t"~OJt:C..:l IUlJ/~ RECO~D 2. LOCATION fi,\ iF. T lME GROUP I 2 r( t-!n;: 6 ( 26/0340Z Apache Junction, Ivwe. , ~ Ci vi.lian BALLOON (Hot Air) I .1. NtiH~C R OF OBJECTS LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 10 minutes Tl'PE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual ~ g, PtiOTOS f 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE 11, BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Object was round, and hu.d lif)lt that was y ello wish c..n<... b:.. .. .:.....::~"L Object dropped a piece of fire t o ground. Ooject nnc u ~o ! south and a piece fell off t urning east, Two more pieces :e:l: off after completeing tre turn. J FTD S C P 6 3 0-329 (TOE) Prevloua edltlotta of thla form ma)' IN uud UNCLASSIFIED DfrAITMIMf OF THE All FOIQ nAIF MUSAGI IWot IHCOMING MESSAGI ACTION: RDC-4 INFO: XOP-1 XOPX-2 SAFOS-3 NIN-7 DIA-l (19) SvfB B30~TTU JAW Rl.WJEAA9993 9891650-UUUU--RLEDHQA. FM 3525TH PILOT TRNG WI M; WILL lAMS AFB AA IZ TO RlJN~FVA/ADC RUEDF IF /FTO WPAFB OHIO RUED HQA/C SA F RUED HQA/OSAF ZEN/UNIVERSITY OF COLO BOtLOER COLO 'JNQAS OCOB 67033 MAR 67. FOR TDETR Al WPAFB, FOR AFRDC ,RTTU JAW RtMJEAA 3993 g891659-UUUU--R UWMFVA RUEDFtf RtJEO . KRTTU JAW RtMJEAA999l 08918;0-UUUU--R\.WMFVA RUEOFIF RUEOHQA. Z~R UUUUU FM 3525TH PILOT TRNG WING WILLIAMS AFB ARrZ T 0 RUNMFVA/ADC RUEDFifiFTO \YPAFB OHIO ~FHQ JAN n 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED DIPAITMINT OF THE All FOICI STAIF MUSAGI IUHot INCOMING MESSAGE RUED HQA/C SAF RUED HQA /OSA F ZEN/UNIVERSITY OF COLO BOlLOER COLO UNQAS OCOB 67133 MAR 67o FOO TDETR AT WPAFB, FOR AFRDC, FOR SAF"-01 FOR OR. CO~ON. SlBJECT UF"O Sl GHJ' I NGo OESCR IPT ION Of OBJECT: SHAPE: ROU~. SIZE <IN RELATION TO OBJECTS HELD AT ARMS LENGTH>. NICKLE. COLOR: BRIGHT LIGHT YELLOWISH. N~BER: ONE FORMATION: N/A. F'EATLRES: NOtf: TAIL rn TRAIL OR EXHAUST: OROP?EO A PIECE OF FIRE TO GROUND. SOU~: NO~f. OTHER PERTINENT OR UNUSUAL FEATlRES: OBJECT A ~tLEO TO SOUiH A~ A PIECE FELL OFF TLRNIM; EAST; TWO MOOE PIECES FELL OFF AFTER COMFtET II NG T f T LR N. Fl NALLY MOST OF IT FELL AID D I SAPPEMD 09JECT SEEMED TO DESCE~ AS IT CAME TOMARO US. OESCR IPT ION OF COURSE OF OBJECT: SIGHT 0 UE OORT H TRAVEL ED TOWARD US <SOUTH) THEN EAST A"D DISAPPEARED. HO'N DID OBJECT DISAPPEAR: FIRE DROPPED PAGE 2 R t.:NJEAA0993 UNO. AS SEV::RAL TIMES THEN 0 I SAP?EARED WHILE GOING EAST. HOW LONG WAS THE OBJ~CT VISIBLE: 10 MINUTES. MAN~R OF OBSERVATION: GROUNJ VISUAL. OPTJCAL AfOS: ~llt\ro TIME ANJ DATE OF" SIGHTING: GREENNICH OAT-TIME U CLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMINY OF THE All FORCE STAff MISSAGI IUHCH INCOMING MUSAGI GROUP Or SIGHT lNG 0340, 28TH LOCAL TIME 27TH 0840. LIGHT CO~ IT IONS/ CLEAR NIGHT, STARLIGHT Flll MOON, NJ W II m. LOCATION OF OBSERVERS: APACHE JUNCTION. 