PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT I
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Portland Mills Indianapolis Was Boiloon
Rockville ---Indiana 000 Probobly Bolloon
24 1sy 1962 Greencastle Possibly Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
zGmundVisuol Ground-Rodor Was Aicralt
Local_1920 000 Probably direrah
25/01202 0 Al-Visul Alr-Intereepl Rador Possibly Airerait
GMT Was Astronomical
5. PHOTOS 0. SOURCE Probably Astronomical
C Yas Possibly Astronomicol
ON Civilian 000 900 Fireball
7. LENCTH OF OBSERVATION JECTS COURSE Other...
Insufficlent Dats for Evgluation
E Unknown
3-5 See. 1
10. BRIEM SUMMARY OF SICHTING 1. COMMENTS
A large object colored white, blue, yellow, Object possess all characteristics
orange, red was observed for 3-5 seconds of a fireball and in absence of any
satellite re-entry, which would I be
Indiana. ( Object wa bright and had described in the same general manner
tail. Was reported t moving generally is concluded to be a meteor of this
toward the E at high d disappearing type. There is no evidence available
over horizon. over horizon. which indicates object was not a which n indicates object was not a
firebell.
ATIC FORM ATIC FORM 9 (RZ1 $ SRP 52) SP 52

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ACTION: CIN-17
INFO O0P-2, 00P-CP-1, SAFS-3, DIA-7 (31)
SM3 B 029
CZCHOD573ZOYJD083
PP RJEZHO
ZNR ZDK
PP RJEDSO RJEZHO
DE RJEDAMP 2
ZNR
P 281400Z
FM 782D RADRON ROCKVILLE E AFS IND
TO RJVFAL/ADC ENT AF3 COLO
RJEDAM/3S ADIV TRUAX FLD WISC RJEDAM/3S ADIV TRUAX FLD VISC
RJEDSO/AIR TECHNICAL INTEL RJEDSO/AIR TECHNICAL INTEL CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO WRIGHT PATTERSON AF3 OHIO
RJEZHO/HO USAF WASHDC
RJEZHO/SECRETAR RJEZHO/SECRETARY AIR VASHDC WASHDC
ET ET
UNCLAS/7820DC-990. FOR AFCIN,
SAFIS. SUBJECT: UFO.
A (1) BELL SHAPED TAIL
(2) AUTOMOBILE
(3) MULTI COLOR (WHITE, BLUE, YELLOM, ORANGE, RED) AS PIECE
OF NETAL EXTREMELY APPEAR
(4) 1
(5) N/A
(6) INCADESCENT GLOV
(7) 15 FT FLAMING EXHAUST TAIL

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(8) NONE
(9) SPEED D AND NO SOUND
B. (1) BRIGHT L LIGHT
(2) 45 DEGREE ELEVATION - 180 DEGREES
(3) 40 DEGREES - 169 DEGREES
(4) FIRST O3SERVERS: STRAIGHT AND LEVEL
SECOND O3SERVERS: DESENDING
(5) FIRST O3SERVERS: OVER HORIZON
SECOND OBSERVERS: INSTANTANEAC BEHIND TREES
(6) 3 T05 SECONDS (6) 3 T05 SECONDS
C. (I) GROUND - VISUAL
(2) NO OPTICAL AIDS USED
(3) N/A (3) N/A
D. (1)25/0120Z
(2) DUSK
E. (1) T E.(1) ROCKVILLE IND 86 DEGREES 13 MINUTES 30 SECONDS IND 13 30 SECONDS WEST WEST
39 DEGREES 45 MINUTES MINUTES 37 30 s SECONDS SECONDS NORTH NORTH
THIS VAS FIRST SIGHTING
PORTLAND MILLS IND 86 DEGREES 59 MINUTES VEST
39 DEGREES 47 7 MINUTES NORTH
THIS WAS SECOND SIGHTING
PORTLAND MILLS IND - I MILE NORTH OF US HIGHVAY NO. 36

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ROCKVILLE IND - INTERSECTION N OF HIGHVAYS US NO 36 AND 41
F. (1) 5 ROCKVILLE IND
ORP, GOOD
ROCKVILLE, IND
STUDENT, GOOD
54, IND
GOOD
GREENCASTLE, IND
MACHINEST, GOOD
GREENCASTLE, GREENCASTLE,
IND, HOUSEWIFE, GOOD. IND, HOUSEWIF E, GOOD.
48. INDIANAPOLIS 27,
AT RCA, GOOD
INDIANAPOLIS
27, IND, HOUSEVIFE, GOOD 27, IND, HOUSEVI
(2) NONE
G. (1) CLEAR, CALM
(2) 6,000 - 290/20
10,003 - 280/25
16,009 - 290/35

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20,080 - 292/35
30,003 - 280/55
50,000 - 260/50
80,000 - 260/5 - 10
(3) HIGH BROKEN
(4) 7 NILES
(5) LESS 5 ThaN TWO TENGTHS
(6) NONE
(7) 79 DEGREES
H. NONE H. NONE
K. NONE
J. NONE
K, TSGT NEVIN E. TARR, AF57221160, NCOIC RADAR OPERATIONS K, TSGT NEVIN E. TARR, AF57221160, NCOIC RADAR OPERATIONS
SSGT JOHN KING, AF 1646171, RADAR OPERATIONS CREV CHIEF SSGT JOHN KING, AF 1646171, RADAR OPERATIONS CREW CHIEF
BOTH INVESTIGATORS, DUE TO THE OBSERVERS AGE, BACK-
GROUND, AND THEIR REPORTS, FEEL THAT THE OBJECT WAS NOT GROUND, AND TH EPORTS, FEEL THAT THE 03JECT WAS NOT
A METEORITE, FALLING-STAR OR ANY OTHER NATURAL PHENGIENON. NATIIRAI PHEMLOMEALON
THE PATH OF FLIGHT TO ZHICH THE OBJECT MAINTAINED AND THE
SPEED AT WHICH IT TRAVELED COULD LEAVE NO OTHER OPINION
THAN THAT BE A SELF-POVERED PROJECTILE. ALL

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OBSERVERS ACCOUNTS S WERE THE SAME AS TO RELATIVE SIZE, PATH
OF FLIGHT, PROBABLE POINT OF IMPACT, COLOR, AND OTHER
INFORMATION SUPPLIED THIS REPORT.
1. NONE
BT
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