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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7106107

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1966

REPORTED LOCATIONTeaticket Mass

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3.
PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE · TIME GROUP LOCATION
17 Aoril 66 17/2330Z Teaticket, Mass ( Witness)
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian AIRCRAFT Proo.
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 22
Two
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
10 Minutes Observer sighted two red flashing circles the size of two apples
6. TYPE OF OSSERVATION in formation side by side. Upon disappearance e there appeared
below and between the two red lights like a rocket thruster below and between the two red lights like rocket thruster
Ground-Misual igniting. igniting. Observed in the West traveling Observed in the West traveling west an ascending
7. COURSE above the horizon. Level flight until ignition of above the horizon. Level fligh ntilignition he thruster e thruster
then object ascended above the horizon. then object ascended above the horizon. The probable The probable cause of cause of
W the sighting was the after glow and navigational lights of an the sighting was ne after glow and navigational lights of an
8. PHOTOS F-100 which was F-lcO which was nover Otis AFB at the time of the sighting over Otis AFB at the time of the sighting
Yes
EXN N.
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Yos Yos
MANo HEONO
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may bo used.
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UNCLASSIFIED
DepaRTMENt of thE ane FoaE
STAFF miSSAGE BranCH
incomins message
AP IN: 56194 (19 Apr 66) 0/ko Page 1 of 2
ADV CY DIA :
XOPX-2,SAP-OS-3, DIA-1, RDC-4 (19)
ZNR UUUUU
R 191630Z CYS
TO OS
FM 55 1AEWCONNG OTIS AFB MASS OSA
TO RUAMFVA/ADC OSP
US
RUEDMAA/1AF STEWART AF3 NY RuEdmaaZ TaF STEWaRT AFS NY RR RR
IL
RUCDSQ/FTD WPAFB OHIO RUCOSQ/FTD WPAFB OHIO TLA
Tt,I Tt.I
RUEB HQA/CSAF ILP ILP
ILS
RUEDHQA/OSAF RUEDHCA/OSAF WASH DC I 7 ILT ILT
FM 1111
BT BT RD
MP
UNCLAS 5510IN 18157 APR 66 FOR CSAF CAFNIN, OSAF (SAFO1). MPP
MPR
SUBJ: UFO REPORT. AFR 200-2 PARA. 14A. (1D TWO RED SPLeUE MA
AAA
FLASHING CIRCLES. (2) SIZE OF TWO APPLES IN FORMATION. AAR
(3)RED (4) TWO (5) SIDE BY SIDE.(6) NONE (7) UPON BY
L
DISAPPEARANCE THERE APPEARED BELOW AND BETWEEN THE H3
DE
TWO RED LIGHTS A RED-VHITE TRAIL LIKE A ROCKET THRUS-
TER IGNITING. B. (1) TWO FLASHING RED LIGHTS. (2)
WEST NEAR HORIZON. (3) WEST ASCEADING ABOVE HORIZON.
) LEVEL FLIGHT TILL. IGNITION OF THRUSTER THEN OB-
JECT ASCENCED ABOVE HORIZON. (6) ) RAPIDLY YASCENDING
AFHO JAN SS FORM 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED

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UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGF
AF IN: 56194 (19 Apr 66) Page 2 of 2
PAGE 2 RUEDJHA9353 UNCLAS
MASS. F. (T 12,STU
TEATICKET, MASS,
TEATIGRET, MASS, CATIGRET, MASS,
548-2153; VERBAL TELEPHONE CONVERSATION S10:ED RELIA-
10KTS (3) NONE (4) 15NM (5) 6930 SCATTERED, HAZE ALOFT. 10KT5 (3) NONE (4) 15NM (5) 6930 SCATTERED, HAZE ALOFT.
() NONE (7) 45 CEGREES MSL. H. NONE. 1. NONE. J. () NONE (7) 45 CEGREES MSL. . NONE. 1. NONE. J.
THERE WAS IN THE VICINITY OF OTIS A TRANSIENT F-160 THERE WAS IN THE VICINITY TRAnsienT F-160 : : :.
OUT OF ANCREOS AFB WHICH LANDED AT 2356Z/17 APR 66.
K INTELLIGENCE OFFICER. PRELIMINARY AWALYSIS SHONS
THAT THE PROBABLE CAUSE CF THE NIGHTING WAS THE AFTER-
BURNER EXHAUST SLON AND NAVIGATION LIGHTS OF THE F-180
WHICH WAS AIRBORNE OVER OTIS AFB AT THE TIME OF THE
SIGHTING. 1. NONE.
BT
NNNN
FORM :
AFHO JAN 6S 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED