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|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP 19 January 6th 19/1100Z | 2. LOCATION Huntington, West Virginia  |
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|  3. SOURCE Civilian | 10. CONCLUSION SATELLITE Only Echo schedules are retained. Sighting was not of Echo I or II. Probably one of the other visible Satellites.  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One  |   |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 2 1/2 Minutes | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Observer was looking through a window when he observed the object. It flickered just like a twinkling star on a clear night. It traveled about 30 degrees on the horizon, moving in a direction a few degrees N of E. It di…

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FTD (TDEW)
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433
26 February 1965

Huntington, West Virginia

Dear Mr [redacted],

The observations you made in January 1964 are similar to many reports of satellites received by the Air Force. Satellite schedules are not retained beyond one year, making identification of a specific satellite impossible at this location.

We are attaching a brochure describing the Air Force program on unidentified flying objects. Thank you for reporting your observation to the Air Force.

Sincerely,

HECTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr
Major, USAF
Chief, Project Blue Book

1 A…

February 20, 1965

U. F. U. Reports,
Wright-Patterson A. F. B.,
Gentlemen:

The two letters enclosed concern two sightings made a year ago last month. Illness— and quite a few other things—intervened so I am sending them in now only for the record.

This sighting was made Sunday morning between 12 minutes of 6 am and 9 1/2 minutes of 6 am, January 19, 1964. The U. F. U. was about 60° above the horizon traveling in a straight line to an east by north position when it disappeared.

The U. F. U. was visible as a point of light, like a star. Classifying the morning star as No. 1 in size, brillianc…

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TOTAL OBSERVATION TIME; 2½ MINUTES.

WEATHER CONDITIONS; CLEAR, COOL, A NUMBER OF STARS, NO MOON, NO CLOUDS, THE BLANKET OF HAZE THAT USUALLY HANGS OVER THE OHIO VALLEY.

OBSERVATION POINT; A [redacted] [redacted], SIST [redacted], W. VA.

NOTE: THIS U. F. O. WAS VISIBLE ONLY AS A POINT OF LIGHT, IT DID PULSE BUT DID NOT BRIGHTEN IN COURSE OF ITS FLIGHT.

SINCERELY,

HUNTINGTON I, W. VA.