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PROJECT 1O 73 RECORD
1.·DATE.: TIME GROUP LOCATION
16 Dec 66 16 Dec 66 10527 10527 APO San Francir APO San Francir"e
3. SOURCE 3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION 1. CONCLUSION
Civilian INSUFFICIENT INSUFFICIENT DATA FO WALUATION DATA FOP WALUATION
1. NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
11 minutes 1l minutes SEE CASE
b.. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground Visual.
7. COURSE
None Noted
3. PHOTOS
Yes
x No
2. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
17 Yas
No
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Prevlous editions of this form may be uned.
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TDET/UFO 10 January 1967
UFO Observation, 16 December 1966
Mr.
APO San Francisco 96555
1. Reference your unidentified observation of l6 December 1966.
The information which we have received is not sufficient for
evaluation. Request you complete the attached FrD Form 164 and
return it in the envelope provided.
x
2. We wish to thank you for reporting your observation to the
Air Force.
CAMES C. MANATT, COlOnel, USAF 1 Atch

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INFO: NIN-7, SAFOS-3, DIA-1 (19)
SMB B025ARWY
PFTU JAW R WJTMG 0117 352 1250-UUUU--UED HQA.
DE RUHLKH 2 3520940
ZNR UUUUU
P 180935Z DEC 66
FM 326 AiR D IVISION KUNIA FACIL ITY HAWAII FM 326 AIR D IVISiON KUNIA FACIL ITY HAWAII
TO RUEDFIA/AFSC FORE IGN TECHNOLOGY D WR IG HT PATTER SON AFB OHIO
I NKO R UWMFVA/ADC ENT AFB COLORADO
USAF AFNIN WASHINGTON 25 DC
AIR FOR CE NGTON 25 DC -
RUED HQA/SE
BT
UNCLAS/326AD CO 01566 DEC 1966.
SUBJECT : UNIDENT IFIED FLYING (UFO). FORMAT USED IS AFR 200-2
QOATED 20 JULY 1962.
A. DESOR IPT ION OF THE OBJECT :
(1) OBLONG ON A HOR IZONTAL PLANE THEN CHANGED TO VERTICAL.
(3) MILES ON FINAL, THE OBJECT APPEARED TO BE TWO (2) TO
TREE (3 T IMS LARER. TiREE (3 T IMS LARER.
33) BIGHT WHITE.
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(4) ONE(1)
(5) N/A
NEGAT IVE
(7) NEGAT IVE
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(6) NEGATIVE (0) NEGATIVE
(9) OBJECT APPEARED TWO (2) TIMES: WHEN OBJECT FIR ST APPEARED IT (9) OBJECT APPEARED TWO (2) TIMES: WHEN OBJECT FIRST APPEARED IT
INOREASED IN SIZE AS IT MOVED, OBLONG IN SHAPE ON HOR IZONTAL PLANE,
THEN CHANGED TO A VERTICAL PLANE. SECOND APPEARANCE THE OBJECT WAS THEN CHANGED TO A VERTICAL PLANE. SECOND APPEARANCE E THE OBJECT WAS
OBLONG WITH S IGHT DISC SHAPE AT TOP.
B. DESOR IPT ION OF COURSE OF OBJECT :
( OBERVER STATD HE HAPPENED BE LOOKING IN THE D IRECTION
OBJECT APPEARED.
(2) OBSERVER WAS IN A 65 FT CONTROL TOWER AND OBJECT APPEARED TO BE
LEVEL ON APPROX IMATEL
APPEARANCE. SECOND SAME APPROXIMATE
POSIT ION.
(3) FIR ST OBSERVAT ION: THE OBJECT WAS LEVEL ANO IN THE NORTH WHEN IT
Q DISAPPEARED
SECOND OBSERAT ION: THE OBJECT WAS LEVEL SECOND OBSERAT ION: THE OBJECT WAS LEVEL (HAD INCREASED IN (HAD INCREASED IN
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SIZE RAPIDLY) AND DIAPPEA
ED APPROXIMATELY THE SAME RADIAL IT
HAS APPEARED.
(4)FIRST 0 34;-589,: 0BJECT MOVED FJOM LEFT TO RIGHT ON A LEVEL
FLIGHT PATH. FLIGHT PATH
SECOND OBSERVAT ION: OBJECT APPEARED TO MOVE TOWARD THE ISLAN SECON OBSERVAT ION: OBJECT APPEARED TO MOVE TOWARD THE ISLAN
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INCREASING IN SIZE.
