, PROJECT 10073 RECORD . 1. O.A TE TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION Wichita, Kansas .(4 \titnesses) lO. CONCLUSION Ci vilic:.-"1 s .4. NU)J.aER OF OBJECTS 5. LENGTH o;: OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 6. TYPE OF OSSERVATION 6. ?riOiOS 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE Object wns cylindrical shaped and about the size of fist at normal distance. Alwninum color. Object was on straieht line course, appeared to be tumbling but tumbl in. 'ms not in a regular p;~.ttern. Object just faded from siz ::.. Flat, sauce:r-shaped object. Object appeared to gain and lose altitude. Color was same as first object. The .second si[jlting was considered to be a: recurrence of the first. VII. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE: A. Materials: B. Photography: 7.: 5. Shutter speed used * 6. Smallest "f" stop Largest ''f" stop Filters used 10. "Panning" 11. Direction camera pointing with respect to true north 12. Camera angle with respect to ground------------------- * )....finimum camera data required VIII. WEATHER INFORMATION: McConnell AFB \leather Station Wind direction (degrees) I Velocity (knots) First: 200 degrees Second: 190 degrees :a. Ceiling Cle::.:-- Amount of cloud cover First: Nonej Second: Scattered Cirrus E. Thunderstorms & quadrant NONE F. Vertical temperature gradient First: ~degree~; Second: 77 degrees G . Unusual activity or conditions: H . Interception or identification action taken: N/A I. Air traffic or balloon releases: N/A Direction of flight------------ VIII. 'VEATHER INFORMATION: Wichita Nunicipal Airport Wind direction (degrees) I First: l90 degrees Second: 180 degrees Velocity (knots) Visibility Amount of cloud cover None Thunderstorms & quadrant~N~o~n~e _ Vertical temperature gradient _82 d_e..:g;...r_e_e_s _ Unusual a c ti vi ty or conditions: 5. Interception or identification action taken: N/A Air traffic or balloon releases: Location l'iunicipal Airport (3 diameter) Visual I'Wl Direction of flight _Va_r_i_a_b_l_e _ DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR-FORCE HEADQUARTERS 230 TACTICAL FIGHTER WING (TAC) MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, KANSAS 67221 ftEPL.Y TO ATTN "' 23DOI/Robert s. l..faldnen/2d Lt/51~32 auaJECTa Fo:Uowup Report on UFO Sightings TOs T!)~r!/UFO 1. Reference your letter dated '1 June 1966 requesting investigation of UFO sightin gs of ~5/2000Z and ~6/ 17')UZ over \'Jichita, JCansas. 2. A special for.mat for UFO reports, developed ~ the undersigned, is furnished ~dth the information requested. As thorough an investigation as poasible was conducted 3. This office 1-rould appreciate very much your concnents as to the effectiveness of the enclosed format for UFO sightingso 1. UFO Report (9 pgs) TDF',.ftJPO R~at tor UFO Inlor.mation S)Sth Air Division tA..cCamell AFB Kansas 67221 ReZerence your message 23 DOI 00005 MAY 66, dat.ed 27 Hay ~966, subject UPO Re~rt. Request you inveetigate UFO eight~s of 25/'2JXXJZ and 26/17JOZ over \'lichita, Kansas in accordance with AFR ~ 2, paragraph& l4 nr.d ~6. FOR THE COMMAliDER ;7_....ElUC T. de JotiCKHEERE, Colonel, Uf;AF 'rr Deputy-for Technology and SUbsyeteme COORDINATION OF..IGINATOR: UNCLASSIFIED 1\EPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE ACTION: RDC-4 \. f o, INFO : XJ?-1, XOPX-2, Sf., OS~3,DIA-1, ADV CY DIA PTTU J~ur qi)UTf'0~72 64 14723~5-UUUU--RUEDHQA. F"' 935 4 IR J IV 'ACCONNELL AF'B 1<.\~J) T 0 R lf'l\l C\f ~ / ! IR 0 E F COW\'1 A~D E \JT A. =-a COL OR AD 0 JE0Y"'!/) ::T~RY OF THE .\I~ FJRCE SAF'OI '.VASY DC FOO Y') ~)~0=-<~!='ROC), <SA.FO I) A~lJ ALL OTHER AGENCIES ( 0 I) ) 'J9JE: Ci ~F"~ REPORT UNIDE~ IFIEJ =1... YINr. JBJECTS Slr:HTED OVE~ WICHITA, 81TH SIGHTING<; INVOLVED Ol\!E ALU'AI Nt.M OBJECT T r SIZE OF A. HAt\0 AT ARM~ LENGT H. ON UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE THE F" IR 5T OCCA 5 ION A Ct. I NOR I CAL OBJECT FOLL 0'1. A STR ~I GHi L I NE COtR SE, APPARENTLY T ~BL I Nr,. THE SECONl Dli.Y .