PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
5 November 1963 0 Was Balloon
5 November 1963 Nebraska, & Iowa Nebraska, & Iowa 00 0 Probably Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Visual Ground-Rodor Was Aiscraft Was Aicraft
D 0 Probably Aircraft Probably Aireraft
GMT 05/11152 AirVi sual AirVi sual Air-Intercept Radar Air-Intercept Radar D D PossiblyAircraft Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical Meteor
Yes Yes 00 D Probably Astronomical
No Military Air & Civilian Air 0 Possibly Astronomicol
1. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 1 S. 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other. Other...
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Evaluation
Maximum 30 Seconds Maximum 30 Lights Tighto SN OM Unknown
1O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |11. COMMENTS
Object changing m bright to dim and back No decay this date. Exceptionally bright
to bright. 5 Air visual reports from meteor/or meteors.
Nebraska and Iowa area. Object moving S-N
at 50 degy elev. Also reported moving N-S
at 30 deg elev. Moving N-S and SW. One report
moving N, remainder southerly.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 25 5EP 52)
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DEPARTMENT OF THS-AIR FORCE
STAIF MESSAGE LRANCH UNNCLASSUIEDSSAAG
AF IN : 15169 (7 Nov 63) B/cPp OI
ACTION: NIN-9 Pg l of 3
INFO : XOP-1, XOPX-4, SAFLOS-3, DIA-25, DIA-CIIC-2(45)
SMB B141
ZCHQD222ZCWJA753
RR RUEAHG
DE RUWGKF F 10 07/1426Z
ZNR
R 062250Z
FM 328FTRWG RICHARDS GEBAUR AFB MO
TO RUWGALE/ADC
ZEN/29AIRDIV RICHARDS RICHARDS GEBAUR AFB MO GEBAUR AFB MO
RUEAGL/AFSO
RUEAHO/CSAF
RUEAHQ/SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE WASH DC
INFO RUWGAJ/S C1 MUNI APRT IA
BT
UNCLAS 328FWCVC-0 6141.
FOR ADOIN, 2SMINT, FTD, AFCIN, DAFOI, INFO SCODC-I. UFO REPORT.
PARA 14A. (1) ONLY LIGHTS REPORTED. (2) NOT REPORTED. (3) NOT
REPORTED. (4) ALL FIVE AIRCRAFT REPORTED LIGHTS ONLY NO NUMBER. (5)
NOT REPORTED. (6) AMERICAN 900 REPORTED OBJECT CHANGED FROM BRIGHTO NOT REPORTED. (6) AMERICAN 900 REPORTED OBJECT CHANGED FROM BRIGHTO
.
TO DIM BACK TO BRIGHT IN A GRADUAL MANNER. (7) NOT REPORTED, (8)
NONE REPORTED. (9) NONE REPORTED. PARA 14B. (1) NOT REPORTED. NONE REPORTED. (9) NONE REPORTED. PARA 14B. (I) NOT REPORTED.
(2) UNITED 748 WAS HEADING WEST ON J-94 AT 37,O00 REPORTED OBJECT WAS (2) UNITED 748 WAS HEADING WEST ON J-9 REPORTED JECT WAS
MOVING FROM SOUTH TO NORTH MOVING FROM SOUTH TO NORTH H ABOUT 50 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON. AMERICAN ABOUT 50 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON. AMERICAN
900 WAS HEADING EAST T ON J-94 REPORTED OBJECT MOVING FROM NORTH TO

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESS AGE LRANCH
AF IN : 15169 (7 Nov 63) UNCLAESIFID MESSAGE Pg 2of 3
PAGE 2 RUWGKF 10 UNCLAS INCOMING
SOUTH 30 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON, TWA 58 WAS ON J-60 HEADING NORTHEAST
REPORTED OBJECT MOVING FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. MILITARY AIRCRAFT SPELL
23 WAS HEADING NORTHEAST REPORTED OBJECT MOVING FROM NORTH TO SOUTH.
NILITARY AIRCRAFT TONY 19 REPORTED OBJECT MOVING TO SOUTHWEST. (3)
UNITED 748 REPORTED DISAPPEARANCE TO NORTH HIS POSITION 15 DEGREES
ABOVE HORIZON. AMERICAN 900 REPORTED DISAPPEARANCE 15 DEGREES ABOVE ABOVE HORIZON. AMERICAN 900 REPORTED DISAPPEARANCE 15 DEGREES ABOVE
HORIZON SOUTH OF HIS POSITION. (4) ALL REPORTED MOVEMENT RAPID TO
SOUTH EXCEPT UNITED 748 REPORTED MOVING NORTH. (5) NOT REPORTED.
(6) UNITED 748 0BSERVED 0BJECT 15-20 SECONDS. TWA 58 OBSERVED 20-25 (6) UNITED 748 OBSERVED OBJECT 15-20 SECONDS. TWA 58 OBSERVED 20-25
SECONDS. 14C. (1) ALL OBSERVATIONS AIR-VISUAL. (2) NONE REPORTED. SECONDS. 14C. (1) ALL OBSEF AIR-VISUAL. (2) NONE REPORTED.
(3) UNITED 748 BOEING 720, 37,000, HEADING WEST, 480 KNOTS, STATION
0'HARE, CHICAGO. TWA 58, BOEING 707, 33, 000, HEADING NORTHWEST, 490
KNOTS, STATION UNKNOWN. AMERICAN 900, CONVAIR 990, 37,000, HEADING
NORTHEAST, 500 KNOTS, STATION UNKNOWN. TONY 19, BOEING B-52, 25,000,
HEADING UNKNOWN, 450 KNOTS, STATION UNKNOWN. SPELL 23 BOEING B-52,
31,000, HEADING NORTHEAST, 450 KNOTS, STATION UNKNOWN. PARA 14D. (1)
1115 ZULU, 5 NOVEMBER 1963. (2) NIGHT. PARA 14E. LOCATION OF
OBSERVERS: UNITED 748 AT INTERSECTION OF 261 RADIAL FT DODGE VOR AND
348 RADIAL OMAHA VOR. AMERICAN 900, EASTBOUND J-94 AIRWAY BETWEEN
O'NEAL, NEBRASKA O'NEAL, NEBRASKA AND SIOUX CITY, IOWA, SPELL 23, 50 MILES AND D SIOUX CITY, IOWA. SPELL 23, 50 MILES NORTHWEST

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCH
STAFF MESSAGE LRANCH NCENSSPO DAESSAOY
AF IN : 15169 (7 Nov 63) Pg 3 of 3
PAGE 3 RUWGKF 10 UNCLAS S N
RWAY. PARA
1 4F. (1) AMERICAN 900, PILOT CAPT
AVENUE, PAILIS, ILLINOIS. TWA 58, PILOT CA PILOTS
ROOM, IDLEWILD AIRPORT, NEW YORK. UNITED 748, F
UNITED AIRLINES, O'HARE AIRPORT, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. UNITED AIRLINES, O'HARE UNKNOWN, UNKNOWN,
23, UNKNOWN. PARA 14G. (1) CEILINGS 300-1700, VISIBILITY 2-5
NILES WITH FOG GENERAL OVER THE IOWA-NEBRASKA AREA, CLOUDS IN LAYERS
TOPS GENERALLY 15000 TO 18000 FEET. SOME THIN CIRRUS LIKELY AT TOPS GENERALLY
30,000 FEET. SOME RAINSHOWER ACTIVITY IN EASTERN NEBRASKA. (2) WIND 30,000 FEET. SOME RAINSHOWER ACTIVITY IN EASTERN NEBRASKA. (2) WIND
DATA FOR FT D0DGE, IOWA AREA. SURFACE 270/05, 6000 - 270/08, 10,000 -
240/15, 15,000 - 290/25, 20,000 - 300/25, 30,000 - 280/40, 50,000 -
280/45, 60,000 - 300/25. PARA 14H. NONE. 14I, NONE. 14J. UNKNOWN.
PARA 14K. THERE WERE NO KNOWN REPORTS OF GROUND OBSERVATIONS. THIS
WAS PROBABLY DUE TO THE CLOUD COVER OVER MOST OF THE AREA. THE
ORIGINAL INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM KCARTC WAS ALSO PASSED TO SAC
COMMAND POST OFFUTT. PARA 14L. NONE.
BT
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Nov
COMMAND POST REPORT
TIMS OF INCIDENT: L1CL7110D
DATE OF INCIDENT:A
CHECK ONZ OF THE FOLLOWING:
UFO 6. AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT
1. DROMPSD OBJECT
2. NEAR MISS (Specify type of aircraft)
TYPE:_
3. MID-AIR COLLISION 11111
4. FIRE 7. MISSILE ACCIDENT
T.. 8. SUICIDE =
5. CRIMS
. MISCELLANEOUS INCIDENT
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ACTION:
TO PRESS DESK: YESNO
TO FRONT OFFICE: YES NO NO
OTHER:
PERSON REPC nepatans
PERSON
DATE: TIME:5
NOTE: FOR QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS REPORT CALL THE COMMAND POST - (DROP 339)
NOTE: THIS REPORT MAY BE USED I FOR AN "OSI" REPORT.
Sentember 1963

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1/04 N-S AMERICAN 900
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BRETN Soux city Stoux city
SCT BRONN - SGT
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MEMO: 5 Nov 63
At O853, local time, 5 Nov 63, Sgt Brown from AF Command Post at
Pentagon called this office - TDEw. 1
Five reported sightingsof 5 Nov 63, duration l0-15 seconds, direction
of travel North to South
1. United Airlines, flight 7h8, traveling Northwest of Omaha
sighted object at llo4z, Light dim to bright alternately, 50 deg
above horizon tracked to 3o deg, about loo deg arc, plane was
at 37,oooth altitude.
2. American Airlines, flight 9oo, Northeast near Sioux City, Iowa, 2. American Airlines, flight 9oo, Northeast near Sioux City, Iowa,
Light dim to bright.
3. TWA, flight 58
4 8 5 military military flights ights
M TSgt David Moody called mawi . SPADArs, there was no decay for this oT
date.