Unidentified Flying Object Report — Hopkinsville, Kentucky, 7 September 1966

This document consists of a Project 10073 record and associated correspondence regarding an Unidentified Flying Object sighting in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, on September 7, 1966. The initial report was received by the Campbell Army Airfield Dispatch Section at 2050 hours CST. The sighting was reported by the Hopkinsville Chief of Police and witnessed by the Sheriff of Caldwell County and the Princeton Police Department. The object was described as a large, silver entity with fire emitting from its rear. It subsequently appeared as two round objects connected together. While the observer was in communication with the Hopkinsville Police, the Princeton Police reported the object as stationary to the west of Princeton, noting that it was changing colors from red to green. The official conclusion reached by the evaluating agency, AFSC (FTD), was that there was insufficient data for a formal evaluation. The report was forwarded through military channels, including the 64th Troop Carrier Wing at Sewart Air Force Base, in accordance with Air Force Regulation 200-2.