\ S~UCER SHAPED OBJECT AP EAREO TO G~IN ANJ LO~E ~L T ITI.DE. ON BOTH OCC~SIONS THE OBJECT FADED FR!J-1 SIG~T AFTE1 5 MINUTES OBSERV~T ION. TI-lE SECOND SIGHT lNG WA~ CONSIOE:(0 TO BE A RECLRRE:-JCE OFT~ FIR)T. DRELI\11\J~RY "NALYSI~ lr-.DICATES'THAT DLRING T HE TIWE 8F'" E~CL.f Sl'":l.f1' IN~ T~RE :.vERE AT LEAST 80 At-ll 60 AIRCR~FT, R[SPECT IVELY, OVER '.'IICHITA. ~OWEI/ER E~CI-i ''1'IT \~S ST ~TED PO) IT IVEL Y THAT THE OBJECT WAS NOT AN AIR ffi" n UNCLASSIFIED UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT REPORT Submitted by Lt H.obcrt S. t-!akinen 23TF11 Intelligence NcConnell AFB vlichita, Kansas 67221 Date 15 June 1966 z,llu nmc-date group of sighting First: 2520002 L1ght conditions: 1. r:-:-RODUCTION: A. Preliminary analysis: Prelinlinary investigation revealed 80-100 aircraft i n the air ove r the Wichita area during the first sighting and 60-70 during the seco . Initiallyj the objects were considered to be a sa~ellite by the o~servers. Later this explana~ion was rejected. Prier to the first si&-"'lting, balloons \-tere flying about on the street belc.q but a confiict between ldnd and. object direction does not lend c!'ec~:.ce to thi s possible explanation of the cause. Each \'fitness stated pcsi ~i,.re::.:r that the o':>jeqt_ \las nQ:t_an ircraft. - B. Cc~::nent on p ossible cause or identity: Wi-c::o..:.t attention to size tho objects might fit the description of a sa~s:li~e, esp&cially because of the straight line course and the tumbling eff& . L~ addition, no estimate of distance to the object could be ren:!.a.:--eci. This lends support, then, to the possibility that size c ould have been misjudged. C. Statement supporting preliminary analysis and comment: I ca n reach no firm conclusions. If this is.not a satellite, perhaps a natural phenom- enon was misconstrued: l) Each time the sightings were discussed testimony seemed to change a little. ~) No one else in the area reported these t"To instances. If this were something incomprehensible to the public, someone else probably ''~ould have taken note of it. l~ only conclusion , based u pon feeling , is that this lias not a visitation from outer space. yr college 64 P.igh School . . 47 2 yr college REPORTING, Fonne r Navy fighter pilot ; 4 yr military semce ; com- mercial pilot's Navigator in Questionable * AIJ. WITNESSES ARE AT pg'J'H.OT..Etrr~ NAc; l!J ti~'l' J.i lGCJH.POIU\'J'Jt ) , 1 li1 5 ~'JJGJlJ ~. PL~Zt-., \JICHITA, KA.N~.S THE OFFICES ARE ..uV\.cn.TED IN TilE Fil'Tl':I!J,!1'H ( , EJ\S'l' SID!!:, or T!:E Pl..AZI\. BU .DING. III. MANNER OF OBSERVATION: A. X Ground-visual Air-visual Ground-electronic * Air-electronic * * Type of radar No ra da r sightings \'tere reportedo B . Optical a ids: t\one C. If sighting occurre d while airborne, give: Type of aircraft !'-!.:> pilots or navigators reported siehtings. Identification n ur:1be r nome station IV. LOCATION OF OBSERVERS Latitude I Geographical Reference to Appr o:::i.":'la t ely Fifteenth .s t o rey of vlichita Cor ne r of Douglas 3740/9720 Plaza Buildin g , \Tichita, J.fa.rket Str eets ALL ?OUR OBSERVE:a: \'ffiR"F: LOCATED I N THE OFFICES OF F ~.ttOLEUN ~1ANA.GEl{El\!T II:CO?..?C~TED V. DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECT(S): Shape: First: Cylindrical Second: Flat, saucer-sha~d. B. Size: About the siz~ of fist at norrr~l distance. C. Color: Alwainu.~ D. Number: . One Formation (if more than one): F. Discernible features or details: G. Tail, trail, or exhaust (size of same compared to size of object): I. Other pertinent or unusual features: VI. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT(S): A. What first caught the attention of observer(s)? Sil yer glint in \dndovr. B. Angle or elevation and azimuth of object(s) when first observed? S5degrees. C . Angle or elevation and azimuth of object(s) upon disappearance? About 40 de er ess. D. Description of flight path: First: About 335 de grees. Seco : About 350 degrees. E. Ma neuvers oi object(s): First:-Straight line course; appeared t o be twnbl:i:ng but twnbling wa s not in a regular pattern. Second: App9a~ed to gaj~ and los e altitude . F . H o w did the obj ect( a) disappear? Faded from sig!1t . G. How long (was/were) the object(s) visible? F minutes on both occasions. lICTE: THE SECOND SIGriTI NG \vAS CONSIDEHED TO BE A RECURRENCE OF THE