P~OJECT 10073 RECORD 1. D~ TE 'fiMI. GMOU, 2. LOCATION M1&1, norida 3. SOHR'CE 10. CONCLUSION 4. NUMBER 011 OBJICTS ODe Cr1s1Dal ne tives re uested but not receiYed. 5. LENGTH Ofl OBSERVATION 11. BRIIfl SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Not Ob.se:Ye4 The obaener waa takiq time expoaw-ea ot a th"D4eratorm. 6. TYP! Ofl OBSERVATION l~ot Obaenocl WheD the nesat1Yea were 4eTeloped, there waa aD ua1deDt1t1e4 8. PttOTOS ~ Original Nip .. ,., n No received. 9. PHYSICAL EVIDI!HCI oD two ot.th... DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS ~531ST TACTICAL FIGHTER WING (TAc:J AIR FORCE BASI!, FLORIDA 33030 REPL. Y TO ATTN OF: 0 I 11 Sentember 1968 SUBJECT: !JFC TO: F T D ( T DE T R) 1. The attached photograph is forwarded IAW AFR 80-17. Request your analysis be most expeditious because of the extremely high news interest. 2. Background: a staff photographer for the Miami News, and reporter for the ~1iami News, brought this photograp. to. this office today. nr m a d e t h e ph o tog r a ph t h e e v en i n g o f 1 0 S c p 6 8 T h e t v1 o are interested in determining what the Air Force thinks about this photograph and will probably run an article with the picture in to1norro~,s paper. Of course there will be a follow-up article as soon as the Air Force ~ives a report. It is because of this news interest and almost certain publication that I am for\rarding this photograpt1 as soon as possible, and requesting that you expedite the ar1alysis. The original negative can probably be obtained if it is necessary for the analysis. This. rt is not being handled in the normal manner because r ~ r. never s <HI an object. He \J as 1 e a vi n q the shutter o f :: i ; : am e , .. a o p e n t r y i n g t o p h o to 3 r a ~ h t h e t h u n de r s t o r m H e H a s n o t \J a t c h i n g t h e s to r n h i r.1 s e 1 f a n d d i d n o t d i s c o v e r anything until ts2 developed the filn today. 3 G a c k g r o u ;) d o n t i1 e p i1 o t o g r a p h : T n e c am e r a vt a s a rl i k o n F '.:i-;:11 ii JO mm n:; il::d a f-stop rang~ f r o M 16 to 1.4. The f i 1:n .;as !~odai< Tri-~. Ti1e shutter :1as 1 eft open fran one ! r ~ p e d ~ n d no f i 1 t e r s ere used There \t as no panni n g The cam v1as pointing almost due South according to horizon. t1r. took 22 tir.1e exposures all t1itt1 the same settings etc; Only the last tv1o had this n i ami (roughly 25 degrees-44 rli nutes ~!orth; 80 degrees- 17 minutes West). 4 I rl r I is i n hi s 1 ate t hi r t i e s I H c has been a professionl p~lotographer for 15 years. tline years as a free lance news photographer and six as u staff photo- grapfler for various ne\lspapers. Since r~ay of t~1is y ear h e h a s u o r k e d f o r t h e i 1 i a m i rl e ~: s I T h e r~ e ~ 1 s i s a r e n 1 t ~ a b 1 e paper Hith the second largest circul ation in t he Great e r rtiami area. nr. has no f c rr.tal education or trairying nor cloes he have any pilot experience . This is not pertinent in this case bec~use he r1eve r s aw t he object. controversy never hurts a pt1otoa r apf1e r or t he p nper's circulation. 5. Please expedite your reply. Or if additiona l inforDation is needed do not l1esitate to contact ne. I believ~ I will n~a e no additional statements otl1e r than t he fact that the photograph is und~rgoing anal ysis at t he present time. The fat" this base is: 899-1650. ~1y n!Jr:lber, e x t e n s i o n Ad d t' e s s f o r m a i 1 o r me s s a 9 e : ROGE~T R CLOAR, 1/L:., USAF As s i s t ar. t tl i n ~ I n f o r-r.1 a t i o n 0 f f i c e r Base UFO Project Offic~r 1 Atch: pl1otograph Photograph of UFO 453lat Tactical. Fighter Wing ( TAC) Attn: Lt Cloer The photograpb tbat you forwarded in your letter of ll September .. ~ .. 1968 1a being returned w1 thout an analysis being pezormed. In JOur te~ephone conversation of 19 tieptember 1968 with Lt Marano of this o.tf'ice yoJ. indicated that you would. attempt to obtain the . original negatives. To date we have not received the nega tives. A . complete analysis cannot be made without the original negati.ves FOR THE COMMANDER B & \-1 photo -Js. CTOR QUlNT.!\JJIU.AJ Jr, Lt Colonel, USAF } Chief, ~rial .fJhen-:>mena .Branch AerospaceTechnolo3ies Division P=odu~tion Directorate