302538949.pdf

|  1. DATE & TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  25 May 65 26/0415Z | Washington, D C  |
|  3. SOURCE Civilian | 10. CONCLUSION Astronomical (METEOR) ☑ with vary likely  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One | Fireball  |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 3 - 4 Seconds | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Two observers: 1st, round with little tail if any. 2d, Lenticular shape. Brighter than the moon. 1st, fuzzy or blurred. 2d, Yellow. 1st, Size of nickle at arms length. 2d, Size of quarter. 1st, To East. 2d, To North East. 1st, Several miles high. 2d, 500-1,000 ft. Speed about the same as a meteor.  |
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AUG - 9 1965

Dear Mr. [redacted]:

This is in reply to your request for an evaluation of an aerial object which you observed on the night of 25 May 1965.

The object which you observed has been evaluated as a meteor by Doctor J. Allen Hynek, the scientific consultant to Project Blue Book.

Sincerely,

JOHN F. SPAULDING
Lt Colonel, USAF
Chief, Civil Branch
Community Relations Division
Office of Information

Mr. [redacted]
Washington, D. C. 20011

[redacted]

COORDINATED By: (Office Symbol, Name, Grade, Date)
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COORDINATED by: (Office S…

MOTOR
25 MAY 65

U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION

This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. 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. Your name will not be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information so that if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details.

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8. IF you saw the object at NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON?

8.1 STARS (Circle One):
a. None
☑ b. A few
c. Many
d. Don't remember

8.2 MOON (Circle One):
a. Bright moonlight
b. Dull moonlight
c. No moonlight – pitch dark
☑ d. Don't remember

9. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object?

CLOUDS (Circle One):
a. Clear sky
b. Hazy
☑ c. Scattered clouds
d. Thick or heavy clouds

WEATHER (Circle One):
☑ a. Dry
b. Fog, mist, or light rain
c. Moderate or heavy rain
d. Snow
e. Don't remember

10. The object appeared: (Circle One):
a. Solid
b. Tr…

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14. Did the object disappear while you were watching it? If so, how?
No.

15. Did the object move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes ☐ No ☑ Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what it moved behind:

16. Did the object move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes ☐ No ☑ Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what in front of:

17. Tell in a few words the following things about the object:
a. Sound Silent
b. Color Growing Green (with a bluish tinge) ← (Myselt)
c. Yellow ← (Witness A)

18. We wish to know the…

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20. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?
(Circle One) Yes ☐ No ☑
Not knowing size of object or height impossible to estimate, but did move in if a meteor, though.

IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate?

21. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was?
(Circle One) Yes ☑ No ☐
If you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was?
a) Several miles high (Agreed)
b) Around 500 - 1,000 ft. (Witn.A)

22. Where were you located when you saw the object?
(Circle One):
a. Inside a building
b. In a car
c. Outdoors
d. In an airplane…

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27. In the following sketch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an "A" on the curved line to show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you first saw it. Place a "B" on the same curved line to show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you last saw it. Place an "A" on the compass when you first saw it. Place a "B" on the compass where you last saw the object.

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28. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects made. Place an "A" at the beginning of the path, a "B…

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30. Have you ever seen this, or a similar object before. If so give date or dates and location.
No.

31. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object? (Circle One)
☐ Yes ☐ No
31.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One)
☐ Yes ☐ No
( Witness A )
(She saw it only "out of corner of my eye..." )
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20016.
WASHINGTON D.C. 20011.
(Asst. Librarian, U.S. Naval Observatory, Wash, D.C.
Witness B: Another man, a friend, who failed to see it as he was not looking in that direction during those 3 to 4 seconds.

32. Please give the following informatio…