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|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  25 April 65 25/1535Z | Miami, Florida  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  Civilian | AIRCRAFT ☑  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS |   |
|  One |   |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  3 Minutes | Object moving through 60 degrees in 3 minutes. Thought to stand still for about 30 seconds during flight. Object appeared as a solid object, sharply outlined. Disappeared into clouds. Sighting mainly below clouds in level flight until just prior to disappearance. White color. No sound. Thought to be about 4-5 miles a
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85 AFR 65
Miami, Florida

April 26, 1965

Project Blue Book Information Office
SAFOI
Washington, D.C. 20660

Dear Sirs,

On Sunday morning, April 25, 1965, we observed what we feel to be an unidentified flying object, or what is commonly called a "flying saucer".

The time was approximately 11:35 A.M. and the object appeared to be about four or five miles distant from our position (we were in the southwest quadrant of the Miami-Dade Junior College campus, near 32nd Ave. and 110th st., Miami, Florida).

The object appeared white and from our position looked about an inch across.

It came out of
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BUREAU FILED
JAN 27 1965
BUREAU OF PENSIONS

NO. 114.1 STATE
FLORIDA 33182

PROJECT BLUE BOOK INFORMATION OFFICE
SAFOI
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20330
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

29 April 1965

Dear Mr. [redacted]:

Attached is FTD Form 164 which is used for reporting observations of unidentified flying objects to the Air Force. In order for the Air Force to evaluate these reports, this form should be completed as fully as possible and returned to this office. You will be advised of the conclusions reached by the Air Force concerning your report.

Sincerely,

MASTON M. JACKS
Major, USAF
Public Information Division
Office of Information

1 Atch
FTD Form 164

Mr. [redacted]
S. Miami Beach, Florida, 33162
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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.

|  1. When did you see the o
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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. Transparen
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14. Did the object disappear while you were watching it? If so, how?
Yes. It tilted upwards and disappeared into the clouds.

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 into the clouds

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: AND BELOW THE CLOUDS UNTIL IT MOVED UPWARD AND INTO THEM.

17. Tell in a few words the following things about the object:
a. 
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20. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?
(Circle One) Yes ☐ No ☑
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 ☐ Not very well ☑
IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was? Approx. 4 to 5 miles

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 (type)
e. At sea
f. Other _______________

23. Were you (Circle One)
a. in the business section of a city?
b. in the

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