r ,:OJECI 10013 ReCORD l. SfllJRCE 27/CijJO'l. 2. LOCATION 10. CONCLUSION Civilian rossible {nOT A!f; BAIJ.C.)~.f' rz-NUMBER OF CSJECTS ~-LE-.tGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS ~b. TYPE Or C3~ERVATION C~ound-Visu.al 8. PttOTOS 9. PHYSICAL EV 'O:NCE The observers sighted 2 difter~nt lights SAmilar to dircraft lan1!:lSl1ghts o! artificial satellites. After the observer had watched the objects tor several minutes what seem6d to be drops of mol ten metal started to fall from the tr&ilinc object after about 30 seconds ot this, the obj9cts intensifi~j co~siderably then went out completely. A few minutes l&t j the other one disappeared in a similar manner. ; The description is exactly as would be expecteo ~o~ hot air ga~ent bas balloon. fbweve~ the otse r~ give the direct ion ot travel, roug."lly SE. but ti. d ;I wind was (according to the TWX) blowins t~ward tte f N. Des;>ite the conflict in ;'L~ direction it st::..ll j V'IVNo seans very possible that the objects wera garmer..; ba~ DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE H E ADQUARTER S 28520 A I R BASE GROUP I A F L C I McCLELLA N All? FORCE BAS!:: CALIFORNIA 956!32 UFO Observation (27 Aug 67) AFLC (TDET/UFO) 1. Reference letter FTD (TDET/UFO), Wright-Patterson AFB, O~io, with two attachments from Mather AFB, California. F!~ght Operations, SMBOB, records do not indicate any UFO s~ghtings or aircraft in the area at 2051 hours, 27 August 2. Inquiry revealed that at 2056 hours, 26 August 1967, tr.a Security Police Division, BPC, received several tele- pto nic reports of UFO sightings; however, no one at the Co~trol Tower observed those sightings or aircraft in the area. As a possible stimulus for those reported objects, see the attached copy of teletype cite #SMBB 03985, dated a'pf, USAF ""- Police Division 1. Ltr MAFB dtd 10 Oct 2. Ltr MAFB dtd 4 Oct 3. Ltr WPAFB 26 Sep 67 4. Teletype 27 Aug 67 DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVI!:i i O N ( AFSC) W .. IGHT.PATTERSO N AI .. FORCE BASE. OHIO A'433 j{..; :~ cnce your u1 iden.:, ifieci. observation. The ini.'onn~t .i.c)r.. Hh:i cJ 1 \: ,,~received is not sl.fficient for a scienLific jnvectignticn. ; :::_ .:.st ~Ol' complete -:.:le t:lched FI'D Fo1m 1():, [lnd 1c~ n 1 l L i n -~:!:: ~nvelopc p rovick:C.. T.~.. n-~ ~.ou for repo::c L..i r. . o 1 oDr; ~1 1a tior' t.o :!1E! A i_l' Force . ATT, Co lonel, USAF o f rre chno loGY and Sub systems l"l'D Ji'o 1r IUII'L'I TO DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISIO N ( AFS C) WRIGHT-PATTERSON AlA FORCE BASE. OHIO 45433 UFC 0._' se1va t. ion 26 Aug 67 Calitc:rnia 9566o h~-_. _cuce you r u.Pident.ii':i ed o'..>servation . TLe lnfol'mntior~ "'hich w-:: ._Qv; rec eived i s not suffic ient for a scicncific invcstieation. Rc . 2st o1' cor.mlet~ the attached Fl'D For m lGl~ and r c L rn lt. in t. =nvelopc p rovided . Than K you f or rep or tin: .. , O -1 OIJS~ l''lation t.o _tc A i . 1 F'orc e . C. ANA1~, Colonel, USAF i 1~c"vor of Technol oe;y a nd Subsystems DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISIO N f AFSC) WRIGHT.PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE. OHIO .-~ .. 3'3 h-..-_ ~ilC~ your urident,ii"iecl observation. The.! informatiotl Hhich \lt: _. :. .r) rccei ved i s not Sllff'ic:i.ent for a scicn t.ific invcs Vi.ga tion. :. ~-~st .. oc compl~te che a~tached FTD Fo1m 16 and rcl. nl i.t. in -.~ . .;; ~n vclopc p roviclccl. T!.an!: j ou f or r epo1 t,j r.: ~ ~ o .1 ohs'.' r':'H tioll ~o ~.e A i. 1 Force. of Technology and Subsystems 1 A tr.: tl F-:l.'D f'JJ1! 