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or FOR MORE ON UFO
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Air Force Asks St. Joseph, Mo.,
I nt Official for Report
a- St. Joseph, Mo. (AP)—Assist-
on ance in obtaining
oy information
'e- concerning a reported unidenti-
d, fied flying object in the Gower,
m Mo., area at 4:30 o'clock in the
morning, February 9, was asked
28 of John C. Riley, jr., city avia-
tion director, by the Air Force.
The request came from Maj.
Hector Quintanilla, chief of the
ee Aerial Phenomena office of the B
an Foreign Technology division o
ni- ai- the Air Force headquarters at the Air Force headquarters at
al- the Wright Patterson base. in the Wright Patterson base in.
Ohio.
as as The letter from the Air Force
ly stated:
'al 'al The Aerial Phenomena office is The Aerial Phenomena office is
by in receipt of an unidentified flying
er- er- object report from Gower, Mo.
er er The observer sighted an ex
8 tremely bright light and also heard tremely bright light and also heard 352S
8 a$ a noise. It sounded similar to the
swish of a piece of wire, whiried swish of a piece of wire, whiried 35PS3
at high speed above a person'
8 head, and had pulsating rhythm
ef some kind. Initially the object
was bovering. but when it moved sa
sh toward the southwest, the noise G S5
was two or three times louder
and the sound pulsations were F
more rapid. ar
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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
HEADQUARTERS FORT RILEY
FORT RILEY, KANSAS 66442
IN REPLY REFER TO:
ALRAV 3 May 1968
SUBJLCT: UFO Observation, 9 February 1968
Chief, Aerial Fhenomena Office
Aerospace Technologies Division
Production Directorate
ATTN: LTC Hector Quintanilla
1. A check of our aircraft operations indicates that no aircraft
operating from Marshall Army Airfield were flown in or around the area
of Gower, Missouri 1968.
2. Our normal helicopter low level training is restricted to an area
in the immediate vicinity of Fort Riley and Smokey Hill Bomb Range,
Salina, Kansas. The area around Gower, Missouri is not used by this
Post for helicopter training or flight missions missions. We do, on occassion, We ssion,
use the instrument landing facilities at Rosecrans Memorial, Saint landing facilities at Rosecrans Memorial, Saint
Joseph, Missouri. However, no assigned However, no assigned operated at Rosecrans
Memorial on 9 February 1968. Memorial on 9 F bruary 1968.
JOHN INSON INSON
Major, TC /Major, TC
Fost Aviation Officer Fost Aviation Officer

that we contact you. Do helicopters from your field ever operate
in the area in question? Do you have records for the above date
and time that would indicate whether a helicopter or other aircraft and time that would indicate whether a helicopter other aircraft
would be in the area at the time? If would be in the area at the time? Tf sd, was any activity in
the area at that time.
4. To obtain thia data, we realize To obtain this data, we realize that : that do quite a bit
of research, however, we would would sincerely appr your answering
these questions.
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E ter.
FOR THE COMMANORR /
COMMANDER
ECTOR CUINTANILLA, Jr, It Colonel, USA7
Chier, Aerial Phenomena Orfice
Aerospace Technologies Division
Production Directorate

PRODUCTION DIRECTORATE
DEAR S SIR:
In Reference TO NQUIRY DATED APRIL 17, 1 1968,
SUBJECT, UFO OBSERI FEBRUARY 1968, WING
IS OFFERED.
The Kansas THe Kansas CITY NO. POlICE CITY NO. POLICE DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT HAS NET RECEIV- NCT RECEIV-
ED ED A VERBAL OR WRITTEN REPORT OF THE VERBAL OR WRITTEN REPORT OF THE DESCRIBED DESCRIBED INCIDENT
TO THIS DATE. TO THIS DATE. SIncE GOwER, SInce GOweR, MISSOURI COURI NEAR THE NEAR THE
TWA OVERHAUL BASE. NORTH OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, IT
COULD BE ASSUMED THAT THE ACTIVITIES AT THE BASE HAT THE ACTIVITIES AT THE BASE WOULD
HAVE A MAY HAVE MA Y HAVE CAUSED THIS NUSUAL UAL REPORT. REPORT
WE WE REGRET REGRET NOT ABLE TO ASS YOU YO IN IN THIS MATTER. MATTER.
YOurs TRULY,
Mayer
LiegT CarLoRd MAYER
CommaN dIng
RECORDS & IDENT. UNIT
K. C. MO. POLICE DEPT.

