1. DATE TIME GROUP 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION ll minutes 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE PRGJEC"" )0073 RECO~D 2. LOCATION Newburgh, New Jersey 10. CONCLUSION Probable: Hot Air BALLOON 11. BRIEF SUMMARY ANO ANALYSIS Observer sighted a red object which was about as bright as Venus. The object then seemed to be yellow and flashed red occass~onaly. ~e object seemed to stop at times, hover, and Then move on. It also appeared to chan ge directions a t times Just before the object dsappeared the observer sighted a red streak from the object. After several seconds he spotted a similar object to the south. Thi s object after a short in- terval disappeared widenly. Co ents: The wind was blowing toward the SW and the object moved roughtly south. The description is consistant for Ho~ Air Balloon , especially the "red Streak" before the object disappeared. f TD SEP 63 0-329 (TOE) P rnloua ediUo t\e o f lhl ,.,,.... ""''b. uud, I tlt t?j~L-Zt_).~a::r; ATIN OF: 46030DC suaJecr: UFO Reports TO: FTD (TDETR) DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS 46030 AIR BASE GROUP (ADC) STEWART AIR FORCE BASE, NEW YORK 12SSO The attached UFO report is submitted in accordance with paragraph 8, FOR THE COMMANDER D . C . BOYD, t Col, USAF Chief, Operations & Training Division UFO Report A. De scription of the Object (s): 2 o Size compared to a known object: size of Venus 3 . Color: red to yellow and back to red. Moon bright. 5 . Formation, if more than one: = 6. Any discernible features or details: 7 . Tail I object(s): trail I or exhaust I including size of same compared to size of 8 . Sound; if heard describe sound: 9 . Other pertinent or unusual features: B. iJe scription of Course of Object(s): What first called the attention of observer(s) to the object(s): 2. Angle or elevation and azimuth of object(s) when first observed: 5 to 40 above horizon Northeast 3. Angle or elevation and azimuth of object(s) upon disappearance: Almost same angle southeast 4. Description of flight path and maneuvers of obj ect(s): disappeared I hove red 90 turn. 5. How did the object(s) disappear: abruptly 6. How long were the object(s) visible: C. Manner of Observation: 1. Use one or any combination of the following items: Ground-visual( air-visual, ground-electronic, air-electronioi Ground-visual 2. Optical Aids: (i.e. I binoculars, telescopes): 15X-60XD=60mm Varipower Telescope (coated optical) 3. If the sighting occurred while airborne 1 give type of aircraft 1 identification number, altitude, heading, speed, and home station: D. Time and Date of Sighting: l. Grsenwich date-time ;roup and looal time: 2. Liqht conditions (uae one of the follow in; term a: Night, day, dawn, dusk): E. Location of Ob.server(a): (Give exact latituae and longitude coordinate a of each ob1erver, and/or geoc;raphioal position}: 41 28' 7 4041 Knox Village I Newburgh 1 NY 1 F. Identifying Information on Obaerver(a}: 1. Military or Civilian; Military and Civilian 4 . Mailing Address: Occupation: 6 . Education: Highschool 1/2 yr college (Wife) Highschool 1 yr college 7 . Estimate of Reliability: G . Weather and Winds-Aloft Conditions at Time and Place of Sightings: 1. Observer(s) account of weather conditions: 2. Report from nearest AWS or US Weather Bureau Office of wind direction and velocity in degrees and knots at surface, 6,000' , 10,000', 16,000',20,000', 3 . Ceiling: 2 2 0 02 Stewart AFB high think broken 4 . Visibility: 2 0 nautical miles 5 Amount of cloud cover:. 6 . Thunderstorms in area and quadrant in which located: 7 . Vertical temperature gradient: See G-2 H. Any other unusual activity or condition meteorological, astronomical, or otherwise, that might account for the sighting: I. Interception or identification action taken: J. Location, approximate altitude , and general direction of flight of any air traffic or balloon releases in the area that might possibly account for the sighting : Albany 12002 10 Jan 68 AGC (Great Pitt) 18002 68 K. Position. title and comme!"J.ts of the preparing officer , including his preliminary analysis of the possible cause of tne sighting(s): ROGER B . TYRRELL r--p .. '!:lin fJSAF uFO Investigator Preliminary analysis: I do not feel this