20 J~;n 67 {o30~ f..irks ville, Ei<>f>ouri . on!'.: l '.. NLJHBCR OF \:3JECTS LE~GTH Or C3SERVATION j ( .. 1 tPc Or c;::::RVATION 11. couRse i 13. PtiOTOS I?. rHYSICAL c:v :>!:NCE 10, CONCLUSION Aircr~ft(~ossible) 11. 8~1 '=F SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Ob:.;!:rv~r \:aicht:d a 1i fJecl object \:hich v:ac 1 ;_r:ht.::,i oy :; '=verol colors of li;hts t.ra'f~l to . .;n r ii t he nod.h :..:-.e:1 ... <.:(: ~ a '.-urn t.ov1ard the w-=stern horizon. ?he object ~m::; u:!;pl:yiq ~old, r;r::c:n, silver, and ,hite li<?;ht~. Th~ o:>jc Cl. ol:;ol' n''''~:t=- to hc:tve lights s hininL; rro:n it to.,.:a r d Ll:e ; rounC:. : s o li~hts were of an extre mely bri~hi nature. The ob.ic~cL : .:::.sa.r;~eared becaus~ t h e observer had to :r.nke a turn. 1 7~.~ cA~crirLi.on i.;. con~i!;t.er.t with lh.:tL of obs~rvnti.on. Alt~1our,h t~t: Fil/i. r--pott~rl no b n respon~ilol~ for th! ob;~rv,, ~-i.on. a n ailcr~. t~ I?i( tj raf'ic on 'fni' t. ou : ri rTD ~l p 6 J 03~9 (TOE) Pre v lou l!!:...,na or tnl f o r m m y b e u .. d. DEPARTMENT OF TilE A IR FORCE 790f H RADAR SQUADRON (SAGE) (ADC) KIRl<SV!llE AIR rORCE STATION KIRKSVILLE, MISSO'JRI 6350 I ACTIOH: ?..:C- 4 UNCLASSifi~D DEPIUTMEHT Of THE AIR FORe STAFF tAESS~Gf BlAHOi INCOMIHG MCSSAGE S\18 Dfl17:ZCBVA707 PTTU Jt..W RUCIFVG0056 0212330-UUUU--RUEOHQA. rM 793 R !JAR SQ K IR KSV I LLE ~!='$ ~10 PL~!cu:~!AiROIV TRUAX Ft=.lJ 'filS RdEOH'JA/SECY OF THE AI R fORCE WASHit-GTON 0 C ADV CY DIA r. ~ST IGAi'l o;; C(:;-{S AT I-LL ADDRESSEES. THIS MESSAGE IN R=:;:;:,:~J 7(' Uf'O S IGHTit-G 7HIS AP.EA. THIS MESSAGE I N 18 PARTS. l WC:RIEO <:-s~..:.?0 OBJECT LIGHTED BY SEVERAL COLORS G!=' L IGH-3 i .. ;,~ ~vAS SMALLE:i THAN A O E- STOi~'l HOUSE BUT LARGER THAN ANAUTCMC9':_C:. PART II. COLOR, NlJ.iBER, FORMATION: COLOR Of ACTUAL OSJ::CT UNKNOWN BUT WAS DI SPLAVJtl(; RED, GOLD, GREEN, SILVER MO WHI TE I. ~HTS. EDGES Of THEW WERE W~ITE L IGHTED WITH REO., U~CLASSifJED UNClASSlf D DIP T~E/oiT Of THE Ill~ FO~C STAFr l'.\ESS~Gf BRA~Oi COMI~G F:IESSAGE ffiEEN, :;.::LD AND SILVER LIGHTS WITHIN THE PEAKS OF THE VI. ONE Q3JECI '/.1S SIGHTED. NO FORMATION .. PART Ill. DISCERNIBLE FEATURES AM)/C'i CC:TAILS: OOJECT APP~AREO TO HAVE LIGHTS SHINit\'G FROM I T G'V..\RJ ~::-JliND~ liGHTS WERE CF AU C:XTREMELY BRIGHT INTENSITY 1 lTif\G OBSERVER s AUT'1'.t.J91LE AND SU~ROUNDI~ STREET. PRE- C:"!t.~:~ :. j.";HT \'lAS RED. Pt.;.