PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
L QO Woes Bolloon
December 1957 Rector, Arkansas O Probably Bolloon
NWT yc, ace ———|0 +Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION n
O Wes Aircraft
Local 72XGround- Vi suol O Ground-Reder QO Probobly Aircrofs
GMT 02/0545Z D Air Visual O Air-intercept Radar |% Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS O Was Astronomical
QO Probobly Astronomical
Civilian O Possibly Astronomicel
7. LENGTH Of OBSERVATION @. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE RETO. ei a ie a ac ee
(Xr X<Insufficient Data for Evaluation
O Unknown

20 minutes
10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

one W by SW

11. COMMENTS

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Round, white object, larger than a star), Azimuth & elevation not given
Object was slowly descending; as it making it impossible to prop-
neared the earth its brightness faded erly evaluate this sighting,
to a reddish or orange glow and became Onject possibly astronomical
invisible. As light changed from its object setting.

brightness to a reddish glow, it was
observed that there seeued Lo be some
sort of explosive material cnusing this
change tn color, Object appeared to
burn out,

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TO: Commander
Air Defense Command
Ent Air Force Base
Colorado Springs, Colorado

1. The following information received this headquarters on
10 December 1957 is submitted in accordance with AFR 200-2,
12 August 195).
ae Report lormat used as prescribed by AFR 200-2.

(1) Description of the object:

(a) Round
(b) Size was durger than a star
(co Whit

(d) One
(s) N/A

(?) Light made by object was outstanding from all _

other visible lights in tne sky.

(zg) N/A
(nh) N/A
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neared the earth its brightness faded to a reddish or orange glow
and became invisible. As light changed from its brightness to a/
reddish glow, it was observed that there seemed to be some sort of

explosive material or fuel causing this change in color.
(2) Description ot course of object:
(a) through (c) N/A NE ete
(a) West by Southwest

(e) Object appeared to burn out

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(3) Manner of observation:
(a) Ground-visual.
(b) N/A
(c) N/A

(4) Time and date of sighting:
(a) 020545Z December 1957 OF Y%—6 = 43 Y9™
(b) Night

(5) Location of Observer: Route #2, Rector, Arkansas

(6) Identifying information of Observer:
(a) Sidney Dorteh
(bo) N/A

(7) \Weather and winds-aloft conditions at time and
place of sightin;s:

(a) Unknown

(b) Winds, direction and velocity:

6,000! - 270°/35K t’’
10,000! - 280°/30K i!’
16,000' ~ 280°/30K
20,000' = 280°/L0K /
30,000' ~~ 280°/65K”

(c) Ceiling: unlinited —

(a) Visibility: Clear,(10-15 miles on surface

(e) Amount of cloud cover: no clouds >

(f) N/A
(8) through (12) N/A.

FOR THE COMMANDER:

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Comdr, 9th AF

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Headquarters, Air Defense Command, Ent Air Force Base, Colorado

TOs Commander, Air Technical Intelligence Center, ATIN: AFCIN Eh,
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio

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