302536846.pdf

|  1. DATE & TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  14 December 64 14/0655Z | Falls Church, Virginia  |
|  3. SOURCE Civilian | 10. CONCLUSION Astronomical (MCON)  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One |   |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 20 Minutes | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 20 minutes observation of a sharply outlined object fading into a dull red glow returning and appearing to be in two sections. Color of match light or gas flame. Extremely large. Thought to be 1/2 to 3/4 mile away. Looked like the top of a mushroom without the stem.  |
|  6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual |   |
|  7. …

23 Mar 65

Dear Mrs. [redacted]:

Reference is made to the recent UFO report which you submitted to the Air Force for evaluation.

Your observation has all the characteristics of an observation of the moon due to refraction. Since the moon was not reported as being visible and all other data presented is consistent with an observation of the moon, the object which you observed is regarded by the Air Force as the moon.

The reported position of the object was just above the trees to the southwest. The moon was sitting in this approximate position at the time of the sighting. The moon was at fir…

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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…

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, 14 Dec 64, Falls Church, Virginia 10 Mar 65

TO: Hq USAF SAFOI-CC (Mrs Hunt)
Wash D C 20330

1. The observation reported by Mrs [redacted], Falls Church, Virginia, on the morning of 14 December 1964 has all the characteristics of an observation of the moon due to refraction. Since the moon was not reported as being visible and all other data presented is consistent with an observation of the moon, her sighting is regard…

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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?
Faded into a dull red glow, and then returned and appeared to be in 2 sections, one above the other, finally emerging into a single object again

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: was at first above tree level, then sank slowly below treetop level

16. Did the object move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): ☐ Yes ☑ No ☐ Don't Know. IF you answered YES,…

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20. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?
(Circle One) Yes ☐ No ☑
IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate?

21. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was?
(Circle One) Yes ☑ No ☐
IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was? 1/2 to 3/4 mile

22. Where were you located when you saw the object? (Circle One):
a. Inside a building ☑
b. In a car
c. Outdoors
d. In an airplane (type)
e. At sea
f. Other _______________

23. Were you (Circle One)
a. In the business section of a city? ☐
b. In the residential section of a city? ☑…

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27. In the following sketch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an "A" on the curved line to show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you first saw it. Place a "B" on the same curved line to show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you last saw it. Place an "A" on the compass when you first saw it. Place a "B" on the compass where you last saw the object.

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28. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects made. Place an "A" at the beginning of the path, a "B…