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Project Blue Book case file: Minot AFB, North Dakota, 24 October 1968 (B-52 radar and ground sightings)

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P.:OJECT 10073 RECO:m
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I. 0-'<TE
Tl.>.l
Cwr'II,JP
24/00JO
2. LOCATION
I
21.1 Oct GO
2J../0530Z
!,...!not JJ.3, rlorth Dol!!:ot~
3. SOIIRCc
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10. CONCLUSIOI'I
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t-;Ui~~r:r
Gro~U~.d -Viau.U 1 1.
~babh (AL"'iC!U.:'i')(B-52)
d. NUMBER Of' OBJEC TS
2.
?r'J'o .. ~lo .u~ro (SIRIUS)
lbdar:
Po:saible (aA.S:·IA)
See Ca1e
Air- Yio\Ul t
?oosiblo (?US;·iA)
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LENCfH OF 03SERVATION
11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
4 Hour:) , 48 l·;iQutoe
SEE CAS:> i'li.E
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ai =-Rad ~ r. Air-Visual
Grouo.rl- V L..1u '.1.1
C01•1·&'lTS :
The ground vi ;u:;~l oight 1.ng:J appear to be of tho :atQ:I
7. COURSt:
Siriu3 and the B-52 which wa ~ tlyins t b~ nr~a.
Th~ B-52 r:d~
-contact and the te::~por.u-y loJa of Un.t tru.n::.:niaoioll could be
I
-SQJLJi~
attributed to pl~oma ,
oiQila~ to ball lighting.
The dr-vi.:l1.:..1=
II. PHOTOS
f roc t h" B-5'2 could be tho Bt~ V.Jgol vbi c~ Jol>\.l on t ht~ ho·:i..:.on
a t the tima, or i t could b4ll a light on the groUDd. or ))OsJibly
n y,.,
a pl a9l!Ul.
X."'--o
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9. PHYSICAL CVIO!:Nt"E
Cl YH
):Jlo
F():!-
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~~ ,. h 1 0 J1'1 (fOFl ,.,.,_,. ••.• , ~ -
r 'h• • ··~ -? •- •
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C.—RSE
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\
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: E~<IO !<'OR THZ Rto:COHD
Subj"cl. :
UFO Observation, 1-!inot AFB, Nor-th T'"kot.~~, ~l, Octob.-!:- L968
At about 1'{30 hours tbe F'I'D Duty Officer callerl I.t !.f.'lrRno l!ncl s::dd that th"'Y h'\d
R pretty important UFO sighting from Hlnot AFB .
I (Lt l>'ar:'!.no) asked him what
it ~as about and he said the only ~nfor~tion he had W33 that the ere~ of n
.B-52 bad sighted und photographed an UFO and that the Ba;;e Commander and
M~jor General Nichols of the 15th Air Force ·.1e:-e both interested.
I got
back to the off'ice at about 174) ho1.trs , called Col Quintanilla rnd told him
of the sighting, 1.hen called l-1l.not and talked to Lt Col \;erlich, the tr.·'O
inves t.lgator, 89'( -1850 ext 3020 ot· 2231-
i a:;ked hjrn if he wmted i!:un~diate react.lon from our of'fice and he said no , that
he h•tdn ' l necessllrlly ... anted us to call hlm b'1ck that night and that our
Duty Ot't'lc-er was re'\lly mo::-e excitcu thAo he W!!.J .
However, since it \.'aS such
nn •1ousu>ll Glbhtl:t6 !1e '-'"ln:.-"d to kno·.r if we could halp him in any wAy.
1 IWI<•>d hlm the <3et~ils ot' the sij!',-'ltlng unt) he g-.ve them.
At ubO!l':. ()~·10 hotrs :.tlCPl , a B-52 that was abvut 19 oiles north•.test of Minot
Al''B en•J
·~'\~ making p:ac;:ice J~enetrations sl ~ted an unidentified blip on their
radar.
rnitlully tb~ target traveled approlClmately 2} mile ln 3 sec or at. '"lbout
3,000 ml/ht·.
Aftt:r passing fror.t the right to the left of' the pbne it asstL'Ih:~d
a position orr the le f't wing of' the 52.
The bll.p stayed off the left ~.tio g for
approximately 20 miles at which point it broke off.
Scope photo~r-11phs
•.;er:! tnken.
Hhen the t"'.rbet w::ts close to the !\-52 neither o:· thP t•.o t.r:J.n";rnitt~:s
in the lJ-52 would ooerat.e properly but Wh>!n it t.ro~off both returnwd to ootT.~ l
function .

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At ubout this tlme a missile tnl'\inter.snc.:! m'l!l t:Pllcd ln an:l rt!pot·t.ed sl·~ht.l!'lt;
a bright orangi .. h- red ob, <.!ct.
'fhe object .no ho.,eria6 at about tCOO ft or
so, und had a sound simil:u· to a jet ~ngin~ .
'rh:! ob .. erver hau ~tonned hi.; c·.1r,
but he then sta:-ted it up again.
As he start~ct to rnov~ th, ob.jec~ fl)llo~•ed hlr:~
then accelerAted and appeared to stop ut about 6 - 8 miles a~ay .
The
observer shortly af~erward lost sight of lt .
In respnse to the maintenance man ' s call th~ B-52, which l~d continued its
penPtration ru!'l, vas v~ctored to...,ard the vl:;!.al which-..as nbout 10 rnilt:!
northwest of the base .
The B- ;2 confirm.:d ha.ving sigbt~d a bright light of'
some type that app~ared to be hovering just ov~r or on the grou,d.
Fourtt>Pn other people i n separate locqtions also rt:portPd sighting a similar
object.
/ll~;o, "t th ls approdmat.e tlm~ , ::ecucity aln.r:n t'or one of the sites
W"\S act i Vlltl.!d .
'rhts '"a:: nn nlarm for both th:. O'.lter and inner ring.
\-:hen
;:;uurds a n·lvecl st th~ scene they found that the outer door was open nnd
th~
COT.:>in'ltioo lol:K on t.he .tuner door had b~en moved.
The weather 1;as generally
;;;-!..J::..:;,
:.t;~ tcmp-"rnt.u:-e
•<\Fi
~3 - 29 deg ;;;- !!.:l:i !:h'! •.;l~d 5 -
10 knots.
l..: ttltJ not 1:-•-r-! •\ll. the i:> ':>r-..ation su-:~ "~:
w'h~t.::::2r it hgd been painted by
:::1.e -:-n-:!;L:-3 a::
~:;.~ control ~::we r? If con:::-J! ::.oYer personoel bad sighted.anything
·~-:~:;ur..: :-
1~ he !:ad computed the azimu-:;::J and eleva.-.iou from the fourteen 'lo'itnes-
s~s to dete~ine if they 'l.'ere lookin& at the same object or if they could have
b~en possibly looking at. stellar bodies?
He didn ' t knov whether anyone had
:;~::!n {1. p~ysic'll o:>j'"..:t 01' if' th~>y h td j•t3t. s~~n ll,)hts .
/,l.;;o, Col ,:erlic~
did not h•we ~n cxP.ct ti:te sequ~n,...e for the ~::vents . Col <<uint. •nilla told
Col \,',..rlich that. \oithou.t this 1nt'or11'ition there W1sn 't too much we could do .
CJL ·.:-.::l.lc.1
-"1~~
·"'* :.1
."l:J
;::1~1 tr..1t. n· r:oull :~l.,h ..&'* ... h'• jn \i-.
.., ~ ..
J~ .

