P.:OJECT 10073 RECO:m I. 0-'<TE Tl.>.l Cwr'II,JP 2. LOCATION I ,...!not JJ.3, rlorth 3. SOIIRCc -10. CONCLUSIOI'I t-;Ui r:r Gro~U~.d-Viau.U 1 1. ~babh (AL"'iC!U.:'i')(B-52) d. NUMBER Of' OBJECTS Po:saible (aA.S:IA) See Ca1e Air-Yio\Ul t ?oosiblo (?US;iA) LENCfH OF 03SERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 4 Hour:), 48 l;iQutoe SEE CAS:> i'li.E 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ai=-Rad~r. Air-Visual Grouo.rl- V L..1u '.1.1 C011&'lTS: The ground vi ;u:;~l oight 1.ng:J appear to be of tho :atQ:I 7. COURSt: Siriu3 and the B-52 which wa~ tlyins tb~ nr~a. Th~ B-52 r:d~ -contact and the te::~por.u-y loJa of Un.t tru.n::.:niaoioll could be I attributed to pl~oma, oiQila~ to ball lighting. The dr-vi.:l1.:..1= II. PHOTOS froc th" B -5'2 could be tho Bt~ V.Jgol vbic~ Jol>\.l on tht~ ho:i..:.on a t the tima, or i t could b4ll a light on the groUDd. or ))OsJibly a pla9l!Ul. 9. PHYSICAL CVIO!:Nt"E THL~ cJtS E s /JcUA.JJC:/ J 3 fifo TO f R Xl.P : E~<IO !<'OR THZ Rto:COHD Subj"cl.: UFO Observation, 1-!inot AFB, Nor-th T'"kot. , ~l, Octob.-!:-L968 At about 1'{30 hours tbe F'I'D Duty Officer callerl I.t !.f.'lrRno l!ncl s::dd that th"'Y h'\d R pretty important UFO sighting from Hlnot AFB. I (Lt l>'ar:'!.no) asked him what it ~as about and he said the only ~nfor~tion he had W33 that the ere~ of n bad sighted und photographed an UFO and that the Ba;;e Commander and M~jor General Nichols of the 15th Air Force .1e:-e both interested. I got back to the off'ice at about 174) ho1.trs, called Col Quintanilla rnd told him of the sighting, 1.hen called l-1l.not and talked to Lt Col \;erlich, the tr.'O i a:;ked hjrn if he wmted i!:un~diate react.lon from our of'fice and he said no, that he htdn ' l necessllrlly ... anted us to call hlm b'1ck that night and that our Duty Ot't'lc-er was re'\lly mo::-e excitcu thAo he W!!.J. However, since it \.'aS such nn 1ousu>ll Glbhtl:t6 !1e '-'"ln:.-"d to kno.r if we could halp him in any wAy. 1 IWI<>d hlm the <3et~ils ot' the sij!',-'ltlng unt) he g-.ve them. At ubO!l':. ()~10 hotrs :.tlCPl, a B-52 that was abvut 19 oiles north.test of Minot Al''B enJ ~'\~ making p:ac;:ice J~enetrations sl~ted an unidentified blip on their radar. rnitlully tb~ target traveled approlClmately 2} mile ln 3 sec or at. '"lbout 3,000 ml/ht. Aftt:r passing fror.t the right to the left of' the pbne it asstL'Ih:~d a position orr the le f't wing of' the 52. The bll.p stayed off the left ~.tiog for approximately 20 miles at which point it broke off. Scope photo~r-11phs .;er:! tnken. Hhen the t"'.rbet w::ts close to the !\-52 neither o: thP t.o t.r:J.n";rnitt~:s in the lJ-52 would ooerat.e properly but Wh>!n it t.ro~off both returnwd to ootT.~l At ubout this tlme a missile tnl'\inter.snc.:! m'l!l t:Pllcd ln an:l rt!pott.ed sl~ht.l!'lt; a bright orangi .. h -red ob, <.!ct. 'fhe object .no ho.,eria6 at about tCOO ft or so, und had a sound simil:u to a jet ~ngin~. 