302540816.pdf

|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  28 July 65 29/0240Z | Curswell AFB, Texas  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  Military | AIRCRAFT  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS |   |
|  One |   |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  3 Minutes | 40 Ft long pants ray shaped object in flight from South to North. No deviations in flight. Assumed altitude at less than 1,000 ft.  |
|  6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION |   |
|  Ground & Air-Visual |   |
|  7. COURSE | COMMENTS: Tower personnel regarded object as an a/c. Pilots of a/c in area regarded object as an a/c. Call…

HEADQUARTERS
7TH BOMBARDMENT WING, HEAVY
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
CARSWELL AIR FORCE BASE, TEXAS

30 July 1965

REPLY TO ATTN OF: BDPDE/SSgt Nimon

SUBJECT: Report of Unknown Flying Object

TO: Hq USAF

TRRU: Hq 7th Bomb Wing (DCOI)

1. An Unknown Flying Object was observed by at least five people at Carswell AFB, Texas on 29 July 1965 at 2040 hours CST.

2. The UFO flew directly through the Carswell AFB Control Zone at a low altitude without position lights showing.

3. The UFO was observed to have at least three brilliant pulsating white lights observable from head-on or astern.

4. The UFO w…

STATEMENT

On 29 July 1965 at 2040 hours CST, my wife and I were bicycling on the north perimeter of Carswell AFB, Texas, when my wife called my attention to two lights approaching from the south. We stopped riding and watched. The lights were brilliant white, pulsating on and off simultaneously approximately once every second. They appeared to be fixed to, or part of, a single object moving toward us in level flight or a very slight descent. They were showing no conventional position lights.

The object moved at a constant speed, altitude, and direction on a flight path that was almost direct…

UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE

AF IN: 45062 (3 Aug 65) S/crg Pg 1 of 4
ACTION: MIN-7 INFO: XOF-1, XOPX-8, SAFOS-3
DIA-1 (21)
SMB 0052 PTTU JAW RUWTBKA0055 2142312-UUUU-- RUEBHQA

ZNR UUUUU
P 021700Z
FM 7BOMBWG CARSWELL AFB TEXAS
TO RUWGALE/ADC ENT AFB COLO
RUWTFGA/47B0TH AIR DEFENSE WG PERRIN AFB TEX
RUCDSQ/AF SYSTEMS COMMAND FTO WPAFB OHIO
RUEBHQA/HQ USAF AFNIN
BT
UNCLAS DCOI 15830 AUG 65. UFO. FOLLOWING IS VERBATIM STATEMENT OF [REDACTED]. CONCERNING UFO: "ON 29 JULY 1965 AT 2040 HRS CST, MY WIFE AND I WERE BICYCLING ON THE NORTH PERIMETER OF …

UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN.: 45062 (3 Aug 65) Pg 2 of 4

PAGE 2 RUWTBKA0055 UNCLAS

FLIGHT PATH THAT WAS ALMOST DIRECTLY OVER US. AS IT PASSED OVERHEAD THE LIGHTS DISAPPEARED FROM VIEW EXCEPT FOR AN ERRATIC SPARKLING ON THE LEADING EDGE. THE OBJECT MOVED AWAY AT A CONSTANT SPEED ON THE SAME COURSE OF APPROXIMATELY 360 DEGREES. AS IT MOVED AWAY A SINGLE PULSATING LIGHT BECAME VISIBLE. THIS LIGHT WAS A BIT MORE INTENSE THAN THE LIGHTS SEEN FROM THE FRONT VIEW, AND IT PULSED SOMEWHAT SLOWER, AS THOUGH FROM DOPPLER EFFECT.

AT NO TIME WAS T…

UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN : 45062 (3 Aug 65) Pg 3 of 4

PAGE 3 RUWTBKA0055 UNCLAS

UPON RETURNING TO MY QUARTERS, I CALLED THE CONTROL TOWER. THE
SIGHTING WAS VERIFIED BY THREE OTHER PERSONS ON DUTY, INCLUDING

IAW AFR 200-2, PARA 14, THE FOLLOWING IS SUBMITTED: (1) SHAPE-MANTA
RAY (2) SIZE-APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET LONG (3) COLOR-NONE (4) NUMBER-
ONE (5) FORMATION-N/A (6) DISCERNIBLE FEATURE-LIGHTS (7) SOUND-
NONE (8) ANGLE/ELEV/AZIMUTH AT FIRST SIGHTING-20 DEGREES/BELOW 1,000
FEET/SOUTH (9) ANGLE/ELEV/AZIMUTH AT LAST SIGHTING-LESS THAT 2…

UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE

AF IN: 45062 (3 Aug 65) Pg 4 of 4

15 KNOTS, AT 20,000 FT - 30 DEGREES AT 20 KNOTS AT 30,000 FT - 20
DEGREES AT 40 KNOTS AT 50,000 FT - 10 DEGREES AT 15 NOTS. CLEAR
PAGE 4 RUWTBKA0055 UNCLAS
WITH 10 MILES VISIBILITY. (20) POSITION, TITLE AND COMMENTS OF PRE-
PARING OFFICER: INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, 7TH BOMB WG. INDIVIDUAL
REPORTING THE SIGHTING IS CONSIDERED QUALIFIED TO RENDER A CREDIBLE
REPORT. HIS QUALIFICATIONS INCLUDE (1) A COMMAND PILOT RATING (2)
A MAJOR IN USAF RESERVE, AND (3) A TOP SECRET CLEARANCE.

BT
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