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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE - TIME GROUP LOCATION
22 Mar 66 22/1200-14002 Cannon AFB, New Mexico
.SOURCE 1. CONCLUSION
Military Astro(VENUS)
NUMBER OF OBJECTS VENUS RA 2l.O8 St,Mag. -4.2 At l200Z on the horizon at
xXHMCXX Cne 90 degrees Az. and rising.
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Object was Object was circular in shape, Orange circular in shape, Orange in color in color to blue blue whits. whits.
2 Hours and was very bright. and was very bright. Object appeared to move toward the toward the
6. TYPE OF OBSERYATION 6TYPE OF OBSERYATION observer during observer during the the two hour two hour period period of observence. At sunrise
the object slowly the object slowly diminished.
Ground-Visual
7. COURSE
Steady rise
. PHOTOS .
Yes
XXNo
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Ys 1 Witness
xENo
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FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Provlous editlons of thls form may be uned.
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STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN : 7226 (23 Mar 66) P/jay pg l of 3
ACTION: NIN-7
(15) ADV CY DIA
SMB C047UWYZCTJC544
PP RUEAHQ CYS
DE RUWJDAA3877 0820016 OS
ZNRUUUUU OSA OSP
US
R 22232EZ RR IL
FM 832 AIR DIV CANNON AFB NMEX TLA TT,T
TO RUMFVA/ADC ILP ILP ILS
RUWGKG/29 AIR DIV RICHARDS GEBAUER AFB MO ILT
FM
RUCDSQ/FTD WP AFB OHIO RD MP MP
MPP MPR
RUEBHQA/CSAF RUEBHQA/CSAF AA
RUEAHQ/OSAF AAA AAR AAR
INFO RUEBBRA/TAC INFO RUEBBRA/TAC GC CC
Of LL
RUWTUAA/12AF WACO TEX SS
DSMO
BT
: UNCLAS D0I-27 03489 MAR 66.
L FOR INTEL, AFNIN, SAFOI, I ECT: UFO. REF AFR S 200-2. FORMAT
IS PAR 14.
ALPHA. (1) CIRCULAR (2) ORANGE (3) BLUE-WHITE (4) ONE (5) N/A
(6) OBJECT WAS VERY BRIGHT, MUCH LIKE FLASH LIGHT T SHINING.
(7)NONE NONE (9) NONE.
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AF IN : 7226 (23 Mar 66) pg 2 of 3
BRAVE USAF WEATHER OBSERVER IN TOWER CALLED SUBJECT'S ATTENTION
OBJECT. (2) OBJECT WAS FIRST NOTED ABOUT ONE INCH ABOVE
HORIZON FROM POINT OF VIEW OF OBSERVER AT 0500 MST AT AP-
PROXIMATELY 90 DEGREES AXIMUTH. THE OBJECT MOVED HIGHER
PAGE 2 RUWJDAA3877 UNCLAS
IN ELEVATION AND APPEARED TO MOVE TOWARD OBSERVER DURING
A TWO HOUR PERIOD FOLLOWING INITIAL OBSERVANCE. ALSO
DURING THIS PERIOD OBJECT MOVED TO A POSITION EIGHT TO TEN
INCHES ABOVE HORIZON AT SUNRISE (0555 MST). (3) AT
SUNRISE OBJECT BEGIN TO DIMINISH IN INTENSITY WHILE
CONTINUING TO RISE. (4) STEADY RISE FROM HORIZON WITH SEEMING
MOVEMENT TOWARD OBSERVER. (5) GRADUALLY FADED FROM MOVEMENT TOWARD OBSERVER. (5) GRADUALLY FADED FROM
. VIEW. (6) TWO HOURS.
CHARLES.(1GROUND-VISUAL. (BINOCULARS. (3)N/A
DELTA (1) 221200-221400Z. (2) BEGAN UNDER NIGHT NDITIONS,
THRU DAWN TO DAY.
ECHO CONTROL TOWER, CANNON AFB NEW MEXICO
FOXTROT (1) N/A (2) STANLEY J. LUPINSKE, III, A1C, 2040 COMM
SQ., AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER, CANNON AFB, CONSIDERED CON-
PLETELY RELIABLE BY SUPERVISOR, HAS THREE YEARS EXPER-
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STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN : 7226 (23 Mar 66) pg 3 of 3
IENCE.
GOLF (1 CLEAR, 15 MILES VIS.(2) 0500 MST
050 04 KTS SURFD
290 30 6,000
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270 20 10,000
270 80 16,000
290 90 20,000
290 80 30,020
250 40 50,000
260 60 80,000
0500 MST SURFACE 340 DEG 02 KTS 0500 MST SURFACE 340 DEG 02 KTS
0700 MST SURFACE CALM
(3) UNLIMITED (4) 15 MILES (5) NONE (6) NONE
L (7) INVERSION LAYER AT 4, CET.
C HOTEL, INDIA, JULIET, NONE
KILO 2LT. JOHN N MCKEEHAN, JR, INTELL OFFICER, 27 TFW
C. CANNON AFB. DISCUSSION WITH WEATHER OFFICER AND AIR
ALMANAC SUGGEST OBJECT WAS PLANET VENUS WHICH SHOULD
2. LIMA NONE
BT
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