1. OA ,.F. I TIM~ GROUP 2. LOCATION Eglin AFB, Florida (1 wi~ness) 10. CONCLUSION Mili~ary . Other (CHAFF) 4. NliMl\[R OF OBJECTS S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION l minute (approx.) A. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual , Descending 11. PtiOTOS ?. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANAL. YSIS Objects were circular and flat discus, white in distance silver when close. One group co ,posed of hundreds .of par- ticles, rectangular in shape, appeared to be stationary in sky, white slowly elongated breifly to narrow ends and t.hen returned to rectangular shape. Entire founa tion appeared to be turning similar to a flight of birds. FTO S [ P 6 3 0-329 (TOE) PreYioue edltJOfte el till f .. pIN ueed, AfN CY DJA. PTTE JAW RUCL lltf~75' 0872033 EEEE--RUEOHQ.~. . F'M APOC E Q.IN AFB FLA TO RUC IF GAIF TO WPAF B Qi I 0 INF 0 RU\f~FV W AOC RJEOHQWC SAF ~:rv EOHQ W ~ AF 2EN/lJN IV C Q. 0 BOOLOER C Q. 0 ZEN/ 32A I RO IV C1JNTER AF B &\LA lMCLAS E F T 0 P(J'S 11f6:.5 MAR 67. FTC FOR TDETR. CSAF F m AFROC. OSAF FeR SAF-01. UNIVCOLO Fm .. CR C CNOCN. ~ REFERENCE AFR 80-17, SJB~ UFO REPORT R EP CRT I N G OAT A OE~R I PT I ON rF THE 00 JECTS SHAPE: CIRCULAR AND FLAT DISCS SILVER DIMES UNCLASSIFIED UNCWSIFIED Rtlf _.. IUIICII (3) CQ.~: WHITE IN DISTANCE; SILVER WHEN CLOSER (4) NUMBER: HUNDREDS ~ SMALL PARTICLES PAGE 2 ~UCL Fft1AA 7,_. UNCLA S E F T 0 C5> F <RMATI ~S: THREE C.~> OOE mruP, C ~PeE EO Cf HUNDREDS rk P A~T I CLES, RECTANGULAR IN SHAPf. APPEARED TO ~ STAll ONARY IN SKY, WHILE Sl OM.. Y ELONGATING fRIEFLY .~T NARRO'M ENDS, AND THEN RETU~NING TO ~ECTANaJLA~ SHAPE. C B) SEC CND ~ OOP, ~ JO T 0 50 PARTICLES, OV .~L IN SHAPE, S.. OWL V M OJ IN G TOWARDS OBSERVER. CC> THIRD maJP, CF HUND~EOS r:f PARTICLES, WITH ROUND CENTER PORT I~ AND TWO EXTENDED WINGS OF PARTICLES LEFT AND RIGHT FRCM CENTER. LEFT WING POINTED 00.VN'.ARO; ~IGHT WING POINTED UPWARDS. ENTIRE f~MATI ~ APPEARED TO BE lU~N I NG Sl MILAR TO A FLIGHT OF BIRDS, '1 TH MOST INDIVIDUAL PARTICLES IN THICK CENTER REMAIMING STATIONARY. (6) NE GAT IV E Dl SCERN I B.E FE~ lURES C 7 ) N E GAT IV E TR A I L CR EX H 1\U S T , _/ < 8) N E GAT IV E S QJ NO C 9) OTHER PERTINENT I Nf mMAT I CJ4 CA) FRQ.1 H~IZONTAL VIEW, THE F~MATIONS APPE~.qEO TO RESEMBLE A FLAT L J 0 F ~ A CAN. UNCLASSIFIED UNCWSIFIED nAif MIIIAII lUlGI CC> AT DISAPPEARANCE, SECO'ID AND THIRD FmM.,TIONS ~PPEAREO TO BE MOll N G T O.VARDS THE NCR TH. C5) OB~CTS DISAPPEARED DURING THE FEW MIMJTES THAT OBSERVER HAD ENTERED A HANG\R TO SEEJ< CCRROBtRATING WITNESSES. PAGE 4 RUCL fJA.4 .. 