PROJECT BLUE BOOK

but did not gain on Light rose and quickly disappeared
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION among stars.
Visual,possibly radar was seen under the haze abov This rapidly came toward
them on co them on col ion course and pi s thought it was hought it was a sidewinder.
7. COURSE 7. COURSE Acrobatics Acrobatics Light made a sharp 90 turn and then disappeared Third part
and collision of observation came when they approached Miami. Palm Beach of observation came when they approached Miami. ' Palm Beach
Center informed them their radar had object following Center informed them their radar had object following them, O them,
8. PHOTOS 8. PHOTOS asked them to make a 360 asked them to make a 360°t turn. Pilot thought he identified
V Yos light but was not certain. The most significant part of ob-
N XXYos servation was the "sidewinder collision" part. Pilots would Pilots would
PHYSICAL EVIDENCE probably not have reported total incident had it not been
for the seeming near collision with light.
Yo
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** Let's see. They left area 470 and--it would have been at
least that long.
H Oh yes. Here is says "Jacksonville Center couldn't pick it up on radar.
- off into
the sky on a heading of something like 200 and then
there was an object, at first it was a white light. It was hanging right
over Ocala"--where is Ocala?
** Do you know where Gainesville is? (Yes) Directly southeast of there.
1 H Fine. And then hesa
sufficiently poor observers to
course at course at that time, they were not that t making
maneuvers. maneuvers.
** *k I'm not a firm believer in UFo's and I've never observed anything
like this, but from the way they v verbally talked to o me, I would say they saw

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a brighter tka light than that, that was not of such intensity, that it
was bright e enough really get alarmed about.
H
too much territory, for the
**
They wouldn't
turn or bob around that much.
H Now, when he says it moved up and down and had -- well, I'm going to
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flying and this thing couldn'
made such erra mbs and such tremendous turns, i.mm te turns, that
he knew that we have nothing he knew that we have nothing tha t tha t flies like this. flies like this.
H H Now I'm getting to a part here that I have a question on. This is still This is still
it looked like he was sitting on the ground just west of Ocala." S

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tracking you and -
of Palm Beach." This then would have been about half and hour or so after
the Ocala incident.
** Yes sir. It was definitely later than Ocala.
H And then you say, 'We had numerous height finder checks on you; also
an object less than l mile behind you." Mr. - then says,--oh yes, here's
be the same white
And
And
,
we. were going, ahead of us; then it would go straight u up, over
the top, or straight down." the top, or straight down."
Did he add anything? Did he add anything? Let's see, this -- was this a telephone conversation
or? (xxK) or? (XxxK)
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he got on the ground down there, about 20 minutes after landing. He came up
to the tower at Palm Beach and we talked to him long distance. -
H I see. That's how it was. There was nothing being reported while--
he didn't report on tape to Jackeon T
** No sir--now possibly, they're on tape. I would imagine the controller's
taped all this.
H I'll perhaps talk wit and see what -- I didn't realize this
divided itself into two very distinct phases.
was over and then they were asked
,
mistake some -- on the other hand they did i describe its trajectory. It's a describe its trajectory. It's a
onversation with them, which onversation with them, which lasted lasted
how long, altogether?
** Between ten and fifteen minutes. I think it was ten or eleven minutes
on the telephone bill.

this wasn't a talking about? Did they sound valid?
** Yes sir, they did.
H ** I sometimes talk to people who get vague and repeat themselves and
facts.
** They pretty well said again over the telephone exactly what had happened,
they followed the sequence on It was normal. They things that they
**
airfields. airfields. Y You know, the You know, the
---
was a pretty good-sized IA - light from the way they light from the way they taked. taked.
H Now, I don't want to take too much of your time here. Let's talke

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sure scared me." How did he sound in
comparison
**
primarily just to thank
as
was a little high strung about it, I think.
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altitudes and everything that they work out there, and normally whenever
there's quite a few aircraft involved, sot zky the
these areas absolutely.
H
the thing up.

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ity and look over
the cases they've had during the month.
Let me ask a purely general question here. I In your area down there,
have there been many, any, UFo reports that were not easily solvable?
here at work, but normally there's it.
H this, or
is other than co easily be exp alloon, or
something, I would something, appreciate appreciate your getting in touch with me, or your getting in touch with me, or with Project
Bluebook. F5 PE
*k All right sir. We certainly will. All right sir. We certainly will.
H Well, thanks ever so much. Well, thanks ever much.
Thank you Dr., it's been nice talking to you.

Transcript of UFo sighting; telephone conversation between Hynek & Capt. Cole.
H Hello, Capt This is Professor Hynek at Northwestern University.
airport. airport.
C Yes, I didn't remember the name. I believe that's right.
H: H Well, this is a most interesting case, and I wanted to check with you Well, this is a most interesting case, and I wanted to check with you
a little bit. As I understand it there were two definite phases to this
sighting. One was near Ocala.
C This is correct.
H And then about a haif an hour or so elapsed and when you got down into
the Palm Beach area
C No. Now the first sighting was north of Ocala.
H All right, this is fine. Why don't you just give me the time-motion All right, this is fine. Why don't you just give me the time-motion
sequence xan and sequence remain quiet here and you tell me in your words. in your words.
C. OK. I I'll be glad to. We were, we had left Dallas early afternoon--that
was on a Sunday-- and we were going to Nassau and we stopped in New

