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

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8650223
DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1962
REPORTED LOCATIONThayer Kansas
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SYP $2)

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1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
62 Thayer, Kansa QD Yas Bolloon
| = : ; O Probobly Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP iL TYPE OF OBSERVATION G' Pressly Cettoun
, O Was Aiscrafe
Local . —_ G1 Ground- Vi sual 0 Grovnd-Redor C1 Probably Aireraf?
__GMT 257, 0 Air Vi sual Cl Airclntercep? Roeder | 9 Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS 3. SOURCE O Was Astronomical foe lecor
Yes pee 0 Probobly Astronomicol
i Ne VAV LL Gm O Poasibly Astronomical
‘J. LENGTH OF O8S@RVATION 3. NUMBER OF CBJECTS | % COURSE OD Other :
D Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
on 0D Unknown
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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Coject with dull red gic maller than a/ Observation of object with charact 2 ob ab
th ts ving in arc fron of a bolid hite $5 being piece
! 5 ¥isual aids. ig: ing from the metecr.
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“MESSAGE

AF IN : 58470 (20 apr 62)! G/SLM IN G Pg 1 of 2 Pgs
ACTION: CIN-17

INFO : OOP-2, OOP-CP-1, SAFS-3, DIA-7 (31)

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ZEN/29 AIR DIVISION, RICHARDS GEBAUR AFB MO

RJEDSQ/AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO

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-FOR ADOIN, 29NINT, ATIC, AFCIN AND SAFIS. FOR INTELLIGENCE
OFFICERS. UFO REPORT. UFO REPORT SUBMITTED IAW AFR 202-2,
PARAGRAPH 15A. (1) NOT REPORTED. (2) SIZE NOT J'IDGED, BT
SUBJSTANTIALLY LESS THAN AN AIRCRAFT. (5) D'ILL RED GLOY (4)
ONE (5) NOT APPLICABLE (6) SEE (€15A 7) €7) TAIL CONSISTED
OF A SERIES OF BRIGHT WHITE DOTS AND LENGTH OF TAILHC9'JALLED
THE FULL 12 DEGREES OF A 20-14 DEGREE ARC (8) NOT REPORTED
(9) APPEARED TO BE A FALLING OBJECT.SPARAGRAPH 155. (1)
NOVENENT OF OBJECT. (2) SLIGHT ARC FROM WEST SOUTH WEST TO
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AF IN : 58470 (20 Apr 62) Pg 2 of 2 Pgs
PASE TWO RWJWFKF 1394

EAST NORTH EAST FROM APPROXIMATELY 20-10 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON.

(S) SEECi53 2) (4) SEE C1I5B 2) (5) NOT REPORTED. (6) LESS

THAN TWO SECONDS. PARAGRAPH 15C. (1) GROUND-VIS'AL. ¢2) NOT
REPORTED. (3) NOT APPLICABLE. PARAGRAPH 15D. (1) 1426982
APRIL 1952. (2)NIGHT. PARAGRAPH 15E. 37 DEGREES 49 ‘ NORTH SSNEGREES
30° WEST, APPROXIMATELY TWO MILES SOUTH OF THAYER, KANSAS ON "SS HIGH-
WAY 169, PARAGRAPH 15°. (1) -—ggRMMN, acc youn,
<—upeee, §.2e2EN CE, KANSAS. UR ABM Is 4 Locar
RADIO ANNOUNCER, HE SEEMS TO BE A LEVEL-HEADED, TRUSTWORTHY

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INDIVIDUAL, IS IS RESPECTED IN THE COMM'NITY AND DIES NOT WANT

ANY PUBLICITY ON THIS SUBJECT. PARAGRAPH 15G. (1) PARTLY CLONDY.

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(2) SURFACE WINDS EAST SOUTH EAST 11 KNOTS, 6,090° 242DEGREES AT 19

KNOTS, 19,@00° S3O@DEGREES AT 20 KNOWT, 16,000' 270 DEGREES AT 45 KNOTS,
* 20,080’ 230DEGREES AT 55 KNOTS, 30,020° 280 DEGREES AT S5KNOTS AND

59,@83° 27O0DEGREES AT 52 KNOTS. (3) CLEAR. (4) 15 MILES. (5) NONE.

(6) NONE. (7) 2DEGREES PER THOUSAND FEET. PARAGRAPH 15H. MRNPFRAT URE

INVERSION-BASE 9,@023° TOP 11,030°. PARAGRAPH 151. NONE. PARAGRAPH

15J. NONE REPORTED. PARAGRAPH 15K. VING INTELLIGENCE OFFICER. A VaLID

CAUSE FOR THIS SIGHTING CAN NOT BE ESTIMATED. PARAGRAPH 15L.NONE,

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