PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8723915

DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1965

REPORTED LOCATIONDayton Ohio

FRAMES9

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1. DATE - TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
18 February 65 18/0502 Dayton, Ohio
3. SOURCE 1. CONCLUSION
Civilian AIRCRAFT
NUMBER OF OBJECTS KCe135 penetrating
WPAFB on exercise. Likely this a/c, possibly
One landing.
LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
1 1/2 Minutes Object resembling a Satellite but did not move as a Satellite
would. Appeare to be a bright rotation beacon of white ligh
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION that wouli vanich and reappear. Observed at 80 deg elevation
in SW moving in horizontel plane until it reached 65 deg
Ground-Visual elevation in SW. it clinbed vertically and dis
7. COURSE 7. COURSE appeared. Had several colored lights Had several colored lights (7-8) red,green, blue
etc on or below object. belaw object. No specific specific pattern o lights. lights. After
SW reaching a lower altitude the object circled Dayton at a high a hih
8. PHOTOS rate of speed. Thought Thought altitude was altitude was about 10,000 .00 Objece Object
di sappeared at di sappeared 1203.
Yos Y.s
TNo
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Y.s Y.s
XKNo XEKNo
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous ditions Provious edi may be used,
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