USAF record 302542007
302542007
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1. DATE - TIME GROUP 5 August 65 06/0310Z
2. LOCATION [REDACTED]
3. SOURCE Civilian
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 2 Hours, 15 Minutes
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual (RX)
7. COURSE North Descending
8. PHOTOS No
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE No
10. CONCLUSION Astronomical (STAR) [HW: Conflicting data] [STAMP: F TERMINUS TIME (Venus)]
11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Yellow light changing to orange and then blue-green with four of five windows. Oval shaped. With naked eye appeared to be glowing. Glow disappeared when RX were used. Initial position 13-20 thousand feet, disappeared at 8,000 ft. Initial sighting in SW with the object in flight to the North. Speed given as fast. Object in night for over two hours. Course slightly erratic.
COMMENTS: Antares (Mag 1,2) at 15 deg elevation 220 deg azimuth. Arcturus (Mag 0,2) at 25 deg elevation, 270 deg azimuth. Antares more near reported position. Arcturus more closely associated with the reported observable characteristics. Details and features attributed to the imagination of the 15 year old youth.
FORM FTD SEP a3 O-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may be used
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- Page 1 1. DATE - TIME GROUP 5 August 65 06/0310Z 2. LOCATION [REDACTED] 3. SOURCE Civilian 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 2 Hours, 15 Minutes 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual (RX) 7.…
- Page 2 INCOMING MESSAGE DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIFIED AF IN: 51928 (6 Aug 65) G/sah ACTION: NIN-7 INFO: XOP-1, XOPX-8, [SAFOS-3], DIA-1 (21, [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE) TO: [REDACTED]…
- Page 3 INCOMING MESSAGE DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIFIED AP IN : 51928 (6 Aug 65) Pg 2 of 4 FOUR TO FIVE WINDOWS, OVAL SHAPED, ORIGINALLY APPEARED TO BE GLLOWING. WHEN…
- Page 4 INCOMING DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIFIED AF IN: 51928 (6 Aug 65) Pg 3 of 4 PART 5. LOCATION OF OBSERVER: OBSERVER WAS LOCATED IN DES MOINES, IOWA, [REDACTED]N,…
- Page 5 INCOMING MESSAGE DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIFIED AF IN : B1928 (6 Aug 65) IDENTIFICATION WAS NOT ATTEMPTED. PART 10. NO KNOWN BALLOON RELEASES IN THE AREA. PART 11.…