l . S\lUP.C f c. ,.,lll.H~ER Or ClJECTS l ~-.LENGTH 0~. OIISERVATIOH E O F O&S~RVATIOM 9. P~Y.>IC.a.L EVlOE>-tCE 10,. CONCI_U~ION Probable A~tro (:.:co~;) 11. DRI E F SUM:.AARY A;.o;v A~AL Y;ii ~ J-(CS-7c/Uz.,7J #vitL bL u-u ~(- 2. ADI:RlSSs Routo 1, Cochrane, Hi sconsin SJ1.622 nbout 7 yrs old.. 4. T.k.t-!1 AHD DAft 07 SIGB'.rlllla 2015 Centra l Stundn r d Time; 021 , L1 .. Aur 68. S. I.CC!TIO (Ill RIJ,lTICif TO JQfCWI CB tElNRB)t About l..L :-:;iles south o f Cochrane; bctl.:eon 6ochrn.na nnd Poun tain City, llisc 6. Dl~aiPllOlf at OB.TlC!t a. SBAPI: Like n ~)ointed Boomera n g . b. SID (CmfPARlTIVJ) 1 big Ger thv.n c ar, s malle-r-thnn air~1lanH, b~,.:cr thnn roa d was ~1ido. o, COI..QR: Ornnp:ish. e. AHY SIGltD'ICWft' JEA'l'URZS 011 DftATIS APPA.RlN! a Hone. t. liAS &HI i1PE or !RAD OR EIRsUJS! VIStM'!a Lool:od like f or;, sm0ke, o1~ aneel hair nround it. I W..\S 'lHKRE ANI AUDIBIX 7. C. t'll'JDI AND AZDII!B FRCM HOIIZOXt V&B AND DIBL"!!OI 07 mAV!L: 10. BC'.ti LC:D WAS 11m OBJECT VISIBL117 8 to 1 0 minutes. n. )I..A!ffili C3 OBSERV.A.TIOlh a. GlOO'HD VI SU.1L b. llR VISUAL o. GROOND FJEC!'ROMIC (RAD!R) e'to)(U SO, TIPI EtJJD'la!) NNe. 'frn.voled d. Am FJ.ECTROIIC (IF SO, TIP.I 1 Sometimes, but not Hhen driving b. cJ.r.I. sm o. AIRCaAilf AL!ImDI J.'l Tnt~ O&IIC! WJ.S sm ? d. l fRCBAif HZADDfQ: e. INDICA1AI AIRSP.IIDa t. BCHI BASI (Oll AIRPat!, Il CIVtJ:IU) &G3s Ab out 30 . lS. MJ.TI:rno lDDimSS& Cochrane, ':Jisconsin Sl j.t)2,-'. 16. nc::x!CtJ. t8 SClEIIfil'IC BlC 07 OBSIHtDa school tc ~.cher; i'o:~rr..cr steNo.rdess in h.ir _i1'~orco. 17. w-:l.l!H!3 CONDI!'IOJS J.T TIMI OF SICidl ntoa Obscrv0r n o t s ure Hhe:bher tta re ..,re r e clouci.s o r not. b. i":':"i ClOODS t. &!I! !1i!JJI1!tkSIOIOIS OR LIGHfll OJG Ift JB&l 1 No g. WAS SJ! VISIBlE? No h. WAS :iOOJ VISIBI.It TDPT (UFO) Lt Col Quintanilla/70916/mhs/6 Jun 68 UJO Obervation, 3 April 1968 :.;1nona Pollee 1. The Aerial Phenomena Office ia in receip~ or an unidentified flying object (UPO) report from four miles south of Cochrane, ;1~consln. The obee!"V'ltion occurred on 3 April. 1968 at a: 15 pal 2 . Tne obsdrver stated t hat ohe sa~ a large or~nge boomerang ::;eaped object that s~emed t.o be surrounded by slnoke or fog. The object hovered over her car end the cs.r engine stopped and her light$ and radio 1ent dead. The observer js uncertain or how long the object -waa 1n aight but it a._ppears to have b~en visible for ~dveral minutes. ] . Did ~lOU receive ..J.ny reports of unusual objects :for thia date'l ; 'e -would appreciate your cocunents a a to a possible c!:luse for this sie;hting. 4 . Thank 30U for your aaaistance on this matter. ""IN'rk"'JIIJA, Jr, Lt Colonel, USAF j;:uef, Aerial Phel'lCfttna Ot:tice aelt-addreased envelope J'..eroepace Technologies Division ~uct1on Directorate DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION ( AFSC) WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE. OHIO 4!5433 ~?~ :~se~ation, 3 April 1968 ~: Ni na Police Depart~ent Minnesota 55987 1. The Aerial Phenomena Office is in receipt of an unidentified f:j~ng object (UFO) report from four miles south of Cochrane, 5zonsin. The observation occurred on 3 April 1968 at 8:15 pm 2. The observer stated that she saw a large orange boomerang s ped object that seemed to be surrounded by smoke or fog. The ject hovered over her car and the car engine stopped and her lights and radio went dead. The observer~ uncertain of how long the object was in sight but it appears to have been visible for s averal minutes. 3 Did you receive any ~ports of unusual objects for this date? We would appreciate your co:muents as to a possible cause for this s!.g!lting. 