1(;4 \r/r~r,vclcpe REptL'f TO DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUA .. TE .. S FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION C AFSC I WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE. OHIO .. 5 .. 33 tJF8 O.:s c .r:va tion 26 Au.g 67 , California 9566o 1\\...-_._.~nc~ your .Jnidcncificd observation. The lni'on~t::.un Hldch v:c .. =.vr; received i s not s ufficient for a scientifjc invcstication. -; .:~t .:o1 complete .:.~1e a:.:,~ached Fl'D Fonn 16!: and r0L rn lt in ~..:. ~ ~!'lvclopc providc~i.. r!.10.11.-you for r epo1 t.i r : .. , o: -1 obs'~ rvu tion ~o ~he Ai1 F orce. ~J\NA1~, Co lonel, USAF of Te chnoloGY and Subsystems F'l'D Fu 1r ! DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TCHNOLOGV DIVISION C AFSC) WRIGHTPATTER50N AIR FORCE BASE. OHIO 45.433 r\,~ _. :cnc~ your un idcn ti.ficd o~scrva tion . Thl.;! lnfonna tior. Hj1tch \-:r: .. YI?. rccei ved is not Sllf:['icient for a sc ien tlf lc investiea tion. R': _ .=st. : o l' complete the o.1 .. tache d FTD Form 16L~ c.nd rei:. rn l L in r: !:... =nvelope provided. T1.~anJ-: .lou for rep or L j r. ~) ..: o 1 ob~-: c.ration :.o ... ~1c A i r Force. Colonel, WAF of Technology and Subsystems DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION f AFSC l WRIGHT.PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE. OHIO 4!54:13 G: se1va tion ~gbL~ds, California 9566o i{-.._ ,. :;nee you r Jl1identi.licd observation. Tne informatj.or. tt~ldch we .. .::. ,;r~ rcc e i ved i s not s uf i'ic ient for a scientific in ves tication. R =~ ::st ~01' complete the a~tached Fl'D For m 16!~ eil1d ret .n1 it in r, L ~ :n vc lope p rov id~d. T!'J:in.~ you for repo1 t.i r., . O 1 obscl"JLl tion } :i y-ec tor o f Technoloe,y and Subsystems 1 A tt: I l ~Ji t ; l~L~ \T / ~n ve l ope U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION Tr- s questionnaire has been prepared so that you con give the U.S. Air Forc e as muc h i~br~c ~"' -::s possible concerning the unidentified oeri'al phenomenon that you have observed . P !ec.:. ~-., to answer as many questions as you possibly con. The information that you give will l:-e .. _,ec. research purposes. Your name will not be used in connection with ony statements, c~nc :.;5 . ..::ns, or publications without your permission. We request this pttrsonal ;,formation so the~ : : is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further detai Is 1. Whe n did yo~ see the object? Hour Mi nut~ s (Circle One): Month Yeor 3. T i rr e Zone : (Circle One): a. tostern b. Central c. Mount :J in d. Pacific' (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving \ b. Standard 4 . ~her~ l.tf'~re t:>u when you sow t he o~i~ct? CityorTown Stote o r County Durot ion) Hours M inutes c. Not very sure - -:;;, r ;y c:e am d. Just a guess 6. What was e con:l;",~n o f the sky? 7. IF you sew tne o:::>,~ct during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN locate d as y o u looke d at th e object? (Circle One); FTD OCT 62 164 a. In front of you b. In back of you c. To your right d. To your left e. Overhead f. Don't remember Thla form auperaede" 1-'TO 164, jul 61, w!11ch ia obolete ~. IF you saw the object at NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS ond MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): a. NOf"e a. Bright moonlight b. Dull moon I ight c. No moonlight -pitch dark (d. Don't remember_, 9. What were t weather conditions at the time you sow the object? CLOUDS ( Ci rcle One): HEATHER (Circle One): Clecr Sl(y b.