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|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  XX 11 August 65 12/0025Z | Albany, New York  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  Civilian | A/C  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS |   |
|  Two |   |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  90 seconds | See case file  |
|  6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION |   |
|  Ground-Visual |   |
|  7. COURSE |   |
|  South |   |
|  8. PHOTOS |   |
|  ☑ Yes ☐ No |   |
|  9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE |   |
|  ☐ Yes ☑ No |   |

FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may be used.

11 Aug
Albany, N.Y.
August 23, 1965

U.S. Air Force, Chief of Staff
Dept. of Defense
Pentagon,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir;

I have never believed in the reports of flying saucers nor of other unidentified Flying Objects, claimed sighted by various people at different times and in different localities. The supposition that these objects were piloted by little green men from outer space, in my mind was pure balony and still is.

On August 11th past - at about 7:25 P.M. I was sitting on my back porch watching birds flying around, when two gleaming silver objects came into view over the roof of my…

No Case, Information Only Menands, New York
Source: Saucer News, Vol. 12, No. 4 11 Aug 65
Dec 65

On August 11th, at 7:25 p.m., an unnamed woman living in Menands, N.Y. made a close observation of two gleaming silver objects. A sketch made from her description was published in an Albany newspaper. She said they made no noise, emitted no smoke, and were at very low altitude, moving southward at high speed. Each was five or six feet across, according to her estimate.

could be alerted. Then people in authority would definitely spot them. No one will listen to a mere housewife sitting on her back porch watching birds flying around.

Most Americans keep their eyes glued to T.V. or to the road. It is only the squares that ever look up. But squares can be patriotic and concerned about the security of their country, also. It is a mighty smug and careless government that will not be concerned and alarmed at all these reports.

These Champagne sipping, high and mighty men in charge of our security, that think they know it all, merely pass these reports off as crac…

MERANDA, ALBANY
New York, 12204

U.S. Air Force, Chief of Staff
Dept. of Defense
Pentagon
Washington
D.C.

ALBANY, N.Y.
JUL 30
1905

SIGNTED - 7:25 P.M.
AUGUST 11 - 1965 AT
RD.
MENANDS - ALBANY - N.Y.

Two gleaming silver objects flying from north to south
no noise
no smoke
were not spinning
side by side
very fast speed
flying low

One dipped
slightly - then
levelled off

I watched them -
two little black
specks disappear
in the distance

were not optical illusions

Torn section not visible to me
I do not know if it was shaped like the other three sides - I felt that it was

W these three sections were clearly visible to me

Albany S. New York
ALBANY
SEP 31
18
1885
N.Y.
S. TORRES
7201
ALWAYS READ

Department of the Air Force
Office of the Secretary
United States Air Force
Washington, D.C.

HEADQUARTERS
FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION
AIR FORCE SYSTEMS COMMAND
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO
SEP 14 1965

REPLY TO
ATTN OF: TDEW

SUBJECT: UFO Sighting, 11 August 1965, Albany, New York

TO: Hq USAF SAFOICC (Mrs Hunt)
Wash D C 20330

Reference the attached letter from Mrs [redacted] requesting information on her observation of 11 August 1965. The following is a suggested reply:

a. Dear Mrs [redacted]

Your letter to the Chief of Staff of the USAF, has been forwarded to Project Blue Book, the organization within the Air Force which handles reports of unident…