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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8664104

DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1966

REPORTED LOCATIONLangley AFB Virginia

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE · TIME GROUP LOCATION
8 March 66 08/0940z-1400Z Langley AFB, Virginia (3 Witnesses)
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Military Astro (VLNUS)
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS VENUs (RA 20.25, stellar nag -4.3) at 115 deg azimuth 25 deg elev.
One at O940z and at 125 deg azimuth and 35 deg elevation at 1100Z.
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUWMARY AND ANALYSIS
1 1/2 hours 1 1/2 hours Object was round, compared Object was round compared to a pea held at arms. length. Object
was reported stationary was reported stationary at llo deg azimuth and 60 deg elevatich. at llo deg azimuth and 60 deg elevaticn.
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Object was observed for about 1 1/2 hours and did not disappear about 1 1/2 hours and did not disappear
Ground-Visual during this time.
7. COURSE COURSE
Stationary
8. 8. PHOTOS
Yes
XIXNo
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
7 Yes
XIXNo
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of thio form may bo ussd.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS 4SOOTH AIR BASE WING (TAC) LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, VIRGINIA 23365
REPLY TO ATTN OF: D/2711
SUBJECT: Initial Report Investigation of UFO 1 1 MAn 1966
TO: AFSC (FTD)
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433
1. The following presented as directed by AFR 200-2,
paragraph 14.
a. Description of object:
(1) s Shape: Round.
length. (2)
(3) Color: Bright white e light.
(4) Number: One.
(5) Formation: None.
(6) Discernible Features: None.
(7) None.
Guard Chesapeake Light Ship and 60 . grees above the horizon.
3)The object ared
observation.
(4) The i all the while eobservers
watched.
. _35
Venss RA 20.25
2 , 115225 "elu
at 07/0 1250
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(5) The object was observed from 0940 Zulu (0440 ESTto
1050 Zulu (0550 EST), and again at Zulu (0600 EST).
c. Nanner of Observation:
(1 Ground-visual.
d. Time and Date of Sighting:
(1) 0 0940 to 1100 Zulu, 8 March 1966.
Early Twilight (dawn).
e. Location of Observer:
1 Captain Cauley was in the Langley AFB Control Tower.
(2)
(3) was Coast
f. Identifying Information on Observer:
(1) (1) Captain T. E. Captain T. E. Caule F, 450 r Base Wing Base Wing Command
Post Duty Officer, Langley AFB, Virginia. Post Duty Officer, Langley
(
irginia.
(3) E-3 Stompmaker, USCC Guard
Virginia.
g. Weather and Winds:
(1) stated there was some cloudiness, but they
could see a bright as the object. They stated no
other stars were visible.
(2) The Langley AFB flight weather Fa
following data for 1000 Zulu, 8 March 1966:
Clouds: 8000 broken.
Visibility: Nine miles.
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sighting,
and would nave glowing light.
i. Caken: None.
j. This j. This report was prepared by First Lieutenant Robert R. Dockum,
USAF, 4500 Air Base Wing USAF, 4500 Air Base Wing Operations Division, Langley AFB, Virginia.
The description of the The description of the ob ject was object was given by E-5 Shue given by E-5 Shue and E-3 Stompinaker
to E-S Conn, USCG to E-S Conn, USCG, who was on who was on duty at duty at the 5th U. S. the 5th U. S. Coast Guard District,
and passed the information information to to Captain Cauley. Captain Cauley. Captain Cauley, Duty
Officer, 4500 Air Base Wing Conmand Post, went C00 A: Langley AFB AER Control ontrol
Tower to view the object with binoculars. Cauley stated that
the ob ject looked like the "moming star," and certainly astronom-
ical body. The investigating officer, for this port be eves the
object was the Planet Venus. The large_error_in_the_reported height
above the horizon was probably because measuring instruments were
used.
FOR THE NDER
.c.
RIOMAS A. BARR, Colonel, USAF
Deputy Commander for Operations
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