PROJECT BLUE BOOK

1. DATE - TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION

ebb ATR, eras - ancon, texas - Lubbock, Texas -
28 Varch 65 29/02452 Sweetwater, fexas - Dyass «Fi, Texas - abllune, Texas

3. SOURCE
Civilian & itjlitary

10. CONCLUSION

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4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS

tetoor Observe tion

5S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION /|11. GRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS

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9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE

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FORM
FTD sep 63 0-329 (TDE) previous editions of this form may be used.

1. Circular sreenish white Licht that lit up clouds. Wo sould.

TYPE OF OBSERVATION Re Lape ereen wiit Li ht 26 1 pr ocd WMS " of ovserver,

coindeYisurl Air-Visual 02402 looked Like it . plod | keph cede: Teste
3. Air Ubservers no dsetr. offre tha tie? ney ob serv d objec ™
4. 10 secori obseryi)i on of object Lichting up cockpit. 02482.
Rela yed reports fro PL of ts observations.
De crsenichn white | % ie fit, fF 3X. ' sovurml. Visible

8. PHOTOS for 23 seconds. Oe “soprer avilunted os a che «aogn

observa) jon by milit- I, , aba lone. Stine concidered accurate

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AF IN : 28007 (7 Apr 65) G/gem Page 1 of 2

ACTION: NIN-7
INFO : XOP-1, XOPX-7, SAFOS-3, DIA-1 (20)

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ZEN/819STRATAEROSPDIV DYES AFB

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UNCLAS 96DCOI 285471. FINAL SECTION OF ITI

DU» TIME AND DATE: 22492, 29 MARCH 1965. TIME VERY ACCURATE,
LIGHT CONDITIONS - NIGHT.

VE. CITY OF ABILENE OR 3226N 99454,

Fe WILLIAM E CLOVER, MAJOR USAF, S6SAW INTELLIGENCE TGT
PREDICTIONS, RELIABILITY VERY GOOD.

K+ HIS EVALUATION AS A COMET IS QUESTIONABLE BECAUSE OF THE
SPEED OF THE OBJECT. HE SAID THAT HE COULDN'T GIVE ANY ALTITUDE,
DISTANCE OR SPEED, SINCE HE SAW IT FOR SUCH A SHORT TIME. THE CQMET

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-2 QUESTIONABLE PLUS THE HIGH OVERCAST YOULD BLOCK VISIBILITY.

3e4eI.J.L. SAME AS FOR NUMBER ONE.

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PAGE 2 RUWGJG 62 UNCLAS prin : 28007(7 Apr 65) Page 2 of 2
14. As DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT: SHORT STUBBY CIGAR SHAPED, ABOUT

ONE EIGHTH OF A FULL MOON. THE OBJECT WAS A GREENISH LIGHT WITH A

TRAIL ABOUT ONE HALF THEX SIZE OF THE OBJECT ON SOUND
Be OBSERVER WENT TO OPEN WINDOW WHEN HE SAW A GREEN LIGHT AND

THOUGHT IT AN AIRPLANE WING LIGHT 3UT IT GREW LARGER THAN ANY

AIRPLANE LIGHT. OBJECT WAS FIRST NOTICED ON AN AZIMUTH OF 1509 DE-
GREES AT AN ELEVATION OF 38 DEGREES MOVING LEVEL HEADING WEST.

CURTAIN BLOCKED OBSERVATION AT 260 DEGREES AND APPROXIMATE 25 DEGpEE
ELEVATION. OBJECT WAS OBSERVED FOR WP TO 30 SECONDS. NO MANEUVERS.

C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION WAS GROUND VISUAL. |
D. TIME UND DATE: 2233Z TO 3259Z ON THE 29TH OF MARCH S5.

NIGHT LIGHT CONDITIONS.

E. LOCATION: DYES AFB TEXAS. |

ANTHONY A CRESPI, A2C, S96SAW HEADQUARTERS SQUADRON
COMMUNICATIONS. VERY GOOD RELIABILITY |
<, OBSERVED DID NOT REPORT BUT TOLD AN AIRMAN WHO WORKS IN

MY OFFICE AND I CONTACTED HIM ON THE 32TH OF MARCH 1965.

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3H»Ie del. SAME 4S FOR NUMBER ONE.

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96 STRAT ERO SPW, DYESS AFB, TEXAS

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UNCLAS{TDEW(UFO) APR 65.

