PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD
I. DATE - TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
8 June 1966 08/0230Z Roann, Indiana
3. SOURCE . CONCLUSION
Civilian AIRCRAFT
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS There was a B-58 A/C in the area at the etime of the sighting.
Often these aircraft use their afterburner for fuel weight reduction
One prior r to landing.
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
10 - 15 Minutes Observer noted object at about 225 deg azimth, 60 deg elevation
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION which appeared to float and bob on a relatively small area.
Object had a climbing flight path towards the SE, with a very
Ground-Visual high rate of s speed. The object had a eddi sh orange color.
7. COURSE
TO SE
8. PHOTOS
Yes
xNo
9. PHYSICA PHYSICAL EVIDENCE VIDENCE
Yes
XN PXNo - EI
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) (TDE) Previous editions of this form mey be used. Previous editions of this form may be used.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN: 2253 (9 Jun 66) A/fhe Pg l of 4
ACTION: RDC-4
INFO :
SMB C204ECZCBVC629 ADV CY DIA
PFTU JAW RUEDYXC0219 1602105-U RUEDHQA.
DE RUCDNI 50 1601905
ZNR UUUUU
P 091845Z CYS
FM 305BOMBWG BUNKER HILL AFB IND TO OS
TO RUWONLB/ ADC ENT AFB COLO OSA
OSP
RUCDAH/30 AIRDIV TRUAX FLD WISC RUCDAH/30 AIRDIV TRUAX FLD WISC US
RR
RUEDFIA/AFSC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO AFB OHIO IL
ILA
RUEBBJA/ HQ USAF WASH DC IL,I ILI
ILP
ILS
RUEDHQA/ OSAF WASH DC RUEDHQA/ 0 OSAF WASH DC ILT
FM
BT RD
UNCLAS DC01 81695 JUN 66. UNCLAS DC01 01695 JUN 66. MP
MPP
AFSC FOR FTD MPR
ADC FOR ADOIN. 30 AIRDIV FOR DI. AFSC FOR FTD AA
HO USAE FOR AENLN SAEFOR SASO JECT: UFO AAA AR
HQ USAF FOR AFNIN. OSAF FOR SAFOI. SUBJECT: UFO AAR
REPORT. SUBMITTED IAW AND KEYED TO AFR 200-2. OT
LL
A (1)ROUND (2)BASKETBALL AT ARMS LENGTH (3) REDDISH SS
DSMG
ORANGE (4) ONE (5)N/A (6) NONE (7)HNONE (8) NONE
(9) NONE.
(2) THREE MILES EAST OF
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN: 2253 (9 Jun 66) Pg 2 of 4
GILEAS, INDIANA NEAR COUNTY ROAD SIX HUNDRED EAST.:
TRUE BEARING NINE ZERO DEGREES. ELEVATION FIVE DEGREES.
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(3) TWO HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE DEGREES TRUE. SIXTY
DEGREES ELEVATION. (4) APPEARED TO FLOAT AND BOB OVER
RELATIVELY SMALL AREA. (5) CLIMBING FLIGHT PATH
TOWARDS SOUTH EAST. VERY HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND
APPEARED TO ACCELERATE. OB SERVER DECLINED EST IMATE OF
SPEED AND RATE OF SPEED AND RATE ACCELE FIFTEEN FIFTEEN
e
MINUTES.
C(1) GROUND-VISUAL (2) NONE (3) N/A C(1) GROUND-VISUAL (2) NONE (3) N/A
(1)ZERO TWO THI (1)ZERO TWO THIF UNE SIXTY SIX
(2)NIGHT. (2)NIGHT.
E. THREE MILES EAST OF GILEAD, INDIANA ON COUNTY ROAD E. THREE MILES EAST OF GILEAD, INDIANA ON COUNTY ROAD
SIX HUNDRED EAST. SIx HUNDREd EaSt. 1
FMR TWENTY EIGHT;
HOUSEWIFE (FARM; UNRELIABLE.
G(1) NIGHT, GOOD VISIBILITY, STARS VISIBLE. (2)
A. 200/02. B. 230/15. C. 250/20. D. 250/20.
E. 260/30. !F. 250/55. G. 250/80. H. NOT AVAILABLE.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN: 2253 (9 Jun 66) Pg 3 of 4
(3)HIGH THIN OVERCAST. () FIFTEEN PLUS. (5) TEN
TENTHS (6) NONE. (7 ONE DEGREES IGRADE
HNONE.
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IAN HH438, TAIL NUMBER 591576, CALL SIGN PEDRO 21,
PILOTED BY CAPT R. L. MERNA, WAS LAUNCHED AT 0258Z.
AIRcrAFt REmAINed In vicinIty of SIGhtIng LOCATION FOR
THIELTHIRTY MINUTES. PILOT REPORTED UFO NOT OB SERVED. THIELtHIRTY MINUTes. REPORTED UFO NOT T OB SERVED.
J. NONE.
K STAFF INTELLIGENCE OFFICER; CHIEF, COMBAT .
INTELLIGENCE BRANCH. WAS INTERVIEWED BY
THE PREPARING OFFICER, SHE WAS SINCER AND FIRM IN HER
DESCRIPTION OF THE SIGHTING. HOWEVER, IT WAS EVIDENT DESCRIPTION OF THE SIGHTING. HOWEVER, IT WAS EVIDENT
THAT A STATE OF FEAR EXISTED. ALSO, DURING THE E
INT ERVIEW INTFRVIEW STATED THAT SINCE EARLY LAST THAT SLNCE FARLY LAST
FALL AT LEAST SIX SIGHTINGS HAVE OCCURED WITHIN A FIVE
MILE RADIUS OF THE CURRENT SIGHTING AND THE OBJECTS
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WERE OBSERVED BY NEIGHBORS, FRIENDS AND RELATIVES.
THE SIGHTINGS WERE NOT REPORTED BECAUSE OF FEAR OF
ADVERSE PUBLICI REPORTED CURRENT
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DEPARTMENT THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN: 2253 (9 Jun 66) Pg 4 of 4
SIGHT ING TO THE INDIANA STATE POLICE AND LATER WAS
ADV ISED BY THE POLICE THE OBJECT WAS A B-58 TYPE
AIRCRAFT. B-58 AIRCRAFT WERE AIRBORNE AND IN THE
BUNKER HILL AFB TRAFFIC PATTERN THE timE oF thE
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SIGHT ING, HOWEVER, THE TRAFFIC PATTERN WAS SOUTH OF
THE BASE USINg RUNWAY tWO TWO ZERO WITH A LEFT TURN
AFTER TAKE OFF. CONVERSELY, ENROUTE PENETRATIONS ARE
NOT UNCOMMON AND COULD HAVE PLACED ONE OF THE AIRCRAFT
IN THE SIGhTING AREA. AlSO, THE USE oF AFTErBUrNERs IN THE SIGhTINg AREA. AlSO, THE USE oF AfTERBURNERs
OVER ISOLATED AREAS IS PRESCRIBED FOR FUEL WE IGHT OVER ISOLATED AREAS IS PRESCRIBED FOR FUEL WEIGHT
REduCtION PRiOR tO LANding. PREliminARY ANalYSis REDUCTION PRIOR TO LANDING. PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS
INDICATES THE CAUSE OF THE SIGHTING WAS A B-58 AIRCRAFT INDICATES THE CAUSE OF THE SIGHTING WAS A B-58 AIRCRAFT
USING THE USING the E AfTERBUrner JuST PriOr AFTERBURNER R JUST PRIOR TO LANDING- AT BUNKER LANDINGAT T BUNKER
HILL AFB.
L. NONE
BT
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