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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
ln Was Balloon
_ 22 Feb 1956 Hampton Sydney, iat Se O Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION GO Possibly Balloon
- . QO Was Aircraft
Local KX Rround- Vi sual O Ground Rader Q Probably Aircraft
: cmt_22/0615Z D Air Visual © Airintercept Reder_|° EYPIhs & Procyon
. | & PHOTOS & SOURCE 5 Ws Astronomical y
O Yes AXProbably Astronomical
XPite Civilian . O Possibly Astronomical
| 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | & NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE O , Other
: ; ; a pe esoee Date for Eveluation
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45 minutes two _ sw —
. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS i

’ |Iwhite, One object first appeared then
4ifaded as this happened the 2nd obj
‘appeared but off to the right, smoke

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‘star.

Round object silver dollar at arms
length color flashing from red to
green £0 blue and sometime brilliant

geen coming from side of obj. First
observed about 3 ft above tree tops.

Object seen by siz students of ude. |

Sydney College. One who ad s sett
astronomy says it was no

ATIC FORM 323 (REV 26 SEP 52)

Astro sighting of Sirius and
Procyon (see case file).

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Flight 3-H, 46024 AISS

I. SOURCE: }qqusQuiaaRevmaaaallle

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Address: Hampton-Sydney College, Hampton-Sydney, Virginia
(CeoRef GJMH 3914).

Age: 20
Occupation: Student
Qualifications: Good vision.

II, RELIABILITY: Very good, SOURCB was contacted personally.

III. SOURCE'S DESCREPTION OF SIGHTING: SOURCE'S attention was drawn to the sky
in the southwest by a friend who had seen the unusual object there. The tire was
22/06102 Feb 56. To SOURCE, the light of the object was almost as bright as Venus
and a color chance was visible. The object appeared to change direction and it
moved away from observer and grew dimmer. SOURCE mentioned that at first the object
had appeared to the naked eye about the size of a hatpin. Through the telescope
SOURCE stated that the object appeared as a blur of colored light. There was neither
sound nor smoke and exhaust associated with the UFOB. The light appeared to shift
slightly to the west. SOURCES first impression of the object which was approximately
12° with the horizon when he first viewed it, was that it was Venus, however he later
learned that Venus wasn't out at the time. SOURCE observed the angle which the light
made with the horizon gradually decreased as. af th@\light or the etar were setting.

SOURCE Was certain that the henson was neither a comet nor a falling
star. The light was viewed for approximately 30 minutes by SOURCE.

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FROM (Agency) REPORT NO, ies aS
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Flipht 3-H, 4602d AISS yar om
1. SOURCE: Mr aim
2 Address: Hampton-Sydney, College, Hampton-Sydney, Virginia

Age: 18
Occupation: Student
Education: 1 yr College
Qualifications: Good vision,
II. RELIABILITY: Fair, SOURCE was contacted personally. |
III, SOURCB'S DESCRIPTION OF SIGHTING: SOURCE stated that he was walking
across the college campus at 22/0600Z Feb 56, when he looked up in the sky and saw
in the southwest an object which appeared to be vibrating and emitting smoke. The
object was approximately 25° with the horizon.
7 SOURCS related that upon viewing the object through a telesdope, (same

instrument mentioned in Part I) it appeared to be moving in a circular manner "shoot
ing off" different eclcred iights.

SOURCE believed the object was oscillating and traveling at a fantastic
speed. There seemed to be a thin streak of smoke trailing the object. SOURCE also
felt that he had seen another object behind andebove the first. The two objects
were a great distance:

Object was "cireling™. The direction of the UFOB continued to be SW une: :
til it began to diminish in size and seem to fade aways

»

SOURCE’ observed the oe for Roorestuntoty 45ominutes,

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FROM (-igency) REPORT NO. 3H-U FOB-1-56 bs rt Two
Flight 3-H, 4602d AISS 13
PAGE OF a PACE
Incl #1, SOURCE'S Memory Sketch of Appearance. of UFUB:
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SUPPLEMENTARY INVESTIGATIVE EFFORTS:

1. A check was made with the U.S. Weather Bureau at Byrd Field, Richmond, Va.
to determine whether they would be able to confirm the sighting. However winds alo
at the time of the sighting were such as to have prevented any weather balloons
launched at Byrd Field (GeoRef GJNJ3232) from drifting into the vicinity of Hampton-
Sydney, Va. The following winds aloft data current at the time of the UFOB sighting
was released:

| ALTITUDE: DIRECTION: WIND VELOCITY:
; EN be —_—__-_— —nhkRkRe—_=<=cs ss ee
~ "+ 8,000 510° 34 K
10,000 310° 32°K
s 16 ,000 300° i 435 X
20,000 300° FY i
* $0,000 290° 52 K
50 ,000 270° 38 K

