PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8863671

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1958

REPORTED LOCATIONNew Port Arkansas

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
August 1958 New Port, Arkansas 00 Probably Bolloon
DATE TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aireraft
GMT 14/0655Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
S. 'PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astrenomical Meteor
Yes EK Probably Astronomical
KNo Military D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
10-15 secs one East
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Rnd, starlike obj, glowing very Description has all the
bright, Size of half dollar, disap- daracteristics of a meteor.
peared instantaneously to the East aaayee
falling. falling.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
4f00.55
Prob
/ Witues
1 .
LE4
CZCSQC166ZCKFA232
1+2+3= 4×2a ...
PP RJEDSQ_ PP RJEDSQ
4x
DE RJEDKF 2GH DE RJEDKF 2CH
P 1416552
•
FM COMDR 725TH ACWRON WALNUT RIDGE AF STA ARK FM COMDR 725TH ACWRON WALNUT RIDGE AF STA ARK
TO RJEDDN/COMDR ADC •
AJEDKF/CCNDE 2ETH AIR DIV
RJEDSQ/COMDR ATIC WPAFB .
RJEZHC/ASST COS INTEL HO USAF
RJEZHO/OIS HO USAF
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/UNCLASIPIED/FROM 725 ACWRON OPC 44S. ATTN: COMPE 1ED6TH AIE5 ENT
AFB COLO UFO
A. 1. CTARLIKE ROIND •
2.HALE COLLAR •
3. CLOWING-WhAT COlor?
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4ONE
5. N/A •
6. GLCWING VERY BRICHT •
7. UNKNOWN
SNONE •
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: •
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TWB CF RJEDKF 2GH •
PACE
S. NONE The •
B.1.5,ow FT AND GLOWING BRIGHTLY
DEGREES 5 FT, EAST •
=. DEGRESS,EAI
4EAST AND FALLING ..
5. INSTANTANECUSLY TO THE EASI 5. NETANTANECUELY TO THE EPST
6 TO 15 SECONDE 6 TO 15 CECONDE
C. I. GRCUND VISUAL . GRCUND VISUAL •.
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2.N/A
N/A •
. 14 AUGEST 1S5S D655Z
2. NIGHT •
L 35 DEGREES & MIN NORTH 91 DEGREES 25 MIN WEST NEW PORT, ARK
PF 3535 :

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' EST TO BE RELIABL HTING
G.S1. CLEAR
2.6,NDW-14D DEGREES-1DK 30,0w 2 DEGREEX - MK
REES - 15K
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PAGE THREE OF RJEDKF 2GH
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20,000 -045 DEGREES - 15K
4MILES
5. NONE .
the objict deacriledher
6NONE
HNONE all the charaderyjsties
a meleorit. the Earth io
I. NONE
J. NONE fassingthrog
K. SENICR DIRECTOR, NONE
- L. NONE L• NONE withp
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- Prb ASTRO P2b ASTRO …
14/200 Z AUG.RJEDKF 14/200 Z AUG.RJEDKF
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