DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8649099
DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1962
REPORTED LOCATIONWurtland Kentucky
FRAMES4

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FRAME 001 / 004paddle-gpu-200dpi
Insufficiant Data for Evaluation
1.0 Unknown
6 mins one stationary
TO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Obj viewed thru a telescope night Appearance tpeard similar to a comet w/
that had that had many stars, man stars no no moon. oon. Obj the exception the oxception of the tail pointing Che tail pointing
appeared appeare change brightness & give & give toward the sun. Sufficient toward the sun. Sufficient info
off off smoke. Obj Obj moved behind a cloud. for eval. Soghting Soghting appears appears to
Uoa uoa Had Had s something similar to haze similar to haze around it/be astronomical. Npthreat to
Trano Franonuibada wibada X while owhile security of security U.S. indicated.
viewed thrua viewed thrua 117 117 power TX. Appeared
to have a tial tial pointed toward sun rather
than away fm fm Sun as 1s normal for a
comet. Brightness fluctuated fm f'm -2.5 th -2.5 th I I Y6 YG
5theto 6th. 5theto 6th. Faded Faded the end of six d-12 4d-12
Inin observation & was not abserved again inin observation & was not abserved agalin
fi
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) observer about I 105 deg.
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FRAME 002 / 004paddle-gpu-200dpi
Eastern Wartland,KZ-
5. Estimate how long you saw the sojeat. 6. what was the con-
6 ?????? dition of the sky?
hours rinutes secnda A_truge of dayli-ht
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7. where was the sun located? 8..what did you notioe about
Below horizon set at the stars and moon?
aporox. 7:00p.m. 8.l. 3tars 8.2 Eoon
many Io roonlirht
9. Was the abiject bri rhter l0. was the object as bricht
than the background of the as a car headlight?:
sky? Yes A_block away
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l1. Did obfect?:
K.Thange
18 till at any_ time- Yes
+ire, pertiou lerly a something similiar around
cloud? TE3 it.
hind a Oloud.
on chud
11. bid the object appear: 15.51d you observe the objest
Jolld or transparent? At through inything? Yes
ohe Lime I looked at it through
a telewcope at llyx.
tirourh il" power telescope,
I could barely dee the tull
behind It ( a toll .as all f
seen ).
FRAME 003 / 004paddle-gpu-200dpi
size
22. linat A6gagg did the objeet a3. How did the objeet di-
nppear to be? It was about E de- sappear from vlew? It fad-
arees wide and -7 legre 1ong. el.
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24. hat did the obieat re- B5. where were you loested
mind yol sf? It had a sim- when you wew the objeot?
aliar appearklce as a comet. Outdoors
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26. I was in open coantry- 27. what were you doing and what
uide. rade you notiee it? I vas stud-
ing conut. Virgo ( it wag seen
in oondt. Virgo near the star
Jamma.
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3outhEast.
30. That direetion were you Ml. What degreef was the
when you last 3EW the poject? tJ- ooject first sean? lot d.
ara the SE. Last desu? los d.?
e. & 33. The objest was 34. what was the westhor .hen rou
notionlass. suen the objeotr Tloids-cleer, ex-
gept for around ths Jojeot. Wind-
go? vssther- Dry. Temperature-
cool.
35. Yhen did vou seport 31. Did anyone slse see the sbjeat
this to an ofiictals I Yeg, ons paraon. ohn Iuwis, ht. /
didn't. 1,wurtland, Hy.
S7. was this the firat tire
yot na daen an onjeet like
Yes
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surrounding the objeot, bit the sky ad eorpletely elcar. iy
companions telescope revealed nothing but a srall I anount of
light. The objeet was of naghitude -e.5, brighter than Girius
but wodld fade to a ragnltide of 5 or Gth, alere it could not
ensily be seen. The objest faded several tires in 'he 6 minu-
tes of visability, at the end of tlre oix minutes the objeot Paded corpletely
and ay not se n aeain. The objegt wssn't
a plune, as I bave deen many plane exlaasts at alght and they
for a planc. iidn't look Itke this, it wad aldo in Jne Mlece muoh to long
39. what ws the syeet 40.H0w fer awy was 1t7-291019
the sbjeet?- 3O092 3.
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Plense give the foilowing inforration
Mane Name
lest First first mid le mid le
Addreso urtlend urtland I-.
61E 61ET sthte state
Telephone No. trsiaing: 2 years of high tretaing: 2 yeers of high
What is yoar lob? What is your lobe Johool. Jehsol.
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4s0 15 450 15 sex
. 42. Date completed questi muire:
28 June 1952
WURTLA day ronth yeer
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