PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Frenchman's Bajou, Arkansas Was Balloon
17 December 1954 000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP DATE-TIME GROUP 4. 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balioon
Local_ Local. 23400ST 2340CST Ground-Visual Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar Ground-Rodar 000 Was Aircraft
000 Probobly Aircraft Probably Aircraft
GMT. 18/0540Z Air-Visual Air-Visuol Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircralt
5. PHOTOS 8. 8. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Ys 00 D Probobly Astronomical
O Na CNa Civilian Civilian D Possibly Astronomicol
7. LENGTH LENC TH OF OBSERVATION VATION 8. NUMBER OBJECTS OBJECTS 9. COURSE COURSE Other. Spon Combusticn
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS COMMENTS
Source sighted logs on his farm smoldering. Source sighted logs on his farm smoldering. ø 4602d unit at 40 4602d unit at Grandview AFB,
Upon examination, source thcught burnt Upon exanination, source thought burnt conducted thorough field investigation conducted thorough field investigation
rath and smoldering of logs caused by meteorit. of sight on 17 Dec 54. Suoldering causfd
by spontaneous conbustion in cld logs
packed tightly and serving as a dike on
fam of source.
Case closed.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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at 2340 Hrs, 35 miles from Memphis, Fenn and reported to Col. Norman
Rogers,
entered the ground and was still smoking.
turn called me.
I placed a call to HQ 4602nd to have the nearest uint investlgate.
also requested they let us have a short preliminary report as soon as
possible. I Further requested that if it could be identified as a meterorite
not to six send it; however, to send it if it is some material which
they could i not identify.
Inform Col. O'Hern when you gat xod anything definite. Hardin
1030 Hrs, 20 Dec 54
S gt. Drepperd received a call fron Capt.Bellowvant, Flt Coiumander,
46o2a Det at Grendview AFB, Missouri. Capt. Bellowvant reported 46o2a Det at Grondview AFB, Missouri. Capt. Bellowvant reported that
he and members of his detachment flew down to Mr. farm on
Friday Night, 17 Dec 54. Friday Night, 17 Dec 54.
Mr. k has a has a 1600 acre farm on which he acre farm on which he grows rice and grows rice and
cotton. The rice field is seperated fron the cotton filed by a can made The rice field is seperated from the cotton filed by a can made
dike consistin dike conaisting of ng of Eany logs. U Eany logs. Upon close inspection of the logs, it was the logs, it was
evident that evident that cpontaneous combnation had taken place and some of the spontaneous combustion had taken place and some of the
logs were smolderiag. From the aonearance of the logs, it looked li'e
they had been on fire for quite a while and by the time it was noticed
by the owner, it Ce a bu ome object.
A teletvpe report will be forwarded to ATIC by Capt. Bellowvant
which wi3l contain comolete tdetails.
Drepperd
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