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Hrl·'O FOiil THE RECORD
SUD.mCT: 24 Oct 68 UFO Si~tit~g from ro11no~ AFB, N. D ...
At 11:15, 28 Oct 68, Sg~ Jona.- reednd ~ call from Col \'i,y~t, EQ. SAC,
orrutt AFB, Ndbr .
H' w :tt.!ld to ltllC'Io' ho'll wa reco<~ived tlrl UFO report f1·om Nb ot A7B.
S~
Joo~6 info~ed ~ h~ it uaa r~Cdiv'd by pho~~.
Wanted to know what interest we ta~e 1.l a r"j)Ol"t 1 ilte :.hi• and wba't we
do ·.1han ue r ecei.va th.! report.
Sgt Jonfta tol d hi:n it ahould havs beau
given to tb" UFO I.a·Te~tigstor at t-iinot , but oin~ it :os p.'lon~ into
\lright-Pat t erson, Lt l·!sr.lllo would ~t in-touch vith the m·o In•n!stisator
at t•iinot.
Col Wey.,nt then said, " t;h., inY~stigator ·.-~o•.ll.d h:lndle it in
Qccordanc• with AER 80-17"• Sgt; Jone3 told him that w ~a r i ght.
Col \ll,y'i.nt th"n said , •theA you can' t do anythl:og un~il you reo&iv~
tbei~ repor t " , Sgt Joo&a said, t hats right .
Col v_,y·•n' a l so wanted to ~ClOY it there '.ld J J!IXJY other reports for that
perLoJ of t ime f=cm that ~o~ . Sgt Jones told htm to the bes t of bi3
know\~d$W • he didn't think ther & ~a~ .
Col Weyant 3aid , ~ho ev~r ia
hno.U L:lg tbe ~eport to gin
him a c~ll at 5556/4236, Sgt Jonas
in r~~dd that voul~ b~ Lt Marano.

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HE!·IO FOR THE R8COrtD
28 Oct 68
Subj : Call fm Col Wya~t, SAC Hqs
At 1250 hours , 28 Oct 68, Col Wyatt, culled Lt ~b.rn.no and wanted to kno•"' it'
we (Lt l·larano) bad rect:!ived any indication of any other reports from Minot.
Lt ~~rano informed him that we haven't received any other reports from that are ~.
We do get a copy of reports in accordance with Al''R 80- 17. Lt i•la.rano told
Col Wyatt that Col ~erlich at !-tinct was doing the investigation.
Col
Werlich had called the Duty Officer at Wright-Patterson who in turned called
Lt Marano and he (Lt t-t) called Col <:uintanlllR and they both called Col ~·i!'rlich
back and Col Werlicb said he would do the investigation.
Col Hyatt said he W"\S
trying t.o determin~ whether ADC had any known ph-!nomena on radar.
Col \-iyatt
asked Lt MarRno if "'~ E>ver partlcipatl!d in any inve:>tigati.ons.
Vo:;:ry seldom
do w·· t•ve1· go out 1n the field .
II:; far ns Lt !.t'l.rano \.las concerned Col
'r:e r l Lch ' 183 qui tt: co:npeten-:.
~:ld he didn ' t fee 1 that Col \.lerlich oeeded any
ud<.l i t.lon~<l h<!lp at ::.his t.i::e .
Col Hyatt. sttloi he g<t>te Col \.'erlich the guidanc:'!
and ht: gu .. ::~sed that Col lo.'erllcb got our t-elephone number out of the ragulation.
Col ~y•t t'.l. tuld he ft'lt tt'nt \ole couldo ' t e;ive him any more iol'orma.tion so he
enderl til~ conversA· 10n

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~.Q::Ij() FOR THE RECORD
29 October 1968
Subject :
UFO Sighting, 24 Oct 68, M.Lnot AFB
On 29 October 1968, at 0945, Lt :1.a:rano called 1-tinot AFB and asked for
Col Werlicb.
It seems that Col IJerlich is l'lying this morning so I
talked to l•1r ~ ·
Mr
said that be tnouzbt that Col ~.ferllch
had prepared the UFO report and it was either sent out this n:ornlng o.f' •.;ould
be sent out todgy.

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30 October 1968
S·.:bJ:
?>'~ec1 for Addi 'tional lnt'o on l~inot Sl.~tings
At 0')00 hours, Lt t•Jarano called Ninot .1\l<'H, naae9ps, ho•,..rev~r , Col Werllch
w·1s flying so Lt Marmo spok~ \ritb Sgt lioy.
r.-.. t-\'<cano rt<quested tnat
Sgt Hoy have Col Herllch obtain the following ini'orme.t.ion and T';/X it to ouc
of rice .
Have the navigator accompany someone and go out and intervic:Y the
individual obst:rv'!rs at til~ missile aite3 .
Information that is nec:d"d is :
1. ~n~a first observed
2 . Duration
3. Courue
4. Deacription
5· P.z. and elev ~o~hen first seen
6. Az and ctev when last seen
7. Could tney also se~ stars
Ohtnin statements from aircrart rv::rsoncc:l to include :
1 . f.peed of ll- 52 d•.1ri~6 radar paint
2 . 'l'l;Be , duration of .s!.rcra!' r. radar sighting
J . Time , durat!on a."1d ~s ltion of aircr:\ft for visual sighting .
4
\~hy dld th~J ft!':'!l :.:1e light ..,a., nn UFO, could i-r. actually
have been I! car, et.c on the ground.
Did the ground observers see
t.hP a l rp lane and the U'l'O both at tho: s~e tiae ?
~·
J~ th~r~ w~re thaacne radar on B-52 (~CM) Did it paint anythLng?
W..HI there an EC'o\ oper ator on boacd, ><1\S h~ using his equipment?
o• n-: r:
N•l ltl\~ON pa.:.:l't b.l;tiiii'Os voile pRinting the aircraft.
~~ · t other radarR a~ in tbe area? Did tney paint any unidentified
lnrg~ta?
A:-~ th~n! S!\6e sites in 1\rea?
\·:e no:: ~a. a etatentent that the missile cites had been b:ro:ten into befor e and
Yh'!lt results.
Did ground maintenance cb~ck the equipment out after the BJ52 land~d ?

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'I'he followlng is to be sent to us by taa.i.L
t·~P of area.
Plot of flight path of B-52 from 0258 hours local, till lending, 'With time
sequence markings on plot .
AF' F'orm 117 from each observer.
Could be cornplet~d by observers at the
tim~ tbey are intervieved.
Copies of the Scope Photos .

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30 Oct.ober ~968
Suuj :
~elephone convecsatlon with Col Pullen, Hq SAC
On 29 Octob~r 1968 at 1530 hours, Col Quintanilla telephone Col Pull~n , Hq SAC,
autovaa 631-)600 (regular ext 2823, ho~ever he was at 4336) .
Col Pullen wanted n
brief run dO'.J'l on the tolinot sightings .
Col Quintanill..1. told Col Pullen that he
tho•.lgbt that the aircraft transmission receiv~r might also have caused the blip ;;ince it
occurred fo-r only a short period of time.
The weather could hav" been a f'o.ctor ,;in~e
there w~s an inversion.
Also, the co~plete 3lghting 13 listed as h~ving occur~ed ror
o.lmoat two hour a Q.Dd fifteen minutes .
I feel that some of the mc:n \lere looi<.ing >tt
celestial bodit:s becnuse of the invarsion, causing scintilution. '!here wo::re a Ol.lin'oe-:-
of stal·s in th~ ar~R al the Ume.
Col Pullen caid he \IOuld like to receive a preliminary
raport givin.~Z, a nnlck :took.
Col Quintanilla told him he ""oulo
ho~<r!Ver we ha·ta to f~"'t lh<>
tlmes.
'l'his bu:;ltli-!SS of two bourn os :.oo long to no.al<.e an accurate report.
There was an
lnv"'rslon b"'Lw,:en ~ und ) and !'a~e.
I :a (Col l,i'.liOt.C\:'Illlu) pretty sure it ~o'P.S either cnu.>ed
by ao intern•;l (H.Jac ,,alfuncti..on tb,..t also caused the blip or be<:auae of the inversion
Unfortunately 1 Col Wr!rlich ·,Jasn 't.
h~ liligi\t MV" al~·•.> plcked up an 1\:'IO~talous blip.
•ble to ba•IP. th•·m r.·•l l 'l qui•:!{ :-:hj::'!Ction or the s~t .
Col I'ul.len w"'nted to knO'..I if' ,;e
:JP.nt anybody up th .. !' .. L1.1 io'leot.-~.ate the sighting.
He did not send anybody up bt!C'I.U3e l only
ho.ve four people on •r.:J sta.l:'f 1 :;o.ysclf, an assistant., a ser:relary and an adllin ::;er6"!ant .
I
talked to Col \..'erli~h for over thir<.y rnlnutes and since this didn't appeAr to unusual I
didn ' t &end anyone up.
Col Pullen requested that Col Quintanilla :;end t\ preli:ni:~sry report
so that he could B1.ve it to Gener.'ll St.ewl\rt to get this thin.!~; :;irn:nered co•,.~n .
s~nd !t
350
SAC , ntt:-ntion Col Pullen.
He ro!quo:sted th.1tCol C,\lintanilla hit ... littl:.! h.:!oWy on
what bast:appt>n~d to other aircraft. on occasions like this . this 'oiOuld hel:p to ph y th.:
issue down.

