PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8726724

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1954

REPORTED LOCATIONClarkdale Arizona

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

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2. LOCATION

12. CONCLUSIONS
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vt Bepeerber 1256 Clarkdale, Arizona O Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Q Possibly Balloon
Local i558M D Ground- Vi sual 0 Ground-Radar OQ Wos Aircraft
18/01 582 Q Probobly Aircroft
GMT ra & Air Visual D Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE QO Wos Astronomical
O Yes O Probably Astronomical
% No Military O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 10 Other sans
ES Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
Not Re port ad 1 S then = 0 Unknown

10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

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SIZE CF DC& ACFT SHAPE NOT DETERMINABLE ON ACCOUNT
PD OBJECT TRAVELING FROM NORTH TC SCUTH AND TURNED

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S4TH AIR DIV AT ABQ PD PILOT COL FREDERICK VILL
418 SEP 54 PD TIME OF SIGHIING 17£155Z SEP 54