4. Thank you for your assistance on this matter. -[:...;c'lOR Q(JINT&11f!Ill,. v.t-' Lt Colonel, USAF Chi~f, "Aerial Phencx.ena Office Ae=ospace Tech.~olo~i~s Division ~oduction Directo te self-addressed envelope ;-:~ief Quin:a~illa: ~ --files re~aal that we have not received any r eports of unusual WINONA POLICE OEPARTMENT \>I i non a , M i n n I -lrVt -v, v .,JPr (UFO) Lt Col Quintanilla/70916/mhs/5 Jun 68 :70 Observation, 3 April 19()3 ~ii:1ona !hnicipal Airport ~!L"'lona, ~;linnesota 55987 1. The Aerial ?hen~uena Ofrtce 13 1~ receipt of a n uniuentifiad ::lying object (UFO) r eport frout four :dle~ sou t.h of Cochrane, ~ri.3consin. The observation occurred on 3 J\pril 19@ :1t 8 :15 p m 2 . Tne observer stated that Ghe 3aw ~ lar~e orange booruerang h:l3ped obj~ct that Jeem~d to ba surround~d b y Jmoka or fot,. 'The o b j ect hovered ove r her ca r G.nd t~e car e n gL"'le .:;t opped ond her lit;hts a nd rr.tuio vent dead. T}1e observer is uncert3in of h ow l on g the obj-act "~ls in nie;ht but 1~ o.p-pears t o have b~en "'fisibl~ for ceve~l J . :!:le quest i:lf'ortAStion on ~hether you had -:an;/ :i lrc:-..ift l:mciing or depa_-tin~ your airf1!ld (particul3rly helic optars) a t the upproxi!Jlate ti~ne o f the obsP.rvation. Did. unyone in tlle control towe r r.;e e 1nrtlling unusu!:il -;md/or \ 188 anything unusual. repor~ed t o t.'lem1 '.;e r ealize the.t c heckL'"lg a.ircrs.ft recorda ls difficult but \Je "'.lOlld r~ppreciate any aaai~tance you can provide. lt . '.!1lan.'t you for your Bol&i3tance on tb13 tn&'tt~r. R QULVI'A.liLLA, Jr, Lt Colonel, USA.L' J :hi~ I Aerts~ :t'henaDena or:::~ice Ge l.i"-addressed ~nvelo-oe -.arospace Tecbnolo~ea Di via ion ?:~uction D11ecto~te TDPT (UFO) Lt Col Quintanilla/7091.6/mhs/6 Jun 68 U10 Observstioo, 3 April 1968 '?.1blic Infot'U\Btion Officer C3ltip McCoy, Wisconsin 5466o 1. The Aerial Ottice is in receipt of an unidentified flying obJect (UFO) report from tour mile a south of Cochrane, w"i~cona1D. 'lhe observation occurred on 3 April 1968 at 8:15 pm 2 . 'l~e observer a ta ted that she saw a large orange boomerane nhaped object that 5eemed to be ourronnded by smoke or fog. The o~Ject hoverl!!d over her car and the ctlr engine stopped and her lightcl and radio \lent dead. The observer is uncertaill of hO\I long the object was in sight but it appears to have been visible for several rr.inutes. 3 Did :JCN have ony helicopter activity in t.hat area that r.lAY ha,re been responsible for t.l-te sightin6 We '"'~ld appreciate your corwnents a~ to a possible cause for this sighting. 4. Thank you for your assistance on this matter. QUntrAL"ffJJ A, Jr, Lt Colonel, USAJ' _,lfw ... iel, Aerial Phenomena Of'tice .11eroapace Technologies Division ~uction Directorate Public Information Office Camp McCoy, Wisconsin 54656 ALEIO .31 July 1968 SUBJEC1': UFO Observation Dep ent of the Air Force H9ad~ua~ters Foreign Technology Division {AFSC) ATT~: TDPT (UP'O) Yrig~t~Patterson Air Forca Base, Ohio 4543.3 Refa ce your letter dated 7 June 1968, there vas no helicopter activity in t.l::?.~ area on .3 April 196S which belonged to this in3tallat1on. A H. MALONEY/ l-1AJOR, CA-U3.