31 January 1976
(National
Military Command Center, Washington,
D.C.)
Source: NICAP.org
The whole document (not written in U.S. Department of
Defense document format):
“MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
1. At 310805 received phoncon from AFOC: MG Lane, CG,
Armament and Development Test Center,
Eglin AFB, Florida
called and reported a UFO sighting from 0430 EST to 0600 EST [31 January 1976]. Security
Policemen spotted lights from what they called a UFO near an Eglin radar site.
2. Photographs of the lights were taken. The Eglin
Office of Information has made a press release on the UFO.
3. The temperature inversion analysis indicated no
significant temperature inversion at Eglin AFB at that time. The only inversion
present was due to radiation from the surface to 2500 feet. The Eglin
surface conditions were clear skies, visibility 10-14 miles, calm winds,
shallow ground fog on the runway, and a surface temperature of 44 degree F.
FRED A. TREYZ
Brigadier General, USAF
Deputy Director for Operations (NMCC)”
http://www.nicap.org/760131eglindoc.htm
Wikipedia article: “Eglin Air Force Base”:
Quote from the Wikipedia article:
“Eglin Air Force Base (AFB) (IATA: VPS,
ICAO: KVPS, FAA LID: VPS) is a United States Air Force base in
western Florida, located about three miles (5 km) southwest of Valparaiso
in Okaloosa County.
The host unit at Eglin is the 96th Test Wing (formerly
the 96th Air Base Wing).[2][3] The 96 TW is the test and evaluation center for
Air Force air-delivered weapons, navigation and guidance systems, Command and
Control systems, and Air Force Special Operations Command systems.
Eglin AFB was established 84 years ago in 1935 as the Valparaiso
Bombing and Gunnery Base.”
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