Project Blue Book Final Case Report

orange light kept changing white and occasionally green. B-52 bomber heard
approximately 45 minutes after seeing UFO. B-52 west and much higher than UFO.
SSgt Bond sighted to object in the southern skies for two hours twenty six
minutes. The UFO appeared as a point of light. It appeared about the same as landing
lights on the B-52 which was diverted to the area, except for the flashing red lights on the
B-52.
Ssgt Smith sighted the UFO from 0230 to 0415 hours. It was seen primarily on
the south southwest off and on for 1 hour 15 minutes. The object appeared as though a
star would appear on the horizon on a clear night. The phenomenon appeared to be a
reddish burnt orange. SSgt Smith saw it fade and change as a star might twinkle.
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He also noticed a slight hint of green. The object resembled the planet Mars, in color and
size, as it rises on the horizon.
Major Partin, the pilot of the B-52, visually sighted an unidentified light from
0430 till 0435 hours local. It appeared as a bright orange ball of light about 15 miles
away in the west-northwest, and was either on the ground or slightly above the ground.
The light remained stationary as he flew toward it. He turned onto the base leg about one
mile south of the light and was above it. The light did not move during this time.
No detailed information was submitted to this office relative to the sightings of
A1C Bajgiar, A1C Vennedall, SSgt Wagla, A1C Allis, A1C Derr, SSgt Halko, A1C
Jenkins and A1C Richardson. Nor was any information submitted with regards to the
possible visual observation by aircraft at 0335 hours local, radar paint by weathers radar
at 0352, or exact time when the B- 52 first entered the area of the sightings.
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