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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8292892

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1966

REPORTED LOCATIONHopkinsville Kentucky

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE · TIME GROUP LOCATION
7 Sept 66 03/0150z 7 Sept 66 03/0150Z Hopkinsville, Kentucky (1 Witness) 7
3. 3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian INSUFFTCIENT DATA FOR EVALUATION
4. 1. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One . .
5. LENGTH OF OESERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Not Reported SEE CASE FILE
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION .
KEX Ground-Visual .
7. COURSE
West
8. PHQTOS
n Yes
XOXNo
2. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE ...
17 Yes
XOXNo
FORM
FTD SEP63 0.329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form mey be ueed.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS, 64TH TROOP CARRIER WING (TAC)
SEWART AIR FORCE BASE, TENNESSEE 37 168
REPLY TO
ATTN OF: DOI
SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Object Report 1 9 SEP 1966
TO: AFSC (PTD)
EDIL. HIBMER, COHOne, USAF ED.IL. HIBNER, COHOneL, USAF 1. Atch UFC Report
Deputy Commander Operations Deputy Commander Operations
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DISPOSITION FORM i
(AR 340-15)
REFERENCE OR OFFICE SYMBOL SUBJECT
AJCAF-O Unidentified Flying Object, Extracted from Dispatch Log,
Campbell Army Airfield, 8 Sep 66
TO CO, ALCE Operations DATE 8 Sep 66 CMT 1
ATTN: CWO Gilreath Maj McCready/wkw/4113
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2. F
3. Seen by Sheriff well
4. negorced as a large siiver obJect wi Reported as a large silver object with fire coming out of the back. It s0
became two round objects connected together. two round objects connected together. At 2050 hours CST, while on the phone ours CST, while on the phone
with Hopkinsville Police Department, the Princeton police with Hopkinsville Police Department, the Princeton reported it stationary reported it stationary
West of Princeton and changing colors fro West of Princeton and changing colors fror
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THOMAS E. McCREADY, JR. THOMAS E. McCREADY, JR.
Major, Infantry
Operations Officer
TO 64th Trp Carr Wg FROM: Det 1,839 AirDiv DATE: 9 Sep 66 CMT 2
Gewart AFB, Tenn CAAF, Ft Campbell,Ky
ATTN: Wg Intelligence Offieer
Forwarded.
BEN T FERCUSON, TAjOr, USAF
Operations Officer
DA, FORM 2496 REPLACES DD FORM 96, EXISTING SUPPLIES OF WHICH WILL BE U.5. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : I963 O-7O7-911
1 FEB 62 ISSUED AND USED UNTIL 1 FEB 63 UNLESS SOONER EXHAUSTED.