PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8688480

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1962

REPORTED LOCATIONLiberal Kansas

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| | »+eCh thw night of August cod, a series
oF ae ee ay eS Wen “flying objejyts lit up the runways nat the airoort ai,
Giberal, Cansas, and ware seea by ¢ people thers. Sinilar revorts were uada
SG Gate same time in Albuquerque, jew Mexico; Puebis, Solorade; Garden City,
.ingas, and Guymon, Cklahoma, | |

Liberal, Kansas Sightings —

On August 2. 1982, persenael at ine
titeral. Mansa, airport were shaken
 onsideraply when varios colored beii-| f :
ant olyecta df up the rounawavs” Hon.
Whermet or not thi ancivatos the ob.
eens Were Pow eLoushane orig) enous
tye getuaily shen ght oy tie ereurnd : |
Rit eit Fras iter Snir te por:
ware from Albuquerque SS M. Pueblo,
Cuolorauis, arden City, Aunsas amd (ites
qu, Ciklwlioma, Contre virine Agent
Brot Jones satd ebout o deren nadivid
als ut the Liberal auport saw the one
ques at ubout & pom

Ac NEAING to Jones, Capt lack Sfetz:
Ker, VA pot enréute iron Wichita, ,
Vesas fo Alamo, (clad alopert offietads
he vpw the ohiecty whieh he sata were |
row? Michwer Se faster than atk’ piane
he hud ever seen, Metekers airecaft was,
at Pewee 3.66) to TU) feet ot ihe tame,
he sucbted tae streets.

Wiresses desertbed ime Ugh’: as about,
the sine of cac neaditgnhts. and they.
varied in color from wate green. bine.
to breliant orange. There were four of |
he oobseets, Jones said. which moved
sigaiy actoss the sky. One beeame sta:
itopary over the airport and seemed to
oreduce a lancing-type iight directly
uniter it. .
All .ighting took place at approximate
Ir BAS paw The ceeocts came to Lit |
erai ver the SITTV GEL = beleoteorne com: |
‘munications svstem The FAA said no *
lates fuck could pemiuee suen iigns
were ~ Seculed im ine area at the inme.
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coe Pegole LT talked to alter binding
reve eerned to think tf was @ metéetite,
“wasnt tik ane meteeere ve

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