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|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  20 November 64 21/0105Z | Lakeland, Florida  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  Civilian | CONFLICTING DATA  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  One | Object like North Star in sight for 35 seconds. Bright orange. No sound. Disappeared by fading. Sharply outlined. Speed estimated at 2-4,000 mph. Straight flight. Could have been in outer space. Observation in NE  |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | COMMENTS: Initial letter indicated that the object was moving at 500-700 mph. Initial letter indicated that the o
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Nov. 20, 1964

Dear Sirs,

On the night of Nov. 20, 1964 My friends and I were out watching the stars when we noticed an orange light near the moon. It was traveling from the West to the northwest at a terrific speed. Any where from 500-700 mph. Its color did not change (a steady orange color). It had no sound that we could hear. After watching it for 1 and ½ minutes it just disappeared into thin air. Three of us saw it. I knew I should tell you about so I'm sending you this letter. You will find a diagram or the second page of this letter. Please, tell us what we saw. I'm a Boy Scout. I didn'
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Laherand, Fla.

YTO

Dept. of the Air Force
Office of the Secretary
United States Air Force
Washington D.C. 20330

Official Business

SAFO/
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Sincerely,

(13)
(11)
(11)

DIAGRAM
STARTING POINT OF U.F.O.
TRAVELING DISTAGE MOON
OTHER STARS
JANISHING POINT OF U.F.O.
-STARS
CLONOS
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Lakeland Fla.

(PROJECT BLUE BOOK)
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20330
OFFICIAL BUSINESS
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Pres. 7
20 Feb 64

24 November 1964

Dear [redacted]

With reference to your recent letter, attached is FTD Form 164 to be used for reporting UFO sightings to the Air Force.

Sincerely,

MASTON M. JACKS
Major, USAF
Chief, Pictorial Branch
Public Information Division
Office of Information

1 Atch
FTD Form 164

[redacted]

Lakeland, Florida
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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 full moon
b. Dull 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. 

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