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RUWl/FNA/AFSWC KIRTLAND AFB NMEX 
RUWGNK/OCAi'~A TINKER AFB OKLA 
RUWHHL/OOAMA Hill AFB UTAH 
RUWGSK/SAC OTSL CARSWELL AFB TEX 
KUWGHU/42 AD BWYTHEILLE AFB ARK 
RUCQSL/822AF TURNER AFB GA 
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-s E C ~ E T P-Q~Mt~L¥ RE6TR ICTEB l;JATA AEC ACT 1954. FROM 16AF OS 09005 JAN 66.CSAF FOR AFllS &AFSSS-AE; DNS FOR ·AFINS; AFSC FOR SCIZ, AFLC FOR MCASS, SAAMA FOR SAWMT; AFSWC FOR SWVN, INFO SACLO, OOAMA FOR OOYS, SAC FOR DOSON; INFO OM4E 9 .2AF, 8AF FOR OS. 42AD FOR OS, 822AD FOR OS. SUBJECT: PREL IM !NARY REPORT OF NUCLEAR ACCIDENT <BROKEN ARROW) REPORTDELAYEO DUE T8 LACK OF ON · SCENE COM~AUN ICAT I:JNS. FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY (SPEC IAL HANDLING REQUl~ED: SEE AFR 127·4)A. 17/0922Z JAN 66 SADDLE ROCK AIR REF­UELING AREA, SPAIN COORDINATES 37~N/0149W APPROXIMATE CENTER OF WRECKAGE ON GROUND, WRECKAGE COVERS APPROXIMATELY 16 SQUARE MILES. 
SERIAL NUMBERS UNKNOWN W/R. DAMAGE UNKNOWN 
3 LOCATED DAMAGE UNKNOWN. 

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C. g-52G; KC135A $. 68 80\18 WI NG, 8AF, SAC, SEYMOUR JOHNSON AFB, NC. E...CHR0\1E DOME" REFUEL ING 
F. 8-52 COLLIDED WITH KC-135 D~ING AIR REFUELING. BOTH AIRCRAFT DESTROYED. FOUR B-52 CREWMEN HOSPITALIZED. SEVEN BODIES RECO­V~REO. T~EE WEAPONS ACCOUNTED FOR THIS TIME. CONTINUOS SEARCH BEING CONDUCTED. 
G. MIO AIR COLLISION(" ACTIONS TAKEN TO PREVENT RECURRENCE")? 
H. NONE 

I. MHU 20C CLIPIN 
J. NO ASSISTANCE NEEDED AT THIS TIME. USAF£ EOO T~AM ON SCENE USAF EOD TEAM FROM SANDIA ON SCENE. MEDICAL AND SECURITY FROM 16AF AND SPAN ISH RESOURCES. 

K. UNKNOWN. 
L. UNKNOWN. 
M. YES, JOINT STATEMENT APPROVED BY USIS, DOD STATE DEPT. RE­LEASED 2145 17 JAN 66 TO UPI, AP, REUTERS, ABC STAR AND STRIPES A B-52 BOMBER FROM THE 68TH BOMB WING,-. SEYMOUR JOHNSON AFB, NORTH CAROLINA AND A KC-135 TANKER FROM THE 910TH AIR REFUELING SQUADRON, BERGSTROM AFB, TEXAS, CRASHED TODAY SOUTHWEST OF CAR­
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DEPARTM"'E'NT OF DEFENSE 


TAGENA, SPAIN, DIBING SCHEDlLED AIR OPERATIONS. THERE ARE RE­
PORTS OF SOME SURVIVORS. AN AIR FORCE ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION TEAM 
HAS SEEN DISPATCHED TO THESCENE. ADDITIONAL DETAILS Will BE 
':'ADE AVAILABLE AS THE INVESTIGATION PROGRESSES. 

N. NO 
O. ROSS C. COX, CAPT, DSG, 3445/3113. 
P. REPJRT IAW AFR 127-4 PARA 17A(2) ATTACHvlENT 4,6. 
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