P ROJeCT 10073 KECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 V/o-; Balloon . a . Probably Balloon J. DATETi!l; GROUP 4. TYPE OF 08S!:RVATION O ?ossi~ly Balloon 0-Ground V i :;uol 0 Ground-Radar 0 Was Ai rc:rofl 0 P robably Ai rcr alt 0 Po ssi bl y Ai rcrah 5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Air: lnterc~pt Radar Was Astronomi col Ptobohly A.~lronomicol Pos~ibly As tronomical 7. l. t!NCTH Or OBSERVATION 10. ORIEl' SU..u.lARY OF SIGHTING 8. NUMBER OF OSJECTS 9. COURSE 0 11. COMME~TS Evaluoti on In suffi ci ~nt Dol o for D OBJEC'i' AT 5r)'\~ FEET P.L TJ. TllD[ f.! m 2-5/2 f~ILF.r:: Ai AY ?.!m PI~;: SOL'TH 0F O~'c-Frn::r.s t:OSIT!OP < 3) OBJEC'T DlSAF'PfARD PEHII !.' l:ILL STlLL I:'tl~ SOtlTH (4) OB.JECT APPEARED TOPE SF.TTLI! C ~TRAICW!' ~OtlN HJ Sl"OOTH i'LT POSITIVE DESCENT < 5) SETTLED B~HI:-!D A HILL \\THICH \:AS !W VOP THt.N ~/L~ liiLE DISTA!rr~ (6) TWENTY SECONDS NNER OF OBSERVATIOI~: C1> GROUND VISUAL I D. TII~E OF S IGHTING: PAGE THREE RJ HFAP 3 ! C3) 4405N t 03G7H. Otl Ci) ON HIGHHAY -H5 4(11, O~E ~1ILE UEST OF TURN o~F TO RP,P I D CITY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT . F. I DENTIFICATION OF OBSERVERS: AGE 36 YEARS, PENNINGTON COUNTRY SHERIFF' S OFFICE, CCUPATION - \!EATHERs C1) PARTIALLY OVERCAST, SLIGHT WII~D FRO!~ NORTH. <2> SURFACE -1~ KNOTS 360 DEGP.EES 6~er FT -15 KNOTS, ~30 DEGr.ES t G,C~Z FT -3 5 KJ~OTS, 24"' DEGR[ES 2~,ruo FT -50 KNOTS, 230 DEGREES 3C,~ec FT -6C KNOTS, 2i0 DEGREES F T -35 KNOTS, 210 DEGREES S0,'80e' F T -NOT AVAILABLE l C 3) CEILING -2 , 8'001 P.ROKEN (4) VISI BILITY -40 MILES (5) CLOUD COVER -75 PERCENT D~-G .-:E.ES Cl:..ILlNG VISIBILITY C6) NO T}:Ul~DERST0Rt1S IN AREA~ PAGE FOUR RJWFAP H NO OTHER UNUSUAL CONDITIONS I. OBStRVER DROVE TO HIGHEST SPOT I N /\REA TO .O.TTI.~:PT TO DETERI'"!!-!E MORE ABOUT OBJ ECT ABOUT ONE HALF HOUR AFTER SIG~Tl JG A CIVILIAN CESSNA TYPE AIRCRAFT SCOUTED AREA ~ITHOUT SUCCESS ~ITH!N ONE AND O!~E HALF HOURS AFTER ORIGINAL SIG~TING, AREA It~ HIS OV!N AIRCRAFT, COVZRING A PROXIMATELY 20 !!ILE CIRCLE BUT NO FU.RTHER SIGHTING. J. SIGHTING OCCURED 'tJ JTE! NG t f t~ I LES OF ELLSOO P.TK ?.YB A!tD \7 ITr\1 :~ it r1I LS OF RAf'ID CITY MUNIC!"'AL AIRPORT BUT t~O FVID!