1. DA IE Tll.tE GROUP 2. LOCATION -- 3. SOU~CE 10. CONCLUSION : t>lilitary l. Aircraft (possible) 1-S'-tl$<!1 .ef./'Pct.J 4. NU:0~!3ER OF OBJECTS 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 1 . 15 minutes 2 . 1 hour & 30 minutes 6. TYPE OF OOSERVATION Ground Visual Hest & North \-lest 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE 2 . Other (Ground liGhts 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS reflected off r~ze petche/in tae Observers Kcre uc tchj :1 -r S\'"lf'-:! t. wi~cn u re.:: o':J.jcct Has s.::~n just above the l:or:.:::c:-. ~o ..... ,.;; .;~..;~. 'lne o._:ccv cli~3.:ppeared belO\v the horizon) bt<-;:; '.iil5 zccn l:;.ter ,.;b,~:; obser,:crs moved -co n nc,., position. Afte r red oo~0ct ~i ppe~rcd a second time , ~ crecn- ish '"hi te object ~,,as ;c~:1 :.:o'.i:1::; in ve-::-y close to the red. object. Tnen -..r.!ee o;),: ~c-..s :-.rc:-c ~c1cd in -;:;r.c ivest. The 1 it;h-cs on ilirc-::-c..:'~ f1yins 10\: i:1. -..::e area .;.:id oy reflect _:i and refracted lights off toe i:c.ze patc~es in the nrca. Thi~ is th~ second incident repor~ed. in t\VO days by the sru;;.c airn.an. I UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE PROCEEDED TO MOVE I N AN UP AND DOWN PATTERN, MOVING IN THE SAME DIRECTION AS THE RED OBJECT. THE OBSSERVER WAS DIRECTED TO FQLOW OBJECTS AND HE PRECEEDED TO A HILL OVERLOOKING FAIRPOINT, SOAK. HE THEN SAW THE REO OBJECT AGAIN, APPROX- PAGE J RUYITOJA00 04 UNCLAS I~ATELY FIVE TO EIGHT ~.ILES DUE NCRTH GF HIS POSITION, AND IT APPEARED TO BE STANDING STILL. THE GREENISH WHITE OBJECT WAS SEEN MOVING IN VERY CLOSE TO RED OBJECT. THE OBSERVERS THEN NOTICED THREE OTHER OBJECT DUE \~EST Cf THEIR POSITION, :.~0/ING VERY CLOSE TO THE GOUNO. THE TWO OUTSIDE OBJECTS WERE YELLOW, WITH A GRt:EN OBJECT DARTING RAPIDLY BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THE YELL ON OBJECTS. 5. THE OBSERVERS Y.ERE RCALLED FR0~1 THE HILL PCSITION AFTER APPROXIMATr:L'f CNE HGUR AND THIRTY ~.INUTES. OBJECTS WERE STILL 6. OBJECTS WERE VIEWED fffi FIFTEEt. ttiNUTES FROM FIRST POSITION, AND ONE HQIR AND THIRYT ~INUTES FROM SECOND POSITION. MANNER OF OBSERVATION: 1. GROUND V!SUAL 2 . NAKED EYE ONLY UNCLASSJFIED UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE page 4 of 7 D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING: 0345 Z TC 0550Z 7 .JUI_Y 6..6.. ... ,. , E. LOCATION OF OBSERVER: FIRST OBSERVED FR0~1 APPROXIMATELY TEN MILES EAST OF AIRPOI~T, ~EADE CCUNTY, SOAK. FOLLOWED BY ~ILTARY VEHICLE WEST TO HILL OVERLOOKING FAIRPOINT. PAGE 4 RUWTDJA0004 UNCLAS 2. A2C OFFORD, WILLI M' 0., AF16741394 A2C HATCHER, KENNETH ~. AF 14867986 BOTH AIRMEN ASSIGNED TO 821 