PROJECT 10073 RECORD DATE TIME GROUP NUMBER OF OBJECTS LENGTH OF OBSERVATION ScvcrJ.l minutc5 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ' Ground Visual 17. COURSE r:s::: to \Jc s t, I o. PHOTOS j9. ?HYSICAL EVIDENCE Burnside, Kentucky CONCLUSION Aircraft (PossibJc ) BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS See CASE FILES On 15 ,Juno at 01002 a 11-~2 wao m;lldng oever.::tl low level tunc:; at. JOCO fl"et ;,.J.l.lt.ud,., t.rnvollnp; west.. The runa were made ~>~t a r ,1clar bomb scorinR aj t.e. B-52 mado several runs during this period. f=TD 5EP 63 0-329 (TOE) l'revto u a etllllons or thlo Corm m <V h~ ... ~tt. i..O'N ALTITUDE, HIGH S?EED T;\AINING ROUTES (OIL. BURNER} A:rc:.~i: ~ o!l cross l:lo' NolNCOmbe, Ky. vo~ Ol fl 250. rnoinlo:Jin fl :!.J ,,..-.,c;r :;3'05'N S::'.SJ'W; tncn start dcscvnl so os 10 cross N.Sl Oor I 3/"01'1\. o3'2J'W; lhen star: descent SO OS Ia cross the .v.SL Ot~c :;o.:S'i'. dJ'Ol'W; then descend so os Ia cross 36'4I'N drre.:l 3o'32'N 85' 15'W; descend so os to cross 36'32'N 85'2l'W ol 2500' ,v.SL: rhen o: 2500' MSL d irect 36'3l'N BS"dO'W: then lvrn Stcrt l;: . :.1~ L.J :; .. n -Airer possng 37' 30'N 84 '38'W aircraft snotl r.lO'" ~ n oe:...,eer. 2700' MS~ and t.OCO' MSL through I he bomb un corri ... ~ .: :-..M ~tlnc:r srcie of cenle rrone trom 37'30'N 84'38'W lo 3i'3o 'I a.:_;;./ Aitet e.rrrng the IOU'(' ol 37'36'N84'00'W o:t~ro:r s.ort c . .-ss 37'36'N o3' sow o: .:000' MSL, then ot ..tOOO' MSL a.r.,,: 3i' 3::)"-d3'20'\'l, lne n siort cltmO drrec: 37'36'N climb " -:CI ~7 SC':-.J a:.. iS'" ;-g.-drmoing drr<:~cl so OS 10 cross vc,~;..:.c ,J,;, r::cocr ~o~-rarg ;o os ro cross 37"So'"-:)J'11'W lexon;:.:>r IC=>:-: . : vrol borr.o ~n .:=~ ':ereo wecrner c:.i'jHtOO~ :u)r; ~"'-' e, o :roi may ce operarrns c-erween rne IF~ 'U C:l'-'::: C" 1 ~e high speeo ow ~vel chorr and , on-> ~ewco oe,l..y VQ~ot c~ ~50, then ol Fl :'SG ,., ~::? s:,f. rrvn srorl oascen1 so os to cross 37' &I'N r. '"'d" vi J\:00' o'.\Sl oorecl 37' IS' N 85'03'W, turn IIJhl . 5'., 'W (OrHtnue turn. oescend so os :o cross 3/"26''- ,. '2. 70v' tASL, tnencd via the "ORANGE !REt" route ":fn iS rtCIU~OJ j7 Jo'l\o HOURS Of OPERATION: 24 nr~ dly. I doy:. 0 W991t Sherillan. \J'JO. 'IORTAC Entry Aurroft sh<~ll tr)S~ thq 'lhurodon, W 1omrnr; VORTAC or Fl 230 ''' w. ossign<'d IJy t .. HCC. moo<.twu Fl 2JO or o~Sr'Jn('d oltrlvdJ duuCI 10 115'08'1'-106'36'\"/, tnen stortdesc<:~nlsom tocrcas tht? routr; "''try poinl ur 45'15'N 10.:'35'\'/ ol saoo t ASl. IMn ol saco 'ASL (J.IOCI to 45"20'N i03'3v'W; lnen descend so os t.JCros:.45' la'N 103'73'W u:n Ctl LISOO' tASL dorecr 44' 57'N 102'20''11; th11n descend doro>CI so os 10 cross 44' 55'N 102'J,rW 01 4000' IJISL; h:n direct to 44. 53'N 1 oo 30''1'1; I hen dimo so OS IO eros~ t.d. 53'N 100'23'W ol 3600' MSL; then ot 3600' MSL di rect 10 the ttnlry point or the bomb run corrdor o t 44 4 7' N 99" &9'W. Looil and Lay Down -After possng 44 47'N 99' t.9'W, or r croft shall morntarn berw<>en 3600' MSL ond 4000' MSL through lhtt bomb run corrirlor (4 NM eirner side of centerline from 44'47'N 99' tf}'W t.fler e xilrr>g th~ roule ol 44' 39'N?8'55'W, orrcroh shoo! turn left cirmbin g so os ro cross 44'52'1'-98'5l'W or 8000' MSL; then Ol aooo MSL contrnu~ left turn drr~CI 4.: .17'N 99'06''.'1; then sor1 croma oorecl so os :.:-cross J4'35'N 9Q'J/'W 's1or1 clma arrecr O'Nell, ~'<'3oros<o '/O~fAC 265/ /sJ (42'3S'N 1.3"10''1 IOO'OO'W Ol rL 230: lhen moinloin Fl 230 to O'N .. ill Re-En~rj-Atl\lr compo~l,ng 1ne rnihol bornb run, oircrall rnol 01., sc.n~oiu ~d 10 e x.