\CE OF A:~Y A!RCRtfT IN VICINITY OF SIGHTED OBJECT AT THAT PRECISE TI~E. Ko ltJTE.LLIGENCE O?FICER, ::8TH BOI~B \tJING, OPSERVFR /'.HD QUALIFIF:D PlLOT. HE lS THPOUC'HLY FAMIL IP.R \!ITH \!EATHt:H PALLot~s, v!EATKER fHENOtiEt~A, ETC. HIS SIGHTit~G ~'AS MAD lll,:DER GOOD DAYLIGHT CONDlTIO!'>iS \JITH SUt~ BEHJf\lD HI~'l l*.t~D VI:T:' EI\LLOU ~7f .. S RELEASED f\T 1f3f."A!~ C 17~C 'Z) FPO~' tiU!UCIPP.L AIRFO~T /'.Pf'ROXH.!,TELY 3 -1/2 t-~ILS NNE OF SlC~tTED Or.'JECT .. TEIS TYPE 01;- Bt. LLO:J ~\lRt' /~ LL Y RISES Ut~TI L IT BU nsTS ~ liOvlZVER RJI:L.ilC!/OFFJCt OF !NFORt~ATION SERVICES EO US/\F HASH DC }~J~BKNICO~AF 25 MARCH RJ\JXEfl/CINCStC OFFUTT j /LINCLAS/ DCOI i!922~ SUBJECT: VFO. I N COMPLIANCE WITH AIR FORCE R2GULAT101~ 2C'0-2! 5 FE!3HUARY !95S, AS A~1EfWED, THE FOLLOtJING U!O IS SUP~HTTED: DE~C RIPTIOt~: AL OR ELLIPTICAL. (2) SILVER DOLLAR (3) WHIT-AS IF FRESHLY PAINTED C6 ) NON[ -APPEARED VERY SMOOTH OVAL-FLlPTICAL SHA C 7) NONE ' PAGE TV'O RJ\JF P.P 3 1 C. COURSE~ ( 1) AS OBSERVER DROVE DOl;,~N ROAD HE NOTICED MOVE ENT ABOVE E A~R!:I-1 HILLS TO HIS LEFT (;,) OE ..iECT li"AS ABOUT TD-J TO FIFTI:tiJ DEGRES I ELEV/i.TIOI'! fd~D S0 DEGREES ~P011 OPSERVER t.:Ho ESTirATED 09J[CT AT 5d~ FEET hLTlTUDE A~D 2 - 1./2 111 LS A\TAY nm DUE: SOUTH CF 03SEHVERS oos ITIO!~ .. (3) OPJ[CT DISAPPEARED BFHIND HILL STILL DIJE SOUTH (4) Oi3JfCT APPEARED TO EE SETTLII~G STRJ\IGiiT DOt.T!-J H~ sr.OOTH PUT POSJTJVE DESCENT C 5) SETTLED BEHIND A HILL '\I!HICH \.Y1S NO ~'ORF.: THAN ~/4 1'1IL DISTANT. C 6) TWENTY SECO/'DS c. rA~NER OF OBSERVAT!O!~: . , f\1NNNC ZCSOF2e 2:ZC I I pp RJEDSQ FM COMBOMWG 2 8 ELLSWORTH TO RJUFAL/C011ADC ENT AFB COLO RJWZGU/Cm1AD 29 ~1ALMSTROJ'-1 RJEDSQ/C0}1P.TIC WRIGHT PATTRSON RJZHQ/ASST CHIEF OF STAFF I NTELL USAF WASH DC RJEZHQ/ OFFICE OF INFORt~ATION SERVICES HQ USAF Wf1SH DC I RJ~!BKH/COMA~' 15 KARCH RJHXBRIC II~CSAC OFFUTT /UNCLAS/ DCOI 1!922. SUBJECT: UFO. IN C0t1PLIANCE ~JITH AIR FORCE REGULATIOn 2C~-2, 5 FEBRUARY !958 , AS A~1EN!JED, THE FOLLOPING UFO IS SUE~H TTED: A. DESCRIPTION: <i)OVAL OR ELLIPTICAL. <2> SILVER DOLLAR C3) WHITE -AS IF FRESHLY PAINTED C h..) OtJE <G) NON -APPfARED VERY S!"OOTH OVAL-ELIPTICfiL SHAPE ( 7) NOIJE