302549565.pdf

|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  12 April 66 13/0230Z | Waterloo, Iowa (Multiple)  |
|  3. SOURCE Civilian | 10. CONCLUSION ? AIRCRAFT Pon ? Duration controbets YMT  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS Three |   |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 15 Minutes | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Observers sighted three red lights about the size of a baseball. No tail, trail, exhaust or sound was observed. Lights were moving slowly in a level movement and no maneuvers. Object faded slowly. Sighting consistent with an aircraft sighting. An air traffic specialist should know an off when he se…

UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN: 5C736 (16 Apr 66) S/mcd Pg 1 of 3
ACTION: MIN-7
INFO: SAFOS-3, XOP-1, XOPX-2, RDC-4 (15) ADV CY DIA.
GMB A106CBVA821
PFTU JAW RUEDYXE0918 1061305-UUUU--RUEDHQA.
DE RUCDAHJ 5 1052230
ZNR UUUUU
P 152130Z
FM 788 RADAR SQ WAVERLY AFS IOWA
TO RUWMFVA/ADC
RUWGKG/10AF RICHARDS GEBAUR AFB MO
RUCDAH/20AIRDIV TRUAX FLD WISC
RUCDSQ/AFSC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RUEDHQA/HQ USAF WASH DC
RUEDHQA/OSAF WASH DC
BT
UNCLAS 788 ODC 00226 APR 66. FOR ADC (ADOIN), 10AF (10-OIN),
20AD (20-OIN), AFSC (FTD), AFNIN, SAFOI. UFO REPORT…

UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN: 50736 (16 Apr 66) Pg 2 of 3

WITH ERATIC FLOATING MOTION. OBJECT FADED SLOWLY. VISIBLE 15
MINUTES. PART III. GROUND VISUAL. NO OPTICAL AIDS. GROUND
SIGHTING. PART IV. 13APR66/0230Z. NIGHT. PART V. OBSERVERS LOCATED
PAGE 2 RUCDAHJ 5 UNCLAS
NEAR CENTER OF WATERLOO, IOWA. PART VI. LISTED CIVILIANS ARE RESIDENTS
OF WATERLOO, IOWA AND CONSIDERED VERY RELIABLE
AGE 23. AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SPECIALIST. VERY
RELIABLE; AGE POLICEMAN;
ROLAND DREWELLON, AGE 41, 2515 MANOR, POLICEMAN; LEROY E ORTH,
AGE 30, 418 BAY RD, POLI…

UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF LN: 50736 (16 Apr 66) Pg 3 of 3

50,000 270 40 MINUS 57

PART VIII. NO UNUSUAL ACTS OR CONDITIONS. PART IX. NO INTER-
CEPTIONS OR IDENTIFICATION ACTION. PART X. NO KNOWN BALLOON
RELEASES. PART XI. INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, 788TH RADAR SQUADRON,
PAGE 3 RUCDAHJ 5 UNCLAS
WAVERLY AFS, IOWA, UFO SIGHTING MEETS DESCRIPTION OF A BALLOON.
PART XII. NO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE FOUND.

BT
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AFHQ FORM JAN 65 O-309C
UNCLASSIFIED

Ave.
Waterloo, Iowa 56701
April 12, 1966

Project Bluebook
Wright-Patterson A.F.B.
Dayton, Ohio

Dear Sirs:

I saw an unidentified flying object high in the sky tonight about 8:30. It was a bright red light, which brightened and dimmed but did not actually flash. It moved slowly toward the west-northwest, made no sound, and faded out of sight after about a minute. Area police received eight calls, according to the local TV station. Some people watched it as long as 15 minutes, and one observer described its motion as erratic and thought it might have been a balloon. When I saw it, it moved in …