PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9614168

DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1950

REPORTED LOCATIONPiggott Arkansas

FRAMES9

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Observed 700 truc from soirce at elevation
of 60o. Made no sound. Scemed to drift
with wind, in view 10 minutes.
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SUBJECT: Phonomona
TO: Ir. Phil Smith
Offico of Naval Intolligoneo
P. 0. Box 492
San Antonio, Toxns
Tho following roport(s) re unidontifiod acrial phononona obscrved
at Piggott, Arkansas, on dato irdicatod, f lod fcr
your infornation:
OBS ERVER DATE TIME
14 March 1950 1600
Arkansas
14 March 1950 1600
St. Francis, nsas
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2 Incls EORGE JOFES
As stated ColonglHGSC
Exhibits w/d i.Cof S, G-2
ANALYSIS IVISION FILE
. 3712-28
FILE NUMBER
ed 4-12
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20. Altitude (Angle of elevati overhead):
60 dogr008. 8,000 ft.
11. Direstion from o
L.S:
DECLASSIFIED AFT..: 12 YEARS.
DOD DR 5200.10

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to intolligence and charactor of
obsorvor (chock noighbors polico dopt, FBI rocords p1oyo
Lront
to maxtGe (5ee
attaohed report).
Did obsorver woar glassos, ospocially polarrid sight-
ing, or was objoct vioved through canopy, window, or othor transparont
matorial?
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DOWNGRADED AT 3 ATS.
DECLASSIFIED AT, .A 12 YEARS.
2 DOD DIR 5200.10
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Ric Conee

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. several targets upo proach.
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d. Was radar blip tube well defined and consistent
with size of objeot; faint; fading, pulsuting at regular rate?
lly? -
e. Did radar echo signal disappear suddenl
. If airborne, when object was sighted:
a. circuits? .
b. G Give size, sp
GENERAL
1. ences local weather cond ons AE AT IBn
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8ax dTaCikD ExiIe2
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3. Local flight schedulos of cammercial, private, and military
aircraft flying in vicinity at the times
(Check Canadain activity if close to border.)
Nos
40 Possible releases of testing devises in vicinity sent . aloft by
Ordnango Navy, Air Force, Army, Weather Units, (for release and
tract of lighted synoptic balloon and other information),
Research Organizations any thers.
dieble
DOWNGRADED AT : YE:" RVALS
DECLASSIFIED AFTIR 1 YEANS.
DOD DIR 5200.10
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SHFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
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Maroh 24, 1950
TO WHOM IT M ONCERN:
will, . Ta
On Tuesday afternoon, Maroh 14, 1950, about 4:00 P.M., I was
standing in front of my service station in Piggott, Arkansas. I
looked up and saw a four-motored airplane, belioved to be a transport.
The plane banked and made a complote cirolo, Then, I saw an object,
other than the plane, in the aky. It was above the plane, in altitude,
and looked like a one hundred pound sack of potatoes in size. The
color of the object was white or alumintm. The object appeared to
be eight thousend (8,o00) feot in altitude and at a sixty (60) dogree -
aptain, Infantry
Summary Court I
DOWNGRADED AT
. DECLASSIFIED DOD DIR B200.10
1l10.01

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DECLASSIFIED AFTRR YEaRS:
DOD DIR-5200.10
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& TYPED NAME AND ORGANIZATION OF SPECIAL AGENT & SIGNATURE OF SPECIAL AGENT
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