PROJECT BLUE BOOK

LOCATION
28 June 65 28/1100z. gst.
Trenton, Hissouri
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian Astronomicel (SUN) yt
NUMBER OF OBJECTS Sun in posi tion of reported object. Evalueted as a refraction
One of the rising sun.
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5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
10 Minut es Object three times size of moon on horizon in NorthEast.
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION So bright that iitness gges were hurt. Sky looked like it was
on fire. Appeared 1l and jerk and flames shot u upward.
Ground-Visual Natched for 1o minutes. Fire gradually died down.
7. COURSE
Statioary
8. PHOTOS
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JOBN P4 SPAULITNG
Lt Colanal, USAr
Chief Givil Branch
Comraunity Relations Mvision
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tion orsthe object which you observed.From the information
whieh you have suboitted, the Air Torce tends to agree vith
your son's analysisr of your observation. ye also believe that
you sav the sun rising in the Northeast.
have received no sdditional reports from this area
on:28.yun,65.

not call any of the neighbors as
ond +he b
appreciate the information.. I might add that my son who lives in - Cincir
Chio wrote that I had seen the sun rising in the northeast . But he is
mistaken --- I have seen the sun rise many times and there is no compal
ison . (Iam 67 years old ).
Most sincerely
Trenton "issouri 54533

1. DATE · TIME GROUP 2 LOCATION 7
28 June 65 28/1100z gt
Trenton, Missouri
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian Astrononical (SUN) m
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS Sun in posi tion of reported object. Evalu ted as a refraction
One of the rising sun.
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
10 Minut es Object threc times size of moon on horizon in NorthEast.
So bright that witness syes were hurt. Sky looked like it yas
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION on fire. Appeared to roll and jerk and flames shot upward.
Ground-Visual Watched for lo minutes. Fire gradually died down.
7. COURSE
Stationary
8. PHOTOS
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9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
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TDEW JL 301965
, Missouri, 28 Jun 65
Hq USAF SAFOICC (Mrs Hunt)
Wash D C 20330
Reference the attached letter from Mrs H G Rains reporting
an unidentified object which she observed on the morning of
28 Jun 65. The following is a s suggested reply:
a. Dear Mrs Rains,
1/ We have received your letter, in which you describe
the observation of an object on the morning of 28 June 1965.
On 28 June sunrise at Trenton, Missouri occurred at 449am
on a I on a magnetic heeding magnetic heeding of of 060 060 degrees. degrees. Your Your letter letter does not does not
S mention the position of the position of sun with relation to with relation to the posi- the posi-
tion of tion n of the object which object which you observed. From the From information
which you a have have submitted, the Air Force submitted, the Air Force tends to agree with agree with
your son's your son's analysis of of your observation. We also believe that believe that
WOO SH7OWO you saw the sun rising you saw the sun rising in the Northeast.
SUMOW We have receiv no . from area
on 28 Jun 65.
FOR THE COMMANDER FOR THE COMMANDER
ERIC T de JONCKHEERE 1 Atch
Colonel, USAF Ltr fm Mrs H G Rains
Deputy for Technology
and Subsystems
ORIGINATORE
TDEW/UFO Maj H Quintanilla, Jr
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Mrs Hunt/man/SAFOICC/72842/10 Aug 65
AUG1 1 t965
Dear Mrs. Rains:
letter in which you described your
Baseion the data which you subni tted, the Air Force tends
to agree with your son's analysis that you sew the E sun ricing
in the northeust even though you did not mention the position
of the sun with relation to the position of the object which
you observed. Sunrise occured at Trenton, Missouri, on that
date at 4:49 am heading of 060 degrees.
Sincerely,
JOIN P. SPAULDING
Lt Colonel, USAF
Chief, Civil Branch
Community Relations Division
Office or Information
Mrs. H. C. Rains Mrs. H. G. Rains
308 East 1oth Street 308 East loth Street
Trenton, Missouri Trenton. Missouri 64683
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account of it n our local paper any one else seeing it. I did
not call any of the neighbors as they would not yet have been up that earlu
and my 87 year ol d father was the only other person in the home hus- U
band having left shortly before then for his work as custodian of the
Ohio v wrote that I had seen the sun rising in the northeast . But he is
mistaken --- I have seen the sun rise many times and there is no. compar-
ison .( I am 57 years old ).
Most sincerel
Mort. Mo (Beulak Raine
308 Fast 10 Street
Trenton , Missouri 64683

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