DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8672124
DATE OF SIGHTINGJune 1962
REPORTED LOCATIONColumbus Georgia
FRAMES7
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I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
22-23 June 62 ColumbusGoorgia 800 Probably Balloon
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local. Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aireraft
GMT_23/0325-08007 AinVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
CYes 0D0 Probably Astronomical
C No Military & Civilinn Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERYATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other
000 Insufficient Data For Evaluation
varied Unknown
varied Multiple
TO. BRISF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS Objs picked u0 on Radar
See See case file. Seven sightings in Sightings in identified as 2 C. One" of the rpt
Colubus aren rptd to Fort Bonning. Fort Bonning. identified as a balloon ba 7 loon F. the
stationary oujs or objs or CT CS the mos
objs identified as balloons, prominent prominent rotd was in the pos pos
a/e in area, in area, picked up on radar, picked up on radar, 1490 of Jupitor rose nt
various some stationary local loca was nt as at
45dgr ' elev lsodrr elev lsodr azimuth. This
others moving vall portions portions of sky body was rosponsible for the ligh was rosponsible for the ligh
Rots fm aic, ground radar, & fm civi- rpts in the SE guadrant & the onr in the SE guadrant & the enr y
lians phoning to lians phoning to the base. the base. rpts of an obi to the East. Altai rpts of an obi to the Enst. Altai
Arcturus & Pollux also may have Arcturus & also may have
contributed. WX notregeived, how- notreceived, how-
ever it is likely that an inverslbn ever it is likely that an inversiba
existed due to the many rots.
ATIC FORM 329
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WRBB
UFO Reports, File 6D 24C-0-555
FTD
Wright-Patterson AFB Chio
Attached repcrts
of AFR 200-2.
ROBERT T. RUST 1 Atch
Lt Colonel, USAF Ltr, AC ofS, G-2,
Chief, Security and Law Enforcement Divis on undtd, Repts on UFO
(dup)
ACTAIR Jo'ELEV 11oAZ ATZI5S
S0°LEV 210'A2 AT
VRuns 8,38,50.40 OT WIS/6LE
Mnes 3,0146.03 RISING AT 63008
JUPTER 22.57 13.985 RISING A7 455 290
ATOUSS
2125 PALX ON2 2125 PALX ON ACIZON SetUIN SETIINA 310°AZ
310°AZ
AT 0200
Enol
Anw
SW. No Sugar sligects
ARCTURUS JT 20 2 Nelev
NW No Segit
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2. Description of course of object(s):? traveling Nedth) I travelin f fyms
Colnmbms
a.
Eizht M1zht
b. Angle of eleva tion and azimuth of the object(s) when Eirst cbsarved:
c. Angle of elevation and azimuth object(e) upon dissppasrance:
A1pereit.gichtiygio.300
of snd. Description of flighe path and maneuvers of object(s): - -
Mons Mens
d. Manner of . Manner disappearance of object(a):
To denger ond
f. Lenzth of
3. Manner 080 052-301
a. Use one or any ftens (Ground-Vioual,
ground-electronic, afr-electronic. If elsctronic, apaeify-type.of
radar): ro-3:
1 sighting dir vimaal, 3 sdightingy ground
lad Form 172-B(0T)
L Nov 57
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b.Light conditions light, day,
dawt, dusk:
5 Location of observer(o). Exace latitude and loagizude of exch observer
or Gooret position, or position vith reference to a knovn lendmark:
Colmxban Arport Contrel Torer
6129 Couarty Mry
6 Idantifying infor on on all observer(s):
a. Civllian:
a
HAME AGE MAILIN r1lot) U
unk
ank UnUSTe ta tod
o. MilitaryUrT. Military
BAMZ BAMB GLADE ORGANIZATION OROANIZATION DUIY ESTEATE OX ESTENATE OZ
KOUG RELLABILETT
Walkme Walkm
otherwise otherwise which might 23 might account the sighting: the sighting:
-OTAN SOO NTAN
8. 3. Location of sny air traffic Location of sny 11 the area at the area at time of oighting: time of sighting:
Jox Sae md
9. Position-title end comnvn Position-title tho preparing offtcar preparing officar D%E- DFE-
Iiminary analysis of the possible cause of the sightinggs). liminary analysis of th ble cause of the sighting(s). (IE report (IE repogt
rsceived fron other Air Fc etivity, including Acs nteg; 2r
information pertsining to raporting individual.):
Ton:
IOD, 62
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2
33 0 T06
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10. Existence of physical evidence, such as materials and photographs:
Io pantaeapbae Radar ahtinai satadonsno raront(aitlshed)
11. Name, rank, and title of person receiving report, and commencs
and actions:
JOE I EL, Lt Cal, Staff Duty Offieer, UsAIc, Ft. Baoning,
22. Air Force Installation notified:
Sameg. Revert to C2 3d 0S Aray (Lt Cal Livaly) aade at O930 23 Jmm 62
Imal HOILIS C LENLS
Lo g. USAIC It Cale, It Cala, CB
22-23 Jun 62 Maf B, Mof B, CG6 G2
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Beoahved cimselfled Tceange By. A12 royalred
Restd vod elaastAlad magage . AlS mao regelrel
Reseland elacat2ad BP. 005 note regudred
Bsgnd vod eleaotied lr, Hiks ratred
Mordred slacol.diod m. 3 17 regired
Raorirad elesetaied resooge Br. I229 234639 regirod
Dalivred all elanaified mresgss rotctral,
to Pre Baharhj, M, Dc Deatiom.
Botifled by Lia4 Co, Cngh, Valkor that
ralfeeMned cjoeta tot bren cnes,
0320 The fellyndag reysrd roeaived fron LAAd
LETP.
570 reyert 2115 goetorm stmdard 11.89,
Plbok aRerr ragegted bright ligtt n
whoze alri tete, agtiarked to be lcco to
1,000 feo6, Mrot Mghind thre las SE
af Lungkb, Dange atinsted 115 to W miles .
Arerafte at gon fewb, cstinsted uo bearing
39). Anstbar dowrtag ecrty Airport
ad hs0o feet indleeted at 10o degrers the
alreraft lert dght of lght paarirg tserd
LEO. Mgn 18 gougarod to d
Meding Mghs, A high istemedty Migirt, dta 4
tee ai rerad southboued I thgough s resireted
aroa, Badrt brendgzst yae andey direraft
eliangaished maveeoMsa 1.ghte 0T6
recaived a eell froa Lea Bomigalg 36h5 Samah
Drive, Colodao, In daearvnd. thres joota D
pasedng ore hde hoast, in did mok hoir any
melane and boligved than to slidore, Mankol [
fren bodo.
C Colat dda 401 cae Mey
Bord aer Ho. allD throg Jro'g Blgihrd,
(1), (1) A godnk
mabee lght alginel, a agreah ecatond
JOE T. ELY LTCO Cond V
4 1
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sighted by DTLvO
Colombus. qualiriad pilot and he
estimated UrO'a at 70co font. Tre norunbound
with third paasing EW eatimatad pored of
300 XPM. aald the lignt prwviously
obaerved, 4a3 too largo to be an airceaft
beacen cr Landing lghts. Thase objecta are on
2 Set traqueney and are toought to WeAWAr
ballens. nas failad to identir7.1the
oojects ar now beir3ig.ted Qvary 9
AC ha Den nouiriad.
15. 0530 8530 Co. Moore, Poar Co: Moor, Poz Engineers Snginaers callad called about a power about a DONAP
Pailure in 2800 block for block for abrut 45 45 aimitos.
He hopea to have wora c mplated MOTA plated by by 0000.
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