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::'tb,j : Telephone co:wt:rsa':.i?:l of 31 Ot· ~ iS, Col :t:dlch- Lt ?-lt~!"ono
Co.L \lerl ich had ... hE: !;.:opl~ fill o:.tt. the AF For.:!S 117 1 of cour:;:::, }• ·
said, I
rno::~ito.-~d t.n~m while tl!ay i'ille,l th~:n o.tt 1 b'IJ I C:ln ' t.
see wnere a :.avi.,:ltor c::m h.Jlp. l.hat I did vas t;~kc a blottc:::-
to 3~t the angles and show th~m Wh3t 60,90 e~c a~glcs wera .
Th~ desc::iptions of this will take care ot th~s~ si~ntin~s ~1 so .
'rh~ cour~:.e wer•: q•.it<! varied over a couple or hou.·s I'!,Jtl tne
uircrafL too:< r.un.:, cot..rs.:s . It will b~ intc::.:st.lr.b to cro:o!l ct:<Jck
its t·a Lh wi t.h the fu'\.PCON vc rsus the t;rounJ. observe;-:. . l·!;:>s t. of
t.h•! orit,lnnl ui!",htiug:; l.'ert:! of t:.h•..: eirct:"al't .
'fa'! •me 1.~ (Lt, t·hlrR::o) P..t·e -:;.;..:.nl:; intcr..:st.ed i!:l th.;: one that can:1:>t
b! ltlent:.il'ic::t. . T":.! u .• ~ o_
!·:.:..:~r· :m-1 r.h..:
::~ircr·af t corr;!lat<!d
In.!l.t:; '.J~l.l.. Co.l :;~did sa.:.J. Lt t·t!!":'\110 :.;ho• ~d cet: a S!:;:t.ion t:lllp
of th~ 1\Ji~l\. Dn::;o;: 0~.; ot ·~:i~·.ht -f'••t';.Ct'.iOil h~s hu:ld.reds or
tl"l~
Loo,.;; ot1 rr.111, hall 1..ay do·n t.he r.n<~? . .u T/\CCt'\N, 320 l'Slins, 16
:. ! 1l.l":£1l t~i1...::->. Tni::; is W:le::'~ ~ircraft- aaw the object. .
'l'h~re ' ~
farm fi~ld:; there . '!'here i:; n:>thi!lg there that wot.ld prod.uce
"hi;.,
~.rp·: u. li•:.ht . T:'le s~1-:e f'o•· O • Cour1.~r and l:ico::ly fra::
riovemb;!r· 7 •.mich is near G!·.:.lv . 1 hav~ vo:1.:: o·.-..:r t.h.,t. 3:;-u ·•it:'l
a
ch0.iJf~l' . This "'~ek•mi I voU.cLlikc to c;o do"'n with a r:;.:lt;.!t'
Cl.l 1t: .~r !lni ro doo,;n
~,o :.::e 03.~.<\:l ·: ot·e~:<-in . I (Cu.l i •.:t·.lic 1)

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think you will t'in l ... hat. .. hu r.-.ost: infer:::- 1tion :o:n"s from 1\i!·c:mn
o • can:l~r ond lsL:y, anl &.1 oircl·aft.: lns •• urcl.or- . t-1uch of ti.::!ir
di:.c; 1r;sion and dt'..:script i.on lncot"_[Jvr!!l.·:s th.: f.lC ti-: i t.:y o.:.' c. h.; L -5:"~ .
t.hnt t.h>:.:.Y did obse.c·ve a lic;.ht .;>u11rc~ !!ntl th~ D- 52. You c:1:1
:;,~,... Lhe lights of tho:! bl;\se for at lcas~.o 50 mile:; away . I (C'Jl i.)
ask~d if th~y sa•" tha B- )2 co:ne t;vard.s th;:: obj..:ct . l-Ie know
th::: 52 go~ real closl! to i~ . Did they S!'!c
t.h~ obJr..:ct on t!:c
Gro•;nd't (Lt 14 asked) . Tn-2y were E\ble to ::;ea a light. soucc·~
~•hll:! thr:: 52 got in real close th~n it di:;oppe:~red .
f~p·:-t h:><.scs wl.thin a l.::m nil..:s tadlt..s
from November '( site . This is a
ser.sith·~ subject. Anybor.lJ·

