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1 OATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
/ 0 Was Balloon
31 Oct 55 Willistoty, Florida Q Probably Balloon
ls. DATE TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION O Possibly Balloon
Lecal & Ground-Vi sual 0 Ground-Roadar “ Probably Aiverols
out .01/01152Z Nov 55 0D Air Visual O Air-Interceot Radar to Possibly Aircroft
5S. PHOTOS 6- SOURCE O Wes Astronomicol
0 Yes ! (‘GO Probecbly Astronomical
oO P ical
i» % No civilian (policeman) ossibly Astronomica
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE if) Other.
10 Insufficient Data for Evaluction
thiry minutes three Alt changes oS tdensws
Rotating

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

circular motion.

Three round objs, 30 to 60 feet in diameter, A/C:
glowing white, loose formation, no noise,
and emitting a light so great that it burt
the observers eyes. Objs changed alt from
high to low, at speeds which were described
as “very fast”. The objs were turning in a

11. COMMENTS

Refueling operation.

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1. A cheek with Meaval Air Station, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA (GeoRef GJJA 1920)
revealed that the following Flight 2lans were filers avy bo. 1lo5 SNB-tynoe air-
craft, round rodin=- DATONA, ORLANDO, MELSORN, and JACKSODVILLE, FLORIDA (31/2345Z
Oct 55 to 01/0155Z liov le Coast Guard “Yo. 1250 UP=1 tyne aircraft from JacCiSoOne
VILLE, FLORIDA , danvartei af O1/0115Z Now 55, retursec 2601/03002 Nov 55; Navy No.
R-GD typos aircraft devartec Jax at C1/01052 Nov 55 for Guontsnam Bay, Cuba.

2. A chsck with Naval seet-*7 eee JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA revealed tae
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following weather ces iticas at vl‘C115Z to O1/91452 Ncv 55: 6000 It., 290 at 23K;
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' 10,000 . 250° =f oi S65 15,C0C Ft. ; 240° av) OYA; 20,000 ite,» 500 as Of BL} 30,00 } » Sh

| 250° at 124<; 50,00 Ue, 250° at 53 &; 50,0C9 4 APE 0660~ at 17K; 5CO f[t., Seattered:s
3,000 ft., Overcast; Vieloility 4 miles. lisht rain showers: Surface winc NW at 9K.

3. A check with Dr ieee Aetrozomer, University of Florida,
GAINSSVILLE, FLORIDA (Georef GHHS 4139) reveexeled that no ooservetions hac been made

nt times of the signtines.

4, <A check with the Jacksonville Filter Center, J=CKSUNSVILLE, FLORIDA reveal-
ec no additional inforzation.

5. A request for flight plans of military aircraft was submitted to Flight
2 Service Center, Maxwell Air Force sase, ALASEMA. ‘ail Service Usnt*r was unable
to fulfill this recusst dus to work Lona at this time, however, Onerations Officer
tated that SAC was experizenting with flarse and a 2nd Air Force (SAC) Barksdale,
ee Force Bass, San ecenae tsa proween. release that information.

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6. A check with Ha and air Porc: revealed that MacDill Air Force Base, FLORIDA
nad 14 3-47 type acft and 14 KC-97 type acft refueling in central FLORIDA at 01/0115
. Z to 01/0145Z Now 55. tring refueling operations, lights req, amber, green, and
white may be seen at nizht and normally refueling was accomplished at 15,000 ft.
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SOURCS: DHM "Jorld of Flying Saucers" Florida €Gainsvilze)
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: A flight of bombers refueling in mid-air at night can be a startling

spectacle and more than once has been reported as a gathering of
flying saucers.
Such an incident occurred in Florida on October 31, 1955, when
a disk jockey at Gainesville broke into his radio program about ten
oclock in the evening to announce that flying saucers were over
L the station. Many of his listerners hurried out of their houses to |
look at the Halloween visitors, clearly visible in the night sky. One
reporter stated that he had seen four to six objects, oblong in shape,
brilliantly glowing, red and orange, traveling sotmdlessly in a
straight-line formation that later changed to a V [8]. Both the

