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|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  25 March 66 26/0340Z | Cambria, California  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  Civilian | Aircraft (possible) ☑  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS |   |
|  One |   |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  5 Minutes | Observer noticed brilliant orange light in the SE which disappeared and reappeared several times. A contrail was noted. Brightness of light comparable with that of aircraft landing lights.  |
|  6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | Ground Visual  |
|  7. COURSE | SE  |
|  8. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No  |
|  9. PHYSICAL …

Possible (A/C) 2

TDEW

JUN 30 1966

UFO Sighting, 25 March 1966

Hq USAF SAFOICC (Mrs. Hunt)

Reference the attached letter from Edmund V. Sawyer regarding an observation which he made on 25 March 1966. The following is a suggested reply.

a. Dear Mr.

Thank you for your most gracious letter of 3 April 1966. The description which you gave is excellent. Unfortunately, the average person is a poor observer; this has been confirmed time and time again in controlled experiments. Observations, such as yours, make our job much easier in identifying the stimulus which cause such sightings.

From the…

LA JOLLA, CALIFORNIA
27 March 1966

SIGHTING REPORT

At 7:40 PM, March 25, 1966, I was driving my family south on California Highway No. 1 from San Simeon toward Cambria, where the road is near the ocean going approximately south-east. We were at a point about 1 mile north of the position where Santa Rosa Creek empties into the ocean.

I noticed a brilliant orange light ahead and above the car, seemingly at a considerable distance. I mentioned to my son Eddie, and then it disappeared and after about ten seconds re-appeared. I drove the car to the side of the road and he and I got out. During t…

LA JOLLA, CALIFORNIA

3 April 66

United States Air Force
Unidentified Flying Objects Section
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen:

The enclosed report is probably easily explained by jet aircraft activity.

Some unusual aspects of the phenomenon may make the report worth your reading.

Yours truly,

EVS:dk
Enc.

No CASE INFO ONLY
25 March
LAJOLLA, CALIF
Mrs. Hunt/bp/SAFOICC/72842/29 Jul 66

JUL 29 1966

Dear Mr.

Thank you for your recent letter regarding your aerial observation on March 25, 1966. Observations such as yours make our job much easier in identifying the stimulus which cause such sightings.

From the information you supplied, an aircraft appears to be responsible for your observation. The orange color probably was a result of the twilight glow causing a reflection off the aircraft. Between 45 to 60 minutes after sunset, the twilight glow reaches to a height of 15 to 20 degrees. The horizo…