I. O> TE -Tl~E G~OUP' LEHGTl-t 0~ OcUI .. V.\TION TYPE OF caS!JtVATION '1. PH'r'~lCA\.. EV:OcNC! FTO SEP 63 0.329 (TOE) 2. lOC~TION CONCLUSION 11. 8J11!JI SUMMAf4Y ANO AMALYStS REPI..Y T O DEPARTMENT OF THe AI R FORCE HEADQUARTER':> BIST H C.:OMOA r S U?PORT GROUP (SAC) INCOUI Ali'l FORC"" ~AS::, =aRASKA 63J19 AT TN OF: 3 C liris~:-Pattcr5on AFB, Ohio 45433 :-eport is su"':J~itt~d. in accor.le.nce -:r.Lth t-..FR 200-2 , 20 July .:.. Descri pt :i.on o f t~1~ object . (1) Round li6~: o~ly. (2) About l/2 -::1~ circtclercnc.~ o.f u. dbne. ( 3) t.fnite. (5) In ti:ail 5 ::int..rccs apart ( s econd object sligh tly more to t ::c .rest) . ( 8 ) !Tone heard . (9) First i:li .. ~tll sighting nea:-polaris; the o~Jject :-m.s brj_6ht and t ne:1 it dimmed ou-t. It d.id this six or s ;-..r':?n t.~11ea J.ari:13 t :"r!.r.s-..erse of sky. Second initial sighting near ?Ola.ris; the oo.ject -::as bright, th~n i~ d immed out. I t ~id this six or seven ti~es. Yhe cond object 1T:?..S not e.s bright as the first. b . ~escriptlon of course of object. ( : ) :Flas;;. of light near polo.ri s it; 1.-as a ::. ear, but; light r ea ppeared a.nd was d:u~.:~m co it The f'ir~t obse-: . .-v:.;r thought other obserrer--' attention (2) 30 to 35 degrees c lrnation, 360 dc~rees ::1zimuth . (4) Stro.i[~ht line (both). Pesce . , i s out Proies~iun ( 5 ) Light faded out. (G) 4 to 5 rninute3 each. c . g3.nner of observa tion. Ground vi..;u~l. of sighting. f seconr1) . ~. IDeation of Lincoln AFB, :. Ide:1tifying i:-~onation on ob3ervers. ( l) Frank H. g . Ueather and ;.;i:1ds. sigh.:ings . , Colonel, , Lt Colonel, Aloft conditions ?.t time and nl.s.ce or (l) 10000 s~at~ered, 14000 scattered, hi3h scattered, 12 mil~s visibil!ty, tempera::ure 71 degrees, ~..rinds 31~0 clegrees at 3 1~ots. Press ~ltitude 3007. ( 2) The follo-;;ing info vas ~.lid for 25/0000Z: eo,oao ft; ( 3) rrone . per 1000 f'=at . Tr:!mpe~-tu.::-e inve r s i o n f'rom 5, 000 feet t o This i:1fo~ation "das ex-:'i~aet~d from G!r..ar1.a lT-:!br<.ls~.:a, n . Any oth e r unust:.:l.l a c t.i -:rity. One of "Ec ho" sa :.el i 'tes pa.ss i:1g base t,J sout hives c a t ~;pproxirno.tely ;;~:= 3ame time . The f:!.::-s t UFO ~vas sic;hted p rior t o "Echo" and b ot h lig.t.'-:t s ha..i C.~so.ppeared a p p rox:::...:::-.t e l y one to t-;ro minutes prior to "3cr!O -p:!..et:::-d. p assage. UFO' s ~:-~re trav e ling thre e to four tim'=s a s f a s t u s }: Colone l :1e of the o~serve:;:-s) c ons:.c.ers the ob jects ,ier e most likely -;;urnoling s ections of a spent miosile i n orbi t refle~tin6 nunlizht a~ ce rtain ~t~les. A closer orbit to the e?.rt h ,.;ould. account 'for the g r eate r s_gee1 in ~o~tp~.:-:!..3on ~.ith