Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) Sighting Report — Lincoln AFB, Nebraska, 25 July 1965
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This document is a 1965 Air Force sighting report from Lincoln AFB regarding two unidentified lights observed in the night sky. The observers concluded the objects were likely tumbling space debris from a spent missile.
On 25 July 1965, at approximately 0325Z and 0330Z, witnesses at Lincoln Air Force Base, Nebraska, observed two unidentified aerial objects. The witnesses included Colonel Frank W. [illegible], a Lieutenant Colonel, and two other individuals. The objects were described as round, white lights, approximately half the size of a dime, appearing in trail about five minutes apart. The first object was sighted near Polaris, where it appeared bright before dimming six or seven times during its transit across the sky. The second object followed a similar path but was noted to be less bright than the first. The observers reported no sound associated with the objects. The sightings occurred during the passage of an 'Echo' satellite, and the objects were estimated to be traveling three to four times faster than the satellite. One of the observers, a Colonel, concluded that the objects were likely tumbling sections of a spent missile in orbit, reflecting sunlight at specific angles, with a closer orbit to Earth explaining their higher relative speed compared to the Echo satellite. The report was filed in accordance with AFR 200-2 and submitted to the Air Force Systems Command (AFSC) Foreign Technology Division (FTD) at Wright-Patterson AFB.
One of "Echo" satelites passing base to southwest at approximately the same time. The first UFO was sighted prior to "Echo" and both lights had disappeared approximately one to two minutes prior to "Echo's" completed passage.
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Official Assessment
Colonel [illegible] considers the objects were most likely tumbling sections of a spent missile in orbit reflecting sunlight at certain angles. A closer orbit to the earth would account for the greater speed in comparison with Echo.
The objects were observed near Polaris, moving in a straight line, and were initially mistaken for meteors. They were observed in conjunction with the passage of an 'Echo' satellite, and the observers concluded they were likely space debris.
Witnesses
- Frank W. [illegible]Colonel
- [illegible]Lt Colonel
- Mrs. [illegible]
- Mrs. [illegible]
Key Persons
- Colonel [illegible]Observer/Analyst