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|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  3 January 65 03/1936Z | 55.45N 171.30W (Pacific)  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  Military | Satellite (ECHO II) ☑  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS |   |
|  One |   |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  9 Minutes | Small illuminated object at 350 deg azimuth 10 deg elevation estimated distance 50 mm. Flight Easterly disappearing over the horizon after a 9 minute flight.  |
|  6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION |   |
|  Air-Visual |   |
|  7. COURSE | COMMENTS: Description of sighting indicates a Satellite observation.
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Police Chief Views UFO

On January 2nd 1965 Police Chief Joseph Snedic and Officer Edward Grossklaas observed a UFO hovering SE of Rockdale, Illinois near a waterway. They watched it for 15 minutes and attempted to come closer to it in their patrol car but it moved away. They went to the station to obtain bigoculars and when they returned the object had left. Grossklaas, a former member of the AF, said he'd never seen an aircraft maneuver like the object did. It made a circular movement at low speed at 1,000 feet. Occasionally a large bright light like an aircraft landing light would come into
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3 JAN
UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
UNCLASSIFIED

AF IN: 51055 (3 Jan 65) D/rff Page 1 of 2
INFO: NIN-7, XOP-1, XOPX-7, SAF-OS-3, JCS/OSD-1, CWC-9, NSA-7, DIA-15
(51)
SMB C043 ZCZCHQA928ZCCJA646
00 RUEAHQ
DE RUKACR 624A 03/2207Z
0 032207Z
FM ADMIN COMALSEAFRON
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
TO RUHLHL/CINCPACFLT
RUKDAG/CINCAL
RUKDAG/COMAAC
RUHLKSP/CINCPACAF
RUNGALB/CINCNORAD
INFO RUECW/CNO
RUHLHQ/CINCPAC
RUEAHQ/COFS USAF
RUHLHS/CINCUSARPAC
RUHLKM/PACAFASECOM COMMAND CENTER HICHAM A
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INCOMING MESSAGE
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
UNCLASSIFIED

AF IN: 51055 (3 Jan 65) Page 2 of 2

NAVY GRNC
BT
UNCLAS
A. JANAP 1460
1. CIRVIS REPORT
2. NAVY 151350Z
3. SMALL ILLUMINATED OBJECT
4. OBSERVER AT 55-45N 171-30E
5. 031936Z
6. OBJECT BEARING 330 DEGREES! 50 NM, ELEVATION 10 DEGREES FROM HORIZON AT 031936Z
7. EASTERLY
8. DISSAPEARED OVER HORIZON AT 031935Z
9. NONE OBSERVED
BT
NNN

NOTES: Advanc XMITTEL

|  ECHS I | 03/1936Z | NOT ECHO I  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  03/1843 | 315.17 | (63)  |
|  ECHS II | 03/1936Z | ECHO II  |
|  031911 | 272.10 | +25 -18.81  |
|  70°N 

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