PF<GJECT 1C073 RECO~D : -~. N~JM3E2 C'F OBJECTS 5. LENGTH ;;r= OaSERVATION , 6 . TYPe 0:= OaSERVATION ; 7. COU~Sc I a. ?HOTos f 9. ?HYSICAL EVIDENCE iO. CONCLUSION 11. SRI E F SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Ap~roximatcly 20 flight line perso~nel sigh~ed a ~hite licht thut see~ec to be emitting blue- Green waves These ,,raves got larger as the vn.vcs progressed out~:ard sir:1ilar to water ripples caused by a rock in n pond. Tte .li~ht waG observed at approxi~ately 2 to 5 degrees above the horizon at an azimuth o f 115 to 125 delrees fro~ true north. T'ne lic;ht r erna.ined in r e l a ti ve ly the sa~c position and after about three minutes suddenly blinked out. CO!~ZI~S: The sighting -was almost undoubtedly caused by a rocket launch from Cape Kennedy. r TO ~-:? ~ 3 0-329 (TDE) Prnloua edition ot th h form Cll.aJ ~ u .. cS. SUOJ ECT : DEPARTME~T OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS AIR FORCE EASTERN TEST RANGE (AFSC) PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, FLORIDA 32925 16 August 1968 ~: .. ) 1 , Hector Quintanill a , Jr. Ch~e:, Aerial Phenom a Office (TDPT) :q. ~oreign Technology Division 4 Sep'Lelt.b ur 1968 l . ~efe:rence your lettei of 30 Aug u s t 1968, subject as above. ~here \'Tas a launch from C3.pe Kennedy a t the time the aerial p~! ... : .::7nena occurred. r:, 1vo.s t he first Poseidon launch, and appeare d :e y--much as it \vas s:..gh~ed from Craig AFB. At the altitude at 1:b.~ ~:~t the phenomena OC(:U!'rcd the Project Office advises that o. 60: :sM horizon is reaso~able. Tho time of the sj ght.mg would ha-~ had t o b e several minutes before the time you esta1J]ish c d the sighting, however. ~r::~:~ H . GEIGER l JR. Chief, Public Information Division Of:ice of Information . DP!, (UFO) Lt Col Quintanilla/70916/mhs/29 Aug 68 Ob~ervation, 16 Au~uat 1968 '?'1blic Information Ot'fice .(.~:.'SC) 2 Kennedy A 1 . e Aerial Phenomena Offic e is in raceipt of an unidentified flying ob,lect report that occurrP-d at Craig f\fB, Alabama on 2 . .\p'9roximately 20 fli&ht lin e personnel a i-!.hted a. "~,.rhit~ liJht that se~rued to ~e ~mittin~ blu e - g ret'!n waves . '[bese .. 'Wflves ;::o t :arger a~ the -wsves -pr o!_Sres3ed out"~'"ard, 3i:~il3r l.o ,.;a.ter ripples c aused ':Jy 3 roc.-t i n a pond . The light ,~as obser.red a t a.pproxim8cely 2 t o 5 de~rees above the horizon 3 t a n azin utn Jr 115 to 125 deg rees f :-om t r u e north. 'l1le li-Ylt r emai:1ed i n reL."tively the s:::tme posi t i o n Sind after abOut t~e !Uinutes s ud d enly blinked ou't. J.. We u n derstand that you h ad. a roc~et l a unch at lOJOZ,. w~ wouJ.C! li~a t o KnOW i f J'OU uet'init.ely u i d haYe a roc~et launc h n t thi s time, i f 1 t cot1ld appear si:.1il a r t o the def; e riptio.o i 1en by the observers.~ and if you i'e e l t:~t i t could h a v e bee!l ob.:;P,rve c l'r om Cr'!1!3 .~i''TB ( 420 nautical miles away). 