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UFO. United States

ID #1566572597
Added Fri, 23/08/2019
Author July N.
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Initial data

Initial information from sources or from an eyewitness
Incident date: 
08.09.1958 18:40
Location: 
Offutt AFB
Омаха, NE
United States

The SAC officer, engineer-pilot, celestial Navigator, major Paul A., Duic, and several officers of the U.S. air force from Units of ballistic missiles AF, AFS in Los Angeles (CA), and many other officers and pilots Offutt AFB, and Offutt air traffic control and tower personnel saw a bright white elongated cylindrical object, savosina the West at an altitude of about 270° azimuth 30° just after sunset [sunset at 6:46 CST at azimuth 278 °]. The object is oriented vertically highest end (about 1/10 of the ratio width/length).

After several minutes, the object was a dull orange-red and became sharper. A swarm of about 10 "black spots" seemed to "jump" around the lower end of the object for about 1 minute before disappearing. Then a cylindrical object began to rotate counterclockwise, so that was no longer oriented vertically and started drifting slowly to the South West.

It decreased vecenie about 5 minutes [until the angle of about 20 ° at an azimuth of about 268 °] to the orientation in the horizontal direction and decreasing angular size.

Then in the last 5 minutes, the object continued decline in the corner and drifted to the South and gradually decrease the angular size, but started to rotate the orientation back clockwise to an angle of about 45°, until it disappeared in a weak atmospheric haze to the cloudless sky.

At about azimuth 265° and an altitude of 5° [angular size is about 1/3 original size] Colonel US air force made several color photographs on 35-mm camera on a tripod, but later claimed that nothing happened.

Reported to ATIC, but there is no report in BB files.

The observation time of 20 minutes. It was more than 25 witnesses.

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Original news

SAC Operations officer-flight-engineeer-celestial navigator Maj. Paul A, Duich, USAF, plus several USAF officers from AF Ballistic Missiles Division, Los Angeles AFS, Calif., and many other Offutt AFB officers and airmen, plus Offutt air traffic control tower personnel, saw an brilliantly white elongated cylindrical object hovering in the W at about 270° azimuth elevation 30° just after sunset [sunset at 6:46 p.m. CST at azimuth 278°], object oriented vertically with blunter end highest [about 1/10 width/length ratio].  After several mins object turned dull orange-red and became sharper in outline.  A swarm of about 10 “black specks” appeared to “cavort” around the lower end of the object for about 1 min before disappearing then the cylinder object began to rotate counterclockwise so no longer oriented vertically and started drifting slowly to the S from due W and dropping in elevation angle over about 5 mins [to about 20° elevation about 268° azimuth] until oriented horizontally and diminishing in angular size.  Then during final 5 mins object continued angular descent and S drift and gradual decrease in angular size but began rotating orientation back clockwise to about 45° angle (10:30 o’clock) until disappearing by fading into the slight atmospheric haze in the cloudless sky at about 265° azimuth 5° elevation [angular size about 1/3 of initial size].  USAF Col. took several color photos with 35 mm camera on tripod but later claimed nothing came out. Reported to ATIC but no report in BB files.    20 mins 25+ witnesses 10-20? Full Moons SAC HQ + photos? 

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