l. SOlJ~CE 2. LOC~TIO~ 10. CO,..CLUSION Ci~ril"l3.n Astro ( STAR3/PLAt!ETS) D-at~lgeux 45 de; (~lev, 120 dc6 a~. Sirius a.z.. egalus, hori '?.On, eO ddg az.. ~. NUMScR OF OSJ!C"TS deg ~z, 35 deg 3l~t. S. LENC TH 01' OSS!RVATION 11. 0~1!11 SUliWA~Y A,_O AHAL.YSIS -------~One object changing f rm whlte to red t.o blus to 3~aon and 6. TYPE or: OBS!RVATION t~...ro o~j -::t;t s c~nnging from t'1'hite to r~d 'to blu-3, n'Jt. al .. ,~y3 ..:..n C-roun1-Visual sam~ s~guenr;9. Tht3 lig~tbg .. f the object:-; ,.,~en changing t----------- -- olcrs ::1;:p-aar~d 8.3 a b ursting star as :.he r:~on t.r sigh u::nd t o at :.~ac~t attention. All obj '3Ct3 \'fe:z-'.3 ltigh i n t~ha ~i quadea11t of tha sky abovt~ horizon, sp!1rox 60 d-';!g az. un,~ obj ~et apr.~"a:~f! i t-------------~ not. to "':'.ov a . Oi;j ects d i d not disa;J;-e.~r Hh.Ua O.~'i::1g obse:v~d. 8 . PHOTOS 9. PHYSIC.\L E'IIO!NC! Gbjec~ still visible '""'-ils repo:.:-t ,;as btain-:; mad~. UNClASSifiED DkPAiHMENT Of THE AIR FORCE STAFF MtsSAGC .QUNOt INCOMING MSUGE ACTION: NIN- 7 INFO: XO.P-1, XOPX-2 S;4B 8 ~2 9EZ CZ CHQA 4 84Z CYJ A 778 PP RUEA HO l "R UUUUU f'.~ 3198''' GRA 'lD FORKS RUCSB8/SAc c~curT R lJ'~tG ALB /AD C E NT RUEAGL/Acsc UCVAF /2A~ B~R '<SO ALE RUE~HQ/SECRET.AR'Y OF THE AIR FORCE WASH D C UNCLASIZ IPPO 12- 056/USAF <AFCI N> <SAFOJ >; FORELGN TE. 0 IV, AFSC; t NTELL OFFICER AD~, SAC, 2AF. IN ~CCORDA~CE " !\'IE ~DtD, THE F'GLLG'If I t\G t NFORMAT I ON IS SUBM I TTtO: A~ OESffil?TIO'J OF OBJECfCS): < 1) APPE AREJ ROUNJ ( 2 ) APPEARE') "S VERY BRILL I ANT Si ARS. UNClASS1Fl EDl !JN(tASSIFIED 0'?..\IHMENC Of THE AI~ fORCE STAFf fAESS~GE BUNCH INCO"'IHG MESSAGE ( 1) OBJECT CHANG HiG FROM WHITE TO RED TO BLUE TO C2) OBJECTS CHA !G I ~Xi FR0\.1 ''lH I TE TO REO TO SLUE, "!OT 2 R UCV ' G (4) T YRE~ (3) OBJECTS EARI\NT FOR~AT ION <6) C41\'G l NG COLORS OF OBJECTS <7 ''i0 \E 'J: SCER NIBLE (9) THE LIGI-ffi~G OF THE OBJECTS WHEN CHA~GING COLORS APPEARED AS 1\ Bt.RST H.J; STAR AS THE NEON TYPE SIGN USED TO ATTRACT ATTENTION. B. DESCR IPTtON OF COLRSE OF OBJEC: ( 1) CYA~-G I~ OF COLR SE OF OBJECTS C2) Hlt";t.! IN T~'E SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT OF SI<Y CD ~S OV~ ..;,;R IZO~J, AZIMUTH APPROX!MATEL Y 60 DEGREES (4) O~:E C 1) :2J::CT APPEARED TO BE SLO"/L Y 'M}'!I NG 00 O'J Pl~ HOR IZO'J, Tl-iE OTHER T''.'0 (2) OBJECTS DID NOT APPEAR TO C3) G3J~CTS :JlO ':OT OISS!..PPEAR \'JHILE 9EP.ri oaSERVED UNCLASSIFIED DEPAUMEHT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRAN<.H t~COMIHG MeSSAGE ( 6) OS SER'IED . 1\PPOR X l MA TEL Y 30 MINUTES OBJECTS \~'ERE STILL PRESE~IT AT TPAE OF REPORT TO 31S6'.V cm~1MANO POST, C. \~ANNER O=' OBSERVATION: ( 1) GROU' D VI SU~L ( 2) NIG YT E. L OCAT I 0 N' Or 08 SERVERS ABERDEEN, S. OAK, RESIDENCE OF MRS. CRD I NATE F. I DENT I !="YI ~ I N~ORVAT ION ON OBSERVERS:. C1) Cl'lll l !'l- , ).8 EROEE N POLICE DEPT , AGE N, S. Di1K., RELIABLE SOURCE. UNClASSJf,ED l UNCLASSJfiED DEYAlUMENT Of THE AIR FORCC STAfF fiiESS~GE 8SlANQf INCQMING MESSAGE (2) ~RC'A '''EAT HER OFFICER, GRAND FORKS AFB, NDAK ''fEATHER AT ABERDEE\J, S. OAK., 05/05a0Z DEC 65. HIGH Tl-flf\1 SC.HTERED, VISABILITY FIFTEEN MILES, TE~.4PARATURE P.dGE t RUC'/ G 3 UiJCLAS FORTY r-1'/ E D:SREES, DEW POI NT THIRTY-ONE, '!'IND )..1AGNETIC Tl-lREE 4U DRED T'"E~Y DEGREES AT FOURTEEN KNOTS. (3) T~IN SC~TTERED ~ . t\r--JY OTl-!ER UNUSUAL ACTIVITY OR CONDITIONS 1. INTERCEPTION OR IOENTIFIC.~TION ACTION TA'<E : J . LOC!\TIO~J ~''l ~P::>ROXI'~ATE ALTITUDE AND GENERAL DIRECTION OF B ~LLOONS E7::. , : tl AREA: '( . POSITIO~J ITLE tHlO C0\1'AENTS OF THE PREPAR IN'; OFFICER: Page 4 ~f 5 UNCLASSifiED DE?ARTMHH OF iHE AIR FOR( STAFF :1\ESSAGE BRAN<H INCOMING MHSAG OUT Y r:O'ITR8LLR; 319B'N COM~ANO POST, GRA~IO FORKS AFB, ~OAK. PRELJ'.,q ;IARY ANALYSIS OF THE SITU~TION. AN IMMEDIATE CHE Ct< '!lAS \L\ OE '.'/IT H THE DULUTH ~0 C SAGE SECTOR A NO ~.11"l~EAPOLIS :ENTER FOR ANY KNOWN FLIGHTS I N THE ABERDEEN, S.O~ '< ftRE~ ~ T THE REPORTED T I ~E A NO NO UNU SU~L FL IG HT S WERE REPOREO. A C'-CK !.VAS MADE WITH HE WEA ER 08SERVER A THE . ~8ERO:E~I ' IUI\IlCIPAL AIRPORT 0 "trC'~ THE OBJECT SIG T lf\GS HAD t\LSO BEE'~ REPORTED. THE ,tE.~THER OBSERVER STATED HE HAD MAOE AN JV'~EOit\TE OBSERVATION AT HE REPORTED TI-,,E OF THE SIGHTING BUT THAT YE DID NOT SEE THE OBJECTS OR ANY UNUSUAL SIGHINGS; ~LSO T!-'AT NO '"E~THER BALOONS HAD BEEN RELEASED SY ABERDEEN .'tEAT'-iER ?ERSONNEL. A-CHECK ''!tTH GRt\NO FORKS AFB, NOAl< ~!::~T'1ER FORECASTE:R, REVEALED NO NORTHERN LIGHT ?HENOMENA OR OTHER WEAT~R PH OMENA I N SOUTH DAKOTA. A POSSIBLE HYPATYESIS C2t.L Q 3:: I S THAT ABERDEEN HAD !'REPORTED A BRIGHT ';TAR FILL ED S'<Y. L . EXlSiE~lCE o= PHYSIC,;L EV IDENCE: NOTE: Advance Copy delivered t:) DI..I\/J~S UNCLASSi~iED I Page 5 ~f 5