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|  1. DATE TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  27 July 1965 28/0415Z | Yosemite National Park, California  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  Civilian | AIRCRAFT Tentative evaluation as likely A/C pending receipt of annular separation of lights. If separation is great then a single a/c would be ruled out.  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  Five | Four white lights and one red light moving at same speed. No noise. White lights were same size and color of stars. All lights were of the 1st magnitude or brighter. Passed through 45 deg arc in 15 seconds. S…

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2 Nov 52

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS INVESTIGATION
WASHINGTON, D.C.

FRM:
[redacted]
DRUMKUILLE, N.Y.

DEAR SIR,

ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE IS A DESCRIPTION
OF A U.R.Q. SIGHTING ON JULY 27, 1955 IN
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, CAMP CURRY PARKING LOT, AT
9:15 IN THE EVENING THE TWO OBSERVERS WERE:

[redacted]
SAMUELLE, N.Y.
SAME ADDRESS AS
HERTLEINS.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS NOT A CROCKPOT
REPORT, BUT IS A RECORDING OF AN ACTUAL
SIGHTING.

Sincerely,
[redacted]

FORMATION OF LIGHTS:

FOUR WHITE LIGHTS ONE RED LIGHT

ALL LIGHTS WERE MOVING AT EXACTLY THE SAME.

SPEED. NO NOISE AT ALL WAS HEARD. WAS QUIET

ENOUGH AT PARKING LOT TO HAVE HEARD ALL AIRPLANE.

YET, NO NOISE WAS HEARD.

SIZE AND COLOR OF THE WHITE LIGHTS LIKE

A BRIGHT STAR. DIRECTION: COMING FROM WEST TOWARDS

EAST. NO VISIBLE DISK IN ANY OF THE OBJECTS.

JUST A PINPOINT OF LIGHT. WERE OF 1ST MAGNITUDE

OR BRIGHTER. REALLY STOOD CUT AGAINST THE SKY.

TOP OF SKY

15 OBSCURES TO LIGHT
15 LIGHTS TO MOTIONAL
15 MOTIONAL

DUZZERY 15'
NOTES SOLD
150 FROM PARKING
LOT FLOOR.

NOTE: PASSED LIKE
LEAD…

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR
U.F.O. INVESTIGATION
WASHINGTON, D.C.

WASHINGTON, D.C.

FTD (TDEW)
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433
25 August 1965

Bronxville, New York

Dear Mr [redacted]:

Reference your observation of an unidentified flying object on 27 July 1965. The information in your letter did not contain sufficient information for evaluation. Request that you fill out the attached FTD Form 164, giving specific data on angular separation of lights, and return it in the envelope provided.

The Air Force wishes to thank you for your interest in this program.

Sincerely,

Hector Quintanilla, Jr
Major, USAF
Chief, Project Blue Book

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. Dust 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. Tr…

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14. Did the object disappear while you were watching it? If so, how?
It disappeared over the horizon.

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: _______________

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: _______________

17. Tell in a few words the following things about the object:
a. Sound There was no sound whatsoever.
b. Color The color …