PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8693990

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1965

REPORTED LOCATIONCaracas Venzuela

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 1CO73 RECORO
1. DATE· TIME GROUP 2..LOCATION
11 December 65 12/Night Caracas, Venzuela
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Military INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR EVALUATION
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
ONE A
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
40 seconds Coserver sighted an orange-red spharical object. It appeared
6. TYPE OF OBSER ON as a flaming sphere with a slight tail approx one-third
the diameter of the object. ere was no sound and it
Ground-Visual travelled a steady ccurse to the west turning north. View
7. COURSE of object was obstructed by building and object was not
seen afterwards. There were no a/c in the area.
West, then North
8. PHOTOS FOREIGN REpORT. Sounds like Meteor exoept for duration and
turn course (if correct). Hules out decay. Could be Jet
Yos with after burner except no Jets in area.
No
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Yas
No
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Prevlous oditiona of this ferm sney de sgod.
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UNCLASSIFIED
L+Vs
DEPARTMENT CF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN : 68529(13 Dec 65) F/bw Pg l of 3
ACTION: NIN-7 INFO: XOP-1, XOPX-2, SAFOS-3, DIA-1
SMB 00 02ZCZCHQA799ZCEJA210 (15)
PP RUEAHQ POI OS
DE RULPVE 0 1C 3461910 OSA
OSP
ZNY EEEEE US
RR
121900Z
FM USDAO CARACAS VENEZUELA ILS
- ILT
TO RUWGALE/ADC ENT AFB COLO - PM
RUCDSQ/AFSC FTD WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OHIO. Te RD
MP MPP
RUEAQH/CSAF AFNIN WASHOC MPR
RUEAHQ/SEC AF (SAFPO) WASH DC AA
AF GRNC
BT SS
UNCLAS EF TO UFO REPORT. PARAGRAPHS CORRESPOND WITH THOSE OF PAR DSMG
(1). S SPHERICAL
(2). BASEBALL
(3). ORANGE-RED
(4).ONE
(5).N/A
AFHQ JAN 45 FORM 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED

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UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF.IN : 68529 (13 Dec 65) Pg 2 of 3
(6). APPEARED AS FLAMING SPHERE
(7). SLIGHT TAIL APPROX ONE THIRD DIAMETER OF OBJ IN LENGTH
(8). NO SOUND
(9). NO UNUSUAL FEATURES
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B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT
(1) CIVILIANS POINTING TO OBJECT
(3). ELEVATION 20-DEGREES, AZIMUTH 315 DEGREES
TO WEST TO AZIMUTH 320 DEGREES, THEN TURN TO
NORTH
(5). LOST SIGHT OF OBJECT-VIEW OBSTRUCTED BY BUILDINGS
(3). N/A
D. TIME ANG-GATE-OF SIGHTING
(1 1130 HORS ZULU 11 DEC 65
(2). NIGHT
AFHQ LAN G5 FORM 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED

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UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN : 68529 (13 Dec 65) Pg 3 of 3
C. LOCATION OF OBSERVER:
CARACAS,HVENEZUELA, SECTION CHUAO, 800 YARDS SW LA CARLOTTA
AIRPORT 102930N-665 022W
PAGE THREE RULPVE 01C UNCLAS E F
G. WEATHER AND WINDS - ALOFT COND ITIONS AT TIME AND PLACE OF G. WEATHER AND WINDS - ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME AND PLACE OF
SIGHT ING: SIGHT ING:
(1). CLEAR. TEMP 76 DEGREES F. SURFACE WIND FROM WEST NORTHNEST
4 MPH. WEATHER ALOFT CLEAR, WINDS UNKNOWN. 4 MPH. WEATHER ALOFT CLEAR, WINDS UNKNOWN.
(2). NONE AVAILABLE (2). NONE AVAILABLE
(3) CLEAR NO CEILING ULINC
(4). UNLIMITED
(5).N NONE
(6) NONE
(7). UNKNONN
H. NONE
10 NONE
J. NO AIR TRAFFIC IN AREA
K. EVALUATION: UNKNOWN TOO LOARGE TO BE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT SOUND OR BATTELITE
L. NO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
BT
AFHQ JAN S5 FORM 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED