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|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  10 Jan 58 | O'Faddon, Missouri | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 11-0016Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Civilian | ☑ Was Astronomical Venus ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 1½ hrs | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE stationary  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Obj w/s…

JAN 11 07 05 '58

RE102
T SQC125 YMCO33XFAC65XFGC40FGF008Q

RR RJEDDN RJEDSQ RJEPHQ
DE RJEDKF 5GF
R 111430Z
FO COMDR 798TH ACWRON BELLEVILLE AF STA ILL
TO RJEDDN/COMDR ADC
RJEDKF/COMDR 20TH AIR DIV
RJEDSQ/COMDR AIR TECH INTEL CEN
RJEPHQ/HQ USAF DIR INTEL
BT

/UNCLASSIFIED/OPS A-2, SUBJECT: UFOB REF: CH 1 TO CONADM 55-1

(A) 1. SHAPED LIKE STAR. 2. LARGER THAN NORTH STAR. 3. BRIGHT COLOR, LIKE STAR. 4. ONE. 5. NEGATIVE. 6. NEGATIVE. 7. NEGATIVE. 8. NEGATIVE. 9. NEGATIVE.

(B) 1. OBSERVER STATES OBJECT APPEARS SAME TIME EVERY EVENING. 2. QOBSERVED. 3. 20,000 FT 270 DEGREES FROM OBSERVER. 4. NEGA…

PAGE TWO RJEDKF 5GF

(F) CIVILIAN, MRS. [redacted], AGE 34, [redacted], MO., HOUSEWIFE. 1

(G) WEATHER CLEAR WINDS ALOFT 290 DEGREES 50 KTS. 1. CLEAR.

2. WINDS ALOFT FROM K.C. WX, 6,000-290 25, 10,000-290 35, 16,000-300 50, 20,000-290 50, 30,000-270 70, 50,000-270 50. 3. NO CEILING

4. CLEAR. 5. NEGATIVE. 6. NEGATIVE. 1

(H) NEGATIVE.

(I) NEGATIVE.

(J) NEGATIVE.

BT

11/1705Z JAN RJEDKF

An astro plot and astro chart show the planet Venus was in the exact position given by the observes.

ASTRO
(VENU)

# Venus Most Prominent

Venus, the only planet now visible in the evening, is a brilliant object in the sky and will soon be joined by the Leonids, "shooting stars."

## BY JAMES STOKLEY

FIRST BRILLIANT object you see in the south-western sky these evenings as darkness falls is not an airplane, a flying saucer, or a bright light hung in the sky as part of an experiment.

What you see is the planet Venus, now reaching its greatest prominence, which shows just before its disappearance from the evening sky early in 1958.

Venus is far brighter than any other star of the planet seen in the night …

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  10 Jan 58 | Dayton, Ohio | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 2100 GMT 11/0200Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Civilian | ☑ Was Astronomical Meteor ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 10-15 secs | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS two | 9. COURSE SW  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Rnd, yellow…

U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET

This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed. Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will be used for research purposes, and will be regarded as confidential material. Your name will 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 …

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8. IF you saw the object at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON?

8.1 STARS (Circle One):
a. None
b. A few
c. Many bright blue
d. Don't remember

8.2 MOON (Circle One):
a. Bright moonlight
b. Dull moonlight
c. No moonlight — pitch dark
d. Don't remember

*Didn't see Moon*

9. Was the object brighter than the background of the sky?
(Circle One):
a. Yes
b. No
c. Don't remember

*Too bright blue — cannot had yellow cast*

10. IF it was BRIGHTER THAN the sky background, was the brightness like that of an automobile headlight?:
(Circle One)
a. A mile …

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16. Tell in a few words the following things about the object.
a. Sound: None
b. Color: Yellowish

17. Draw a picture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Label and include in your sketch any details of the object that you saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving.
~~seemed to be round~~

18. The edges of the object were:
(Circle One):
a. Fuzzy or blurred
b. Like a bright star
c. Sharply outlined
d. Don't remember
e. Other: _______________

19. IF there…