Unidentified Flying Objects (UFO) Report — 90th Strategic Missile Wing, September 1965

This report, dated 20 September 1965, from the Headquarters of the 90th Strategic Missile Wing (SAC) to the Air Force Systems Command (AFSC/FTD), details a series of Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) sightings occurring in late August and early September 1965. The sightings took place in the vicinity of missile launch facilities in Nebraska and Wyoming. The document includes several specific accounts: a civilian guard at the Sioux Army Depot reported two objects moving rapidly; personnel at the Hotel Launch facility observed objects at 20,000 feet that appeared to travel in a repeating course; and a Geodetic Survey Team observed objects through a theodolite that appeared as three white lights. One specific sighting by the Target Alignment Team was identified as the planet Jupiter after the observation of its moons. The report notes that the observers, particularly the Geodetic Survey and Target Alignment personnel, were considered well-trained in astronomy. The weather during these events was consistently clear with occasional clouds. The report includes four plots showing the locations of observers and the directions of object movement. Colonel Willard R. Gilbert, Commander of the 809th Combat Support Group, requested information on whether these reports could be released to the public.