CG~BAT DEFENSE SQDN, EAFB, AS SECURITY POLIC~,EN. G. WEATHER: 1. TEt/P 60., SCATTERED CLOUDS, WINDS CALM 5. HIGH SCATTERED 6. FE~ SCATTERED BUILD-UPS SOUTH OF SIGHTING 7. VERTICAL TE~PERATURE GRADIEN1: AFHO 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 5 RUWTDJA0004 UNCLAS UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMNT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE C PLUS 1) 25 INVERSION I . AIR fORCE HILCOPTER 481 WAS DISPATCHED FROM ELLSWORTH AFB AT 0450Z WITH THE BASE CGX'~'ANOER AND A PHOTOGRAPHER ABOARD. THE HELICOPTER SEARCbEO THE AREA WHERE LOW ~OVING LIGHTS Y:ERE REPORTED. NOTHING WAS SEEN FRO~ THE HILCGPlER. THE VREW HAD RADIO CONTACT WITH GROUND GBStRVERS DURING SEARCH. HELIPCOPTER DID OBSERVE REO LIGHT I N DISTANCE AND OBSERVERS ABOARD HELICOPTER THCUGHT IT TO BE THE ROTATING 6C:ACON ON A LIGHT AIRCRAFT FLYING AT APPROXUviATELY 1, 500 TO 2, 500 FEET. THE HEL !COPTER ATTE~'PTED TO I NTERCEPT OBJECT, UNCLASSJFI ED page 5 of 7 UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRAH.CH INCOMING MESSAGE page 6 of 7 BUT FAILED TO REACH IT BEFORE LIGHT WAS LOST AGAINST LIGHT Of RISING MOON. OBJECT WAS OBSERVED BY HELICOPTER CREW FOR THREE OR FOUR MINUTES PRIOR TO ITS DISAPPEARANCE. CREW REPORTED SEEING A BRIGHT LIGHT IN VICINITY OF OBJECT JUST PRIOR TO I TS DISAPPEARANCE. THEY APPROACHED LIGHT, BUT IT V:AS EXTINGUISHED BEFORE THEY COULD REACH IT . BASE COMWANDER THINKS THAT OBJECT PAGE 6 RUWTDJA0004 UNCLAS 'liAS A FAR~11ER CR RANCHER RETURNI~G TO HIS PRIVATE STRIP BY PLANE. tLICOPTER CREW AND CO~::VANOER REPCRTED PATCHES Of HAZE VISIBLE ROUND LIGHTED AREAS, AND AT TI~ES FGR~ING A LAYER AT AeOUT 300 FEET. SKY WAS REPORTED CLEAR, NG CLOUDS, AND MOON BREAKING OVER H ffi I Z 0~1. K. BASE COMMANDER FEELS THAT SIGHTING$ WERE CAUSED BY LIGHTS G~ AIRCRAFT FLYING LOW IN AREA, AND &Y REFLECTED AND REFRACTED REPORT PREPARED BY DIRECTOR OF INFOR~.:ATION. REPORTING OFFICER FEELS THAT IN VIE~ OF ftCT THAT THIS I S SECOND INCIDENT REPCRTEO IN H'.O DAYS BY SAME AIRMEN, THE THERE IS CONSIDERABLE I MAGINATION INVOLVED. OPENING RH!.ARK bY AIR'J.AN hATCHER 'fAS THAT UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED DPARTMNT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE page 7 of 7 HE "SAW OUR CRAZY FLYING UFO' S AGAIN". FIRST SIGHTING OF THIS INCIDENT WAS PROBABLY REO BEACON ON LOW FLYING AIRCRAFT. THIS STIRRED UP THEIR IMAGINATION AND LIGHT REFLECTING fROM PUDDLES CF WATER AND PONDS TOOK ON 11\'AGE OF UFO' S. Ht.LICOPTER PILOT REPOHEO POND IN AREA OF LOW ~lGVING OBJECTS UNCLASSIFIED PROJECT 10073 RECORD 1. OA";E Tlil.r: GROUP 2. LOCATION ~ . . Fairpoint, Soutl1 Dakota (M.tltipl~/ 4. Nllti.BER OF OBJECTS 10, CONCLUSION Other (CONFLICTING DATA) ,/,A lA.!