CO~ICLUSIONS P ROJECT 1C073 i!ECORD CA~D Wa-. Be~lloon Probably Balloon OATCil'-'~ CROUP TV? OF OoSERVXfiON Gr,und Vi :suo\ Ground Radar Wa., Aircraft Probably Aircraft Ai,.. Vi :ou ol Airlnt~rcopl i>o::,ibly Aircraft Wo:: A stron orni col Ptabob:y A:;tronomical Po:s:oibly A:stronomical NUMBER Of C3JECTS lns'-flici11nt Evaluation L:~CTI-4 Of 03SERVAYI OH 1\l. BRIEi' ~U .o.IARY OF !.ICHi\NG 1\. CO!.IMENTS CZCSODj6S2CB1A57 4 pp P.J'S!;$0 Ftvi CO~,DR 3902 AEW OFFUTT AFB Ni~BRASK.y.,.. TO RJWFALB/C0:1DR AIR DEFENSE CCtvlD ENT AFE COLORADO SPRINGS COLORA,)O RJ'E:DSC/COi 1DR ATIC HRIG:{T PATTZRSO~ AFE Dt\YTON OHIO ~- RJEZ!1Q/ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF I~TELLIGENCE HO USAF \tlASHHlGTC~l 25 RJEZHQ/CFFICR OF INFO SERVICES tfQ USAF WASiii~lGTC~ 25 DC RJWFKF/CCMD~ 20 AIRDIV /DEF/ RICHARD GUEAUR AFE ~0 l!'lFC P.J~JXPR/CINCSAC OFFUTT A? B NC:BR /UNCLAS/BDOEO 2707, SUBJZCT: UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OEJECT REPCRT. REFERENCE PARAGRAPH 15, AFR 2 Z1 - 2 , 5 FEB 58, THE FOLLOWING IS SUFMITTED: PARA 15 A (1) : OVAL; PARA 15 A(2): TWICE THE SIZE CF A PIN HEAD; PARA 1 5 A (3): BLUE WHITE CAT I~ITERVALS OEJZCT HA~ SL!~HT YELLO~ TI~G W~ICH AP?i~RED TO EE A EURST>; PARA 1 5 A <4> ONE; PARA 15 A C5); NOT A'??:.: :.;.:LE; PARA 15 A (6); OcJECT TRAVC:LING HITXOUT TAlL F0'1 r.;G~E. THAN Tt~O ~.I 1 UTS, THEN I NTER~II TTA tn BURST OF TN S~C CND S T'U - ATIC!i; P.!\.1A 15 A (7); OVAL tJITH TRAILit\G FLt,~E APP!iO:<It~ATELY SIX TI S THE LENGTH OF THE OPJECT; PARA 15 A C8); ~CN~; PARA 15 A <9>: PA~Z T~lC RJ~XER 1J~7 NONS. PARA 15 E ( 1 ) : OBSC::RVZR THOUGHT lfE: SA:~ A PU'~NING OUT STAR; P A t5 B <2>: FIFTY DEGRSE Af.GLI, AZI Tli 3 D2GREES; PA~A 15 P (J)~ FIFTY-F!VE D~GREiS, AZII~UTH 355 DEG~EES; XPARA 15 B (4): OPSERVZ~ JECT ,'\T ABOUT EEi-'P DfGRZF: AZV~UTH FROi~ OFFUTT THAliZLJt.:G ON fl. COU.~SE OF 2 1 0 DEGREE. 02J~CT THEN CHANGED COURSE TO ~3;,, Di:GRf.E f:fG~ C'JRVED TO RIGHT TO COURSZ 11'.' Dt~GRE THE:N RIGHT TO 3c~ DSGR::..F., AT TElc~ TH:E OPS;:-WJER RE:PORT~D TO THE PASE OPEHATIONS 0Fl"ICq OFFUTT AFT; P:\f?t\ 15 l? (5)~ 02SE::~V~R DID NCT WATCH FOR Dis.'