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|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  29 January 1964 29/1000Z | Huntington, West Virginia  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  Civilian | SATELLITE  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | Only Echo schedules are retained. Sighting was not of Echo I or II. Probably one of the other visible satellites.  |
|  One |   |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  1 1/2 Minutes | Observer was looking through a window to the East when he noticed object. It was 45 degrees above the horizon moving with a zig-zag motion. Was motionless at one time then moved rapidly o…

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

Huntington, West Virginia

Dear Mr.

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 Atch
Brochur…

February 22, 1965

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

This sighting was made Wednesday morning between 8 minutes of 5am and 6 1/2 minutes of 5am, January 29, 1964. The U. F. O. was nearest a star—or planet—about 45° above the horizon, East and North of Huntington, W. VA. This star—or planet—I will refer to it as a star, is not known to me. But it may be identified as follows; it rises during the early morning hours about midway around the horizon between East and North almost exactly under the position of the Big Dipper in December and very early January. It is a rapid tr…

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The U. F. O. covered about 25° on the horizon in its plunge down path C from position B to D.

Note: This U. F. O. was a difficult one to follow because of its speed and the fact that it was not as bright as my three previous sightings. It did pulse but did not brighten to denote increased speed. Its zig-zags were literally at right angles and so fast that I lost it for several seconds at each turn. It did not follow an erratic course but maintained the same direction and did not fade out in the haze but just vanished, as did U. F. O. No. 3.

Observation time: about 1½ minutes.

Weather c…

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P.S.
GENTLEMEN:

THE ENCLOSED ARTICLE IS ALL I HAVE FROM THE LOCAL PAPERS ABOUT THE UPROAR
IN VIRGINIA. TWO IDEAS OCCURRED TO ME AS A RESULT. ONE; YOU HAVE NOTED THAT ALL
MY SIGHTINGS WERE MADE DUE EAST OF HUNTINGTON, W. VA. IN A GENERAL LINE EAST
THRU CHARLESTON, WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS AND INTO VIRGINIA TERRITORY WHERE YOU
ARE NOW HAVING A SLIGHT BEDLAM. THE VIRGINIA SIGHTINGS ARE COMING ABOUT A YEAR
AFTER MY SECOND SIGHTINGS AND MY SECOND PAIR TOOK PLACE ABOUT A YEAR AFTER MY
FIRST SIGHTINGS.

IT STRIKES ME THAT A NEW FACTOR HAS ENTERED THE PICTURE. YOU RECALL FROM
THE KEYHOE WRITINGS TH…