PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9071538

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1965

REPORTED LOCATIONTampa Florida

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11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS

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~ MESSAGE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH _UNCLASSIFIED
AF IN : 45801 (17 Apr 65)D/der Page 1 of 2
ACTION: NIN-7 INFO: XOP-1, XOPX-7, sif-08-3, DIA-1 (20)
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RUCQAH/73 AIRDIV TYNDAL AFB FLA

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RUEAHQ/ CSAF

RUEAHQ/OSAF WASH DC

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UNCLAS DO115 04225 APR 65. FOR CSAF CAFNIN),HOSAFC(SAFOI).

UFO, FOLLOWING DATA KEYED TO PARA 14 OF AFR 200-2. AC1) H2Y,
ELONGATED, Lum INOUS LIGHT. AC(2) LENGTH AND BRADTH OF INDEX FINGER.
AC3) SLIGHTLY BLUE. AC4) ONE. AC5) NA. AC6) NA. AC7)NA.

AC8) NONE, AC9) LIGHT APPEARED TO BE BEHIND A LARGE CLOUD-MASS
BUT SHONE THROUGH THE CLOUD. AS CLOUD-MASS MOVED LIGHT COULD

STILL BE SEEN THROUGH OPENINGS BUT INTENSITY DID NOT VARY.

B(1). OBSERVER CHANCED TO LOOK AT SKY WHILE IN HIS BACKYARD.

BC2) 6@ DEGREES, WEST. BC(3) LIGHT WAS STATTONARY. BC4) N/A}
BCS) AFTER CLOUD- MASS HAD COMPLETELY PASSED OVER THE LIGHT, THE

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MESSAGE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIFIED

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LATTER SUDENLY DISPPEARED AS THOUGH THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE
CLOUD WERE ERASING IT. B(6) FIVE MINUTES, C(1) GROUND-VISUAL.

C(2) NO OPTICAL AIDS. C(3) N/A. D1) 82002 5 APRIL. D(C2) NIGHT.

E. TAMPA, FLORIDA. F(1 "Es ACE 493 oP eae
neq na FLA; PROPRIETOR , manna

RELIABILITY GOOD. vIFE, <S ALS0 OBSERVED THELIGHT.
G(1) CLEAR NIGHT WITH FEW HIGH CLOUDS. G(2) WIND DIRECTION AND

VELOCITY IN KNOTS AT 3 SURFACE -290/02; 6000 FEET - 020/07;
10,000 FEET - 330/213 16000 FEET -550/29; 20000 FEET - 559/415

3QQQOFEET - 319/553 50000 - 280/48; 80000 FEET - UNKNOWN.

¢3) CLEAR. G(4) 12. G(5) ZERO. G(6) NONE. G(7) INVERSION-
| 2500 TO 3700 FEET AND 15200 TO 15802 FEET. H»NONE. 8. NA.

Je NONE FROM MACDILL AFB. Ke. 15 TFW DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE
BELIEVES OBSERVER PROBABLY SAW LIGHT FROM CEILOMETER LOCATED ON

TAMPA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WHICH IS WEST OF HIS HOME. L. NONE.
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