DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE7451847
DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1967
REPORTED LOCATIONEglin AFB Florida
FRAMES9

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3. sowncs
Astro (METEOR) Por. o ig od
Civilian
1. NUBER OF OBJECTS celow Oet
One merial
S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Mone Steted Observer stace that he ob,eccs Were cylindricei and tub-
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ular. ular. Oojeccs were J Oojeecs were like circuiar like circuiar balls. balls. Obgees was was
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION the end. the end. Object Object was white With a was white with a
elongated and tapered at elongated and at
Ground Visual tail.
7. COURSE
the stand stao
8. FRGTOS o. FHOTOS
0 Yes n Yes
C No X No
2. PHYSICAL PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
17 Ys
2. No
FORH
eTA COL 0.109 (TDE) Previoua as.lions of thla form may be used.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS AIR PROVING GROUND CENTER (AFSC)
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, FLORIDA 32542
REPLYTO
ATTN OF: PGFS (UFO Officer) 17 April 1967
SUBJECT: UrO Report
TO: FTD (TDETR), WPAFB, Ohio 45433
ADO (DI), Ent AFB, Colo 80912
CSAF (AFRDC), Wash D C 203O1
OSAF (SAF-OI), Wash D C 203O1
32 Air Div (D (NORAD), Gunter AFB, Ala 36114
1.1 Reference APGC (PGFS) UNCLAS) EFTC messaz 4653, 17 April
2. Diagram (sketch) of TE
submitted (At tch 1).
FOR THE MANDER
eM Hewhiter
fr: for: WALTER F.KEATING, COlOnel,USAF WALTER F.KEATING, COlOnel,USAF 1 Atch
Director Foreign reign Technology Technology a/s
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RED TAIL
MOON RED BALLS *
STARLIKE
UFO (4+MOON BRIGHTNESS
*
CLEAR DETAIL
OBJECT VAnISHed OBJeCT VAnISHeD * *
VIEW ANGLE
HORIZON LINE
E
7 OBSERVER
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L.
SIZE COMPARISON
SIGHTED+ 6APRIL 1967- 9:45 PM CST T222
VIEWED:APX.5-IO SEC.
RED TAIL K
MOON! Red BallS * STARLIKE
UFO (4+MOON BRIGHTNESS
*
*
CLEAR DETAIL
OBJECT VANISHED *
VIEW ANGLE
HORIZONLINE
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- INFO RUWMFVA/ADC INFO RUWMFVA/ADC
RUEDHOA/CSAF
RUEDHOA/OSAF RUEDHOA/OSAF
RUOLEDA/32AIRDIV GUNTER AFB ALA RUCLEDA/32AIRDIV / Gunter AFB ALA
ZEN/UNIV COLO BOULDER ZEN/UNIV COLO BOULDER COLO
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UNCLAS EF T O PGFS 14553 APR 67. SECTION I OF II SECTIONS.
FTD FOR TDETR.
32AIRDIV FOR D R CONDON.
REFEREHDRS: 1. AFR 32-17, R&D 5 2. AFR 32-17A,
8 NOV 56. SU3J: UFO REPORT.
1. REPORTINS DATA -
A. DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECTS -
(I) SHAPES OF THREE OBJECTS: NON-CONNECTED WITH EACH OTHER:
(A) CYLINDRICAL/TUBULAR (
(B) CIRCULAR BALLS -
(
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(O) ELONGATED, NARRON CONE TAPERING TO 363D-
LIKE, RESEMBLING UNOPENED LADY'S FAN
(2) SIZE COMPARED TO KNOWN OBJECTS:
(A) CYLINDER: LEGNTH IDENTICAL WITH DIANETER OF THE
MOON; WIDTH APPROXIMATELY ONE FIFTH OF MOON'S DIAMETER.
(B) BALLS: SIZE OF A TWENTY FIVE CENT COIN (QUARTER).
(O) TAIL: LENGTH TWICE THAT OF THE CYLINDER; GREATEST
WIDTH: THE DIAMETER A QUARTER; NORROWEST WIDTH: PI
(3) GOLOR: (3) COLOR:
1 (A) O (A) O CYLINDER: WHITE S
(B) BALLS: RED (3) BALLS: RED
(C) TAIL: READ (
(4) NUMBER: ONE CYLINDER; TWO BALLS: ONE TAIL. (4) NUMBER: ONE CYLINDER; TWO BALLS: ONE TAIL•
(5) FORMATION: ONE. SINGLE FILE: CYL (LINDER, FOLLOWED BY FIRST -
BALL, FOLLOWED BY SECOND BALL, FOLLOWED BY RED TAIL. e
(6) DISCERNIBLE FEATURES TRAILS INNECTIONS
ANDNG FOUR OBJECTS. CLEAR SPAC OF f
ENTIRE FORNATION.
(7) TAIL, TRAIL OR EXHAUST: RED TAIL DESCRIBED IN RESPECTIVE
THREE BU3PARES(OD AROVE. .
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(3) SOUND: NEGATIVE
(9) OTHER PERTINENT OR UNUSUAL FEATURES:
(A) VADANT SPACES OF CLEAR SKY BETWREN RACH TWO OBJECTS:
APPROXINATELY QUOTE ONE INCH UNGUOTE SIZF OF EACH SPACF.
( (S) CYLINDER'S LIGHT INTENSITY, IN ASTRONOMICAL L TEPMS
FOR STARS: FIRST MAGNITUDE; OBSEPVER'S REMARK QUOTE FOUR OR FIVT
: TIMES BRIGHTER THAN A STAR UNDUOTE.