80 ,000 60° 6 xk

2. A cheok with the GOC Filter Center, Richmond, Virginia revealed that this
ig agency had relayed the preliminary information on the sighting to the 771st AC&W Sq,
| Cape Charles, Va. Wo other reports on the object than the orizinal report from obe
— seryers at Hampton-Sydney College had been received. Wo reports from another geo-
ae. aphioal locatiom had come in to confirm the sighting,
' Be. The 647th ACAW Squadron, Manassas, Virginia, was called by telephone for any
. information witieh they may have had which would offer confirmation to the report of

- | @ UPOB near Fampton-Syd ‘ye, This installation was unable to offer any evidence to

, an! a es
f support the sighting. Singaieas tie “ : ees: . +> eee vy . : "= 43 ” ~~ 2
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4. The 77let AC&W Sq, Cape Charles, Va. (Geoef GJQH 0201), likewise was con-

.tacted for confirmation on the UFOB, however no additional information or reports
+ had been received by the 771st after the information on the original sighting had
i . been relayed to them via the GOC Filter Center in Richmond, Va. (GeoRef GJNH-3232),

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‘6. Efforts to seek more informtison proved slightly more fruitful when the
649th ACAW Sq, Bedford, Ya. (GeoRef GJLH 2820) released the following radar date
_ . fe. Pecorded at the approximate time of the sighting:

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Radar Plot "Bathbox", 22 Feb 56

| 7 ‘Track B OB25..«-(1) One aircraft or object; estimted speed 180 knots; altitude-
| o _ 7,000 feet.

" UNTTIAL PLOT:

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a. 06112/GJMH4025 ge 0625Z2/GUMG 0051

b. 06142/GJMHS517 h. 06272/GJLG 5349

ce. 06162/GJuR2815 ie 06302/GJLG 4140
me. 4- d. 0619Z/GJMH1509 je 0634Z/GJLG 2932
. - e- 06212/GJMHOS0S ke 0637Z/ LOST CONTACT

f. 06232/GJMGO359

6, The CAA tower at Byrd Field, Richmond, Va. was queried for possible info-

rmation on the object which may have been received from pilots flying in the vicinity
: reporting the appearance and ¢characteristics of an unidentified flying object. Neva-
tive results,

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: Flight 3-H, 46024 AISS | a Se: to OES ines

7. A check with Air Traffic Control Center at Washington National Airport
(GeoRef GJNJ 6856) for information which might serve to confirm the sighting yielded
negative results.

8. A call was placed to the US Naval Observatory in Washington, DC (GeoRef

GJNJ 5856). Mr. J. L. Gossner, of the observatory's Bquatorial Division, made some
interesting comments with respect to the two stars Sirius and Procyon. Sirius is
frequently seen to sparkle almost as a diamond in the colors, red, blue and rsreen
when viewed at an angle of 10° to 30° with the horizon. This phenomena has been
observed for many years by astronomers and oftentimes has been the source of alarm

_ and puzzlement to uninformed persons viewing it for the first time. The color

* gseintillation of Sirius, according to Mr. Gossner, is due to turbulent eddies in the
atmosphere which act as prismatic structures in separating the lirht rays into color
of the spectrum, For example, a ray of blue light will reach the retina of the
observer followed a fraction of a second later by a ray of red light, which will per
‘gist only for a second but sufficiently to register the image of red. Any of the
rays may be cut off momentarily creating the effect of the light flashing or flicker
ing. Separated as such with each ray traveling along a different path through the

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4 atmosphere the spectra will reach the observer's retina in distinct colors and suc-
' cessively, so as to create the phenomena of flashing colors of light originating

, frbm one given source.

. This dispersion and refraction of light created by the turbulent eddies

jn the lower atmosphere is likewise responaible for ths brilliant flashing of red,
blue and white Bers seen “yhen viewing Procyom at an angle of 30° or less,

2. Dr... Riward R. Dyer, Professor of Astronomy at the University of Virginia,
Charlottesville, Virginia (GeoRef: GJMJ 2030), stated that both Sirius and Procyon
could have teen seen in the SW at the time of the reported sighting 22/0615 Feb 56.