-cure on ooditronor boMo run shall. ott r possrnq ,,; 'JCJ'N Qd 55'W. turn leit and clrmo IO or moinloin 40uC' M)l I> .:.l'S2'N 98'51'W. rnen at .:QGO' MSc oirecr to 45'06' N lvu'2:>'\' ,,..,.,,, 1vrnle!l .nd oJS'ndlo 3500' 1.\S,oorc:cl lo44 '53'N l vO'JJ'W "rdnC~ Vtfl lOP bt,sn~i rQUt-9 . \r:l ,1.:u .::ontoJr -r rh" o]ncovnrereo "'"I'J'nH ~.ondIO"S Olo)'' , Julo:l "' Cjuor lv or O-'ller lnon ce.Jng 301\ J'. vrsrnoooly ) "'"~' In rool rn 't n\ c.JnJ VrR nr.o o;:>erote VFR oJiweoJn ln 'l IFR ctlort Jd"i ,l<l !lo>..r Ol n~ ( nO'Jt' and 800' OOOVt! In-> 1111mt:OoQH> l,..rt Ill :;. .. 'lcl' ;,,S'W O .. ;Jiilr.: . .) OJ". ~o:<TAC ;.:ternate ' ntrJ Arrcroir ~"'"' crO>'-n9 Dupree, Souln ~olto:o VOiHAC 12-i ';,.) I oo 30'W Of 35CJ' v.Sl. ln~n<e VIO rne puOir~no:!d route Route ,.rdi.ll -- .,e ruv:" '"''0'" rs reduc.eo '" sJ N M on '"" norrn <o~ otcenrerhne rrom~s;oN '03'30'Wro44'53'N 100'30'W Eff'i:CT!VE 27 f~SRUARY 1966 HOURS Of O?ERHIOt-1: 2.: nrs o do'{. 7 days o we.,:t. L; Clu;i~s. l l . VORTAC E.1try A~tVOII ~n 1 rO'>' ' L ~'' c (notl<~s lo, VQ>li~C or ,.~ 2~v. or os os ""'J m.:tin:J n rL ;'JO o r as os;ogn .. d voo the LooJ Ch':lr ,~ VOiH\C :~d roooo1 '" ~5 NM 1~<. s1or' d.>scent, rro 29.:il'N The . ollo'loling information .-~as cec-::i~e-.! ~r-om tnc I nu ianapo~i:; Secto r u n ~l June 1966. On 15 Jun;OlOOZ a B- 52 \las making sevo:ral low al.1:.i':.ude runs at. 3000 !'t alt going West. The runs \.'ere at a Rada r Bomb Scoring Site, Gil Oil Burner and Orange Tree. Plane was East ol' Burnside near :Ondoc, Kentucky. B- 52 would dip to 3000 ft alt while making Majo= ~ector Qnintanella, Jr. Projec~ Bluebook Wrigct-Patterson Air Force Base Dayton, Jhio Dear !Ja,j or :;);uintanella: Burnside. Kentuclcy r~e ~ur?ose of this letter is to report an incident that occ~=ed at my ho~e in Burnside, Kentucky on June chis inc~de to the local authorities imme diately, but since their ~esponse ~as been so apathetic I am sending t h i.3 acco~t directly to you. It ::1ay b e that this i!lCident is o : ~o s i ~icance t o yo office; if so, Qlease accept ~.b.-~t thi3 re!!ort i 3 free o: -;..>n<jec-c:J.!'es ~ill report ~y findin~s 0 c~ly as I J n ~a~e l.L!.t;h at approxima~ely 8 :.50 PM my b.rotj_e.r, who was -.-:.3::.. t i n 6 f.ro::J Oklahooa, anu I retired to the natio 0!: uy hc=e. 1/e :1e-:-e involved in a discussio~ of U. S . A~=icul =e ~n~n I casually surveyed the eas~ern horizon over a c:J~u o: t rees. In t h e direction of E~sr-Southeast a s tar o~ ~sual intensity was visible in ~he exceptionally cl1Cf sky. Im~ediately below this star appeared ~vo addition- al le;st I ~houg~t the y were star s ) abou~ on~ inch apart a~d :yi~g o~ ~ line parallel t o the earth . ~hesa two add - itional 3~CL::.S ;rro::apted me to t~e a !!l::>r e conc e n t rf: tie look because ~cey a:;:>:pear e_d t _o b _e fla...ip.p.g :1nsteag 9_t'_twi :ling_ and "they w~r-e rapidly becomin~ brighter: At this time I call~d :a;1 ::>rot:1.er s at~enti:>n to these flashing li3hts, ( I C.3.d t hen realized that they were not stars), .ne Si:udied the!:l :.o:nentarilj-and then renar }:ed t; at it a ; :>eared to him o.s ar: ob.j ect tr:1ve lint alon-:; a ::: ig- zA.g c:->urs~ directly to- .nlrd. 