PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. L OCATION CONCLUSIONS 0 Was Balloon I.r:i1rld:n 0 Probably Balloon .:tnco. n . 3. OATETIME CROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possi oly Balloon Q!j] J z Cl:Ground Vi suol 0 GroundRodor Was Aircraft 0 Probably Aircraft 0 Air-Intercept Rodor 0 Po s si bl y Ai rcroft 0 ,. ISUOI Was As trononri col o..;{ P ro bobly Astronomi col W.lit:1r;.: 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS BRIEP SUMt.lARY OP SIGHTING (;l"Ciof 1:co.kcr, ..:o.rling out. ATJC JPORM 32' (Rin' 26 S&P 52) 0 Possibly Astronomlcol COURSE 0 Other 0 Insufficient Dato fo r Evoluotlon ,,., oj llll t "' m. tlc.n o: the DEPA~H.\:NT OF i'-1E A :! FORC' S T A r ,'liES .t..G Z C HQD582ZC.IJ JA5 60 RJEZHQ'' r ;~ 8 18 A I H D IV ..1. INC OL N A F B N E BR T O RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB ' .. JJFKF/221 AIRDIV RICHARDS GEBAUR AFB H.JEDSQ/ATIC \vRIGHT PATtERSON AFB RJ EZHQ/ASST CHIEF .OF .StAFF HQ USAF \IJASHDC RJEZHQ/OFFICE OF INFORMAiiON SERVICES HQ USAF \IJASHDC /U~CLAS/98DCOI 8-714. SUBJECT: .. UFO REPORT". ATTN: 1006TH AISS, ENT. 1\., DE SCRIPT I ON OF OBJ.ECT: < 1) DESCRIBED AS '"ROUND C 2 ) T P.E HE A D OF A PI N (.3) BRIGHT WHITE', FADED TO ORANGE PRIOR TO DI SAPPEARING (6) HIGH FREQUENCY FLICKER, APPROXIMAZEL Y 500 PER MINUTE DEPA~T:.,iENT OF THe A 1 FORO WA ZC ~I NG;~ U~I ~G ~I.N OtblJL ARS, AROUtlD AND OBSERVED WITH NAi<ED F.YE A ~lOVING WHITE OBJECT. (2) AtlGLE 15 DEGREES, AZIMUTH APPROXIMATELY 5 DEGREES. (3) ANJLE 10 DEGREES, AZIMUTH APPROXIMETEL Y 25 DEGREES. <4) GRADUAL RATE Of DESCENT TO THE EAST NORTH EAST (5) THE LIGHT PROGRESSED FR(l!l WHITE TO ORANGE AND GREW WEAKER, GRADUALLY FADIN~ OUJ. < 6) ONE T 0 ONE HALF MIN UTES C~ MANNER OF OBSERVATION: < < 1) GROUND VISUAL. (2) HI/50 BINOCULARS, J APANESE MANUFACTUREo D .. T I ME AN 0 DATE OF S I G HT IN G: < 2) NIGHT ~. ~Ql DEGREES 49 ts N/96 DEGREES 37"43" W, 7210 DUDLEY, LINCOLN NEBR, NORTHEAST SECTION Or CITY. .. !DENT IFYING INFORMAfiON ON OBSERVER: AF IN : 14381 (15 Aug 59) Page 2 of 4 pages OEPA~-,\\EI':T FO RCf C2) WILLIAM J. JACOBS, SSGT, 98TH AIR REFUELING SQUADRON, C-97 30CN OPERATOR. ESTlfllATED RELIABLE SOURCE, LACKING K~JO'J/LEDGS OF ASTRONOMICAL PHENOMENA, ITELLIGENT. G. WEAZHER AND WINDS: C}) SKY CLEAR, SURFACE WINDS GUSTY, 10 -15 KNOTS, GOOD WEAZHER FRct1 .LAFB WEAT HE 11 STAT I ON FOR 180/ GUSTS JN OT AVA IL ABLE Ho PRSE:ID METEOR SHOWER COMMENCED AT 2300 HOURS PAGE FOUR RJEBGD 2 J.., ONE 8-47 SHOOTING TOUCH AND GO USING RUNWAY 17, RIGHT TURN THREE NILES SOUTH OF RUNWAY END, DOWN WING TEN MILES WEST OF RUmIAY 17, TURN FOR FINAL MADE APPROXIMAZELY SEVEN MILES N ORT HIJJEST OF Ba:S.E, MAXIMUM ALTITUDE 2500 FEET MSL. K .. REPORTING OFFICER: CAr{ LORENZO H. HERRING JR, 98TH BOMB NING OPERATIONAL INTELLIGENCE OFFICER. AFTER CONSULTING MR KJOHN HOWE, UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA PLANETARIUM, T HE REPORT H}G OFFICER BELIEVES THE OBSERVED OBJECT T 0 BE OF ASTRONOMICAL NATURE, REFERENCE PARAGRAPH H. lV2339Z AUG RJEBGD ACTION: CIN OOP ~ S.A.FS AF IN : 14381 (15 Aug 59) Page 4 or 4 pages