75 .. UNCLAS E f T 0 (6 > DURA T I 00 Cf OBSERV AT I ONS CA> FIRST FCRMATI~, RECTANCl.E, VIEWED FRCJA AUTOACBILE, OBSERVED FeR 1)/15 SECCNOS; DISAPPEARANCE FOO APPROX TWO SECGJDS, FOLLmVEO BY RETURN VIEW F m 10 SECONDS. CB> SECCNO FmMATION, LARGE OJ~ VIEWED FRcn PARKING LOT GROUND, REMAINED V lSI ~E Fm APPROX o/30 SECCNDS. <C>. TH I RO f mM.AT I ON, WI NGEO CIRCLE, 60/70 SEC CNOS VIS I Bl L I TV C. MANNER Cf OBSERVATI ~ C 1 ) m QJN D-V I SU Al (2) NO CPT I CAL A IDS USED, ALTHOUGH 09SERVE~ WeRE SUNGLASSES CBSERVER IJNAElE TO SEE FCRMATIONS OR BOJECTS WITH EYES ALONE. <3> Sl GiTING DID NOT OCCUR WHILE 41RBCRNE D TIME AND DATE CF SIGHTING UNCLASSifiED UNCWSIFIED 1M All fOICI SIMf .aMI 1U11C11 IIICOMIII MBSAII & OOSERVER'S LctATION: APPROX 75 Y.~RDS EAST OF HANGAR 103, FLIGHT Ll Nf, E CLI N .~F B F LA; 3029N; 8631 'II; C ELEV ATI G4 AMSL: 85FT>. F. I NF ~MAT I ON CW OBSERV GEm~ W KAELIN, A1C; AF15666Jt .. 11 t-Q AP (t C P GOCF> ADM IN SPEC, FLIGHT MANAGEY.ENT BRANCH, TEST OPERATI CWS DRECTmATE. REL I A Bill TV UNKNOWN. PAGE 5 RUCL fJ~A4 754 UNCLAS E F T 0 r; WEATHER AND WI NOs-AL Cf T CONDITIONS AT T I MEi' PlACE OF SIGHT I NGS: C1> OBSERVER'S ACCaJNT: ClEAR, BRIGHT, SUNNY C2) REPORT FRCJA A\VS: ALTITUDE .YINDS DIRECTION, SPEED C.~> 50 ANGELS; 290 DE mEES; 75 KNOTS C B> 40 ANGELS; 290 DE ~EES; 85 KNOTS <C> 30 ANGELS; 320 OE~EES; 50 KNOT~ CO) 20 ANGLES; 320 OE~EES; . .:D KNOTS C E> 10 AN GELS; 350 DE CREES; .1~ KNOTS. F CF) 5 ANGELS; 350 DE mEES; 15 KNOTS C G> SURFACE: 100 DE ~EES; 3 KNOTS CJ> CEILIN(} CAVU C4) VISI91LITY: CAVU (5) NEGATIVE CLOJD-COVER (6) NEGATIVE THUNDERS T CRMS IN .~RE.~ C7> TEMPERATURE ~ SURF ACE: 77 DE ~EES F; DEw-POl NT: 35 NEGATIVE OTHER PHENCNENA I. NEGATIVE INTERCEPTION J PC5SI fl.E ACCQJNTING F~ Sf GHTING: USN AIRCRAFT, EMPENNAGE NO. 33~, EXECUTED ONE DROP OF ECM CHAFF, APPRrJ( 1030 CCST>, DATE (J SIGiTIN~ APPRCJ< 45/50 NM NE OF TYNDALL AFB, FLA. CHAFf REP~TEOLY . AFJiO J.AJI., 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED.. UNCWSIFIED CESCENOS AT RATE rF 0.5 FEET PER SEC~D. K. PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS rF POSSIBLE CAUSE OF SIGHTINGSI INf(RMATION IN SUBPARA 1.J ABO/. PCSI Tt G'4 Gf sUN AND DIRECTION OF \'I NOS MAKE CHAFF REFLECTION MOST LIKELY EXPt..ANATI~. PREPARING OFFICERI BEN Z.M. CIRSHATER, I NTELL I CI:NCE RESEARCH SPEC I~ I ST, GS-12, Uf 0 OFFICER CRET USAF MAJm>; AFSC 8016.