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Colonel PROJECT 10073
1. DATE |2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
20 Sep 60 Louisville, Kentucky 0 Was Balloon
0 Probably Bolioon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Boilnon
Local 2150 Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 00 Was Aicraft
21/03507 Probably Aireraft
GMT Air-Visual Air-intercep! Rador 0 Possibly Aircralt
5. PHOTOS 5. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Y 00 Probobly Astronomical
ONo Military Possibly Astronomicol
7. LENGTH OF OSSERVATION O. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other
000 Insulticient Date for Evaivation
12 min three NW Unknown
TO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Air observation at 9000 ft. A/c heading of 79° Probable a/e refueling operation.
observed object at high altitude and speed
cross in front on heading from SE to NW. Two
smaller objects trailing and parallel. In sight
for 12 min with intensity verying from bright
to dim. Larger to dim. L object object being brighter.
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-ATIC PORM 26 38P 52)
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My co-pilot My co-pilot (Capt. (Capt. Cross) Cross) and the Object3 BKy from ILTSC
eiting to vanishing for approrimataly twelv9 (12) (12) minutes. All objects could All objects could be
seen seen sinultaneously after the aftar th ca3sad a3sad the the aircraft bow and procaeded bow and procaeded NW. The The
intensity of their of their PrcP bright bright to to dim crossed
the sky.
40 Immediately upon citing subjsct objects and subject objects and mora or mora or leas discounting them as
aircraft, .aircraft, I contactad Indianapolis Center contactad Indianapolis Center and inquired whether any other aircraft
was known to be in the area. to be in the area, Their reply Their reply was was negative--no aireraft in our negative--no aircraft in our
vicinity. Although the objects appeared to be Although the objects appeared to be some some sort of Satellite, thare is
a remoto a remoto cossibility that I could hare that I could hars mistaken the objects for objacts aireraft being
refueled. I have however, personally personally discounted that idea because discounted that idea because do not do not
believe it would have believe it would I ha79 been possible for me for me to 8ge to 89a an aircraft across an aircraft across the sky
for a twelve for a twelv mimute period mimute period of time without the navigation lights and without the navigation lights and rotating
beacon beccming beacon extinet. tinct Further the Furtber the sored and altitude sgped and altitude the3e objects greatly raatl
exceeded capabi KC135s performance.
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