PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Wtn Boll OOft P.u3hVille, Nebraska o Proholtl, Bait .,. Poil,lr Bolloo~t 2200 t!f ,._ .ay e1 o G 4 R.. D Wos Aircraft "'-""'"".. hv roun or 0 Proltoltl, Aircraft o PoiWyAircraft S. PH 0 Wo Atronornlcal 7. LENOTM 0' OIIIRVATION ( varied. wi~h ob server) few see t o 1-min l4:!.litary and Civilian I. NUMBI~ Ofl OSJ!CTI dec;cended to SE 10. aRII, 0111 ltOMnNO II. COMMINTS IX Prohohlv AstronoMical tw:e't ~on D Posibly Awtronomical lnufficief't Dote for Evaluation 0 Unlcnown Round, size basketball, white, trailing gr Sever31 people reported obje~t,one ~ou. A~pea:"~d aprox 30 elev at aprox 1&> odor, one reported a zound like explosiv.,. t'irat time; 05 at l6o second tirne. Disappeare l1a.Jor1ty esti:1eted duration to be few s" a:i)rox 30 e~ev a.t aproa l6o A~peAred to make but t~10 ether s ~ti."'n&teti 1-3 trl.n. Desr~ript level turn f~em aztmnth of l8o to az~uth of is characteristic of bolide disinte~ati~ aprox 16o from observers on first app~arance. Direction indicat~s ~t wa3 "Overt~.kine"tr on second, course was stra1g~ until it dis-earth &3 it rotated, thereby stayi~ ia a:t;>peared below borizon. Faded ly to SE longer than it wo uld ~ve otherwise. Odor filtst t and disappeared below horizon second possibly from .federal high"..t&Y next to t t witness reporting it. Long duration re "".,...ed . by 2 vitnesses coul\l r~ve been due to scattered clouds. AftC POWII ate (Jt .. te ... It) ZCZCSOA415ZC ~YD 145 PP RJ DSQ _.--- F 2 3:JOIld'.JG ~LLS:vOrt TH AF d SDAl< - TO RJ~FAL/~DC ~NT AFo COLO RJ',.IZG U/ 2 ~A I .~D IV :1A L1l S T~O:l AF J ~10I~T RJ:=TJSQ/ ATIC :vRIGHT PATTC:RSO~J AFJ O,!IO RJ-::ZH'l/ C8FS USAF '.vASd DC UNC LAS DC 0 I 1 ~ 7 IJ 7 COFS FOR AFCI N, OSAF F OR SAFI S . I~IMED ATTN R~QUI~D. SUJ.J~CT: U:O RZPORT. FOLLOlJING REPORT I S SUddiTT2 D I~ ACCORDA.JC~ :liT; AFR 20iJ- 2 : A. DISCRIPTIO~ OF OuJf.:CT: l ROU~JD. 2 . SI Z OF dASK2 T dALL AT AR:lS LE:~JGTH .3. rvHI T2. 4 . O~JE. 5 . !JOT APPLICA~L=:. o. tlOiJE. 7. TRAI LI NG GRAY IOKZ. 3 . O~J.:: '.J ITN~SS T10 UGH T HE HEARD SOUND OF LIGHT COIJRS.~ OF :'...>J:CT: 1. Jt~P?i::NC::D TO GLAr~c:.: U? AND SE!:: I T. 2 . PAGE T~O RJWFAP 2S 5 DEGREES AT 150 DEG 2S SECOND Tir1E. J. APPROX J 0 DZGRZ~S EVATION AT APPROX 1 DEGREES. 4. APPEARZD TO ~AKE LEVEL T URN FaO~l AZit'~UTH OF 13P DEG~EES TO AZG1UTH OF APPHOX 1.$,; J~G~C:5 ?:l 0 3SERVSRS ON FIRST APPEARANCE. ON SECO~D, COU~SE JAS .ST\ CGHT Ut~T IL IT DlSAPPEArtED JELO'JJ HORIZON. 5. FADC:D GRADUALLY TO ~lJ.i.iTHZAST FI.~ST TH'1E AND DI5APP.C:ARED a:ZL.O'.~I HOrtiZO~J SECOND Tila:. ~- o~;~ ~.IIT~:::ss, ssrE~ATED FR01'1 OTHERs, r.:sriiIAr:::n oN:: ;.-iiNUTE. ALL OTK~Rs ;; z Ri: TO':;TH!:~ AND ESTINAT2D LESS THAiJ r;1IrtT'l S:!:C00JDS :JJITH .i::XCE:PTION OF ON:: ~vHO ZXTIMAT~D 2 1/2 TO .3 t'IINUTES. ON REAPPEA~ANCt: IT ;,~AS VISI3LE FOR ?2j SECONDS ONLY. c. ~lA za OF OdSSRVATION: 1. GROU~D 1. APP110XIL':AT~LY 29:~0/JZ DZC S,:i . 