USAF record 302552689
302552689
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PROJECT 1003 RECORD
DATE - TIME GROUP 6 July 66 /0345-0550Z
LOCATION Fairpoint, South Dakota
SOURCE Military
NUMBER OF OBJECTS Several
LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 1 hour 2 minutes [ILLEGIBLE] hours & 30 minutes
TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground Visuals
COURSE North & North West
PHOTOS No [ILLEGIBLE]
PHYSICAL EVIDENCE Yes [ILLEGIBLE]
CONCLUSION: 1. Aircraft (possible) + several objects. 2. Other (ground lights reflected off haze patches in the area)
BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS: The observer first saw a red object when a red object was seen just above the horizon to the west. The object disappeared below the horizon, but was seen later when observed moved to a new position. A second object was also seen moving very close to the groundish white object was seen moving very close to the red object and both objects were moving very close to the ground. The two outside objects were yellow, with a green object during rapidly back and forth motion.
Investigating officer feels sightings caused by lights on aircraft flying low in the area and by reflected and refracted lights off the haze patches in the area. This is the second incident reported in two days by same airman.
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- Page 1 PROJECT 1003 RECORD DATE - TIME GROUP 6 July 66 /0345-0550Z LOCATION Fairpoint, South Dakota SOURCE Military NUMBER OF OBJECTS Several LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 1 hour 2 minutes [ILLEGIBLE] hours & 30…
- Page 2 FAIRPOINT S. DAK UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE AF IN: 50472 (8 Jul 66) A/ap ACTION: RDC-4 INFO: XOP-1, XOPX-2, SAPOS-3, DIA-1, NIN-7 (19) SWB B904CZ…
- Page 3 UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE AF IN: 50472 (8 Jul 66) Pg 2 of 6 (5) QUARTER SIZE LED BY NICKEL SIZE WHILE DIME SIZES SKITTERED ERRATICALLY AROUND THE…
- Page 4 UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE AF IN: 50472 (8 Jul 66) Pg 3 of 6 (2) APPROX 500-800 FT HIGH, MOVING UP AND DOWN, THREE MILES SOUTH EAST OF FIRST…
- Page 5 UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE AF IN: 50472 (8 Jul 66) Pg 4-of 6 (1) 0932Z 6 JUL CONTINUOUS TO 1132Z 6 JUL (2) NIGHT TO DAWN E. LOCATION OF OBSERVER.…
- Page 6 UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE AF IN: 50472 (8 Jul 66) Pg 5 of 6 (5) CLOUD COVER-7,000 TO 9,000 SCATTERED-9,000 TO 15,000 SCATTERED. (6) THUNDERSTORMS…
- Page 7 UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE AF IN: 50472 (8 Jul 66) Pg 6 of 6 K. COMMENTS ON RELIABILITY OF SIGHTING PROBABLY CAUSE, ETC. IT SEEMS THAT WITH THE…
- Page 8 UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE AF IN : 53416 (9 Jul 66) T/alg page 1 of 7 ACTION : RDC-4 INFO: XOP-1, XOPX-2, SAFOS-3, DIA-1, NIN-7 (19) SWB A14…
- Page 9 UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE AF IN : 53416 (9 Jul 66) page 2 of 7 WITH GREEN OBJECT DARTING ACK AND FORTH BETWEEN YELLOW OBJECTS: 6. NONE 7. NONE…
- Page 10 UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE AF IN : 53416 (9 Jul 66) page 3 of 7 PROCEEDED TO MOVE IN AN UP AND DOWN PATTERN, MOVING IN THE SAME DIRECTION AS THE…