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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
18 July 1956 Arkansas City, Kansas E Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT 19/00102 AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. 5. PHOTOS 6. 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 000 0 Probably Astronomical
INo Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other Other_
40 minutes 00 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
still in sight still in sight one drifting SE
T0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 17. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
One object ring like Winds aloft Winds aloft in the area of the area of the
a large ligh bulb, orange with green sighting at the time of the
points, estimated estimated o be at an altitude be at an altitude sighting corresponded exactly
of 5 to 6000 feet. First seen at an to the course of to the course of the object.
azimuth of 80 dgrs. Sighting was probably generated Sighting was probably generated
by a balloon from Dodge City,
Kansas or possibly a balloon
from Wichita.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 25 SEP 52)

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Or, muybe it was simply because It was a good uro sightin
1956 Miss Universe Peagent at Long Beach, th city edtte
Arkansas City Daily Traveler,
Highway Patrol were sltting in a patrol crulsor in Arkane
ItW ItMaL hot and muggs night. Occastonally the redfo i. th
crufre Logld cone to Hire. An accident nedi- Salin. iru
driyin couth fron Topeke defvine couth fron Iopeke
out ready to ga how-ft wee 1o oiclack-hhen th ri

seconds he had his story
a look.
Emporia in Marion County
across the north sky
Tay wafted, they Iooked and they saw.
It was big, about the size of a 200 watt light bulb.

I was paoped
Te nert morning Literally hundrede of people spent hou
were shown eround, and tra fishermen readily cdrdtted they
obfeceLatbruth
Lean tte B-hy had leor geat Into tir
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HIGH ATE
LATER, HCCONNELL AND
SMOXY SMOTY SORCE BASE DISPATCHED YOR TMO JET TMO JET PLANES TO INESTIGATE. PLANES TO INWESTIGATE.
A MYSTERIOUS A MYSTERIOUS OB UP ON THE RADAR SCREEN AT HE RADAR SCREEN AT
HUTCHINSON.
FLICKERINS UASTE GAS TORCHES IN AN OIL FIELD" WHICH SOME THOUGHT
MIGHT HAVE CAUSED REFLECTIONS. BUT SAID_THAT I "WHAT I SAW WAS NO
INAGIMATION."
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× UFOB INDEX CARD AISS-UFOB-191-56
1. DATE t2 12. CONCLUSIONS
Q Was Balloon
18 Jaly 1956 Arkansas City, Kansas Probably yBalloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION PossiblyBalloon
19/00102 Ground Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircraft
a8/0610z Ja1 56 AinVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Ys Probably Astronomical
ONo Civllian Cirllian 0 0 Passibly Astranomical Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE 0 Other.
000 0 Insufficient Data Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Still in sight after Unknown
Still in sight after ho min. 1o min. One (1) Drifting SE
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One (2) One (2) like a Due to-the-distance betveen-the-locatich Due to-the-distance-between-the-locaticn
large light bulb, orange with green points, of the observers.and the nearest-AISS- of the obaerverg nd the nearest-AISS-
estimated to be at estimated to be at altitude of 5 altitude of 5 to 6,000 fleld unit this sighting will not be- fleld unit.this.sighting will not be
feet. First First se aximth of 80 degrees. degrees. investigated. investigated. A linited investigation A lindted investigation
by thia headquarters revealed-that by thia headquarters_reyealed-that winde- winds-
aloft in the area of the sighting at the
time of the sighting corresponded exactly
to the course of the object. It-is the
opinion- -headquartere-that. this
gatig  prbabltygeperated —— - bY
from Wichita.
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'Great Balls of Fire'
Stir Saucer Rumors
ARKANSAS CITY, Ark.-
Flying saucers made a brief bid
for a spot in the news this week.
Officials here got word from the
Hutchinson, Kans. Naval Air
Station that they were using
radar to track an artificial light
traveling at a high rate of speed.
The Air Force got into the
picture, sent a B-47 from Forbes
AFB to investigate. They at-
tributed the lights to waste gas
) torches in a nearby oilfield.
Apparently the case is closed,
but some area residents are still
mystified by the strange balls of
fire that came out of nowhere
and were seen by many.
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tering around Arkansas City, Wellington and El Dorado. Kan-
saa The pilot said he found only gas torches in an oil
held: Said the patrol, Th obiects stayed in the sky long
after daylight; one disappeared around 5:15 a.m. and the other
a few minutes later.' Further east near I Emporia, a Santa Fe
railroed tower operator reported sceing what appeared to be
an artificial light in the sky around 3 a.m. An Emporia police-
appeared to 'come and go' like it was turning off and on. peared t0 'come and go'like it wast turning off and on.
said
a brilliantiy isghted tar-shaped odjecl with prougs or streams a brilliansiy isghted tar-shaped odjecl with prongs or streams
of light spraying dormtwerd of hiuht chroutne was sighted shortly aiter mid- mid-
night A second 'sying object' was sighted around i a.m.,' said
Acroypanies troxmer and police from
Arkansas City, observed the flying objects' from vari-
ous locations. He said they 'did not appear to move rapidly but
a wide area of the
sky. The prongs streams of bright light' said, 'also
were observed first as directed towards carth and then ex-
tending from the sides of the object.' He described the head of
the object as being green in color or bhuish green.
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a UFO display over the great cities of Earth that will once and for
announcement will I not come from Earth authorities. but will be
brought sbout by definite action on the part of the Space Confed-
erationitself! 19s6 is not aver yetl Remember the other great
romorohle. Adaroski.
ject." The object, reportedly shaped like a tear drop and like a
big light. wns firat officially reported by the State Highway Patrol
on duty at Arkansas City. Air Force planes took cif to search for II
the mystery object. Other silvery dinca and bluish greon objects
were seen maneuvering over the area. Nothing ... absolutely
nothing is Top Secret" to the UFOst They can monitor any con- R
versauion anywhere any tirne. They often send down renote
controiled devices to make surveys ver secret government instal-
lational
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Inforation for r. diard J. Ruppelt
Jals-b, Artn lajor lackar 39 1ay 1959
aj R. J. briand
observers Location. This slehting was attributed to She stars, the four red lirats,
and light rafleoting ofr a reen insulatcrs on a nearby Selepbone pols.
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GOHION G. HOPTNAN
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