it. As I recall we were
at an altitude of f about 9500 feet, I believe that's correct. We e watched
this t for, oh, five minutes, I guess.
c Well yes, it was a pale green flashing light. It was flashing at a
littie more than, a little slower rate than the average aircraft red rotating
beacon. It wasa pale green color.
H In terms of brightness of a star, was it brighter kh or dimmer than . . ?
C c It 1
five miles, five to e miles. Something miles. Something
like that, except that it had a green tint to it.
H Did it have any extension to it, or was it a point source?
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c No, no it was just a light, in a particular spot. It didn't project
a beam or ing
H And how close to the horizon did it seem?
C Well, it was directly in front of us at our same altitude; in fact,
it was at an identical
straight up and then over the top and straight down to maybe 500-1000 feet
below us, below our altitude, and then he would return to our altitude.
this was what it was, but the fact that, of
course flight plan, and it irritated
minutes or so, and the fellow in the front seat with me there is also a
piiot ...
H Mr
C C Mr. yes. And I hit him and I said, "Boy, I don' kaM see
water at that time, with no visual ground And, of course, y
know, you tumble your instruments
us sat there watching it,
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NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
EVANSTON, ILLINOIS 60201
DEPARTMENT OF ASTRONOMY LINDHEIMER ASTRONOMICAL RESEARCH CENTER
19 December 1968
FTD (TDETR)
Research and Aerial Phenomena Division
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Ohio 45433 511643433
Attn: Attn: TDPT (UFO) TDPT (UFO)
Subj:
TO: Hector
Enclosed are the following: Enclosed are the following:
(1) Transcription of telephone conversation with Capt. Heimbach.
(2) Transcription of telephone conversation with Capt. Cole.
(3) Project evaluation card on subject sighting.
J. ALLEN HYNEK, Director
Lindheimer Astronomical Research Center
Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois 60201
JAH:1p
Encl (3)
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e went up and own over an arc say
say he
There didn't seem to be an arc. Now at night, you can't judge these
C
things, but if
you can't the arc night.
H No, quite right.
And I assumed this is what it was. But there did not appear to be any
C
go up and
up again.
No, wait a second. Y You say up, then in angle of elevation, if he
H
started at your own level,
he was at t the top
I wouid guess he went a lo00 feetabove us.
C
Well, would that have been 10°? Did he come overhead at any time?
H
C No, he never
something - - - not over not over 15, and about about
up angle
the same below us.
H I see. s ke
ck position?
transverse, sideways?

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c No, he would swing a little bit to the side once in a while, and
usually to our left.
H By the way, was it a clear night?
C
ito but We were
H The reason I asked, is were there any good navigational stars at
your 12:00 ock position or near your position?
made about right turn off
the sky angle f say, 15° and disappeared.
H Now, in this 15 minutes you covered about how many nautical miles? Now, in this 15 minutes you covered about how many nautical miles?
C Well, were truing right at 200 miles an hour, whatever that would
figure out.

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H
just going stationary, you would have overtaken him. -
C Yes, this is true. B But he maintained just about the same distance
in front of until decided leave us
2090
H And your bearing at that time was about 120? snewusaseue
som
son
C C 120°. 120°
n01215ed s070
X. X
H And And the time at that time, was what, local time? >
Ca omo
I've forgotten what time it was. It was well into the night.
H
area for reference on.
into conver-
sation with Center at that time and they were very interested.
H H This is Jacksonville Center? This is Jacksonville Center?
C C Jacksonville Center, yes. And I called, I was exactly 12 dme miles, as Jacksonville Center, yes. And I called, I was exactly 12 dme miles, as
T fftho
Ocala from that position, and I could bright white light. Now, this
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looked exactly like an aircraft landing light from the distance where we were
sitting there, he wasn't moving at all. So when I took my eyes off from
where we saw the other object disappear, I asked Jacksonville Center if al
they had an object directly over Ocala.
H How many minutes was this after the first one disappeared?
C It was just at the same time. Just at that very minute. We were
still talking about the
about right over Ocala? you have a target there?" And he said,
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at our at our altitude. Well, I'd wouldn't say just, he was maybe 500 feet below below
us.
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H How could you be sure, please don't misunderstand How could you be sure, please don't misunderstand me, I'm not doubting
vour. word iust want. to how could you be
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sure that this was the same object, the same light, you saw over Ocala.
C Yes, from the time we saw it, this was much brighter, much closer
to us than the first object we saw, but it was hanging directly over Ocala.
Have you ever, do 7 yourself?
H Only commercially, quite a bit.
c Well, you'd have noticed then, coming into cities at night, even on
lowert
,
tell the E west
of Ocala of Ocala and and he - parked out there, and sat there, and flew on past flew on past
it.
H At its closest point, then you, of course, I recognize this is purely
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miles to you, is that correct?
C This is correct, yes.
H It was still then a light and you could make out no craft as such?
Cq Cq Oh no, it was a dark night, adn we couldn't see anything but just the see anything but just the
light.
H Yes. And in terms of brightness, how would it have compared with the Yes. And in terms of brightness, how would it have compared with the
brightest star in the sky? brightest star in the sky?
C Well, it was much brighter, much brighter, because at that point it
larger.
H
became actually roune - L
C Well, from the time we first saw this onde, it was a round light.
H Suppose you held an aspirin tablet at arm's length, how would its
apparent size apparent size ap compare with that? compare with that?
C That's hard to say.
H When it was closest?

