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|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 16 February 65 17/030PZ  |
| --- | --- |
|  2. LOCATION | South Dakota  |
|  3. SOURCE | Civil Airlines  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | One, Two  |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 4 - 5 Seconds  |
|  6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | Air-Visual  |
|  7. COURSE | Descending  |
|  8. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No  |
|  9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE | ☐ Yes ☑ No  |
|  10. CONCLUSION | Astronomical (METEOR) ☑ Description of object conforms with Fireball observation. No decay for this data.  |
|  11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS | Brilliant blue white light with two paralell trails. Light of sufficient stre…

INCOMING MESSAGE
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
UNCLASSIFIED
AF IN: 2803 (17 Feb 65)A
ACTION: NIN-7
INFO: XOP-1, XOPX-7, SAFOS-3, DIA-1 (20)
16 Feb
pg 1 of 3
No Decay 16 Feb

SMB C083 ZCHQB827ZCYJX647
PP RUEAHQ
DE RUCDAH 11 17/0525Z
ZNR
P 170510Z
FM CMDR 30ADIV TRUAX FLD WIS
TO RUWGALE/ADC
RUEAHQ/HQS USAF
RUCD SQ/AFLC
RUEAHQ/SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE WASHINGTON D C
BT
UNCLAS 300IN 11528 FEB 65. ADC FOR ADOIN, USAF FOR AFNIN, AFSC FOR FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION, SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE FOR SAFOI

UFO REPORT AS FOLLOWS:
A. DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT:
(1) UNK
(2) UNK
(3) BRILLIA…

INCOMING MESSAGE
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
UNCLASSIFIED

AF IN: 2803 (17 Feb 65) pg 2 of 3

(6) NONE
PAGE 2 RUCDAH 11 UNCLAS
(7) TWO PARALLEL TAILS

B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT:
(1) THE ENTIRE COCKPIT WAS LIT UP WITH A BLUISH COLOR
(2) TWO OCLOCK FIFTEEN DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON
(3) ONE OCLOCK FIFTEEN DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON
(4) DESCENDING TWENTY-FIVE TO THIRTY DEGREES.
(5) UNK
(6) FOUR TO FIVE SECONDS

C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION:
(1) N/A
(2) N/A
(3) DC-8 UNITED ON JET FLIGHT HEADING 270 DEGREES
MAGNETIC 485 K TAS 405 K GS HOME STATION NEW YORK
BOEING 720 AMERICAN FLIGHT…

INCOMING MESSAGE
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
UNCLASSIFIED

AF IN: 2803 (17 Feb 65) pg 3 of 3

E. LOCATION OF OBSERVERS: UNITED , 157 NM EAST OF RAPID CITY SOUTH DAKOTA, AMERICAN , 15 NM EAST OF ABERDEEN SOUTH DAKOTA
PAGE 3 RUCDAH 11

F. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ON OBSERVERS:
(1) UNITED CAPT , HOME STATION NEW YORK AMERICAN , HOME STATION NEW YORK

G. WEATHER AND WINDS - ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTINGS: CEILING AND VISIBILITY UNLIMITED

H. UNK

I. NONE

J. UNK

K. N/A

L. NONE

BT

NNN

N

NOTE: ADV CY TO NIN AND DIA

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