302544517.pdf

|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  7 September 65 07/1305Z (NIGHT) | Alexandria, Louisiana  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  Military | SATELLITES ☑  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | Evaluated as Satellites on description. No check since time garbled  |
|  Two |   |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  1. 2 Min. 2. 5 Min | Time reported as night, yet Zebra time indicates a daylight observation. Sighting consisted of multiple observers, both military. Two object star shaped. Straight flight. Flew out of sight gradually. Used RX. Objects very …

07/1305Z - ALEXANDRIA, LA.
7 SEPT
SATELLITES - DFC
(MILITARY)

UNCLASSIFIED

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE

AF IN: 42695 (9 Sep 65) L/ddp
Pg 1

ACTION: NIN-7
INFO: SAF-OS-3 XOP-1, DIA-1, XOPX-8 (21)
SMB H24 1PTTU JAW RUWTBUA4567 2522017-UUUU--RUEBHQA.

ZNR UUUUU
P 0920002

FM JTACFTRWG ENGLAND AFB LA
TO RUMMFVA/ADC ENT AFB COLORADO
RUEBBRA/TAC
RUCIFGA/AFSC FOREIGN TECH DIV EPAFB OHIO
RUEBHQA/HQ USAF AFCIN WASH 25 DC
BT
UNCLAS DOI-3- 30685 SEPTEMBER 1965.

THE FOLLOWING UFO REPORT IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH AFR 200-2, PARA 01

BASIC REPORTING DATA AND FORMAT:
A. D…

UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE

AF IN: 42695 (9 Sep 65) Pg 2 of 4

1. SITTING IN YARD LOOKING AT SKY
2. ANGLE OF ELVATION WHEN FIRST SIGHTED WAS 20 DEGREES FOR BOTH OBJECTS.
3. ANGLE OF ELEVATION WHEN OBJECTS DISAPPEARED WAS 50 DEGREES FOR BOTH OBJECTS.
4. OBJECTS FLEW IN STRAIGHT LINE. ONE FLEW FROM WEST TO EAST AND THE OTHER FLEW FROM SOUTH TO NORTH.
5. GRADUALLY FLEW OUT OF SIGHT.
6. ONE OBJECT WAS VISIBLE FOR 2 MINUTES AND THE SECOND FOR 5 MINUTES.

C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION:
1. GROUND VISUAL
2. BINOCULARS
3. N/A

D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING
…

UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN: 42695 (9 Sep 65) Pg 3 of 4

1. N/A
2. [Redacted]

RELIABILITY OF BOTH INDIVIDUALS IS ABOVE AVERAGE, HOWEVER THE OBJECTS WERE VERY SMALL AND FAR ENOUGH AWAY SO AS TO MAKE ANY POSITIVE IDENTIFICATION ON THEIR PART EXTREMELY DIFFICULT.

G. WEATHER AND WINDS

1. CLEAR
2. SURFACE CALM
6000 050/23
10000 060/13
16000 040/08
20000 050/11
30000 060/17
50000 090/18
80000 070/15

3. CEILING - UNLIMITED
4. VISIBILITY - 10 MILES
5. CLOUD COVER - NONE
6. THUNDERSTORMS - NONE

AFHQ 0-309C
UNCLASSIFIED

UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE

AF IN: 42695 (9 Sep 65) Pg 4 of 4

AGE 4 RUWTBUA 4567 UNCLAS

H. NONE

I. NONE

J. THERE WERE WEATHER BALLONS LAUNCHED FROM JACKSON, MISS., MOBILE, ALA, AND NEW ORLEANS, LA. THE DIRECTION IN WHICH THE WIND WAS BLOWING MAY HAVE CARRIED THE BALLONS FROM JACKSON, MISS. OR MOBILE, ALA INTO THE AREA OF THE SIGHTING. THESE BALLONS WERE LAUNCHED AT 1002 7 SEP 65.

K. RUSSELL J MANERING JR, 1ST LT, USAF, INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, 3RD TACTICAL FIGHTER WING. BOTH REPORTING IN DIVIDUALS SEEMED COMPOTENT AND SINCERE ABOUT WHAT THE…