vv I j I< i: t_t, i". U 110. CONC.U::.IOl'l -l. t-tllMBE R 0~ OBJECTS LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 1 2 -15 minutes 6 . iYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground Visual ,7. COURSE South -West 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Observe r sighted a reddi s h orang e 'tO a whii:::.s:-. orange :~:icl<: ering obj ect that \vas about the s i ze of a Ba sesbull at a:..-.1:.5 length . The object tra v eled i o rome \<~hat a erra t i c :'l i ght path. "VIhen the object reached an elevation of o.; ;:iroximato:i;; 85 degrees two v ery tiny orange objects spl:t ol'f &nd fle'W Th e l a rge object remained st-ationary ... 'or a few . seconds and then its ll.g h c i"lici<ered out. as if a r:-liitch ha.d been snuffed out or blown out. C<lo!Ji,iEfi.'TS t ..&.t was v ery likely -chat the obj~ct was a :'lo: Ai r gannet bag balloon and tha t the tiny orange o'oje .;ts that s plit off were parts of t~ burn in.; stage. -. FTD SEP 63 0-329 /TOE) ;>Nvlo\n d1Uons ol th! ton:s D>.a}' t>. u uc:. ALTE~NATIVEL.Y f>ROVIOS A NAAR,t.iiVZ EXP LANATI;)N OF THE SIGHTINC. L k::.c:l:-.-c!so~J wind velocity and J!DFT /UFO direction.(surface)~ I'UP!..V TO ATTtl 01': HEAOOUART.:!ll3 FOREIG"l T ECHNOLOGY DIVISION ( ~FSC I IGH'r .f'A TTRSON AIR FOilC= BASE. O:HO 4~433 UFO Observation , December 28, 1967 son ,1 Te 1ca s Reference your recent unidentified flying object sight~g ~hich you reported to the Air Force. The informat.ion '1-:hich we have received is not sufficient for a. scie:1tif'ic investigation. R~c;uest you complete the attached .~ Form 117 and r eturn it in the self- addressed envelope. Thank you for reporting your observa'tion to the Air Force. ~f..MF.s C. J-i!MTA'IT, Colonel, USAF 'Director cf Production AF Form 117 .. .1 c!;Jn tral n l~?ft flt.; r<J?t ',itC:'~ a 1 t!iL:i' ..l a i.Jrt 7r ~ t ~H~t.:.TIJ 8 o.b.ject. i:L~h ttf.l e;;t~ 'tuted to b 3 fl . .:J.'Iro:l,t~;tal.'; tit3 :J!-:t?J o.l ~ .J ?..! ~ alla:;. 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HENOM=:NON WAS WH=:N I..AST S=:EN . oas::P.v E "l 1-'0~ITIO~I O r T"tE PHZ~O).It::~ O,I w;.,;;:~l L/5T !'.:OEN CON~lECT T~'E " A ANO "FIJ WITH.\ L IHi! TO A:=>PROXI1 A 'AOVE.'>I:EN T OF' THE PHE~IOMEMON 8C:7WEEN ""'AN:; ~a. T H A T IS. SCHE'U'TIC;\LLY :>HOW Wti'!TH:::R r H E MOVt': I.I!!:NT ..l.?i"C::,.l,REO TO 9 ~ STRAIGHT, C1.!A.JEO OR ZtO.ZAG. Rt::fE:R T O Sl-1:\.LL'::"l $ :<E7CH AS P.H .