(O) ESTIMATED MEAN ALTITUDE: APPROX OR 3 ANGELS:
GJOTE ONE FOOT ABOVE THE T GJOTE ONE FOOT ABOVE THE TREE-TOPS UNQUOTE. TREE-TOPS UNQUOTE.
(OA OBSERVER AT FIRST THOUGHT (O| OBSERVER AT FIRST THOUGHT WAs was FALLING STAR
- UNDUOTS (METEORITE). UNDUOTS (HETEORITE).
(E) THE RED TAIL RESEMBLED A FLAME SIMILAR TO (E) THE RED TAIL RESEMBLED A FLAME SIMILAR TO THAT FYAN- THAT EYAV-
ATING FROY AN AFTER-BUPNER ON A J ATING FROY AN AFTER-BUPNER ON
B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJEOTS: B. DESCR BJECTS:
(1) FIRST NOTICE BY OBSFRVER: OBSERVER, DRIVING HIS POV,
STOPPED AT RED TRAFFIO STOP LIGHT, SAW OBJEOTS EAR THROUGH MIND-
SHIELD, UPPER RIGI CORNER, (POSITION: TWO O'CLOCK).
(2) OEJECTS When
(A) ELEVATION: 53 TO ) 55 DEGREES
(3) AZT(UTHI 30 DE3REES (NNE)
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(3) OBJTOTS ON DISAPPEARANCE: (ESTIMATES)
(A) ELEVATION: 35 TO 40 DEGREES
(B) AZINUTH: 355 TO 362 DEGREES(PARCTICALLY DUF N)
(4) DESORIPTION OF FLISHT PATH AND MANTUVERS OF OBJECTS:
THE U THE L UFO APPROACHED FROM NNE, APPEARING AT FIRST UFO APPROACHED FROM NNE, APPEARING AT FIRST MERELY STAR-LIKE. T MERELY STAR-LIKE.
FLISHT PATH WAS TOWARDS WEST AND TO LOWEP ALTITUDE, STAR-LIKE
OBJECT THEN RESOLVED ITSELF, IN CLEAR DETAIL, INFO THE FORMATION OBJECT THEN RESOLVED ITSELF, IN CLEAR DETAIL, INFO THE FORMATION
OF FOUR OBJECTS, IN SINGLE TRAIL ECHELON, FOUP OBJECTS DESCENDED
TO BOTTOM OF A HYPERBOLA CL TO BOTTOM OF A H CURVE. FORMA TY5 TYEN CHANGED COUPSE TO COUPSE TO
- NNW AND ASCENDED NNW AND ASC HIGHER ALTITUDE TO DIS HIGHEI ANCE. ANCE•
(A) FADED SLIGHTLY IN ILLIMUNATION ITUDE FOP APPROX
ONE S SECOND.
(3) ALL FOUR OBJEOTS DISAPPEARED SIMULTANEOUSLY, ONE
SECOND AFTER FADING, TO NORTH BY WEST.
(6) O3UTOTS VISIBLE: FIVE TO TON SECONDS.
C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION:
(1) GROUND VISUAL: THROUGH I THE FRONT WINDSHIELD POV.
(2) OPTICAL AIDS USED: NEGATIVE
(3) SIGHTING DID NOT OCCUR WHILE OBSERVER WAS AIPBORNE.
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*1 D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING:
(1) 0345 ZULU, FRI, 7 APR 67: 2145(CST), THURS, 6 APR S7.
(E) LIGHT CONDITIONS: NIGHT
E. LDOATION OF OSSERVER: STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LICHT, IN FRONT OF
- HARDET'3 HAMBURGER SHOP, 250 EGLI
363733V: APPROXIMATELY SEVEN NM SW
FLA.
F. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ON OBSERVERS:
(1) REPORTING LIAN, MR AMID
, ShAl FARS GF: FIRF
1 PROTEOTION INSPECTOR (FEDERAL CIVIL SERVICE): FIRT STATION: PROTEOTION INSPECTOR (FEDERAL L CIVIL SERVICE): FIRT STATIO :
FLA, FOR PAST 1S YEARS. EDUCATION: HIGH SCHOOL 3I FLA, FOR PAST 1S YEARS. EDUCATION: HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATS, PLUS UATE, PLUS
ONE YEAR OF COLLEGE. ESTIMATE OF RELIABILITY Y BY PREPARING OFFICFP:
O3SERVER APPEARS TO 3E RELIABLE, MATURE AND NON-EMOTIONAL: HAS HELD 03SERVER APPEARS TO 35 RELIABLE, MATURE AND NON-EMOTIONAL: HAS HTLD
RESPONSISLE FIRE-FIG RESPONSISLE F NG POSITIONS, WITH PROMOTIONS, ATTPT SITIONS, WITH PROMOT NS, AT
FOR 16 YEARS. OBSERVER'S FOR 16 REMARKS: QUOTE I WAS A NON-BELIEVER ON SUBJ- QUOTE I SUBJ-
EOT OF UFOS UNTIL I SAW THIS. IT INTRIQUED ME: IT HAD A HYPNOTIC
EFFEOT ON ME FOR SOVE MINUTES AFTERWARDS. UNQUOTE
(2) ADDITIONAL OSSERVER(NOT INTERVIE MR
FROM UNKNOWN LOCALITY IN MICHIGAN, BROT
BT