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| 1. DATE - TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION

__ 13 August 1965 _ . Badm, Pennsylvania
10, CONCLUSION

3. SOURCE
Civilian Other (HOAX)

4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS

No evidence to indicate burns vere Pributable to other than
atural causes. 1

diameter at an altitude of about 300 ft. The object was
a ee ae traveling almost. due Narth at approx D MPH* He described th
Ground-Visual disc as being surrounded by orange lights. His guess being
7. COURSE between 200 ard 2 of than. The lights were stationary. As
the UR) moved away, he noticed a blue light coming on at the

One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION /|11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Not Reported _ Observer said he saw a Disc shaped craft about 300 ft in

“or th bottom amd the center of the UMD. As this happened, the orange
8. PHOTOS lights around the cirammfrance dimmed. Observer said he |
experience what seemed to be a "shock wave." He felt a force
O Yes which almost knocked down ard noticed the leaves on the trees
FEXNo rustling. There wes no sound emitted by the UR.
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
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FORM

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

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
91ITH TROOP CARRIER GROUP, MEDIUM (RESERVE)
United States Air Force
Greater Pittsburgh Airport
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15231

REPLY TO
ATTN OF: IFO 1 8 AUG is65

SUBJECT: UFO, Pittsburgh, Pa.

TO: arse (FID)
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433

1. Unidentified Flying Objects seen in the Pittsburgh area 13 Aug 65. |

2. Reports, Photo's and General summary attached.

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ived 1045 hours from Mr. age 37

, baden, Pa. aporoximately 20 miles NW of Pgh.
was returning to the house from his garage when
ng occured, The sky was clear and the moon full.

As he turned up the walk, hw was suddenly aware that the moon
was obscured. Turning around he states that he saw a Disc ‘
Shaped Craft about 300 feet in diameter at an altitude of about
300 feet. The object was traveling almost due north at approx
50 MPH. He described the disc as being surrounded by orange
lights. His guess being between 200 and 250 of them. The
lights were stationary. As the UFO moved away, he noticed a
blue light coming on at the bottom and the center of the UFO.
As this happened orange lights around the circumfrance
dimmed. i stated that the light at first had the
appearance o ng ultra-violet then got brighter until it
was bright blue. The blue light lasted for about three seconds
then went out along with the orange lights. At this same time |
he experienced what he said was a "shock wave." He felt a |
force which almost knocked him down and noticed the leaves on |
the trees rustling. There was no natural wind at the time. — |
He then ran into the house and phoned the Air Force. About
20 minutes later he experienced severe burning of his eyes
and hazy vision. Gradually he lost sight in both eyes. When |
he was contacted by the Inspecting Officer once again at 175 |
hours he had no vision in his right eye and hazy vision in‘ his
left eyee He said that the whites of his eyes had turned red.
He also stated that his entire body feld "Sunburned" although
he has a deep natural tan. The Doctor examining him said that
Mr, GUM was suppering from an "Are Welging" type burn. |
This would indicate the presence of ultra-violet rays. He |
said he has not done any welding in many months. The entire |
sighting took place in about 20 seconds and at the time the |
blue light came on, the UFO was about one half mile away. |

There was ne sound emitted by the UFO.

13 Aug 65 Report rec'd from ENT arate » Darson Ridge,
Beaver, Pa. several miles north of Baden, Fa. The YFO was sighted

O100 = 0140 hours. Weather condifiions were clear, full moon,
mo wind. Attitude of the UFO from one half to three quarters
of a mile high. Dieretion uncertain. The color was white,
except when hovering, then red and blue lishts appeared and |
revolved, first clockwise then counter clockwise. The shape of |
the UFO was circular. Object seemed to rise and fall. At one
point the object gave off a white streak of smoke which shot

ea straight up. ‘> aia age 30, is employed as a toll collecter

per for the Penna Turnpike Commission. He said that he has been

\ interested in UFO's for some time. He had one previous sight~
ing several days previous to this. He has photo's taken by
someone else in the area and same were published in the local
newspaper, After watching the above described UFO for 35 mimtes
or so he went into the house, looked for it later but it had
disanpeared,

13 Aug 1965 Report rec

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SUMMARY REPORTING OFFICER: The individual contacted who took photo's of

a previous UFO in the Beaver area is If. » Gypsy Glen, Brighton
Twp. Mr. Lucci's brother John anda fr log
Darson Ridge were also present when the photo was taken) e negative was

given to the Beaver Valley Times and an article and the photo were released
to the public by the Beaver Valley Times. Mr. oes not wish to give
the negative to the Air Force at this tim. . a used was a Yashika
635, Twin lens reflex £3.5, 80mm blue coated, Copal MXV lens, 120 film
altipan 21 Lumiere Rapid, em. Developed in Dektol 76 solution.

The individual taking the picture has a dark boom at his residence. The
lens was open six to eight seconds and the camera took the picture froma

tripod. At the time the UFO appeared, Mr.gfM& was taking pictures of
the moon. That was his original intention.

