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|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  Full 1963 | Thurston, Virginia  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  Civilian | PRIORITY  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | Finally observed thistle blows at close range. Thistle blows are 1-1 1/2 inches in diameter.  |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  Not Reported | Bright silver object in sky. Thought to be high in sky. Finally observed objects less than 100 ft instead of at great height. Object moving with rise. Similar relationship to phenomenon as a possible solution of matter observed this nature.  …

9 December 1964

Dear [redacted]

Your observation of floating thistle blooms is an interesting case, and it falls into the general category of evaluations of reported "angel hair".

Similar observations which have been reported on many occasions included migrating spider web, rayon residue from broken chemical plant filters, and several silver halides from cloud seeding operations. All three of these phenomena appear in the same manner which you described in your sighting during the latter part of the fall of 1963.

The Air Force appreciates your contributions to this program and will add thi…

HEADQUARTERS
FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION
AIR FORCE SYSTEMS COMMAND
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO

REPLY TO
ATTN OF: TDEW
SUBJECT: UFO Sighting, Fall of 1963, Thaxton, Virginia
2 Dec 64

Hq USAF SAFOI PB
Wash D C 20330

This office is in receipt of a letter from Thaxton, Virginia, providing information on a sighting of his in the fall of 1963. The following is a suggested reply:

Dear [redacted],

Your observation of floating thistle blooms is indeed an interesting case and it falls into the general category of evaluations of reported "angel hair".

Similar obser…

Nov. 25, 1964

U.S. Air Force
U.F.O., Unidentified Flying Objects
The Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

My dear Sir,

During recent years when our citizens became U.F.O.'s happy, it's my theory that they suddenly became conscious of looking sky-ward, and saw varied objects which had previously been un-rotated.

During the late Fall in 1963, I noticed things glitter in the air about 100 or more feet above me, and upon carefully checking a discovered (BALIEVER) (the petals of the bloom of the Thistle, a prickly weed, which was 1 to 1 1/2 inches in diameter, sickly, white color. This was a cool, clean …

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It is my belief that due to the clear bright day, with a very slow breeze, that the petal's from the bloom getting caught in different cross-winds, or currents of air, and by seeing them from different angles that they skined & appeared just like large silvery objects at a great distance. It absolutely had me fooled until I was able to see some of those blooms less than fifty feet away.

I am enclosing two sort of blooms & perhaps if dried thoroughly & thrown into the air in a large well lit room and with the aid of electric fans you may get the same picture which I sa…

Thafton, Virginia
Dec. 22, 1964

Left of the Air Force
Marion M. Jack & Major, USAF
Chief P. C. Branch, SAF01-PB
Washington, D.C.

My dear Sir:

In reference to your letter dated 12-9-64, I wish to make the following remarks:

I am 60, retired, 11 1/2 years Army Enl., 24 years Treas. Dept. & U.S. I live in the hills 20 miles South of the A. Force Rodey Station on apple orchard mt., which is 20 miles north of the Town of Belford.

There's much Air Force activities over my farm land. That I just finished reading an U.F.O.'s article in T. R. V. E. Magazine this week, by R. M. Major Donald…

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while still gaying at a joint about 10 miles over the town of Belford I saw (only) one silver disc hovering motionless. almost instantly it zoomed southward out of sight. This is my only & just sighting. (Between Oct. & Dec. 1963. (Date of the following).

I have never had any dizzy or fainting spells. I was in good health, sober and feeling fine. I did not mention this to any person.

I figured that it was some sort of air force Rodar Station Maneuver that perhaps that I had only seen a reflection resembling a silver disc.

My opinion is that the air force should intervie…

Thos. Wm. H. Edwards Esq.
US Treasury Department
150 Bk. C. 2nd. 1864
BOSTON, MA.

Capt. → Department of the Air Force
Maston M. Jocks, Major, USAF
RE - SAF01-PB
Chief of Internal Branch
Washington 20330
D.C.