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|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  25 May 64 | Ansted, West Virginia | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 2030 EDST GMT 26/0030Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION XXX ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE civilian | ☑ Was Astronomical Meteor ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 1 - 2 seconds | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE falling  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMA…

2.5 May
Ansted, W. Va.

September 2, 1964

Dear Mr. [redacted]

This is in reference to an Unidentified Flying Object report you forwarded to the Air Force.

Evaluation of the information you submitted indicates that the object you observed was a meteor. The duration of 1-2 seconds, the description of the object with a flaming tail and a vertical fall through 25° of arc are consistent with this analysis. A meteor which falls vertically is a fare phenomena, and we have not ruled out the possibility of a fireball observation, which is defined as a luminous type of meteor. Contrasting meteor obse…

HEADQUARTERS
FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION
AIR FORCE SYSTEMS COMMAND
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO

REPLY TO
ATTN OF: TDEW

SUBJECT: UFO Sighting, 25 May 64, Ansted, W Va 27 Jul 64

TO: Hq USAF SAFOI PB
Wash D C 2030

1. This office has received an unidentified flying object report from [redacted] Ansted, West Virginia. This letter is forwarded to your office in order that you may make a reply.

2. Evaluation of the information submitted by [redacted] indicates that the object observed was a meteor. The duration of 1 - 2 seconds, the description of the object with…

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May 25, 1964
Austad, N. Va.

To whom it May Concern,

Dear Sir:

At approximately 8:30 PM on the evening of May 25, 1964, to the North-East of the City of Austad, I saw a falling object. It was a ball of fire and looked to be 2 to 3 feet in diameter with a tail of approximately 40 ft. long.

This object was burning of a very high heat because it was as bright as a welding arc, or of a magnesium flair.

Shortly before, a jet had flown over traveling South west. I did not see it but there was a trail in the sky.

This falling object could have been a rocket, a satellite, or a meteorite. In…

a lot of bright light such as the Electric arc furnaces at Alley, and magnesium flares used by airplanes.

I do not know if this will be looked into but I hope it will be.

Thank you for your trouble.

Sincerely

Ansted, N.Va.

Ansted, N.Va.
ENSTED
MAY 26
M.A.M.
1964
W.VA.

Unidentified Foreign Objects Office
U.S. Air Force Headquarters
Washington, D.C.

# 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…

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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. 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. Transparen…

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14. Did the object disappear while you were watching it? If so, how? This object was in a vertical fall, very high speed as to a shooting star, was driving and glanced away from the road, saw object, glanced back at road then back to the object which was gone.

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: May have dropped behind, or on top, or in front of a mountain

16. Did the object move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes ☐…