(5)FIRST (5) FIR ST OBSERVAT ION: OBSERVAT ION: INST ANT A NEOUSWY TO THE INST ANT A NEOUSWY TO T HE NORTH. SECOND
BSERVAT IO N:
OBSERVAT ION: OBJECT WAS VISIBLE FOR THREE (3) TO FOUR(4)
MINUTES.
C. MANNER OF OBSERVAT ION:
(22 7 X 50 POWER (22 T K soFOien o. HELP THE OBSER VER.
(3) N/A (3)N/A
D. TIME A D DATE D.TIME AD DATE OF SIGHT ING:
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(16/10527 DECEMBER 1966
(2) NIGHT VERY DARK(NO MOON).
E. LOCT ION OF 0 34;34: 8 DEGREES MINUTES NORTH LATITIDE, 167
DEGREES 44 DEGREES S 44 MINUTE MINUTES EAST INGIT I NAJALEIN I SWAND,MAR SHALL
ISWANDS.
FIDENT IFYING INFORMAT ION ON OBSER VER: F IDENT IFYING INFORMAT ION ON OBSERVER:
Q NAME: MR
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AGE: 44
MA IL ING ADDRESS:
OCCUPAT ION: ATC CONTROLLER FOR FAA.
RELIABIL IT Y: HAVE NOT MET THE VER.
G. WEATHER AND WINDS:
() OBSERVER STATED IT WAS VERZ DARK AND UNALBE TO GIVE AN ACCOUNT
OF WEAT HER:
HE PROV IDED ME WIT H FOLLOWING WEAT HER INFORMAT ION OBTAINED FROM
AL AWBIS L
(2) WIND DIRECT ION AND (2) WIND DIRECT ION AND VELOCITY FOR VELOCITY FOR 16/ 1100Z DECEMBER 66 DECEMBER 66
OBSERVAT IO N:
14 00 SCATTERE MILES, TEMPERATIRE 81 DEGREES, 81 DEGREES,
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DEW POINT 74, WINDS FROM 070 DEGREES AT 21 KNOTS, ALTIMETER
29.80.
SURFACE 070 DEGREES 21 KNOTS
6,000 6,000 09 1 DEGREES 091 DEGREES 35 KNOTS 35 KNOTS
11,000 11,000 095 DEGREES S 34 KNOTS 34 KNOTS
15,000 086 DEGREES 35 KNOTS
20,000 080 DEGREES 39 KNOTS
30,000 048 DEGREQES 30 KNOTS
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50,000 047 DEGREES 18 KNOTS
80,000 27'DEGREES 18 KNOTS
(3)1,400 SCATTERED.
(4)15 MILES.
(5) NEGAT IVE.
(6) NEGAT IVE.
(7) NEGAT IVE.
HNEGAT IVE.
1. 1,3&-58;3.
J. NO A IR TRAFFIC OR BALOON RETEASES IN THE AREA TO OBSERVERS
KNOWWED GE HE ST ATED ALL ALL BALLOON RELEASES ARE COORD INATED WITH COORD I NATED ) with
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THAT A " WEAK EASTERLY WAVE" (IYCLONIC CIRCUWATION) OCCURRED WEST
OF KNAJALE IN ISWAN IN THE OBSERVED AREA, APPROXIMATELY THE TIME OF
OVAEION.: HAVE BEEN ABLE TO OBTAIN ANY FIRTHER DATA, HOWEVER OBSRVAEEON.I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO OBTAIN ANY FIRTHER DATA, HOWEVER
I BEL IEVE THIS INFORMAT ION MAY ZE OF VALUE. WEAT HER COND IT IONS TO I BEL IEVE THIS INFORMAT ION MAY ZE OF VALUE. WEAT HER COND IT IONS TO
THE WEST COULD BE A FACTOR IN THESE OBSERVATIONS, BUT SINCE I AM
NOT FAM IL IAR ENOUGH WIT H WEAT HER P NOT FAM IL IAR ENOUGH WIT H WEAT HER PHENOME NA I HESITATE PHENOME NA I HESITATE E TO MAKE A TO MAKE A
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DEFINITE ANAL YSIS.
L.N/A
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