PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
o Was Balloan bdnloon
31 Jul 62 31 Jul 62 34.D0N 34.00N 1163.50E 163.50E 0 Probably Balloon Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 3. 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Passibly Ballaan Passioly Ballaan
DATE-TIME GROUP
Local- Local_ Ground-Visual Ground-Rador 0 0 Was Aireraft
00 Probably Aircraft Probably Aircraft
GMT. GMT. 01 AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Ys Ys 00 Probably Astranomical
No Militar: Passibly Astronomical
7. 7. LENGTH LENGTH OF OF OBSERVATION OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE D Other_ Satellite
00 Insufficient Date for Evaluation
Unknowm.
one
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
than Iat mas Socellite data not available:
r tellite. Medt hovevar, all charecteristics of
orbi obi are present. Case
listed as the observation
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

No Case (Information Only) 26 July 1962
Parana, Argentina
a
xtremaly odd inoidant took place about July 26th, at 8130
pas., as & lodely road at Argentina, A 17-year-oldj reagold youth youth riding riding
Ms moteroyale wby whe the the headlight fall.apom fall.upem
a weird-looking person person standing on the loft on the left
sido of the sido of the road. According to to the young
man, named Ricardo Mieres, Mieres, his moteraycle moteroycle
refused to rofused to obey him, and and vent against his
wishes wishes within & fow inches oI inches of the area-
ture. He described the desoribed the oreaturs greators boing oing
ovar six feet over si set tall, with with head "it head "in a the the
shape of shape of a wlon" lon" and three eyes, which eyes.which
Gxed stare. The RO
ster stood motionless, then suddenly reach-
ed eut with its right hand and grabbed
Mieres' searf. It then tuned cround in a
manner "scarealy bivan," and began to welk
away in a robotlike sanner, leaving deep
tracke in the dirt as it did so. An uniden-
tifled whito light was seen low in the sky in the direotion toward whieh the
eroature was moving. Miares drere his motoroyale at fall speed to the conter
of the eity, and returned to the spet latar with several other matarcyals ot-
thmsiasts. found the scarf, and all saw ths doep tracks which Mieres had
desoribed to his friands.
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No Case (Information Only) 29 July 1962
Northampton, Ohio -
Northampton, O. Northampuen, O 7/27/62
l0:30 F. EST.....A grcup of 10:30 F.I EST.....A grcup or
persons gathorod outdoors,
obeerved a very slow-moving,
lighted object moving from E
to i. It was to i. It was describad by describad by
ore cbserver as a dark, just- ore cbserver as a dark, just-
visible pencil-shape with 8 visible pencil-shape with 8
or lo colored lights which or lo colored lights which
hod ne purcootable arraure- hod ne purcoptable arrange-
mant or ahythm es they pul-
sated cn rnd o.f - - these
lights seomod tc be a part
of tin dark shape and wore
situated in the lower part
of it. In its o.th frem E
to W theobject was at an el-
evation of atout 25-30 tut
changed its Cevition two or
thres tines. It disaopoired
from sight et ls, The sky
wac vlenn, no sound, alti-
tuds trdstormied. Shortly
eftervards a larte red bell-
like object fell s silently
tovards tle ground and dis-
appeared i. mid-air......no
scund or trail. sound or trail.
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FSIC

No Case (Information Only) 29 July 1962
Lincoln, Wisconsin
1962
...On the night of July 29th,
a brightly-lit cbject was seen on and near the ground by many people living in ground by many people living is
the vicinity of Lincoln, Wisconsin. It seemed to have antennas, acoording according to
the witnesses. It was seen the witnesses. It was seen at a considerable distance, a considerable distance, floating near the near the
.ground most of the tine, and occasionally rising highar to do ground most of the tine, and occasionally rising highar to do "U-turna" and
other unusual motions in other unusual motions in the sky....
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SAUCE NEWS

No Case (Information Only) 28 July 1962
Northampton, Ohio -
Northanpton, O. Northanpton, O. 7/28/62
12:30 AM EDT......An cbject 12:30 AM EDT......An cbject
which had to white lights,
cne above the other, noved one above other, noved
vary iszily from B to W. The vary lazily from B to W. The
upper cne was somewhut rec- upper cne was somewhat rec-
tangaler and larger than the
lower cne. The object maaohiaat was
at an cstim.ted 7,000 ft.,
at an elevation of 25 . Its
coler wns a subdued white;
no other lights tere seen.