of some object was hovering,
towards the southwest, the noise was tw three tines louder and
more rapid.
3. J. Did you rece Did you e any ieporus o umusual objects for adodaz orJeecs it this date? We
would appre would apprec r coments a possible cause for a possible cause for this sighting. this sighting.
JO(ON JPOL 4. Thank tance
ECTOR ECTOR CAULYTANILLA, Jr, CULYTANILLA, Jr, Major, USAF
Chier, Aerial Phenomena ienomena Office
Aeroapace Teehnologies Mvision
Produetion Directorate Production Directorate

this office by the Puolic
for action.
does resenble, in an intangible way,
2. The description of the sighting describe our helicopters. However,
the manner in which members of the laity Gower, Missouri. More
our helicopters seldom operate in the vicinity of
Tower is non-operational during the period
3. Sherman Army Airfield Control in a position receive any
2300 to 0700 hours, therefore, it was not operations office is
unusual objects or noise. The airfield
reports of reports of unusuar objec pertinent to the tinent the alleged sighting alleged sighting
open on a 24 hours basis and no report open on a 24 hours basis ar
was received.
our query for ar query for information information
4. The attached news The attached news clipping will clipping
about the UFO. about the UFo.
Dieiphel Deilisephl
JOHN P. WESTPHAL
LTC, Inf
Aviation Officer
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If so, was a ity time.
4. Did anyone at . Did anyone at the control tover receive a revort the control tover receive a re or an unusual An unusual
9ta or Februaryt
daia, ve
rescarch, howey sincerely sincerely arDx iswering these
questions.
5. Thank you Thanks you in thia tter.
B
OCTOR CUIMTATILLA. Jr. Major, USAP
/tnier, Aerial Phenomesa orrice
Aeroepace Technologias Division
Produetion Direetorate
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anything unusual and although several people thought the
seems to have seen similar to that of a turbine helicopter no record could be
description somewhat
round of any licopter activity in the area.
The observer is near sighted but did not have his glasses on at the time
NOTE:
of the sighting.
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towards the southwest, the noise was or three tines louder and
the sound pu
umusual objecta for this date? We
3.Did you 3. Did you this sighting. this sighting.
would apprec would appr Ca you
4. Thank you fc 4. Thank you ince
- Major, USAY Major, USA
Chier, Aerial Chief, Aerial Phenomena henomena Office
Aerospace Aerospace Technologies Division Division
- Froduetio Froduction Directorate
I have no sighting.
t Con
Kenneth A. Corn
Police Clerk
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that time.
4. Did I anyone at the control tover receive a report of an
umusual
hours or t he gth of February?
5. To data. me realize
reseerch, however, ald bit of
questions. questions. sincerely answering these these
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this this s natter. matter.
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Major, USA?
nomena Office
Aerospece Technologies Diviaion
Produetion Irectorate
No helicopter are based operate from here. o reports wers received
from controllers in the tower.
Emerson S. Capps
Tower Chief 5/1/68

Except for have
records for the concerned date. No incident similar to the UFO observa-
tion was recorde at the control tower.
Helicopter operations from this airport normally do not ate in
the area or a the time in yolved.
The observations related in paragraph 2 of observations related paragraph 2 of fyour your memorandum give indica- memorandum n give indica-
tion of low altitude operation of a low altitude operation turbine-powered helicopter. I would would
suggest contacting Shermar suggest
AAF, Ft. Riley, Kansas, AAF, Ft. Riley, Kansas possible information. Those facilities are possible information. Those facilities are
both southwest of the 1 both southwest of the location reported and conduct extensive helicopter
operations.
Sincerely,
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Con vmsh
James R. Kennedy James R. Kenedy
Facility Eacilitv Chief Chief

1958
Dr. J. Allen Hynek
Groveton,
ied observation
your tion.
CTOR CUIMTANILLA, Jr, Major, USAF
Chief, Aerial Phenomena Office
Aerospnce Technologies Division
Produetion Directorate
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Should you aver sight it as coon
as possible to the nearest Air Force bese. Each tase has a UFO
investigation which usuelly res
In the meantime, we Literature that way
help you identiry
Air Force. Alr Force.
Sincerely, Sincerely,
DAVID L. STILZS
Lt Calonel, USAP Lt Calonel, USAY
Chier, Civil Branch
Community Commaunity Relations Diviaion
Ofrice of Orrice of Inforsation
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FOR MORE ON UFO
Ain, Farce Asks St. Josepk, Mo.
Olcnoo Official for Report
igtjoseph, Mo. (AP)--Assist-
ancgin obtaining information
concerning a reported unidenti-
Monday, April 22, 1968 fiei flying object in the Gower,
Mpevarea at 4:30 o'clock in the
moruing, February 9, was asked
ogoan C. Riley, jr., city avia-
Mof director, by the Air Force.
request came from Maj.
Quintanilla, chief of the Quintanilla, chief of the
eral Phenomena office of the Phenomena office of the
gn Technology division. of Technology division.of
Air Force headquarters at Air Force headquarters at
Wright Pattersou base in
THE KANSAS CITY STAR letter from the Air Force letter from the Air Force
de Aerial Phenomena office is
eceipt of an unidentified flying eceipt of an unidentified flying
et it report from Gower, Mo.
the whe observer sighted an ex-
ely bright light and aiso heard mely bright light and aiso heard
ise. It sounded similar to the
swish of a piece of wire, whiried
at high speed above a person's
head, and had puisating rnythm head, and had puisating ruythm
of some kind. Initiaily the object
was hovering, but when it moved
to:ward tho southwest, the noise
was two or three times louder
and tbe sound pelsatless were
more rapid zint

