tJt<UJt:(.;l IUU/~ 1-(t(.;Ut(U J. ()tH~CE 10. CONCLUSION 1. NliH~C: R OF OBJECTS J ~.. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Air-Visua l 225 Degrees ?. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE The s h:1pc of the ob,jcc t was not descemible because of th ~ darkness. The v isible liGhts were the size of Aircraft position lightn. White and Blue flashing. The lead object ha s one white position light and a blue flashing beacon} The Gt~cond ob.i~t:t had one white position light. Ptevloua dltlon of thle fotw maJ a,. ued Capt~in Ch!trles H. Bond \ir f?.afuelinc; Squt'.dron Columbus ;\F3, Nizsippi 39701 Lt Colonel George P. Freem~n, .Jr. Civil Branch, Community Relations Division Office of Information Department of the Air Force Washington D.C. 20330 Dear Colonel Freeman: I apologize for not replying to your letter sooner, hotraver, I am on an extended TIJI and your letter just caught up 1dth me. I \-would li.lce to clarify a cou-ple of. points relating to my observation of November 8, 1966. I was told by the debriefing officer immediately after the incident that I was not submitting a UFO report but rather an unusual Incident Report. I was in full agreement with this and was not aware that I had submitted a UFO report until I received your correspondence. Someone apparently changed this Hithout rrry knouledge. _I agree fully with your conclusion tP~t aircr~ft could have been rt:3sponsible for this observation. This -vras my stated opinion to the debriefing officer. I stated that I believed this observA- tion to ba tt,;-o small aircraft in fo:tmation. I hope.this will clear u~ a~ questions you may have regarding this observation. Sincerely, Charles ~T. Bond Captain, USA.,'G' UNCLASSifiED DEPAITMINT Of ntl AJI FORO STAJJ MISSAGI IWKH IMCOMIMG MESSAGE ACTION : RDC- XOP-1, SAFOS-3, NIN-7, ~Jtx~ f19) ADV CY DIA StB 0070RPN PFTU JAW RlNHOOG0680 3130340-UUUU--RUEO HQA. TO R LMMFVA/AOC RUEOFIF/FlD WPAFB OHIO RUED HQA/CSAF R U0 HQA/ OSAF WASH 0 C U.~Cl.AS ALNT 55348, NOV 1966. FlO FOR TOETR, CSAF FOR AFRDC, OSAF FOR SAf-01. SUBJ: UFO REPORT. TVIO UFOS WERE OBSERVED BY THE CREW OF A KC-135 ON ROUTE TO EIELSON AFB, ALASKA. THE OBJECTS WERE CSSERVED FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE HOLR BETWEEN INITIAL SIGHtiNG AT 8 NOV. OUTLINE OF LBJECTS WAS ~XJT NOTED BECAUSE OF DARKNESS. OOJECT S WERE OESCR I BED AS FLASH It- LIGHTS 0 F VARIOUS CDLOR S. AIR- rn AFT COMMAf'()ER REPORTED THE OBJECTS Put LED ALONG SIDE H t S AIRCRAFT TWICE A~ THEN DROPPED BACi\ IN TRAIL. WHILE IN TRAIL OBJECTS WERE AFHQ J.\~ts 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED UN(lASSifiED DIPAIIMIMf Of THI All FOKI S1AIP MlSSAGI IIAMCH INCOM1MI MESSAGI CBSERVED BY THE NAVIGATOR A~ BOQ\4 OPERATOR. KC-135 WAS Fl. Yl N; AT 39,008 FEET, TAS 459 KMJTS-TRUE HEADING 225 DEGREES. tl NAL REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARA. 11, AFR 80-17 WILL BE MADE WHEN THE mEV: MEMBERS BECQJ.E' AVAILABLE FOR TELEPHONE DEBR IEF'I~. FAA HAS BEEN PAGE 2 R UKOAG 104 UNO... AS OJNTACTEO AND THERE WERE NO SCHEDULED FLIGHTS IN THE VICINITY AT TH 'S T 1M E. AFHQ JAitU 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED UHCWSJFIED Of?AilMIMf Of nil All FOICI ACTION : RDC-4 STIIf 11101 INFO : XOP-1, XOPX-2, .S'F-OS-3, NIN-7, DIA-l (19) ADV CY DIA PnU ZYY RLNMQGA0240 3149136 RUEO-UUUU--RUEOHQA PP RUEDF IF RLEOHQA OE RUKOAG 2 3140010 TO R t1Mt1 FV A/ ADC RUEOFIF/FTO WPAFB OHIO RUED HQA/ CSAF RUED HQA/OSAF WASH 0 C UNa.. AS ALNT 55351. NOV 1966. FTO FOR TDETR, CSAF FOR AFRO C, OSAF FOR SAF-01. REFERENCE UNO..AS ALNT 55348. 