'rh:! ob .. erver hau ~tonned hi.; c.1r, but he then sta:-ted it up again. As he start~ct to rnov~ th, ob.jec~ fl)llo~ed hlr:~ then accelerAted and appeared to stop ut about 6 - 8 miles a~ay. The observer shortly af~erward lost sight of lt. In respnse to the maintenance man' s call th~ B-52, which l~d continued its penPtration ru!'l, vas v~ctored to...,ard the vl:;!.al which-..as nbout 10 rnilt:! northwest of the base. The B-;2 confirm.:d ha.ving sigbt~d a bright light of' some type that app~ared to be hovering just ov~r or on the grou,d. Four tt>Pn other people i n separate locqtions also rt:portPd sighting a similar object. /ll~;o, "t thls approdmat.e tlm~, ::ecucity aln.r:n t'or one of the sites W"\S act i Vlltl.!d. 'rhts '"a:: nn nlarm for both th:. O'.lter and inner ring. \-:hen ;:;uurds anlvecl st th~ scene they found that the outer door was open nnd th~ COT.:>in'ltioo lol:K on t.he .tuner door had b~en moved. The weather 1;as generally l..: ttltJ not 1:--r-! \ll. the i:> ':>r-..ation su-:~ "~: w'h~t.::::2r it hgd been painted by :::1.e -:-n-:!;L:-3 a:: ~:;.~ control ~::wer? If con:::-J! ::.oYer personoel bad sighted.anything ~-:~:;ur..::-1~ he !:ad computed the azimu-:;::J and eleva.-.iou from the fourteen 'lo'itnes- s~s to dete~ine if they 'l.'ere lookin& at the same object or if they could have b~en possibly looking at. stellar bodies? He didn' t knov whether anyone had :;~::!n {1. p~ysic'll o:>j'"..:t 01' if' th~>y h td jt3t. s n ll,)hts. /,l.;;o, Col ,:erlic~ did not hwe ~n cxP.ct ti:te sequ~n,...e for the ~::vents. Col <<uint. nilla told Col \,',..rlich that. \oithou.t this 1nt'or11'ition there W1sn ' t too much we could do. Hrl'O FOiil THE RECORD SUD.mCT: 24 Oct 68 UFO Si~tit~g from ro11no~ AFB, N. D ... At 11:15, 28 Oct 68, Sg~ Jona.-reednd ~ call from Col \'i,y~t, EQ. SAC, orrutt AFB, Ndbr . H' w :tt.!ld to ltllC'Io' ho'll wa reco<~ived tlrl UFO report f1om Nbot A7B. S~ Joo~6 info~ed ~ h~ it uaa r~Cdiv'd by pho . Wanted to know what interest we ta~e 1.l a r"j)Ol"t 1 ilte :.hi and wba't we do .1han u e recei.va th.! report. Sgt Jonfta tol d hi:n it ahould havs beau given to tb" UFO I.aTe~tigstor at t-iinot, but oin~ it :os p.'lon~ into \lright-Pat t erson, Lt l!sr.lllo would ~t in-touch vith the mo Inn!stisator at tiinot. Col Wey.,nt then said, " t;h., inY~stigator .-~o.ll.d h:lndle it in Qccordanc with AER 80-17" Sgt; Jone3 told him that w~a r ight. Col \ll,y'i.nt th"n said, theA you can' t do anythl:og un~il you reo&iv~ tbei~ repor t " , Sgt Joo&a said, thats right. Col v_,yn' a lso wanted to ~ClOY it there '.ldJ J!IXJY other reports for that perLoJ of time f=cm that ~o~. Sgt Jones told htm to the best of bi3 know\~d$W he didn't think the r & ~a~. Col Weyant 3aid, ~ho ev~r ia hno.U L:lg tbe ~eport to gin him a c~ll at 5556/4236, Sgt Jonas inr dd that voul~ b~ Lt Marano. HE!IO FOR THE R8COrtD 28 Oct 68 Subj: Call fm Col Wya~t, SAC Hqs At 1250 hours, 28 Oct 68, Col Wyatt, culled Lt ~b.rn.no and wanted to kno"' it' we (Lt llarano) bad rect:!ived any indication of any other reports from Minot. Lt rano informed him that we haven't received any other reports from that are~. We do get a copy of reports in accordance with Al''R 80-17. Lt ila.rano told Col Wyatt that Col ~erlich at !