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UNCLASSIFIED
- . DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
! STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN : 64249 (12 Apr 67) A/wkt Pgl of 4
ACTION : RDC-4, INFO : XOP-1, XOPX-2, SAFOS-3, NIN-7, DIA-1 19ADV CY DIA
SMB A304RTTU JAW K HQA
ZNR UUUUU
R 121800Z APR 67
FM 3525TH PIL0T TRAINING S WING WILLIaMs AFB ARIZ
TO RUWMFVA/ENT AFB COLO
RUEDFIF/FTD WPAFB OHIO KUEErTT7TIo #TATD OuHTo
RUED HQA/CSAF
RUED HQA/OSAF
ZEN/UNIVERSI ZEN/ UNIVERS COLORADO BOULDER COLO
BT
FOR TOETR AT. WPAFB, FOR AFRDC, FOR SAF-OI FOR DR. CONDON. SUBJECT EOP TOETE WRAED 50D FOP no SURIECT
Remainted in an upright vert ical att it ide with relat ion to the E HORI-
ZON. SIZE: OBSERVER EST IMATES THAT THE OBJECT WAS FOUR TO SIX
FEET IN LENGTH, COLOR: DUL GRAY AND APPEARED TO BE PARTIALLY
TRANSPARENT. NUMBER: SINGLE OBJECT FEATURES: ORANGE LIGHT AT
BASE OF OBJECT THAT APPEAREDTO GRADUALLY INCREASE IN INTENSITY
TRAIL OR EXHAUST: NONE. SOUND: NONE. DESCRIPT T ION OF COUR SE OF
AFHQ FON S S 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED

UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTIMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN : 64249 Pg 2 of 4
OBJECT: OBSERVER FIRST NOT ICED THE OBJECT WHILE DRIVING HIS AUTO-
FIRST APPEARED TO BE A LIGHT SUSPENDED T He SKY ANGLE OF ELEVA-
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TION WAS APPROX IMATELY 15 DECREES ABOVE HOR IZON ON A MAGNET IC
BEARING OF O9O DEGREES FROM OBSERVERS POSITION. THE OB JECT GRAD- BEARING OF O9O DEGREES FROM CBSERVERS POSITION. THE OB JECT GRAD-
DRIFTED IN A SOUT HERLY DIRECT ION. OBSERVAT ION OF THE OBJECT TER- DRIFTED IN A SOUT HERLY D IRECT ION. OBSERVAT ION OF THE OBJECT TER-
MiNATED wHEN IT BUrsT INtO FlAME aND BurNING PARTIcles DropPEd Minated wHEN it BursT into flaMe and burNING Particles DroppEd
TOWARD THE GROUND. THE OBSERVER STATES THAT THE OBJECT WAS DRIF- TOWARD THE GROUND. THE OBSERVER STATES THAT THE OBJECT WAS DRIF-
TiNG With thE air curReNTs and thAT PowEREd FlighT or MaNEuveRs Ting with the air CURRENTS AND THAT POWERED FLIG HT OR Ma Ne UvER S
DID NOT OCCUR. THE OBJECT WAS VISIBLE FOR THREE TO FIVE MINUTES
BEFORE IT BURNED AND DISAPPEARED. DURING THE SIGHTING, THE OBSER-
VER SET A CAMERA ON TIME EXPOSURE ON A LOCKED TRIPOD AND PHOTOGRA-
PHED THE OBJECT UNTIL TERMINATION OF FLIGHT OBSERVER IS A PROF-
ESSIONAL L NENSPAPER PHOTOGRAPHER. THE OBSERVER AND A FRIEND AL SO
OBSERVED THE OBJECT THROUGH SIX P POWER AND EIGHT POWER BINOCULARS.
DITIONS: DUSK. LOCATION OF OB SERVE MESA,
ARIZONA. IDENT OF AGE, 36;
AFHQ JAN ES FORM 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED

UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN : 64249 Pg 3 of 4
ADDRESS; MESA, ARIZONA; OCCUPATION, PROFESS-
WITH 23O FLYING HOURS; PRIOR MIL ITARY EXPER IENCE, PHOTO RE CON-
NAISSANCE WITH US AIR FORCE. OBSERVER IS coNsiDEREd TO BE VERY
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RELIABLE. VEATHER COND ITIONS: SKY COND ITIONS REl Table. Weather Cond Ti Tons: Skt Cond it Tons clear, vTstbili Y S CLEAR, VISIBILITY
15 MILES PLUS, TEMPERAT URE 68 DEGREES F, SURFACE WIND O90, 5 KNOTS, WINDS 15 MILES PLUS, TEMPERATURE 68 DEGREES F, SURFACE WIND O9O, 5 KNOTS, WINDS
AT 3, 00O FEET MSL 30O DEGREES, 8 KNOTS, NO THUNDERSTORMS IN AREA. PHOTO-
GRAPHIC EVIDENCE: STILL PHOTOGRAPH TIME EXPOSURE OF OBJECTS FLI-
GHT PATH TO TERMINAL POINT. CAMERA TYPE: BRONICA, 25OMM LENS,
TIME EXPOSURE ON LOCKED TRIPOD, LENS OPENING F11, EASTMAN TRI-X Time E EXPOSURE NING 1EA MAN TRI-X
FILM, NO FILTERS USED, CAMERA POINT ING O9O DEGREES MAGNETIC.
INVESTIGATING OFFICERS COMMENTS: I BELIEVE MRTO BE A
RELIABLE AND TRUT HFUL OBSERVER. FROM HIS ACCOUNT OF THE OBSER-
VATION AND THE P PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE WHICH WAS DEVELOPED AND
PRINTED IN MY P PRESENCE, IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE OBJECT SIGHTED
WAS A PLASTIE S SACK SUSTAINED BY HEATED AIR THIS TYPE ACTIVITY
HAS BEEM NOTED in tHIs aREa in PAst MontHs and is a fAd with
CHILDREN. THE CHILDREN HAVE BEEN MAKING HOT AIR BALLOONS WITH
Candles anD PLAST IC SACKS OBTAINED FROM EANING ESTABLISH-
AFHQ JAHN SS PORM 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED

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UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARYMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN : 64249 Pg 4 of 4
MENTS. THEY SEAL THE TOP OF THE SACK AND FIX A BASE (NORMALLY
AND CAUSE IT TO ASCEND. THE CANDLES BURN DOWN AND EVENTUALLY
SET FIRE TO THE CARDBOARD BASE, THUS MeltiNg the PLASTIC SACK
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The time E ThE time E IS CLASSIC EVI-
DENCE oF THIS tyPE ACT iViTY. tHE tERmINATION PHASE AND BurNINg DENCE OF THIS TYPE ACT IVITY. THE TERMINATION PHASE AND BURNING
PaRt iclEs fallinG Eart HWARD Is EAsily dISCeRNiblE in tHE PHOt OgrAPH. PART ICLES FALLING EaRT HWARD IS EASILY dISCERNIBLE IN THE PHOT OgRAPH.
THE FIRE HAZARD TO THE FIRE F HAZARD TO DRY CROPS IN DRY CROPS IN T he AREA IS SELF-EVIDENT
BT
NNNN
AFHQ JAN AS FORM 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS 3525TH PILOT TRAINING WING (ATC)
WILLIAMS AIR FORCE BASE. ARIZONA 85225
REPLY TO DCOB/Major Spears/380
ATTN OF
SUBJECT UFO Pisture 13 April 1967
TO Foreign Technical Division
TDLT/UFO
The attached photograph is confirming telephone conversation I between
TSgt O'Neal Williams your office on 13 April 1967.
KENT O. SPEARS J JR, Major, USAF 1 Atch
Chief, Base Operations Branch UFO Photograph

- THIS CASE INCLUDES
5 PIOTOS 8×18
1 NEGATIVE 5x4