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|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  3 October 1965 03/1257Z | Independence, Ky  |
|  3. SOURCE Civilian | 10. CONCLUSION Astro (VERS) ☑  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One | Venus RA15.17.44, Mag -3.7 at horizon, 245 deg azimuth.  |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 20 Minutes | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Object appeared as a light and brighter than the brightest stars, sharply outlined. Object faded from view and reappeared in about 5 minutes. Very bright white changing to bright red. Object appeared about as large as the moon, round and moving very slow.  |
|  6. TYPE OF OBSER…

TDEW/UFO
UFO Sighting, 3 October 1965
JAN 7 1966

Hq USAF SAFOICC (Mrs. Hunt)

We have received a completed Form 164 from [redacted] of Covington, Kentucky. This form contained the information necessary for evaluation. The position given by [redacted] who observed the object through a telescope, was low on the horizon in the Southwest. The time of this observation was 8:03 P. M. on 3 October 1965. The planet VESUS has a right ascension of 15 hours and 17 minutes. This places the planet at or near the horizon at an azimuth of 245 degrees in the process of setting.

FOR THE COMMANDER

ERIC T. de…

FTD (TDEW)
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433
17 December 1965

Independence, Kentucky

Dear [redacted]

A review of our October 1965 cases reveals that the data on your sighting is insufficient for a firm evaluation. The size and brilliance of the object was compared to the moon. At the time of your report the moon was at 25 degrees elevation to the Southwest in a first quarter phase. The motion reported indicates that the object descended and disappeared several times, and changed color from bright white to bright red. It also indicates that two other witnesses observed the object through a te…

U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION

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. 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 you for further details.

|  1. When did you see the o…

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

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

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

9. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object?

CLOUDS (Circle One):
a. Clear sky
b. Hazy
c. Scattered clouds
d. Thick or heavy clouds

WEATHER (Circle One):
a. Dry
b. Fog, mist, or light rain
c. Moderate or heavy rain
d. Snow
e. Don't remember

10. The object appeared: (Circle One):
a. Solid
b. Transparen…

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14. Did the object disappear while you were watching it? If so, how?
Yes - faded from view reappeared in about 5 minutes

15. Did the object move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes ☐ No ☑ Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what it moved behind:

16. Did the object move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes ☐ No ☑ Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what in front of:

17. Tell in a few words the following things about the object:
a. Sound No
b. Color very bright white clinging to bright red

18. We wi…

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20. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?
(Circle One) Yes No
IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? very slow

21. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was?
(Circle One) Yes No
IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was? For the then 10 miles

22. Where were you located when you saw the object? (Circle One):
a. Inside a building
b. In a car
c. Outdoors
d. In an airplane (type)
e. At sea
f. Other outside home

23. Were you (Circle One)
a. In the business section of a city?
b. In the residential section of a c…

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27. In the following sketch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an "A" on the curved line to show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you first saw it. Place a "B" on the same curved line to show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you last saw it. Place an "A" on the compass when you first saw it. Place a "B" on the compass where you last saw the object.

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28. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects made. Place an "A" at the beginning of the path, a "B…