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ond undcrniO!!:t!:h iz the coabination lo"k . Pnwks~~: ·::; jus':. col•l:l'~;
t;o anJ. O!•en i 't . The person, if it tJas a p ~r!;on, wot<ld h~we t.o
k~to·..r l:o;.; to o_J~n Lt . ',·/e hav~ h:.tl abo'.lt
th::-a~ oct.:..&cr•:th:..!S ot' ~..his
in tha last v,;o O!' three years do ill~; r.his . /\11 three of
1-h~st:
cases •..tere tract:d bac:< to ~
1 s . Gt.ys ~tho hal u~ea in th;! ser•tlcc
on tr.cse ar~as . It is not a serious offense . 9~ ..!na~~es o~t
or 100, that if a per:;on, fl hu:::~n beio.,;, a~corr.yished this
thing then it n~d t.o be S'J;;-.ebody '.lh;> hart n key to the padlov.<.
L~ l·hrano told Col ,.fcrlich that we nave no c.:viciet:c~ thvu6 h
t.nnt t:h•? UF'O events did. tnis. Col \l<!rlich a.,;rc:cd b••t said
tha~; a Lieutenant cx:l:ttir.:!d r.::c ar<!3 tll~ tt<:Xt d:lJ' and co·~ld
find no cvlu..:n;t: of c-trs, ':ire t.t'l\(;ks, ro,Jt.print.s, etc . Col
\ eclidt :;•, i..l
l .~ ci.icL'l ' t knJ.i if en exautinat.ion iii Vt!S .. igation
\i.!:; ,,otn~ 0:1 cr no'; b.::.
!'~2.-.; tr.t:y p::-obably wert? loo.:ing lnVJ it . Lt
l411r.mo llSko.:•l hi:n
~.,
":!t t~~ resul..,:; ()f Lh~ir in·,; ::;t;i,~:.tvion . Col
\l~rU•:h t;Ji•l t~t: ·:3:;;
:~:til::·; -o t:.tk~ a
po:;lt;i~c· a;_;pi-.:>a.:::h to·.:::n·t\:;
t.ltis ir .... sLll:"ll>;l >:" •• :'.!::-.v.;:; .:o per C'!nt ..-ere loJk.in~ ot Lhc
D ;,:.!. 1 :· .)Oil '"" 1:.1 ·.:.1ke ~ look at; c-.:t aircrnft at 20, 0v0 !'t,
th"n J~11l •.:·,uldn' t. :;c.;! m .::!1 b ... t. I •r.t am to place lo0ic in that
l t >Jas th.:rc anu w~a 1:. tr.ey zs.1• vas t.here . 'l'here is eno:.tgh -;.h::re
t.hst it is worcn lonl:in~ at. Uobo::l.; can d.!finl.tel:' say t~:J.t
t.h<!St: people definitely sa•..t t:ne eircro.ft, bvL .,i..,:lin rc:ason
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r ~!.· ~'J:t~\l opinion tl•""-l:
~·~ neo:d..:d te~hnlcul aii3i~ !" .. 0..1~::.: a•# t.h.:.t
t. L::l~ u.;td tbat is wh:~v w·e req est~ 1 :md \1,;: clid:"l' l. f;<:l"; H
nnd
~-~~ ~ ~·Jc t!·l.t:d to do ·.:11'lt
·~~e COlll.d . Gcn llolli':'\.;;:;:.~or tn is
An;yo,.,y 1 I ' :'1 send.inJ!; tn·C! ?!\PCO)I TAPE3 1 PtiC'l'OS 1 and ·u o l..!rl~:f
sho·•iu_; a rnovew..t(lt or th-:! aircrat';:. , des.;::·lpt;ion ;;~· t,he alrc!'aft
r.•o "-' '!n t; prior t:> V?R. Aircraft ·.1a:; :;oing thro•t;:;-'1 :r.a(letl\·ers
·•:lu ir. wo..1ld be rao.:;t. i·~poss.iolc to tra::}~ it ..\)ert'ectl.)o cq ;e he
'"·'s d )i.!l~S stct:p t.:.r·n ... , ''S" tt~r=l:;, t!l,c . fb:' time a.td u r:l::ion
t1L' : h·~ ... iuht.lng ..... as i•t n;,· l.l.?SSU, ~ . Gpt!E!d or th..: B-52 ·~·o.a in the
'l". :~ . 1 ••rllJ c..ta l.<::d ont: ret ls- in t.r.e r.;.:s:;ctl!:e bf:..:aus':'! th•:::re \oias
o."..l, o .. ~ l·.,JMr sc ... . '!'he :~::;:! e11lpment h:vl'TI' t bc~n useJ. .
HfJ'')
\l't.; I" i~ ti!.;, 1:::· .: -:_. :J:.-::>::!n t. wu::; 01-e:::a tin-; in U.·'! alrploTJe .
l...' .., t1 1' d t•ly I!,Ovi Gi Z.i bli_,.·.
~;very t.imo: 1;:. ~·-~ep.:; it
.;ho· .....
•.!.~ llip.
':':~; ~)0 .:c~ ·~o :1-1 .... 1.: i.lcen co1ered by th<:! blip.
•r•..:n.• .L
\ .;,,3;:! .!v..;
~., ·~,., s.:>at.h. _!IH~t<lo n •, r.!:n<!~:'!,.. •• .,vi!l.J; 3n·:
•1'1 t-:l...::! • _! l•!•l p:i lr. :.s . ':';-,., ,:.cly one I
hav~ l:l t..he o·1~ on t!:e pliln~
Th·! ••no.:; .al p'1l·l: i.; :~-:: !3-52 ..tas in t.h'! ;:tid·ll~ of a
s:.r.~e~::e
8!1 ! r.h' voice ju:; t; f!_lli t. tr:.ms;ni t tln; right. in tt.~ :r..!.J.dl~ or
l:.ht.: ·..to • .! . Dec~·ts.: •..te h3:l. un ac~il<.!nt o
·~o .pl~ of we<!:-.;.; ,,go
·.-:: "'.:!1·e Cl..tite intcrc~ted . Gr-:>t.•"d ~ontrol {l3ked. th:::n it' th:y
!: tl :.~::J ';ro .ble to ·i :.~ ;.:,1'-i'.l/ ~>crn1•!t . T1.!! <.~irJ: lan.< c~ tn;;..:·l
b ;-;!1 U:!l-' an.i n~.i ::.h:lr '-''' ld. t!'ilr:S.•'' ~. btlt r..h.e:J co•;lu r.o!..:<!i ''.! 1
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t.lla t it; co.: lei I' 1 t. be u ;.-all'\l:~c t.ion bt::C:l 1.00: Lh!.!., tran.:>.ti:. t..::..l
b~~!'oi·e enJ. afterwards . T~.e airc1.·aft. was :1o-; ch~ck~~ o \.
al' tcrlksrds o<:ca ts.: the t.ra:'l";n.is:;ion was ~rorti:'lg . I d.on
1
1;
kuo·,t if th~ heavy haze voW.d ha•1e b.:en e'1ough ':.1.' lJl;m!-t
out the tra:umission . LL :!arano e:<pl3in.:d t.ha'.. ·;:-! do not C.av~
n ~ood ti:ll.~ sequence . Col tlerlich :;aid 11:1
t.!·L~d to :;cur'.
tnin.;:; are 'l.he l\!..~ !< oru:.; 117 ar1-i the t-ra!lccrip tlor. • .. i .,h i'.APGO:L L:.
l'att.:rsoa :;inc:;: v:.cy go::-:. it as it comes orr t:h~ wir~:; . The
The l'ollo•Ain~ do.La \;as given:
;;-~·.)() ft. all:,
3200
5000
')
. 0
I 10., 5
. 9
0
1
0
II
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Col '..io::!rlich said h..! vould send an )Ve rlay fot· th<! 200 seri•.!:;
r..ap chart which is use?. b,y the bor.m 1-eople in t:12 t-:lrge t .. in;;
c:ection antl th<:! people over at '.1-P s~o·.tld havo:: tn~ :r-0\ste.c· chart .
The chart lo cless if .i.ed so to s:lve time, al6 na t ... r:!S , etc 1 Col
' . .'e'r'l.i.ch io j>..~.st :.;cnJ.ing the overlay so that "'e c1:1n ll'lt it
ov~r the chart thst the Bo~b peop.le h'!re . See th~ Bur.!O trs.·t
tersetting people for the 200 series cr$rt .
Cien Ho.Lllnf!,S\•orttt h:lS bee:t 15i ven e.ll tha lnfor;:l<ll.io.l that Col
k.:rJ.lch obtnin~d . C~l ~.erlich said thst C•~n l!olli.t_,sworth
.,r\:; or l.::f1.ng Ge:t t:::>.lpt.on a~.i tni:.; brid'Lt0 was probably t;oing
on n t
~h"! tirr.e t~a;:. ..:ol we!' lien was speakinp, wi. t!'! I. t t4arano
( t..i-'1~ •.J<l.S llt•PL',).~ 2 p.1, K-:.1', 31 0..:~) . Col iJerlich :;alu that you.
tn'l to l'<1alt z.; t:-.~ ~ tho! ,·e is o:tly on<:! p..:::rson loo~dn6 at the
l 'ld;l;' ·''rd .. il·~ ll.o...". 1 t. ta~re :;~ope _;:,',.:~tos l\t rirst •mtil the
!•i LQ . ·; l d "il~ tl · . · yo·
ta~':! ~;o:r..e photos . Tl-:is ~oas t.o·..tards
lh~ •.::tl. 'rhey hll '!.·.
v'!.-;·~ally 'lll t.he •J'lJ do•.r.l . E'-'ch :;cope
!Jht,tos i:> t.h.:-ee !.::!Cond.; . There is nothing of val e i'l the
conversation . T<~e blip ch::m6es shape , ro'.•.nd, r~ctangular 1 etc .
C~l Werlich suid h~ vould be flyinJ to~orro~ and Monday. Col
witn the regu.lation an-:1 I'm st th.: lltut of n:. capabilities .
C.Jl ·.:erlich I c 101 :;~n-l St;!Jplcm.:ntal data sntl will if we m·1'~<::
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a:'lcl ·.-e dicl.n ' t cet .it. Lt :·!arano told Col •.:>::rlicll He f..;lt i;:lt\1:. -
rw vaa doing on adeq.•.ate job a:> fer as technical U.uta . Col
•.:~l'l:i.ch said th.::~ was his first report and did' t
l·no\~ how
to eGk queations or anythlnb u."ld he hau spent to0 much time
on it alreadJ.
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HZ~ FOR 'rHE RECO~"'
/
l
Noveulo~r 1968
quite familiar with air-born~ radars. Hr Goff S.J.id
Tal!t~d to t<ir Goff , TDPA, //
that. from the eVidence evrulabla at this t.i:r.P. lt would e.ppe~r to him t.hat. th~
::;ightin~:; m'-Y have been precipitated by so.re type of ionlz~d air plasrna similar to ball Ught·
ning.
H~ f~lt that a plasma could account for the radar blip, los'' of trs.n::.miaslon and
so.:ne ot" the visual sightin6s ·
The entry of the mi&sile site i::; being i:lVestigated by
local autborities and ~ith tb~ information at our d i:;posol at this t~e no eAPlanation
is offer r-ed.

