Declassified UFO / UAP Document
UFO Sighting Report — Mesa, Arizona, June 1967
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An Air Force report detailing a June 1967 sighting of 15-20 glowing objects in Mesa, Arizona. The investigation concluded the most likely explanation was a large aircraft with landing lights.
This document is an official Air Force incoming message regarding a UFO sighting in Mesa, Arizona, in June 1967. The observer, a 56-year-old male, reported seeing 15 to 20 white, kidney-shaped objects with a steady fluorescent glow flying in a 'W' formation. The sighting lasted only two to three seconds. The observer was sleeping outside on a cot due to the heat when he witnessed the objects moving in a straight line at an angle of elevation of approximately 85 degrees before they disappeared behind the roofline of his house. Initially, the observer believed the objects were a flight of geese or ducks, but upon reflection, he described them as disk-shaped. The Air Force investigation considered four potential explanations: birds or bats reflecting light, a meteor shower, a tanker aircraft with refueling lights on, or a large aircraft with landing lights. The report concludes that the fourth option—a large aircraft with landing lights—is the most plausible explanation for the event.
Of these the fourth seems to be the most plausible.
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Official Assessment
Four (4) possible explanations for the sighting are (1) light reflecting from a flight of birds or bats, (2) a meteor shower, (3) a tanker with its refueling lights on, and (4) a large aircraft with its landing light on. Of these the fourth seems to be the most plausible.
The observer initially thought the objects were a flight of geese or ducks, but later described them as 'V disk shaped' and kidney-shaped. The investigation concluded that a large aircraft with landing lights was the most plausible explanation.
Witnesses
Key Persons
- Dr. CondonRecipient of report