()"VII Itt-~ I e_"rdtta-~ S , LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11, BRie~ SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 2 Hours, 7 Minute s t.. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Vis \Ill 7 , COURSE 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE Obs ervers noted 5 separate and dis tinct objects. The largest one was oval, t he f our others round. Various colors reported by those ....tlo wi tnesncd the objects. The two larGest objects were f airly s tabl e nt an a l t itude of 500-BOO feet moving east or west depending on which observation point was r eporting . smaller object conr.inually da rtP.d around t h e larger ones Two wi tne s ne3 reporL~:i t"lbj!ct.:: t o t h ree other s . These th reo .ntnesees r p:>r t cd diffe1ent U1rc s arld azinruth on which the sighting occured. The stnt' CAf'El.LA could have been r es ponsible for tho obnct'Vat.i on. Capelli was rising in the NE sky ae was rep or ted by tl'~ of the ob~ervers. rro SEP 63 0329 (TOE) Prnloul ldlllonl ot lhll fonll m, 1M Ultd , P R I () R I T Y Sft:.i '~ THAT ITH THE STom:.s REPORTED UJ THE AR[Ar FLUS TDI.PERATURC 1 INVERSION TH~ POSSISlLITY EXI Sl S THAT LIGHTS or~ THE GROlJt~D RELECT- ING FROMTH[ CLOUDSr MOVING RAPIULY WITH THE WIND' CAUSCU Tl~( l REPORTING PI::RSONNEL TO ASSU!~E THAT UtHD[IHIFIED OGJ LCT S CRE Pl{E.:,r;,!T . ( I GC NOT FEEL niAT A!~Y (.;Af'.JU~ 10 T HE f'IISSIL[ co,.r,PLESES [XlSTS. BASE DEPUTY CO~tiAI,OE.H FOR SECURITY/LA\'/ f:!JFOf:CEf,[t(f (GJCL) P rt .i: o ~ r r Y ( 5 ) uU!\t~TU~ SIZE LEC' GY NICKEL SILE 't.'HTLE Q l iC: SIZE;:;, SKITTEilEO ~kl~ftT!CALLY ARCU~JD T~lE HOHI20N 0 ~ou~rAJ~ TOPS l~J PAGE 2 RU~TOJA009l U~1ClAS S IZE :U.:sc.:rLLU A S TEACY HE.O LI'3HT IiJ THE D t ST,\lJC . iH;...;E S IZt.:::; ( 9 ) kEPOt<Tc-.. C SlLES C.O~lPAiii:.:O TO A !~C1J5, Ml t=lSJ5 1\.!HCRAFi 8 . Of CRIPIIO; J OF COURSE 0F OJJECTS PO H JTED Oth.JE CTS GIJT T O 1\ Ir~!At'i AliO REPORTF.:u S I GHTI1\IG TC ::GOLF= Or-IE, Lt.U;JCH CO?iTROI_ FACtL !T'( U N C L A S S I F I ~ J U N C L A S S I F I C u ;:>TTU ZY;I Hv . f JJA0091 1832246-UUUU--t<lJEOF l F . LNR UUUU ZOV riUCIF~A P TTU JA~ RUWT DJA009l 18822~6-UUUU--RUCIFGA 82.1STF<.ll i ~CROSPOIV C::LLSOORTH AF o SDAK TO rtU :1t=V ~./ ,dn OEFEt ... SE COW .. iAND ENT AFt-j COLO .:f:-1/ Th AIR L l V S IOUX rALLS SUAK ' ~l'ECll+lA/SFC ~;: TI!E A I R i=ORCE (5Af=O!) :JASH ?..!:> 0 C U'ICLAS i3C 1.~7,!() . .ll.Jl. Y l9nb/ VF O ( 2 ) o::: ..:,:,qr SIZE: ONE tHCt<EL SIZE:; Tn~EE :.JI,!E Sl Z . ( 3 ) GU~. H:.H SIZ- PULSAT HJG ;'t'HI TE . NI Ci<EL SIZE- STE!\OY U N C L A S S I F I ~ 0 I 0 K I T Y ( d ) APPr-o;< 500-800 FT HIGH, tiJO'/rH.