PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6966279

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1955

REPORTED LOCATIONHutchinson Kansas

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COMDR EADF STEWART AFB NY

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COM EASTERN SEA FRONTIER
DIR OF NAVAL INTELLIGENCE

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; 735 ACWURON HUTCH 223722Z TO COMAIRDEFCOM ENT AFB COLO SPRINGS,
COMDR AIR TECH INTEL CLN WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB, DIR INTEL HDOTRS USAF

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RED LIGHT WITH RED LIGHT IN EEN, TOTAL 5 LIGHTS APPEARED BRIGHTER

AND LARGER THAN "ANY LIGHTS IN THE AREA, UNDET SHAPE AND
LINE ABREAST FORMATION APPROX 5552 FT eee 13 To 15

SOUTHVEST NAS HUTCH, INITIAL MOV NEGLIGIBLE APPEARED TO
LATER COMMENCED NOV TOWARD No} RTH IN COL FORMATICN SLICH
ECHELON PAST NAS HUTCH 53 MI TO EAST AT MOD SPD ESTIMATE
ALT EST 4932 FT, CONT O# NORTNERLY HDG CLIMBING RAPIDLY
DISTANCE AT RAPID RATE, LIGHTS BECAME INDISTINGUISHASL

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EVIDENCE SIGHTING NONE. I. Pay ATTEMPTED It NTERCEPTION 212995 UNABLE
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DISPLAYED WHITE LIGHTS ONE DISPLAYED RED LIGHT (2) ¢A) OBSERVED
LIGHTS TO SeE, OF AIRDROME (B) THIRTY FIVE DEGREES ABOVE HORIZION
SOUTH OF AIRDROME (C) FIFTY DEGREES ABOVE 919 DEGREES AZMUTH
(D) PASSED DUE NORTH THEN BEERED TO NORTHEAST THEN TO THE NORTH
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KANSAS €4) (A) 226309Z (B) DARK (5) FOUR PERSONS IN CONTROL TOWER

NAVAL AIR STATION HUTCHINSON, KANSAS, TWO PERSONS IN AIRCRAFT

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OPERATIONS DEPT NAS HUTCHINSON, KANSAS CONTROL TOWER OPERATOR
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IPILITY (7) SURFACE NeW. 15 6092FT. 318/25 19,229 313/32

16,39DFT. 303/35 29,090FT. 295/39 30,993FT. 273/49 50 ,999FT.

UNAVAILABLE &%,299FT. UNAVAILABLE

(C) NONE (D) 15 MILES (E) NTNE CF) NONE (8) NONE (9) AIRCRAFT

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