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29 Aug 65. ~—s- Report: of UFO received from Mrs. —— a
| Drive, Pitcairn, Pal. 1510, (Tel ° Se
observed a white disc shaped object a QO hours moving
across the sky. There was just one object which was round
and seemed larger than commercial planes which fly over the
_ area, about the size of a half dollar, moving very fast, '
¥ ame. There was no sound. Object was seen when Mrs.
pened her living room window to see the sky and clouds.
The sky was clear, blue and there were some fluffy white clouds.
Object was below the clouds, The clouds were not mbving but
_,.. were stationary. Mrs. lives on a hill overlooking the
vageeelt tT Gountry and the object was flying low to the horizon. Mrs.

an see the sky well, raising her head at about a 45 -
+; degree angle. The object was seen for about 10 seconds.

was contacted.
evaluation on Mr.

eyes had been made. However, he did state that
een some vision drop in one eye and a slight

_ hemorrhage in the other eyes which is rather hard to explain

_ and possibly net truly a hemorrhage and does not look like
Further studies are being made. Dr. Linn

radiation burn
saw —_ one week after the situation happened.

‘<. 30 Aug 65 Report received from Mrs. ieee” aerate
| wis, Penn lll. stating she had se@fi a glowing man or

diamond in her back yard between 0100 — 0130 hrs. When she
“ saw it, it was lying down in some bushes at the back of her

yard. She saw it for about one minute shen she looked out

of the window. The object was brought to her tion by

_ two young bovs. ergo Pe lives o
Penn Hills, age 14, who was visitin

. - who lives upstairs at Mrs “Ge: residence.
Saw the i“ when he was going home and went back to ask

his fridnd to walk him home, They threw objects at
it and as they started to leave, it took a step toward them.

The boys ran in opposite directions. ‘Pie described
- 4 it as being 8 feet tall with a bright glow. After Gai
-- yam home he asked a friend to go back and when they did, with
the aid of a flash light, they found nothing. bg
=: he saw the object for about 15 to 30 seconds. Mrs.
'-» stated the ground and weeds in the area she saw the object were
_~ -': flattened down when she checked the area later.

(Possibly this could have some type of swamp fire and when I
asked what type brush and if there was rotten wood in the

area, Mts. MMMM didn't know.)

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE |
‘9TH TROOP CARRIER GROUP, MEDIUM (RESERVE)
United States Air Force
Greater Pittsburgh Airport
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15231

REPLY TO ; SEP 1965
ATTN OF : TFO |

SUBJECT: UFO, Pittsburgh, Pa.

_TO ‘arsc (FTD) |
‘Siaee anlar sear AFB, Ohio 5433

f, She SeopRttn ted attachnents are submitted for your information, - | ;

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” Infotmation Officer ; 1. Observations

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of Pittsburgh, Bradtor Campus. Three years physics training at MIT; Rost al. Saale pee aaah : oy Seam
MA in Fhilosophy. NICAP staff member during summer of 1966. Published} ~ Saige es ins oF 2 «

eccount of Portege County (April 17, 1966) UFO/police "chase": has. geen aeeS « : : :
given Lro talks. | ee - —— PR ee ss ied ae ee ;

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Se 0 pt almic fechnician with Drs. Linn, Sion SEs5
end Sharrer. Former MP with U. S. Marine Corps. Made pictures of
burned retina of UFO witness, who suffered eye damage. One of three ~-

Institute people who are ready to handle on-going UFO sightings ~..

reported to answering service (telephone number 391-2766). ete ei,

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" .An on-the-spot Institute investigation recently verified the _.
existence of a "Flying Saucer From Mars," which has: accounted for o3
many UFO sightings in the Pittsburgh area. The object is a Citabria
Champion advertising plane flown by Fred Eiler, Culmerville Airport,. :
and bears the above quoted inscription with the qualification "Pa". nei
in small letters after "Mars." Mr. Eiler owns AAA Sky Adds, Ine.*:-2= *

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The wingspan of the Citabria ("airbatic" spelled backwards) is -:-
36-1/2 feet. It usually flies at an altitude of about 1,000 feet, -:s" —
around 70 mph, and can stay aloft over five hours. Mounted below the ©
wings is a framework of wires to which are soldered 7 rows of 36 CH51-
bulbs, the size of a flashlight bulb. A heavy tape with holes punched
‘in it to spell owt a message, funs through a machine inside the plane
which makes the bulbs light up in a certain Sequence, to make the
message move across the lights. An air siren mounted below the plane ©
is sometimes used to attract attention. - Pcteynst ttetvitgass- —

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In a strong headwind, at an airspeed of 30 mph, the Citabria can
appear to be standing still. Seen on edge, its lights, moving from.
one side to another, can give the appearance of a flattish object with

a row of lights around the rim. The engine of the plane is inaudible
at a distance from which the moving lights can be easily seen; thus,

rim covered by equally-spaced lights. . When the plane is flying direct-
ly toward or away from the observer, especially in a misty atmosphere,
its appearance can be quite eerié.. It can, as several reports have: fh
stated, definitely "not resemble any-conventional aircraft"?.--.-.

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