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AF FORM 112—PART I! Mee rte AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT (521 9 FROM (Agency) REPORT NO. js . Director of Intelligence | Headquarters Eighth Air Force SAF~2-79 PAGE = 9) OF 6 PAGES (4) 4... Ira Maxey of 916 5th Avenue, (4) Mr, Maxey lives in an upstairs a veteran of 3600 hours of flying garage apartment at the rear of in the US Air Force ..." the address given and claims over 300 hours of combat time. (5) "... called his wife at about 5:30 p.m. (5) According to Mr, Maxey his attention Sunday and asked her to bring his camera was directed by his wife to a out to him..." strange cloud overhanging Fort Worth at the time. Mr, Maxey went dow stairs to the side yard to look at the cloud, which was described as "boiling mad," streaked with orange, and hanging directly over his house ~~ although it was clear on all Sides, The base of the cloud was reported at approximately 3500 feet and broken. The top of the cloud could not be seen, Looking westward he reports he saw three perpendicular streaks of light in a V formation moving hori- zontally on a heading of 15/20 degrees, These were described as extremely bright and luminous and it was the opinion of Mr, Maxey that there was insufficient light at that hour of the day to produce that bright a reflection from a solid object. These streaks of light, with an overall span greater than anormal aircraft, were all similar. After seeing the first three objects Mr. Maxey called upstairs to his wife to bring the camera, Within an estimated 45 to 60 seconds he was ready to take pictures, Mr, Maxey reports that he was able to photograph a second three streaks of light which behaved exactly as the first three, These are allegedly shown in the pictures (Incl No. 2). According to Mr, Maxey the next two pictures were blank (see paragraph 5e(2) below and Incl No. 3). ‘The last "object," allegedly shown in Incl No. 5, reportedly behaved exactly as the others except it was alone and appeared to be moving at a greater speed. The entire episode required a period of two or three minutes, NOTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, 50 U.S. C.— 31 AND 32, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON [IS PROHIBITED BY LAW. IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY sehigoasis THAN sesh STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE, USAF. : ie wea ac (CLASSIFICATION) 18—55570-1 UU. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE Declassification Authority: NND 57565