PnOJcCT 1COiJ RECORD South of E11 sworth AFB, South Dak~r~ 10. CONCLUSION ~. SOU?.CE Civilian AIRCP_t\.FT v ) 1 -Nt~B-c-.... -R-O_F_O_o_Je_C_T_S ..,IJ:rt..n,a object "'liaS a KC-105, call sign Ghos t 76, making pen9tration j pi' RCA-VOR at 1807Z, back over VOR at 1 8162. This was deterr~Lin~d 1 through revie"..r of records at Ellstrorth RAPCON. 5. LENGTH O F OBSERVATION 11. BRIEr SUMMARY .\NO A~AL.Y$11 One Hil'lute f>, iY'PE OF 08SE~VATION Groll4"ld-VisuaJ. J 1. cou~s= Not Stated 9. Pt1Y SICAL EVIO!NCi! Observer sighted a cylindrical. object, bri~t "ll"hite in color: estimated siza at, 75 f'eet in di&'Ueter and one-fifth of dia:net er in depth. Object flew out of clouda, made a 100 dag bc~k.L1g turn a."'ld flew back into the clouds. ' DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HC:J.OQU.ARTERS 821ST STRATEGIC .AEROSPACE DlVISIOH (SAC) EL.L.SWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, SOUTH DAKOTA) 57706 17 January 1966 Jescription of the Object: ~. Shape -cylindrical o . Size -7 5 feet in d iamet er, c . Color -bright white depth one-fifth of diameter : . ~lumber-one (I) ~. Trail/Exhaust-none )ascription of Course of Object: ~. Bright flashes o f I ighr first cal l ed attention to obj ect b . Altitude -8000 feet c . Flew out of clauds, made 180 banking t~rn, and flew back Into clouds c . Tirne visible -I minute 3 . >ianne r of Observatio n: a . Ground-visual u . Opt i ca I a ids -none 4 . Time and Date of Sighting: b. Light conditions~ day 5 . Location of Observer: ~. 5 miles southeast of Ellsworth AFB near Hermosa, SOak 6 . ! dent i fy i ng In forr'iat ion on Observer: a . Civi I ia 64, address Inspector with Base Civil Engineer s 7. -;-;--"" oDj ect was KC-135, ca I 1 sign Ghost RCA- '/C= z 1807Z, ba -:k over VOR at 18 16Z. rev 1J!':'""/"r0cor~ s, a E I /sw~J RAPCON. 76, ma~ing pen9tratlon o f f This wns deTermined t hrough IHO: iAS H. McKIERNAN Major, USAF . , Director of Information