\R / Information Officer Cochrane, Wisconsin On 4 Apr 1968 at about 8:15 p.m. CST the observer and her young son vere dJ.i ving on Route 35 about 4 miles south of Cochrane Wisconsin when tht:! lights of th~ cc.r ahead vent out. The observer then sighted an orangi3h-red crescent shaped o.,j cect that appeared to be hovering over the car in front. The observer stop~et be~ car and the object appeared to move and hover over her car. The engi~e c~ ~er car then reportedlystopped snd the lights and rudio ~topped working also. l>..::-ing this time, the interior of the car oeemed to become very hot, particu~a~ly the feet of the observ~rs. The object then appe~rcd to ~ove away and the=. started to return again. T'ae observer then started her car and left the area of ~he sighting. Duration of the sighting was about 5 mlnutes. \oTEATHZR D.~TA: At 6:00 p.m. CST, the sky was obscured and visibility vas 1/2 mile with lib~v drizzla. At 7:00 !J.:n. CST, there was a 3/4 cloud cover with fog from the surface to the base of clouds and visibility of l} miles. At 10:00 p.m. CST, it vas overcase with fog from the surface to the base of the clouds and visibility was 5 miles. co:.rG::fi'S: Although the observer indicated that she was traveling f..TE, the reap of t~e area indicates that the road goes pri~3rily ~V. The observer state d in her description that the object ~as crescent shaped. There wa s a crescent moon relatively low in the western s ky. The broken cloud cover and fog may have confusei the observer into thinking that it was something ncar rather than far a"t. .... y . T:"liS asrumption would have led her to conclude that it \las rapidly moving, chasing her and then when she stopped, hovering over her. The fo& in the area \.'')U ... c!. 1:2.. -..: e caused a bluring of the outline of the moon and .Ould account for the ooscr1e~ ~o enting that the object had cloudy stuff around it that looked like anz~ : hs~r. Further the observer indicated that there was no moonli6ht the night o:- e sig~ting, but a police officer who interviewed the observe r approximately o~e r a~ter the sightir.g mentioned that the moon vas quite bright. ~llien the o~j~c~ ~??eared to be hovering over the observer's automobile, she rolled up the wi~dc~3 d locked the doors, presumably for protection. It seem3 to be at this poin~ a~ ~he observer began to feel hot. However, the observer stated that she h~d ~e e~ on and eoi~g full. This would account fbr the sensation of heat, part~c a~:y o~ the feet. T.~a ~:: ;~r ~as qu e upset during the sighting and states in her testimony tha t '' : .:::.G.~ted crying a little bit " It seems quite possible that in her excite~e a~a fear she rray have stalled or turned off the ignition of her car, thus accou~tin6 for the engine stopping. The use of the word "angel-hair" by the observer is quite interesting. Tnere is so~e evidence from her testimony that she was interested in the subject of UFO' s, had read about them, and when she ran into something that confused hel' itiu'nediately assumed 1 t -was a UFO D.?TR/Lt Col Smith nequest surface veather observations for Winona, Minnesota tor 3 April 1968, 2015 hours, CST. Lt ?A.arsno ')rrf .,t rr x t,l e.t I t/ llti~LV TO TDPT (UFO) DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUAIItTEIItS FOREIGN TEC.-.NOLOGY DIVISION f AF'SC) WRIGHT.PATTFRSON AIR FORCE BASE. OHIO o45o433 lJF~; Observation , 3 April 1 Cochrane, Wisconsin 54622 Reference your recent unidentified flying object sighting which yo~ reported to the Air Force. The information which we have re~eived is not sufficient for a scientific investigation. Request yo'l complete the attached M Form 117 and return it in the self- addressed envelope. Thank you for reporting your observation to the Air Force. HE:ToRl~U:tNTANIIJA / Jr,' Lt Colonel, USAF Ch~ef, Aerial Phenomena Office Aerospace Technologies Division Production Directorate AF Form 117 w/envelope SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENA QUESTIOMHAIRE