8 NOV 66. THE FOLLOWI~ IS A UFO REPORT lAW AFR 80-17. A. OESffi IT JON OF THE OBJECTS: (1) THE SHAPE OF T~ OBJECTS WERE NOTSD ISCERNIBLE BECAUSE OF THE DARKNESS. (2) THE VI SIBLE LIGHTS WERE THE SIZE OF AIRffiAFi POSITION LIGHTS. <3> WHITE A~ BLUE FLASHING. <4> TWO OBJECTS (5) THE FORMAT ION WAS TRAIL 'iJ ITH 1/2 MILE SEPARATION. ( 6) THE LE~ OOJECT HAD O~E WHITE POSIT ION LIGHT Af\D A Bll FLASHI NG BEACON. THE UNClASSIFiED UNCLASSifiED tt?-'1--tNJ Of Tiil Ali f OKE STAJF J.\USAGI IWot IN(OMIMG MESSAGi ~COND OBJECT AD 0~ WHITE POSIT I ON LIGHT. (7) THERE WAS NO TRAIL, OR EXHAUST NOTED. (8) NO SOU~ WAS NOTED. (9) THERE WERE t\0 OTt-ER PERTINENT OR UNUSUAL FEATURES. B. DESCRIPTION OF' COLRSE OF OOJECTS: <1> AIRCRAFT COMMAtilER NOT I CEO THE LIGHTS OUTSIDE THE LEFT SIDE OFT~ COCKPIT ESTIMATED 6 MILES OUT Ar{) 2,000 FEET BELOW PAGE 2 R Ul{) AG 2 UNCLAS THE AIRCRAFT. (2) OBJECTS WERE MOVIf\G EVEN WITH THE AIRCRAFT ANJ ABOUT 10 DEGREES BELOW THE HORIZONTAL PLANE. (3) THE OBJECTS DISAPPEARED TO THE REAR OF' THE AIRCRAFT Ar{) ABOUT 10 DEGREES BELOW THE HORIZONTAL PLANE. <4> AFTER THE OBJECTS WERE Sl GHTEO BY THE AC THEY DROPPED BACK IN TRAIL A~ WERE OBSERVED BY THE NAVIGATOR AND BOa-1 OPERATOR FOR 10-15 MINUTES~ THE OBJECTS THEN PULLED UP EVENWITHTf-E AIRffiAFT AGAINBEFOREDROPPING BACK INTRAIL FOR THE FINAL TIME. (5) THE OBJECTS DISAPPEARED GRADUALLY AS THOUGH THE AIRCRAFT WAS PULLIN; AWAY FROM THEM~ .(6) THE OBJECTS WERE VI SIBLE ABOUT ONE HOLR. C. (1) AIR VISUAL. (2) t{) OPTIC AIDS WERE USED. (3) KC-135, CALL SIGN BALMY-57, 39,"00 FEET ALTITllJE, TRUE AIR SPEED 450 KNOTS, TRUE HEADING 225 DEGREES. D. T IMC: A til 0 A'rE OF SIGHT lNG: (1) 08/0130Z-1730 LOCAL TIME OF SIGHTING. (2) DARK, BUT CLEAR. E. LOCAl ION OF OBSERVERS: FIRST SIGHT I~ WAS AI 7426N AFHQ JAHU 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED UNCWSIFIED CI,AITMIJfr Of THE All FOIG STAFf MISSAGI BUNCH INCOMIM MESs.AGI 11820W. OBJECTS WERE LOST AT 6930N 13700\N NEAR MACKENZIE BAY, ~RHERN YUKON ON THE BEAUFORT SEA. F. OBSERVERS: ALL ASSIG~O 901ST ARES COLLMBUS AFB, MISSISSIPPI. AIRCRAFT COMMA~ER, CHARLES W. BONO, :CAPT, FR49760, EXCELLENT; CO-PILOT, ROBERT L. SAUCIER, CAPT, FV3080058, EXCELLENT; NAVIGATOR, GERALD M. WEEK, 1ST LT, FV3149959, EXCELLENT; BOOM OPERATOR, FRANK G. HARVY, SSGT, PAGE 3 R UI<D AG 2 UNCL AS AF13433180, EXCELLENT G. WEATHER: (1) f'D VIS IB IL lTV RESTRICT IONS <2> 6, 800 FEET 300 DEGREES 15 Kt'1JTS 11,000 FEET 350 DEGREES 25 KNOTS 16,000 FEET 240 DEGREES 15 Kt{)TS 20,000 FEET 260 DEGREES 15 K~X>TS 30,000 FEET 320 DEGREES 30 KM:>T"S . 50,090 FEET-290 DEGREES 25 Kt()_TS 80,000 FEET 290 DEGREES S 15 KNOTS H. Tt-RE WAS NO OTHER UNUSUAL ACTIVITY OR CO~ IT IONS IN THE MEA. I. THERE WAS NO INTERCEPT ACT ION BUT THE AC STATED i- FLASHED LIGHTS WITH NO RESPONSE FR~ THE OBJECTS. J. FAA WAS cor..iACTED AND TtRE WERE NO SCHEDULED AIRCRAFT IN THE AREA. UNCLASSIFIED