UFO Observation, 8 November 1967

This document collection details the investigation of a UFO sighting that occurred on the evening of 8 November 1967, approximately 71 miles west of Omaha, Nebraska. A military pilot, identified as Major Vanevenhoven, reported observing a fast-moving return on his radar scope while on a mission. Shortly thereafter, five additional radar returns were detected, all grouped within a five-mile radius and moving at a high rate of speed. These returns remained on the scope for approximately two to three minutes. The objects were never visually identified. The report was initially handled by the Chicago Center and later communicated to Offutt Air Force Base. Captain Roy L. Cunningham of the 3902D Air Base Wing provided a summary of the incident to Lt. Col. Hector Quintanilla, Jr., of the Aerial Phenomena Office, noting that the information was quite limited. The documentation includes internal correspondence between the Air Force and the University of Colorado's UFO Project, highlighting difficulties in obtaining a timely and complete report from the pilot due to his leave schedule and temporary duty assignments. Additionally, the documents reference a separate, unrelated investigation conducted by a Captain Arrington at Chanute AFB regarding ground observations of lights on 18 November 1967, which involved a photograph taken with a 'swinger' camera. Despite efforts by the Aerial Phenomena Office and the University of Colorado to consolidate these reports, the 8 November incident remained classified as having insufficient data for evaluation.