PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8860942

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1958

REPORTED LOCATIONOver Texarkana Arkansas

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
o Was Balloon
5 August 1958 Over Texarkana, Arkansas Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local T Ground-Visual Ground-Radar o Was Aireraft
Probably Aircraft
GMT 06/0222Z XXAir Visual Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft
5. 'PHOTOS A SOURCE o Was Astronomieal ins t Or
Yes o Probably Astronomical
No ANo Military Military R PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE COURSE Other. Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Evaluation
Unknown
10 seconds 10 seconds one not given
10. BRIEF SUMMA 0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING ARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Obj size grapefruit, appeared to Description is suggestive of
be green with white exhaust. Passed be green h white exhaust. Passed a fireball.
through course of a/c and as it
passed light went out.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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3. I-33A-5, 53-5057, 33000, 088, 210IAS, SHAW AFB, S. C. 0222-5-=2122
D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING: 1. 0222Z 6 AUG 58 2. NIGHT
E• LOCATION OF OBSERVER: 1. DIRECTLY OVER TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS
2. MORRISON, J.S. CAPTAIN, 9TH TRS, SHAW AFB, S.C. PILOT,
UNKNOWN. REMAINING PORTIONS OF REPORT T FORMAT T ARE UNKNOWN THIS
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