4 . NUWaeR OF O&JICT$ .S. TYPE OF O!Ui1V~TION 7. PH 1'51CA'-F. IIOINCI lJNCLASSI Fl C.D JED~P/Chi~F ATIC WRI J.'JP.lJ/C..: ::IT AFB CI) L . ' <1IlJ~": COLJ OVEa JCD1CN MONT REP~ 3 CBJ ~JAS A??RCX AT 2J3~ . T AND AP? ZAR2D T:> 3:!: :2J .;,-{7 ~Z:) I.l COLOR AITZ~ ~ZVERAL ~l!:J OBSER OBJ 1'-' FR XO T C :J AilD GrtZ'.v 3;tiGnT:::~. T:1ZN SUDD::::iLY OBJ l10 :J A(JD COLOR CH.-\~l~ :!:D T O R 0': ~ LIGHT RAPIDLY GRZ'! ) !~1 :::] AND F I 'l.~ L!.. Y 8NCLASSIFrF="n ' I=lr.oll1.6ence O!!!::~r 47NCLASSIFlED Hq. QfT!..:) :.:x:-s, Kell,r AFB, ':'~xas 1. :..:ec..ort o f the ~i:~ht.1ng wa::s o.ade by ob:!t::l-r,er~ to , ,1e 17013t .,i.r ':rannror,.,. .tirH.;, Great. !.4'!11:3 Air Fo:-ce Ea::;e, ?.!ontAOa on 24 Februaey. '!::tt follo-vtn~ dr\y l!l 1..~-,'Jsr.i:;oticn tel!l2l ceo- u.ns; or the ::.i n g Cperation:~ and 'I'rair.ing C!t:tc or p zv c cedud tD n,c!ron, '!.!cntna to i.nt.ez w'iew witna:sses. ~ written statement a -were taken .from the wit.n, s s es "ho "" Ur. a Y.r. & Un. and tl':.ei r two ~ens ar:d ~ ...... ~T.i t.nenses a greed as to wrnr. ~"lt' J. observed wr ich vms in Jt;lJ,. ~. ~r. toout M.,c;r o n Ule ni~ ht. of 22 ?oo~Jacy 195J, !.!r acco::::::-a.-rl.ed 3 mnn ~:red hi 3 ,,.,i!t! 'M t"9 d t:\'1ing in ll t.ro.Jck in t.ne ~:u l.l to"n or J.:r.C:~:l' ~ontana, ru ~11 19~ milos north no~heaat or G~nat. : ol!3 ~hen tho7 cb 1eo a e rl.Jli.Jnt. . .,.:1 t.e ll,r.ht. in u ... 3k:f at. an o:st.i.u.ted alt.ituc a 01' : ;co tc 4COJ f aet. ~.rt at. 3 coint :;t,!!.e f i"Ta ~ ne'ten miles.~ent o f DGdson. \s r..r:~ 1.!.- ot.. -'n3 tz-tr~t':1;;ht to o a ::t 11i83 s~.:_;r.~.~tng 3till Dr.c u.rd.ned :l)t.ic~c:.Js : or-.1'.."0Jt k :l:J;ut. !!, t..H~ll abrttptl;r l:o.;an :oTin.g ~, a oonherl7 dir~cT,! on at a sp~ approx!.x..'\t.jn~ ar1 'li .r,:-al't \ oo e~ti r.a~e of opeed u ..!PH aa given). :A l~ht ccntin~d w c:cve in" norr..nc r l 7 cl:-~r~ion ;or a ditancs c ! :u.:proxiMtaly 5 ailes (thi!! di~tMce bei~ e.st.i.~ate\1 .:rom :m equal d-4-'trulce or the ~dth o! the Milk ntv~r '/alle7) then eame ~..o a halt. nnd t in r~:mj ~ec C"C 1_.i on- l !or abcu~ 3 inut.ea. Abrupt.l7 r.r.e l!ght. be~an ~.dr.g ill .3 ~:Drt.r.neat dlrecti~n :1:. verr hi ;;it speed. Aa ita speed lncruased, t.he color or tbs 11;,;:r.t. changed from -,h i te to a piercing red ].ow. J.bl.. and llrs .in DadSln ar.d obaened the their paranta. DetaJls :JT 'their rarfVlta and lir acn Md stepLSOn, r~opeeti v~ly, or .bOut