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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
12. CONCLUSIONS
2 LOCATION Was Balloon 7
1. DATE 0 Balloon
0 Prabably
Maysville, Kentucky 0 Possibly Balloon
8 February l963 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION
3. DATE-TIME GROUP kos Was Aircraft
XGround-Visual Ground-Radar Probably Aircraft
Local night 0 Possibly Aircraft
AirVisual Air-intercept Radar
GMT. Was Astronomical
6. SOURCE 000 Probably Astronomical
5. PHOTOS Possibly Astronomical
Yes Civilian
XNo 9 COURSE 0 Other_ Evaluation
00 Insufficient Data for
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION Unknown
one west
about 30 seconds 11. COMMENTS
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Case investigated by Dr. Hynek
of of object ob through trees. From information
Sighting Sighting still then then and and L/Col Friend. L/Col Friend was was
Appeared to be be standing given by witnesses, the object
at grea gre. oser- level a/c mission.
moving off onal probably low
ved lights ved lights (as lights) (as lights) Check with Check with 8 AF 8 AF$ revealed that SAC
flew over hi to level (2,000 ft)
witness as object object was flying low
the west. the west. missions on RBS site near Lexington
on night of the 8th. This target
constant use oughout ughout the the
was in Vitness noti
period of period hhe report. eport
fied of evaluation.
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place and the : tioh was extr mely accurete as to
time, description, and othe: r relot.:
that the initial phase of the sighi.g
of hovering could have been created is an Lilusicn by an approaching of hovering could have been created is an Lilusicn by an approaching
aireraft. This was considered since stind or -d aireraft had accompanied aircraft. This was considered since stind or an aireraft had accompanied
the object. The speed, as The Speed, as indicated by the durltion of the sighting, indicated by tht iurlvion of the sighting,
meant that the object must have been greuter C.t conventional aircraft.
A check A check
Bozb Scoring) site used in SAc Bozb S 0 trainins missions wos trainins missions was located near I located near Lexington, Lexington,
Kentucky and that the flight path of a mission could have passed over Kentucky and that the flight path of a mission could have passed over
Maysville. A cail to
used on the night of 8 February by units from Mestover AFB, Massachusetts,
on Low Level missions. Their altitude was 2,Cco ft and standerd aircrart
lighting was used. Witnesses were notified of the Air Force findings in
the case, evaluated l as an aircraft s sighting.
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Foreit. : Jata Jivision (ot Hoode)
rigit-labtersx. AF, Chio
I. Relere.ice: Tour telephone eall laco Sst 7 - Mar 62 to ir. DeCoster
c2 this Divioio.
. Te are seMlst a copg of the raidisonde chservations talan on
e Jab liCs at Daytan, die ahd Hunibin_ton, t. Ta. Thesa tue stations
ara alout attal listance iren laysville, Kenbueky and the clcsest
talEig Wtar alr otservatiens.
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ELMER M. NEVILLE 1 Atch
Colonel, USAF Ltr, 12 Feb 63
Commander
HQ USAF (AFISI-6D) w/atch Copies to:
W-PAFB (EWL) w/atch
63335 EUX OEDROD 10 Myed
AR-33 A-33 /6T
SAC 8AF RBS SFTE NEAR LEXINGTON LEXINGTION
RE. OPRATIONS ON 8 fee 1 8 fe8 1 ONLT 1 ONLT INDIVIDUAL INDINIDUA LAITS
Keer ReCaRD. RECalD. LOW LEVEL
AUl-335 FM 814 use teis R80 teis SITE SrTe NIG6T OF
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