38 143685 Box7 Incident Summaries 1 100

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A Witness observed very bright light in the sky southwest of Clinton Coun: AF Base which appeared to be the complete wing of an aircreft on fire. ™ When viewed thru field glasses from the Control Tower the object would gain and lose altitude very rapidly mitxemtxot with barely any discernible forward or backwerd motion, At times it changed colors (from red to green, etc) At one time it disappeared behind the overcast but its light penetrated thru the overcast. At approximately 19:45 o'clock it began to move awey from the field on a heading of 210° and di ered 19:55. (1st acct) Seppeered over the horizon et approximately NOTE: See also 4g, 4ga, 4gb, liga & 33, 33a, 1 33e, a ent 2h 33+ 338) 330, 33c, 33d, 33e, 33f and At the time of the sighting the weather was clear over the Base, with a SouthOWest wind which was moderate. There was an overcast in the SE which appeared to be a layer approximately 1000 feet thick, The height of this overcast was approximately 5,000 ft. Object seemed to be about 5 miles from the field at an altitude of from 15,000 to 20,000 ft. The object which appeared stationary at first resembled the complete wing of an airplane on fire. No beam of light was projected, After observing it with the naked eye for some five mimtes, witness went to control tower and looked thru field glasses and then decided that it was not a comet or a falljig star to his knowledge of astronomy. With the aid of the glasses the object appeared to go from an altitude of15,000 to 10,000 feet without any noticable forward or backward motion, and then back up to its original altitude very rapidly. This occurred some 3 or 4 times. When it moved a red light would dominate and change to a green light and then back to its original color. It then started to reced on a heading of 210° going behind the overcast. However, the light was discernible thru the overcast, It then moved very rapidly away, stopping momentarily for 3 or 4 mimte intervals and then di'sappe: over the horizon at 19355, No sound was heard. No photographs were taken (From a signed statement md account )

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Witness observed very bright light in the sky southwest of Clinton Coun:

AF Base which appeared to be the complete wing of an aircreft on fire. ™

When viewed thru field glasses from the Control Tower the object would gain

and lose altitude very rapidly mitxemtxot with barely any discernible

forward or backwerd motion, At times it changed colors (from red to green, etc)
At one time it disappeared behind the overcast but its light penetrated thru
the overcast. At approximately 19:45 o'clock it began to move awey from the

field on a heading of 210° and di ered
19:55. (1st acct) Seppeered over the horizon et approximately

NOTE: See also 4g, 4ga, 4gb, liga & 33, 33a, 1 33e,
a ent 2h 33+ 338) 330, 33c, 33d, 33e, 33f and

At the time of the sighting the weather was clear over the Base, with a
SouthOWest wind which was moderate. There was an overcast in the SE which
appeared to be a layer approximately 1000 feet thick, The height of this
overcast was approximately 5,000 ft. Object seemed to be about 5 miles

from the field at an altitude of from 15,000 to 20,000 ft. The object

which appeared stationary at first resembled the complete wing of an airplane
on fire. No beam of light was projected, After observing it with the

naked eye for some five mimtes, witness went to control tower and looked thru
field glasses and then decided that it was not a comet or a falljig star

to his knowledge of astronomy. With the aid of the glasses the object
appeared to go from an altitude of15,000 to 10,000 feet without any noticable
forward or backward motion, and then back up to its original altitude very
rapidly. This occurred some 3 or 4 times. When it moved a red light would
dominate and change to a green light and then back to its original color.

It then started to reced on a heading of 210° going behind the overcast.
However, the light was discernible thru the overcast, It then moved very
rapidly away, stopping momentarily for 3 or 4 mimte intervals and then
di'sappe: over the horizon at 19355, No sound was heard. No photographs
were taken (From a signed statement md account )