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|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  15 February, 1960 | San Jose, California | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 1600 GMT 15/2400Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Civilian | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION Not Given | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One | 9. COURSE Not Given  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHT
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AFHQ FORM 0-86
MAR 1980
REVISIONS EDITIONS OF THIS FORM ARE OBSOLETE.
GPO 672202

|  REFERRAL NOTICE |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | DATE MAR 1 1980  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  SUBJECT (or identification) Unidentified Flying Object |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | SUSPENSE DATE 25  |
|  FROM: Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence, 1B1  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|  TO:  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|   | AFCIN-X |  | AFCIN-1 |  | AFCIN-2 |  | AFCIN-3 | AFCIN-XA  |
|   | AFCIN-X1 |  |  |  |  |  |  | AFCIN-XN  |
|   | AFCIN-X2 |  |  |  |  |  |  | AFCIN-Y
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MEMO ROUTING SLIP
NEVER USE FOR APPROVALS, DISAPPROVALS, CONCURRENCES, OR SIMILAR ACTIONS

|  I NAME OR TITLE | INITIALS | CIRCULATE  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  Capt. D.B. Copas |  |   |
|  ORGANIZATION AND LOCATION | DATE | COORDINATION  |
|  APOIN 1B1 Room 204 Pnt Annex #3 |  |   |
|  2 |  | FILE  |
|   | 1 | INFORMATION  |
|  3 | 1 | NECESSARY ACTION  |
|   |  | NOTE AND RETURN  |
|  4 |  | SEE ME  |
|   |  | SIGNATURE  |

REMARKS
The attached letter is forwarded as a matter pertaining to your office.

|  FROM NAME OR TITLE | DATE  |
| --- | --- |
|  Major James H. Nix, Jr. | 25 Feb 60  |
|  
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# Sonic Boom Heard In Valley

A cracking sonic boom moving in a north-south direction startled residents in the central and eastern parts of Santa Clara Valley at noon today.

Reports telephoned to the News indicated the explosive sound waves traveled along a path from Almaden, through San Jose east of First street and along the eastern foothills.

The responsible aircraft was not sighted.
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Feb 15, 1960

Army High Command:

Dear Sir:

I'm writing this letter in hopes that someone with an ounce of intelligence will listen to what I have to say. Today Feb 15, 1960 at 4 o'clock in the East foot hills of San Jose, two of your jets passed over head, and like the months that have passed, when your jets have passed over head something lying up there breaks out with great force and follows the jets.

I know the sound of a jet, but this is a different kind of sound. It is as though it lies in wait between the first and 16th of the month. Its motor stops and then goes again as though it ca
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Feb 15, 1960

Army High Command:

Dear Sir:

I'm writing this letter in hopes that someone with an ounce of intelligence will listen to what I have to say: Today Feb 15, 1960 at 40'clock in the East about hills of San Jose two of your jets passed over head, and like the months that have passed, when your jets have passed over head something lying up these breaks out with great force & follow the jets.

I know the sound of a jet, but this is a different kind of sound. It is as though it lies in wait between the first & 16th of the month. Its motor stops then goes again as though it can 
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National property near the Ambiadoned Union Paving Co. plant Friday afternoon; firemen theorized. An old equipment storage building was destroyed in the haze. which was at under control by

Enclave is an article in the paper about an some booms. I was in the yard & close over head I could hear the strange noise, & I felt such a strange feeling like I was under some kind of great heat that into my body was breaking out with strange wealth & my body felt as those I was coming out of my skin. I went to the hospital about 4 A.M. the doctors couldn't describe it so like all doctors they
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Enclose as an air transport to the paper
chart in San Francisco in the
yard & close over
this strange man
a strange feeling
come kind of girl.
that nite
my body was breaking out with
strange wealth & my body felt as
there I was coming out of my skin.
I went to the hospital about 4 A.M.
the doctors couldn't describe it so
like all doctors they called it lives
I never had lives in my life.
In 1955 at 3 A.M. in the morning hanging
over in the footballs we could see this
object bright moving back & forth in
the hills, swinging like pendulums on
a clock, I called my husband; then he

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