Goodland Kansassteadafb Nevada — May 1957

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Keywords: rjwfam, lowry, hutchinson, offlight, buttrill, identfying, schmitz, rjwfdn, iutel, goodland, cockpit, rjedwp, rjeden, rjephq, observercs, straight, aloft, service, rescue, alexander, stead, instructor, observer, condition, pilot
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD CONCLUS IONS 2. LOCATION 3. OATE TIME GROUP 4. TYPE o:= OBSERVATION .S. PHOTO$ 7. L ENOTH OF OBSERVA'ti ON o: Gro und Vi su ol 0 Ground R odor ..Q~"Ir VI suo! 0 Airlntorcept Roder 8. UMBER OF OBJECTS Was Bolloon 0 P rohobly Balloon 0 Po:tsibly Bnlloon 0 Was AIrcraft 0 Probably Aireroh P o ul bl y AI reraft Wn!l Astronomical /. . Probably A :. t ro nomlcoll/"fC,?iL, ) Possibly Astro n o mical _, 0 ln sufficior~t Dato fo r Evaluatio n 10. 8RIE P SUMMARY OF SIOHTINO 11. COMMENTS One !Je r f ec.; t l y .cound o b j e c t th~ s .t7.u o f :l jet. ObJ.Ot;t wns seen moving in a scral,~hl line, Object had a Lail ivr~ m.ilos long. Object was seen :..tJ.l' .. v~ 3ually fo1 fii.'tec n secouds .. Onn objc-e l s~taJ"JC UHde tarm.iaGu, size o ~ :iel fi.t;htcr , c.olor unknown ooj !'l~d tr<:.jl o .f .f~=.c :d r.1il,3s 1noving :tt: a ~1uH t spoL J :-lbout 3;,) i.IPH. Obj seJtllcd to b e de-scend t:h:~t thi,:.:; . ....;ightia:_j w~s caus~d hy a moteo.1 . pro b :'I. h l y ATIC FORM J:Z9 (REV 21> SZ"' 52) H1 RERUN \~PH084 UPHQl84WPAG91 YMAQ)93 WYA10o 'WMBg87AMA~5~ 00 RJEDEN RJWFDN RJEDWP RJEPHQ DE RJWFAM lD FM L01iRY FLLI GHT SERVICE CENTER LOWRY AFB COLO TO RJEDEN/CMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO RJWFDN/CMDR 34TH AIR DIV KIRTLAND AFB N r1EX RJEDWP/CMDR AIR TECH IUTEL CE~I WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB RJEPHQ/DIR OF INTEL HQ USAF WASH 25DC 1 . DESCRIPTION A PERFECTLY ROUND B SIZE OF JET A/C LEFT A WHITE TRAIL ABOUT FIVE MILES LONG BRILLIANT UHITE TRAIL OF FLAME ABOUT ONE MILE LONG F TAIL ASSEMBLY ABOUT l~FT UP LOOKED LIKE G FIVE MILE LONG GRAILH NO SOUND ~AGE TWO RJWFAM 1D DESCRIPTION OF COURSE A LOOKING OUT COCKPIT 1 SA\o1 OBJECT B., STRAIGHT LINE OFFLIGHT G . XG~AIGHT LINt COURSE 27~ DEGREES PAGE TWO RJWFAM 1D 2. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE ~ LOOKING OUT COCKPIT I SAW OBJECT Bo STRAIGHT LINE OFFLIGHT Go XGFAIGHT LI~E COURSE 27g DEGREES De. VERY FAST STRAIGHT LINE """-:-------:9 E COULDNT SEE FROM COCKPIT BEHIND A/C FIFTEEN SECOND~ . .:._ ----- 3 . MANNER OF OBSERVATION A. AIR VISUAL C P2V 4 V 1:24244 9~00FT }9eD:SGREES 188K NAVAL AIR STATION HUTCHINSON KAN t 4e TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING 5. LOCATION OF OBSERVER GOODLAND KANSAS OrlNI RANG G IDENTIFYING INFO ATION OF ALL OBSERVER B. LT A. G. ALEXANDER ATV 514 INSTRUCTOR PILOT N A S HUTCHINSON KAN PAGE THREE RJWFAM 10 7,.QWEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT CONDITION AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTING \o 12~ DEGREES 3~-4~K NORTH 3KB. SURFACE SS DEG 5 KT 30J DEG 10KT 4. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING 5. LOCATION OF OBSERVER GOODLAND KANSAS OMNI RANG 6 IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF ALL OBSERVER B. LT A. G. ALEXANDER ATV <i14 INSTRUCTOR PILOT N A S HUTCHINSON KAN PAGE THREE RJv7FA1 1D 7 t~EATHER AND ~INDS ALOFT CONDITION AT Tlt'IE AND PLACE OF SIGHTING A. 12~ DEGRE~S 30-4~K NORTH 3KB. SURFACE 5" DEG 5 KT 30 DEG 1taKT lG, i' -20DEG l~KT 1!aDEG 15 KT E. CUMULUS VERY THIN11000 00 RJEDEN RJWFDN RJEDWP RJEPHQ v E RJl~FAM 2D FM LOWRY FLIGHT SERVICE CENTER LOWRY AFB COLO TO RJEDEN/CMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO R FDN/Cl1DR 34TH AIR Dl\' KIRTLAND AFB N MEX RJEDWP/CMDR AIR TECH IUTEL CEN WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB RJEPHQ/DIR OF I NTEL HQ USAF WASH 25 DC { ' ) DESCRIPTION A. COULDNT DETERMINE B~ SIZE OF JET FIGHTER C UNKNO'WN F o UNl<NOtJN Go TRAIL OF FIEIRE ABOUT TWO MILES I~ TRAVELING AWFULLY FAST 35~0 MI PER HOUR ( 2 ) DESCRIPTION OF COURSE !_J NO K~ICWN TRAFFIC IN AREA ~t HB BUTTRILL CAPT ASS! OPSRATIONS OFFlCER.FLITHT SERVICE LOWRY AFB ~3/111~Z MAY RJWFAM PAGE TWO RJWFAM 2D A. SAW THE TRAIL OF FIRE B. LOOKED TO BEDECENDING c. LOOKED TO BE DECENDING D. STRAIGHT E~ STRAIGHT AWAY ~ FIVE SECONDS ' (3) MANNER OF C3SERVATION A. AIR VISUAL C J! ) TIME A~iD DATE OF SIGHTING C5) LOCATION OF OBSERVER ( 6 ) IDENTFYING INFORMATION OF ALL OBSERVERCS) n. SCHMITZ F. T. 1ST LT 61ST AI R RESCUE SQD PILOT STEAD AFB C 7) 1~E.~THER AND WINDS ALOFT CONDITION AT TIME AdD PLACE o:: SIGHTING C5) LOCATION OF OBSERVER 39 DEG 4S MIN N 104DEG 25 MIN 2 ($) IDENTFYING INFORMATION OF ALL OBSERVERCS) B. SCHMITZ r. T. 1ST LT G1ST AIR RESCUE SQD PILOT STEAD AFB C7) WEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT CONDITION AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTING A. CLEAR 15 MI VSBY PAG~ THREE RJTJFAl"L 2D. _ . _ _ . B ~ SURFACE Cl~) NO KNOWN TRAFFIC Cl1) H. B. BUTTRILL CAPH ASST OPERATIONS OFFICER FLIGHT SERVICE LOWRY ' 03/115~Z MAY RJWFAM