-tinct was doing the investigation. Col Werlich had called the Duty Officer at Wright-Patterson who in turned called Lt Marano and he (Lt t-t) called Col <:uintanlllR and they both called Col ~i!'rlich back and Col Werlicb said he would do the investigation. Col Hyatt said he W"\S trying t.o determin~ whether ADC had any known ph-!nomena on radar. Col \-iyatt asked Lt MarRno if "'~ E>ver partlcipatl!d in any inve:>tigati.ons. Vo:;:ry seldom do w tve1 go out 1n the field. II:; far ns Lt !.t'l.rano \.las concerned Col 'r:e r l Lch '183 qui tt: co:npeten-:. ~:ld he didn' t fee 1 that Col \.lerlich oeeded any ud<.l i t.lon~<l h<!lp at ::.his t.i::e. Col Hyatt. sttloi he g<t>te Col \.'erlich the guidanc:'! and ht: gu .. ::~sed that Col lo.'erllcb got our t-elephone number out of the ragulation. Col ~ytt'.l. tuld he ft'lt tt'nt \ole couldo' t e;ive him any more iol'orma.tion so he enderl til~ conversA 10n ~.Q::Ij() FOR THE RECORD 29 October 1968 Subject: UFO Sighting, 24 Oct 68, M.Lnot AFB On 29 October 1968, at 0945, Lt :1.a:rano called 1-tinot AFB and asked for Col Werlicb. It seems that Col IJerlich is l'lying this morning so I talked to l1r ~ Mr said that be tnouzbt that Col ~.ferllch had prepared the UFO report and it was either sent out this n:ornlng o.f' .;ould be sent out todgy. 30 October 1968 S.:bJ: ?>'~ec1 for Addi 'tional lnt'o on l~inot Sl.~tings At 0')00 hours, Lt tJarano called Ninot .1\l<'H, naae9ps, ho,..rev~r, Col Werllch w1s flying so Lt Marmo spok~ \ritb Sgt lioy. r.-.. t-\'<cano rt<quested tnat Sgt Hoy have Col Herllch obtain the following ini'orme.t.ion and T';/X it to ouc the navigator accompany someone and go out and intervic:Y the individual obst:rv'!rs at til~ missile aite3. Information that is nec:d"d is: 1 . ~n~a first observed 2 . Duration 4. Deacription 5 P.z. and elev ~o~hen first seen 6. Az and ctev when last seen 7. Could tney also se~ stars Ohtnin statements from aircrart rv::rsoncc:l to include: f.peed of ll-52 d.1ri~6 radar paint 2 . 'l'l;Be , duration of .s!.rcra!'r. radar sighting J . Time, durat!on a."1d ~s ltion of aircr:\ft for visual sighting. 4 \~hy dld th~J ft!':'!l :.:1e light ..,a., nn UFO, could i-r. actually have been I! car, et.c on the ground. Did the ground observers see t.hP a l rp lane and the U'l'O both at tho: s~e tiae ? ~ J~ th~r~ w~re thaacne radar on B-52 (~CM) Did it paint anythLng? W..HI there an EC'o\ operator on boacd, ><1\S h~ using his equipment? Nl ltl\~ON pa.:.:l't b.l;tiiii'Os voile pRinting the aircraft. t other radarR a~ in tbe area? Did tney paint any unidentified lnrg~ta? A:-~ th~n! S!\6e sites in 1\rea? \:e no:: ~a. a etatentent that the missile cites had been b:ro:ten into befor e and Yh'!lt results. Did ground maintenance cb~ck the equipment out after the BJ52 land~d ? 'I'he followlng is to be sent to us by taa.i.L t~P of area. Plot of flight path of B-52 from 0258 hours local, till lending, 'With time sequence markings on plot. AF' F'orm 117 from each observer. Could be cornplet~d by observers at the tim~ tbey are intervieved. Copies of the Scope Photos. 30 Oct.ober ~968 Suuj: ~elephone convecsatlon with Col Pullen, Hq SAC On 29 Octob~r 1968 at 1530 hours, Col Quintanilla telephone Col Pull~n, Hq SAC, autovaa 631-)600 (regular ext 2823, ho~ever he was at 4336). Col Pullen wanted n brief run dO'.J'l on the tolinot sightings. Col Quintanill..1. told Col Pullen that he tho.lgbt that the aircraft transmission receiv~r might also have caused the blip ;;ince it occurred fo-r only a short period of time. The weather could hav" been a f'o.ctor ,;in~e there w~s an inversion. Also, the co~plete 3lghting 13 listed as h~ving occur~ed ror o.lmoat two hour a Q.Dd fifteen minutes. I feel that some of the mc:n \lere looi<.ing >tt celestial bodit:s becnuse of the invarsion, causing scintilution. '!here wo::re a Ol.lin'oe-:- of stal s in th~ ar~R al the Ume. Col Pullen caid he \IOuld like to receive a preliminary raport givin.~Z, a nnlck :took. Col Quintanilla told him he ""oulo ho~<r!Ver we hata to f~"'t lh<> tlmes. 'l'his bu:;ltli-!SS of two bourn os :.oo long to no.al<.e an accurate report. There was an lnv"'rslon b"'Lw,:en ~ und ) and !'a~e. I :a (Col l,i'.liOt.C\:'Illlu) pretty sure it ~o'P.S either cnu.>ed by ao intern;l (H.Jac ,,alfuncti..on tb,..t also caused the blip or be<:auae of the inversion Unfortunately Col Wr!rlich ,Jasn 't. h~ liligi\t MV" al~.> plcked up an 1\:'IO~talous blip. ble to baIP. thm r.l l 'l qui:!{ :-:hj::'!Ction or the s~t. Col I'ul.len w"'nted to knO'..I if' ,;e :JP.nt anybody up th .. !' .. L1.1 io'leot.-~.ate the sighting. He did not send anybody up bt!C'I.U3e l only ho.ve four people on r.:J sta.l:'f :;o.ysclf, an assistant., a ser:relary and an adllin ::;er6"!ant. I talked to Col \..'erli~h for over thir<.y rnlnutes and since this didn't appeAr to unusual I didn' t &end anyone up. Col Pullen requested that Col Quintanilla :;end t\ preli:ni:~sry report so that he could B1.ve it to Gener.'ll St.ewl\rt to get this thin.!~; :;irn:nered co,.~n. s~nd !t 350 SAC, ntt:-ntion Col Pullen. He ro!quo:sted th.1tCol C,\lintanilla hit ... littl:.! h.:!oWy on what bast:appt>n~d to other aircraft. on occasions like this. this 'oiOuld hel:p to ph y th.: issue down. ::'tb,j: Telephone co:wt:rsa':.i?:l of 31 Ot~ iS, Col :t:dlch-Lt ?-lt~!"ono Co.L \lerl ich had ... hE: !;.:opl~ fill o:.tt. the AF For.:!S 117 said, I rno::~ito.-~d t.n~m while tl!ay i'ille,l th~:n o.tt b'IJ I C:ln' t. see wnere a :.avi.,:ltor c::m h.Jlp. l.hat I did vas t;~kc a blottc:::- to 3~t the angles and show th~m Wh3t 60,90 e~c a~glcs wera. Th~ desc::iptions of this will take care ot th~s~ si~ntin~s ~1so. 'rh~ cour~:.e wer: q.it<! varied over a couple or hou.s I'!,Jtl tne uircrafL too:< r.un.:, cot..rs.:s. It will b~ intc::.:st.lr.b to cro:o!l ct:<Jck its ta Lh wi t.h the fu'\.PCON vc rsus the t;rounJ. observe;-:.. l!;:>s t. of t.h! orit,lnnl ui!",htiug:; l.'ert:! of t:.h..: eirct:"al't. 'fa'! me 1.