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|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  18 March 66 19/0225-0310Z | Kansas City, Kansas (3 witnesses)  |
|  3. SOURCE Civilian | 10. CONCLUSION A/c  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One | JUPITER (RA 5.28 mag -1.8) at 275 deg az 35 deg elevation. Ground inversion to 5,000 ft.  |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION Twice for several minutes | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Object was round, size of a large star, color of a star and looked like it had a blinking light on the top. Looked like a roman candle being shot from it. About 45 deg elevation. Hovered then moved up and down, then north …

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AF IN: 4029 (21Mar66) M/r1j Pg 1 of 4
ACTION: NIN-7 INFO: XOP-1, XOPX-2, SAFOS-3, DIA-1 (15) ADV CY DIA/JCS

SMB B 045Z CHQE 4 78Z CWJA 048

PP RUEAHQ
DE RUWGKG 1652 0801600Z
ZNR UUUUU
P 211652Z
FM 328 FTRWG RICHARDS GEBAUR AFB MO
TO RUWMFVA/ADC
RUCDSQ/FOREIGN TECH DIV WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RUEAHQ/CSAF
RUEAHQ/OSAF WASH DC
INFO RUWGNP/ SCADS SIOUX CITY MUNI APRT IOWA
ZEN/ RUWGKG/29 AIRDIV RICHARDS GEBAUR AFB MO
BT
UNCLAS 328FWODC 00037 MAR 66. FOR ADOIN, FTD WRIGHT
PATTERSON, AFNIN, SAFOI. INFO: SCODC-1, 290IN.…

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AF IN: 4029 (21Mar66) Pg 2 of 4

CANDLE BEING SHOT FROM IT. (8) NONE. (9) NONE.

PARA 14B. (1) HAPPENED TO BE LOOKING UP AT THE SKY. (2) ABOUT 45 DEGREES UP FROM NORTH HORIZON.

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(3) SOMEWHAT HIGHER TRAVELING NORTH AT AN UPWARD ANGLE. (2) CAME IN DIRECTION OF OBSERVER AND APPEARED A BIT LARGER. HOEVERED, THEN MOVED UP AND DOWN, THEN NORTH AND UP, THEN DISAPPEARED. (5) FDED OUT TOWARD NORTH. (6) STARTING AT 0225Z, 19 MAR 66 FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. DISAPPEARED, OBSERVER WENT INSIDE HOUSE, THE…

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AF IN: 4029 (21Mar66) Pg 3 of 4

PARA 14F. MR. [redacted] CONS AGES 10 AND 14 YEARS. SHE IS A HOUSEWIFE [redacted]. CITY, KANSAS TELEPHONE: [redacted] ESTIMATE RELIABILITY AS GOOD, INTERPRETATION POOR. (2) NOT PAGE THREE RUNGKG 1652UNCLAS APPLICABLE.

PARA 14G. (1) CLEAR AND WINDY. (2) SURFACE -260/8,6000-28/30, 10,000-290/40, 16,000-290/60, 20000-290/100, 30000-280/100, 50000-290/35,80000-NO DATA. (3) UNLIMITED. (4) 15 MILES. (5) SCATTERED. (6) NONE (7) SURFACE TO 10,000 PLUS 14C TO -8. 10,000 TO 20,000-8 TO -32. 2…

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AF IN: 4029 (21Mar66) Pg 4 of 4

FAIRLY HEAVY AT TIME OF OBSERVATION.

PARA 14K. MAJ F C FAUST, WING INTELLIGENCE OFFICER. WITH THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THIS LEVEL, NO ANALYSIS CAN BE MADE OF THE POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE SIGHTING.

PARA 14L. NONE.

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PARA 14M. CLEAR.

PARA 14, RICHARDS GEBAUR AFB TRAFFIC WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN IN THE VICINITY OF THE SIGHTING. FAIRFAX MUNI COULD NOT ACCOUNT FOR TRAFFIC IN THE AREA. KANSAS CITY NUNI HAD HEAVY TRAFFIC IN THE AREA, BUT HAD RECEIVED NO REPORTS O…