PROJECT 10013 RECORD 1. DA 1E TIME GROUP l. LOCATION 17 Harch 66 18/03.30Z Kokomo, Indiana ( 2 witnesses) 3. SOUP.CE 10. COHCLUSION Satellite (ECHO II) t . NliMP.ER OF OBJECTS One ~HO II at 9:19 PH west of city 3.3 d eg rees above horizon tnovi.ng f\~. S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION ll. BRIE F SUMWARY AND ANALYSIS 5 l:inutes to. T YPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual 7 . C OURSE 9. PHYSICAL E V I DENCE Obj-3ct was romd , white like a star, size of a pea. irst seEp 75 deg e l e vation .360 deg az. Disappeared at 10 deg el e vation JCO deg az. Steady constant movmen t tm'lards north then small but rapi d lateral movements. Speed l-IaS greater then a n a/ c Lost in glar e of light on ground . UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MeSSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE ACTION: NL~ -7 INFO : XOP- 1 , XOPX-2~ SAFO -3~ JCS/DIA-1 (15 ) ADV CY DIA SMB B220EHC8005ZCYJB258 ( PP R UEAHQ Z t\R UUUU'< F\1 30580'A3.'.G NKER HILL AFB IND TO RU.'JON...BIADC ENT AFB COLO RVNP.I\H/33T:-: NORAD REG ION CHICAGO ILL RUOOSQ/FSC FTD WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHI O UEAHQ/HQ USA.F AFNIN WASHit~ON 25 DC UNQ AS D CO I 0125 1 MAR 66. SUBJ UFO RE?JRT. REPORT SUBMITTED lAW Ar-..'0 FORMAT PRESCRIBED BY AFRW PPAWM A. C1) CIRCLL-\R ROUNl C2) PEA CJ) WHITE LIKE A STAR B. (1)\1QVE'.~E'ii o= OBJECT (2) l2 O[Ga.E_ES ELEVATION_, . (4) STEADY CONSTANT MOVEMENT TOWARDS NORH-THEN S~ALL BUT RAPID LATERAL MOVEl;1ENT S SUCHUS COLR SE CORRECT IONS UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE TO RIGHT Ai'JJ LEFT -OBJECT MOVEMENT WAS SHARPER AND PAGE 2 RUCDt< 49 UfJa .. AS MORE RAPID H!N AIRffiAFT MANUEVER IN:; IN FliGHT 0 LOST IN GLARE OF LIGHTS ON GROUND. (6) FIVE MINUTES. C. (1) V ISUALQ WHILE WALKit\t DOGS (2) NONE (3) NONE D. (1) ZERO TI-REE Tt-REE ZERO ZULU EIGHTEEN MARCH SIXTY SIX <2> QEAR STARLIGHT. E. FIVE N:JRT1 OF KOKOMO ltiliANA ON U.S. HIGHWAY THIRY ONE. 305TH BW <SAC>, ORGANIZATIONAL MAINTENANCE SQUADRON; NCOICV/EAPONS SYSTEM SUPPORT BRANCH AGE 40, HOME PH0tf:-KK\~04'H~EQYON OUT Y PHONE-aHAFB EXTENSION 2434,ERY REL IA3LE. (1) QEAR, EXCELLENT VISIBILITY NO MOON. <2> (A) <F> 250/2 (3) NQNE (4) SIX MILES VERY LIGHT HAZE <5> NONE ( 6) FOLR DEGREES CENTIGRADE. H. NONE IN LOCAL AREA HOWEVER S..IGHT I~ WAS APPARENTLY UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE AT EXTREV,E RM-tE THEREFORE REFRACT ION DUE TO THIN ICE CRYSTAL CLOLOS COU.D RESULT I N APPARENT MOVEMENT OF PAGE 3 R uro ~U 49 UNQAS K. STAFF INi::LLIGENCE OFFICER Ci-liEF COMBAT INTELL!G~NC:: 9RANCH OBSERVER BELIEVES HE SIGHTED A SAT ELL IT E IN ORB IT HOI.YEVER APPARENT MANUEVER $ CAUSED HI'.~ T J CONG..:JJE SIGKr.lf\G SHOLtO 3E REPORTED. I IS THE CONQUSI::>~ OF THE INVESTIGATION OFFICER THAT THE It'-D IV IDUAL 010 IN FACT OBSERVE A SATELLITE AND THE APPARENT LATERAL MOVEMENT OF THE OBJECT WAS DUE TO ATMOSPHER I C REFRACT ION. UNCLASSIFIED