PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9421474

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1964

REPORTED LOCATIONRapid City South Dakota

FRAMES3

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1. DATE · TIME GROUP 2LOCATION
21 Sept 64 22/0300z . Rapid City, South Dakota
SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian Astronomical (ETEOR)
NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEP SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Not Roported Reported Meteorite with long red tail. Alnost hit ground. Meteorite with long red tail. Alnost hit ground. Observed Observed
in East at horizon. in East at horizon. No ther rorts ran Chis type observatich
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION this date from area.
Ground-Visual
ccmitnrs: Probable Neteor observation. I Decay of 1964 57A
7. COURSE (Saturn 7) this date. SPADATs obj 683. Decay object 1964 44A (Saturn 7) this date. SPADATS obj 683. Decay object 1964 44A
Bast last (CositoS 37). SPADATS obj decayed this date. (CoStOS 37). SPADATS obj decayed this date.
8. PHOTOS 8. PHOTOS
Yes
No
VIDENCE
Yes
No
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previoue odidoms of thie may bo used.
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HEADQUARTERS
821ST COMBAT SUPPORT GROUP (SAC)
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, SOUTH DAKOTA
REPLY TO ATTN OF: DXID SEP 23
1964
SUBJECT: Sighting
TO: Air Force Systems Command
Foreign Technology Division
Wright-Patte AFB, Chio
1. Reference AFR 200-2.
2. C. On 2l Sept at 2008 MST Base Operations Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota
was was called by called by Mr Rapic ty, South South
Dakota. Dakota.
3.1 Mr. reported seeing reported seeing g a fiery object "due east of the a fiery object "due east of the
horizon" at 2ooo MST. He further stated the object almost hit the horizon" at 2000 MST. I He further stated the object almost hit the
ground and said it was bigger ground and said it was bigger than a meteorite and had a long red
tail.
4. Mr. 4. Mr. does not have a telephone. does not have a telephone. If further investigation further investigation
of his st is required please advise.
Pogere
ROGER SCOTT
2d Lt USAF
Deputy Director Information

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