USAF record 302542337
302542337
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE - TIME GROUP 11-12 August 65 12/053
2. LOCATION Whiteman AFB, Missouri
3. WHERE Military
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS Multiple
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 4 - 5 Hours
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Grid-Visual, Grid-RADAR
7. COURSE South
8. PHOTOS [HW: Yes]
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE [HW: No]
10. CONCLUSION RADAR: Inversion Effects VISUAL: 1. Stars/Planets (CAPILLA, BETELGEUX, ALDEBARAN, JUPITER) 2. N/C [ILLEGIBLE] 3. Astro (METOR)
11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Red object observed in East moving South for 2 minutes. (this object evaluated as an N/C) One witness reported an object which he believed to be a shooting star. (this object evaluated as a Meteor) RADAR shows no specific object and coordinates are to the East. Reporting official regards returns as due to inversions in the Area.
VISUAL sightings were for a period of 4-5 hours and the objects at 30-40 deg elevation in the East moving South. Four or more major astronomical objects were in the East during this period. JUPITER, CAPILLA, BETELGEUX, ALDEBARAN.
[STAMP: FTD SEP-63-0-329 (TDE)]
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD 1. DATE - TIME GROUP 11-12 August 65 12/053 2. LOCATION Whiteman AFB, Missouri 3. WHERE Military 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS Multiple 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 4 - 5 Hours 6. TYPE OF…
- Page 2 HEADQUARTERS 351st STRATEGIC MISSILE WING (SAC) UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, MISSOURI 65303 REPLY TO ATTN OF: BDDB 13 October 1965 SUBJECT: UFO, Whiteman AFB, Mo., 12 August 1965…
- Page 3 They appeared to be at angles estimated to be from 30° through 60° above the horizon. One witness who observed the separate dull red object, oval in shape, as only 30 - 10° above the horizon. (3) The…
- Page 4 (c) Amount of Cloud Cover: 0/10 (d) Thunderstorms: None (e) Vertical temperature gradient to 53,000 between significant layers. Heights are AGL. Surface - 739' +7°C per 1000' 739' - 5400' -2°C per…
- Page 5 STAMP: 12 Aug STAMP: 8 SEP 1965 THEU UFO Sightings, Early August, Missouri and Kansas Commanding Officer Whiteman AFB, Missouri In early August 1965, [REDACTED] of your base observed an unidentified…
- Page 6 UFO Report from the 29th NORAD Region. From an [REDACTED] on duty in the control tower at Whiteman AFB, Missouri. Observed an object, round in shape, appeared to be the size of a huge star.…
- Page 7 U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that…
- Page 8 Page 2 8. IF you saw the object at NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): a. None b. A few c. Many d. Don't remember 8.2 MOON (Circle One): a. Bright…
- Page 9 Page 3 14. Did the object disappear while you were watching it? If so, how? 15. Did the object move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you…
- Page 10 20. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object? (Circle One) Yes No IF you answered YES, than what speed would you estimate? 21. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the…