UNCLASSIFIED DE,AilMINJ OF THE All FORCE STAFf MESSAGI BRAHOI INCOMING MESSAGI B. C 1) BR I G-..T ~ SS A Nl MOVEME Nr IN a.. EAR ll. UE SKY C2 > F Ol..RT Y 0 E CP-E:E S EL EVAT I ON IN NORT ~AS' QUAD RA Nr PAGE 2 R U lD ~ 4 3 U NQ A S THIRTY 0 E GREE ELEV AT I ON IN NffiT rEA sr Qllt\0 RA Nf. (4) WHEN FiR Sf OBSERVED Tt- OBJECT WAS TRAVEL lNG FROM NffiT tEAST T 0 sour H.VE sr IN A DE SCE t-.0 I N3 ATT IT tDE. SQEED. 08 Ci T ~ N T lR f\EO 0 L .\ E: Sf , MA I Nr A I f'ED T HIS HEADit\G MC\'~}JARILY Tt-N ALTERE:O COtR~ TO NORT.-EAST, AS CE ~ r N~ I , AL T IT lD E A f'.D 0 I ~ P PEAR ED FR ~ V I EW AS RANGE I NffiE ~ ~0. MA NlEVER WAS S,~ OOT H, APPEARED COCROI MTED A~D EXEClJED WITH EX CEPr IONAL SFtEO <OBSERVERS :-::s~IPT ION>. (5) FADED fR()A V lEW TO T.-E NffiTHEAST. <::~ F:;r.RTY-FIVE SECOr-DS. Do C1> FOlRTC:~ ~'(-rl FT Y ZlL U, EIGHT SEP 66. C2> DAY. E SEC 0 f'l) R. 0 CR 0 f' FEDER AL a. 0 G ; FT W A Y t , I f'.D I A NA F o C 1> MR UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED DEPAITMENT OF THE All FORCE STAif MESSAGE IRANOI INCOMING MESSAGE , FT WAYNE , I Nl I ANA ; 0 E PUT Y a.. E AJR K , u.s. DISTR 1cr COLRT; OBSERVERSDESffiiPTION OF SIGHTING IS CONSIDERED VAL 10, HO.VEVER, WHE IS NE IT t-ER QUAL I FlED Nffi TECHNi D.LL Y KNCWLEDCLAfl.E OF OB~RVAT ION REPORT lNG ASPECTS, C 21 MR S XT Y SIX; E ST C 0 UG.. A S ST FT o W A Y ~f. , I ~ I A NA ; 0 E P LJr Y 0.. ER K , PACf 3 RUCDNJ 43 UNQAS UoSQ 0 I STR: ::! COlRT; OB&:RVER I S NOT QUAL I FlED NOR iECH'11 ~.Ll i\~:QVLED~AB..E OF 03~RVAT ION REPORT lNG G. (1) QL ; EXCELLENT V 1Sl5!L IT Y; BRIGHf SUN_ IGHr; NO QOJOS, S~/C:<E, FOG CR ~z~. C2> A. 110/2 KTS. AVAIL Ehl~. C3 ) Cl..EAR e (4) T HlRTEE N MILE'S (5) NO~ K. STAFF I tf ELL r GC. NCL OFF I CIR; CHI F, COMBAT I NT ELL I GE N!I:: T tt OB~RVER S REPORT EO T J- S IG Hr I NG f KA USE OF T ~ OSJE CT S UNUSUAL SHAPE , I NT ENS IT Y OF COL ffi UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED DEPAITMENf OF THE All FOICI STAFF MISSAGI BUNCH INCOMING MESSAGE AND SPEED. AN I~ lA Nl\ AIR ~T I ONc\L GUARD UNIT IS BASED AT BEAR FL C, FT. WAY~ THUS T ~ C~MON GR OUf\0 T 0 AIR Sl GHT I t\GS Cf' A .IR ffiA FT, YilT H RELATED SOUt-ll S, ARE NCRMAL FCR T r r-T WAY~ MEA. IT IS APPAR THAT T ~ OBSERVERS OESeR IPT IONS OFT~ Sl GHT I NG I S VALID, HONEVER, TrEY WERE UNABLE TO ffiOV IDE PAGE: 4 RU~ '\ J 43 UNQAS ~ N Y t: ST l V ! i :: 0 F AL T IT lD E , S PEt. 0 , RAT E 0 F DE S CE Nr , R A NGE , RATE OFilP. , RATE OFACCELE? . .!TION, ETC. ffiELIMENARY ANAL YS I S 0 ~ S NOT I til I CAT E A NY CA U~ 0 F T I S I G Hr I f\b. H O:J EV E R , A t.. I R ffi A FT OC YO f'.O T ~ R A NGE 0 F f- AR I NG , RE FLE Cf I :G T .-i: eR I GHr SUtt I GHi , OPERAT I NG UtilER I NST RU~.~E ~ .. T ~ I GHf CO NJ IT I 0 NS 1.. m PER FORM I f\b A R AD I 0 COLLD ACCOU~T FCR T t- R. IGHI' PATH AN:l APPAR E ~T s L.; ?: t n CQ CR. UNCLASSIFIED