PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7092526

DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1966

REPORTED LOCATIONVermillion South Dakota

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE · TIME GROUP 2LOCATION
27 May 1966 27/0800z Vermill ion, South Dakota
3. SOURCE . CONCLUSION
Civilian XXXXXXXxxx Possible (AIRCRAFT)
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
AEESOEX One
5. LENGTH OF 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 11. BRIEF SUMMAR
2 Minutes Object looked like a very high satellite. Object was blingking
approximately every two seconds. every two seconds. There was no traail, tail c There was no traail, tail ch
6. 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION exhaust and no sound noted. exhaust and no sound noted. The object was a orbital path
Ground-Visual Ground-Visval zagging and jerrking and jerrking,
7. COURSE TOEEECX Gacck GXXSCXEOXGTSDO CXCXKXIZGEXECXCCX CXIZGEXMECCC
finally disappearing in the SE. The blinking The blinking of of
SE the object the object suffests an aircraft.
8. 8. PHOTOS
D Yes Yes
KNo
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Yes
XXNo
FORM
FTD SEP63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of thie form mey be ueed,
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"i 1 UNCLASSIFIED
27 Mag 66 his
S.D. DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
68002 STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN : 55137 (27 May66)A/bw Pg 1 of 2
ACTION: RDC-4 INFO : NIN-7. OPX-2, AFOS-3, DIA-1 (19)
ADV CY DIA
SMB A214 CZCBVD178
PFTU JAW RUEDWXB0635 1472214-UUUU--RUEDHQA. CYS
DE RUWGNP 14 1472012 OS OSA
ZNR UUUUU OSP
P 272000Z BERE
FM 30 AIR DIV SIOUX CITY MUNI APRT IOWA FM 30 AIR DIV SIOUX CI IL.P
TO RUWMFV AADC ILS ILT
RUWGKG/10 AF RICHARDS GEBAUR AFB MO RUWGKG/10 AF F RICHARDS GEBAUR AFB MO as FM
a
RUEBBAA/AFSC MPP MPR
RUEDHQA HQ USAF RUEDHQA/HQ USAF AA AAA
RUEDHQA OSAF RUEDHQA/ OSAF F WASH DC WASH DC AAR AAR
CC OI
BT S3
UNCLAS/30 0DC-I 00912 MAY 66. FOR ADOIN AT ADC DSNO
100IN AT 1BAF; AFSC(FTD) AT AFSC; AFNIN AT USAF;
SAFOI AT OSAF. UFO REPORT. REF PARA 14A, AFR 200-2:
(1) OBLONG. (2) SATELLITE VERY HIGH ALSO LIKE A
FIREFLY (3) WHITISH BLUE. (4) GNE. (5) NO FORMATION.
(6) OBJECT WAS BLINKING APPROXINATELY EVERY TWO
SECONDS. (7) NONE. (8) NO SCUND. (9) OBJECT WAS
OBS ERVED ZIG ZAGGING AND JERKING. REF. PARA 14 B:
AFHQ JAN 65 FORM 0-309C
UNCLASSIFIED

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:7. .
UNCLASSIFIED ".
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN : 55137 (27 May 66) pg 2 of 2
HOUSE LOOKING UP AT THE STARS. (2) WAS NOR THWEST
PAGE 2 RUWGNP 14 UNCLAS
OF OBSERVER'S POSITION/NO OTHER INFORMATION GIVEN.
(3) DID NOT OBSERVE. (4) OBJECT IN AN ORBITAL PATH TRAVELING
NORTHWEST TO SOUTHWEST AND WAS ZIG ZAGGING AND JERKING. NORTHWEST TO SOUTHWEST AND WAS ZIG ZAGGING AND JERKING.
(5) WENT OUT OF VIUAL CCNTACT IN SOUTHEAST. (6) LESS (5) WENT OUT OF VIUAL CONTACT IN SOUTHEAST. (6) LESS -
THAT TWO MINUTES. REF. PARAC: (1) GROUND VISUAL. THAT TWO MINUTES. REF. PARA. 14C: (1) GROUND VISUAL.
REF PARA. 14D. (1) 0800Z, 27 MAY 66. (2) NIGHT, CLEAR, : D
QUARTER MOON. REF. PARA 14E: VERMILLION, SOUTH DAKOTA.
REF. PARA 14F: (1 MR. REF. PARA 14F: (1) AGE 21 YRS., FAULKTON, AGE 21 YRS., FAULKTON,
SOUTH DAKOTA. REF. PARA. 14G: (1) CLEAR. (2) SFC 0804,
6M 2715, 10M 3510, 20M 3515, 30M 3315, 50M 3115, 80M 2720.
(3) CLEAR (4) 15PLUS (5) ZER0. (6) NONE. (7) 2-5C/1000 FT.
REF PARA. 14 H: NONE, REF. PARA 14 I: NONE. REF PARA 14J:
NA. REF PARA 14K: 1ST LT NEVILLE C.HERBERT, USAF,
30 TH AIR DIV INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, SIOUX CITY, IOWA. ".
I BELIEVE THIS COULD HAVE POSSIBLY BEEN A SATTELITE
IN ORBIT OR DEORBITING PATTERN. REF PARA 14L: NONE.
BT
NNNN
AFHQ JAN 65 FORM 0-309C
UNCLASSIFIED