- flocording to the professor's Calculations, Sirius would have been 14 above the
. horizon at 22/06002 radiating « brilliance ef sparkling red, creen and blue lighte... }
The lights probably would have seemed to sparkle more thar usual due to: cool oute: °
side temperature and clear sky conditions. The day of 21 February had been unusually
warm creating congitierable turbulence in the lower atmosphere. during -the evening. >.
‘Sirius set that evening at 22/0711Z as seen from the Hampton-Sydney, Virgin
location, Above and to the right of Sirius approximately 26° ig the ster Procyon
which algo sparkles and ate aed 50° gives off brilliant flashes of. colored light.
- The professor suggested that - ed. twinkling” associated with the twe
stars my also tothe unexperie jerver taken on the appearance of a slight
oscillatory motion (See Part I and. es SOURCE'S DESCRIPTION OF SIGHTING, for
‘P. object*s apparent oscillatory motion), .

When told of the 60-power telescope which the boys at Hampton-Sydney College
had used, it was the professor's opinion that the telescope undoubtedly had been out
of fooug a cood part of the time, due to improper calculation of the earth's rotabion
creating wndue exoitement among the observers Viewing the probable distortions on th

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Part Three
PAGE 10 o 15. PAGES

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Flight S-H, 4602d AISS

10. A recontact with Hampton-Sydney College, Hampton, Virginia, revealed the
following information which might serve to confirm that the 22 February sighting

had been celestial in origin. Sader t as: ‘°: that two nights after
the original UFOB sighting at 25/0451Z he had obs®rved “an object which appeared
over a telephone pole approximately 25° from the horizon. The direction of the
object was Si¥, The phenomenon observed was brilliant flashes of white, red, blue and
green light." It might be noted that Sirius would have been seen in approximately
this location at 25/0451Z Feb 56, which coincidently was the approximate position of

the original UFOB,

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Flight 3-H, 4602d AISS
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B, WIGHT ALMOST HALF MOO"
MSY VA GJ MH3214

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VA
18, SAME AS ABOVE
AGE 19, SAME AS ABOVE

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AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT ri
FROM (Agency) REPORT NO. 4—U FUG —56
Flight 3-H, 4602d AISS Part Three
- PAGE oF “13 PAGES
Incl. #2, PART THREE
TT MSG ACG OPS B 0287 FM COMDR 771ST ACMRON CAPE CHARLES AF STA VA
PAGE THRER 1G
GE 18 SAME AS ABOVE
AGE 19, SAME AS ABOVE
19, SAME AS ABOVE
WEGE 20, SAME AS ABOVE, STUDENT HAS STUDIED ASTRONMY
AS WAS SURE IT MASH A SHOOTING STAR.
W/A
(7) A. WIND VERY LIGHT ALMOST CALM, VERY CLEAR
B. SPC WHW 12, 60005390 DEG, 25 KTS, 1.0000, 325DBG, 35, 16000
300DEG 40, 20000 290DEG 25s 30000 280 70DEG, 50000 270DEG 55KTS,
80000 100D BG hs
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COMMENTS of the Preparing Officer:

1, In the opinion of the Preparing Officer the phenomenon observed on 22/0615Z
Feb 56 at Hampton—Sydney, Virginia was due to the brilliant color scintillation
arising from the celestial bodies, Sirius and Procyon when viewed below an angle of
30° with the horizon.

a. The fact is generally known among astronomers that the two stars men-
tioned each radiate a sparkling array of bright—colored lights when viewed on a clear
night below an angle of 30 with the horizon.

b. The persisting nature of the UFOB negates the chance of its having been
a balloon. This persistence and complete absence of sound further negate the chance
that it could have been an aircraft.

@ The coincidence of Sirius and Procyon having been in the approximate lo-
&§ gation of the UFOB for the duration of the latter's sighting suggests misinterpreta-
-. _ ie on the. part of se cteae sere

ba (+) at this wedie’ it might be mentioned that if the observer had ne~

A) ees _. SBeeted to continually focus the portable telescope, within a very
FF Dre brief. period’of, time due.to the earth's rotation, the apparatus:

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Novae 1 Maeght

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| Coneur with the opinion bf the Preparing Officer that this sighting was caused
at Be the stars Sirius and Procyen,

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SOMETIMES BRILLIANT WHITE ee

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OFF TO THE RIGHT SIDE

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UP AND DOWN, SAW SMOKE LINE AT SAME TIME. ae
B. @ DEG SOUTHWEST ee
C, 3 FEET ABOVE TREE TOPS

| D. VIBRATING FLYING IN ONE DIRECTION SOUTHWEST
_ Es DIMISHING FLYING OUT OF SIGHT
F, 45 MIN
(3) A. GROUND VISUAL
B, TELESCOPE, BINOCULARS, COMPASS
C. N/A

