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PROJECI IOU/3 RECURU
1. DATE · TIME GROUP LOCATION
2 Feb 67 ~42coz Pocahontas, Arkansas one witness
. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian Satellite(possible)
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 4.1 NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
one minute one minute
. Cbserver watched a bright white star like object travel
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION slowly toward the cast. The object traveled in a straight slowly toward the cast. The object traveled in a straight
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Ground Visual Ground Visual line path during the observation. The object faded from
view after being visible for about one minute. There
7. COURSE were scveral aircraft in the area; however, it is not
eastward felt that one of these aircraft were responsible for the
sighting. The description is consistent with that of a
8. PHOTOS satellite observation.
D Yes
XX No
2. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
17 Yas
XX No
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DEPARTMENT OF THR AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MAESSAGE
AF IN : 41848 (1 Mar 67) C/rb Pg l of 3
ACTION: RDC-4 3,NIN-7, DIA-1 (19)ADV CY DIA
SMB B002NRTTU J JAW UED HQA.
ZNR UUUUU
R 281800Z FEB 67 n 2o10vx :20 07
FM 97BOMBING BL YT HEVILLE AFB ARK FM 97BOMBING BL YT HEV ILLE AFB ARK
TO RUWMFVA/ADC ENT AFB COLO TO RUMFVA/ADC ENT AFB COLO
RUWTEMA/29 AIRD IV R ICHARD S-GEBAUR AFB MO RUWTEMA/29 A IRD IV R ICHARD S-GEBAUR AFB MO
RUEDFIF/FTO WPAFB OHIO RUEDFIF/FTO WPAFB OHIO
RUEDHQA/ CSAF
RUED HQA/0O SAF WASHINGTON D C
INFO RUCVAAA LA
BT
COL O, 29 A IRD IV RICHARD S-GEBAUR -
CSAF FOR AFNIN, OSAF WASH D SAFOI. INFO 2AF BARKSDALE AFB LA. SUBJ:
UFO REPORT. REFERENCE PARA T, AFR 200-2. PARA HACALPHA): (1)
ROUND(2) DIME.(3) BRILLIANT WHITE. (4) ONE.(5) N/A.(6)
NONE. (7) AONE. (8) NONE. (9) NONE. PARA 14B (BRAVO): (1) 0BSERV- NONE. (7) AONE. (8) NONE. (9) NONE. PARA 14B (BRAVO): (1 0BSERV-
ER LOOKED OUT OF A LARGE DOLBLE WINDOW AS HE CROSSED THE ROOM TO ER LOOKED OUT OF A LARGE DOLBLE WINDOW AS HE CROSSED THE ROOM TO
ANSER THE TELEPHONE AT THE POLICE STATION IN FOCAHONTAS, ARKANSAS. ANSWER THE TELEPHONE AT THE POL ICE STAT ION IN FOCAHONTAS, ARKANSAS.
(2) IN A SOUT HWESTERLY D IRECTION FROM OBSERVERS D IReCtIOn frOm OBSERVERS S POSITION AT AN S POSIT ION AT AN
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DEPARTMEMT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN : 41848 (1 Mar 67) Pg 2 of 3
FROM OBERVERS POSIT ION AT AN ANGLE REES ABOVE THE
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HOR IZON, (4) STRAIGHT FLIGHT PATH FROM POINT OF SIGHTING UNT IL DIS-
APPEARANCE. (5) FADED FROM VIEW. (6) ONE MINUTE. PARA 14C(CHARLIE):
(GROUN VISUAL(2) EYE GLASSES ONLY.(3) N/A. PARA.14D OELTA):. ()GROUN VISUAL(2) EYE GLASSES ONLY. (3) N/A. PARA.14D OELTA):
() APFROX IMATELY 250600 FEB 67. (2) NIGHT. PARA 1E(ECHO): POLICE (1)APFROX IMATEL
STAT ION; POCAHONTAS, ARKANSAS. PARA 14F (FOXTROT) (1) MR.
PO CAHONTAS, ARKANSAS; POLICE OFFICER; COM
ALETELY RELIABLE. (2) N/A. PARA 14G (GOLF); (D CLEAR AND COLD.
(2) B30/86 AT SURFACE; 313/48 AT 6,000; 290/55 AT 10,000; 290/90 AT
16, 033; 298/115 AT 20,030; 288/120 AT 30,000; 290/80 AT 50,000; NOT
AVAILABLE AT 80,000. (3) CLEAR. (4) SEVEN PLUS. (5) NONE. (6)
NOME, (7) TEMPERATIRE DEVIATION OF MINUS FIVE DEGREES FROM NORMAL
LAPSE RATE; NO INVERSION. PARA 14H(HOTEL): NONE. PARA 1ICINDIA)
UNKNONN. PARA 4J(JUL IET): THO B-52GS FROM THE 9TTH BOMB WING, . :
BLYT HEVILLE AFB, ARKANSAS, WERE IN THE AREA AT THE APPROXIMATE TIME BL YTHEVILLE AFB, ARKANSAS, WERE IN THE AREA AT THE APPROXIMATE TIME
OF THE SIGHT ING. B-52G NR 57-65 14, CALL SIGN GAUZY 13, PILOTED BY
MAJOR ROBERT D. PRINCE, FR47039, 340TH BOMB SQUADRON, WAS OVER THE MAJOR ROBERT D. PRINCE, FR4 7039, 340TH BOMB SQUADRON, WAS OVER THE
WAL NUT R IDGE VOR AT 250605Z FEB 67, ARRIVING FROM THE NORTH. B-52G WAL NUT R ID GE VOR AT 250605Z FEB 67, ARRIVING FROM THE NORTH. B-52G
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
AF IN : 41848 (1 Mar 67) INCOMING MESSAGE
Pg 3 of 3
R 58-B16S, CALL SIGN GAUZY 25, PILOTED BY CAPT DONALD K. NIMS,
250552Z FEB 67, ARR IVING FROM THE - RIDGE
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VOR IS APROXIMATELY 15 M SOUTH OF POCAHONTAS, ARKANSAS. PARA 14K
VILLE AFB, ARKANSAS. ALTHOUGH A SATELLITE SCHEDULE IS NOT AVAILABLE VILLE AFB, ARKANSAS. ALTHO UGH A ..
THE MOST LOGICAL EXpLANATION FOR THIS SIgHT ING IS THAT THE OBSERVER
SAW A SATELL ITE. OBSERVER IMPL ICATED A FAMIL IAR ITY WITH JET AIRCRAFT
TRAFFIC IN THE AREA AND GAVE THE IMPRESSION OF BEING ABLE TO DIS-
TINGUISH BETWEEN AIRCRAFT AND OTHER OBJECTS. OBSERVER ACKNOWLEDGED
INAB IL ITY TO EST IMATE ALT IT LDES OF JET AIRCRAFT BUT DESCR IBED THE
OBJECT AS BEING "UP WHEN THE JETS FLY, PERHAPS 20,000 FEET." THIS
SIGHT ING IS SIMIL IAR TO OTHERS OCCURRING IN THIS AREA ON "CLEAR ANd
COLD" NIGHT WHEREIN THE OBJECT WAS BELIEVED TO BE A SATELLITE.
THE FACT THAT THE OBJECT WAS IN VIEW FOR ONLY ONE MINUTE TENDS TO
PREQLIDE AIRCRAFT PREULWE AIRCRAFT AS BEING THE CAUSE OF THE AS BEING THE CAUSE OF THE SIGHTING. PARA 14L SIGHTINGPARA 14L A.
(LUNA) NONE. CLUNA)NONE.
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