object was a weather balloon due to its course and probable position of known balloons. The liklihood of it being Venus was discounted due to the position. The weather satellite transient was later at night for this location. Preliminary conclusion undetermined. L. Existence of physical evidence I such as material s and photographs: DEPART MENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS 3501sT UNITED STATE:S AIR FORCE RECRUITING GROUP I ATC I STEWART AIR FORCE BASE. NEW YORK 12550 RE PLY T O CAS suBJEcT. Unidentified F l ying Object T o : UF O Officer Stewart AFB, NY 1. At 1729 hours, 10 January 1968, my wif and I, was to the parking lot located behind my quarters at Newburgh, New York, when I noticed what looked like a red star just above the trees in front of my car. I asked my wife what it was and she replied, "Probably Venus .. " 2. I pulled into the parking lot and proceeded to back the car into the first parking space nearest the builcling. As I turned off the engine, I thought I s a w the object move towar d u s . I asked my wife if it seemed the same t o her and her r eply was, "yes . " 3. We got out of the car a nd stocx:l in t he parki ng lot o bserving the bject whic h had changed to a brilliant yellow. It still appeared to b e moving toward u s because I fixed the object in relation to a tree and found it was definitel y moving . All at once the object started to change its color t o red a nd the n proceeded to s to p and "hover." It remajned in this position for about fiftee n seconds . Suddenly it seemed to make a ninety degree turn to the south and stopped just a s before. At this time , the object was located approximatel y in the Northeast sky at about a t:hirty-five to farcy degr e e angle in proportion to the horizon. 4. The second time the object stopped a nd ' 'hovered," I observed a small red streak and the obect disappeare For a few seconds, scanne the horizon for signs of o ject. I s potte d the object out of the corner of my eye to the fa r south of me. From the first disappearance to the first reappearance, the time lapse was from fi ve co ten seconds. So I told my wife to quickly go into our apartment a nd return with my Scope (15X-60XD=60mm coated Varipower Telescope). She headed for the apartment at a dead run while I continued viewing the object. 6. The object slowly continued making a sweeping motion in the sky at approximately the same angle (thirty-five to forty degree) off the horizon above the trees. wife returned about forty-five seconds to a minute with my t e lescope. It took approximately six seconds for me to adjust my scope, to its lower power, and another four or five seconds to focus the object. Just as I was placing my telescope on full power, the object disappeared as abruptly as the first disappearance. 8. When the object disappeared, it did not fade. I compare the disappearance to a light switch. It was there --then it wasn't. 9. The atmosphere was extremely clear, as we could see the moon and a few stars. The object was about the brightness of the moon, and I could hea r no noise from the object, and could see no propulsion system. 10. Upon the object's las t disappearance, my wife and I waited a couple of minutes to see if the object would reappear. It did not. ll. My wife and I entered our apartment at approximately 1741 hours. Our sighting lasted about eleven minutes. I immediately started writing down everything I could remember, and so did my 12. At 1745 hours, I maue a telephone call to Stewart Air Force Base and spoke to the NCOD. He took my name and telephone nurr.ber and a brief synopais of my wife and I' s observations. At ap~roximately :!.755 hours, rhe NCOD called me and asked if I would call Major Breedlove at Stewart Air Force Base, extension 13. At 1800 hours, I called Major Breedlove and gave him my report. He recorded as much information as possible and asked m e t o bring my narrative I had written on our observations to the UFO Officer, 4713 DSDS, Stewart AFB, New York, (building 110). I told Major Breedlove that I would comply with his requesto 14. Presently I am assigned to the 350lst USAF Recruiting Group, Stewart Air Force Base, New York. I have been in the United States Air Force for two years.