-F~g, mist, or light rain c. Scattere-d :lauds c. Moderate or heavy rain d. Thick or :, eovy clouds e. Don't remember 10. The object appeared: b. T ron spcr ~nt (Circle One): (.i:-As a light. . e. Don't remember If it appeor~d as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? (Circle One): a. Brighter~ c. About the some b. D immer d. Don't know 11. 1 Camper~ brightness to some common object: 12. The edgs :;f the object were: (C ir: Ia One ): a. Fuzzy or blurre-d : b. L ike -a br i ~h_t s t ~ c. Shorply out I i ned :. Don't rerr.emb~r 13. Did th~ ob !'::~: (Circle One for each question) Appecr +c end still at any t ime? 0 Don't lcnow b. Sudd~n iy s;:>e~ up end rush away at any time? (No Don't know Don't lcnow c. Break up !nto ports or explode? d. Give off smolce? Yes Don't know Change ~'i,;Tltness? Don't know e. Change sn;J,:)e? g. Flash or fl icker? Don't lcnow h. Disoppecr ~nd reoppeat? Don't know Did the obietct disappear whi lo you w"re watching it'? If so, how? (L:rc-: r_me: Don't Know. IF you on!>war~d YES, th~n tell what j 16. Did th~ C"::;;~ct move in front of SO!'i'thing ot any time , o mticulorl y a r:ln~,d? Don't Know. IF you on:c>.vered YES, ?hen t~l ! w hat 17. T ~11 in c few words the following things abovt th~ object: 18. '-i/e wis~ ~ kn()w th" anc:tJior siz~. H old a motc:h stick at orm'!. l~nqth in l ine with o kn ~wn !'biec1 ond note how much o7 r-:f't object is cov~red bv t:.,~ h~nd of the mntch. If you hod p~rform~d thi~ exf)f'trirn~nt o t th~ tim~ of the si; !--ting ,ow much of the object wo;ld hove been cov~red by the match h ead? f7,ot will show ~n:: s:,o :e of the obj~ct or objects. Lobel and include in your sketch any detoi Is Draw Q oft!--~ o:.~-: :~=~you sow s uc h c:; .._ :li9S, protrusions, etc., and esp~ciolly exhaus t trail~ or vapor trails. Place c~ -:'-=""' ~side the drc....-=;-~ t o s~ow the direction the object was moving. ) UFO: llA Cl) ~0Ui~O ( 2 ) GRA,-'EFRUIT h T f\ f\ :.s LE.:r.;TH ( 3 ) -~r~I0HT 'HITf:: ~LEVATIO~-: 1\ T P t.\ I G R I T Y 20. Do you think you con estimate the speed of the obiect? z: c- -oK :- IF you answer~d YES, then what speed wo~ld you estimate? A fJ c; oJ J 21. Do you thir:( you con estimate how far away from you the obiect was? IF you O:"IS .,,red YES, then how for away would you soy it was?--------- 22. Where wer~ you locot~d when yoo sow the obiect? (C ire I~ On~): 23. Were you (Circle One) o. tnside~ouilding b. In a car ~. Ovtd~.s / h~n a i;~lane (type) o. jn...the business section of a city? (f. In the resld;.~tict~ectio f it;?-_ "-, c. In open countryside? d. Near an airfield? Flying ovor a city? f. Flying over open country? 2..!. IF you we~ MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete th following questions: 24.1 What d irection were you moving? (Circle On~) o. North c. East b. Ncrt~eost d. South~ast f. Southwest h. NOtthwest 24.2 How f::ut Wftre you moving? --------miles per hour. 24.3 Did y-:,..; stop at any time while you were looking at the obiect? (C1.:le One) Did you observe th object throush !lily of the following? e. B inoculars Theodolite Win co .... 26. In order th~r 'f:>U c:Jn give os clear a picture as possible of what you saw, describe in your own words o common obiect or obiects Nhich, when placed up in the sky, would give the same appearance os the obiect which you sow. '}7, In the following sketch, imagine that you ate ot the paint shown. Place an "A" on the curved l ine to sho w ho w high the objec~ was above the horizon (skyline) when you first sow it. Ploce a "B" on the same curved line to show how h ig:, the object w