UFO Sighting, 15 Mar 65, Lincoln, Nebraska

This document contains a UAP sighting report and subsequent military investigation regarding an event on March 15, 1965, in Lincoln, Nebraska. A civilian witness reported observing approximately eight objects in a semi-circle formation, described as yellowish-brown lights, moving south. The witness noted the objects appeared as lights and were visible for a matter of seconds before disappearing over the horizon. The Foreign Technology Division (FTD) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base initiated an inquiry to the Commander of Lincoln Air Force Base to determine if the sighting had been evaluated. In response, the 818th Combat Support Group at Lincoln AFB confirmed that at the time of the sighting, a B-47 aircraft was conducting instrument practice in the local area. The base reported three B-47 departures between 1920 and 1926, and two DC-3 arrivals. The military investigation concluded that the sighting was a departing B-47, noting that the description of the lights—specifically the six engine fires and two over-wing lights—conformed to the appearance of a B-47 aircraft moving away from the observer in the dark.