USAF record 302537194
302537194
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1. DATE - TIME GROUP 18 January 65 19/0500
2. LOCATION Santa Barbara, California
3. SOURCE Civilian
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 2 - 3 Minutes
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual
7. COURSE Unknown
8. PHOTOS [ILLEGIBLE]
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE [ILLEGIBLE]
10. CONCLUSION Aircraft
11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS: Object believed to be a star or plane falling, then light levelled off like a plane coming in for a landing. Increase in size and brilliance to that of a car light, changed color and speed to that of a jet aircraft, then object vanished in 130 plus or observer flight then returned object to sky with slight wavering, 2-3 minute duration.
COMMENTS: Additional data requested, not answered. Object similar to C/A with Oberhauers and attributed misinterpretation of the course of the object from ground observers position. Since additional data requested was not received after 90 day after the sighting is regarded as a possible s/c observation.
FORM: FTD SEP 62 D-229 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may be used.
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- Page 1 1. DATE - TIME GROUP 18 January 65 19/0500 2. LOCATION Santa Barbara, California 3. SOURCE Civilian 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 2 - 3 Minutes 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION…
- Page 2 [STAMP: 1 Apr 65] Dear [REDACTED], The Air Force is in receipt of a report which indicates that you observed an object on 10 January 1963 which you could not identify. Although your report did not…
- Page 3 HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION AIR FORCE SYSTEM COMMAND UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO REPLY TO TDEZ/UFO SUBJECT: UFO Observation, Near Santa Barbara,…
- Page 4 March 1 1945 Dear Sir, Would you be able to give us any information that would explain the object we observed on the sky on Jan. 18th between 7:00 & 9:05 P.M. We were at Lake Casitas (Santa Barbara)…
- Page 5 From this side view we could see a tapered flame (conical) about [REDACTED] long. Let this stage of burning it was heaving and rising rapidly returning awkwardly. It then made a slight wavering and…
- Page 6 [REDACTED] [REDACTED] United States Defense Dept. Washington D.C. [STAMP:] U.F.O.