PROJECT 10073 RECORD 14 October 66 Sian ... y , 1\ebr.:lJlw. (3 Hi tnc ssus) l'.ilitary <t. NliPP.ER .:>F OBJECTS 10, CONCLUSION The r e ,.,.as a ~::u:l aircraft i n a holcri.ne }:8 ttern ovdr Sidney t ha t was responsible for the sigh ti~. " LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. DAIEI' IUMMA~V AND ANALYSIS One Hour Plus /.. lYPE OF OBSERVATION Grour:d-Visual (BX) I' COURSE 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE Observe r 3 H:tl.chcd a rounc: sh.:lp!..!d object t h a t had red l:i.[,ht s flashif:11 to :;r~Jm t."l(:n to white. I t had no exha u st, tail, trail, or sound. The object -..:as seen fr<m abou t from about . 0 525 to 0710Z at ar. ~prarcnt alt.i tude o f 2000-.3000 feet. It thm rose to ~0 ,000 : ect .....r.a '.:an l a s t seen bet-..:een the Lit.t l c , Dippe r a."Xi thu :;ort.'1 St a r . Conve rsation ,r.:.th Ca,-,t Dc r :;L1iJ.,er of tha 90trl S~7.i, o'larrm Ar'JJ, \.yo~ rcveal~..!d Mat a i'r.cr "''c in.~.;stit;utio.1 ne f elt that th. airman we r e "'" tch ir..:; a Sir-."\..i..l n.;.rcr..lft th&t Ha::; in a lol'\c: hole . "~ Ill t t ern ove r ~hu cit.~ of 3iC:n~..y. His invcsti gati o n rcvcalcC: that the r e 'vt.ls ~cr. nn air c:c.:1:t over Sidney at the tine of u , ' sighting. ~ r TO sf p 6 3 0-329 (TOE) Prnloue edition or thl tonn .,.. y ........ ,, TDETR/.Maj Quintanilla, Jr/7(Y916/hl/18 Oct 66 UFO Sightings 809th Canba t Support Group (SAC) 1. Information recei ved f%1D the .FTD Duty Officer indicates t.hat there 'vas an unidentified observa-cion a t ,your base durin,.\ the period 15-16 October 1966. is information hod been relayed t o th~ SAC Comma.nd Post, then t o t he Air Force C01:unand Post., who .in ..,,J.rn re- l3:e d it t o the FTD Duty Officer. The repo1t ;m::~ not submi~t.ccl in accordance ,.,'1. th A...r.'R 80- 17 . Witnesses were liste d as: quest y ou investigate the a bove sightin~ in accordance with AFR 80- 17 and s ubmit your report in written form t o this offic e . 3 . In the future, pl~ase report your un id.en tified observations as OlJtlined in A1'R 8o- l 7 and do not call t he FTD Duty O:rficer ~.:nl~!ls t~ere ia indication of threa t to the sec~ity of the United Statco. FOR THE CCMWlDER 27. In t he following sketch, imagine that y ou ore at the point shown. Plac e o n "A" on the curved I ine to sho w ho w the o b je c t was above the hor iz o n (skyline) when y ou first sow it. Place a " B " o n t he some curved l ine t o show how hi gh the object was above the h orizon (skyline) when you lust s a w it. Place o n "A" on the c omp ass when y ou first sow it. Place a "B" on the c ompass where you las t sow the obje c t . 2 8 . Draw o picture that w i ll show the mot ion that the object o r objec t s mo de . Plac e on " A " a t t he beginning of the p ath, a "B" at the end of t h e path, and shv .. .;ny c h a nges in dire c t1on dur ing t he c ourse. 29. IF t here was MORE THAN O NE objec t, t hen how many were t here?------------ Draw o picture of h ow they were arranged, a nd put o n orr ow to sho w the d irectio n tha t they were traveling. 3 0 . Hove you ever seen t h is, oro similar object be fore. If so give do te or dntes and location. 3 1. Was anyone e lse with you o t the time you sow the obje c t ? (Circle One) 31.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One) Yes No 31.2 Pleas e list their names ond addresses: 32. Please give the fo ll owing infor mation about yourself: t.ost Nome First Nome Middle Nom Cit y Zan!! T E LEPHONE NUMBER Indicate ony additional info rma tion about yourself, including any special expt:riencc, whic h might be pertinent. 33. When and to whorr did y ou repor t thot you hod seen t hr o btcct? -C4ff 4tUJI?i3JS If~ .Sc~J#. Conversation with Capt. Dershei.mer(90th S~:i'i, .~arren AFD, '.~yo:ning) revealed that after his investigation he arrived at the conclusion that a small aircraft was responsible for the sighting. He said tha t he foundfuat there was a small aircraft in a l ong holding pattern over Sidney, Nebraska \'Thich w~s air borne at the time of t.he sighting. He Aae sairl that the airman out in that area on night patrols are seeing all kinds of lights . They need some instruction in the area of identific~tion of objects.