The dhjet seured relatively
n:r, ies sroed wns extrome-
ly dulibcrate, and nc scund
eninnted from it.. Through
7 x 50 binoculars the cbject
ceuld not be identified as
an aircraft.  I It was seen
for about 5 mimutes in its
steady course. Treus ob-
scured further observation.
ude ude
FSIC

No Case (Information Only) 30 July 1962
Illinois (A/V)
APRO BULLETIN...... ..March.........1963 Ronald B. Baringer, who has 3000
NOTS An object which changed di- hours flying time and a commercial pil-
Eaction faster than would be possible with ot's rating, gave this account of his sight-
regular aircraft, was sighted by four ing on July 30: "It was much larger
than a star, was moving at about 1000
boy scouts and three staff members of mph. It raised straight up to an alti-
Camp Lakota in Illinois on 12 July 1962. tude of about 1,ooo feet and lowered
In a letter addressed to Prof C. Maney, again to 200 fe This raising and low-
Physics Proffessor at Defiance College, ering was done speeds much greater
the J C Holley family of Defiance gave than any helicopter was capable of do-
ing. It moved unbelievably faster than
this description: the fastest jet I have ever seen operate.
The first object sighted was life a "In the raising and lowering opera-
cigar with a pointed tail The next ob- tion there was no flame but just a super
jeats seen were shaped same, but were bright light and I could observe no def-
smaller and appeared to me from the inite shape. On every forward motion
larger one. larger one. on a horizontal plane there was a jet of
Bob Easley, ll, reported the fol- Bob Easley, ll, reported the fol- flame about 3/4 the size of the object. flame about 3/4 the size of the object.
lowing information on a sighting which which "The object itself was a brilliant "The object itself was a brilliant
was made on July 17 July 17: The object was ci- orange-red glow of light and the jet light and the jet
on flame made when traveling was more
gar-shaped, didn't appear to have wings, appear to have wings, blue-orange-red and was blue-orange-red and vas not present
and changed direction tco fast to be a and changed direction tco fast to be a when it hovered. when it hovered. have seen flares
balloon. It blinked on and off, w a s balloon. It blinked on and off, w a s dropped at night, parachutes drop at dropped at night, parachutes drop at
yellow at first, then changed to "light yellow at first, then changed to "light night, parachute flares dropped at night, night, parachute flares dropped at night,
blue and then back to yellow again. It airplanes at night, jets at night, and
didn't give off a trail. helicopters operate, and this object was
certainly none of these."
Ronald B Baringer, who has 30 00 hrs
ing, gave this account of 'his sighling on
July 30: "It was much largerthen a star',
100 moh. It ralsed
straight up altitude of about 2.0'.
This raising and lowering was done a t
speeds nuch greater than any helicopter
was capable moved unbeliev-
jet I have
ever seen operate.
"In the raising and lowering opera-
tion there was no flame but just a super
bright light and I could observe I no def-
inite shape. On cvery forward motion
on a horizontal plane there was a jet of
flame about 3/4 the size of the object.
"The object itself was "The object itself was a brilliant
orange-red glow of light and the je . .e orange-red glow of light and the je . .me
made when traveling was was more more blue-:s:e- blue-c:s:e-
red and was not present red and was nct present when it hovered. * *
I have seen flares droppe I have seen flares niiit, par-
achutes drcp at night, parachute achutes drco at . parachute flares
dropped at night, airplanes at night,jetsi 1-ht airolane: night,jetsi
at night, and helicopters rate, and
this object was certainly none of these."

No Case (Information Only) 31 July 1962
Western Washington
Source: APRo Bulletin July 1963
Barometers React
T "Meteor"
A mysterious A mysterious brieht bright object flashed ooiret tlashedi
aerosa the western sky in Western Wash- Gerosa the western sky in Western Wash-
ungton state ar te 45 p. m. on 3t July (nston state ar te 45 p. m. on 3t July
3oe The Wasie nurean said the oh 3od the Wasie nutean said the oh
arparenthes (arparenthy ecare hanges eoar- hanges
jeniar to thoxe noted afler large nue- jenlar to thoxe noted afler large nue-
a xotolons Ohseers sa  (he ob- a xptsjons Ooseers sa  (he ob-
e lonked llke a tet. " but didnt ound ge lonked like a tet.' but didnt ound
s4 doe mas ne snund  H and doe ms ne snund t H and
sa doung mueh too tast Noedles ro- sas doang muh too tast Noedles r-
turil bnined prrssure veped" torils baimd prrsure vebed"
t Saite Oiympla and Tolede I was
7 imnediatelv deteriine waetit or
rat the change wos a rhe or i fall in
2100
Iee no,eed tm 2oen in he suthtost
disnppuerud tn the gor'heast. t
-d h2o 000t35 20x
s2-he lale wusige: Worixon a5d apceared
i e distntoya ox aih pag gmpo
au otl Thes  ured p a brroter
and wrned an gie out
t Tacoms wooan whe saw The chiedt
ad it wae oure aise hsd nu ad ws
to ohe of tee sir and abnit bai the
etaspr
A lhet hd AfH tower deereers an
aes didnt see he ojet Rolee Grib
Aar s mm
a e Aelg, rtyt mgs leda te i5
. aas net i intiee dhue 'o its bur
inio fighe pn aud urtng t his ni flighe prn aud urting  his
2atan wrch wa  se dds is 2myatan wrich we b se dds is
iaion sets i Dr dsenaie. isaion sets 'iDo dsenae.
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1 - 15 AUGUST 1962 SICHTINGS
DATE LOCATION OBSERVER EVALUATION
1 Dayton, Ohio AIRCRAFT
2 Hauge, New York AIRCRAFT
2 Liberal, Kansas Multiple 1. Astro METEOR
2. Astro (JUPITER)
Azuza, California AIRCRAFT
Santa Cruz, Bolivia AstroMETEOR)
MODON Colorado Springs, Colorado INSUFFICIENT DATA
-Hayden, Colorado Astro (METEOR)
-Curacao, Netherlands Antillan Dutch Navy INSUFFICIENT DATA
7 Petersburg, Virginia SATELLITE
8 8 -33.53N 33.53N 163.56E (Pacific) 163.56E (Pacific) Military Military SATELLITE SATELLITE
8 38.01N 38.O1N 173.15W (Pacific) 173.15W (Pacific) Military Military SATELLITE SATELLITE
10 Greenville, Maine Greenville, Maine AIRCRAFT
10 Kettering, Ohio Kettering, Ohio Astro (METEOR) (METEOR)
10 Fairbanks, Alaska Astro Astro METEOR METEOR)
11 Knox, New York Astro (JUPITER (JUPITER)
11-19 -Reynoldsville, Pennsylvania Astro (STARS/PLANST) (STARS/PLANST)
12 -Danbury, Connecticut Astro (CCCULTATION) (OCCULTATION)
12 _Culf of Mexico Military Military Other (SATELLITE DECAY)
12 -Portland, Oregon -Dartlond. Oregon Other Other (un (UNRELI RPT)
12-14 _Managua, Nicaragua Multiple INSUFFICIENT DATA
DR-13 -Orlanio, Florida (PHYS. SPECIMEN) OthEr (DIRT)
14 -Upper Volta, Africa (CASE MISSING) State Dept (PHY SPECIMEN)Astro (METECRITE)
14 Kindley AFB, Bermuda Military Astro (METEOR)
14 _Maywood, Illinois AIRCRAFT
DATE LOCATION SOURCE EVALUATION
Aug Denver, Colorado 164)
Aug New York, New York (Ltr)
Jul-Aug Orrville, Ohio News Clipping
Aug Storm Lake, Iowa " 71
Aug Chesterfield, England "
Aug Argentina "
Aug aug Baltimore, Maryland more, Maryiada "
1 1 Newport, Rhode Island " " : i
Milwaukee, Wisconsin : : " "
Pasco, Washington It # " "1
moor mo6
Buenos Aires, Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina IT "
7 Tucson, Arizona " "
9 Cuyahoga Falls, Chio Chio I "! : : :'
9 - Scituate, Rhode Island "! ": "
13 Santiago, Chile 1 " ": :
14 74 Bristol, Massachusetts Bristol. Massachusetts :: "
15 Andover, Massachusetts "
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SMB A 136 DEPARMENT OF THE AIR FORCE -
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCLASSIFICD MESSAGI
INCOMING
ZCZCHGA853ZCBJB128
'' YY RUEAHU AF IN: 4707 (31 Ju1 62) HO/bms
DE RUHPJ 45 ACTION: CIN-17
INFO : OOP-2, OOP-CP-1, SAFS-3, DIA-10,
ZNR DIA(CIIC)-3 (37)
Y 310925Z
FM CGC MATAGORDA
TO RUEAHP/COFS USAF fofri
RUWSJC CWESTAREA RUWSJC MWESTAREA fof
RUW GAL B/CINCN ORAD Ruw Gal B/cincn oraD
ZEN/CTF32 ZEN/CTF32
RUAUAZ/CQMFIFTH AF FUCHU RUAUAZ/C CMFIFTH AF FUCHU
RUHPB/CINCPACFLT RUHPB/CINCPACELT
INFO RUEC JD/OGRN
ZEN/CCM FOURTEEN
USCG GRNC
BT
UNCL AS
UF O.
1. BRIGHT WHITE OBJECT. BRIGHTER THAN FIRST MAGNITUDE. POSSIBLE
SATELLITE.
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2. POSIT 34.00N 163.50E 2. POSIT 34.00N 163.50E
3. TOS 310910Z. 3. TOS 310910Z.
4. MEDIUN ALT DEGREES * *
5. ESE.
6. SPEED VISIBLE TO NAKED EYE. VISIBLE 7 MIN.
7. PARTLY CLOLDY, FOUR PER CENT, 15 MILES
ET NOTE: ADV CY TO DIA.

