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|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  15 November 65 15/23 | 05Z Dunedin Causeway, Florida  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  Civilian | Other (CHEMICAL TRAILS FROM ROCKET FIRING)  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | One  |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  15 minutes | Object appeared to be long and flat or circular with a blue white or fluorescent color. No tail, trail or exhaust. No sound. Object was moving to the North, very slow. Disappeared between a thin layer of clouds that floated in. A small (6X7) power scope was used for a short perio…

15 Nov 65

TDEW/UFO JAN 11 1965
UFO Sighting, 15 November 65

Hq USAF SAFOICC

Reference the attached unidentified object report from Mr. H. J. Ludlow. Mr. [redacted] observation has been evaluated as chemical trails from rocket firing at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. A copy of a news release datelined 18 November indicates the extent of this program. It is requested that a copy of your letter to Mr. [redacted] be forwarded to the preparing officer, Chief Stan/Evan CSG, Macdill Air Force Base, Florida.

FOR THE COMMANDER

ERIC T. de JONCKHEERE, Colonel, USAF
Deputy for Technology and Subsyste…

UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE

AFIN: 35762 (20Nov65) T/w jg Pg 1 of 5
ACTION: NIN-7 INFO: XOP-1, XOPX-2, SAFOS-3, DIA-1 (15)
S1B B 12 RT TU JAW RUMTRJA5527 3232133-UUUU--RUEBHQA
ZNR UUUUU
R 192000Z
FM 836 ADIV MACDILL AFB FLA
TO RUMMFWA/ADC ENT AFB COLO
RUCQGM/MOADS GUNTER AFB ALA
RUCIFGA /AFCS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIV WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RUEBHQA/HQ USAF WASH D C
RUEBHQA/SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE WASH D C
BT
UNCLAS DCAOP 12503 NOV 65. (SAFOI) (AFCIN) SUBJ: UFO
UFO. REFERENCE AFR 200-2. THE FOLLOWING REPORT IS
SUBMITTED:

A. DESCRIPTION OF O…

UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE

AFIN: 35762 (20Nov65) Pg 2 of 5

PAGE 2 RU*TRJA5527 3232133 UNCLAS
6. FEATURES - NONE
7. TAIL - NONE
8. SOUND - NONE
9. OTHER - NONE

B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE:
1. FIRST CALLED TO ATTENTION - WATCHING CAP AIRCRAFT
2. ANGLE OR ELEVATION - FIRST 10 DEGREES, ESTIMATE 5000'
3. ANGLE OR ELEVATION - LAST 10 DEGREES, ESTIMATE 5000'
4. FLIGHT PATH - TO NORTH, VERY SLOW.
5. DISAPPEARED - THIN CLOUDS FLOATED IN BETWEEN.
6. VISIBLE - 15 MINUTES.

C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION:
1. GROUND VISUAL.
2. SMALL 6-7 POWER SCOPE FOR SHORT TI…

UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE

AFIN: 35762 (20Nov65) Pg 3 of 5

1. 080300N, 824700N. EAST END OF DUNEDIN CAUSEWAY.
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F. IDENTIFICATION OF OBSERVER.
1. MR. [redacted] 041. [redacted] DUNEDIN, FLA.
RELIABILITY - [redacted] SEEMED RATIONAL AND HAD AN AVID INTEREST IN CIVIL AVIATION. HE HAS PRIOR AIR FORCE SERVICE AS A SSGT IN AERIAL PHOTO WORK AT STEWART FIELD, NEWARK, N.Y. FROM 1947-1951.
G. WEATHER AND WINDS:
1. CALM ON SURFACE WITH THIN SCATTERED CLOUDS.
W. AWS, DET 32, 3RF WEATHER SQ (MATS) MACDILL AFB, FLA.
3. N…

UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE

AFIN: 35762 (20Nov65) Pg 4 of 5

WINDS -
SL 340/08 4M 080/15 8M 360/04

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1M 200/14 5M 090/14 9M 350/05
2M 050/15 6M 090/13 10M 360/09
3M 070/14 7M 080/07

H. NONE
I. NONE

J. WEATHER BALLOON WAS RELEASED AT 2324Z FROM TAMPA INTERNATIONAL. THE PATH OF THE BALLOON WAS SEST OVER THE UFO OBSERVER AREA THAN SOUTH. ALTHOUGH THE COLOR OF THE BALLOON WOULD BE SIMILAR IT WOULD NOT AGREE IN SHAPE AND DIRECTION OF TRAVEL.

K. PREPARING OFFICER - CHIEF STAN/EVAN CSG, MACDILL AFB, FLA. PRELIMINA…

UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE

AFIN: 35762 (20Nov65) Pg 5 of 5

SLOW. NO ALTITUDE OR DISTANCE WOULD BE GIVEN. THEIR TIME OF
SIGHTING WAS 2315Z AND LASTED FOR 15 MINUTES ALSO. BOTH OF THESE
WITNESSES APPEARED RELIABLE IN THE INFORMATION THEY COULD GIVE
NO FLYING OBJECTS COULD BE TRACED TO THIS AREA OR TIME WITH EXCEPTION
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OF WEATHER BALLOON MENTIONED IN ITEM J. ABOVE. ALL WITNESSES
EXPRESSED FEELING UFO WAS NOT A METIORITE BECAUSE OF SLOW EVEN
MOVEMENT ON A HORIZONTAL PLANE. NO FURTHER EXPLANATION CAN BE GIVEN
BY …

OFFICE OF INFORMATION
TELEPHONE 882-3931 and 882-3932

NEWS RELEASE
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
AIR PROVING GROUND CENTER
AIR FORCE SYSTEMS COMMAND
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, FLORIDA

EGLIN AFB, Fla., Nov 18—CHEMICAL TRAILS—Chemical trails such as these have been creating quite a stir during the past week throughout the southeastern part of the United States. The trails were visible in the sky around the sunset hours and were made by vertical probe research rockets launched by the Air Proving Ground Center here. The rocket firings were made in conjunction with the International Quiet Sun Year (IQSY) pr…