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C
vapor light, street light, and would say it was s just about what I'm looking
at right now.
H So, it's still essentially a point source.
C Yes, I guess you'd call it that.
H I was trying to see whetehr at any time it got actual size to it,
apparent size.
d playing with him
and I would jockey the airplane around, ayou know, you can turn the aircraft .
fixed on an object, and
looked like it

called them, we were on Miami Center then, and we had already turned from
called them and told
us, following us.
H I want to get the sequence here straight. When Miami called you, had
they known anyt your report cksonville Center.
C Yes. See we had been shifted to Miama Center, oh, let me see, just
S
feet, and Miami Approach, I
unidentified object,
folibwing folbwing us, a mi us, a mile behind. behind.
H This was a radar sighting?
C Yes, a radar sighting. Well needless to say, my throat filled up,
but I turned, and, a sharp turn at night, you do well

I couldn't positively identify anyt ing; however, I
don't know,
H
E
C
H 180-degree
turn and the object.
C
maclinery that w i obviously have powers
.
and saw t and saw not the green light, the green
light had gone now light had gone now … ·…
C Right, this is true.

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H That had gone up, hadn't it?
C We had lost complete sight...
H Now then, within a minute so apparently you saw this white light
belowt the haze.
C This is correct.
H
ground?
C Yes, I can be absolutely certain. This light was no less than 4000
H be sitting there at first?
c This is correct.
H
did it take off as t though it was conscious of you t there? Or did you feel
diversionary turn and then a 90° turn.
C up
and toward us and then it made a 90 and toward us and then it made a 90 turn to the turn to the left, and went west of left, and went west of
Ocala and descended again and went poss way to way to the ground.
H
Ocala. Ocala Ocala was was at what? at what? About your 12:00 o'clock 12:00 o'c1ock
position? position?
C

Florida which occurred on 15 September 1968.
** This is t the one that was down in the Palm Beach area, northwest of
there?
H Yes, that's the one. I've been trying to get in touch with the
pilot; so far I've gotten no answer and, of course, also Mra the
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asked me to look into this further (it's an
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was of t their reliability and what your own f feelings on this case are.
** Well, both of these gentlemen are in the ministry; they're evangelist
type individuals---
H That's what's meant by the term'missionary pilots", then. 'I didn't
know what that really meant. know what that really meant.
** This is why they weren't available for discussion the following day.
They had - out to a couple of the islands and see some of their islands and see some of their
parishes out there, apparently. I T talked to them for ten minutes, at least

C That is correct, ..
H
left, to the west and that prevented it from hitting you, then presumably.
C missle
H Immediately after it made e the 90 turn, then what?
C It descended.
H It descended.
C
And, but
Well! And about the same brightness?
2 c About the same intensity, yes. About the same intensity, yes.
H out, or was it, did it ever seem to twinkle like a was it, did it ever seem to twinkle like a
star, or blink out,,? star, or blink out,,,?
C As it would go away, its flashing was consistent
just
H was not a steady light, it was a pulsating
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wing light" or gomething. But how could you contest, or how would you
answer that.
C
were none.
H flashing or steady then?
H ,.
C C No, this would nave been, as I recall, now I didn t check the map too
closely, but I believe closely, but I believe that that area between Ocala and St. Pete and area cala and St. Pete and Tampa there Tampa there
is pretty unpopulated. is pretty unpopulated.
H Yes, I think so too.
C There were very There were very few lights around, I believe that's mostly swamp in
there.
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incident. In this whole thing, which all told must have tRfX lasted, what
nearly at hour?
C Let's see. Yes, a little over an hour, I guess.
you rh mest
H What impressed of the whole, total incident; what things stand out
most in your mind now?
C
it if we hadn't had that one thing.
H And the frightening thing washhat it was not on Jacksonville, or no
one else'had it on radar.
with other pilots, Have you ever had any stories like this, or UFO-type
C T
talked talked
UFO sightings uanious kinds. neuer know E mosto these....

H. T
ng, and
C
information out and everybody started in.
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C C No, nothing wha
before. No light change, no
H And did t And did d the light at any the light at any time leave any sort of a trail or exhaust? time leave any
C No, none whatever. I saw over .

down, and then back up again. A
the other, and I think it was jets now, like I say, But
H how many minutes?
C
H the sequence straight, after that it went off
anome2s.
d {
the fact that there are things going on that fact that there are things going on that
say. de
would gain would information from calling him.

H 'm an astronomer here at Northwestern
University and I've been a consultant
for quite a few years.
C You're at Northwestern, and where?
H Evanston, Illinois.
C
glad to give you any information I can, and if you
anything interesting I would appreciate having a note e from you.
H
the Dept. of Astronomy, Northwestern
University.
C
H Well, thank you.
Thank you very ymuch.

