PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD
DL TE - TIME GROUP LOCATION
31 Cotober 65 01/0100z Efland. North Carolina
3 AUICE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian Astro (CAFELLA)
NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One
LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Not reported Cbject was sighted in the Northeast section of the sky and was
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION located at a 45 deg angle betweer land and dtrectly overhead.
The object was illuminated in red .vellow. and blue to blue-
Ground-Vimual
7. COURSE time to time giving the obj ct an appearance of different
colors at different times. It appeared to move to the right or colors at different times. It appeared to move to the right or
NE left or move closer or pull away. Cbserver was able to drive E7 left or move closer or pull away. Cbserver was able to drive 17
8. PHOTOS miles to a television station, set up a camera on a tripod,
adjust a telephoto lens and shoot the film while the object adjust a telephoto lens and shoot the film while the object
XX Yos Moviea in file. Yos Moviea in file. remained in tho general location. Several othar people in ths remained in tho general location. Several other people in the
17 No nhler area had also observed the object. Ubject appeared as the one
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE sighted by many peopl. throughout the Southwest last month. Trleir
07 Yns description matched the description of th object he saw also.
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FORM
FTD SEP 63 O-329 (TDE) Previous editlons of this form may be ueed.

1A Mr. letter.  At S:3O P. M. the star CAPeLLA was
at 0 degrees elevation and 48 degrees aziith in the approzimate
position which he bas indicated.
FOR TEE COMMANDER
ERIC T. de JONCKHIRE, COLOnEl, USAP 2 Atchs
Deputy for T echnology and Subsystems L Ltr
2. UO FiLm
ORIGINATOR DATE.
TDEW/UFO Maj. H. Guintanilla,Jr.
3:510

increasing and creasing in intensity from time ime giving the
object an appearance of different colors at different times. There
were no sets object changed colors randomly.
The object' would right..move closer or pull away.
These movements were also I was able to drive l7 miles to
the television station camera a bripod..adjust a telephoto
Mxezx lens (a six-inch shoot the film while the obiect
remained In a general location. I used Eastman tri-x I6mm film..
shot at h8 frames per second..and forced the film in the processor as
much as possible. We checked with the Morehead Blanetarium at UNC
and found thet several other people in this area had also seen the his area had als seen the
object.A Firing gh altitude search center at Wallop's
Island, Virginia wa ruled ou t because a check with NASA
revealed that no such firings have been made, Last month a Bhotograph
of an unidentified flying object appeared the Oklahoma Journal..
The object had"Been sighted by many peopl nroughout southwest
and their descriptions matched the descript object I saw
perfectly.
Sincerely uours

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AFSC)
WRIGHT.PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE. OHIO 43433
ATTN OF: REPLY TO TDEW/UFO
WN 1 1 E68
SUDJECT: UFO FilM
TO: Hq USAF SAFOICC (Mrs. Hunt)
We are i returning the motion picture film taken by Mr."
on the night of 31 October l9ó5 in Efland, North
Carolina. The film was viewed by analysis persommel and the
light depicted is consistent with photographs of a bright star
or planet.  The star CAPELLA is in the position described in
Mr. s letter. At 8:30 P. M. the star CAPELLA was
at 20 degrees elevation and 48 degrees azimmth in the approximate
position which he has indicated.
FOR THE COMMANDER
EieJ.
ERIC T. de JONCKHEERE, lonel, USAF 2 Atchs
Deputy for Technology ad Subsystems 1. Ltr
2. UFO Film

October 31, 1965, in Ifland, Mo.th Carolina. The film was
viewed by photo analysis yerscnnel. The iight depicted is
conaistent vith photographs of a bright atar or planet. The
star Capella was in the poottion described in your ietter at
20 degrees elevation and 48 degrecs asimrth at the time the
film waa. taken.
sincerely,
1 TOHN P.-SPAULDING
T. Cotonel, USAP
AwE.Community Reiations Diviston
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five degree an land directly overhead. The object was
illuminated o blue-grce colors..each color
increesing 'easing in intensity from time to time giving the
object an Pdifrere
were.no change. object changed colors randomly.
The object would move to the left or right..move closer or pull away.
these movements were also at random. was able to drive l7 miles to
the television station..set up a camera on a bripod..adjust a telephota
hww lens (a six-inch lens) and shoot the film while the object
remained in a general location. I used Eastman tri-x lómm film..
and found thet other people this area had alsc seen the
object.A Firin com igh altitude research center at Wallop's
Island, Virginia was xdmimd ruled out because e check with NASA
revealed that 1 firings ha ve been made. Last month a photograph
of an unident: bject anpeare the Oklahoma Journal.
the object had been sighted by throughout the southwest
and their descriptions matched the descriotion of the object I saw
perfectly.
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