~ U,.> Ai10 DOwN, THREE ,HL5 SOUTH EAST OF FIRST 06ERVATi0:J POI~I LOCt,'fED FI\/ E rIILES ~Jt.ST vF FAIRPOI NT SOAKOTA. (3) AP?ROX 1000 FT HIGH DlSAPPERAING I N THE EAST FROM P3 3 RU.vTO~A0091 UNCLAS FPOr-: THC E..:.STt.RLY Ot;SEi~VATIO:l POl~.JT. (t.) f~l-T 10 LJ\RGE~T Ot)J t: CTS \>;l::KE FAII~LY S TI\f3Lt. 1\T Nl ALTITUJ~ OF 5QU TO 801) FT ~:OVING iA~T OR .~EST OE~E~!OING UPON ( .1) Gt\vUI-.iO VISUAL tlt:'..iTEf<L Y UNCLASSIFIED DfPAITIUHT Of THE All FOIU STAFF-MESSAGE IUN<N JN<OMING MESSAGE ACTION: RDC-4 PT T U J A1 R UMID JA 9 991 188224 6-WUU~-R UEO HQA. FM 82 1STR AT AER OSFU IV Ell SQORT H AFB SJ AK T O RU.U'AFVA/AIR DEFENSE C(}.1MAt-D ENT AFB COLO ZE~/Jm-H AIR 0 IV SIOLDC FALLS SJAK RUCIFGA/FffiE IGN TECH 0 IV AFSC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO RUEOHrlA/HQ USAF AFCIN WASH 25 O~C~ ..... R UEO ~QA /SEC OF T 1- A IR FCR CE UNQ AS BC 13 72 8 Jll Y 1966/UFO UFO R E PffiT E H l3 7 J ll Y 1956 A. OESCRIPTIO~I: ( 1 ) LI\R GEST 0~ OVAL: FOLR OTHERS ROUt(). (2),. 0" QU~TER SIZE: ONE NICKEL SIZE; T t-REE 0 IME SIZE. (3) l"lUAJHER SIZE-PLlSAT lNG W~ITE. NICKEL SIZE-STEADY REO. OI~E <;IZE-O~ GREENISH WHITE, 0~ YELLOWISH ORA~E, Of'.[ BLUE W~ITE. (4) FIVE SEPARATE ANJ OIST INCT OBJECTS. UNCLASSIFIED L':J.;.Oi 6 J UL CONTI NUOUS TO 1 1 37l n J UL . LOCA1"!0N OF ObSERVER. FIRST OdSERVEO APPROX F IVE MILES W~ST OF FAIRPO!i~f, MEADE COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA FOLLOWED BY MILITARY VEHICLE EA:iT ro l~ILL OVERLOOKING FAIRPOINT. ALSO OBSERVED APPROX C ~) F0LLU;, I tIG LJSil,F PE:RSOI'~\EL, HL I AlJL\:. SECUt-n TY POLI CDiE~l, ALL \~EA ihEI~. G ;C:RALL Y 9 ' 0 0 0 SCA TTC:RED TO BROJ<F.t J-Tr-l\.Ji'JOER ( 1) Ch5t:H Vf:RS ACCOL;NT. S TOR,'-15 Ii\1 At-"'!f:A .'-iOV HJG EAST, FREGUEf't r (4) VL>It.~ILITY -:JNLln i H:u ( S ) CLJUO COVER-7000 TO 9 ,000 SCAT'rCRtO- ucO T~l l ., OCJO SCATTEREO. ( 6 ) THUNOf:.RS TORMS HI ARE: A AND tJUAl)H/\NT LOCAl IOn. Ct>~E.. - SSE- r-IOVIN$ EAST MID SOUTH -OCCiXSI0~1AL TO FR[OlJENT LIGHT~HNG. (7) 'h .. d l' I CAL TEilPERt.\TURE GRADIEN T u /0500'l5T c~ T L:..JAOOJ t U.'~CLAS {11\,VE~SION) -.17 (T~OPOPAUSE) U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION This questionnaire has' been prepared so that you con g ive the U.S. Air Force as much information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you hove obsttrvod. Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will be used for research purposes. 'Your nome w i ll not be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information so that if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details. 