seventeen (17} yGars of a .; e r.ere at t hai:-l':or.:e atm cbject at the sa~ t14rf! in ths e~ locatio n ~s hrid b,y these tl'IO bQ:re eoineided ldth t h e infor.r.:lttC' n oi V{\n '!lr. i.s /~ years o! age, an ex-eerviee man r..o 3erv~ in t he South duri.a1 nr and sarvecl another ad.Jitary tcur ot duty :1s an ,JP in Europe. irF -stated ~r tbat oewnl. IndiMa oa a neighboriJl! reservnt.ion hnd sp>ken about. n~lar eightings in t.~t Yicinity OYer tho last. eeveral JDDntbs. I Ut.JJ.-f (.; Ya.!or J. u. POilDy !nLell!;ence O!ficer, Kol.JJ AF9, Sao ;\.Dtonio Cinllan Obser'ters c;,,.:bmit.ted io :.teccnianc s , i th AF LT~. ~o. 200-5, (=nted :o \;;ri 1 195/., :ubj: Onid.on ti! ~ d ?l:r!n~ Cbfjeet.a 3apert.in~. 'ban f.t r~t \JbeerYsd t.he o hj.~Jr.t nppP.ared a a mt.i cnle:15 bri2J.i3.nt. ~'' 11 ~ott \t '\ll a3t1sa'-CJd alt.i!.ud.a t:om 3~00 1.~0 feet above terra!n, Nr..,,i.'"lL1.~ st.oadj for ,bcut ~ ~i:nn.ea thea began _,,ti n, p in a 11t>rtherl1 dir.:ticn at. the apprvxi m te speed of w aircrait. !'or a c1at.ance ot na:..e 5 :dle:s 3ncl a&ain r'Vlined mot.ionloaa tor 3 minutes, t.'len abrupt17 deJ2arted on norlhwe1t. r.eadin~ at. 1ery hi~ ~peed. 'a s~ed j nerea:sed t.he 'Wl'Ute light changed t.o a red glow. no :!Qund !rem the object. wu i-Jeud. ':'otal t.iJie oE ob .. &lation about J :d.nutea ~-\ber ooadita at. u~e tJf idghtins ... I:Gt. ginn noJ'" ... s MT Womation .. to nJOwa air-born &ircra!t. ru mi. hed .\I'F~V3D I JOSP.Pil 11. P3mY Jlajor, USAF ad.et, Iatall1enCe DiviaiCla "Th\l story I r\)L\.t~d tv ~ Jlusbu.nd nne: friends, but ~ uithout th~,n showin~; u.ny ~.~1ta1usic.: .. s.u. I l~t t n..) rMtt~r ~ d r "fJ, :\Ild to rs.y sur!Jriso r.:_d L.1.t~r oi' Ct.'.._f,tc..in Bicknoll'o-........;::,_ ~Al-''-'ric1&tCO O Vt;r r.,t i:Li~1nj:1ra i n lJ5l, .:uKi. s .... H tho . ~ ~.~.:.ct sh.liJ~ in :.11 j llustr~ti:)n of Hhc:1.t I hu.d s '"'0n ~l.nd -~ dr~.1n l:Jr.:Jviou:.;ly for 1ilY 11U3bt.~Hc.. ~nd suvvr,;.l fr.i.;nds~ " . , ' (Lr~ s.totch of tn .... obJuct ..:nclocvd 11ith h0r report t2.lli0.J Bickn..:Ll ,\11J r>thurs JV;)r t . Kilinl::!.nj.lr o in F0bru .ry 1951, tno only p.)r~vL:tl bl; cli[f,;t' .dC(::G b .... :'.) t h t Lrs I'.iut;;'::i ~;tJJrt ... d object posscu3 any moru t11 .n Olh; u r.:<, .... =:ircl L1[; b'lnd "\bout. J t3 ,,lidc..lu .. Th.> :n1c~:n0ll obj..:~t-' d s~Ywr-..1 b 'r.d3 .Jncircli'1u it.~ htiddl0. ) . 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