USAF FOR SAFOI. SUBJFCT UFO. REFERENCE YOUR 96DCOI 48335 MAR 65.

SUBJECT REPORT INCOMPLETE AND INADEQUATE. UNABLE TO ANALYZE OR

EVALUATE UFC FROM INFORMAION SUPPLIED IN YOUR REPORT. REPORTING

OFFICER SHOULD FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED IN AFR 200-2 AND

PEPORT UFO IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH l4a THROUGH 14L. ADDRESSEF

LIST FOR THE SUBMISSION OF ELECTRICAL REPORTS IS CONTAINED IN

PARAGRAPH 13. REQUEST YOU COMPLY ASAP.

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SMB B@33 AF IN : 26036 (7 Apr 65) G/gem Page 1 of 5 |
ZCZCHQE@SSZCWJX668 ACTION: NIN-7 INFO : XOP-1, XOPX-/7, SAFOS-3, DIA-1

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RUF AHQ/SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE WASH D C

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UNCLAS 96DCOI @8571. APR 65. SUBJECT UFO. SECTION I OF II SECTIONS
4S 1S A COMPLETE REPORT ON THREE (3) SIGHTINGS OF AN UFO 02402,
39 MARCH 1965, AND A PARTIAL REPORT ON FOUR (4) SIGHTINGS RECEIVED |
-oby SWEETWATER AC&W SIGHT. EACH SIGHTING INFORMATION IS LISTED
S-PARATELY AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH INSTRUCTIONS OUTLINED IN AFR 200-

23: REPORT 1.
DESCRIPTION: THE OBJECT WAS CIRCULAR, ABOUT TWO-THIRDS THE

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SIZE OF A FULL MOON. IT GAVE OFF A BRIGHT GREENISH WHITE LIGHT
THAT LIT UP THE CLOUDS THAT IT PASSED OVER. NO SOUND WAS HEARD.

BR, THE LARGE SIZE AS IT CAME OUT FROM BEHIND THE CLOUDS CALLED

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TKE OBJECT TO THE OBSERVERS ATTENTION. THE OBJECT FIRST CAME INTO

VIFW ON A 165 DEGREE AZIMUTH AT AN ELEVATION OF APPROXIMATELY 40

DEGREES. IT DEPARTED AT APPROXIMATELY 260 DEGREES AZIMUTH AT AN
ELEVATION OF 35 DEGREES BEHIND SOME LOW CLOUDS. THE OBJECT MOVED

IN A WESTERLY DIRECTION WITH NO MANEUVERS. IT WAS VISIBLE FOR 50

TO 60 SECONDS.
C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION: GROUND VISUAL; NO AIDS USED.

D. TIME AND DATE: INDIVIDUAL ESTIMATES 0300Z TO 0515 ON 29

MARCH 65. LIGHT CONDITIONS WERE NIGHT.
E. LOCATION 32-50N @99-52W OR TEN MILES NORTK OF ANSON, TEXAS.

F. XR mms’ TRUCK DELIVERY FOR A DEPARTMENT STORE, |

AND HIS WIFE WERE QUITE EXCITED WHEN I INTERVIEWED THEN. THEIR

TIME IS VERY QUESTIONABLE, AS NO WATCH WAS AVAILABLE AT TIME OF |
OBSERVATION. THE AZIMUTH AND ELEVATION ARE MY ESTIMATES AS TO WHERE

THEY SAID THAT THE OBJECT APPEARED AND DISAPPEARED.

G, WEATHER AND WINDS TAKEN AT @155Z AND @255Z ARF THE SAME UND

WILL BE LISTED ONLY ONCE.

i. LOW BROKEN CLOUDS ABOUT 3,000 FEET.

2. WINDS AT SURFACE 1780/6, 6M, 200/12, 18M, 222/50, 16M,

234/42, 20M, 255/45, 30M, 250/50, 50M 250/60.

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S.- CEILING UNKNOWN. HIGH CIRRUS OVERCAST WIPH BREAKS IN

OVERCAST NORTHWEST OF DYESS AIR FORCE BASE.

4. VISIBILITY: 15NM.
3- OVERCAST CIRRUS: BROKEN LOW TO SCATTERED LOw.

S. THUNDERSHOWERS: NONE.
7. TEMPERATURE GRADIENT: 6,000 TO 35,000 MINUS 2.36:
53,008 TO 58,000 0 AND 50,000 UP PLUS L.

He NONE

I. NONE ATTEMPTED

J.« NO BALLONS OR AIRCRAFT CIVILIAN OR MILITARY GOING THAT FAST.

