USAF record 302542786
302542786
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
DATE: 17 August 65 TIME GROUP: 30/03282 LOCATION: Ottawa, Illinois SOURCE: Civilian NUMBER OF OBJECTS: One
CONCLUSION: Astro [HW:]
Horizontal flight does not rule out retor observation. Object has all characteristics of a meteor sighting.
LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: 15 Seconds
TYPE OF OBSERVATION: [ILLEGIBLE] Vagal
COURSE: [ILLEGIBLE]
BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS: Object at 10-15 deg elevation in horizontal flight parallel to trees. Height greater than the North Star. Total duration 15 seconds. Course width of a thumb at arm length in 1 second. Looked like a big metal object that it had horizontal flight instead of descent.
PHOTOS: Yes
PHYSICAL EVIDENCE: No
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD DATE: 17 August 65 TIME GROUP: 30/03282 LOCATION: Ottawa, Illinois SOURCE: Civilian NUMBER OF OBJECTS: One CONCLUSION: Astro [HW:] Horizontal flight does not rule out retor…
- Page 2 17 AUG 65 24 November 1965 [STAMP: nh/SAFOICO/72842/24 Nov 65] Dear Mr. [REDACTED], This is in reply to your report of an aerial object which you observed and were unable to identify on 17 August…
- Page 3 HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION AIR FORCE SYSTEMS COMMAND UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO REPLY TO: ATTN OF: TDSW SUBJECT: UFO Sighting, 17 Aug 65, Ottawa,…
- Page 4 August 17, 1965 approx. 10°-15° above horizon traveling horizontally to Nth North from Nth No 5 [REDACTED] & appeared to move [REDACTED] ENE to WSW, as it faded and disappeared behind trees. was also…
- Page 5 ast speed [REDACTED] appeared to [REDACTED] away at covers the same 1" in just less than three seconds. Saw object project about 1/3 second when walking Eto Won Mark street first [ILLEGIBLE] ball at…
- Page 6 just one person [REDACTED] No one else, that I know of, saw this. Thank You, [HW: 10-5] just noticed [HW: Dr.] looked like an airplane very fast & clean off thin while [HW: N.] took [HW: his] off…
- Page 7 [HW:] was going NtoS then [HW:] very suddenly [HW:] turned & was [HW:] going WtoE [HW:] then appeared [HW:] to standstill. STAMP: 09/10/21 U.S. Army