PROJECT 10073 RECORD 11. OA JE TIMO: C~OUP 2. LOCATION 26 .July 65, 4 September 65 (Night) Pike County, 1-Iissouri 1 . .. 1tH<CE 10. CONCLUSION Civili.?.n A/C (Helo) 1. m1 E\ER o: OBJECTS Description, fliV'lt ar..d all cbaract.erlstics of slghtin~ ~dt.h Helo cb serve. Cion. l.Il ace ore ~. LENGTH Or OBSERVATION f,, TYPE or: oaSERVATION 11. SRIEF SUMM~RY AND ANALYSIS v.o~ect in iliglt tnat included hove-c-~ and had a red li6ht ro:.a.ting ,.hi.ch v-aried in intensity. i'Jit;ht ':ras s.lct1. S;nall size a tout 12 ft in dian:eter. Climbed in k{ade one b.! m Of 1.35 dl3grees. Fuselage ",.;aS vtlit e, like-al1nninl'm. Observed on two ni~ts. See letter. Excellent d.ascri ut.ion. Information includes lane - r..ark on sectional charts, e13v-al:ior.:.S and .t:li@"lt cf!..:>:.racteristics S . 1'--!0TOS o: object. ?. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE fTD SEP 63 0329 (TOE) Prvloua sdltlo!U of lhh fo'IUitnaY b~a .. d. I YOUR ZIP cc r-1}- f)mt/TIJ8Zl/SAFOICC/~/29 ~ 18 1D to )Orr report reportt. 1a. shdJar ta tbe meD1 re})Ct'tsi!r our ftl.es ar:= !he. iuchios bo'ler!.ag; : aDil the. appa&"eAt Hl'at:le or the red light o-r bel-Jeoptet~-::-'!be-mv1 deviation tl:l&'t yor ooaura bill tb& -..rircrcft J.a a'C an msle ~a the .lipt ah1M tbrouglr the port1oa o:r tt. rtrcratt. It 1a 'fo11t8 l'llsel7:. - wicb 1 lcca:tell CM aectim chrt~-. ooiDt 1D t'ligbts ... Infvr:na'tion 1-IEA.U ;J'JJ\P T c:-.=l~ FORF.IG1; TECHNOLOGY O t v IS:O.'.J uro Si3bt1.ng, Pike County, MiSSOU't"i r ~ Hq USAF SAFOICC (Mrs Hunt) attached unid~ntified object report :t'rom The sightlng of object a on t ile nlghts o:: 26 .July and 4 September 196:5 ,;~.r~ :;imilar t o many "t'~ports ; n our files of' helicopter observations. 7h~ slo~ flight) j cluding port~o~s of hoverin6J the ~hooah sound and the apparent e=r~tic fluc-:u3tion of tha red ligl"lt i!J che.racteristlc of t hese '4'eoorts. The ~1tensity as vell a~ deviatlon in appearance at a rc~llar inte:-1al is caused -when the airc r af't is in a turn or a t e~ a:13 l e '"'il~n the light shines t!lrough the ububbl e or o:pea :portion o f the c-:-af't. It's quite likely that Nrs landmark, vbich is l~cated on aviation section charts, is used as a reference poi in cross countrt ~lights. 2 . .;~ had no unusual re:;?Orts from Plk13 County, 1'-Iissour:i <"3uring this period. The -~ ~e~orted no unidentified tracks from her area. Helicopters on f~ights of this nature could be flown b y the Air National Guard, rTa.vy, Army ani/ or otb.er mili ta.cy unit.s within a radius of 150 mil es. In view of the ~a~rted cha~c r istica and delay of the au'br.rl..::>sion of oar report no att pt 'Will be made to identity a specific flight. FOR THE COMMANDER ~.!?IC T d e JON tt! Co lone 1, USAF UFO Rpt :tin Tha:put.;r tor Technolog:r and S'lb3ystem3