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Declassification Authority NND 923007 : AY Ae ee em ae ER oe Pitty a me on “Ogaden 8 ei aw. \ mo So : 29 Classification canceled ST eon wane FM_ COMBO) ASTLE AFB CALIF ouinosiin lke 37, -G9 COL oceans by iy gorau 3 OF TNTECT Ne-USAF wasn oc eT” RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO ae ' RJWPSB/COMADIV 28 HAMILTON AFB CALIF ce aanti epee x iro RJEDMH/ CINCSAC OFFUTT AFB NEBR JWPRH COMAF 15 MARCH AFB CALIF veo NF IDENT I AL/DOL 56-4974-C/UFOB/IN COMPLIANCE ‘WITH PARAGRAPH 7, AFR 200-2, DATED 12 AUGUST EL THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS SUBMITTED: i, DESCRIPTION OF OOJECT: As OVAL SHAPE SIMILIAR TO A ROUND 
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Declassification Authority NND 923007 ‘PAGE THREE RJWPJIM @71-C Ae 98/8722. Bs NIGHT. 5 WITHIN A 2@-MILE RADIUS F MERCED, CALIFORNIA. wu o Mm, 1ST LT 456TH FeleSe, PT, Ani _AND re Oy, 1ST LT A56TH Fel.S. INTELLIGENCE | OFFICER, IA—t. Te AeSCATTERED CLOUDS BELOW 11,909 FEET, VISIBILTY 7 MILES, “OVERCAST FROM 11,990 TO 21,900 FEET. Be 6X NNW AT SURFACE. 46K 31QDEGREE AT 6,990 FEET 27K 31QDEGREE AT 16,990 FEET 25K 31QDEGREE AT 29,990 FEET. 35K 399 DEGRAE AT 39,999 FEET. 25K 31GDEGREE AT 52,309 FEET Ce 19,998 FEET. De SEVEN MILES. E. 19/19 irene ee re MD OT ath ren, 0, ‘PAGE KOUR RJWPJM 871-C Fe N
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Declassification Authority NND 923007 ATRBORNE OBSERVER'S DATA SHEET This questionaire has been prepared so that you can give the U. 5S. Air Force as much information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed. Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will be used, for research purposes, and will be regarded as confidential material, Your name will not be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications ,without your permission. -We request this personal infor~ mation so that, if it is de
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Declassification Authority NND 923007 q ips jai Gif i jp at 78 5. Aircraft ddenesei cation Flight Data a. Type aircraft Fe, D a. Heading _ 330 |. ce. Home Station(asr¢ AGP  § be Ind, Altitude ne aoc | | ( Ala fe c. Ind. Airspeed 245) 4-390 | Knots L_] ‘MPH | 7. Was an attempt to detect *he object on airborne radar made? (Circle one) ' . fe) No ‘No Radar Radar inoperative | a» If YES, describe: VA | ATP MATCH ATL: A Was an intercept attempted? (Gisele one) ATTEMPTED re < GET OLpeasn Were photographs taken? (Cirele one) Were any other aircraft seen in the area? (Circle one) CH No a. If YES, was 
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12, XM EA EN 38 | 72 Lhe |i 15. 16. 17. Declassification Authority NND 923007 Page three Were any unusual disturbances noted on the compass - vaciio? (Circle one) Yes Comments: Was any turbulence noted? (Circle one) Yes ONo ER TUR, Comnentss OTMED TRAY A MIT. UNY RPA bom ra tae Deiat “BOM vatets Estimate how long you saw the object, andl . : BSaae — 6 Onate} Hours . Minutes Seconds Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to Question li. a, ‘Certain Fairly certain co. Not very sure d. dust a guess Did you observe the object through any of the following? a Eyeg
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Declassification Authority NND 923007 J Page four If you s-v the doje at night, twilight, or dawn, what did you nétice cone cerning oc stars and moon? 18. STARS (Circle one) MOON (Circle cone) ao None a. Bright moon Light bo A few : be Dull moonlight h f ec, Many Ce No moonlight == pitch dark Hae 4. Don't remember ds Dontt remember outeteit” .% Was the object brighter than the background of the sky? (Circle one) ao (/ Yes. bo No co Don't remember 203 If it was BRIGHTER THAN the sky background, was the brightness like that of an automobile headlight?: (€irele one) ao Amile or more away (a dista
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27. 28, 29.0 Declassification Authority NND 923007 Page five Did the objects a. Appear to stand still at anv time? 25 Don't know be. Suddeniy speed up and rush away at any time? No Don't know Co Preak up into parts or explode? Yas fo Don't know d. Give off smoke? —- Ves con Don't know e, Change brightness? (ag ¢ Don't know f, Change shape? Yes ¢ Don't know Zo Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Yes No don't know Did the object move behind something at anytime, particularly a cloud? (Circle one) Cte” Jo Don't ar If you answered YES, then tell hi {)- wae ty PL 2 what it moved behind, al. pn. 5S _ ae ri 
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Declassification Authority NND 923007 30. -Do you think you can estimate the spee.i of the object? Circle one) Yes ANG If wen answered YES, then what speed would you estima‘4? 31 thir vou can estimate how far away from you the object was? i (Cirele one) (ies) : then aly see | If you answered YES, then how far away would you say it wast el { 32, Try to estimate the ruaoser of degrees the object was from true North (Azimuth). 32,1 When it first appeared: b© degrees. 4 32.2 When it disappeared: LO degrees, : : 33.6 If there was more than one object, then how many were there? i ? : Draw a picture 

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