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Feference the attached UFO report from Florida which occurred on 2
15 September 1968 lequest you evaluate this case and make your A
comments on the attached Pro ject Record Card. If you need
additional information on the sighting, please obtain it. However,
we want transcripts of all telephone conversations and letters on
this report. Request this information on or before 30 November
1963.
AD ATIT
2
CTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr, Lt Colonel, USAF 2 Atch
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SttHOUR P.M.
3. WHAT TIM E DID Y u L T SIGHT THE PHENOMENON?
HOUR 10 MINUTES 15A.M. XTP.M.
4. TIME'ZONE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS
EASTERN CENTRAL MOUNTAIN PACIFIC OTHER
5. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? IF IN CITY. GIVE THE NEAREST STREET ADDRESS AND INDICATE ON
A HAND DRAWN MAP WHERE YOU WERE STANDING WITH REFERENCE TO THE ADDRESS. IF IN THE COUNTRY. IDENTIFY THE
HIGHWAY YOU WERE ON OR NEAR AND TRY TO FIX A DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM SOME RECOGNIZABLE LANDMARK.
Flyrng Twi~ Beech C45H. C45H 9000' 9000' alt. Approx. 20 Mi.
S/E west of west of Cross City,
S/E f
Heading
6. IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH, PLACE AN "A" ON THE CURVED LINE TO SHOW HOW HIGH THE
PHENOMENON WAS ABOVE THE HORIZON. OR SKYLINE. WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A B° ON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO
SHOW HOW HIGH ABOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN.
5ame A/T. er About Hin.
Object
D15530 ±+ High 30 17
11t. Appror. Heiding
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of 100" 1
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AF AUG 67 FORM 117

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AFR 80-I7(C1)
6A. NOW IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE CENTER OF THE COMPASS ROSE. PLACE AN *A° ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE
OIRECTION TO THE PHENOMENON WMEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A B° ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE DIRECTION TO
THE PHENOMENON WHEN LAST SEEN.
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NNW NNE
NW NE
WNW ENE
wSW ESE
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AFR 80-17(C1)
8. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? (CheCk nPPrOPrinte blOCKS.)
OUTDOORS IN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY
IN BUILDING IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
IN CAR O AS DRIVER C AS PASSENGER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE
IN BOAT NEAR AIRFIELD
V IN AIRPLANE AS PILOT AS PASSENGER FLYING OVER CITY
OTHER FLYING OVER OPEN COUNTRY
OTHER Gult
A. IF YOU WERE IN A VEHICLE, COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
WHAT DIRECTION WERE HOW FAST WERE YOU MOVING?
NORTH EAST 200 stdy.
SOUTH WEST DID YOU STOP ANYTIME WHILE OBSERVING THE
PHENOMENON?
NORTHEAST V SOUTHEAST 120
NORTHWEST SOUTHWEST YES NO
EXPLAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT AFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES IN ITEMS AND 6.
DESCRIBE TYPE OF VEHICLE YOU WERE IN AND TYPE OF ROAD, TERRAIN OR BODY OF DESCRIBE TYPE OF VEHICLE YOU WERE IN AND TYPE OF ROAD, TERRAIN OR BODY OF WATER YOU TRAVERSED DURING
THE SIGHTING. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN. THE SIGHTING. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN.
Beech CUSH
HOW MUCH OTHER TRAFFIC WAS THERE? HOW MUCH OTHER TRAFFIC WAS THERE?
Vone Vone
DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? YES NO. IF *YES," DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME
OF SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON AND WHERE THEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON.
Clear with T storm inl Pistont Edst.
SK
9. HOW LONG WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT?
LENGTH OF TIME CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE
20min FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HOW WAS TIME DETERMINED?
lurtci
WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY? YES NO. IF NC." INDICATE WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO YOUR
MOVEMENT OR THE BEHAVIOR OF THE PHENOMENON, AND DESCRISE SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. INDICATE DISAP.
PEARANCES ON PPEVIOUS SKETCHES.
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8 unfortunately, these people had their cabin lights on and were reading and
weren't aware at the time of the object. Even down in the approach where I
or not.
I think they were.
30 November 1968." Then I have the regular form 80-17 here, which isn't
too helpful. There is some mixup; on too helpful. the radar it indicated they had some
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object following them, and yet there s them, and yet there sightings all sigh to have - do with
things that were things that were in front of in front them.
** ** This is what happened. They went from Miami Center Control and we
had a radar pickup on the object immediately behind,say 2

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over
still 4000 Object
was ESt. AT 500: Moret directly Toward us.
11. CoNDiTioNs(Check appropriate blocks.)
A. SKY B. WEATHER
DAY : CUMULUS CLOUDS(Low (luffy) FOG OR MIST
TWILIGHT CIRRus CLouDs (High fleecy or Herring HEAVY RAIN
NIGHT bone) LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE
CLEAR NIMBUS CLOUDS (Rain) NIMBUS CLOuDS (Rain) HAIL
PARTLY CLOUDY CUMULONIMBUS CLOUDS SNOW OR SLEET
COMPLETELY OVERCAST (Thunderstorms) UNKNOWN UNKNOWN
HAZE OR SMOG NONE NONE OF OF THE ABOVE
C. IF THE C. IF THE SIGHTING WAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT. WHAT DID SIGHTING WAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT. WHAT DID YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE STARS AND MOON?
(1) STARS STARS (2) . MOON
NONE BRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT ?
A FEW MOON WITH HALO MOON WITH HALO UNKNOWN
MANY MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS
UNKNOWN PARTIAL (New or quarter) PARTIAL (New or quarter)
D. IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? YES NO. IF *YES, WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON?
IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD (NeG noon)
IN BACK OF YOU TO YOUR LEFT UNKNOWN
E. SPECIFY THE MAJOR SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION PRESENT DURING THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN, HEADLIGHTS OR
STREET LAMP, ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE.
12. GIVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHENOMENON, INDICATING WHETHER IT APPEARED DARK OR LIGHT, WHETHER IT
REFLECTED LIGHT OR WAS SELF-LUMINOUS AND WHAT COLORS YOU NOTICED. DESCRIBE YOUR IMPRESSION OF WHETHER
IT WAS SOLID CR TRANSPARENT, WHETHER EOGES WERE SHARP OR FUZZY. DESCRIBE THE SHAPE OR INDICATE IF IT
APPEARED AS A POINT OF LIGHT. INDICATE COMPARISONS WITH OTHER OBSERVED OBJECTS, LIKE STARS, A LIGHT OR
OTHER OBJECT IN YOUR FIELD OF VIEW.
First Object water. No Lights
on Sirface.
1
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CHANGE SHAPE?
FLASH OR FLICKER?
DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR?
SPIN LIKE A TOP?
MAKE A NOISE?
FLUTTER OR WOBBLE?
14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON?
First First Thought Thought it to be it 1o be stodent Jot Stud eut Ael jv
we weve on on Iast. FIt. Pron Inst. FIt. Pron. t Asked t Asked Iacksonville Iacksonville
Center is he observed Target AT 12:00 position
He did NOT.
A. HOW DID IT FIN DISAPPEAR?
Clinbing south
8. YES DID THE PHENOMENON MOVE BEHIND OR IN FRONT SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME?
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AFR 80-17(C1)
IS. DRAW A PICTURE THAT WILL SHOW THE SHAPE OF THE PHENOMENON. INCLUDE AND LABEL ANY DETAILS THAT MIGHT HAVE APPEARED AS WINGS OR PROTRUSIONS, AND INDICATE EXHAUST OR VAPOR TRAILS. INDICATE BY AN ARROW THE
DIRECTION THE PHENOMENON WAS MOVING.
light ony. Night wes Dark
16. WHAT WAS THE ANGULAR SIZE? HOLD A MATCH AT ARM'S LENGTH IN FRONT OF A KNOWN OBJECT, SUCH AS A STREET LAMP OR THE MOON. NOTE HOW MUCH OF THE OBJECT IS COVERED BY THE HEAD OF THE MATCH. NOW IF YOU HAD
BEEN ABLE TO PERFORM THIS EXPERIMENT AT THE TIME OF THE SIGHTING, ESTIMATE WHAT FRACTION OF THE PHENOMENON WOULO HAVE BEEN COVERED BY THE MATCH HEAD. 1
5122 512e of of Aircvaft Aircvaft Landing Landing Light Light Vicwed Vicwe
From From About 5 miles 5 miles
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AFR 80-17(1)
17. DID YOU OBSERVE THE PHENOMENON THROUGH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING? INCLUDE INFORMATION ON MODEL,
TYPE, FILTER, LENS PRESCRIPTION OR OTHER APPLICABLE DATA.
EYEGLASSES CAMERA VIEWER
SUNGLASSES BINOCULARS
WINDSHIELD TELESCOPE
SIDE WINDOW OF VEHICLE THEODOLITE
WINDOWPANE OTHER
A. DO YOU ORDINARILY WEAR GLASSES? YES TANO 8.DO YOU USE READING GLASSES? IYESN
18. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEED OF THE 19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OF THE
PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEED Move PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF DISTANCE
wiill Anpspeed
2O. IN ORDER THAT WE MAY OBTAIN AS CLEAR A PICTURE AS POSSIBLE OF WHAT YOU SAW, DESCRIBE IN YOUR OWN WORDS
A COMMON OBJECT OR OBJECTS WHICH, WHEN PLACED IN THE SKY, SIMILAR TO WHERE YOU NOTED THE PHENOMENON.
WOULD BEAR SOME RESEMBLANCE TO WHAT YOU SAW. DESCRIBE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE
COMMON OBJECT AND WHAT YOU SAW.
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21. DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE, OR HEAT EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY EFFECT ON YOURSELF,
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? D YES
A. DID THE PHENOMENON DISTURB THE GROUND GROUN LEAVE ANY
IF *YES."DESCRIBE. IF *YES," DESCRIBE. YES XNO. LYES NO.
Unkuown
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it to Tets Doring Night -5
23. WAS ANYONE WITH YOU TIME YOU SAW THE THEY TOO?
YES NO.
A. LIST THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES
Plano, 7 ><
24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION NABOUT YOURSELF
LAST NAME WMIDOLE NAME
AuonisS (Street, City, State and Zip Code) Aooniss (Street, City, State and Zip Code)
Garland Tex75040
TELEPHONE (Area code and number) TELEPHONE (Area code and number) AGE
39 MALE FEMALE
INDICATE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLU INDICATE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUL OCCOPATION AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH CCUPATION AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY MAY BE PERTINENT.
Pilot, Fermerly Aivcrast Dealer.
Now H1s X15. Pilot.
YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS PHENOMENON?
NAME TrsKsanxille Ceiter TrsKianxille Ceyiter DAY 15 MONTH 5=t YEAR 68 DAY 15 MONTH 5<YEAR 68
26. DATE YOU COMPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
S Oct 1.8 i DAY8 DAY_8 MONTH_ OC7 YEAR 68 oct YEAR 68
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AFR 80-17(C1)
27. INFORMATION WMICH YOU FEEL IS PERTINENT BUT WHICH IS NOT ADEQUATELY COVERED IN THIS QUESTIONNAIRE, ALTERNATIVELY PROVIDE A NARRATIVE EXPLANATION OF THE SIGHTING.
N63H Path
L
w·470 ist sightins Cainsuille
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120
if obrectsouth
T Turned At Their Reguest
coold Not Positively Identisy coold Not Positively Identity
Any Thing. One Light was Larger One Light was Larger
Than others inThe Avea others inThe Area + Apnedred + Appedred
To descend wien we Turned. we Turned But
This cennot Be Definite Be Detinite
Break The 360 Turn
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7 OCT 1968
TDPT (Uro) Lt Co1 Quintanilla/70916/mhs/4 Oct 68
UFO Sighting, 15 September 1963
Garland, Texas 75040 Plano, Texas 75074
The inforzation that we have received on your unidentified flying
object (Uro) sighting of 15 September 1968 ia very sketchy. We
are inclosing three AF Forns ll7 since it appears that you observed
the object three different times. We would appreciate it if you
would complete these forms, along with any narrative statements that
AA FLE you would care to make, and return them to us in the sel-addressed
envelope.
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OF oc
CITY OF OCALA
IN COD WE TOUST
FLORIDA
32670
OFFICE OF THE
CHIEF OF POLICE October 14, 1968 POST OFFICE BOX 1270
Lt. Colonel Hector Quintanilla, Jr.
Department of the Air Force
Chief, Aerial Phenomena Office Chief, Aerial Phenomena Office
Aerospace Technologies Division Aerospace Technologies Division
Production Directorate
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio 45433 Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio 45433
Dear Sir:
We have checked our complaints and find no record of a
report on an unidentified flying object report on an u unidentified flying object on the evening on the evening
of September 15, 1968. of September 15,1968.
further assistance, please let us
Yours truly,
7
(s.) Joanne Cormier
Secretary to Chief Alvarez
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7 OCT 1968
TDPT (uFo) Lt Col Quintanilla/70916/mhs/4 Oct 68
UFO Observation, 15 September 1963
Ocala City Police Department
Ocala, Florida 32670
L. The Aerial Phenomena Office is in receipt of an unidentified ex
flying object. (U eport rom a pilot who was flying near Ocala,
Florida, sometime between pm, EDr, on the evening
of 15 September 1968.
2. The pilot reported that he was flying southeast at about gooo ft
when he sighted a large white light that seemed to be hovering over
Ocala. The light t then headed straight for his plane, turned due
west about a nile in front of him, and when last observed, appeared
to be on the ground just west of Ocala.
Chief, Aerial Phenomena Office Self-addressed envelope
Aerospace Technologies Division
Produetion Directorate
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS 306TH BOMBARDMENT WING (SAC)
McCOY AIR FORCE BASE, FLORIDA 32812
ATTNOF: REPLY TO DCOI 25 Sep 1968
SUBJECT: UFO
TO: FTD (TDETR)
1. At approximately O055Z, 16 September 1968, Lt Colonel Crandall, Chief
Intelligence Division, Wing UFO Officer, received a call from the 306 Bomb
contact with Miami Center and that
a civilian aircraft, N36H, ha eported sighting a UFO in the vicinity of
Cross City, Florida, at O03lz urs. Colonel Crandall was "patched in"
to Miami Center and requested ne center to contact the aircraft again for
further information. At this time, approximately Ol05z, Miami Center r re-
layed that the UFo was no longer in sight and the reporting áircraft was
proceeding on to destination. Miami Center stated that neither t they nor
Jacksonville Center had picked up any UFo's on their radar. No other
reports of UFO sightings were received by this office.
2. On 17 September 1968, Lt Colonel Crandall was contacted on the tele-
phone by Captain Harlen H. Heimbach. Senior Director, 32 Air Division (SAGE).
During the conversa-
tion it was determined that this was the and reporting air-
craft that Miami Center had referred to the 306th Bomb Wing Command Post
the night before. Lt Colonel Crandall requested Captain Heimbach to
furnish all information he might have on the sighting. Captain Heimbach
stated that he had recorded the conversation between him and the pilot of
the reporting aircraft and would replay it for Lt Colonel Crandall.
However, because the tape was practically inaudible on the telephone
Captain Heimbach consented to transcribe the taped conversation and send
it to Lt Colonel Crandall. Attached is letter from Captain Heimbach and
transcript of conversation with pilots making the report of the sighting.
3. Presence of sighted ob ject explainable by this office.
FOR THE MANDER
dater A. Carter.A: dater A. Carter.A
2 Atch
Deputy Conmander for Operations 1. Ltr, UFO (Capt 1. Ltr, UFo (Capt Heimbach) Heimbach)
2. Transcript for UFO
Cy to: Cy to: U. of Colorado U. of Colorado (Dr. Condon)
Peace.... :s our Profession

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turn in the approach tt-ern, made a circular turn, and did observe the
UFO out behind him.
H So this then... would you then consider this a confirmed simultaneous
come straight in come straight in
and changed and changed - B After that they that t they lost contact with him; lost contact with him;
they didn't see him anymore.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS 32D AIR DIVISION (ADC)
GUNTER AIR FORCE ALABAMA 36114
ATTN OF: REPLY TO 32OCC 18 September 1968
SUBJECT: Z - 0210Z, 16 September 1968
TO: Lt Col Crandall
DCOI
306 Bomb Wg
McCoy AFB FL 32812
1. Jacksonville Center (ARTCC) Watch Supervisor (Mr. Craven) tele-
phoned the Senior Director, 32nd Air Division (ADC), of a UFO sighting
at 0056Z, 16 September 1968. JAX Center had radio contact with twin beech
aircraft N63H that had reported UFO contact at 0031Z 25 miles SE of Cross
City, Fla. Pilot was Mr. co-pilot was Mr. from
Garland, Texas. Telephone number, 2
First sighting was 25 miles SE of Cross City and last sighting was 22 miles
left, descinded rapidly toward the ground an d disappeared.
4. Tr tached.
Wade.imBu XC
HARLEN H. HEIMBACH, Capt, USAF HARLEN H. HEIMBACH, Capt, USAF 1 Atch 1 Atch
Senior Director, 32nd Air Senior Director, 32nd Air Division (SAGE) Division (SAGE) Transcript
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itck!

there was an object, was a white light. It was hanging right over
Ocala and just as we finished reporting the other one this one came right
at us. We were on a collision course. I would say he missed us about 1
mile. He came straight at us at an angle. We were about 15 miles out of
Ocala still on a heading of 120. This object came straight at us in a climb
. obont15
scended rather rapidly. I would definitely not try to identify it.
Capt Heimbach - xit was?
Mr- I don't know. It was not a jet. Jet aircraft can't make the Jet aircraft can't make the
sharp turns these things were making. sharp turns these things were making.
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Mr. Mr.
the same way we the same wavwe
the top, or st
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were turning to the south, down the eastern edge of the water zone instead
of going on to Cross City. After the first object went off to the south, the
2nd object was almost in perfectly clear weather.
Mr- No, I live in Garland, Texas.
Mr Mr We are leaving in th morning.
Mr Mr Co-Pilot
This thing came as straight at us as it could come. I thought we were close This thing came as straight at us as it could come. I thought we were close
to the warning zone (w470) and caught a side winder. I was ready to meet to the warning zone (W470) and caught a side winder. I was ready to meet
the Lord, it didn't the Lord. it make a any difference, but it sure scared me. You know You know
that thing looked like it was doing 2 to 3 thousand miles an hour. To the
best of my judgement it would make complete left turns or right turns just
a straight turn, just as straight as it could. It wouldn't make a roll out.
I have flown over 3000 hours in 3 years myself and there is not any jets that
could fly like this. You don't have them that will go straight up and down
like this was doing and then hover within seconds. Seems like it would put
on brakes and then hover.
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INFORMATION
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1968
(
05 32P 108
(Date)
AIC JIMMY A.MURRiY
(Name & Telephone Nr. of Individual
Receiving Rept)
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS (uFO) - Outline of Reporting Format
(AFR 80-T7, T9 Sep 6
a. Description of the Object(s):
(1) Shape: ROUNà IN NATURE
LOOKEM SOMETHING LIKE A STAR
(3) COLOR: A GREEN GLOW WITH A RED FLASH
(4) Number:1
(5)
(6)
OPED FLNSH ONCE INANAILE
(7) size
Sound N SOUN E
)
(9) features NEGATIVE
b. Description of Course of Object(s):
(1) (1) What first called the attention of observer(s) to the objects What first called the attention of observer(s) to the objects
IN N.W. AREA OE ARBUOUERQUE AND FLICKERING
**
object(s) when first observed.
(Use theodol ite or compass measurement if possible.)
C

(3) Angle of lisappearance. (Use
theodolite
4) Description of flight path and maneuvers of object(s). (Use
elevations and azimuth, not altitude.)
(5) How did the object(s) disappear? (Instantaneously to the
North, for example.) North, for example.)
(6) (6) How long were the object(s) visible? How long were the object(s) visible? (Be specific--5 minutes, (Be specific--5 minutes,
hour, etc.)
30 MINS.
c. Manner of Observation:
(N) Use one or any combination of the following items: Ground-
visual, air-visual, ground-el ronic, air-electronic. (If efectronic,
specty type of radar.)
(2) Statement as to optical aids (Telescopes, binoculars, etc.)
used and description thereof.
NONE
(3) If the sighting ne, give type of air-
craft, identification numb titude, heading, speed, and home
station. stdtion.
d. d. Time and Date of Sighting: Time and Date of Sighting:
) (1) Greenwich date-time group of sighting and local time.
05002 2300LCL 2300 LCL
2

