MUFON UFO Case Report:
“Pasadena, California Helicopter
Crew Encounter UFO in 1972”
(UFO Casebook, Belton, Texas)
It was officer Al Matisoff and pilot Pat Spafford with the Pasadena Police Department, who saw the UFO near the Rose Bowl stadium in Pasadena, California on 15 October 1972.
It's Al Matisoff who recounts the story:
http://www.ufocasebook.com/2009/california1972.html (Article)
Police Officer Al Matisoff (left) and Police Pilot Pat Spafford
(UFO Casebook.com photo)