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PRCJECY .VO73 RECORD
DAVE· TIME GROUP LOCATION
2 Dec 57 02/20302 DALLAS, TAXAS (2 Wnss)
3. SOURCE 1. CONCLUE.ON
Civilian Probable Other: (CLOuDs)
4 NUMBER OF OBJECTS
Four
5. -ENGTH OF RVATION 11. BRIEF AND ANALYSIS
? Minutes The observer sighted 4 objects in the northern sky that seaned
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION to be altering their shapes. hen appeared as if there weje
clouds forming around the objects. The ob jects slowly moved
Ground-Visual south disbursed after appearently about 7 minutes.
7. COURSE
COMMENTS: On the date of the sighting there were a total of
South 855 aircraft operations at Love Field Airport. No
8. PHOTOS one at the tower saw anything unusual and no one
reported anything unusual to them. The wind was
5 Yes a southerly direction at altitudes below 20,00o fu.
XIXNo There seems to be no reason why the objects could acy
9. PHYSIC DENCE have been clouds despite the fact that the observer
Ys did not see any other clouds in the sky.
XXNo
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from the north at that time and the density of the cloud around the object
was intense and soon all that could be seen of the objects were the fact
that the immediate area around, above and below the objects to be
a thick cloud or smoke. The wind wa blowing cloud and approximately
100 yards obiects the f cloud like ma aterial
dissipated poked at ese object minutes and
they were very, v slowly neighborhood of 1
to 2 miles a seemed reached an
overhead position, I saw these stinct shapes, a
scalloped type edge in the rear. I thought that whoever or whatever they
you like the
I said "Yes, and a funny thing happened". T described the cloud formation
and he stated that it happened about 2:30 to 3:00 and I said yes it did and
he stated that he the cloud formation or this lonely cloud forming and
then he also saw i isappear and he was rath nterested i this fbromence
On November 25, 1967 I was either fortunate or unfortunate in observing the
positioning or placing platform above the Southcentral United States.
Is this something to be considered when these 4 objects
appear house appr ximately a week later? The day was clear, a wind
was blowing, between 2:30 and a 3:00 when this occurred, I was not

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looking at the sun, visability was unlimited, I was not tired, the lenses
of my glasses are and were clean. I imagined the altitude of these objects
were in the neighborhood thousand feet or less.
Sincerely yours,
Dr
LGM/sm

BX
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
LOVE FIELD D AIRPORT TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER
Dallas, Texas 75235
January 3, 1968
IN REPLY REFER TO:
Major Hector Quintanilla, Jr.
Chief, Aerial Phenomena Office
Aerospace Technologies Division
Wright-Patter AFB, Ohio 45433
Dear Major Quintanilla:
The following is in response to your letter of inquiry dated December 2l,
1967, concerning UFO Texas on December 2, 1967.
There were 855 Love Field Airport above date.
Whether any of Whether any of these operations could have caused the reported sighting is these operations could have reporte ghting is
not known.
No one in the Control Tower observed any unusual sighting of this nature. the Control Tower observed any unusual sighting of this s nature.
No one reported a similar sighting to us on the above date. No one reported a similar sighting to us on the above date.
Sincerely, Sincerely,
1iBHoman 1d E
Jack J. Jobe AJok
Chief, Love Tower

appeared.
2. Was there any activity originating from your airfieud that could
have caused this sighting? Did anyone in the control tower see any-
thing unusual and did anyone report a similar sighting to you on this
day?
3. Thank you for your assistance on this matter.
M
MECTOR QUI TANILLA, Jr, Major, USAF
Chief, Aerial Phenomena Office
Aerospace Technologies Division

80,000 300 21
#f2 DALLAS, TAXAS 2 Dec 67]
SFC(14L) 320 20G33
SFC(15L) . 340 20G32
30,000 . 290 68
50,000 . 210 2.2
80,000 130 24
REMARKS: "G" INDICATES SURFACE WIND GUSTS.
DATA SOURCE: ETAC UPPER AIR HISTORY FILES AND ASHEVILLE, N.C. DATA FILES.
T ANAIYST:
SSgt Dunham
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at surface, 6,000, 10,000, 16,000, 20,000, -
30,000, 50,000, and 80,000 feet.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AFSC)
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR Force JASE. OHIO 45433
AEHY TDPT/UFO
SUBJECT:
DEC 2 2 1967
TO:
75215
Reference your recent unidentified flying object sighting which
- you reported to the Air Force. The information which we have
received is not sufficient for a scientific investigation. Request
you complete the attached AF Form ll7 and return it in the self-
addressed envelope. Thank you reporting your observation to
the Air Force.
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AMES C. MANATT, COlOnel, USAF AMES C. MANATT, COlOnel, USAF 1 Atch
pirector pirector of Production AF Form 117
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