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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7441591

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1965

REPORTED LOCATIONAlexandria Virginia

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1, DATE. TIME G20UP
2 August §

3. SOURCE
Civiilion

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4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
Cna

3. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

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TYPE OF OSSERVATION

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Stationary (2?)

8. PHOTOS

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9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE

O Yes

2, LOCATION

Mlexandsia, Virginia

19. CONCLUSION

REFISCTI CN
Evaluated as reflection of light on windo
waa looking from unknown light sourcs. LEvalua

11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS

Round light with fuzzy edges observed fro a
Crossed window from right to left.
color. Atovwt size of 10 falling stars.

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30, Have you aver seen this, of a similar object bafora, if so give dete or dates and location. ;
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35. Information which you fael pertinent and which is not adequately covered in the specific points of the
questionnaire or a narrative explanation of your sighting.

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Mrs. Hunt/man/SAFOICC/72842/31 Aug 65

Cear Mr. Gime

This is in reply to your. repert of an aerial odject whica
es you could not identify.

Our investization office hag determined that the likely cause
of your observation vas 4 reflection fran an unisown Liszht source.

Thank jou for recertiag your observation to the Air Force. |

Sincerely;

JOSH P, SPAULDING

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v7O Sighting, Alexandria, Virginia, 2 Aug 65

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This office is in receipt of an unidentified flying ocdvject

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Alexandria, Virginia. The most lixely cauge of his cbser-
vation i323 a reflection from an unknown Light source.

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W.5. AIR FORCE fFECHNICAL INFORMATION

This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much
information os possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you haye olisarvead.
Please try to answer a3 many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give wil!
bo used for raseorch purposes. Your name will not ba used in connection with any statemenis,
conclusions, cr publications withou? your permission, Ws raquast this parsonal Information se
that if it is deemed nacassary, wa may contact you for further datails.

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1. Whan did you see the obiact? Pmratiree OF Oat ems)” oe Le oy,

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pret eee roe {Cirela Ona}: A.M. or PM,
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| 4. Where were you when you saw the opject?

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5, What was tha condition of the sky? |
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7. iF you aaw the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN locetad a3 you looked at tha obtect?

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8. IF you saw tite object at NIGHT, what did you notice concaming the STARS and /AOCN?
3.4 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): |
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c. ‘any c, No moonlight — piten derk
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9. What ware the weather conditions of tha time you saw tna obiect?
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c. Sharply outlined cca chiiings
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a, Aspesor to atond still at ony time? Yos No Cont kao
o, Suddenly spesd up end rusa away at any time? {as No Stayt <rlow
©, Brack up into ports of axalcde? Yos No Don't know j
d. Give off smoke? Yas Mo Dea'h grow 3
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G. ciasn or iiicker? Yes Q so) knew
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Did the object disappear while you were -satching 1t? Hf so, how?

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15. Did the obiect move behind sometning at any time, particularly a cloud? ;
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16. Did the object m in f of something at a ima, particularly a cloud?
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id. Ws wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick at cem’s length in line with o knowa object and nat. Sow |
much of the object is covered by the head of the match. If you had performed this experiment at the time of ihe |
sighting, how much of the object would have been covered by the match head? i
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19. Draw a picture thar will show tha shape of the object or objacts. Label and include in your sketch any darails :
of the cbjsact thet you saw-such a3 wings, protrusions, etc., and aspecially exhaust trails or vopor trails.
Piace on arrow baside the drawing to show the diraction the objact was moving. i
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20. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?
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; 21, Do you thins you can estimate how far away from you the objact was?
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{Cisele Ona) Yos No
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iF you answered YES, than how for away would you suy if was? —. pe
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| 22. Whera wers you located when you saw the object? | 23, Were you (Citcls One)
(Circle One :
3. In the husiness section of 3 city?
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; b. ina cae c. Int open countryside?
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x. Outdoors d. Near an airfield?
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e. At sea f, Flying over open country?
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24. 1% you ware MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following quasticns:

24,4) What direction were you moving? {Circls One)

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a, North c. East 2. South uy. Mose
>. Northeast d, Southeast f, Southwest h. Northwest
24.2 How fast were you moving? miles per hour.
24,3 Did you ston at any time while you ware looking at the object?
{Circls One) Yos No
25. Did you obsarve the object through any of tha following?
a, Eyaglasses Yes No a. Binoculars Yos No :
b. Sun giasses Yos No §. Talescope Yos No
:, Windshisid Yos No g. Theodolite Yos No
d, Window giass Yes No Sal 2h] 0. J. atte ORI ie nes ee a
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up in the aly, would give the some appearanca as the objact which you sow,
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27, In the following sketeh, Imagine thet you ara at the point shown, Piace on “’A."” on the curved ling to show how
high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you first saw it, Ploce a °'S’” on the same curved line is
show how high the object was above tha horizon (skyline) when you Jost suw it. Pince ua '' A’ on the compass
when you firs? saw it, Place o 3" on the composs where you Jas? saw the ohject,

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28. .Draw 2 pictuers that will show the merion that the object or objects mada. Place an ‘'A’’ ut the beginniag of the
path, a ''B’’ at the end of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course,

29. IF thers was MORE THAN ONE object, then how mony ware thers? Sen x
Draw a picture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to show the diraction that they were traveling.

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