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| 1. OATE 2. LOCATION

12. CONCLUSIONS

"4 444- — 1D Wes Bojloon
Rivesville, West Virgsnia A Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TINE GROUP (4. TYPE OF OSSERVATION ~ ,o Pesstly Settoun
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Lecal oe & Ground- Vi sual © Ground-Radur 1 Probably Aircraft
Rk re D Air Viaval OD Air-intercept Radar | 2 Possibly Aircraft
3. PROTOS |. SOURCE QM Was Astronomical
1 Yas 0 Probably Astronomico
=A Ne | eivilian QO Possibly Astronomical
“2. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 3. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 2. COURSE Cc Orhwe Cont hint ing Sa
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19, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Sy 11. COMMENTS

bject dimmer than a bright star in Plight Much conflicting information. Maj
whnich included rising. Red on outer, blue Mills considers the possibllity of a

Sdle white center. Had trailea@ tail. WX balloon. Desertiption without the
Soeed estimated at 2,000 to 3,000 mph. Moving stop and duration indicates a meteor.

ary Past. Object supposedly stopped in mid Speeds consistant with this analysis.
light. Stop was about 5 seconds. Cas@ carried as other (Con?fiicti

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18. We wish to know the angular size, Hold a match stick at arm's length ia bine with a known object ond ote haw |
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much of the object is covered by the head of the match. |f you had performed this experiment af Ine elioe of the
sighting, how much of the object would have been covered by the match head?

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19, Draw a picture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Label and include in your sketch ary daraiis
of the object that you saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails.

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: 21. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was? |
(Circie One) ‘ Yes No
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22, Where were vou iccated when you sow the object? | 23. Were you {Circle One)

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a. inside a Suliding : b. in the residential section of @ city? ;

b. In.o cor \ & In open countryside?

¢. Outdoors > ! 4d. Near an airfield?

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a. At sea f, Flying over open country?
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24, |F you were “OVING IN AN AUTOMCBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the follawing questions:

24.1 What direction wers you moving? (Circle One}

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24.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the objact?
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a, Eyeglasses Yes No e. Binoculars Yes No :
b. Sun glasses Yes No ' f, Telescope Yes No
c. Windshieid Yes No g. Theodolite Yes Ne
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| 97, tn the following sketch, imagine thet you cre ct the point shown. Place on ‘A’ on the curves line to show Aow
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29, IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many ware thera? il |
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HEADQUARTERS

FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION alee
AIR FORCE SYSTEMS COMMAND Pie te
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE a seme “am
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO A os a jm
REPLY TO “ay Regi”
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Sessecl’ UFO Sighting (Rivesville, West Virginia, 9 Feb 64)

1. Reterence the attached report from Jennings Frederick, Jr,
regarding a sighting of an unidentified odject on 9 Feb 464,

2. This report was given to Major George Mills, II, LIAISON
OFFICER and meteorologist for evaluation. His report is attached
for your convenience in ensawering —

FOR THE COMMANDER

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“Deputy for Technology 2. Evaluation

HEADQUARTERS
FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DiViSiON

AIF FORCE SYSTEMS COMMAND
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE .
WAIGM T-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO (a

TDFCC/Major George Mills/57223/jh

Evaluation of Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon
(DEW (Capt. Quintanilla)
1. Reference your request of 30 March 1964 to evaluate,

2 tespect to meteorological phenomena, a sb gt ee or
socuary 1964 between 2000 and 2100 local Rivesville,

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There were no unusual meteorological phenomena observed
forecast for that area. However, the possibility of a

ghting of a radiosonde balloon was considered. The routine

diosonde release from Huntington, W. Va. for 10 February
1964 at O000Z was subjected to winds from the southwest,

O° (as measured clockwise from north), with speeds between
30 and 58 knots. A vector analysis which accounts for the
effect of all the various directions and speeds on the balloon
- ‘ain indicates it could have been in the a o£
vesville, W. Va. at the time of the sighting

3. However, the usual radiosonde balloon rise rate is 1LOOO
feet per minute which by the time of the sigh ting would
place the balloon well above the elevation where most of
these balloons break. If the balloon developed a defect

or a slow leak at some high elevation it could conceivably

remain below the altitude where a large break would quickly
remove it from the sky. If this was the case on the evening

ot 9 February, the sighting was possibly the radiosonde
balloon from Huntington,

4, There is some other support for this hypothesis. The
Huntington wind reports below 30,000 feet showed the deviations
in direction and speed of a typical wind distribution pattern.
But above this level for all levels the direction and velocity
were reported as a constant 58 knots from 250 degrees. This
is not a rmrmal flow pattern and suggests that the balloon

was no longer rising. This idea could be checked further

by considering the winds in adjacent areas. However, a
detailed wind analysis would not make this hypothesis
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NUCLEUS OF SECURITY!

