PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8727646

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1954

REPORTED LOCATIONWALNUTRIDGE ARK

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE - TIME GROUP LOCATION
19 OCT 54
19/2100Z WALNUT RIDGE, ARK
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
CIVILIAN
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS OTHER: CONTRAILS
2.
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 5LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. II. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
25 MINUTES Contrails, white. Rpting Rpting officer stated B-47's operating officer stated B-47's operating
6.TYPE OF OBSERVATION G. TYPE OF OBSERVATION bomb plots bomb plots at time ime of sighting in area of sighting.
GROUND VISUAL
7. COURSE COMMENTS:
Probable B-47 contrails. Probable B-47 contrails.
N - - S -S
8. PHOTOS
Yes
X No
9. PHYSICA VIDENCE
Yes
No
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may be used.

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DE JESY2 35B .
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FH CIDR FLIGHT SERV CENTER MAXVELL AFE ALA FM CIDR FLIGHT SERV CENTER MAXVELL AFE ALA
TO JEDENVOIDR ADC ENT AFP COLO SPGS COLO TO JNDENVOIDR ADC ENIT AFP COLO SPGS COLO
JEDUP/AIR TECH INTELLIGEICE CENITER VRICHT PATTESON AFE JEDVP/AIR TECH INTELLIGEIOE CENTER VRICHT PATTMSON AFE OIIA DiIAL
JEPH/DIR INTELLRNIGENCE IN USAF WASIDC JEPH/DIR I INTELLEIGENCE IN USAF WASIDC
JFNK/CIDR R 33RD AIR DIVISION TINKER AFB OKLA
/UF O B/
1. DESCRIPTION OF ORJECT
A. UIIK
B. UNK
C. WHITE
D. UIK
E. NONE
F. Nols
G. CO-TRAILS
H. NONE
I. NONE

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PAGE TWO OF JESYI S5D
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2. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OEJECT
A.I UNK
. UNK
C. UIK
D. NORTHI TO SOUTH
. STILL VISIBLE
F. 25 MIN
3. MAINNER OF OBSERVATION
A. AIR SIGUTED
B. NONE
C. ANERICAN'AIRLINES FLIGNT 2S1 TYPE C. ANERICAN'AIRLINES FLIGHT 261 TYPE AID OTHER INFO UNK OTHER INFO UNK
A. TINE AND DATE OF SIGHTING
A. 192189Z A. 192100Z
D. DAY D. DAY
5. LOCATIONS OF OBSERVER
BETIEEN VALNUT RIDGE, ARK AND FLIPPIN ARK BETIEEN VALNUT RIDGE, ARK K AND FLIPPIN ARK
26. IDENTIFYING INFORNATION OF ALL 26. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF ALL OBS ERVER OBSERVER
A. CIVILIAN
NATES AADDRESS UNK
PAGE Timet 0 OF JLSYR SSD
O.1IlITAYIOT 4103
7o WENTHES AND SIDS ALOTT AT TINS MID PLACE OF SIGITING
A- HIOH THI BROKE: CIAIS MT APPROX 25PA. FT
-MFACE DEORTS/1 KHOTO 2.
FEET DEGRCES/355 KHOTS 2.
1, 1,FEET 0203355/15 KNOTS 21
16, . FEET DESREES/35) KNors 20

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7. VEATHER AND VINDS ALOFT AT TINE MND PLACI OF SIGHTING
A• NIGH THIN IBROKEN CIRIS MT APPROX 25OJD FT
B. S SURFACE DEGREES/99 -
KiOTS 2
6005 FEET DEGREES/355 KNOTS 20
14, 00 FEET DEGREES/135 KIIOTS 20
16,008 FEET DEGREES/35) KINOTS 2
21, SOS FEET DUGREES /353 KOTS 25
31,.FEET DIGREES/35 KNOTS 4
S, U1FIST DEGRETS/2D3 KIOTS 25
GFET DEERES/27 KIOTS 20
D. CEILING 25, 125 FT NSL
D. VISIBILITY 15 MILES
E. CLOUD COVER 6/1.
F. THUNDERSTORIS HONE
. NONE
9. NONE 9.NONE
1 EXACT LOCATION OF AIR TRATFIC UNK. SVERAL B47 FLIGHTS OPIATILIG OPEATINIG
LITTLE ROCK BONE PLOT DURING THIS TINE, ACFT ON PLOT AFJETEL44 TINE. ACFT ON PLOT AFJETE444 AFJST
8235 AND AFJET 8735 S235 AND AFJET 8735
1
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11• OPERATIONS OFFICE MAXVELL FLIGHT SEVICE EITER HAXVELL AFE
ALABANA
POSSIBLE B47 NISSION ON LITTLE ROCK ARK BOIS PLOT
12. NONE
SIGNED GOLINSKY END
10/2C2NZ OCT JESY2