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On 2·l Oct 68 the follo\·fing pareonnal at the lis~ad :W:•' 1 >.~ sitad the Ut'O
at tlmes i.ndicated.
0308
liov-1
S~8t Bond
AlC Adams
AlC J 'lblons!d. '
0125
l:il.;:e-1
SS3~ Halko
AlC Jer.kins
AlC Richardson
0320
Osca.r- 1
SSgt Smi. th '
AlC Bajgiar
AlC Vannedall
012.4
JuluH- 1
S~t \'la.gla
AlC Allis
AlC Darr
Ca1:1psr ToP.m
at-o6
AlC I.!CJJrr:,ell R
AlC Joh.."l~on ','i
At 0308 lloura ·~he ini tiaJ report was recaivt3d from a oai'1':1!ll"~nce t.:~am
enroute .from lfov-~ to llov- 7 .
An AlC 0 1 cort:'.r;!' "'as tha mainter...:mce Team
Chief und he stated that all members of the team observed the liehted
object.
They further stated that it w.:ts reddish oranee in color, a very
lare;u object, with flashin.g ereen and white lights .
After they entered
U- 7 IF tb.e object came directly over head with the sound of jet engines.
SSgt Bond t.he F'SC at :trov Flt stated that the object v1hich looked ·i;o him
aa thu aw1, crune ne?..r the bandred antenna at lTov- 1. It then moved to the
rieht •·nd h;; o.:.nt the ::AT out to check ~\1\d s~e what it was.
Tb.e object
then moved ubout one cile a7iay with the l:ov S.~T f'ollo.,itJB .
They came
within ~ mile from '.There it e:::?eared to be lar.d.ic:g.
','o'hen 1 t reached
rmrlace trle lleh~s baca:.1e di.:::::.ar and finally wont out .
After t!lio th3y
could aa.;~ nothi~ .
S.;.~t S:n:.-.~ a.t Oscar-1 aaw the objaot seper.-.te in t'.Vo
p!U'ts nncl /!O in oposi -!:'3 directions :u:d return and pa;~s under each other.
At t!.liu ti rr.e Jul~H Flt and llika Fl t To am ohs'=!rved the oaree things and
des<.'t" lhad it I.. he ss:Je \7P.y .
'!'!le appro::::ima te grid co,rdine:t'3 of the
.:J..P.Parent lmdlng wae z.t. .~-43 .
The entire obsar•:.:1tion period .:13 near as can ba
determinet•1 lte.•~ e.bo\.!': .:; oi::utes.
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0300.
Obj~ct 8/E of !1-1 movi~ toward sit9 with brillr_nt light hke the
oun.
Light.:~ flashing on atJd off. Ito too brillant and biS for an airc:aft
no11 uovirJ8 south und hovared over li- 7, turned Br09n, ;unber off th:l.n on.
0618. Jhlow 1 , 000 .f."llet, hovers eotLa;vha.t, ~aka~ no turns lU:e <>- jJt -
oh·lli;ht for7,'lrd shot.
081q.
2.!ovine tr..'t:'l white light on.
01320.
Object now ap'9ears oaa ::nile a·.vay and r.ovin,g in on them.
0825.
Object now reversed direction nnd moving to<N".l"d aita, rtO'N 600 feet
from sit9 c.nd lower from 800 feet •
.Q828.
Two are oeen no•..-.
Jet On8inas llel"..:d now very cl~a.rly •
.Q:22.
hloving sj':l of site and gainil!8 altHuda .
OcHO.
Just are in eight now when it passad over site it looked 11!-:e
t ·1o high headlights.
:!ovill8 raal slo"' whao oversight -
could hsa.r 9!:8inaa.
03i3.
Disappeared - moved S/E to far fro~ eyesight.
~-
Disappc.a.red for 3 minutes than reappeared.
S:<\me spot and movina
b~ck torl'lard I!- 7.
031(~.
Comin8 out of S/P. once more.
OJ1Q.
HoveriDB 3 miloa a"Yay 1 to 2000 f'oet very dim ;·thitll liah·t .
ow:L.
~oving toward N-7 again, light gettir~ brighter.
Hovsring.
0-~)2. In one position.
!'~11 -
;·Thite ligh.ts wsnt out, green light on a.nd moviiJ8 rapidly no·.v.
Gr 3 ~n llr;ht gone out and white lit;ht comin.g buck on.
O~'j().
Object Nj':l, rove=sed and mo•tin,g of.f ageio S/E.
08]'1-
U~t~appear t!l9n rea.:;>paa-:3 and coml.t18 back n-·r from S/2.7 li13hte
B-:!t tin.3 b.C'i.ghter .
~·
Still moving from Sj3.
_<&52·
Ohject no'lt ·::9at l <;:: 2000 foet .
_Ohj]_.
No•v approxitle;;aly 6(:0 feat. Red .f."lnshing light r.lOVin.g H/\1 .
~-
Ilo1 wbih light hoverir..g 500 to 1000 feet .
Lights noll flashing vthite .
~ .
C''.i 3ot direct 8/'.V of ~~ 1 I!IOVing north then ligh+.s went out .
A B-52
wo,tnt
oil~ to location of' .:;i0::.1:izl8 ar:d :.aw obj'3ct and had on radar 20,000 feet.
Obj J\Jt r., llowed B-5:! to f'if';aen rnih>a from ba:1e .
Durir.g thi::J time 3-52 lost
NJio cnnt t~t o:: :1'!.: :~ra'iU~-:tciea .
At thio tir.19 H-7 lost sight of objlct.
B-5" ;r • 1'· lh' l)uad o..: !:.n ~~d r.ega ti va contact .
O'?!O.
r.;·~ l'.l.!ld<:od .
094'J.
";.'-7 plcked u::> ob,i'30t ~aiD 3 miles west of oite.
Stantiona..:-.7- s9am3
to b9 on th~ ~!'ou:>:d -
11~hts bright or.J.rlgs than illumin..'i.-:ad to w'll te t 11en
11hi t9 d i:3appo:~arcd ar.d f7'~9n cams on.
09·j:).
Di3a.ppeared.
OO·j~ .
In sight -
Et~tionary position.
100}.
Object ha3 mov:!d - still west of U- 7.
•o·:r stationary ones cora.
1010 .
2 miles E of IT-7 - object still 5 miles U\3st of him "1l)pro-~i~at3ly
50 feet off tround statior~y erean lights.