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ASE 2 , SAME AS ABOVE, STUDENT HAS STUDIED ASTRONMY
AS WAS SURE IT WASNT A SHOOTING STAR. “ ™

Be N/A

(7) As WIND VERY LIGHT ALMOST CALM, VERY CLEAR
B, SFC NNW 12, @9@, 330 DEG, 25 KTS, 900, 325DEG, 35, 1q@e¢ :

WODEG 4, GSB 259DEG 55, 3999 299 WDEG, WIS 2MDEC 5S55KTS,
82990 MODEG 4,
C. CLEAR

D. UNLIMITED
E,. NEGATIVE
Fe N/A

(3) NEGATIVE

(9) N/A

(i) NEGATIVE

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AF FORM 112—PART |! (CLASSIFICATION)
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948

COUNTRY ¥TSS=0FOB-1,3-56

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AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT _

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UFOB veer? :
AREA REPORTED ON FROM (Agency)
_RAMPTON-SYDNEY, VA. | PD ght 3-H, 46024 aTSS =
DATE OF REPORT CATE OF INFCRMATION EVALUATION
29 February 1956 22 February 1956 _ a's

SOURCE

PREPARED BY (Officer). of —
JOHN D. TAYLOR, JR., Major, USAF ea a ata
REFERENCES ( Control numer, directive, prerious report, cic., aa applicadle) TT MSG Fu co 77 1ST ACTIRON CAPE CHARLES AP STA

VA dated 22/10152Z Feb 56; FONCON between Li. Borrier_and Set DeRudder, Control,

SUMMARY: (Enter concise summary of report Give significance in final one-sentence paragraph. Liat inclowuses at lower left. Begin text of RN DE ‘ ary 1966%”

Ie CONTENTS:

PART ONE: Description of sighting by Mr

Hampton-Sydney College, Hampton-Sydney, Virginia
(GeoRef GUMH 3214).

PART TWO: Description of sighting by other students of Hampton=

Sydney College in the company of Ur. quan, Pa

PART THREE: Supplementary Investigative Efforts

PART FOUR: Comments of Preparing Officer

II. SUMMARY: An umidentified flying object was reperted to the Richmond GOC ‘

Filter Center by the above mentioned individuals shortly after its sighting at 22/
06152 Peb 56, then the information was relayed to the 77lst ACLW SQ, Cape Charlee,Vae,
for submission of the preliminary report. The sizhting was made at Hampton-Sydney, Va
»\GeoRef GJMH 5214), The following report is the result of a personal interview with
the individuals having made the sighting end. other agencies in the vicinity whose
assistance was Sought in determining the probable cause of the phenomenon. = © ~~ > |

III. INVESTIGATOR: 1/Lt Charles L. Berrier, AO 3019814 ae Fae

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AN 2 ‘ AMENDED ITS TRANSMISSION oR THE REVELATION oF iTS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTMOR ZED PES SON is PROHIBITED BY LAW
© REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR iN PART. BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES. EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF

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(CLASSIFICATION)
APPROVED | JUNE 1948

AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
FROM (Agency) REPORT NO. SH-UFOB-1-56
Part One
Flight a's 4602d AISS PAGE 2 or 13 PAGES

1. source: vr. Sie

Address: Hampton-Sydney College, Hampton-Sydney, Virginia
(Geokef GJMH 3914).

Age: 20

Occupation: Student

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Qualifications: 20 /20 vision, uncorrected. Amateur astronomer,
TI. RELIABILITY: Good. SOURCE was contacted personally.

III. SOURCE'S DESCRIPTION OF SIGHTING: SOURCE stated that on 22 Feb 56 (06152)
from the campus of Hampton-Syiney College, he had observed an unusual object in the
aky which was red, green, flickering and seemed to be moving in the direction of SW,
SOURCE's first impression was that the object in question was a star, however in vie
of its unusual “color-changing” characteristics SOURCE discounted this identity.
According to SOURCB, object was first seen at approximately 30° with the horizon and
gradually this angle seemed to decrease.

