Northsacramento California — November 1966

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02/05lct r.;ort,h 3acru..&~cnto, California (1 \:i tness) ~ 2 November 66 3. SO\JRCE 10. CONCLUSION Possible (AIRCRAFT) / 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS . i 30 Seconds {\. TYPE OF OBSERVATION G:ro und-Visual 8. PtiOTOS ~. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE Observer noted :w:G:CX round object travel overhead and Cis- appeared from view after about thil~seconds. Tnere wasoalso a humming sound heard. The objec~ nis dark and h ad three white lights in front. Investigation revealed that a C-124 aircraft l~ided at l1cCle11an AFB at the time of the &lighting. From the available data it appears that the observer saw this aircraft on its ~ final a pfr oach. FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TOE) p,.loue ediUone of thl fo,.. IUF be u .. d. kEPL Y i': D EPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HC.AOOIJ" Rnn:~r. ~H520 ~\IR c.:.sE c.ROUP, AFL C McCLE:LLo\P, Aln F"ORCF 6 A.c;= r:A.LIFORNIJ\ Q513 1 ~ suBJEcT UFO Report TO: Aft~sc (FTD) 1. The following observation w.:1s reported to Dispatcher Fred HcCl,.tre, Operations Branch (BBP) on 8 Nov 1966. a. Description of the object observed: (1) Shape -round (2) Size -approximately 50 feet tTi.de at largest point (3) Color -dark and had three white lights in front (4) Number -one (5) Formation -not applicable (6) Discernible features -none (?) Tail, trail, or exhaust - none (8) Sound -laue clear h n~ sound (9) Unusual features -clear ~urmning sound, not like a. jet aircraft b. Description of course of object: (1) Heard the sound (2) Angle of elevation and azLmuth -45 degr ees from the ground 100 feet in height (J) Description of flight path-passed over her head (4) How object disappeared -object disappeared suddenly fro111 and the sound also (5) Length of tL in v~ew -t rty seconds c. Hanner of o'Jser..ration : (1) Ground-risual (2) No optical aids u sed e. Location of ob3erver: Standing on h~r front porch, looking north, ''-, North Sacramento, California. f. Observer -~s 3~cram~nto, California. y-five years of age and a vorced housewife. g. ltlea.ther and wind conditions at the time of sighting : (1) Observar'a account-bla~k night, no stars and no r.v.ind (2) A check -w"ith UcClellan AFB weather station reve1.ls the night ; 7,:!5 clear, v-isibility 5 miles, haze and smoke ldth 'tdnd from the e:1st at (3) Ceiling -a~limited (l~) Visibility -5 miles (5) Cloud cov~r -none h. McClellan AFB ~reather station reported that there was smoke and haze. i. Interception -n one j. A check 'tdth McClellan AFB Ba.sa Operatio:1s revealed that a C-124 landed at McClellan AFB at the ti~a of this sighting k~ Preparing officer feels that complainant is a highly excitable person, a. divorcee who imagined she heard shuffling noise outside the housa at night and has seen footprints on the fenca as though someone ha.ti been 't.mlld.ng there. Pre~.ring officer also faals that complainant sighted the C-124 in its traffic pattern as it landed at McClellan.AFB at the time of this sighting . A ch~ck vdth local law enforce~ent nature had been received. a gencies revealed no other reports ---"7-_ . ! NCCURIE~, Capt, USAF '-/!{ Chi'3f, Scty & Law Enforcement D:i.v