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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 18 Mar 58 | 2. LOCATION | Ogallala, Nebraska  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local ___________ | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Ground-Radar  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE | Civilian  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 20 mins | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | one  |
|  9. COURSE |   |   | South & Stationary  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |   |   | Cigar or blimp shaped obj, about size of a paper clip. Color appeared to be silver w/a reflecting quality. Obj appeared to …

OGALLALA, NEBR. (Use in Ev. card)

A TIC. Conclusions.

Characteristics, description, maneuvers (change of speed, direction, elevations, etc.) all indicate that the object(s) were aircraft orbiting or in +2+ exercises in the area. The description of the shape given by source of each object's objects suggests a "fuelage." There is no doubt that the observer was fatigued if he covered the distance from Chicago to Cheyenne.

in the time claimed, inasmuch he did travel under some adverse road and under conditions, as a check showed. It was Sight Regts of UPS seen under similar conditions (are well known) and (Careful plot of area of sighting (U.S. Aero. Chart, N & C, No. 306 - definitely shows that source was directly underneath one of the heaviest transcontinental Air Traffic airways in the U.S. (East-West, Green #3), and in an area used by the SAC HQs Rose at Omaha, Nebr. for traffic operations.

Pvt. Mistaken identity of
Commi. Objects (other

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Scattered Clouds - Dusk Under an Anthony Lewis

TT SQE113 YDC392 WYAS92 WHAS72ABAC19
CC RJWPFK RJWPJR RJEDDN RJEDSQ RJEPHQ
EE RJWFAR 1
C 200001Z
FM COMDR 736TH STRATMSLWG
CC RJWPFK/COMDR 1ST MSLDIV
RJEDDN/COMDR ADC
RJWPJR/COMDR 29TH AIR DIV
RJEDSQ/COMDR AIR TECH INTELLIGENCE CENTER WPAFP
RJEPHQ/ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF INTELLIGENCE HEDUSAF
RJEPHQ/OFFICE OF INFO SVCS HEDUSAF
DT
/UNCLAS/ SECTION ONE OF TWO SECTIONS. FR RDAS17SC.
SUBJECT UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT. AT APPROXIMATELY 2200 HOURS
18 MARCH 58 AS BASE OFFICER OF THE DAY, I, IN THE COMPANY OF M SGT
BRINDEN, AN AIR POLICE INVESTIGATOR: A…

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5A. DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT
1. SHAPE AT FIRST SIGHTING WAS CIGAR OR BLIMP SHAPED.
2. SIZE OF OBJECT APPEARED TO BE SIZE OF A PAPER CLIP
3. COLOR APPEARED TO BE SILVER WITH A REFLECTING QUALITY
4. ONE OBJECT WAS SIGHTED
5. NOT APPLICABLE
6. NO DISCERNIBLE FEATURES PRESENT
7. NO EXHAUST OR TRAILS VISIBLE
8. NO SOUNDS WERE HEARD
9. WHEN FIRST OBSERVED OBJECT APPEARED STATIONARY FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES, THEN APPEARED TO MOVE IN DIRECTION OF SOUTH AND ACCELLERATEDTIN

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Note: all descriptions object to 30 min

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8B. NO SOUNDS WERE HEARD

9B. OBJECT APPEARED TO BE STATIONARY SLIGHTLY ABOVE HORIZON. SHORTLY AFTER THIRD SIGHTING, OBJECT APPEARED TO CHANGE SHAPE FROM TEAR DROP APPEARANCE. OBJECT BEGAN TO ENLARGE ON BOTH ENDS AND IN CENTER. EACH OF ENLARGEMENTS APPEARED TO BE ONE-FIFTH (1/5) OF OVER ALL LENGTH OF OBJECT. OBSERVER WATCHED OBJECT APPROXIMATELY THOIRTY MINUTES UNTIL OBJECT WAS LOST IN DARKNESS.

10B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT:

A. FIRST SIGHTING WAS A CHANGE SIGHTING. SECOND SIGHTING OCCURRED BECAUSE OBSERVER WAS AWARE OF OFIR…

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5A. NO DISCERNIBLE FEATURES
7A. NO EXHAUST OR TRAIL OBSERVED
8A. NO SOUND HEARD
9A. OBJECT APPEARED TO BE AT 451 DEGREE ANGLE TO HORIZON WHILE A FEW SMALL CLOUDE APPEARED TO BE PARALLEL TO HORIZON, END OF OBJECT NEAREST GROUND APPEARED TO BEND FORMING OBJECT INTO U-SHAPE. OBJECT APPEARED TO STRETCH IN LENGTH AND THIN OUT WHILE MOVING IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION. OBSERVER WAS TRAVELING IN A CAR ESTIMATED SPEED OF 50 MPH. OBJECT WAS IN VIEW ABOUT 20 MINUTES BUT OBSERVER STATED HE APPEARED TO BE UNABLE TO OVERTake OBJECT. OBJECT VISIBLE 20 MINUTEOS.

1B. SHAPE OF OBJECT O…

DUE WEST HEADING. ANGLE OF ELEVATION ON THIRD SIGHTING ESTIMATED 15 DEGREES AND AZIMUTH OF DUE WEST HEADING.

3. ON FIRST SIGHTING OBJECT DISAPPEARED AT 60 DEGREE ANGLE OF ELEVATION ON ESTIMATED HEADING OF 215 DEGREES. OBJECT DISAPPEARED ON SECOND SIGHTING ABOUT 60 DEGREES ANGLE OF ELEVATION ON A HEADING OF 180 DEGREES. ON THIRD SIGHTING OBJECT REMAINED STATIONARY AND FADED INTO ONCOMING DUSK.

4. FLIGHT PATH AND MANEUVERS ON FIRST SIGHTING WERE ACCELLARATION FROM STATIONARY POSITION IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION, VEERING TO SOUTHWEST WHILE ACCELLERATING. ON SECOND SIGHTING OBJECT APPEARED TO BE AT…