PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE · TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION LOCATION
14 June 66 14 June 66 15/0130Z 15/0130Z Burnside, Kentucky Burnside, Kentucky
3. SOURCE 13. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian Aircraft(Possible) Aircraft(Possible)
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER R OF OBJECTS
One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Sevoral minutes Sco CASE FILES
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground Visual On 15 June at Olooz a B-52 was making several low level
7. COURSE runs at 3oco fect altitude traveling west. The runs were
madc at a radar bomb scoring site. B-52 mado several runs
ESE to West, then South during this period.
8. PHOTOS
Yes
No
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
J Yos
LNo
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FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may be nsed.

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run corridor 4 NM eitner side of centerline from 37°30'N 84*38'W aircraft shail turn left climbing so as to cross 44*52'N 98*51'W at
to 37°36'N 84°00'W After exiting the route at 37*36'N84°00'W 8000' MSL; then at 8000' MSL continue left turn direct 44°47'N
aircraft shall cr0ss 37°36'N 83°50'W at 4000' MSL, then at 4000 99°06'W; then start climb direct s0 as to cross 44°35'N 99°17'W
MSL direct 37°3o'N 83°20'W; then start climb direct 37°36'N at 14,000' MSL; then ot 14,000' MSL direct 44°05'N 99°33'W; then
83°15'W; cross 37°44'N 83°05'W at or below 9000' MSL; continue cross start climb direct O'Neill. Nebraska VORTAC 265/74 (42*35'N
climb direct 37*50'N 83°15W; then climbing direct so 100°2|W) crossing 43°36'N 99*49'W at or above FL 200; crossing
37°51'N 83°30'W ar or Delow 17,000' M5L; then via the Lexington 43°16'N 100°00'W ot FL 230; then maintain FL 230 to O'Neill
VORTAC O98° radial climbing so as to cross to the 265/74.
Lexingion VORTAC. Re-Entry - Aiter completing the initial bomb run, aircraft tha! are
scheduled to execute an aoditionol bomb run shall, after passing
After completing the initial pomb run aircraft tnat are 44°30'N 98°55'W. turn left and climoto or maintaln 4000' MSL to
Ro-Eay- 44°52'N 98°51'W; then al 4000' MSL direct to 45°06'N 100°26'W;
scheauleg to CoW, turn right so as to cross 37'30'N then turnleft and descendto 3500' MSLairect to44*53'N 100*30'w.
the route ot thed or 30oo' MSL cothnue tignt turn to or 3ooo' MSL cothnue rignt turn to thence vin the published route.
83°50W o1 83°50W o1 37:13'N 85°17W; then 1urn riant to
37°22'N a0753'W, 37°22'N 80" cnibinue Yiah: turn to 37°28'N. 85"16'W, bescend ah: turn to 37°28'.85°16'W. bescend VFR and Contour - If the encountered weather conditions along the VFR and Contour - It the encountered weather conditions along the
3719N05 23 W or 2700 MSL: thence o1 2700' MSt: thence via ANGE roule gre equal to or belter than ceiling 3000%, visibility 5 miles. the roule gre equal to or belter than ceiling 30oO% visibility 5 miles. tne tween the IFR aititudes
to cross e. Aircrotl may proceed at 3000 MSu_ from g7°22'N Airerofl may proceed at 3000 MSu from 37^22'N pllot moy descend VFR and operate VFR bet pliot moy descend VFR and operate VFR between the IFR altitudes immediate ferrain be-
83'58'W, dir4ct 37 16n. 85:03'W: turn right to 37*21'N 85'11tW; 83'58 W, dir4ct 37 16/n. 8503'W: turn right ta 37*21'N 85"11tW; TREE" rO4 indicated on the chart and 800' above .ndicuted on the chart and 800' above the 104°35'W 10 44°39'N
50 os 10 cr0ss 37°26'N 8505'W a1 2700' os 1 cr0ss 37°26'N 8505'W at 2700 tweun the follawing points: tweun the follawing points from 45°15'N 104°35'W 10 44"39'N from 45°15
continve lura. descend continve lura. detcend 98°55'W 98"55'W
MSL;thATCE Vig tHe "ORANGE TREE" route MSLFthARCe ViG the "ORANGE TREE" route
Dupree, S. Dak. VoRTAC Altarnate Entry Dupree, S. Dak. VoRTAC Altarnate Entry 329/53
YFR and Contour - if the encountered weather conditions along the YFR and Conteur - if the encountered weather conditions along the Aircraft shall cross the Aircraft shall cross the Dupree, South Dakota VORTAC Dupree, South Dakota VORtAC
VFR segment of the route are equal to or better than ceiling 3oo0. VFR segment of the route are equal to or better than ceiling 3000. (45°55'N 102*06'W) at FL 200 or below os assigned by ARTCC. (45°55'N 102*06'W) at FL 200 or below os assigned by ARTCC,
visib liy 5 miles, the pilot may descend VFR and operare at the VFR visibility 5 miles, the pilot may descend VFR R and Operate at the VFR then descend direct so as to cross 45°23'N 101°16'W at 16,000
aititude indicared on ihe chart between the following points: From aititude indicared on ihe chart between the folowing points: From MSL: then descend direct so as to cross 45°18'N 101°0a'W at or MSL: then descend direct so as to cross 45°18'N 10i°0a'W at or
36"55'N. 33*Ga'W to 37°36'N 84°Co'W. Some dircroit wil operate 36"55'N 33*Ga'W to 37°36'N 84°Co'W. Some dircroit wil operate above 14,Oo0' MSL; then descend direc so as to cross 44°53'N above 14,000' MSL; then descend direct so as to cross 44°53'N
Deidw VFR al:ltude and moy tly as low as800' aoovetheimmediale Deidw VFR aliltude and moy tly as low as80o' aoovethe immediale 100* 30'W at 3500' MSL, thence via the published route.
terrain. Therelore, aircralt may be operating between the IFR Route Width - The route width is reduced to 4 NM on the north side
altituce lMSt naicated on the high speed low ievel chart and of centerline from 45°20'N 103*30'W t0 44*53'N 100*30'W.
8OO' AGU.
Naweomta, Ky. VOR Alarmate Entry
Arcratisholl cross the Newcombe, Ky. VORat FL 250, then ot FL 250 SEA HORSE (OB-12)
Girect 8 5'N 82*53'W; then start descent so as to cross 37°41'N
82*48 W a1 17.000' MSL; Cr05s 37°34'N 82°55'W a1 14,000' MSL; EFFECTIVE 27 FEBRUARY 1966
cr04: B7"25'N 83*04'W a1 10,000' MSL; then ot 10,000' MSL direct
HOURS OF OPERATION: 24 hrs a day, 7 days a weak.
MSL; Inen at 3000' MSL direct 37°15'N 85°03'W; turn right to cross 37*26'N Lake Charles. La. VORTAC Entry
oD G5'W at 27OO' MSL; thenCe via the "ORANGE TREE" route. Aircrafl shall cross the Lake Charles. Lo.. VORtAC at FL Z40. or
as assigned; maintain Fl 240 or as assigned via the Lake Charles
VORTAC 148° radial to 25 NM fx; star: descent, cross 29°3I'N
Roste Widkn - The IFR route width is reduced to 4 NM either side 92°47'W at 19,000' M5L. descend direct t0 cross 28°55'N 92°28'W
The VFR route width is reduced to 2 NM on the north at 15.000' MSL. descend direct to cr0ss 28°28'N 92°15'W at 80n0
side o canterhine from 37°28'N 84°52'W to 37*36'N 84°00'W of centecine MSl or below, descend direct to cross 28°10'N 92°06'W ar 1200'