4-- 1. When did you see the object? (Circle One): Day Month Yoor 3. Time Zone: (Circle One): a . tostem (Circle One): a. 4. Where were you when you sow t he object? STaN& VI L..L E Nearest P ostal Address Cit y or Tow n 5. How long was object i n sight? ( T o ta l vur o t ion) Hours Minutes o. Certain c. Not very sure (b. Fatrly certain> d. Just a guess Day I ight Saving Standor4J I State M County 5.2 Was object in sight continuously? 6. What was th e c ondition o f the s ky ? 7. IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as y ou looke d at tftt!tobject? (Circle One ): o. In front o f you In bock o f ~ou Toyourr: D~ d. T o your le ft e . Overhead f. Don't remember FTD OCT 62 164 Thla form eu~r .. dea FTD 16 4 , Ju1 61, whleh Is obsolete. * DAY'-'GHT WA1S BA~lY /3EGI t.~#J 1 NOt Ia d,'Uii 1\ IN TH ERST 8 . IF you sow the object o t NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): a. Br ight moonlight Dull moonl ight c No moonlight-pi tch dark Don ' t remember d . D on't remember 9. What were the weather conditions at the time you s ow the o b je ct? CLOUDS ((!rcle One}: ( f ' C lear ski} c. Scattered c loud s d. Thick or heavy clouds WEATHER (Circle One ): b. Fog, mist, o r li ght rain c . Moderate or heavy ra i n e. Don't remember 10. The object appeared: (Circle One): b. T ronsporent (Cf As a I~ t remember 11. If it opoeored as o li ght, was it br ighter than the br ightes t stars? ( Circle One): CO. Brll]ht~t!) About the s o me Don't know 11.1 C:)mpore ~ightness to some common object: 12. T he edges of tne oo je c t were : (Circle One ): a. F u z:zy or blurred b. Like a br iuht star Cc . Sharply out! ined) d. Don't remember ~JriiiNctE L.t:,t: w_.s LcA-rEf:) 13. Did the object: (Circle One for e och que s t ion) Appear to stand still a t any t ime? Don't know b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Don't know c . Bre a k up i nto ports or e xolode ? Don't know Give off smoke? Ye s Don't know Ch~nge br ight ness? f. Change shape? Ye s Don't know Flash or f licke r ? CYes) Don' t know h. Di soppeor and reappear ? Don't know Did the object disapoeor while you were wa tching it? If so, how? PA$SING /.3"HINO 19~/ttJX MAX. 2 . OAR. "T!IIG ,C' llt.t HeiGHTS G.fl.ot.u../o S k y w,~l) Did the object mOYe behir1d something atony time, particularly a c loud? ( C i rc /e One}: No Don't Kno w. IF you answered YES, then tell what moved behin d : Did the object move in front of something at any time, particularly o cloud? (Circle One): Yes @ DoA't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what in front of : Ko7_C'_GATifiN 8.~AIJS~ Tell in a few words the follo winq th in9s about the object: SHt~tLLeR ot>IEs /~DDISN -o~A