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|  1. DATE TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  26 July 65, 4 September | 65 (Night) Pike County, Missouri  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  Civilian | A/C (Helo)  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | Description, flight and all characteristics of sighting in accord with Helo observation.  |
|  One |   |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  Few Minutes Each | Object in flight that included hovering and had a red light rotating which varied in intensity. Flight was slow. Small size about 12 ft in diameter. Climbed in "steps". Made one turn of 135 degrees. Fusel…

Mrs. Hunt/man/SAFOICC/72842/29 Sep 65

SEP 29 1965

Dear Mrs. [redacted]:

This is in reply to your report of aerial objects which you observed on the night of 26 July and 4 September 1965.

Your report is similar to the many reports in our files of helicopter observations. The slow flight, including hovering, the sound, and the apparent erratic fluctuation of the red light are characteristic of helicopters. The intensity and deviation in appearance at regular intervals occurs when the aircraft is in a turn or at an angle when the light shines through the "bubble" or open portion of the aircra…

HEADQUARTERS
FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION
AIR FORCE SYSTEMS COMMAND
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
BRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO

REPLY TO
ATTN OF: TDEW
SUBJECT: UFO Sighting, Pike County, Missouri
SEP 17 1965

TO: Hq USAF SAFOICC (Mrs Hunt)
Wash D C 20330

1. Report the attached unidentified object report from . The sighting of objects on the nights of 26 July and 4 September 1965 are similar to many reports in our files of helicopter observations. The slow flight, including portions of hovering, the whoosh sound and the apparent erratic fluctuation of the red light is characteristic of these…

Colia Missouri
63344
Sept 7, 1965

In reference to two U.F.O. Sightings
United States Air Force
Pentagon Bldg
Washington D.C.

Dear Sir -

Our farm is located in Pike County, Missouri. Plaintiff's Township 52 - on Survey . Our house is on Long north south ridge - a few hundreds yards west of the house is a high point of land. 1006' shown on the Aviation Sectional charts, the land on which the house stands is only a few feet lower.

On the night of July 26 my daughter 15, a friend of hers, and I were sitting quietly on the north terrace watching some lights on the Mississippi river in the dista…

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and listening to the oaks and whip or wills - Although the ship was overcast it was quite clear and distant lights could be seen quite plainly. The girls had called my attention to some zinglies under a grove of trees - and seeing a flashing red light to the north over the forest I grhingly told them that I saw a red gusphy - They of course said oh no - an airplane and we watched the light coming toward us on a due south heading quite fast. Without speaking to one another we all realized that it was odd that only one light showed and that the flash was not a steady on off, but completely e…

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quarter mile away it seemed to slow
and at 200 yds or a bit more or less
made an abrupt sharp turn
(a one hundred thirty give degree turn)
then climbed in a series of steps
- during this time the light became
dimmer - losing its intensity - but
was a constant rather than a flashing
light. Seen from the side as it
passed on a southeast course
not over a hundred yards from
where we sat (between the house
and a grove of high trees) it
appeared to be oval - (cigar shape
but not as long) about 10-12 ft in
length the red light once again
intense and flashing erratically
seeming to be all about …

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The elevation maybe 150 ft. Speed was increased after the first hundred and fifty to two hundred yards after the turn. We ran through the house to where we had left a again and it had slowed down. We watched it moving straight as southeast until it was lost to sight.

It was a quiet night - no loud insects - and the house was quiet. There was no noise from this aircraft - except a very soft whoshing like a very soft wind.

The time was approximately 10:35 PM C.D.T.

On September 4 at 11:15 P.M C.D.T. I was closing the doors for the night and saw the same intense red erratically flashing

light. This time due south - I could not be sure of the distance as there are no high trees or hills to mark. The view to the south is down over prairie land again there was a high overcast, but the night was very clear and flights were visible miles away. There was nothing in the near distance by which I could gauge distance. However remembering the size of the light on July 26 when I did have hills and trees. Known land was too with which I am familiar when watching aircraft or birds - it appeared to be between a half mile and a mile hovering - I watched for several minutes - went into anoth…