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Dear iii

Reference is made to a signting you made on
February 9, 1964, which you revorted to the Air
Force.

Your report waz siven to a meteorologist in
the-Ailr Force, and we are attaching a cooy of his
evaluation.

We hope that this explanation will be of
interest to you. Thank you for reporting this
sighting to the Air Force.

Sincerely,

MASTON M. JACKS

Major, USA?

Publis Information Division
Office of Information

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1 Inclosure

Mr. Se ce NEP PRRTEST Eres
Rivesville, West Virginia

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This is in reoly to your letter of February 25,
1954, in which you reported seeing, on several occae
sions, am unusual object in the sky over Rivesville,

inelosed is an Air Force Tecnnical Inrormatic
2uestionnaire., 15 18s requested that you complete all
6n@ questions, answering them as explicitly 23 you can,
and returm the form to this Headquarters for a possible
evalduation. |

Unidenti?ried Piying Objects have been reported
by many people, including sclentists and professional
individuals. tl ots of both military and commercial

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aircraft have made unusual sightings during flishts and
2sbtronomers ge2 phenomenon in the sky wnich they can-
not explain. This does not mean that these sightings
represent extraterrestrial spacecraft under intel: isens
control. On the contrary, Air Force investigations have
proved almost conclus! Lvely that, Bsven enough informae-
tion, there is a logical explanation for 411 aerial
onenomena.

Weather and atmosphneris conditions are responsibdle

for a great many UrO raports. Reflections on  gleada
from lishts on the ground sometimes sive an unusual
appearance. Mirazes have been reported as UFOs as havea
filisnts of birds over an area where the lights from
belcw reflected on their undersides, causing bhem to
give a most unusual appearance. Aircrart flying at
ceptionally nag altitude on very clear nights havea
caused many people to report an unidentified flying
obiect because the Lichts in and around the aircraft
blend together to make an unusual sisnht as they fly

overnead. This is aiso true of balloons. And, of course,
satellites are often mistaken for unusual objects. Last,
but not least, are meteors and fireballs which account
for mary reports, esdecially by pilots, since the sight
or this phenomenon seen from the aky, is quite awee
inspiring and sometimes even frichtening.
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Inclosed is the iatest Air Porce Fact cheet on |
shig subject wnich will help to explain the Air Force |
orogram on Unidentified Flying Oojectsa. included in
n@® Fact Sheet is a bidliosraphy of books on the
ubiact which may be of particular interest to you.

Thank you for reporting this sighting to the Air

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Sineerely,

MASTON M,. JACI

Major, USA?

Public information Division
Orfice of Information

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Pivesvilie, West Virginia 25533 |

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8. 'F you saw the object at NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? |
#1 STARS (Circle Gre): 8.2 MOON (Circle One}:

a. None Ko Br ight moonlight 3 :
b. A few b. Dull moonlight
Kc. -Mony> ce. No moonlight — pitch dork
d. Don’: remember d, Don't remenmber ;

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9, What were the weather conditions at the time you saw tha object?

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CLOUDS (Circle One): WEATHER (Circle One}: ;
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c. Scattered clouds c. Moderate or heavy ruin q
d. Thick or heavy clouds d, Snow ,

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10, The object azpeared: (Circle One):

a, Aolid d, Asa light
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Vy. ff it appeared os a light, was it brighter than the brightes? stars? (Circle One);

a. Brighter c. About the same

b, Diminer d. Don’t know

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(Circle One): a, Fuzzy or blurred e. Other ___ a aloes ee

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| 13. Did the object; (Circle One for each question)
| co. Appaar to stand still at cay time? Yes No Don’? know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? : Yes ° No Don’t know
c, Break up into parts or explode? Yes “No Don't know
d, Give off smoke? Yes > ” He Don't know
' 2, Change brightness? Yes > No Don’? kino
# Change shape? i YG: oo Jon's knew
} Ye Flash or flicker? ( t8t 2 [30 Bon’? know
h. Disappear | and reappear? “Ses Mo Geant know

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