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• 1 fi.i':'"'Y.-:-~rCr]_··'/.? ct- controlle1•
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68 frco 0830 to 0915
t'~- tovcr
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0830
Controll er!l reoei ved informcoicn on UFO 24 c:iles lfl/
d~T.
t'~r.,L /7,., <
0834
JAG 31 a B-52 on 7A cr.l!bre~ion check to rw 11 requested clearance to V~ at
FL200
0834 u::
MIB npprcnc.;:. o.;~.::-:'!. :i.o.:s J .. G 31 hp.ve cles.rcr.ce to wr fix at FL200?
ot
JAC 31
rc~~r c::~: c;~ en a hs~dins of 290 climb and maintein 5000 stand- by
for hi6her altitude- ·n' re -.:ryir...; to .,;at it from center no·11
rJ.• ·? f:: L
0835 ot JAG 31 climb and !:!nintain FL200
·
~o Rogor 31 lesvin0 5000 for 200
ct
31 ro.;er
ct And JAG 31 en your way out to tha vrr fi.x request you look out toward your
1: 00 position fer the next 15 or 16 miles and see if you ace any orange
glows out t.herd
ao
Roser roger • • • . &lo·.te 31
ct 1 Somebody is S!tei~ flYinB sauce:·o again
• co 1 Roger I
s.:~e a . • • • (garbled) i
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0852 ct J.'.G 31 MI:!l ~pch
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31 go ahe:ad
ot
31 the UFO is being pic.'-ed up by W'3etbers radar also, should be your 1:00
position 3 miles new
r.o
We have no:-hing on ca:- airborne r·dc:r end I'rn in some pretty thick haze right
c t
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0855 -C
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0859 ·•·"t
0900 c"t
now and unab1e to see o~t tha~ way
ro,ser
JAC 31 upon reaching tba ~T fix you're clecred for approach report leaving
FL200
Roser 31
DopRrture 31 level 200
JAG 31 roger report le: ving FL200
31
Approach control this is JAO 31
Jt.G 31 :.!inot approach
"f.e 'd like a straight Tacan approach, low approach rw 11 then a vector around
for a GC.A lOI" appl'Oacb
After completion of low approach climb and maintain 3200 climb hcadi!'-3 335
report steady •• , . 31 report lc:;ving 200 on this approach
31 1•.iloo und I oopiod missed approach
31
Approach control 31
31
~o ahead •• .• 31 ~o • • • • J~G 31 Minot "o ahead • • • •
JAG 31 1Jinot app!'Ot:ch c:o ahond ... . JAG J1 if you ho·1r me squewk idant • •. •
31 llinot
JAG 31 if you hear me aqu.1wk idcnt •• , . JAG 31 !dent obsorved cleared for tho
ll!'lprotlch attempt contact on froquency 271.3 r.nd you 1 re cl e~.red for tho low
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on.!.:.~ } 1 1 d!.::.!'·;)c:..!·ci, Ll0 1 S &.ucut 2•~ miloG out bu1. c;_.n I hcvc
clof.rtmco or. hill' r.o~; for e low appronoh, ho a:i;;ht be h::~ving rndio problems
Cleored for lov1 &pp::-oecb v.ind 150b2
JAG 31 you're cleored fo:- lo;: aprJl•oach ·..-i.nd 150{2 1 if you bonr mc sqt.:ev.k
ident
JAG 31 if you're havir.;
::.~1y oth:n· difficuJtiec besides radio transmitter
:>Quawk maydcy. , • • (r.o ~ay:!z:.y e;:l:.·:.k ··•-S '!'<'Ceivod)
!Jinot a pprc~~h ccntr~l :.:l'7 co ,:roll :-s::;C. this ~r:rnf.':ni tter
JAG 31 you'N \ ero;t var y '5UE.!<. on 271 .} l:.c.1 ma
Ro.,;er I he:<:r y!;l:
~c:.:.;! ·!:·J cle.:.:-
(weuk and e~.:. r~ c;
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nnot e;;procd: C~!:tl'Oi Jj..(j 31 !:C7, do :JO'J. be~,r
You ' re loud ~.nr clenr hor. me
Reger ycu ':-:l 1 ""'! •. mi ole r
Remain t.hi s froq..t•JIHJY
Ou1• U.i<'C '/11\:J cif "' • ;Jr 1 ,. ft. tb.ore whon we started penetrnti on
Rot:er
und"rs~, n<; ycu did !'l'lO o~othir . ..;; on ,your left side
We had a l'e<inr l'el..lrH ut :~bout c. tr.ile und a <!uartor nine o'clock pooition
for about 1.hu !..ime '' o 1 oit 20
~o ubou 1. 14
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31 ro.,:.sr re 1ue• t r t!i o <'r.!:lck C'!l 271 , 3 then return this frequency a,tain
271. 3
JAG 31 how do yo".J. hec.::: ~tie tra.ns.-:ti tter
You're lou~
-~!
~: ~· ~ ~cw ~e
You're ic ~:c <tl"'u clo: r a:ilc
C.K. I'll Et~:.: ::1 -:;.:::.:. frec;ue:lcy?
Affirnative :
·~a~ '-'."OI~derin.:; l1ow
.r~:- out did you see that UFO?
He l'.e. :- stcut 1; dles off our left ving at 35 miles v:hen ·ne started in end
he !ltt.yed witl. u~
1 ~!1 about 10
I v.onder if ll:· t \..uulu h::ve uo&n your radio troubleo
I don't lr..now .... o·H
tl:~.t'a oxcotly 9.hen "they st: rted
RoBer
31 lilo:rred fer low u.rproech rol'crt mia~·ed approach
31 ro.;Eor
31 c;oi ng around
31 ro.;er
Ste~dy 335
3200
JAG 31 roger, r~der contact this r.ilJ be a v~c:or •c tha precision final
aprrcmch course r11 11
JAG 31 rcee:r
JAG 31 if no trans:nissicns received !'or one minute 1 !:lila in the pettern take
ever vieually if unebJc cle~red for app~oach
noger 31 undqrs•en~
JAG '\1 turn left heodinc3 250 maintcin 3200 dol'.nv.ind lea
290 3200 JAG 31
JAG 31 sny typo landing
31 v:i.ll be a lo~1 approach
31 roger o;,~,y intentions aftl'r low approach
Vt~ctor c.round for nn ASR apprcaoh low RJ'p~oaoh
!.lissed approach instructions remain tho s,·me ~~o you wise them repeated
I:e6C ti vo 31
JW 31 perform l:.nding chnck
31 ro.:;o:.>r cc-ckpit compiete
JAC 31 check altimeter 3n12
30.12 ro0er
JAG 31 are you obse'rvin8 nny more UF0 1s
l!ezativo on r adur, 1 o cr.n't ~;oe t<l"',Ything vieuelly
J;,G31 rot;cr
J.l\C 31 roeer the person ell frcm thtJ r.li ecile f:i to advise tl:ey don ' t soe c.ny-
thin¢ anymore ei thor
1\ooer
JMJ 31 turn left heading 200 maintain 3200 base los
Ro~er 200 3200

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1-~rn .-.£- t ::(;.cC.1-::e i40 .. u:.:.r.~eir ..
Ros~r 140 3200
JAG jl ;.urn left heacing 110 maintain 3200
Hoger l 10 3200
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t.prrc;r.ch con'tro· tr.is :G 31
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SIGHTI IiG OF U'ii DE~TIF I EO PHE.IOl-IE:!A QUESTICit?IAIRE
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AS !>O.><;JDL.E CONCERNING THE U!'liDENTIF'IED PHr:NO~tE:•o:-~ THAT YOU H.wr-: OqSEilVEO. PLEASE TR'f TO
ANSWER AL.t) OF T HE QUEST IO'IS.
THJ:. 1NFO~MA liON YOU GIVE 111LL 13E USC:D f'Ot< RESEA~C:t PURPOS!:.S
\'OUR N.\.'~E WIL4. NOT nr: IJSI::O IN C0:'1NJ;:CT10N \11TH ANY 0!" YOUR STI\l'EMF.N:"S OR CONCLUSIO:-IS IVIT!IOUT
YOUR PER.\IISSION.
RETURN TO All< FO!-tCF. BASE Jl'VJ::ST!GATOR FO!~ FORWAROT:'fC TO f"TD (Tni':TRl. V !IlCHT
PATTF.RSO:'>I AFB,OHIO 45433, l AW AFR80- i7. (If" AODITIUNAI.. SHE TiTS All£ NFEDf.D FOX NARRA TI VC. OR SKr:TCHES
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7. I H T>tr <t(l. fC>i !t ~LO W , P LACE AH . ... AT T'" ! '"OSITION OF THt: PHc;NOMf.NON "HErl FfqST SEEN. AHO A • o • AT THE
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10. I F T H ERE WER! ~OR E THAN ONl PMEH0'-4 !: .. 0 '1 , HO '~ M AHV WE.P:: THE;tiP CRAW /4 PIC TUitE TO SriOrl HO''f TH'l::Y ~~H.:
ARRAI'O!:D. DID THIS ARRAHOEM!:I'T CMAN O~ DURING THE SIGHTING'
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IT Yl/'1, !oOL.f t UR tH A HSf»..\l<t~ .. -r'. ~ .. f.'-\.4ER EDGES Jf£AP St1iARP OR FU/Z.Y. DESCRIBE "'rHE SMAPF OR INOICATE II' IT I
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1~ ORMI J, PIC ru~!:: THAT Wll.l. SHO,ol THE SH ~p£ OF THE PHE>IOMt::NON.
ltl ~~UO!! ANO LAB!L A'IY O<CTAILS THAT Mlu~
HAVE API'EAREO AS WINOS oq PRO TRUSIONS. AND INDICATE EX~AUST OH VAPOR TRAil.S. UIOICATE OY AN APqow THE
DIRECTION THE PHENOME NON WAS MOVING.
16 WHA T WA~ rHo; A,.. GULAR SIZl::l t-OLD A MArCH AT A !'A'S L.r.NGTH IN FPONT OF A KNOWN OOJtCT, SUCH A~ A STRE!i:T
l.AMP OR rHE MOOII. ;tO T!! H.;.N "'UCH 0" THE OBJECT IS COI/ZPF.O BY THE liEAO OF Till' MATCH
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II OJ:l YOl.i 09$ERV';: THE PHENO\il~'fON TH:lOUGH ANv OF Tril-
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WOULD BEAR SO.'IC: RESEMBLANCE TO WHAT YOU SAW. DESCRIBE Sl ... ll.ARITIES AND DIFf'ERENC~s DET<';C:N THF.
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2Z HA'I <: YOU E\IER SEEN THI 5 0" A SIMil.AR P H E NO"'ENON 3eFORi:l
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AS POSSIBl-E CONCERNING THE U!'IIO~NTIFIEO PHENmti:.:-ION TIIAT YOU IIAVE OBSERVEO.
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Al\SWER Al-U OF THE QUESTIONS. THE INFOR:.It\TION YOU GIV£:. V:ILL at-: USED FOR f<ES!::ARCH PU!{I"OSI'.S
YOUR NAME ·~1LI,.. NOT BE USED IN CO;:.INECTION W!Tll ANY OF YOUR STATI:;.\1'ENT3 OR CO'ICI..USIO'IS \~lTIIOilT
YOUR PERMISSidN.
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27. YOU F EEL IS our NOT AOEOUAtZLY COVEPEO
PROVIDE A NARRATIVE EXPLANATION OF THE SIGHTING.

