PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9369851

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1965

REPORTED LOCATIONScranton Pennsylvania

FRAMES11

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE · TIME GROUP LOCATION
20 August 65 21/02002 Scranton, Pennsylvania
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION CONCLUSION
Civilian A/C (ADVERTISI, LIGHTS) A/C (ADVERTISINM, LIGHTS)
1. NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER OF OBJECTS
Multiple
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
2 Hour Period Multiple lighted object in slow flight observed severl times
.. TYPE OF OBSERVATION over a two hour period. No sound. Sightings of 3 minutes, 2-3
minutes, 6 minutes, 5 minutes, 4-5 minut es and 5-6 minutes.
Ground-Visual Flight always level. Multi-colored lig ts on each sighting.
7. COURSE Brawing and descripti on of all sightings consistant with
evaluation of an a/c towing an advertising banner of lighted
Varied, flight straight di splay.
. PHOTOS
Yes
XNo
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
17 Yos
XNo
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. Mrs. Hnnt/man/SAFoICc/72842/20 Sep 65
Dear Mr. SEP 20 1965
This is in reply to your rep object which
you observed on 20 August 1965.
Your report is similar to many other reports of aircraft
using electric lights either on the aircraft itself or on a
towed target for advertising purposes. Your report has been
placed in the category with advertising lights.
Thank you
Sincerely,
JOHN P. SPAULDING
Lt Colonel, USAF
Chief, Civil Branch
ComRunity Relations Division
Office of Information
Screnton 4, Pennsylvania
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HEADQUARTERS
FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION
AIR FORCE SYSTEMS COMMAND
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIF. FORCE BASE. OHIO
EPIVTO SEP 141965
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T:Hq USAF SAFOICC
Wash D C 20330
Reference the attached unidentified object report from
The object which he observed on the night of 20 Aug
is very similar to reports which we have received of aircraft
using electric lights, either the aircraft itself or with a
towed target for advertising purposes. The report has been
placed in of aircraft with advertising lights.
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Colonel, USAF Sighting, 20 Aug 65,
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the mystery of the UFOs.
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