'J.s. He a.11d I vie;ied thi.3 for a short . ~riod ( Jr onabl:y .l'C o:~e minute): then a s t he lights bec.a e more ~ ~--r!se view this. As we e~er;ed ~ro_ e ~J e t \ e .Ll Gs ~ere -ouch 1 o .1er. _QJl.d _ much clg_?g_LY'~ t.h_. ~-~e :.is t;ance oetvJeen the:.. be in~ ar)out t h ree (?)feet. Tne lights were no;.'J al.:Jost o.s in'!;ense -as-t1le low oeam-of a u to obile headlights' there \?as a dim red glow between the tv10 flashing white li~hts. In a very brief period of tioe the red glow was joined b y d i n green glow on the righ t ( I am speaking of my right as I l~oked direct l y at the lights). The fo~vard pro~ress o.f -:-he l:..ghts now ceased m~Jmentarily when the y seemed to be ac~ut 200 yards east of my house . Then deliberately the ~irection o f the l ight s ~ere tHrned_a1gqg_ a course a few j,e;::-ees ( "?rooabl:y less than 30 ) Lt6.JLa=cd t h~ south. ~ At s e the red and green g l o w had changed to a shar? red ~las~i~g l ight and a shar~ gree n flashing l ight . T:~e red ::>.,...d :;:::-ee:l lig.hts ;Jere now a s clea.r o.s a traffi c l ight .7o u ld.. a:;~ea:= :ron a i:i.sta:1ce of }2 block. I t v1as no-..1 clear tnat ':C..e =--ed :m.d ':;:'een l ights :;ere centered betv1een the :;1:1i te 1.:.. =~;:;s -:1,...d sli ;!ltl:y above them, \"'Ji th "Ghe red one on the l e f~ , =-~ l.e :t) a:1d. tee ::<;reen one on the right . The lig s ?=oceeded along their new course at a velocity of less 5 ~iles ~er h~Ju~. l s the~ cross e d ov~r the S':::::'~eG in :~.:-o:.t of ::17 ho1:_se, c:le rlist8.n.Ce bet;~teen t h e :1~ite a~) _ -. .-.: ae: s'Jul:i:_ of Jur vie~Jing :pc.. inc a_c1d a nei:;ht l; _ . :_:J.c.. (.:-:-c~-ent that o.: ~h.e ~i.Lr.blnes at the elecr:;rical he,r~. e :1h~:e 1.: t ne3~est ~o ny ~ositia~ was no~ reflec~- i:l6 .)f 1 s s:r f ace :..:;:..":!e:ii:.:::.tely ubo-;e t'rle l i c;h;-. This reflect ion :1!len a s-:-e-?-~.::-;-~;J.t s::i6h-cly d.i--:"ner red light :1ppe:u-ed about ~) fee"": -: J ::::e ri~h.t :;;1d slic;':1:;:;l:;: bel071 the ):'iginal lig hts. lL::--3::._: 7 : : . .)ved to a posiijion directly behind cmd sli g htly be_':: :::~ :):-i;i:1al lights. ::ey :'')W continued tor-.1ard at t .1:..:: sor:1.e ::; ~O'}] rate until they disappeared behir...d o. g r ove of trc-..:;. I auic!tly ran about 2 0 0 feet ','l~st t o ~ break in t~1e ~ ~ _ . .. :: ijhi s posi t i v n I sa~; tne lif:~hts mo::1enta r i 1~-a_lJ.d t.:e ~ -.n.ey disa:)ue a red as if -r:he :r had su'id.enly been tu::-ned The a:~ove events are desc_ .. ibei as ac~.:.ra-:el:>~ o..s ::..y e.\-e (' m see ar;.d. as -7-';11 a s 1'JY e:-con :J!'ite. I have :"e:er beforo observei a flyin g ob~ec: th~t I could not identify, but I am conv inced t.-w.t '.?h t I s:.li'J :1a~ reol and. unconve::"Jtion - Sincere l y , rJathematics Community Colle~e