i, l>A TE ~. T IMf GROUP ; 10. CONCLUSION CivilL:.:~ 4. NUMBER OF OBJECYS ~. LENGTH OF OBSERVA"riON TYPE OF OoSERVAliON Ground Visu-.1 southwu.rd I a. PrlOTOS ~ ?. PHYSICAL EVlDENCE BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Obser~.::rs noted ~ rouncl sh~pc(.. Jc~ .;c; 1.-A...-.-:.-.;,n ~.-.e i"ul1 ffi\H~n, th;..t ~ppe;..red to be fu.j_j_:."C-6 -~"' '(,he t::ii..C w&u .'_.;:, Cvlor \-laS blue-green to yellQw-green. -..:.~ks ~ppe.:..:. ... ~d t. ~ c ::lc from the sides of th~ ooj ect, and fr\;;:~ the 1-.c . c .. ~ ect left no pprent trail -~ter the ~bject had p&ssed . Description is consistent with that ~i a '"~tc F T D s E p 6 3 0-329 (TO E) Prevlou dlUone or thh foraa m.]' 1M u .. d HEPl.'Y ro DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCf :;uliJe:c T: Initial 1tEJ;JO~t of I nve.atigation of JrO TO: .APSC (FlD) dright-Patterson AF.a, Ohl.o 45433 'Ihe follo,ving inforrra.-tion a . ~scription of .Jbject: (l ) Shape: f--Dtuld is oresel"1tad as directed bv ( 2 ) Size: ra rger ~ .. 1.ail full fXX)n -* "Size of nic<.el nelci at a r m's l e.ytgth." ( 3) COlor: Durning ( 4) Nurcber: One ( S} Formation: r-lon3 Discernible Features: (7) 'lrail: S?ar3~s (pic~ in atta~1.ed letter) ( 9 ) Otil.er Features: * "Ra;>idl y oxiclizL1 g , c onoust i o l e , being destro-yed." b . Descri ption o f Course: (1) The' observer' s attenti~"1. .vas calle.i to t:.L1e cbject \v'n.ile tney . .;ere <.iri v:i.ng along a \vooC.ied ?a JV:iY. ( 2) Tne angle of el~vation \v'3.S estir~Bteci by oo~l wser:v2rs to be 25 to 30 dagraes. '1'lle observe=s .vere hecrlcd cast sout..1east. 'Iha o;:,j ect appeared t o 0e ileac:a:1 sout.'l. (3) 'fne ooject ciisa:F-r;eared i_r1stanta'1e o .lsly Del i na tall trez.::, oor.::1ering tne park.-ay t:.ir.B .vcls no long~r b 1c.u1 1/2 to 3/-l's a Sdcond. ~1.ner or: JD5er.va tl.on: (1) GrOW'ld Vi::iUal d. 'l'ine anJ Da ~ of ~i :rntincr: (2 ) r~igat ( :1.0 light:s along ;?a:c~;:.-ray) e. .Lccation of o:,serv3rs: ll.2~-:>roxi-.ately on3-.:LJ.lf mLi..2 .J~st of ..Jrid~ ac~uas ~g Crae~, on Colonial 2ar:.;...-1ay m.m . iilliru.s...;ul.:::, lirginia, tovi:lr\.13 Yor:<.aY,7n 7'oo 3G ' 3" \vea t lonai tude Glouo3st2r ~oin , 052: Gra:;ua.te to'.-J3ru P::1. "J.) ; :t~li?.bili'ty qll2stl.ona.::>..L2 . 23062; 1\sscciatc Infor:n:lti01'1 Ofia~r '~::lOto"-i.L.Q ... _J~oly expert) ; i:J.rl.; reliabilit:::[ e ellent.. ~-(,:)1-rari 4.t:.la.~ '.:Jy l.l1 this r.cr-ort ar8 da3is.~J.at?.d. '.1it:1 an asterisk g. /Jeatner and .,-~i.nds: { 1) Oi.Jsa1.-v~rs stated ~uj visjoilitv unl~1ute~. .-leather conditims reoor i . .ed. ov Lana lev l-ur !:'orc2 ~ass Flight. .Ieather :::acility: VisiJilitv : 9 rrile~ (d) . inJs: J3u/1G 3Jd i1. ~oeteorological Acotivity: Ieteor activity in the ~ra.t o t!1e sigi1ting vlas pro.Jauly increased alxJve nor:~al, accorw.ng t o ::insor L. S: .. 1~n~a-1. oE tne oi anglc::y ~.iASA Research Center, telephone 703-722-7961, {tenslo."'1 220J. '1:1e r .zonoia I,.eteor Si1a.,-e.r '-'las 17 Novarrb2r 1966 frortl USOO ~ulu to 0830 ~ulu. l"Jr. stated tl1at gnting sounu.er.....i. like d JJollid~ 1-v.eteor, oomronly caJ led "fire 'l'His t yf::>e mtzor will a 2i;ear to traval r.:o~ horizontally m1d can !Je viz:.Jed longer til.a.il oti1er neteors. The nig.nt. of the s is1tj ng v1as especially clear ancl good for n..