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Project 10073 Record — Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 15 August 1966

📅 15 August 66 📍 Sioux Falls, South Dakota 🏛 30th Air Division 📄 Incoming Message / Project Record
Sioux FallsSouth DakotaProject 10073UFO196630th Air Division

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A high school student in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, reported a star-like object with red flashes and zig-zag movements on 15 August 1966. The Air Force intelligence officer assigned to the case concluded that there was no explanation for the sighting.

On 15 August 1966, between 0300 and 0315 Z, a high school student in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, observed an unidentified aerial phenomenon. The witness, whose reliability is noted as unknown, reported seeing a round, bright, star-like object that exhibited occasional red flashes at intervals of 15 to 30 seconds. The object's brightness reportedly intensified and decreased approximately every two seconds. The witness tracked the object using a 125-power Tasco telescope and a pair of binoculars. The object moved from the southeast to the northeast in a slight zig-zag maneuver before disappearing behind trees. The weather conditions were reported as clear at night. The report was relayed by Major Pokluda of the 30th Air Division to various Air Force commands, including the ADC, 10th Air Force, and AFSC. 1st Lt. Neville C. Herbert, an intelligence officer with the 30th Air Division, formally documented the sighting under Project 10073 and stated that he had no explanation for the event.

THIS OFFICER HAS NO EXPLANATION ON SUBJECT SIGHTING.

Official Assessment

This officer has no explanation on subject sighting.

The observer, a high school student, reported a round, bright, star-like object with red flashes that moved in a zig-zag pattern from the southeast to the northeast before disappearing behind trees. The observer was using a Tasco 125-power telescope and binoculars. The intelligence officer found no explanation for the sighting.

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