302537443.pdf

|  1. DATE OF TIME GROUP | 30 January 65 30/2330Z  |
| --- | --- |
|  2. LOCATION | Mecca, California  |
|  3. SOURCE | Civilian  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | None  |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | N/A  |
|  6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | N/A  |
|  7. COURSE | N/A  |
|  8. PHOTOS | ☑ Yes ☐ No  |
|  9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE | ☐ Yes ☑ No  |
|  10. CONCLUSION | ECCENTRIC WITNESS  |
|  11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS | No object observed. Photo submitted for analysis. COMMENTS: Correspondence indicates that the original negative was not submitted, instead a duplicate negative was furnished to the Air Force. No…

ENGINEERING SUPPORT WORK REQUEST

☐ ENGINEERING ANALYSIS ☑ PHOTO ANALYSIS ☐ MACHINE COMPUTATION

PPT NUMBER: A63002
IOTAN (MECCA, CAIC)
DESCRIPTION OF WORK: Request Photo Analysis of the attached photos, and negatives.

Return to
TOEW/UFO
cannot make
effective analysis
without color
original

Reference material: Three photos and negatives, Ltr fm 4 Apr 65 and Ltr fm DAN (AFIDI-A4) 24 Mar 65. Request return of all reference material upon completion of analysis.

REQUESTED BY: A. Quintanilla, Jr.     SYMBOL: DEW/UFO     PHONE: 69216

I CERTIFY THAT THIS WORK IS AUTHORIZED BY ME AND THAT IT HAS T…

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON, D.C.

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

REPLY TO ATTN OF: DEPUTY THE INSPECTOR GENERAL, USAF
RETURN AIR FORCE BASE, CALIFORNIA 92409 AFIDI-A4

SUBJECT: UFO Report By Private Citizen 24 Mar 1965

TO: Project Officer
Operation Blue Book
SAFOI-IP

Attached is a color photo of a UFO submitted to this office for Air Force review and comment. It was taken 1530 to 1600 hours, 7 Feb 1965, about three miles east of the All-American Canal, east of Mecca, Calif., by Mr. [redacted], (about 65 years of age), [redacte…

This case includes three (3) 5"x7" photographs and one (1) 7 1/2"x1 1/2" strip of negatives.

April 21, 1965

John P. Spaulding
Lt Colonel, USAF

Dear Sir:

It is not my intention to right many letters concerning the picture of an unidentified flying object. However, there are a few things you might like to know.

It is not my intention to discount reports of little green people, nor little people, nor people from mars or venus. At the present time I have no specific knowledge of them.

There may be objects of human relationship older, but and seven the first people were put on this planet nine thousand one hundred years, seven months, and twenty one days prior to this date. Heaven was…

AFFER'S NAME OFFICE
BERUMONT CAL
ZIP CODE 92223
GRAUMONT CAL
APR 21
1965
39
CALIF.
U.S. AIR MAIL
SAFOI

John P Spaulding
Lt Colonel, USAAF
Chief Relations Division
Civil Branch
Washington D.C.

Sara Hunt/sh/SAFOICC/72842/30 Mar 65

31 Mar 65

Dear Mr. [redacted]:

This is in reply to your letter of 24 March 1965 in which you forwarded a photograph of an unidentified flying object as a matter pertaining to this office.

Mr. [redacted] has been advised that it will be necessary for the Air Force to have the negative in order for an analysis to be made of the photograph. A copy of this letter is attached for your information.

The current report on Project Blue Book, the Air Force project on unidentified flying objects, is attached for your information. This report contains information …

BATES BEAUMONT, CALIF
30 JAN 65

Sara Hunt/sh/SAFOICC/72842/30 Mar 65

31 Mar 65

Dear Mr. [redacted]

The photograph of an unidentified flying object which you submitted to the Air Force at Norton Air Force Base, California, has been referred to this office as a matter pertaining to the Office of Information of the Secretary of the Air Force.

In order for the Air Force to make an analysis of the photograph, it is necessary that we have the negative. Upon receipt of the negative, it will be analyzed and returned to you together with a report of our findings.

Sincerely,

JOHN P. SPAULDING
Lt …