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SUBJECT: UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT REPORT. REFERENCE PARAGRAPH

15, AFR 229-2, 5 FEB 58, THE FOLLOWING IS SUBMITTED:

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PARA 135 A (1) OVAL$ PARA 15 A(2): TWICE THE SIZE CF A PIN HEA!

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ARA 15 A (3): BLUE WHITE CAT INTERVALS OBJECT HAD SLIGHT YELLOW
TINGE WHICH APPEARED TO PE A BURST); PARA 15 A (4) ONES PARA 15 A
(5); NOT APPLICAELE$ PARA 15 A (6)3 OBJECT TRAVELING WITHOUT TAIL For
MORE THAN TWO MINUTES, THEN INTERMITTANT BURST OF TEN SECONDS DUR-
ATION; PARA 15 A (7)3 OVAL WITH TRAILING FLAME APPROXIMATELY sIx
TIMES THE LENGTH OF THE OBJECT; PARA 15 A (8); NONE PARA 15 A (9)¢

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NONE. PARA 15 B (1): OBSERVER THOUGHT HE SAW A BURNING OUT STAR

SIGHTED OBJECT AT ABOUT BEPP DEGREE AZIMUTH FROM OFFUTT TRAVELING
CN A COURSE OF 218 DEGREE. OBJECT THEN CHANGED COURSE TO 934 DecRFe
AT THIS TIME OPSERVER REPORTED TO THE PASE OPERATIONS OFFICER ofryrT
NEF PARA 15 B (5)3 OBSERVER DID NOT WATCH FOR DISAPPEARANCE;

PARA 15 E (6)? \FCURTSEN MINUTES PARA 15C (1): GROUND VISUAL

PARA 15 € (2): NO AIDS, NAKED EYE; PARA 15 D (1): 2521 ZULU, 14

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UNKNOWN. AT THE TIME THIS SIGHTING WAS BEING REPCRTED PY M/SCT

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PARA 15 H AND I: NONE. PARA 15 J? UNKNOWN. PARA 15 Kt ROPERT J.

REHWALDT, CAPT, USAF, CLEARANCE OFFICER, OFFUTT AFE, POSSIBLE CAUSE

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UNKNCWN. AT THE TIME THIS SIGHTING WAS BEING REPORTED BY M/SGT
APPLEGATE A TELEPHONE CALL WAS RECEIVED FROM OMAHA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
STATING THE PILOT AND FIRST OFFICER OF ERANIFF FLIGHT ae

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WHILE APPROACHING THE AIRPORT ON THIS SAME SIGHTING. RAPCON WAS

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324 ZULU TO OMAHA TOWER

NOTIFIED TO. SEARCH AREA AND RAPCON REPORTED BACK THAT THREE DES.

MOINES TCWER OPERATORS HAD MADE SIMILAR SIGHTING.! ES MOINES TCWER

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CONTACTED AND RECEIVED INFORM ‘ATLON THAT OPRJECT APPEARED IN NORTHWEST

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2318 ZULU. THIS GLOWING WHITE OBJECT APPEARED TO PE SLIGHTLY
DESCENDING DURING TEN SECONDS OF SIGHTING. AS OBJECT DISAPPEARED

| IT HAD TURNED TO A GLOWING GREEN COLOR. THE DES MOINES TOWER

| OPE RAT S ARE: LYLE BJERERSTRAND, DONALD E. MILLER, ROLERT Ge FORD.

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PARS 15 L3 NONE.