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02 YSNKAH 23 3062~15
R 0 12/JlilZ
F:'1 AFSSO FTD
TO SSO SAC
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TO COL PULLEN SSO SAC. FRO~ LT COL QUINTANILLA
R.!:Ff:RDICZ OUR TELECON !;/lTH REGARDS 1U M!NUT AFB UFU ·s. IT 15 i!Y
FESLINGS
1 AFTE~ REVISWIHG PRiLl~INARY I~FOR~ATlON SUBM ITTED qy ~ONOT,
Tl~T UFO PAINTED BY B-52 ON RADAR AND ALSO OBSERV~D VISUALLY BY I?
AND PERSON~EL ON GROUND IS ~OST PROBABLY A PLAS~A OF TH~ BALL-LIGHTNI NG
CLASS. PLAS~AS OF THIS TYPE WILL PAINT 0~ RADAR AND ALSO AFFECT SO~E
ELECTRO~IC EQUIP~ENT AT CERTAIJ FREQUEnCIES. PLASMAS AR~ NOT
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IN TIIZ LABORATORY. ALSO BECA1J3.:: OF TilliE DURAliU.-r::;, FEEL STRON•3LY
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'.~SRE OBSZRVINI3 SU:1E
FIRST M!IG~tTUDE CELESTIAL BODIES '.VHICH WERE GREATLY i'IAGNIFIEO BY
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H. ''!0 roq 'flit: RECORD
5ubj :
Minot AFB Sightin6q
Oo 8 t:ov~ .. 1ber 1958, in the after1oon, sev,·rel c~ll~ \ocr.:! plnc<!<l t·.)
Col Herlich at Minot f\.FB nt d97-18:>0 ext 30'>0 and ?.2jl.
How.:: <.!r,
w.: could not get an ·mov<:!r.
Lt t·t'lrnno w;mtccl to nsk hi.n a·oout.
the 'IOeather radar.

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0230
0303
0320
0324
0325
0335
03)2
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0415
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AlC 0' Con:1e·c s.i..t;;r.tad bri.;a':: 1::..g::tt
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SS5t S:nith si:?"lt<!d bri~t st.ar l.:.Jnt
(117)
SSgt Bond , AlC A~~:ns , AlC J~~lonski sigcted li~~ in SSE
( Ltr fm Lt Col \·:~rllc~ c 117s)
SS~~ S:nith, AlC ~j~i~r , AlC Vcr~edall si~t u?O
( Ltr fm Lt. Col l:c:rlic!:.)
SSgt \:aglo., AlC ..'.lli:. 1 .;lC !A:rl: sit:;:'lt lJ?O
(Ltr fm Lt Col \~.:!rli.cb.)
SS:;t Halko
1 ,'\lC J,d~ir.s , AlC ~ic'.1a~dson si~t U?O
( Ltr fm Lt Col \7.-:clich)
B-52 on h~udi06 2~0° <l..;.~cd to lvo:< for oriio.;e li~t 15 to
16 t:~ilcs ut 1 o ' c loc~;. po!>l tio:-. (replY affil"Cl. ti v~? )
"1\fC 1-oge c 1 s.::~ a • • • (.... .. r=> Lo.:d) "
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AlC O'Conner no long.;:r cees li~t (117)
B-52 in h::..;-.:.
1 •. -::.J.th-:r:; ::;o.da-: :pl::.ces obj~ct thr.ae milo::.> o.t
:;. o ' clc> .:r..
B-52 can."lot "'"'"' .
(·.r~::tscript. of tape )
Cont-:-olle...- -.ells 52 t~at. c.i.:sil·~ sita personnel advi:>e
that they don ' <- see IUiythin~ any r:ore.
ssgt S::~ith last si;;h.ted ll~t (117)
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A/C oa final :oz• (Qr=seript, o? tape)
Pilot oa Lace lez :o•: fir,aL a:.a is
unidentified onage (Qranscripe o: Cape)
(117)
SSgt. Bond no Io.zer sees
AIC Adams no io.xo•e:• sees (117)
AIC Jabloas'&l no longer cees (117)

