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15 miles SW Of Twin Falls, Idaho, October 1969

Date of account
1969-10
Location
15 miles SW Of Twin Falls, Idaho
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORO .DATE.YIME GROUP 2.LOCATION 21/2145MDT 21.0ct6922/0345Z 15 miles SW of Twin Falls.Idaho 3.SOURCE 10.CONCLUSION Ciyilian 1)Other(PROBABLE ROCKET LAUNCH) 4.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 2)Astro(FOSSIBLE STARS/PLANETS) 5.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11.BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS or7minutes The observer was driving his tractor when the headlights and radio went out.He noticed a large light rising over the 6.TYPE OF OBSERVATION horizon.From within this light as much brighter and Ground-Visual smaller light rose.The second light appeared much like a 7.COURSE 4th of July rocket except it did not explode.T The larger light gradually grew fainter until it disappeared. Ascending in Sw COMMENrS:A Minuteman rocket was launched from Vandenburg 8.PHOTOS AFB, Ca1ifornia.at 1939 PST of 21 0ct 69 (2139 MDT),and Y appears to be the stimulus of the visual sighting.Tnere is no evidence that the visual sig

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