2. NIGHT. E. LOCATION OF OJS2RVRS: TOJ~ OF RUSHVILL2, N~G. 424JN -1~223~. f IDENTIFYING 1~, RlJ.3liVILLS, Nt:d . :;Q OCCU?t\TIO~J. SINCSt1 dUT JTRAIN2D I~ OJS!:RVIL~G n::TAIL AilD t~Of .1 IT;{ A I ~CRAFT. i'l R. STUDS~JT UNIV SITY OF NEJ;1AS:<A. SINCERE dUT UNT.~A I N2D I~ OdS2RVING JZTAI!.. AND NOT FA~1ILIAR HITH AIRCRAFT. i!rt RUSi\VILL~, N~3. STUDENT U~I'ISi-1SITY OF NE~RASKA. SI;~CiRC: oUT UtlTRAINED I~ OdS:!:RVI~G Dt:TAIL AND NOT FA~l!LIAR tJITH AI~C~AFT. :VIR. , A GE ~lJT AVl1I Lf~ . .lLE, RUSHV ILLE, N~.J. :-'i{S'rtiDA COUNTY, ~EdRASX.l. 3INC~R c3UT .'\PPA:tZNT:..Y NOT FAMILIAR 4~, RUSHVILLZ, ZJ. HOUSZ~I?Z, 5 r N C E R :2 l:3 UT U~l T rl A I ~ I D I N 0 3 3 t: R V I N G D Z T A I L A r J D N 0 T F A i 1 I L I A a '.v I r ri AIRCRAFT 2 A2C, HQ SQ j413T J0:1d ~ING, DY~SS . \F.:>, T~XAS SUPPLY CLERK 5ll'lC:::R:2 FAlliLIAR '.JIIH d-47 TYPZ AI,1Cf1AFT rlUI' U~JTiiAI~ED I~ OJSZRVING DZTAIL G ~JZ/\THER AND .JI~DS-i\LJFT C 0 N D IT I 0 N S AT T I tl E AN D P L S C E 0 F S I G H T I :-.l G S : 1 C L:: A R A i ,l D C 0 L D ;:J IT H SCATRED. 4. 15 PLUS. 5. 3/l~ S. NO E. 7. MOD AT~ SUR~ACE DZGR~ES F. H. NJ . I NO~J~. J. NONE. K. I~TELLlGE~CE STAFF OFFICER. AT A PP ~OX 1~1A T~ LY 22.3 ,3 l1S T, 2S DZC GZ TH 2 CONT.:-10 L TO iEit AT ELLS',.JORTH AFa, SDAt<, RSCEIVE:D T~LEPliONE REPOitT r .. ilOtl SH~RIFF AT RUS!1VILLE, :~ZJRASKA TO TriE EFFECT t :I AT SEVZRAL Pl!:RSO>lS H/\D . rALLI G AND THAT THE SIG:lTI G Jl.I\S ACCO:lPAi~I~D dY fHE ODZ:i OF TZAR GAS A~l D A s~: ArtT I ~G s:.:~SAT I 0~1 OF T:-!E EYZS . I ~V5 TIC A TI ~JG OF~ IC 2R PAGE FOUR -JFAP 28 WHO JAS OUT OF TO . MR3 A.lD SiiZLLC:D A STi10N ACID TYPS ODZR. saz CALLZD s:1ZRI ?r hiLLS .J:-iO ~:iAaTI~G OF THE EYES. HE DiiJ NOT OdSERV;:: OiiJECT. HE SAID THE QDOR :As Sir1ILIA~ TO TEAR GAS. HIS INVENTORY OF HIS T~AR GAS SUPPLIES .::;;{QJIED NOl'JE t1ISSI~G OR DA:1AGED HE PRODUCED A TEAR GAS SHL::LL AND A I D IT t.~ AS N 0 T THE SA :1 E 0 DO R THE 0 T nE R 0 d SERVERS ~?PROXI~ATELY FOUR dLOCKS A~AY Ai~D NOTICED NO ODOR AND NO .::ARTING OF THE EY~s. THE ~ERE ALSO NEARER THE OdJECT. ~iRS. LIVES ADJACENT TO A FEDERAL HIGH~AY ~HICH IS HEAVILY TRAV~LED d :..A~G2 TKUCKS. IT IS PROJAilLE THAf THE FLRl~S ORIGI~ATED ;ROi1 TH ~IGH~Af AND Ir IS CONCLUDED T~AT THE ODOR AND THE SIGHTED OJJ2CT A:1~ NOT ASSOCIATED. THE PRESENCE OF NU ROUS PRIVAT~ AIRSTaiPS OUTH AND SOUTHEAST OF RUSHVILLE PLUS THE FACT THAT MR. RSPORT::Dl.Y TOLD OT:1ER OdS:.:VER.3 HE HAD S2EN THE SA:IE TYPE LIGHT JEHAVE IN THE SA A~NER JEFORE, LEADS TO THE CONCLUSION r :-tAT THE LIGHT Prt03Adl.Y WAS O~J A s :tALL PRIVATE AIRCRAFT U!iiCH ?AGE FIVE RJ1FAP 23 fURNED JUST 3~FO REACHING aUSHVILLE AND DESCEND~D 3EHIND A :1IDGE: SOUTH C T:{~ TO',.JN. E. dON!!: 5l/Z~19Z DZC ~JJFAP