(-:-IV .. TAIL EXHAUST OR TRAIL : EITHER ._: ;;:: 5-:\T 0~ UNOBSEiWED. r!?.T V. SOUt~D: ~.0 SOUND. PART VI. \':HV mTICEO~ .. :DIRECTLY I f! p ~-, ::; OR~E.RVER M.'O OBSERVER ATTRACTED BY THE r-::.-..-T ,_j.:;HTS .. ?.~RT VII .. ~-~\'nTiON AND AZI II.UTH: ELEVATION FROM FIVE ' ~::C" -:o n~t: THOUSA~u F::~T. AZIMUTH WAS ZERO DEGREES. PART VIII. E!.:- .. \Tic~: .t.T Tl iF. OF OIS,iP;jEARA~JCE: APPROXIMATELY THE SAME AS AT THAE G. F;<S7 C 3~. VATIO~I~ P.:..~: . x . FLIGHT PATH Al\fJ MANEUVERABILITY: ::..3 O~J A :;a~O:::-'.!AL PLAr-iE TRAVEL!~ NORTH FROM POI NT OF ms::=:v.:.-.:~ .--7 A VERY s:..C.Ii S=>C:EO. OBJECT THEN CIRCLED TO THE WEST AT tLSO it..~ ~ :Ji 1-iAJE H::r< TUi~: TO fHE WEST BEFORE THE OBJECT Ol D .. SHORTLY F;C::?. OBSERVER TUR1'lED \'/EST OBJECT TURNED WEST. OTHER fLIGHT CHARACTER I Si I CS WERE Ut\'OBSEHVED. PART X. HOW DISAPPEARED: WAS NOT CBSERVEO .. I.~S=RVER BECAME FRIGHTDlEO AND LEFT SCENE OF OBSERVATION, U~CtASSifl~D UNCLASSifltD DIP.\RT.'1\HfT Of Tt!E Ala FOR<E STArf r-.USS~G{ BlWIOf nJCOMlHG r.lESSAG PART :o. HOW LOt\G VISIBLE: OBSERVER BELIEVES BETWEEN FIVE AI'D TEN MINUT~S .. PART XII. MANNER OF OBSERVATION: I T WAS VISUAL. NO OPTICAL AIDS ,_;s::o. PART XIII .. ZULU OATE-TIME GROUP: 20/1030Z PART XIV. l If, Hi :"'~;;)IT IONS: PRE-OA'NN OARi<NESS\> MORNI f\G WAS CLEAR. LOCAL FAA REPORTS THAT THERE WERE Pi IN SCATTERED C IRROFORM CLOUDS AT HIGH f'!.G ~ 3 ~ UC I FVG~B56 UNCi.. AS i 11 -~s. VI SI B IL tTY WAS iEN TO TWELVE MILES. PART XV. LOCATION KIRKSVILLE~ MISSOURI. PART M.~IL !~.G .!~t:~ESS, OCCUPATION, EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUMJ MD ES-;-tMATE OF RELIABILlTY: MRS N, 50 YEARS OLD RE- KI NDERGARTEN TEACHER, SUBJECT APPEARS TO BE OF RELIABLE o .. ;~ ! . ; :::": ;. .J CAC:<GRO~:u, ?o:_J CE DEPARTMENT REPORTS t-.'0 UNFAVORABLE H:FC~\~-;-!: '! . PJ..RT XV !I. :.~ATHER: CLEAR WIT H THIN SCATTERED CIRROFORM QOLD5 .-- ";r'i ALTIT L'J:-;. 'IISIOILITY TEN TO TWELVE MILES. WINiJS T-mT AVAILABLE.FAA WEATHER REPORTS NO UNUSUAL laETfRORI cr;~;t,L ACTIVITY t\IQR UNUSUAL AIRCRAFT ACTIVIT Y OR WEATHER UNCLASS1fi~D DEPAlTI'liENT OF THE All FO~(E STMF t.USSAGE ilUANCi ltiCOMIHG T~tSSAGE BALLOO'~S, ETC. NOTE: FAA TRAFFIC CONTROL INFORMED THIS INVESTIGATOR THAT TJ...::?E YJERE NO AIRCRAFT TO HIS Kt\'OWLEDGE I N THE AREA. PART II. 1i:-IER COMMENTS: A C01.viPLETE SUMMARY OF THE INTERVIEW AND A 0 IAC .1 Of THE 03JECT AS O:::SGRIBCO CAN 8E OBTAINED BY WRI T I ~x; THI S OFf"iCE .. UNClASS~fJfO