PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9080064

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1959

REPORTED LOCATIONBatesville Ark

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2. LOCATION ~~ 112. CONCLUSIONS
1 © Wos Balloon
Ly: MTESVILLC., ‘Keg HEVOECIU, . O Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 2 FREY CR
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GMT_.02./12002 _— Q-AirVi suo! D0 Air-Intercept Radar | Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS » SOURCE O Was Astronomical
O Yes O Probably Astronomicol
"O Ne YIeei lian O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OSSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 0 Other =
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
a eee te a oe 0 Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING * ~ {9}, COMMENTS
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1n color. 05.1 rising stralgnt wp. wet!) ! i
NAS ‘Slope.

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NOTHING VISABLE HANGING ON IT. °

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WITH HI|POWERED TELESCOPE SAID OBJECT WAS OF CLEAR PLASTIC
NOTHING VISABLE HANGING ON IT.

2, ASSOCLATS OF QU TV ENCINGER, VIEWED OVJECT THROUGH
TELESCOPE "SEEMED TO BE A WEATHER BALOON*.
3, MMMM BONANZA, R15, ORBITING BATESVILLE, ARK HOME STATION

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RET AND CIRCLED BELOW OBJECT, REPORTED IT LOOMED LIKE A WEATHER

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