PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8701936

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1962

REPORTED LOCATIONHumboldt Kansas

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. 12. CONCLUSIONS
6 Jan 61 o Was Bolloon
Humboldt, Kansas o Probably Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
4.
Local 1730 GroundVisual Ground-Rodar 0 Was Alcraft
0 Probably Aireraft
GMT_ 06/2330Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE B Was Astronomical Meteor
Yes Probobly Astronomical
DNo Civilian o Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION . 8. NUMBeR OF OBJECtS 9. COURSE NUMBER OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other Other
000 000 Insufficient Data Insufficlent Data for Evaluation to Evaluation
1-2 see Unknown
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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Observer witnessed what he thought was a Observer witnessed what he thought was a Observation meteor.
satellite decay. Cbservation after sunset satellite decay. Cbservation after sunset
during twilight. during twilight. Object described as a ball
of fire (whitish) moving toward the SW for
l-2 sec at whieh time it disintegrated. l-2 sed at whieh time it disintegrated.
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ASTRONOMICAL PHENOMENA Probably
METEOR Probably
STAR OR PLANET
OTHER
AIRCRAFT N/A
BALLOON N/A BALLOON
INSUFFICIENT DATA N/A INSUFFICIENT DATA N/A
OTHER N/a
REFLECTION — _ INVERSION PRESENT PHOTO ANALYSIS. PHOTO ANALYSIS
SUN DOG SUN DOG LENTICULAR CLOUD PHYSICAL SPECIMEN ANALYSIS PHYSICAL _SPECIMEN ANALYSIS
BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING:
Observer witnessed what he thought was a satellite Observér witnessed what he thought was a satellite decay. Observation after
sunset during twilignt. Object described as a ball of fire (whitish) moving sunset
toward the Southwestfor l-2 seconds at which time it disintegrated.
EVALUATION: CASE CATEGORY: - Astro (Meteor) -
CONCLUSION: Observation of meteor.
FTD_FOR0-15 (TD-E2) FORM