111 DEmEES 33 LONG 33 DEG 25 L AT IDENTIFYING I IN FORMAT ION ON OBSERVER: RET IRED u.s. ARMY MAILING ADDRESS: , IO'NA. OCCUPATION: RET IRED: EST I PJ ATE 0 F R EL I A B IL IT Y : EXCEL L E NT WEATHER A~ W I I Nl S : W I ~ S I CE JL I NG: 1 7, 0 80o V I SIBIL IT Y: Wr NS..OW 15 MILES. AMOUNT OF CLOLD COVER: 718. THUMJERSTORMS: NO ~fo UNUSUAL ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENON: HIGH MOISTLRE CONTENT 20,000 THROUGH 30,990 FEET o APPEARS TO BE MIRRm TYPE I INVERSION 21,000 TO 23,000, TROP HEIGHT 41,80~ FEET. THIS SAME TYPE ACTIVITY HAS BEEN NOTED IN THE PAST. THE ACTIVITY HAS BEEN IDE NT IF'IED AS HOT AIR BALLOONS. CHILDREN HAVE BEEN MAKING HOT AIR BALLOONS WITH CA~LES At{) PLASTIC SACKSo iHEY GET BAGS F'ROM O..OTHES CLEANING ESTABLISHMENTS ANJ FIX PAGE 3 RtJtVJEAA0993 UNQAS A. BASE F'CR HOLDING CA~LES. THE CA~LES FINALLY ~ELT T~ PLAST tC A~D FALL TO EARTH, THE CHILDREN ARE LEARN! NG THIS FROM U~CLASSJFJED UNCLASSIFJED DEPAITMINJ OF ntl All FOICI STAfF MUSAGI IIANOI INCOMING MESSAGI SCHOQ TEACJ.ERSo LOS A~ELES HAD A PROBLEM WITH Tt-SE HOT AIR BALLONS A FEW MONTHS AGO. NOW IT HAS W CR KE 0 I T S WAY T 0 P tilE N I I X A Nl CO U. 0 SPR E AD 0 N EAST SECO~ SIGHT If NG BEL I EVEO TO BE SAME OBJECT: NAME GE: 18o ADDRESS ANl LOCATION OF' SIGHTING UEL, SCOTTSDALE ARIZ, 111 OEG 55 LONG 33 DEG 29 LGT PHOt\E: OCCUPATION: STlDENT o DES~ I PT ION OF OBJECT: SHAPE: ROU~: SIZE ( IN RELATION TO OBJECTS HELD AT AAMS LENGTH: BASKETBALL o COLOR: BRIGHT OR A ~E. NlJABER : ONE. FORMAT ION: NIA. FEATLAES: NOtf:. TAIL OR TRAIL OR EXHAUST: PIECES OF FtRE FELL TO GROU~Do SOU~D: HIGH PITCH FLUCTUATING HUM. OTHER PERT INENr OR UNUSUAL F'EATLRES: FIRE DROPPED SEVERAL TIMES FROM UFO, OESCR IPT JON OF' COlRSE OF OBJECT: UFO CAME F'ROM SOUTH ANJ 1AOED NORT ttAST o HOW 0 10 OBJECT 0 1 SAPPEAR. FIRE DROPPED SEVERAL TIMES A~D STAT IOti:RYo HOW LONG WAS THE OBJECT VI SIBLE: 20 MINUTES. MAN~R OF OBSERVATION: GROUNJ VISUALo OPTICAL AIDS: NO~E. GREEN- W fCH OAT - T tMr: GROUP OF SIIHT I NG FROM 0200 TO 0600 ON THE 28TH, LOCAL T fME ~7a0 TO 1200, 27THo LIGHT COt{) IT IONS: C..EAR NIGHT, STARLIGHT,. HJ WI I ~Do NOTE: ORIGINAL TRANSHISSION NO'r IDENTIFIED AFHO JAN., 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED