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, "pr 4445z Opalocka, Florida BUITiPLE
3. 10. CONCLUSION
vivills AI(CkAFT (Helieopter) L
HIOPFR OF OBIECTS
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4. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION LENGTH ATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
2-3 winut.-g 2-3 inut.-s Object wan red, compar-d Object wan red, compar-d to small rlugle aircra"t with
IYPE OF OBSERVATION 1YPE OF OBSERVATION flashing r-dlights. The flight waa straight to NS, flight won straight to Ns,
raversed courdle and then reversed courde and then atraithtdn. atraichtdown.
Ground 'ioual Ground "ioual
COURSE Director
3-3 33 Maxwell AFB, ATTN: Archives Aetospace Stud
5. PHOTOS ATTN: Archives Branch
Maxwell AFB, Alcbama Aetospace Studies Inst RETURI
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HEADQUARTERS I9th COMBAT SJPPORT GROUP (SAC)
HOMESTEAD AIR FORCE BASE, FLCRIDA 33030
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Date:LDosilTime (4)PrLocation: Cssten Fhenshal
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Education Tech Qual: Ne.
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1) sho disc shupet
(3) ceMedallisilisa
(6) Tail, trail, or exhaust (compare size to object)_0
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The object was s sighted along a
Witnesses differed as to the sizo
and distance of the object.
that a Coast Guard helicopter,
area of Air-
port port t between 9:31AM 1&M
The
helicopter was practicing landings and takeoffs ink East-West
direc-
tion between ground level a and looo feet altitude.
school and approximately three miles in distance.
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not identify it as
such.
objects was description given. The Air Force
objects to the high number of small aircraft
activity in the vicinity of North Perry Airport.
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10 Chaotic Minuies, a
By MKEPETIE The ohject - some of the tils and twe of the inach
Hanitd stetl Viriter ers sadd thore wes more than osie -- ptroored in a troa.
Itida girls soroumed. boys pointed and three teach- dotted figld bohind the school a bitle afiee io ama
ons fotlowel svlou. fln gors to the chiout above the tree- The nex' to miagresyeredhmotie.
10ps. "Thony was a lot of exitene i" anid Mtrs. Niewhils
Feblayaeis the dey of the "flying ounor" happenlng Maytin, a dah grada feabee, i vg ooon
at Crnatlee Blumentary. In was the biggo Hilng sinee to what the childera cate poiatiag to gt fiet,
runnway buliy iimbared onte adhod grands bst Septent- frying tag't thein liand up." tyBg to gt uen moieup
.
Mont of the too giris mad boyg at m Moat of the too giris mid bost at
It wns "Tnillight Zone," "The Intadars" and "ogter It wns "Tnillight Zone," "The Insadaes" and "ogter were randingdoward tge sehoet eruked were radingdoward iee sehoed orgnd S -
Lial," alt, r "t he ote, tive mlte show. Oaly thi Liel," al r "d ite ote, tive n te show, Oaly thi poiniint poiniint U
fiaas eal Bsmar-ald ircckled-fa Anly Cohee, if was fiaas aal Bsmr-ald ireckbed-fag Anly Cohee, 'if was "They said Yodee got ts look you'se ve te jt
and I dit."tre Miatiawldt. and I dit."tre Mialiawlt.
Wha) Mes, Mertin, fauth grade teacher Moly Aatal Wha) Mes, Mertin, tounth grade teacher Moly Aalal
Anly hls itinesses -- Soverl hundaed in het, Mhat- Anly hls iinesses -- sovernl huniaed in Iet, Mhat- annd sith gnude in-anueio MiLALoran Wate iolted and sisth gnude Iin -aueio MiLMLonan Wate Iolted
rver i is penple see whon an umidentified flying object rver i is penple see whon an umidentified flying ebject appeared io be havering behant a pine tris in an epem appeured so be hovering behant a pine tres iny an epem
oppeare, they iw in Northwest Dade Tyid y. oppears, they iw in Northwest Dade Pyld y. fiid.
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ad the Kids Screamed
"It was orad shaped. It seented to hovre. I realized aduhs -- almost anyone who would iisten  and chat
coulda'i be barpeaing dhat aa nliplame dorsoilt do that. i thoy ht, my gosh, this tered in unfnon, drovnlng out eacd othet's vokes.
The seheil is heted al 25oi NW l8Tih St. The They looled like big cigifa o (ther weny peyl, si.
Telds are dinetly ruth. .... I wim thet, hey. I sa thoa .." the wiee tat yer .... they were flyias apari .... the gizhs gad seaned
"Itsared in me ye In toward the school, thay went together.
Hmalght hatit hod areged helow a pine trea. it care up ralaaadwonidestiard. rhauaatson
"I dou's krow hat it wos, Don't any I sald it wne a "I ts It wos, Don't aay I said it wis a clesuat to a ennensis sol ejmon foe ths Nih Iin sal In cleeuat to a cnsensissgol ejan fe ths Nil. Iin sal In Andy Cohen, of 185t NW 18sth Te, hoeanal thn Andy Cohen, of 195t NW 18sth Tom, botano tn
Hying saurr or u. dearhfed dying objeet, because I just lon't'Mtesortinexealaed. lout bor or u. deatlifed dyng objret, becure I junt Mes.Morinexealmed. a cay and told whay hi saw. His moto t, Mhs is a cat and told vhat hi saw, Hi moro r, Mis Kr
Toe sae 2ah a fal cihithited an gutalns "it was a Toe sae Wah Afal cihthited an qualns "it was a Colun. fisterod a euplieurs half-gile eroshing her fay, Cohun. fistered a eupiets halfeinile eres hing her fag.
lylngsnea"heeumuatter-ot-faetly. lylagsnea"heeumatter-ot-faetly. eThay loolrd like lone eigars Thoy wvpe fyi eThey looled like lone eigane Thoy wnpe (yi
When asked what he saw, Aplad refurued the When asked what he saw, Aplod refurued the apoit one at a time, Some of the gitls got hyvatjeal apoirt one at a time. Soge of the gitls got hyeatjeal whea they saw them. Jett Moore's slsfer tan inte Bio whed they saw them. Jett Moore's slsfer ton inte te
Jon: ques clase aad grabhed deft. clase aad grabbed deft.
"ithlh aay" "ithlth ay "Oh, Jeff, she sereamed," Andy sald. "Oh, Jeff, she sereamed," Andy eald.
bay he and hia cas The feurti grade faeacher said Friday wes the socond The feurtli grade faacher snid Friday wes the sooond Lafer in the day. It was diseovered thit the Urd Lafer in the day. It was diseovered thit the Urt
bay he and hia clasd aaw the samio, metalils liee object worth of tho school groinds. worth of tho school cromnds. awy the sanio, metallls liiee ebject sightings were not fimited to the elifldren and teachers at sightings were not fimited to the ehilldren and teachers at
"Oine hovered nor hwest of the schoul abegt 12:47 Credyiew. Credylew
Am. Thursday, Apfal anlid "We were going batk into the Mrs, Mary Troosser, who is staying at ths homo of a 1/
chool when thsdhilfren polnted it out to me." daughter at Soo NW teoth St, called the Herald to in-
The teachers spen: Frilay sIternoon talking to three quire about any "stronge slightifigs.'
Air Iotee insvsiigabors who drove to the sendul from Mrs. Troessar had bein out in the yard and hup:
fomestead Ale Foree Ba-s. pened to glance in thn direction of Crestwiow Elementinry School.
The chilldren eratled rewsmen, oameramen and the trees . . ." "There was this ovat objeet with red lighits jast ov
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anylhune bit the truth," he
Vow sald. "I'h not sury for nny-
thing'tei.
in f limolsr cfic. Angs the chalinth, Arahy
Cohet  Tt AW I8sih
uston The
thiee Wlday, the tiny hy saay the
"long diant" in the Deld in the Deld
aL ths Ino I bverye cal I terye sal behind ha achdol behind hia achdol
Ande  ye the Air Forep is Ande  bye the Nir Forey is 41N2
The waodty of the wit- ladty of the wit- miblai n. In Ns. "Shan"
tisse tecDand the ohect the ohet wtore InSeoptrs. he yoid, wore Ioptyrs. he aud,
th a sot Muht "yout yeul hme tren able "yout wetk hme trer able
tha tove to see panteth diar lonked rethrdiar looked -.
lwestigation restigation lke overneud rsipte lke overne ut raee
ravy it Omand tOmund
helirents. white sath red hellrertswhite red or tha lunr ob1 ete or tha Junr obg et. the
fehn, yae tangeien inig in boy saye he sam, oals boy soye he sa, oab one on0
th ar o Nerih EyAire th aa o Neri Ey Aire wishit, wishit,
port kefmen nest an, and port befwen nst an, and
11:07." U1:07." Reportsl Reportsl of UFO's have of UFO's have
brought temhoes of the Na brought mumhees of the Na- The Air Force
North Pory Aipot Bs Norh Pory Aiport Is tional Investigationa Commit. tional Investigations Commit.
somg thirog mfies norts of the toe on Aerinl Phmmotiona to Won't Admil Is
Crstriowe sohoal alh I the Crstlow.awghberhood.
toautd at 210i Nr 137t0 Joha-GramiUA NICAP Are thore flying satoers? Havo
The Alr Fbrte  noldas member anit a the you ever seen ona? Well, I you havg
that giwn the tine Unlvrraity of M from don't tell the Air Forea. Thny vill
with the auole of the sin Ariington, Vr. "I'nt only toll you there is no such thing
and tho tahamillesmetu convineed it waan't a hellcop- and that what you ray was a helloop-
ing oi the rd and v ta DANL for nnd I doubt any conven- fer, a kite, or something other thinn
tienal hjoet weult excito what you saw.
Identiy It sh the klide this outh" Why docsn't the Air Fouee adnit
Bub Anfel is cne at thcw Or the balr-doug whines- that thera is definitely somedilng up
"witdeeg" THd" a Gramti h h errryieved, there (aapothing out of this world))
vhat tho chilocen polint. tione bae ihpotted the thjeet Is it hegause thiy don't want to peor-
produelng anyteant. io tho humaen raee or is it boegues
aucer." "Howy tho thay neount for they are afrald to bolieve it thum-
selvest
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Howesterd Newsinlee
Pago Threa
Children Contend:
Air Force Wrong
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About Dade UTO
It was a helieopter, said the scheml playground for several once," the Air Foree report
Air Ferce. Not so, relorted thelnunntes before darting oif. sald. The ines igation revoaled
three teachors and 20b schoolj Lt. Bob Cloar, of the Home-that a Coast Guard helieupier,
children who were frightened stead Air Force Base Publle layjwhite wilh red trim, was mancu-
by the unidentitied flying ob- formation Offiee, coneluded aft-vering in the aren of North
jeet hast Friday at Crestvlew er a study of the ineident thatj Perry Airport hetwcen O:31
Elementary School in North Mi-, it was a Coast Guard helleopteria.m. aod if.07 a.mt. '
ainl. making practice landings at "The Air Forze concludes that
"I was a flying sancer, "ian alrfiod three milles away ghen the time of day wah the
stated Bob Apfel, one of the 5 angle of the sun and thie mn angle the sun and tic m
teacaers who holped herd theirplaye who hoiped herd theirpla on theu." familiar manouvoring of tiho red familinr manouvoring of tho red
terrifed children indoors whon, "The majorily of the witnesses and whife helleopter, the wit and whifn helieopter, the wit
the ge-shaged object hovered described the objeet as whitet the ge-shaped object hovered described the objeet as white nesses could not identily it as
at tree-top level bevone the'wlth a red light that Rashed at tree-top level bevene tho'wlth a red light that Hashed such," the report conchuded. such," the report conchuded.
Aptel Apfel said he' was 'a. said he' was 'n.
comiptete dis igreument with the coniptete dis rgreunent with the
LAir Ferea."
Mo is John Gramlith. a monr-
bor of the Nationad investign.
ting Conunitice on Aerial Phe-
nomena (NICAP). whs sald nomena (NICAP). whs sald
that I am coavineed it wasn't
a helienpter."
He said the wilnesses he inter.
1I viewed all snid the object did
not make ony sound. "How
does the Alr Foree account for
it being completely silent?" ho
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Return Of The UFO
De DL BAMRY Wolf was foscmated Bui
Rcer T 3 Nos
The thins wire Back in he did not sot eaarl He
the sky Salltlay. wanted to know what he os
seuing.
John Wolf bs't beent out Toward altanoun the
WhATSms a the Boy things sloawed thilr setiay
Seout Campoere No had to and thea they went away.
come badg to hs jouse for Wolf had watched thavt
water and ieo iirit ether sop- for about an hour snd a hial.
plios. Wirma 2 Sa did a few tioan otke
daughter, poople nostly  aoluti
Thoy're back" They all smw, the siwe
So Wolf got mocubars things.
and ho wont over to the fold Juha Wolt i t tie i a
just past the Crestylew father four tna, ite woitkn
Scheol. He was thinking: in a printing oftice He is in
'Sure, I beliove hore could his second year of prvedura-
possibly bo something thes at Dade Jurlor Callsge.
arotid. I pribal wou't se He spent ef ht yeoz in the
it though It aly s happens Nawy Somo of thot tie he
to other podple. was a piare captiin ot p
There were to or d0 people fight servies tn.
standlng around on thd dead- He sayes "I'm toe uht to De
end roud and In the ticta. tippy about these thinps. Ii
Thy vats legling sorth and He to kaoy what they weee
sontte lad binn u ars. Johnt cva it mde pr I
Walf lookesd and chore they Walf lookd and chope they was havins hallsgiatio"
were. The Ai Forte Sild thit The Ai. Focte Sill thidt
Magrni Nrat Phota bv Chertes Tralinor Magrni Nras Phota bv Chertts Tralnor whit evarybody sty in Ihes whit everybody sty in thes
It kookad like thnee or four It ksokad like thnve or four xly Fridiy was a Cont xly Fridly was a Cont
thloga were out t. re. They thlogs were out t, re. They Juhn Wolf. . . "They Were There" Juhn Wolf, . . "They Were There" Guard holienpter on a frard-
word hovorlng juit boplnd a wore hovorlng junt boblnd a ingnuladon. ing nulaslon.
line of trres. line of trees. more. Whcn the plane lelt. more. When the plone left. There were just just a few few But that's not what Joim But that's not whai Joim
the thing ain ys ieppuared the thing ain ys ieappuared clouds. The things were he- clouds, The things were he Wolf and the other watchers
They seened They seened to change to change alnrost in the apme spol. low the clouds. Sometimes saw Soterdiy. saw Saterdig.
shape from ovl to shane from ovel to cigat- eigan- They were ike pogo they floy below the clouds they flow below the clouds Becatise on Sainnday. Becatise on Sainday.
shape and buck: shape and buck: a ain. They in. They sticles jumping all over the sticles. jumplng all over the and sometimes they flew off and sometimes they flew off Wolf said, thery were Wolf sald, thery WETD no
sremed to change xire. They sky. sky to the sides -- out of the to the sides CUA Canst Guund helicopter Caast Gund helicoptet to up
were slohs of whlto with red Johin Woir satched thom range of the elouds. In that part of the sky.
finshes in them. On top for nearly as b in. Then he When they got away from Notonn,
there socined to he a domve - wehit home and cot his wife. the clouds, John Wolf knew
like the glaas domo on a col- Sho nenrly lawbod herelf tht he was not aceing a re-
foe pot. hysteriegl whien he told her frrction from the clouds. He
At tho same tiims he was what he had soup She went knea that be was nut seing
seping ther, Wolf orult ren buck to the (eld with him airplanes. He Inew that he
the alrplane froun Nth and fooled for horaelf. was not secing helleopters
Parry Meport fyns around. She stoppe! lavehing. The
He emuld soo the detali in Dut he didn't know wbnt
thing weiail there. he wat soolng.
much detall in the th n It was a bright, elear day. Thore was no sound Thero
Sometlimes they wol -iso was no enhaust moke. Tha
up in psirs. The"ert siooid Nemed To Coupel things jooked like they were
poel off to the ricns mod sue a couple of milles away.
woutld poel to the lofs Both Appomsgent of John M. There were no houses be-
would iise a little mire and Dyst, profdgyt in foreign tween Wolf and the things.
thea sit there. trade marleti at the Uat- Thete were a fow small rises
Evory the a plone ap- versity of Mijdil, No the Flor- and open space. Then the
pemachod oie of the son. ida Inteydationa Develop- line of trees behind which
thing sstounding heppened, mont LAKimory Coured ws te to the things. Woit looked
Wolf auid There amneycod today by thie glor with his bage eyes and then
motiod but tho thing wutelian. Itaevelopaent Comd he werifled what ho WaT
by juat say not thiere my- 401 wing with bis hins,alars.
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was
three miles to the north of the school. Instructions were to hover
no higher than looo feet and to perform "touch and goes" from the
end of the runway. The helicopters were white with red and black
markings. The maneuvers began at 0931 just fourteen minutes before
the sightings were first made.
c. As the colorings s corresponded fairly well to those reported,
the maneuvers v were in conformance to those on the attached descriptions,
Perry Airport, and the sun was in such a position as to possibly have
query
demand, issued a news release on 1o April 1967. See Exhibit D.
d. Exhibits F. G and H give accurate portrayal Iof both the
radio stations' and news papers' unfavorable reactions to the news
release. All questions brought
not baen offlclally answered as no further statements have been
sollcited from Homestead AFB by any news media. The atmosphere
somewhat emotional. In fact, it appears
that often tImes reactions have been significantly
Influenced by their wanting to see some unidentifiable phenomena.
Mass reaction situation often deviates from the norm
which would be displayed had person been isolated from those
around him. Finally, once an individual unequivocally states that
he saw a "Flying Saucer"', normal psychological responses would
tend to compel him to maintain his story agalnst a attempts at
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alone at two to four miles.
e. In the wake of this first report, 15 separate unrelated
reports were called in within a one week period. Many of f these
are still under investigation. Information on these will be
forwarded, where applicable, as soon after investigations are
completed as possible.
2. Below is listed information required by a:
Theodore J. Lynn, Jr., Ist Lt, USAF (SAC)
Base UFO 0 Investigator
AC 305 Office Phone: 257-7327 Home Phone: 257-5403
Official Address: BPR, Homes tead AFB FL 33030
FOR THE FOR THE COMMANDER COMMANDER
THEGDORE . LYNN, R., ILt, USAF 8 Atch
asUFo Investigator UFo Investigator 1. Exhibit A
2. Exhibit
3. Exhibit C
4. Exhibit D
5. Exhibit E E
6. 6. Exhibit F
7. Exhibit G
8. Exhibit H
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b Observer(s) Name e32 Occupat ion tsadet
Educat ion BA,MA Tech Qual'
Address
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Occupation
Education Tech Qual:
Address: Phone: wnonc tstol Reliabihity
Name Ate A t6  n Decuparion
Education: Tech Qual
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d. d Observer(s) account of weather conditions. clean baijht
light conditionsSxsel/au siHet
e Deserintion:
(1) Shase_Cudl
(3) cChitth(clu Aak)
(6) Tal). trail, or exhaust (compare size to object).
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Metrod of Observation
Visual sighting tron ground Yes a) Visual sighting fron ground Yos Baudei
Optical aids? Optical aids?..
Arborae sightinal Seborde sighti
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UNIDENTIFTED FIVING OB,EEF REPORT
HEADQUARTERS I9Ih (OMRAI SPORI GROUP (VC()
HOMESTEAD AIR FORCE BASE, ELOR DA 33030
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(3) Angle or elevat ton and azimth upun disappearaer
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(5) tow did the ebject(a) dieappd vahed
(6) For what poriod of itn sa ihed. visilha seet
Metnad or Observatlan
Oytical aids?1e Optical aids?. 1e No
(2)atrborne sightial_ (2)atrbornustghtiva?_
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UNIDENTIFIED SLVING OBIFST REPORT
HEADQUARTERS I9th (OMFAT SUPPORT GROUR (SAL)
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IN1ERROGATION
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(3) Anale or elevatie and azth upes di sappmara
(6) For what parlod of time vas the s.. t2mk
Method or Ohservation
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