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a:::su .. ..:
Air.'llaD Isl<!::f rotated t'!:..:.'.: h.:: c.~:;crv;:d "th.:! ooject ~·.co:..~ 0:>30 to
0430, i"o""L 3~· to 4 hours.
It 'w'.:ts
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D..tring th~ p~riod or ob.::ervo.tion it V..!~t ou.t o:: c~Jlt c. 'fc·.; ti=s
a."ld then reappeared.
A-;. o~::: t!r....! he .. .i..,."l-;.ed t.10 object!.> .
Also
sighted B-52 0:1 its . .t'i-.:.:;t ::>::.s;;.
:.h.: U::•'O frv;n 0230 to 031,.5 hou:;; .
(i:o e::pb:t::.tio.n i'or co:-~:>lict in
uuration.) Tae light w.1s
::;~c:n r.:ovin.; in various dirE:ctio:~s i n t.:'le
1.') ., dit:1 a:nbo!r cu .. or.
H.:e~!'a a
r:.:>.!.-~ ::..:..r.il;.r to that of a jet
about
0335 hours) .
wit~ Airman Isley ene AlC O ' Co~"ler, r~portcd that he sighted the
object for two hours off r. ... d o:-,.
':'::.~ object ,;a::; s.al.f lu..1ir.ou.> wit~
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combinations could b~ ~e~n .
~~~~ fi~st di~petchcd, sigh~~d ~~ott~r
object exactly t~e s~e as ~~3~ whic~ cp~e~red out of the ea~t a~d
moved toward the othe:.
A L- 52 ~as div~~ed to tbe zcneral area .
First seen and r.eard about 35 minutes ::>.f-cer I'irst sighting o~
object.
Object stayed baz:!.cally to t!!·~ southeast, \.lhile B- 52 "as
in southwesterly pos:tion.
AlC Adm::s, who w .. s dis;_Jatci:cd -wit~ hlC Ja~loas:d 1 c..lzo stat.;:d
that he sighted th~ o!:>ject :o:- about two :,ours in th~ southe.::-n
skies.
'l'he U/0 ceeoned ' .. o
~:.c:::u::.~ ;;.. sta'..;ionary position , :rir,.;t in
a hovering positlo~, the~ it would c,~ed up.
The reddish oran0e
light l.ept cho.n&ing white a.;_ occo..:;iono.lly green.
B- 52 bo:.:be::
hem·d approxit:lllt.:ly !•5 rr.inute:; a.::t...:r ,;\::2iO.:: WO.
B-52 vcat ar.d
much higher than u~~ .
S.>ft Ilond s'ir,htt:d th\o! obj~ct in t~..: southern s!<ics ~or two
hc .. u·s t'l-.:nty-six f .•• nu7."'s .
T".::e tr.''O C:!!:..:!aT.::a as a point of li~t .
(1, 'lll?~·n·ec ''bout .Le ::a:::.: u.; lar.:l~ r.s;
l.:. z.'lt.~ on tht: B- 52 Yhich was
S!:,; ~ S::l th !l.!.:;:.;. ted t::e u:'O f;:o-=. 0:2?0 ".:o 0415 ~ou::-s .
It \JBS
t;,~t:n p:-:.:.m:-ily in t::.e ::ou~c-south-..:es~ v-·~ ~:td 0::1 for 1 hour 15 minu:..as.
The obJt:ct appeared as t~ou~~ a ctar ~~uld ~pp<!ar oa the horizon
on a clear night.
The pber.o=~non c'p~ared to be a reddish burat.

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lit: al:.o noticed a
slig.~t :Oint o!' gr<!c:n.
T'na oojec-c re!>o::;:bl;!d t.h-::
p lanet l•:ars 1 in color ~md si :~.e 1 as it rises on the hori;r.on.
l·!ajor Partin, tht! pilot of the B-52 1 visually sighted an
unidentified light fro=t 0430 till 0435 ;.ours local.
It. ap:peered
as a bright orange ball of light abo~t. 15 miles away in the west-
northwest, and was either on tne g~oucd or slightly above the g:ou_d.
The liGht remained sta-cior:.ary a.:; lle .. .'1.:!'" toward it.
He tt.r:'led or.to
base leg about one mile south of tc~ light ~d was above it.
~l~
light did not rnove during this t.ii::t: .
liD detailed infor.nation was ~ub~itted to this office rcl~tive
to the sightiugs of AlC S ... j~i.l~·, AlC Vem1..:dall1 SSgt Hagle., AlC AllL,
A LG Dt:rr, SSgt Hnl:te, AlC J;.::n.,in ... , :1nd AlC Ricca..-d:.oa.
?;or Yas
uny infonr.ation suboit~ed wit~ re.;c:-G.::; to the possible visual
voservation by aircra~·r. at 0335 i':oU-!';; loc ... l , radar paint by \.leathers
:'·trl~:· et 0352, or ~x~.:t. time when t.~.: :0- 52 first entered the area
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Weather condition~ w~::-<:: such th~t tb::::~ vas haze cmd scatter~ci.
clouds in the ar~a of the zigh~ing .
Thcr~ vas also a tezper~tur~
inv~ rsion at the 2 -
5 , 00~ ft altitude level.
S~ars could be
seen and this vas indicated in ~ll the AP Fo~s 117 sub~tted to
Wright- Patterson Air Force Laa~ .
A.
1.
Sirius was th~ b::-iz~t~st ast:o~o~cal object in th~
skies during the period of t.!.e :.::.~t.in..;;;. It hac a stellar
tmtl wonld huv~ bc.::n vi.:;.:.::.l~ in -:.h~ ::;c;..~~:'l;: ... ::tc::-n cky durinz t:o ... t of
'-he sighting:; .
( Se.: Atcb ,~1)
2.
Th~ ::;..::O:otill..::.tioo or Slriu:; '\:Ould have been inc::-eased
b.:r
t'n~:: tcrr.;~eratur..- .inversion.
can appear to move.
Tai;; p::-ocess 1:> called autokinesis.
(See Atch k3)
B.
and air visual at about 03.)5 local.
'l'b.:.s '"'as not sub .. tnntiated by
the pUot ' o for.n 117.
'.:"tl.! pilot i~dic:?. ::.-:d h~ sigilt"!d a."l ua:d.!at.i::'i~C.

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2.
Tb~ B- 52 arrived 1~ t~e ar~a on ~ 50 nautic~l ~!l~
radiu..; clearance and be&;UD v.::riOUC u".:lr . ..!UV.::!:.:'.> inC1UdiD8 a V~l:·<;iCal
"S" patt.:rn.
T"nis took p~~e at all::.o.;;t th.:: s~e ti.r.c a ... "t-il<! f.:.:..::t
ground sighting. It io ~~;;irely posJiol~ t~3t the initial cight1.~6
and th~ subsec;.u~nt activiti~..; o: th\:: cbj.::ct \:c:e in :f'~ct tr.i! !l-52
accomplishing upper a~o=A· Later z~:hti~gs of bri~t li~hts
and flashing ~een and u~ite liGht~, cccO~?aaied by a
lo~ j~t
en~ine sou;-:d 1
corr~late wi:th the B->2 .~;..cin.; .l VO:l p~r.et:-atior; 1
low approach, and r.:ls::ed a_o~:>::-oach .
Pvrt..:.on..; of tile I."..J.r.euver •. ~·.::
ncco:npll:iilcd vith the aircra:t ~~din,; li..,~ts on.
'~n~ l:r.~~ 1'-t-Jer~c!
cloud condition..; could hcv~ ei::us~~ li~t sources ~ad ~d.:
1.d<:ntifico.tlon d.Lt"ricuh {:-ef T;·IX .tro:n !.t Col l:erlich) .
3.
At 0435 loc~l, til.: pilot of tha B-52 si6Ated a br!&nt
1lf1)1t in the: weht.-•• o:-~":m~;;t on or ~..:.:!:.· ~: • .: ground.
At 0~35 V<!ga
'-11:1 on t.n.~ horizon J.t <-.z ... ::.uth 345 C..<!u.:-<:.: ....
c.
b-.: ~"~1::. ~e:i \.ln r••<!a:.
2.
Pl~~ma~ , ~uc~ a~ bull li0~~=i~3, ca~ occur in clear
3·
Plasmas, such as b~ll li~tninz, can be z~e~ vic~ally
and appear as a fiery ball.
7c~ ~ost cc~~oa colors are red, oranze,
yellow, blue and ~hitc .
L..
Aurora Bo:::-ealis i~ qui t.e o:;..::n ;;een fro:~. :.:inot A7B et t:11 ..
time of' th~: year and ic a::1 c:l.:lctric:!l 3t:::.:lspn.:!ric p::~:1o.:.enoa.
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AT 0300 hou~~ local 24 October 19Sd
A~i!•.lJTH
BUVA'i'IO:f
Regulus
78
]0
Co:p<!lla
85
80
Castor
83
50
Pollux
91
45
Procyo;l
112
30
~telge~.<se
133
47
Sirius
133
28
lUgel
158
35
A11eba: an
16 ..
60
Aries
2j5
1;8
~neb
315
22
Ve~&.
331
~~
AT 04CO HOu"RS LOCAL, 24 OCTC.J.:!:t 1903
~·:urs
83
at ho:-izo.:t
Jupi.ter
82
just belov hori=on
H..:;Wl1US
89
20
C{pt!ll.n
90
GH:;tor
91
58
1'o1.lux
lOG
55
Pnn:yon
1~6
37
rnr·tus
1)2
24
::.;•t ·1geuse
159
50
I tlji,C: L
1'(>
35
A lcld.!.llt'•>O
l90
eo
.!\ rll' d
2:>1
47
I. ·n,..b
324
15
'I • c-<l
":l 1 •
J--
at ho:::1=on
•1 !

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Record

Author / institution: U.S. Air Force, Project Blue Book (NARA RG 341, microfilm T1206)
Date: 1968
Source type: Declassified official records (Blue Book case file)
Used for: Blue Book's case file: p. 1 record card (ground sightings evaluated as Sirius; the B-52 radar return and UHF loss as possible plasma); p. 2 note that the case includes 23 8x10 photos; pp. 3-26 memos for record; pp. 30-34 radar-controller transcript; p. 95 'UFO painted by B-52 on radar'. NARA NAID 302580672. Hosted on this site.
Limitations: archive.org copy of the NARA microfilm; the 23 radarscope photographs are noted but not reproduced on the reel, and no 13 Nov 1968 final report was found in the OCR text.

Link

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