l. DATE TIME G110UP 6. TYPE OF O!SERV.ATION 9, PHY 31CAL f vi O!NCE 2. LOCATION 10. CONCLUSION FTD SEP 63 0329 (TOE) DEPAr<TMENT Or rtiE A:~ t()R( STAFF rAESSAGE BRAI'ICH E. 1/8 MILE NORTH Of BASE OPERATIONS; FORBES AFB,. KANS. (2) CORY, WILLIAM W., MAJOR, USAf, HQ 2Af,BARKSOALE, CHIEF PAGE 3 RUWJELA0002 UNCLAS UNCLASSIFirD PENETRATION AIDS AND MCQUAID, JOSEPH M., MAJOR, USAF, HQ 2Af BARKSDALE, CHIEF Of SCHEDULING. BOTH OBSERVERS ARE THOROUGHLY fAMIL ~ IAR WITH CELESTIAL BODIES AND AIRCRAFT. G. (1) 2/10 CLOUD COVERAGE (2) WI NOS: A. SURF ACE 2 1/10 H. 6 0 NOT AVAILABLE. <3> CEILING: A. 8 M SC.\i TER0. B. i2 M SCAT1REO. ' INCOMING OEPAr<TMENT 0~ 1 HE A IR FORO . MESSAGE. UNCLASSiFirD STAFF tAE::S""\GE B~ANCH C. 2 1 M BROKEN (4) 7 MILES. C5> 6/10 ClOlll COVER. PAGE 4 RUWJELA~002 UNCLAS C7> TEMPERATURE S~FACE 21t.5C 834 NOT AVAILABLE ~ J. NO ~!ATHER BALLOONS OR AIRCRAFT REPORTED IN AREA BY EITHER TOPEKA FAA OR FORBES BASE OPE RAT IONS K. fiALLING, JAMES E., 1lT USAF, CHIEF, 3131NTELLIGNECE SECTION ~ THERE WERE SOME SMALL RAIN SH~WERS WEST OF KANSAS CITY, KANSAS EX- TENDING INTO MISSOURI, THAT DID NOT SHOW ON lOPEKA RADAR. INVESTI .IN.(OMING DEPA1<TMENl Or THE AIR FO RO ST.AFF rAESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIFit-D GATOR HAS NO SCIENTIFIC OR TECHNICAL BAC~ROUND WHICH WOULD AID EVALUATION NNZCZCH(X)975Z NOTE: .ADV COPY TO Dl.A. .ACTION: ~!I!l-7 I NFO: XO?-l)XOPX-8, 3AFOSt3, DIA-l (21) ?P RGE:i\HQ DE Ru'WJLAiae2 205SI59 I~!R l1UUUU PY J13TC1 fORaES AFS KAMS TO R:.; FVA/AOC ENT ArB CQO RUW rFLA/Z9AO I'/ AOC RICHARD SESAU:R MO RUCOSQ/-FSC R li: MiQI USAF AF C I N RL(s\HQISECRETARY OF THE AF SAfOI RUOfSX/S10UX CITY AIR DEFENSE SECTOR SJOUX CITY 101,\ tiNCL~S 313001 00011 JIJ.. 65. SL8JECt: LfO REPORT ~. < 1) TH UFO WAS ELO~ATEO AND FLAT LOOK lNG AS IF LOOK IHG AT THE (2) mtC: .. HALF Cl/2) THE SIXC: Of A OHAE. UFO APPEARED TO BE A? ?xG:t TELY TEN TO f IFTEC:N MILES FROM OBSERVERS LOCAT JON. PAGE 2 Rt.-.JELA9N2 UNClAS (9) LEFT SlOE OF UfO WAS BRIGHTER THAN Tt RIGHT SIDE ALTH01.11H THE SUN ~AS SHINING ON THE RIGHT StDE. B. <1l BOTH INDIVIDUALS HAO STOPPED TO LET A FIRE TRUCK PARK AND WERE LOOKfNG EASTWARD AT AIRCRAFT PARKEO ON FLIGHT LINE ~HEN THEY SAW OBJECT ABOVE AIRCRAFT. (2) 7 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON AT APPRO~IMATELY ~99 DEGREES. CJ> NO MOVEMENT WAS OBSER'IEO UNTIL A CLOUo-BANK OBSCUR0 V lEW BY NOV 1MEMX (5) OBSCURED BY CLOUD BANK W1TH N~ MOVEMENT OBSERVED. <6> fiV~ MINUTES. c. C1) GRO C VISUAL. E. 1/8 ~ILE NORTH OF BASE OPERATIO~S, fORBES ~f8 (2) CORY, WILLIAM W., MAJOR, USAF, HQ 2Af, BARKSDALE, CHIEf PAGE 3 RL~JEL A0002 UNCL AS ~NTRAT I :'4 A IDS AND M\.QUA 10, JOSEPH M., MAJOR, US~f) HQ 2 .. \f BI\R!<SOALE, CHIEF OF SCHEOLll ~G. BOTH 08SRVERS ARE THOROL~Hl Y f .