>se1.vli1.; a Bollid8 :t,.et-oor. i. Air Traffic: High perforttance, single-engine jet traffic is very dei1sc L-1 the I ..angl~y Air Force :0.3.se, ()ce3.na r~aval Air S t.ation and ~..~orfolk i.~aval Air Station areas. O.n a clear nig.~t the afterl~urner fires of ttlese jets are often visible at l.l.-r'ldeteocrnined d j stances. 2. 'lhis rep::>rt \vas ;?repar~d by Captain Ro~rt R. IX>ckum, 4500 Air Base iing (OOC>-H) T anglcy 1\ir Force sase, Virginia, 23365; office teler;:>hone 703-764-4359, hoHe 703-826-2119. Tne facts in tiris report Here ;ati1ered in a oersonal intervieH t,.;i til Iv.lr. and 1 I:ecerrbcr 1966. Tne attached letter, ~.-~ritten by I~:r , ~s reo1..errea to J.n this rerort. .x stated that ne is tP.rasted in articles about UFO s and t.i1erefore easily found the nazres of Dr. Condc.."l1. and Dr. ~-iyn.2k. I!is interest in UFO' s was also r e vealad by ne::7sp.3.:fEr article s displn.yed on the \valls of his laboratory. r !r. T..a;.;ler stated t.~t vvi1at ne Sa\v "rray have been. a $~mting star." :18 also 3tated -Dut he was sur;>riseci tnat the Air Force \las giving so n11 attentiOi'1 to ~1is re90rt.ed sig.t.l.ting. The inve s tigating-officer for this I:Z:?Jrt l:)elieves the mje~t ~vas prolably a rreteor. It ooul<i also !:lave ~an til~ tail-piEJe e1(:.1au.:;t or afterburner fire of a jeot aircraft. 3L..~G:;R, Colon2l, USlJ? ........ puty Cor:rrancl?r for ot..eration3 Gloucest~r Point., Vi::'ginie. 23062 November 23 Radar T~acking Corr~and I~gley Air Force Ba8e To Y.lhom I-t; J.Icy Concern& As I saw an UFO last night and thought it should be repo~ed, I have decid~d to send =r observational notes to you. I am also sending copies ot these note3 to Dr. Edward U. Condon of the University of Colorado and to Dr. J. Allen Hynek ot Northwestern Universit:r. The notes are as 1. Observers *: a Graduate Assistant, Parasitology Section, e of Marine Science, Gloucester Point, Associate Info11na.tion Officar, Institute of Harine Science *Two passengers in the back s eat or the car did not sed the object. They \~ere: a. , Resea.rch Assistant, Applied lcience, Virginia Institute or Narine Science b Assistant e Scientist, Physical , Virginia Institute of Harine Science 2, Tima: Approximate time 7: 50-S:OO PH EST, 22 Novamber 1966 3. Observation :!rom: Car travaJl:lng at about 45 mph on Colonial Parloonq f'roc Williamsburg, Va. to',.;ards Yorkto\-m, Va 4. Place ot observations Approximately ! miJ e west or bridgg across King Cre~k (about 3?0 16 S. Direction ot path o! object: AJ)!)eared to be travelling directly South (path should have crossed over Fort Eustis, Va . : parallel to the ground at undeter:nined height. 6. Object's position an81e: 25-30. (angle or elevation) 7. Dt~ation of observation: 2~3 s eccmds , til t r ees along the parkway hid it from view a. Notea on Object: Oval to circulatt i.A~ shapo. Object extremely' bright, le3s intense light area traillng after object. Color blue-green to yellow-green. Sparks appearing to come trom sides and rear or object. Object lett. no apparent trail ("vapor" or otherwise) after it had passes. No sound heard above the noise ot the car motor. No sound or its hitting earth. Travel1 ing at high rate o! speed. Seemed to be larga ~. Rough sketch ot object: OBJECT = ??????? I would like to know ifv there is a natural _explanation for this observation. I have not reported this to any newspaper and would prefer to have my name 1i\Publicized. Th;u'1lt you