4 radio station and the police station were swamped with telephone |
calls from frightened citizens, most of whom calmed down when
, they learned the explanation: a flight of bambers had been refueling )
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1. DATE 4 is 2. LOCATION 112, CONCLUSIONS
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.-t— Neésrember 1955 Willistog, Florida 5 prchetly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION O Possibly Balloon
Locel EE Ground- Vi sual O Ground-Radar w PB coablg aicvete
GMT 01/0115z Nov 55 0 Air Visual D Air-Intercept Radar E Possibly Aircroft
§. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE O Was Astronomical
O Yes Q Probably Astronomical!
x No Civilian: (Policemen ) | ODO Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS.| 9% COURSE | Other
7 ; 2 eS . Altitade changes ° Insufficient Data for Evaluation
| Thirty (30) mimtes | Three (3). Rotating — tore. gee |
: 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING _ |. COMMENTS y
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| Three (3) round objects 30 to. 36 feet, in dia~| Due te the duration of the sighting and |
a meter, glowing white, loose. formation, no . the fact that the sighting meets the
: noise, and emitting a light se great that. it | ‘eriteria for tigation, this sighting
. hurt. the cbservers-eyeds.. Objects changed. . is deing i ted by Flight 2-C,
altitude from hich to low, at. speeds which. al haa At Results of investigation. te.
: were described as. "very fast” <= The. objects =. be recorded on this eard. wpon receipts: 2 |
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color or shane, flicker, throb, or perere however they iid anvear to stand still,
suddenly sneed up and rush away at tines ee objects rnpeared to ce solid and at
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1. SOURCE: —igquagygyaame:
Address: MMMM Ocala, Florice
Ag3: 25
Occuvation: City Policeman
Education: High School
Qaslifications: Three Months Technical School(Arzy [-33 Radar) |
II, RELIA3iLITY: SOURCS gave mech thought to each question asxed ind seemed
sure of his answers. In the opinion of the investizator, it would o- difficult to
find a more reliaocle SOLUHOS.
III. SOURCS'S DESCRIPTION CF SIGHTIG:
SOURCE'S Statement; "Zhe first tims I saw them, they were coming from the
: South, going lortovest with no particular formation. Some were lighter in color ths }
the others. There were six, one dthind the other and they resembled a bright star.
The objects made four or five oasses over the field (Taylor Field) out were not

; closes enough to tell taeir shape. They seemed to get orizhter uvon acceleration and
“a the lights would cut cut completely at times and then come on again. Finally the
| objects scared off into the distance.”

Additional Information: SOURCS was fairly certain thet he viewed the |
objects for a period of one hour at approximetely 31/02002 Oct §5 in bright mocn- ;
light with many stars visible. The objects were vrighter than the sky backeround .
end they looked like big light baltds. The obdjects did not apoear to stand still at
anytime, oreak into parts, explods, gives off smoke, change shape, flicker, throb, or
pulsate, however they appeared to suddenly speed up and rush away it times. At no
time did the objects moves in front or behind another object. Objects were observed
at times through eyeglasses and the car windshield. At no time was any sound heard
and only cclor was like that of a bright light. SOURCES was fairly certain that a |
dime held at arms length would cover the object. When objects first appeared, they
were 220 degrees from trues North and 15 degrees above the horizon. When objects '
disappeared, they were 320 degrees from true North and 15 degrees above the horizon.

Weather conditions at the time were as follows: Clear sky, dry , no wind, and cool. |
SOURCS estimated that the speed. of the objects were in the 700 MPH ranges.

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| Occupation: Policeman
| Education: High Scheel

Qualificatiens: Unknewn

f II.  HELIABILITY: SOURCE gave mch thought end time te each quastion asked
and seamed surs ef his answers, In the epinisa of the Investigater, it would be
4iffucilt te find @ mora reliable SOURCE,

IXt. SOURCE'S DESCRIPTION OF SIGHTING:

SOURCE'S Statement: “"Upem heariug talk over pelice radio I preceeded ta
lecatien of the ether cars, first observing six specks of light precesding Seuth in
straicht line abeve Western Herisem. Objects seemed te makes left turns Sonthwest ef
here aad then preceed Nerth again ent ef sight ever Northern Herizon, Within a few

} simutes they would all six reapvear frem the Northeast Herizem again, They follewed

| this same pattern twe or three times, Them appreximateby am hour later I observed
ene nereof the same ebdjects ceme from the North Herizea and go straight across eut

of sight ever the West Horizem, They became very bright at times and seemed te be
accelerating while they were very bright,

Additional Informatiea: SOURCE stated that the time efthe sighting was

apcreximately 9:00 FM EST 30 Oct 1955 and extimated that he had the sdjects ia
view fer a perisd ef ene hour but vas net very sure of the time slement. Object
was brighter them the sky background and meny stare were visible. He dees net
remember abeut the meenlight. The brightaess was like that of a bright automobile

headlight several blocks away. Object appeared te move behind a group ef trees as
it went out ef sight over Werthern Horizem twe er three times, At no time did the
object appear to meve in frent of semething, Object mads ne sound and was the celer
of white or eff-white, The edges ef the objects were like that ef a bright star and
only one beimg sharply sutlined, SOURCE was fairly certaim that a pea held at arms
: length would cover the sbdject but atated that he could not see all ef the adject
| as rear was unlighted, SOURCE was on routine patrol and heard other cars talking
over the radie absut the sighting, se hs proceeded ont te the airport (Tayler Field)
|} where adeve observation vas made, Weather conditiems were as follows: Clear sky, dry,
Blight breeze and ceol, SOUHCE stated that if the object wamn't a "Flying Saucer",
he bad ne idea as to what could have caused it,

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