(2) Light conditions (use one of the following terms: Night,
day, dawn, dusk).
NIGHT
e. Location of Observer(s). Give exact latitude and longitude coordi-
nates of each In electrical
reports, give a position with reference to a known landmark in addi-
tion to the coordinates. For ;"3 mi
SW of Blue Lake," to preclude gures.
N.E.
f Identifying Information on Observer(s):
(1) Civilian -- Name, age, mailing address, occupation, education
and estimate of reliability.
(2) Military -- Name, grade, organization, duty, and estimate of
reliability.
(2) Report from nearest AwS or US Weather Bureau Office of wind
direction and velocity in degrees and knots at surface 6,O00' 10,000',
16,000', 20,000', 30,000', 50,000', and 80,000', if available.
160 AT /0 KTS.
(3) (3) Ceiling NoNE
(4) Visibility UNLINITE LINITEN
(5) Amount of cloud coverCLEAR
3

(6) Thunderstorms in area and quadrant in which located.
EAST OF MTS.
(7) Vertical temperature gradient
h. Any other unusual activity or condition, meteorological, astronomi-
cal, or otherwise, that might account for the sighting.
i. Interception or identification action taken (such action is
ized whenever feasible and in compliance with existing air defense
directives). directives).
—
j. Location, approximate altitude, and general direction of flight of
account for the sighting.
k.
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16 - 30 SEPTEMBER 1968 SIGHTINGS
DATE LOCATION OBSERVER EVALUATION
17 NellisA AFB, Nevada Balloon
18 Silver Springs, Maryland Other (UNRELIABLE REPORT)
19 or 30 Dayton, Ohio Other (CONFLIC TING DATA)
20 Waynesboro, Pennsylvania Aircraft
20 Ewa Beach, Hawaii Other (UNREL: REPORT)
Boothbay Harbor, Maire I Astro (ARCTURUS)
Greenville, New York Other (CONFLICTING DATA)
Near Santa Barbara, California Insufficient Data
Winston-Salem, North Carolina Other (UNRELIABLE REPORT)
Presque Isle, Maine Insufficient Data
Morgantown, West Virginia Other (CONFLICTING DATA)
Cincinnati, Ohio Insufficient Data
27 Dayton, Chio Dayton, Chio Balloon Balloon
27 Milwaukie, Oregon Balloon Balloon
29 Staten Island, New York Staten Island, New York Insufficient Data Insufficient Data
30 Memphis, Tennessee Memphis, Tennessee Other (UNRELIABLE Other (UNRELIABLE REPORT)
I? Vew Aexico Uew Aexiko
ADDITIONAL REPORTED SIGETINGS (NOT CASES) ADDITIONAL REPORTED SIGETINGS (NOT CASES) hra24
DATE LOCATION SOURCE EVALUATION EVALUATION
Sep Penndel, Pennsylvania
5 Madrid, Spain
La Jolla, California
9808 Whitevield, Maine
Dayton, Ohio
Victoria, British Columbia
H565N4448206
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H As I gather, the only thing he saw was a light, not an object.
** Right, he saw the light.
H I've forgotten now what color he described that. Did he describe
color or changes of color, do you recollect?
** It s seems that there wasn't too much shape to it; it was larger than
normally it normally it seems like it was a pale white like it light, I believe.
H
saw what first? There are two avenues of approach here. T They saw something
- that, did the radar pickup
** No sir. We didn't have any radar pickup until quite a way down in
the sequence.
H I see. The time-motion sequence, then....perhaps you'd better tell I see. The time-motion sequence, then....perhaps you'd better tell
me. What happened first?
** To the best I can remember, first of all, they contacted the e people
that were controlling them. That probably that were controlling would have been Jacksonville
Center or somewhere down in there.

Mr.
**
second one appeared. And then the second one was under observation for
The other one, the one that they had closest and
Apparently this was three to five mile e out, or so, and then they turned--
Control t
H H The radar pickup was out of Patrick, then. I didn't get that frem before. The radar pickup was out of Patrick, then. I didn't get that frwm before.
** We didn't get any radar pickup from Cross City, Flordia, or from We didn't get any radar pickup from Cross City, Flordia, or from
any airc go out and d try try
and get a visual on it. and get a visual on it.
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front of them apparently.
** On their approach to Palm Beach they hadn't seen it for--I don't
bothered
went over to approach control there at Palm Beach.
H So then the second phase of this occurred after Control at Palm Beach
notified them that something was following them. And then they made this
360 degree---yes, it says here, " 'On approach to Palm Beach, the pilot was
requested to make a 360 degree turn t to see if the UFo was still with him.
confirm now that he did see the thing. W What I was really about was
whether what he saw was the same thing that the radar was apparently
referring t to.
** Yes sir, the best that we could ever determine it was.
H H And t And there was only one object at this time?
F
** Right. Now, one other point, after he left Jacksonville Center Control
naTify na7i4
and went to Miami and went to Miami Center Control, we requested Miami Center to,any Control, we requested Miami Center to,any aircraft ircraft
C aircraft; and there were aircraft within two to five or two to ten

out there
and none of them saw anything.
H Now wh at does that really mean, I wonder. Here we had a radar return
L
to 1ook in that area would
have seen anything.
H Now, the night was clear?
** ** Yes sir, it was a ery good night. T There were a few lightning flashes,
them, over the central part - of Florida.
This was t This was 5 the only thing that would have HEER interfered.
H Now, the transcript of the tape--that was much earlier then. That Now, the transcript of the tape--that was much earlier then. That
H
refers first sighting between Tyndall and Cross City, and that was,
wald you say, about half an hour before the radar incident?