PROJECT BLUE BOOK

. 17/2230:
HACV OP 10_17 arch 1950
M1O.--. "-. Littlo moes, Ark.
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1V 0 4 P_.24 March 1950
"I1 . Lark
Roun or conal
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i1. .SE. to S. in.
rial
MAN.M Sudden tura or about 200
Obcorved at boarinr of cooo at clevation of
30o. first uppearcd to be larre a/c thon
locked like fornation of F-sls, howcver
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Air Materiol Cornand
Wright Pattorson Air Forco Baso
Dayton, Ohio
ATTENTION: MCI .
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. The following ropor aidortifiod acrial phonomona ojsorvod
at Little Rick, Arkansas indicatod, fo
your information:
OBSERVER DITE TILE
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Mr. 17 March 1950 1630
Adams Field
Little Rock, Arkansas
Exhibit referred to has been wit awn.
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ANALYSIS DIVISION FILE 503.16
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FILE NUMBER
28
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9133

9. Shape (give g ompare with know object); Round
(First appeared large plane, then turned from
or ootagonal L (SE to SW and appeared like a formation of P-5ls, but
not Shaped 11ke P-51).
20. ab erhead)
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11. 3000
0. llanouvers ath)i Sudden turn
from southeast to southwask at about 90
Jrer UNCLASSIFIED 1 2.30

obsorvor (chock noighbors, polico dopt, FBI records, umployor, etc.)
Observeris 50 years old; has one year college education; has
been flying for 25 years; has 20-20 vision without glasses;
enjoys good reputation; is sincere and honest and reliable
Did obsorver woar glassos, polarcid glassos at timo of sight-
ing, or was objoct nsparont
matorial?
glasses were worn by observer. Objeots i through
a plexiglass windshield of airplane.
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observable, how long did the stay in the turn and
what was its speed.
. any separ
o.
- several targots upor
d. Was radar blip on defined and consistent
with size of objeot; faint; fading, pulsuting at regular rate?
e.. Did radar echo signal disappear suddenly ly
2. If airborne, when object was sighted:
a. circuits?
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b. G Give es of size, spee
GENERAL
1. Teletype sequences of 1 See a ttabhed
FHIBIT
Adiabatic c chart fo attached XHIBIT
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3.
aircraft flying in vicinity at the time: -
(Check Canadain activity if close to border.) No commercial planes,
or private planes scheduled to land l or take off during period
mentioned. Planes could possibly pass overwithout planning
See page to land, without Adams Field having a flight schedule on them
4. Possible releases testing deviges s in vicinity sent alort by
Ordnance Navy, Air rce Army, Weather Units, 'elease and
tract of lighted ti balloon and other
Research Organizations thers.
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Formation
. Observer was not sure of formation.
7. Seoure signed s
8. Obtain fragme
No. 3, page t'a)
The following information was obtained from officer,
154th Fighter Squadron, Adams Field (Ark National Guard):
(i) At 1649 hours, 17 March 1950, a -6* plane, AF No. 5948,
arrived from Waco. Texas, which is southwest of Adams Field.
(2) At hours, 17 March 1950, plane, AF No. 1153, ,
arrived from Hot Springs, Ark., which is southwest of Adams Fid.
(3) At 1545 (3) At 1545 hours, 17 March March 1950, an WL-17" G No. 1369, No, 1369,
arrived out arrived out of of Pine Blurf, Ark., Blurf, Ark., wich is wich is southeast of southeast Adams Fld. Fld.
(4) At 1519 hours, 17 March 1950, a "C-45" plane No AT 5685,
left Adams Field flying east to F1 Kentucky
NOTE: Mr aited the time he - lghted objects,he
called Mr. Thomas Tanner (a student in the plane with him), and
Tanner glanced around, but not long enough to see anything.
Tanner according to Mr. Bradford, has never soloed and was
attempting to land e, and had his hands full.
Mr student pilot. Bradford Air Service, Adams
Field, Little Rock, Arkansas, stated in an interview on 20 March
1050 that he could not honestly say that he saw 1 the objects Mr.
reported. He stated t that he had all of his attention
coneentrated on landing the plane at the time.
YNCLASSIFIED
dereonts