?j;:OJcCT 10073 ~ECGR~ 1. OA Ti: TIMt: GROUP 2. LOCATION one vii tness 3. ~;OIIIKE 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 10. CONCLUSION Other(Loco~otive l1n li;h~) S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION t.. TYPE OF OBSERVATION O;'Aund Visual 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Observer wr..tchea o. , r.r. o~i.;:.: .:.iit.e 1-:.ght th:..t appered to prozre ss v ~;;:) :;1 .. : y e1. lor.:~ t:ic:: top of SCirr.-e r.ills :..:1d a mountain. ?ne li ,:,:. C..:is<:ppe~.red instant-.nec;,u~l:,r behind the mounta i.n . ','he . l. ;c-rver cc:nj)ared the unlmo...m lii;ht t.Q that of a fluoresce.;.;. ~4.1:? :'he light never ??eared to become co:r.t-letely < 1' ' v:'ne. Inve~tie:,tjr.z; :. ff: l . .,(,<; !.U:>i~:-,~ .are that the vbserver saw the lir,ht on ,, .:.. 1:....~.&~ loco:notive. A tr-.i:1 trestle , terr<dn feature s , o:..nci ?:.r.-poi-.7-i~ t.he spot where the ~bserver ";:u::; ' c-:::or:. -vh:'..~ conc:i.usicn. R.il trt!.:'fic usu .. . .' passes on tte tre$t:e ~n the vicir.ity of midnight. 7.1c KY State Police at . o:1rce st~teci that they hati nu.-neroun reports at' ciiffcre;.t t=..:;je::; o!' the sarr.e phcnor.1er.a. :n .. . cases thi~ turned out to be ~ail traffic on tr.~ ~restlc. A. Description of the Object(s): 1. Shape: round 2 . Size compared to a know object: compared to a pea held at arms length. Color: bright, white light 4. Number: one 5 . Formation, if more than one: N/A 6. Any discernible features or details: compared light to fluorescent lamp . Tail, trail, or exhaust, including size of same compared to size o f object(s): 8. Sound; if heard, describe sound: None, too far away to hear anything; a lso stayed inside house trailer. Other pertinent or unusual features: None. Description of Course of Object(s): 1 . What first called the attention of observer(s) to the object(s): Gl anced out window and was attracted to unusual bright light. or elevation and azimuth of object(s) when first observed: Appeare d to be right on edge of mountain . 3. Angle or elevation and azimuth of object(s ) upon disappearance: same as 2 above. 4. Description of flight path and maneuvers of object(s}: progressed very I s lowly a long top of hills and mountain. j 5 . H o w did the object(s) disappear: instantaneously behind mountain. 6 . How long (we r e ) the object(s) visible: estimates less than 5 minutes. C . Manner o f Observation: 1 Ground -visual 2 Optical Aids: D. Time and Dat e of Sighting: 1. Zulu time-date g roup of sighting: 21 October 1966, 04002. 2. Light conditions: Night. E. Location o f Observer(s): Rock Tavern, New York. Exact position marked o n map attached to this Report. F. Identifying Information o n Observer(s): Military or Civilian: civilian 2 . Name: Mrs. 4 . Mailing Address: , Rock Tavern, New York 5 . Occupation: Housewife 6 . Estimate of Reliability: Fair G. Weather and Winds -Aloft Conditions at Time and Place of Sightings: 1. Observer(s) account of weather conditions: c lear, very good visibility . 2. Report from nearest AWS or U.S. Weather Bureau Office: 3. Ceiling: Visibility: 15 miles. not available 5. Amount of cloud cover: None 6. Thunderstorms in a rea and quadrant in which located: None 7. Vertical temperature gradient: 2 1/2 per 1 H. Any Other Unusual Activity or Condition: None I. Interception or Identification Action Taken: N/A J. Location, approximate altitude, and general direction of flight of any air traffic o r balloon re leases in the an~a which might possibly account for the s ighting : Position, title and comments of the preparing officer: Captain Stephen Levine, USAF, Rated Pilot/Navigator (1} Preliminary analysis of facts obtained from my investigation has led me to deduce- that Mrs. observed the light on a railroad locomotive. A train trestle features, and pin-pointing the spot of her observation support this conclusion. The following are statements and evidence in support of my analysis: When interviewed, Mr s . showed me two telephone poles 100 yards south east of her trailer betwee n which she observed this light . She also estimated t h::tt the light was four or five miles away o n the north east end o f Schunemunk Mt. Based on this information, I have drawn a plot on the attached map accompanying this report (b) Mrs. tated that the light never appeared to become completely airborne ; the only time she feel s it may have left the ground was when she saw it flicke ring through the tops of trees. She also thought that the r e were possibly two beams of light emitting from the same source one straight beam resembling a head- light, the other a bobbing beam of light . He r discription matches perfectly with the headlamp o f a locomotive. CONTINUED BELOW L. Existence of physica l evidence , such as materials and photographs: None (c) One mile east of Salisbury Mills, lying within my plot a nd four mHe s from the observer, is a very high railroad trestle almost one mile long. This is part of an Erie Railroad freight line used for unschedul e d runs. Rail traffic usually passes o n the trestle in the vicinity of midnight. The NYState Police at Monroe s tated that the y have had numerous reports at diffe rent times of the same phenomena observed by Mrs. In all cases, this has turned out to be rail traffic o n the Salisbury Mills trestle . .al lllJ<nt . Suth.-rlund