\)4 !L- tAR '.VITH CSLESTIAL BODIES ANO AIRC~AFT. G. ( 1) 2/ 'a CLOUD COVERAGE. A, SURFACE 21/10 C. 2 1 M 5ROKEN <~> 1 MILES. <5> 6/10 CLOOO COVER. PAGE ~ RL~JELAa0~ UNCLAS (7) TE~A~RATURE S~FACE 24~5C 8a.4 NOT AVAILABLE J. ~iO ;JEATF-~ BALLOONS OR AIRCRAFT REPORTED tH AREA BY ElTHER TOPEK~ fA!. .Q~( FOR3C:3 BASE OPERATI ONS. K, ~Ai.liNG~ JAMES E,, 1LT USAf,. CHIEF, 3131NTElLIGNECE SECTION. R~ H1 SHO E:R S V:EST OF l<.\~SAS C tTY~ KANSAS E~- TttlJ!NG INTO ?JISSO\.JRI, THAT 010 ~lOT SHOW ON TO?EKA RADAR'. HP/t STI- GATOR HAS .~Jo SC lENT tf' tC OR TECHNICAL 8ACXGRCUNO ~HICH '.10l1l0 A 10 EV ~LUAT I CN. NNZCZCH!;C975Z COPY TO DI A .. 1. OA TE TIM~ GROUP l . SOURCE 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 5 llinute s 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Groun::l- Vi sual Stationary 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE :, LOCATION Forb0s AFB, Kansase 10. CONCLUSION Astronoi.lical (PARILLIA) Pbject stationl.'ry. I'osition of sun in r elation to reported obj < ct consistant Hith }n.rhvlia si:;htin~ 11. IRIE, IUMMARY AND ANALYSIS S~'lll eloncatcd flat l ookill[; object estiJ,JG.tcd to be about 1~ J.Jiles frou observer. Shiny silver. Left side briGht er them rirj1t side althouJrbc sun Ha s shininG on right side . Objc ct at 07 deg elevation in East. Stationary. Obscured qy clouc bank. No rnotion. Hitne sses familia r l'li.th celestial bodies and a/c . llax wirrl reported up to 50, 000 \las 16 knots frol.l 650 deBrees. . OEPAr<fM~Nl O r fH~ AIR H.:.-~0 STJ ,'=F rt\ESS.t\Gt Bj;!,'\ 1'-' ::H ACTIONs NIN- 7 I NFO: XOP-1~XOPX-8, S 3, DIA-l (21) FM J 13TCW FORBES AFB KANS TO RlMMFVA/AOC ENT AFB CCX..O RUWTFLA/29ADIV ADC RICHARD GEBAUER NO RUCDSQ/FSC ,U RUEAHQIUSAF AFCIN RUEAHQ/SECRETARY OF THE AF SAFOI RUCMSX/SIOUX CITY AIR DEFENSE SECTOR SIOUX CITY IOWA UNCLAS J 13DO I 0001" Jll. 65. SLBJECI: lEO REPORT. A. C1> THE UFO WAS ELONGATED AND FLAT LOOKING AS If LOOKING AT THE SIDE Of A DIME. ~> ONE-HALF ( 1/2) THE SIXE OF A OfNE. UFO APPEARED TO BE AP- PROXIMATELY TEN TO FIFTEEN NILES FROM OBSERVERS LOCATION. <3> SHINY SILVER OEPAr<JMENT-01 IHE AIR FORO STAFF rilES~ A(~( ERANCH PAGE 2 RUWJELA0002 UNCLAS (9) LEfT SIDE Of UFO WAS BRIGHTER THAN THE RIGHT SIDE ALTHOL&H THE SUN WAS SHINING ON THE RIGHT SIDE B. (1) BOTH INDIVIDUALS HAD STOPPED TO LET A fiRE TRUCK PARK AND WERE LOOKING EASTWARD AT AIRCRAfT PARKED ON fLIGHT LINE WHEN THEY SAW OOJECT ABOVE AIRCRAfT. (2) 7 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON AT APPROXIMATELY 090 DEGREES. CJ> NO MOVEMENT WAS OBSERVED UNTIL A CLOUD BANK OBSCURED VIEW BY MOV IMEMX (5) OBSCURED BY CLOUD BANK WITH NO MOVEMENT OBSERVED. (6) fIVE MIN VIES C. (1) GROUND VISUAL UNCLASSIFif[)