Ke S6SAW CHIEF OF COMBAT INTELLIGENCE: I AM UNABLE TO COME TO

ANY CONCLUSION FROM THIS OR ANY OTHER REPORTS THAT I RECEIVED. THE
CEJECT AS VISUALIZED BY THIS COUPLE WAS LARGER THAN AS VISUALIZED
SY OTHERS WHO WERE THIRTY (30) MILES CLOSER TO THE OBJECT. IF HIS
ESTIMATE OF THE TIME 0300Z TO 0315Z IS CORRECT THERE WOULD HAVE TO
Si TWO OBJECTS. I DOUBT THAT HIS TIME IS ACCURATE, AND THAT THE
OSJEECT STARTLED HIM AND COULD ACCOUNT FOR THE LARGE SIZE.

i, NO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. |

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PASSED ON TO ME WHILE I WAS RESEAR-

CHING THE POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE OBJECT. THIS INFORMATION COMES

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FROM FOUR OBSERVATIONS OF WHICH TWO WERE PILOTS. I REQUESTED THE
LOCAL AIR BASE TO GET FURTHER INFORMATION FROM THE OBSERVERS IN
THEIR AREAs NEGATIVE INFORMATION RECEIVED SO FAR.

14. Ae A LARGE GREENWHITE LIGHT HEADING EASTERLY TO WESTERLY AND
LIT UP CLOUDS IN AREA. VIEWED SOUTHWEST OF SWEETWATER.

B. LARGE OBJECT TRAVELING FAST FIRST BROUGHT THE ATTENTION

OF OBSERVER.

C. GROUND VISUAL.
D. TIME AND DATE: @240Z 29 MARCH 1965, NIGHT.

E, SWEETWATER, TEXAS ON WEST ARKANSAS STREET.
DOF. F. MR. QQMMMMsaGE UNKNOWN, WEST ARKANSAS STREET, OBSTE-
TRICIAN, ESTIMATE OF RELIABILITY UNKNOWN.

G. UNKNOWN.
Hs UNKNOWN.
i, NONE ATTEMPTED.

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Je NONE

Ke 0iD NOT INTERVIEW.

Le UNKNOWN

‘40 As A LIGHT WHITE GREENISH OBJECT WHICH LOOKED AS IF IT EXPLODED
AND THEN KEPT ON GOING WEST. OBSERVED FROM THE GROUND AT WEBB AFB

TEXAS.

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F. AIRMAN STRONG OF THE 331 FIGHTER SQUADRON, WEBB AFB, TEXAS. |
THIS IS ALL OF THE INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM AIRMAN STRONG: |
14. As A BRIGHT GREENISH OBJECT WHICH LIT UP THE COCKPIT FOR TEN
SECONDS MOVING WEST AT 0245Z 29 MAR 65. THIS IS ALL THE INFORVATION
THAT WAS RECEIVED FROM TWO PILOTS, ONE FLYING IN THE SWEETWATER AREA |
(NAVY 56542) AND THE OTHER PILOT FLYING IN AN AREA NORTH EAST OF
LUBBOCK (AERO-COMMANDER 68815). THE PILOT INFORMATION WAS
FORWARDED TO SWEETWATER FROM FAA.

OBSERVATION NUMBER TWO:
14. Ase DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT: CICULAR ABOUT ONE SIXTH THE SIZE

OF A FULL MOON WHICH GAVE OFF A BRIGHT GREENISH WHITE LIGHT. THE
OBJECT HAD A TRAIL OF 3 TO 4 TIMES THE SIZE OF THE OBJECT. NO

SOUND WAS HEARD.
2, OBSERVER EVALUATED IT AS A COMET. ITS MOVEMENT AND SIZE |

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3ROUGHT HIS ATTENTION TO IT. THE AZIMUTH FIRST NOTICED WAS 176 DEGREES AT

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5 £LEVATION OF WP DEGREES AND FADED TO NOTHING AT AN AZIMUTH OF
‘25 DEGREES AND 18 DEGREE ELEVATION. OBJECT WAS VISIBLE FOR 2 10 5

SECONDS NO MANEUVERS.
S, MANNER OF OBSERVATION WAS GROUND VISUAL.

3t NOTE: SECTION2 IS AF IN 28007 (7 Apr 65).

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