~ ( Lt, thlrR::o) P..te -:;.;..:.nl:; intcr..:st.ed i!:l th.;: one that can:1:>t In.!l.t:; '.J~l.l.. Co.l :;~did sa.:.J. Lt tt!!":'\110 :.;ho ~d cet: a S!:;:t.ion t:lllp of th~ 1\Ji~l\. Dn::;o;: 0~.; ot ~:i~.ht-f't';.Ct'.iOil h~s hu:ld.reds or tl"l~ Loo,.;; ot1 rr.1 1, hall 1..ay don t.he r.n<~? . .u T/\CCt'\N, 320 l'Slins, 16 :. ! 1l.l":1l t~i1...::->. Tni::; is W:le::'~ ~ircraft-aaw the object.. 'l'h~re '~ farm fi~ld:; there. '!'here i:; n:>thi!lg there that wot.ld prod.uce "hi;., ~.rp: u. li:.ht. T:'le s~1-:e f'o OCour1.~r and l:ico::ly fra:: riovemb;!r 7 .mich is near G!.:.lv. 1 hav~ vo:1.:: o.-..:r t.h.,t. 3:;-u it:'l a ch0.iJf~l'. This "'~ekmi I voU.cLlikc to c;o do"'n with a r:;.:lt;.!t' think you will t'in l ... hat. .. hu r.-.ost: infer:::-1tion :o:n"s from 1\i!c:mn ocan:l~r ond lsL:y, anl &.1 oirclaft.: lns urcl.or-. t-1uch of ti.::!ir 1r;sion and dt'..:script i.on lncot"_[Jvr!!l.:s th.: f.lC ti-: i t.:y o.:.' c. h.; L -5:"~. t.hnt t.h>:.:.Y did obse.cve a lic;.ht .;>u11rc~ !!ntl th~ D-52. You c:1:1 :;,~,... Lhe lights of tho:! bl;\se for at lcas~.o 50 mile:; away. I (C'Jl i.) ask~d if th~y sa" tha B-)2 co:ne t;vard.s th;:: obj..:ct. l-Ie know th::: 52 go~ real closl! to i~. Did they S!'!c t.h~ obJr..:ct on t!:c Gro;nd't (Lt 14 asked). Tn-2y were E\ble to ::;ea a light. soucc~ ~hll:! thr:: 52 got in real close th~n it di:;oppe:~red. f~p:-t h:><.scs wl.thin a l.::m nil..:s tadlt..s from November '( site. This is a ser.sith~ subject. Anybor.lJ ond undcrniO!!:t!:h iz the coabination lo"k. Pnwks : ::; jus':. coll:l'~; t;o anJ. O!en i 't. The person, if it tJas a p ~r!;on, wot<ld h~we t.o k~to..r l:o;.; to o_J~n Lt. ',/e hav~ h:.tl abo'.lt th::-a~ oct.:..&cr:th:..!S ot' ~..his in tha last v,;o O!' three years do ill~; r.his. /\11 three of 1-h~st: cases ..tere tract:d bac:< to ~ s . Gt.ys ~tho hal u~ea in th;! sertlcc on tr.cse ar~as. It is not a serious offense. 9~ ..!na es o~t or 100, that if a per:;on, fl hu:::~n beio.,;, a~corr.yished this thing then it n~d t.o be S'J;;-.ebody '.lh;> hart n key to the padlov.<. L~ lhrano told Col ,.fcrlich that we nave no c.:viciet:c~ thvu t.nnt t:h? UF'O events did. tnis. Col \l<!rlich a.,;rc:cd bt said tha~; a Lieutenant cx:l:ttir.:!d r.::c ar<!3 tll~ tt<:Xt d:lJ' and co~ld find no cvlu..:n;t: of c-trs, ':ire t.t'l\(;ks, ro,Jt.print.s, etc. Col \ eclidt :;, i..l l.~ ci.icL'l' t knJ.i if en exautinat.ion iiiVt!S .. igation \i.!:; ,,otn~ 0:1 cr no'; b.::. !'~2.-.; tr.t:y p::-obably wert? loo.:ing lnVJ it. Lt l411r.mo llSko.:l hi:n ~., ":!t t resul..,:; ()f Lh~ir in,; ::;t;i,~:.tvion. Col t.ltis ir .... sLll:"ll>;l >:" :'.!::-.v.;:; .:o per C'!nt ..-ere loJk.in~ ot Lhc ic in that l t >Jas th.:rc anu w~a 1:. tr.ey zs.1 vas t.here. 'l'here is eno:.tgh -;.h::re t.hst it is worcn lonl:in~ at. Uobo::l.; can d.!finl.tel:' say t~:J.t t.h<!St: people definitely sa..t t:ne eircro.ft, bvL .,i..,:lin rc:ason opinion tl""-l: neo:d..:d te~hnlcul req est~ 1 clid:"l' l. e COlll.d. Gcn llolli':'\.;;:;:.~or tn I ' :'1 send.inJ!; tnC! ?!\PCO)I TAPE3 and u o l..!rl~:f shoiu_; a rnovew..t(lt or th-:! aircrat';:., des.;::lpt;ion ;;~ t,he alrc!'aft r.o "-' '!n t; prior