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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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CONFIDENTIAL 16. Sound and odor: None 17. Trail (color, length, width, persistence, etc.) Very narrow orange trail - 7 or 8 times the length of main object 18. Luminosity (visible by reflection, incandescence, other - degree of brilliance): Of less intensity than a star 19. Projections (fins, wings, rods, antennae, canopies, etc.): None 20. Manouvers (turns, climbs, dives, etc. - sketch of flight path): Absolutely level flight 21. Manner of disappearance: Out out in a fraction of a second. 22. Effect on clouds: None 23. Additional information concerning object: Past over Guard House of 13 - and was observed by some one at that inst. 24. Weather conditions and light at time of sighting: Very clear Name and address of observer: Lt Ralph E. Schaefer 4th Co, 66th Med Tk Bn 2d Arm Div, Camp Hood, Texas Occupation and hobbies: Officer, US Army Comments of Interrogator relative to intelligence and character of observer (Check neighbors, police dept., FBI records, employer, etc.): Excellent observer DEGRADED UNCLASSIFIED MAR 26 1979 1 DEP CEF USAINS COM FOIC 2 - 03 DOD5200 Did observer wear glasses, especially polaroid glasses at time of sighting, or was object viewed through canopy, window, or other transparent material? None Pages 3 & 4 of this form not applicable to the incident. --- CONFIDENTIAL APPROVED BY: George M. Liewen Capt 2d Arm Div Camp Hood, Texas

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