UFO Sighting Report — Idaho Falls and Pocatello, Idaho, August 1, 1965

This document contains a series of reports and correspondence regarding a UFO sighting that occurred on the night of August 1, 1965, in Idaho. The primary event involved three bright, boomerang-shaped objects observed by multiple witnesses, including Deputy Sheriff William Riley of the Bonneville County Police and retired USAF Major Carmine J. Pisano. The witnesses described the objects as bright white, traveling in a trail formation from south to north at a high rate of speed. One witness reported a long stream following the objects and hearing an explosion as they appeared to disintegrate near the base of Big Southern Butte. Major Pisano, who was observing from near Pocatello, noted that the objects did not appear to be on a collision course with the earth's surface and that there was no explosion when they passed beneath the horizon. The reports were investigated by Captain John F. Hoff of the 9 SAW, who noted that the locations provided by the witnesses were consistent. Official military evaluation concluded that the phenomena were likely a bolide type of meteor. The document includes internal correspondence between the Air Defense Command and the Foreign Technology Division, confirming the evaluation and requesting that the observers be informed of the conclusion.