On observing the object through a 60-power portable telescope, SOURCE be~
lieved that it was a little larger than a regular star, however the size gradually
diminighed in his opinion. SOURCE stated that the object was not a “shooting star",
but that its movement had been very slow and definite,

SOURCB would not say that there had either been smoks or an exhaust asso-
ciated with the object, however object created the impression of having been “extreme
ly wierd, ont of the ordinary and definitely unlike any present day eireraft".. As.
to the assumption in the latter statement that this object too was an aircraft, “J »
SOURCE would not commit himself to the extent of identifying it definitely as an.
aircraft. — at Se «| ee Sa Re oe to pas ae ae >

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SOURCE further stated that there appeared to be a bright cone-shaped
object behind the original UPOB, but that it had not been visible all the time, Se
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The condition of the sky at the time and place of the sizhting was clear”
with unlimited visibility.

| No photorraphs were taken of the UFOB,.

After viewing the object for approximately 45 minutes, SOURCE finally
loat sight of it.

MOTE: THIS COCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, SOU 5.C.—
3t AND 22. AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW,
IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY CTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR. FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF
NTELLIGEMCE, USAF

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APPROVED | JUNE 1948

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AF FORM 112—PART Il — C2

AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

FROM (Agency) ons SH-UFO8-1-56 | Part Two

Plight 3-H, 4602da AISS ; | | PAGE 3 OF 13 PAGES

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I. SOURCE: Mr. s

Address: Hampton-Sydney College, Hampton-Sidney, Virginia
(GeoRef CJMH 3914).

Aves 18
Occupations Student '
Qualifications: 20/20 vision.

II. RELIABILITY: deca. SOURCE was contacted personally.

III. SOURCE'S DESCRIPTION OF SIGHTING: SOURCE had been told about an unusual
object in the sky by friends and upon looking in a southwesterly direction where
they were viewing it, SOURCE spotted a solid object which seemed to be changing
colors from red to blue to yellow. The time was 22/0615Z and the object was approx=
imately 30° from the horizon.

SOURCE viewed the object for approximately 3 minutes during which time
he felt it had changed inssize from the size of a half-dollar until it diminished to
the size of a pinpoint.

SOURCE stated that he had-seen no exhaust o¥ping from the object. . Ob jeot
seemed at times to vibrate and at all times appeared to paciare an extreme brightness,
other times would appear to flicker out.

SOURCE Giaueed. at the ob ject through the taleaveee (seme apparatus as

mentioned in Part I) and from geeing the cbject disappear suddenly through the tele—

scope lens, SOURCB concluded that object mst. have been moving at an extremely ha gb.
rate of speed. (See Part. I¥) Object appeared: te move up end down at times. -s

SOURCE did pot ‘Feneaber ade So seen ‘protrusions on the aurface of the.
object. There was no scans associated with the UPOB,

SOURCE could ar remember having heard any sound of aircraft in the area

at any time during the sighting. ba . 2  aperentees

SOURCE viewed object Por 4 ‘peried of 1 hour and 15 minutes,

MOTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, 50 U.S C —

R TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON [S PROHIBITED BY LAW.
1 AND 22. AS AMENDED, ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNE
7 MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, 8Y OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AUR. FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF
INTELLIGENCE, USAF. }
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AF FORM 112—PART I Hite ARE ar" 3 (4)
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT ,
FROM (<lgency) report NO. SH-UFOB=1=56 | Hint Res

Flight, S-H, 46024 AISS

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T. SOURCE: ur agua

Address: Hampton-Sydney College, Hampton-Sidney, Virginia
(GeoRef GJMH 3914).

pase & oF 13 PAGES

Ares 184

Occupation: Student

Qualifications: None. |
II, RELIABILITY: Fair. SOURCE was contacted personally.

III. SOURCES DESCRIPTION OF SIGHTING: At 22/0545Z Feb 56 SOURCB'S attention
was called to an object in the sky in the direction of southwest at an angle of
approximately 30° with the horizon. SOURCE noticed that the object which appeared to
be the size of a 25¢ piece (held at arms length) and moved to and from him, and
occasionally to the right, had a flickering sensation about it. SOURCE stated that
the object continued to flicker, however, no sound came from it. It appeared to emit
smoke and/or fumes. SOURCE didn’t notice any color chance on the part of the object
nor did he observe it through the telescope which was used by the other observers,
Odject appeared to diminish in size to a pinpoint, then disappeared completely and
finally came back the size of a pinpoint. SOURCE felt that the object could not have
come from earth and definitely was an "interplantary space ship." Object appeared

also to rotate and maintain high speed. SOURCE viewed the object for one hour and
thirty minutes,.

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: S MENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL CEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WI . 1

win Fa 2 AS AMENDED ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW.
iT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES Ai FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT 3Y PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF

INTELLIGENCE, USAF

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