302537438.pdf

|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  28 January 65 28/1733Z | Hampton, Virginia  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  Civilian | BALLOON  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | Probable balloon observation. No reports from a/c in the area. Motion and description in accord with Balloon analysis.  |
|  One |   |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  10 Minutes | Large object larger on one end than the other. Too high to determine other features. Aluminum bright orange or red color. Shaped like a/c without wings. Initial observation object hovering at high …

HEADQUARTERS
4500TH AIR BASE WING
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, VIRGINIA 23365

REPLY TO
1494 OF DO/2711

SUBJECT: Initial Report of Investigation of UFO

8 FEB 1965

TO: AFSC (FTD)
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433

1. The following information is presented as directed by paragraph 4, AFR 200-2:

a. Description of the object:

(1) Shape: Longer on one end than the other (aircraft without wings).

(2) Size: Too high to determine.

(3) Color: Aluminum - bright orange or red.

(4) Number: One.

(5) Formation: None.

(6) Discernible features: None.

(7) Tail: None.

(8) Sound: No…

(6) Mrs. [redacted] stated she observed the object for approximately 10 minutes.

c. Manner of observation:
(1) Ground visual.
(2) None.
(3) Not applicable.

d. Time and date of incident:
(1) 1734Z - 28 January 1965.
(2) Light conditions: day.

e. Location of observer: [redacted], Hampton, Virginia.

f. Identifying information ob observer:
(1) Mrs. [redacted], civilian, housewife, [redacted], Hampton, Virginia.

g. Weather and winds: Aloft conditions at time and place of sightings:
(1) Observer's account of weather conditions: clear - windy.
(2) Wind direction and velocity (Norfolk Weather Bur…

(7) Vertical temperature gradient: Not taken except at 0600L, figures below:

0600 28 January 1965
Surface temperature: 4.4C
300 meters (900') - 2.8C (This is a small inversion that would disappear before 1200L)
1300 meters - 5.3C (An inversion at this altitude)
4100 meters - 14.8C
4300 meters - 18.5C
Then normal rate to 8360 meters (25,000').

h. No unusual meteorological activities or conditions were reported.

i. There was no interception or immediate identification action taken because the object had disappeared prior to the reporting time.

j. Norfolk Weather Bureau stated that a balloon …