4. Thank you for your assistance, it 13 appreciat e d . roR THE COM.L'\1ANDER '!OR Q.UIJITA~II.I.A, Jr, Lt Colonel, USA? t,. e, 1\erial ?henomena (Jf f1ce Aerpopace Technologies Division P1ccuc~ion Directorate m/::: Ca-pe Kennedy A?S is at Pat rick A?B, Florid a 32925 Aug 68) H/fdb UNClASSifiED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAfF MESSAGE BRAMCH INCOMIHI MESSAQE ACTIO!~: p-._;:- 4 INFO: XOP-2 , XOX-2 , SI\.FOS-J,DIA-1 (13) ADV CY DIA VIA JCS 7~ZYUW ~UCLRLA1015 2332134-UUUU--RUEFP~A. P 2 el6'32Z l\IJG 6g Fr~ CR4I G ~r B t\L~ RUEDFIFIFTD WP~FB OHIOITDETR/ RJEFHQ~IcS4F/AFRDC/ RU~FHQ~/OS.,F/SAF Oil U~CLAS SAF. A. D~SC~I~TION OF THE 03J2:CT: s:~: ~F A DI~1E H~L9 AT A~MS LE~GTH. J3 ::~o OUT~J~RD. SI~IL~R TO ~ATER RIPPLES COUSED CY AFHQ .JAN Cl5 0309C U l'iCLASStfiED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRAMCH INCOMtf4Q MESS.\Ql (7) EL~!PTICAL SLOPED TRAIL APPE~RED AFTER LIGHT WE~lT OUT. P~GE 2 RJC~RL A10l5 U~CL AS (9) ~J JTHER PERTINENT OR U~USUAL FEATU~ES. 8 . D5::SCRI?TI O~J OF COURSS OF OP.JECT: C2) JG Lt: OF EVEVATi or : :~PPROXIf1AT2:LY 2 TO 5 DEGREES, .~ZIMUT H ! 15 TO 125 DEGREES FRO~ TRUE ~ORTH. (Lt) :JE CT RE"'1.~ItJED I .' SA'~E RELfl.T IVE POSITIO . ELI~KED OUT~ C :P~RATIVE TO A LIGHT BULB BEI~G A FHQ JAN e.:s 0-309C 1 6 ALIG 68, Z535 TO IJ')3E LOC~.L TI~E. . LOC'\TI 'J'J ~F OBSERVER: UNCLASSifJID DEPARTMEHT OF TH AIR FORCE STAFF MESSA8E BRANCH INCOMIM8 MESSAGE < 1) CRAIS AFE; 32 DEG 2 1 MINUTES ~C~TH, 86 DEG ~9 ~INUTES WEST. PAGE 2 RUC~RLA1015 UNCLAS CHIEF, RELIABILITY AS TO TING: GOOD. t2) PO~JER, L~RRY ~ RELitdJILITY: GOOD. G. W THEq A~D WINDS-ALOFT CO~DITIO~S AT TIM~ A~D PLArE OF SIGHT7 < 1) LO~ SU~ULUS CLOUDS 0~ HARIZON. S~Y APPEARED LIGHTLY ~ ~ZY AFHQ JAN (15 0-309C U tiCl ASS1FIED U NClA~SifJED DEPAlUME:iT OF TltE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMii-4& r~ESSAQE P~3E 4 RUC LA1015 U~CL~S H~ NQ LOC.~L DO~JDITO~JS THt\T ~.~.!OUL D EXPL~.IN PHEN0\1ENO~l. Pg Lt-of 5 ~. JQ~'.J F . ~..>.6.\JSE\J, Ct~PT, USoF , FLYI'lG S.~.FETY OFFICEli, CRAIG .fl.f!? TE'l TOT' E'.: Y CR.~IG FLIGrT LI I E PERSO.: ~::L \viT'J~SSED THE LIGPT PHENO'r'!E~O'J. ALL T~t: ' .. :IT\ :SSES DEC1IP.S T~E LIGHT ~SA BRIGHT ROUND !JIS~< SU1ROU~D-. , -:-:: I~J CO!~?LSTE .'~GREEME~T A~Or.)S THE \~ERE ~OT ~. ~. L:::l AT THE T I ''1E Or THE SIG~!TI~G. ALSO, t.JEITHZR ~AX'..IELL AFHQ JAN 6 5 0-309C U NClAS31fi:ED AFIN: 60~L.9 UNCLASSifiED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH mcOMIM9 MESSA& AT 253Z LJ:AL <1~30 G~T) ROC~ET LAU~CH AT CAPE DE~JNEDY COUND EXPLAIN THE LIGHT. THE BEARI~G TO C~PE !<EN'IEDY (120 DEG>, THE TYPE OF LIGHT E~ISSIONS, AND THE ~PPEARA~CE OF ~10 ~OVE~ENT CAN BE LOGICALLY EXPLAlNE:S 2 Y THE ROCl<ET. THE ONLY U~A.COLJ"lTED F.~CT IS THE DISTAMCE TO CAPE EDY (422 ~AUTIC~L ~1ILES>. IT I S MY CONCL~SIO~ TP~T TPE C L f? L A 1 Z 1 5 U N C L AS LIGHT PH OY1ENO~ '..'AS I~l F~.CT THE ROC'<ET LAU'-JCH P.T C.~PE \E '1EDY. AJ-.HQ JAN 85 0-3C9C UMCLASSJFIED