\PPZARA ICj (6): lFc_UJ(TEEN T~!C 1HC'JSA~l~ rEST ORTWJE~T OF RU!'l'.J.~Y INTRSECTIC~ 0J Al'.D '3o. PAR!\ 1 5 F <2>; APPLZGAT, HAROLD_rl., f'JISGT, 544T'i RECON TECHNiCAL CFFUTT AFE, INTELLIGENCE OPERATICtlS l'ECHNICIAN, OFSERVZR H~S 1-4 Y:ARS OF 3ZRVICE '.>liTH CCNSIDRABLE ACKGROUND I~l AIRt::RAFT RF.:CON~-. PLUS; PARA PARA 1 5 H A~:D I: NONE. PARA 15 J : UNKtlOI.JN. PARA 15 K : RF.I.!tJALDT, CAPT, USAF, CLEARANCE OFFICER, OFrUTT AFP;~ PAGE THREE RJWXER 1~07 RCPZRT J . Ut }\[~CWtlo AT THE T H1E THIS SIGHTING r.~AS PEING RE:PCRTED PY ~!ISGT APPLEGATE A TELEPHON~ CALL WAS RECEIVED FROM CMA~cA ~U~.ICIPAL AIR?CQT STA1"I~G 'fHE PILOT AND FIRST CFFICE~ OF rR~NlFF ~LIG:~T ':HILE. ;~PPROACHING THE AIR?O~T O~l THIS Sl\tv:E SIGHTI~lG. RAPSL :~S i"Cf1?IZL; TO. S2A,qCH A~EA AND RAPCO"l .R:!:?ORT~D EAC:~ T;{.~T Trms~: D-S PARA 1 5 H AND I : NONE. PARA 15 J: UNKNO\tiN. PARA 15 K: RCPERT J . RHf,JALDT , CAPT, USAF, CLEARANf:E OFFICER, OFFUTT AFE, POSSIPLE CAUS::. U~l<~CI~N. AT THE TIME THIS SlGliTING WAS BEING REPORTED EY M/SGT APPLEGATE A TELEPHONE CALL WAS RECEIVED FRCM OMAHA MU~:ICIPAL AIRPORT STATl~G TH PILOT AND FirtST OFFI rt 0~ ~RANlfF FLIGHT REPORTED AT 32a ZULU TO OMAHA TO'.JER WHILE APPROACHING Tt{E AIRPORT ON TliiS SAf'E SIGHTING. RAPCON WAS t~CTIFIED TO. SEARCH AREA A~!D RAPCON REPORTED EAC~ THAT THREE DES t:Oii~ES TC";S_R O_P_ZRATORS _EAD MAD~ Slf"j JLAR SIGI-!TING.J DES ~iOH_lf.S _TC:!JE~ COr-..TACTED A~D RECEIVED INFORt~ATION THAT .OP.JECT APPEARED IN dORT rr.JEST SKY OF DES;'iO/i'ES TRAVELH~G I~! A SOUTHERLY DIR:CTIC~ AT ZXACTLY \7318 ZULU. THIS GLO'.Il~G :.YHITE OBJLCT APPEARED TO EE SLIGHTLY D:SCENDING DURI NG TEN SECONDS OF SIGI{TING. AS OBJECT DISAPPEARED If HAD TU~\~D TO A GLO~IrlG GREEN COLOR. THE DES MOINZS TOW~R \ OPRATORS : LYLE BJ:!:~ERSTRAN~ DOt~ALD_. t..;ILLER, ROE'SRT G. FORD. .;DDITI C.~::~L .: ::ORMATION FCRTHCOti;ING FRCM BRA.llFF AIRLHlE PILCTS .. 15/27i5Z ~AY RJ~XBR ,y A.JOL UL Vv .l r GOJ1\lJ!. n:: RJ~JYBR 1i4X Fi1 3S.<J 2/\BviG TO I1T I(; II.FCRMATIO~ ADAVIA8l.E THIS 3A~E \-lAS SUDi"llTTED IN THJ:. I tllTIAL REPORT.