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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8704380

DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1962

REPORTED LOCATIONHutchison Kansas

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
CENTRAL AIRLINES. AMERICAN AIRLINES, HUITCHISON TOWER 12. CONCLUSIONS
1. DATE LOCATION 7
Was Balloon
12 Feb 62 Hutchison, Kansas 000 Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon
3. 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Was Aircraft
Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 000 Probably Aircraft
Local. Possibly Aircraft
12/1019z Air Visual Air-Intercept Radar
GMT. SOURCE Co Was Astronomical meteor
5. PHOTOS 6. Probably Astronomical
Y.s Civilian 00 Possibly Astronomical
No 9. COURSE Other
7. LENGTH OP OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 00 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
5-10 sec one 0 Unknown
BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
10. with This appears to be a miltiple sighting
Sighted by 3 sources. Yellowish-white char-
light. of a meteor. Duration and flight
No sound or tail. Direction E in a flat sound or tail. Direction E in a flat acteristics indicate this conclusion. acteristics indicate tnis conclusion.
Nos
trajectory. This reported by tra,jectory. This reported by tower personnel tower personnel
at Hutchison Kansas and Central Airlines
flight about 8 mi N of Hutchison at the time.
American Airlines flight was N of Oklahoma
City and repo City and rep ted the object to their S. the object to their S.
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ATIC FOR 26 SEP 52)
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
AF IN : 37643 3 (13 Feb 62) | N /M I N G Page l of 2
ACTION: CIN-17
INFO: O0P-2,
SMB B 226
CZCHQD720ZCWJA645
PP RJEZHQ
DE RJWFKF F 58A
ZNR
P 131730Z
FM 328FTRWG RICHARD GEBAUR AFB MO
RJEDSQ/AIR TECHNICAL INTELLI CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON
RJEZHQ"COFS HQ USAF
RJEZHQ/SECRET RJEZHQ/SECRETAR AIR
BT
UNCLAS 328FWCVC-0 4164.
FOR COFS, HQ USAF (AFCIN) SECRETARY OF AF (SAFIS). FOR FOR COFS, HQ USAF (AFCIN) SECRETARY OF AF (SAFIS). FOR
INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS. UFO REPORT. UFO REPORT SUBMITTED IAW
x AFR 200-2, PARAGRAPH 15A. (1) UNDISTINGUISHABLE. (2) AFR 200-2, PARAGRAPH 15A.(1) UNDISTINGUISHABLE. (2)
UNDISTINGUISHABLE. (3) YELLOWISH WHITE. (4) 1. (5) NOT
APPLICABLE. (6) LOOKED LIKE A STREAK OF LIGHT. (7) HAD A
YELLOWISH WHITE TRAIL. (8) NO SOUND. (9) HAD A SPEED OF
800-1000 MILES/HR. FLYING WEST TO EAST. PARAGRAPH 15B. (1)
NOT GIVEN. (2) APPEARED TO BE 3000-4000 FEET ABOVE HORIZON.
(3) APPEARED TO BE 3000-4000 F FEET HORIZON. (4) TRAVELED

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
INCO MING
AFIN: 37643 (13 Feb 62) Page 2of 2
PAGE TWO RJWFKF 58A
IN A FLAT TRAJECTORY. (5) FADED OUT. (6) 5-10 SECONDS.
PARAGRAPH 15C. OBJECT SIGHTED BY THREE SOURCES, ONE ON THE GROUND
AND TWO IN THE AIR. (1) HUTCHINSON KANSAS TOWER. (2) AMERICAN
AIRLINES FLIGHT NR 61. (3) CENTRAL AIRLINES FLIGHT NR 59. PARAGRAPH
15D. (1) 0419 CENTRAL 12 FEBRUARY 1962. (Z VICATED.
PARAGRAPH 15E. HUTCHINSON TOWER AND CENTRAL AIRLINES GAVE THE
PROCEDING DATA. CENTRAL AIRLINES PLANE WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTH PROCEDING DATA. CENTRAL AIRLINES PLANE WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTH
OF HUTCHINSON AT THE TIME. AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT NR 61 WAS 30
MILES NORTH OF OKLAHOMA CITY AT 31000 FEET. THEIR REPORT STATED
THE OBJECT APPEARED TO BE SOUTH AND ABOVE THEIR POSITION. PARAGRAPH THE OBJECT APPEARED TO BE SOUTH AND ABOVE THEIR POSITION. PARAGRAPH
15F. (1) DON FAULK, SENIOR CONTROLLER, HUTCHINSON TOWER. (2)
RON CLEAVER, ASSISTANT CONTROLLER, HUTCHINSON TOWER. PARAGRAPH 15G. RON CLEAVER, ASSISTANT T CONTROLLER, HUTCHINSON TOWER. PARAGRAPH 15G.
UNKNOWN. PARAGRAPN 15H. UNKNOWN. PARAGRAPH 15I. UNKNOWN. PARAGRAPH
15J. UNKNOWN. ARAGRAPH 15K. UNKNOWN. PARAGRAPH 15L. UNKNOWN.
BT
13/19462 FEB RJWFKF
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