~;tA.!?LE OF H0\'1 TO COM?LC:T!:: YOU Y..HCN vou SAW 7HS PfJSNOMENON ((./ . -.-4 I t. 'I BUSINESS S!::CTION OF CITY 1 BUILDING RESIOEN i iAI... SF.CTION OF Cl'( ( liN OP-EN COU:HRYSIOE L_l ~S P.ASSENG!::"' l i N BOAT i NE1\R Ali'lFIELD I'N AIF'tPL.ANE ,.-;A:; Po.s s -::NGER FLYI~IG OVER CllY FLYI N G OVER OPE'I COUtiT"lY A. IF YOU WC:RE.IN A VSHICLE COMPLETE T H E F OL LO Yllr-J G: DIRECTIO'I WERE YOU ,_..0 '11 NG' I HOW FAST WERE YOU :.OOVING1 SOUT H WEST I DID YOU STOP A!'<YTIME WHILE. CCoSERVING TI-'E ?HENO~ENON' NORTHEAST SOUTHEAS7 I SOUT H 'HC:ST lJ YES f'JNO WHETHER SUCf-' 'AOVEMC:'~T Ai"C'C:CTS OESC"ll8!:: TYPE OF VC:HICLE YOU WER::' I N A'ID TYPE OF RO"D ;;::RRAIN OR 8C;)Y OF WATER YOU T qA'/ERSEO '1 T H E SIGHTING. STATE ,11HT'1C:R 'r'II!'<D:lWS O R CONVE?TiaLE TOP WERE UP OR OO'HN. HO'.V 'AUCH OTHER T?>\FFIC 'IIA3 i'-1;:R~1 DID Y O U N OTICE ANY ,11:0PLA~I!::S' ~NO. 1::-v;:s" DESCRIBE WHEN TH'==Y WERE IN :iiG;;T' eEL.ATI/E TO THE TIM i Or SIGHTI'IG THE PH!::'IO'-l:O: 'ION -\N 0 ..v-ER~ TH=Y "-'/EQE P: TuE ~K Y RELA71VE TO THE ?OSIT:O .j~ ir'::: ?roFl'.~'.I'-""~'JN 9. 'r'O'H LONG Wi>.S THE PHENOMEN ON L E NGTH OF TIME CERTAIN OF Tl'oiE FAIRLY CERTAIN WAS TIME !JET!::R M I N :i:i::>' ,!_c--<Jr( t) fJ C:.Jl-1 Q ) -r WAS THC: PHENOMENO N IN S IGHT CONT! NUO'JSLY' J7'YES n NO. IF "NO.~ HIOICATE WHET-lER ,..IS IS OJE - c Y0 MOVEMEH OR TH!:: 3S'1.>.VIOR OF TH!:: ;:>,., E N O '-' E'lON, A"'O "ESC"llaE SUCH MOV:::'-!ENT OP BEH-'VIOR. I '101:::-\T Cts.;o. Pl!A"l.>\NCC:S ON PREVIOUS SK C: TCH ES. D'Jqii'IG T~tl=: ~lt;'t7t IC' II COJOlTIOI~S (Cher:k a?pr.;pri r>e bl < k .r.) \ SXY B. W t':ATH EP. -TWILIGI I_T _ ~"-A'J'f RAHI C!"i'<lJS CLOUDS (flif{h jl~ecy 0 ' J!,.r-inP. --~PAR rL Y CLOUDY NI:>43US CLOUDS (Roinl s:~ :nt o~ su:: E T I co>- L !!T !::L Y ov::Rc AsT C U!'A'J~O'i'M8US CLOU ~S I UN.<'iO ~N '-::. !F THE SIGHTI'IG WA5 AT TYitLIGHT OR NIGHT. 'ill-' A T 0 ' 0 YOU NOTI.::::: ,t.!'l')UT THC: STAtU AP.:> ~DON> I A FE:W MOON 'IIITH Hll.LO UI1KNOWN 1 1;: S I C '-I TIN G WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUJ-j "1519LE7 0 Y!S 0 NO. I F "YES, WHEA;:' I'IAS THE SUN AS YOU FACeD Jl N OV!RHEAD(NP o~ ;:~O"tT OF YOU TO Y OU::< "'IG"i7 3 ACl< Or YOU TO YOUP LEFT S;:>E(;IF"f Tt!E M~JOR SOURCE Or ILLUM IN"'TION PRF-:S::NT DURIN G TH! SoGH'TING, SUCH AS THE SUN , HE.I\OLIGHTS OR FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLU'.!IN-'TIO,..,, SP:OCIFY O IS7AN C':.: TO LIGHT SOURCE . !)h L ;7-/ Jcunl( ILL c/fi?t.VI}7711