The rollowing information was received from the Indianapolis
Sector on 21 June 1966.
3000 ft alt going West. The runs were at a Radar Bomb Scoring
Site, on Oil Burner and Orange Tree. P Plane was East of Burnside
near London, Kentucky. B-52 would dip to 300o ft alt while making
practice runs. B-52 made several runs.
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exverienced them.
On June 74th at PM my brother,
who was visiting from , and I retired to the patio
of my home. Ne were i involved in a discussion of U.S.
Agriculture when I casually surveyed the eastern horizon
over a clump of In the direction of Easr-Southeast
a star of usual ntensity was visible in the exceptionally
clear sky. Immediately below this star appeared two addition-
because ppeared to be of twinkling.
and they were rapidly becoming At this time I
called flashing lights,
(I had then realized that they were not stars), he studied
them momentarily and then remarked that it avpeared to him
as an object traveling along a zig-zAg course directly to-
ward us. He and I viewed this for a short neriod (probably
about one minute); then as the lights became more iltonse
and the distance between them had grovn to aout foot,
I vent into the house to get my wife and sister-in-law to

distance but vell thtl the range of a .22
beyond throing electrical
rifle. No sound (except that of house), was
located about 1000 f00t my
kenerating plant. positior was now reflect-
The light nearest ny
heard. ove th light. This reflection
ing off ace immediatel of the
was not etermine any
orward
surface. Liabts bad appeared about
teady out sliaht red
when a when slightly slightlv below the original lights.
20 feet to the the right cntinued ontinued forward
original lights
Then both than loo feet. At new red
a distance of directly behind and slightly
light slowly moved position
below the original lights. They
slow rate until they disappeared
this same feet west break in the
trees. I quickly ran about 200
I saw the lights momentarily and
trees. At this position
disappeared if they had suddenly been turned
then they
ofe.

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The e above events are described as accurately as my
eye can see and as well as my ren can write. I have never
before observed a flying object that I could not identify,
but I am convinced that whut I saw was real s and unconvention-
al.
Sincerely
6
Instructor in Mathematics
Somerset