PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8723943

DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1965

REPORTED LOCATIONKansas City Mo

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DATE - TIME GROUP
65. 19/0210

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4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS

Wie

LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

10 = 15 ldnutes

TYPE OF OBSERVATION

Fround-Visual (3X)
COURSE

North
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PHOTOS

aS) Yes
Ki Ne

9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE

O Yes

XK Ne

FORM
FTD sep 63 0-329 (TDE)

2. LOCATION

10. CONCLUSION
Satellite (ECHO IT)
ECHO II at O210Z was a’

over cLty at time
ll. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS

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NeStane ! DEPAKTMENT OF THE All FORCE

MESSAGE : STAFF MESSAGE ea __UNCLASSIFitD
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AF IN: 11429 (20 Feb 65) I Pg 1 of 2 |
ACTION: NIN~7 a TO Jes |
SMB BI 12 INFO : XOP-1, core, (Snes, DIA-1 (2 |
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BT |
UNCLAS 328FYCVC-0 00013, FEB 65. FOR ADOIN, FTD WRIGHT- |
PATTERSON AFB OHIO, AFNIN, (SAFOI,)INFO SCODC-I, 290IN. UFO REPORT. |
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PARA 14A: (1) STAR-SHAPED. (2) HEAD OF A PIN. (3) BRIGHT, VERY

MUCH LIKE A STAR. (4) ONE. (5) N/A» (6) NONE. (7) NONE. (8) ’ |

NONE. (9) NONE.

PARA 14B: (1) AS’ AN “ARMCHAIR” ASTROLOGER, HE WAS WATCHING THE

CONSTELLATION ORION WHEN HE FIRST NOTICED THE OBJECT. (2) OBJECT

WAS VERY HIGH. IT SEEMED TO BE AS HIGH AS THE CONSTELLATION. ¢3)

SAME AS ABOVE. (4) THE OBJECT WAS MOVING FROM SOUTH TO NORTH

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THROUGH THE CONSTELLATION IN A STRAIGHT LISLE. €5> THE OBJEST DIS-

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INCOMING | DEPAKSMENT OF THE AIR FORCE je
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Mi ESSAGE STAFE MESSAGE BRANCH

APPEARED OVER THE HORIZON CTHE ROOF OF THE OSSERVER’S HOUSE) APPROX-
IMATELY 5-10 DEGREES EAST OF THE NORTH STAR. (6) OBJECT WAS VISIBLE
FOR TEN TO FIFTEEN MINUTES COBSERVER*’S ESTIMATE).

PARA 14Cs €1) GROUND-VISUAL. (2) FIRST SIGHTERD WITH NAKED EYE AND
THEN OBSERVED THROUGH 8X5@ POWER BINOCULARS. (3) N/A.

PARA 14D: €1) @210ZULU, 19 FEB 65. (2) NIGH.

PARA 145: ———iiiom,, xANSAS CITY, MO.
PARA 14F: (1) aay AGE 37, ADDRESS: QB, KANSAS

CITY, NO, PHONE: (MMMBMMMNP, OCCUPATION: MECHANICAL ENGINEER, RELIA-
BILITY: GOOD. (2) N/A.

PARA 14G: (1) WEATHER VERY CLEAR AND VERY LITTLE WIND FROM WSW.

(2) SURFACE: 330 DEGREES & 11 KNOTS, GUSTS UP TO 16 KNOTS; 6999 -
309/253 10000 - 290/25; 16022 - 320/39; 20000- 340/30; 39090-
360/40; 50090 - 320,25; 80000 - NOT AVAILABLE. (3) NONE. (4) 15
MILES. (5) ONE-TENTH. (6) NONE. (7) SEVEN DEGREES.

PARA 14H: NONE.

PARA 14I: NONE,

PARA 14d: NONE.

PARA 14K; CAPT E L WIEGEL, WING INTELLIGENCE OFFICER. WITH THE
INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THIS LEVEL, NO ANALYSIS CAN BE MADE OF THE
C LINE 4 WA FIRST SIGHTED

OF THE SIGHT

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PARA 14L: NONE.

BT NOTE: Advance copy delivered to DIA,NIN,.

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