2. I wanted to eveluate
Mrs. however, did not exoerience the sighting.
her manner of speaking and thinking, The conversetion revealed that she is a
mstter-of-fact, down-to-earth individuel who has lived in that community all her
life. own their owm ferm and reise registered cattle for breeding
indicate that she
purpO7es.
is excita " ary other tr
the hospitel and had an extended
talk with hin. No other significent facts concerning the sighting itself emerged
from ,the conversation. His letter, es you note, was articulate and concise and
covered the basie fects. Mr. does not wish to Pill out our cuestionnaire.
as duration, angular sizes, and tre.jectory. The object did not
pass in front of eny object bi tat it may have passed.
two wolnut trees. He stated thet it had been completely ste to the
ground for ; about ten times es as the
1 Nr.e s whole manner of sreech was careful and he made no attempt
to embellish his
Coes not desire
than his vife. He ,feols no good could cowe from talhing chout it. I would.
heve to give e very Sood rating es to stebility and unexcibebility.
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trance hypnosis. Deep rance
suggestion nypnotist The question remeins whether they are also
capable of hallucination without the aid of hypnotist. " This is an interesting
possibility way towerd explaini single witness
cases.
I questioned Mr. Crad questioned , as to whether he hed ever as to whether he had ever and he said
that he never had and that "sort of st that
If we do not accept hellucination, If we do not accept hallucination, and I there is there is no a priori reason to
accept it, we are faced with the generelly it, we are faced with the generelly unneletable e conclusion that Mr. conclusion that Mr.
did indeed_see what be said be saw. did indeed see what he said be saw. I find I find no no ordinary artifact, weether
condition, condition, aireraft, or mirnge, ete., which would ireraft, or mirege, etc., which would serve to explain this sight-
ing. C
Ce
Hjode
J. AILEN HNEK, Director
Lindheimer Astronomical Research Center
Department of Astronomy
Northwestern University
JAH:1p
.

TO THE LORADO
ON 12 MARCH 1968
8 Feb 63 report from Mr Groveton, Missouri, Conservation Acres Ranch
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parts of what appeared to be a tremendous circula as best
I can on 1 the attached sketch.
The light was a yellowish green and came from the concave sides of the craft.
I could not tell whether it came from a translucent surface or was reflected
from the base of the craft against a shiny surface and then back to the
ground. ground. In any event, there was sufficient light to see the major limbs In any event, there was sufficient light to see the major limbs on on
some walnut the cows, fence in the foreground and other
details.
The object appeared to be at least 100 feet in diameter, and to be hovering
20 to 23 feet ab the ground...although I could not say that it was not on
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might whirl around above his head at high speed a pulsating
rhythm of some kind. When the craft
louder and the sound pulsations were more rapid. The craft moved away rapidly
toward the Southwest, arising at 45 degree angle without the craft being
tilted in any way from the horizontal position it had maintained at, or above,
ground level.
When this brief experience was over I had hot flashes and felt chilled at the
same time, and was perspiring all over. I went back to the bedroom and was sur-
prised that my wife had not awakened. I then recalled I had not seen my dog
or heard him bark although he is usually quite alert to any disturbance.
for Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line
Company in Kansas City, Missouri, of sober habits. Last night I had attended
the County Planning and Zoning Commission meeting, of which I
I came home about a quarter to ten, watched the news on T-V and retired.
Mrs was away at an AAUW meeting, came home later, bathed and retired
without awakening me. When I returned to the bedroom, afte experience
related in the above paragraphs, it was 4:35. I must awakened
sometime between 4:20 and 4:30.
More I cannot tell 1 you. I have made no announcement to anyone in the local area.
I certainly seek kind. If I can be of any
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seriously investigating this kind of report, I
assistance to any one a publicity" basis.
will be pleased to
Yours very truly,
RWB/vb
Attachments --
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