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15 Mar 65
3. SOURCE
Military
1. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
ONE

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PROJECT 0073 KECORD
2. LOCATION

Saigon, South Viet Nam
10, CONCLUSION

Other (FORTION OF THE AIRCRAFT)

5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION /11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS

N/A
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Air-Visual
7. COURSE
N/A
8. PHOTOS:

BK Yes In File

1 Ne
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE

11 Yes

K No

FORM
FTD sep 43 0-329 (TDE)

Observer took a picture in the air. An unidentified object
appeared in the film and the observer asked for an analysis.

Previeus editines of thie faem any be need.

Saigon, Viet Nam
April 20,1965

Hector Quintanilla,jr
Major, USAF
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio

Dear Sir:

Thank you for your letter of 23 March. I
quite agree that the picture looks like some portion
of the aircraft that I took it from. However with tk
exception of the outerpart that could be the wings
leading edge, I can't find a dam thing on the air-

plane that resembles the rest of it.

Therefore I am enclosing three negatives
that I took at the same time and the following data

that I can remember.

a) The camera was a Japanese Mimoya
b) Focal length was infinity
c) Altitude was 6-7000 ft. MSL

d) Prom the pilots window of a C-46
e) Locality was near the Plain of Jars, Laos

I will be leaving for home vacation on May
15th. so I request that your reply be sent to the ad-
ress listed below.

Sincere

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DATED
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| SUBJECT: UFO REPORT
ANALYST: TSgt MOODY PI: KINNEY DATE: 19 JAN 66

This report is in response to Work Order 65-62 submitted by TSgt D. N. Moody,
TDEW/UFO requesting an analysis of a film strip (3 frames) taken in Laos, March 1965,
of an alleged UFO,

The photographs show an aerial terrain view with the unidentified object along the
lower one-fourth of the frames. A positive identification of the object could not be
made utilizing the limited material furnished. It does appear however, that the object
photographed was in close range - both to the camera and tho aircraft fron which the
photographs were taken, The loft side of the object as viewed in the photographs appears
to be draped with some sort of material or cloth thereby obscuring that portion of the
object which rises to a point in the extreme left portion of the print. The apparent
short rangs of the object from the camera, together with the image sharpness as compared
with the terrain background, and the fact that subject photography was taken from the
pilot's window of an aircraft, tends to sugzest the following possibilities: The ledge
of the pilot's window, together with an unidentified object thereon, including the
draping, is the object depicted. Additionally the "alleged" pitot tube is merely the
visible portion of some part of the aircraft.

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FTD (TDEW)
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433
8 February 1966

Captain Leonard R. Pomeroy
c/o Travel Office (AAM)

USOM

APO San Francisco, California

Dear Captain Pomeroy,

We are returning your negative and a copy of the photo analysis
report. Photo analysts feel that the object depicted represents :
@ portion of the window ledge.

Sincerely,

Meee? ae LY 7
Si ES Ma jor, USAF

Chief, Project Blue Book |

FTD (TDEW)
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433
23 March 1965

Captain

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c/o Travel Office (AAM)
AFO San Francisco, California (7 1,273

Dear Captain Pomeroy,

Reference your letter of 15 Mar 1965 requesting an evaluation of a
photograph which you have taken. The object in the lower left hand
corner of the photo appears to be a portion of the aircraft from
which you tock the picture. However, evaluations of photographs are
not made without the original negative/negatives and camera data such
as, type of camera, lens setting, focal length etc.

Sincerely,
HECTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr 1 Atch
Major, USAF Photo

Chief, Project Blue Book

NCLASSIFIE:

SUBJECT: UFO REPORT

ANALYST: TSgt MOODY PI: KINNEY DATE: 19 JAN 66

This report is in response to Work Ordar 65-62 submitted by TSgt D. N. Moody,
DEW/UFO requesting an analysis of a film strip (3 frames) taken in Laos, March 1965,

of an alleged UFO.
The photographs show an aerial terrain view with the unidentified object along the

lower one-fourth of the frames. A positive identification of the object could not be

made utilizing the limited material furnished. It does appear however, that the object
photographed was in close range - both to the camera and the aircraft from which the

photographs were taken. The left side of the object as viewed in the photographs appears
to be draped with some sort of material or cloth thereby obscuring that portion of the
object which rises to a point in the extreme left portion of the print. The apparent
short range of the object from the camera, together with the image sharpness as compared
with the terrain background, and the fact that subject photography was taken from the
pilot's window of an aircraft, tends to suggest the following possibilities: The ledge
of the pilot's window, together with an unidentified object thereon, including the
draping, is the object depicted. Additionally the "alleged" pitot tube is merely the

visible portion of some part of the aircraft.
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Saigon,Viet Nam
March 15 9 1965

Commanding Officer

Project Blue Book
Wright-Patterson AFB

Dayton, Ohio

Dear Sir:

Enclosed is a picture I have taken from the air.
Can you tell me what it is? Looks to me like an airfoil of
some sort including a pitot tube, ram-air intake and a very

unusgal sort of power plant.
This is my only copy, please return.

Sincere

c/o Travel Office(AAM)
US OM

APO San Francbsco, Cal.
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ENGINEERING SUPPORT WORK REQUEST

a ENGINEERING ANALYSIS PHOTO ANALYSIS [| MACHINE COMPUTATION

PPT NUMBER: *63002
DESCRIPTION OF WORK: Request Photo Analysis of the attached prints.

REFERENCE MATERIAL: Three Prints, strip of film with three frames, two ltrs fn
sonard Pomeroy, 20 Apr 65 and 15 Mar 65. Peqest all material be returned upon completion

f evaluation.

REQUESTED BY SYMBOL TOSY/UZO pone -69216/66373

ost, avid ‘Moor
I CERTIFY THAT THIS WORK IS AUTHORIZED BY ME AND THAT IT HAS THE FOLLOWING PRIORITY ANO
DEADLINE WITHIN MY DIVISION.

15 Jul 65
PRIORITY DEADLINE DATE SIGNATURE OF APPROVING DIVISION CHIEF DATE

ENGINEERING SUPPORT MONITOR ASSISTANT
FINAL WORK TO BE IN FORM OF ;

= ENGINEERING NOTE [] COMPUTATION . 7 P! REPORT fe] DRAWING []PrRocram

WORK REQUEST APPROVED BY: DEADLINE DATE. —

PRIORITY NUMBER [Jone [_] two [_] THree ‘ . _——
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FORM

FTD OCT 6} 462 Previeus editiens may be used.

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WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, OHIO 45433

UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
OFFICIAL BUSINESS

 numhos APO Francisco, California

ferm supersedes ATIC Ferm Mr. 383, dated Dec 60, which is ebsolete.

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