No Case (Information Only) 30 July 1962
Cruz Alta, Brazil
GLOBAL REPORTS
FLYING SAUCER REVIEN -(En.) NOV.-DeC. 621
J. Lombero cnd his emp.loye A. Garour of
Cruz Alta,Brazil on July_30, l962 found Cruz Alta,Brazil on July_30, 1962 found
the onrine of thoir auto unexpcctedly com-
ine to a holt. Bsirs the r. SOL
a strange and mystorious apvaratus, ovel
in shape and resumbling o reat bottle
with two necks, mursuring Lo metres in
length and 15 in width. Thcy noticed elsd
the figures of two men, one at erch jxtre-
mity. After ten rinutus, the mystorious
object teok to the air, diserpenring et
Erert speed. Various Sther porsens stated
they hnd seen a flying cbjuct, brightly
illuminated, passing at graat heights over
the city.
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No Case(Information Only) 16 July Loerie, South Africa 1962 -
SOUTH AFRIA: Die Oostarlig (newspaper) on SUUTH AFRIA: Die Oostarlig (newspaper)or July I7, 1962 rop rted: "Lst night t six July I7, 1962 rop rted: "Lrst night t six
:twenty a strrnre, shiny objoct, mot:llic in appearmncu and the size of a rugby bely trrnre, shiny object, motellic
was soon on a farm neor Louriu. Cthers
reported the obj-ct travelled from N to
.and suemed to land on their farm.
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No Case (Information Only) 17 July 1962
Illinois -
Bob Easley, 11, reported the follow-
10 ing information o na sighting which was
made on 17 July: The object was sigar-
shaped, didn't appear to have wings, and
changed direction too fast to be a bal-
loon. It blinked on and off, was yellow
at first, then changed to light blue and
B then back to yellow again. It didn't give
off a trail.
ILINOLS, An object which ooject waicn changed di- changed
reetion faster than faster than would would be possible with
a regular aircraft, as sichted by sighted by forr
boy boy scouts 'and 'and thred three staff inembera in embers of of
Camp Lakota in Illimis in Illimois on 12 July 1962.
In Letter addreesed to Prof C. Vanay, Vaney,
Physies Proffessor at Defiance Physics Proffessor at Defiance Collego, College,
the J C Holley family of the J C Holley family of Dafiance gave fiance gave
this description: this descriptiont
The first object sighted wae life a The first object sighted was life a
cigar with pointed tail. The next cb-
jeots shaped the same, but were
smaller n the
larger one.
Bob Easley, 1l, repo fol-
lowing information on a sighting which
was made on July 17: mhe cbject was ci-
gar-shaped, Mdn't appear to have wings,
and changed direction too fast to be 8
balloon. It blinked an and off, w a s
yellow
blut lck to It'
didn't
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sicy s they ovod srriti- the constellation, Pegasus,
cally about in a smoll port the object disappeared.....
of the shy. T of the Bay. This shor This slie: went went There were There were no clouds no clouds over- over-
on for tne becter part ofl5 head or in the ares in ques- head or in the ares in ques-
minut s. The observers spec- minut s. The observers spec- ticn. further ticn. Further soerch for the soerch for the
ul tel as to ihit theymiaht UFO proved fruit ...1o
have teo., but none nanticned have teo, but none nanticned scund or trail. sound trail.
UFOS UFOs exent ths re orter of exment the re orter of
this si_hting...Notice sim- this si hting...Notioe sin-
ilaritiss in previcusly do-
seribed Cuythoga F lls sight- seribod Cuythoga F lls sight-
ing. - - - -- -
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No Case (Information Only) 19 July 1962
Asheboro, North Carolina
...an intoresting ciipping from Ajheboro, N.C., ciipping from Abh heboro, N.C., dated July l9th, ted July l9th,
LOiAS US Leiis us women living in rural ciatrict. who heard s rural ciatrict. who heard s vaterious object
making a whizxinz through the tree tops, whereupon apparsntly settled
down in a nearby creek. The women heard the skund of bubbles down in a nearby creek. The women heard the skund of bucbles as the thing,
whatever it was, whatever it WaS, settled to the bottom of the crysk. As far us anyone the bottom of the cryok. As far us knows, knows,
it le still it ie still t..
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No Case (Information Only) 21 July 1962
Newport, Rhode Island -
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follows: on July al over Newport, Rhode Island; During over Newport, Rhode Island;
follows: on July 2l
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No Case (Information Only) 26 July 1962
Weymouth, Massachusetts
July 26-lir. and Mrs. Rudolph Dallessandro of E. Weymouth, liass. July 26--lir. and Mrs. Rudolph Dallessandro of E. Weymouth, liass.
reported 5 bright circular objects over reported bright circular objects over Hooksett, N.H.
It took 20 minutes for the formation to It to rinutesf 3trratio cross the sky with kv aith
the last object hovering for l5 minutes.
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