PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8410659

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1962

REPORTED LOCATIONLincoln Nebraska

FRAMES5

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
77 4nd 62 Lincoln, Nebraska 0 Probably Balloon
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Locol 05117 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT. AVRLars Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. 0 Was Astrononical
Yes OX Probably Astronomical Meteor
Q No Military 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
1/2 to 1 min 1 NE
TO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Rnd obj, size of pinhead. Bright white The observer states the obj flickerld
progressed to prange & grew weaker, approx 500 times per minute. An 8 MM
grodually fading out. Obj hud high frequeney film flickers at 480 fromes per mih,
flicker, approx 500 per minute. but the eye cannot distinguish this
flicker. The witness Tllcrer. le "ishess Probdbly e probably cver-
estimated the duration of the sighting
1
ATIC FORM 6 3EP 52)
a
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE 11 8u6 59
Z.CHQD582ZCWJA560 STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
PP RJEZHQ INCO G iF0
DE RJEBGD 2 fele
P 142200Z
FM 818 AIRDIV LINCOLN AFB NEBR
TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB 3
RJWFKF/20 AIRDIV RICHARDS GEBAUR AFB
RJEDSO/ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB
RJEZHO/OFFICE OF INFORMATION SERVICES HQ USAF WASHDC
BT
/UNCLAS/98DCOI 8-714. SUBJECT: "UFO REPORT". ATTN: 1006TH AISS, ENT.
A. DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT: A. DESCRIPTTON OF OBJECT:
1) (1) DESCRIBED AS ROUND
(2) THE HEAD OF A PIN
(3) BRIGHT WHITE, FADED TO ORANGE PRIOR TO DISAPPEARING
(4) (4) ONE ONE
(5) N/A
C6YHIGH OUIENCY ELICKER. A PER MINUTE
(7) NONE
(8) NONE
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
(9) NONE STAFF MESSAGE EDIVSION
INCLASSIFIED MESSAG
B (1) OBSERVER WAS MOON WAZCHING,CUSING BIN LARS, TURNED
(3) A
(4) GRADUAL RATE OF DESCENT TO THE EAST NORTH EAST
(5) THE LIGHT WHITE TO ORANGE AND GREW
WEAKER, GRADUALLY FADING OUT.
( ONE TO ONE HALF MINUTES
C.I MANNER OF OBSERVATION:(
(1) GROUND VISUAL.
(2)10/50
(3) N/A (3) N/A
D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING: D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING:
(1) 0511Z, 12 (0511Z, 12 AUGUST 2 AUGUST 1959
(NIGHT (2NIGHT
E. E.4 40 DEGREES 49' 18" N/96 49' 18" N/96 DEGREES 37'43"W, DEGREES 37'43"W,
NEBR, NORT HEAST NEBR, NORTHEAST SECTION SECTION OF CITY. OF CITY.
ON CRVER:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAG: DIMICION
( UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
PAGE THREE RJEBGD 2
(2) WILLIAM J. JACOBS, SSGT, 98TH AIR REFUELING SQUADRON,
KC-97 BOCM OPERATOR. ESTIMA ELIABLE SOURCE, LACKING
KNOWLEDGE OF ASTRONOM
G. WEAZHER AND WINDS:
KNOTS, GOOD WEAZHER.
2) REPORT FROM LAFB
SURFACE 180/GUSTS 10 TO 15 KTS
6M 220/25 KTS
10M 290/15 KTS
16M 310/20 KTS
20M 320/20 KTS
30M 3OM 320/20 320/20 K KTS
50M 330/40 KTS
80M NOT AVAILABLE
(3) NONE (3NONE
(4)15NM T
(5NONE
6NONE
H. PERSEID METEOR SHOWER COMMENCED AT 2300 HOURS
I. N/A
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PAGE FOUR RJEBGD 2
J. ONE B-47 SHOOTING TOUCH AND GO USING RUNWAY 17, RIGHT TURN
T OF
RUNWAY 17, TURN FOR FINAL MADE E APPROXIMAZELY SEVEN MILES
K. REPORTING OFFICER: CAPT LORENZO H. HERRING JR, 98TH BOMB
KJOHN HOWE, UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA PLANETARIUM,
BE OF
ASTRONOMICAL NATURE, REFERENCE PARAGRAPH H.
L. NONE L. NONE
BT
14/2339Z AUG RJEBGD 14/2339Z AUG RJEBGD )
ACTION: CIN
INFO: INFO : OOP, SAFS
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