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Dalton, Kentucky, September 1966

Date of account
1966-09
Location
Dalton, Kentucky
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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Project Blue Book case file indexed from National Archives metadata; page-level review pending.

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD 1.DATE·TIME GROUP 2.LOCATION 7 Sept.66 8/00012 Daiton, Kentucky one witness 3.SOURCE 10.CONCLUSION Civilian Aircraft(possible) 4.NUMBER OF OBJECTS One 5.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11.BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSiS 5-6 seconds Observer noted silver object with a red glow at rear pass overheadand took off toward the cast.Observer heard a 6.TYPEOF OBSERVATION roaring sound and looked overhead and then saw the object. Ground Visual Theobject took off swiftly at an angle upward and dis- appeared. The sound heard was described as something COURSE between the noisc of a plane and a jet plane.Observer Eastward compared the object to a huge washtub. 8.PHOTOS Description is consistent with that of an aircraft Y sighting.A jet aircraft with a aftorburnor on could have XNo provided a sinilar description. 9.PHYSICAL EVIDENCE Yes ONX FORM

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