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FBI file: UFO, UFO Part 16

Federal Bureau of Investigation · 169 pages · text by OCR, confidence 97%

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Restricted GUIDE TO INVESTIGATION UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL OBJECTS Incident No. 8 1. Date of Observation 28 July Date of Interview 29 July 2. Exact time of observation (local) 2259 3. Place of Observation: (Map Coordinates) 911.5 - 862.1 4. Position of observer (air, car, bldg, location of - give details): Driving east on highway 198. 5. What attracted attention to object: Bright light. 6. Number of objects and sketch of formation or grouping: Two. 7. Apparent size (compare to known object, i.e., sun, moon, thumb or fist at arms length): Tennis ball. 8. Color of object: Predominately white one had an orange glow to the tail. 9. Shape (give graphic description - compare with known object): Round with tail following. 10. Altitude (Angle of elevation above horizon - 0 degrees at horizon, 90 degrees overhead): Approximately 30°. 11. Direction from observer (Angle clockwise from North): 170° South. 12. Distance from observer (Distance to town, bldg, etc., over which object appeared to be): 3 miles. 13. Direction of flight of object(s): South to North. 14. Time of sight: #1 - 2 or 3 seconds #2 - 10 or 12 seconds 15. Speed (time to cover given angular distance): Same as 14. Incl --- RETRADED UNCLASSIFIED ON MAR 26 1979 BY DEP CDR USAINS COM FOIC AUTH Para 1-603 DOD5200 --- RESTRICTED CONFIDENTIAL ENCLOSURE 65-58300-70

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FOIA release, from the fbi-vault collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is under it. The text was read from the page images by an OCR model (mean confidence 97%); expect the odd misread word. 169 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.