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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8716006

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1962

REPORTED LOCATIONManagua Nicaragua

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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
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12-14 August 1962 IManagua, Nicaragua |e re eeeY Ballou
3. DATE-TIME GROUP L TYPE OF OBSERVATION i eee
“Vie . : 0 Was Aircraft
Local —- , _ 2 Ground Visval 1D Ground-Rodor a Probably Aircraft
2 out» 44 i330Z O Air Vi sual O Air-Intercept Radar O Possibly Aireraft
5. PHOTOS é. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
O Yes 0) Probobly Astronomical
KN Civilian 0) Possibly Astronomical
FJ. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION [@. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. CouRsE — “lO Other
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10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
14/13302: Newspaper rpts fm Bluefield’, Duration not rptd. Possibility

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AF IN : 21949 (14 Aug 62) G/se Reo’d: August 13, 1962

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At 131540Z August an unidentified flying object was observed
over Managua by ARMA, Passing from northwest to southeast
 2MR object first appeared in distance as a falling star. Moving.
rapidly at undetermined speed, without noise, at low but
undetermined altitude, object appeared to follow horizontal
course. When overhead, body unidentifiable but appeared as
slow with luminous trail which appeared to be chemical pro-
AF DIST: pellant. Object not identified by local Qualified sources.
JIN-9 Seen by other unqualified observers resuits local rumor that
SAvS <= object was Soviet astronauts and probably was reported as
j)P-ap-1 such to international press. SCP-3. Signed Morgan.

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NOTE: Relayed to CINCARIS, USARCARIB 8/14/62

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observers agree that altitude of object too low to be space
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| FLYING O5JECT OBSERVED 141330Z AUGUST PASSING OVER MANAGUA

| FROM EAS? TO ‘WEST. “SIGHTED FROM BLUEFIELDS, MANAGUA AND Leow,

| LUMINOUS OBJECT HAD SAME APPEARANCE AS FLYING OBJECT OF SUNDAY

) NIGHT, THIS REPORT UNCONFIRMED. ANOTHER NEWS REPORT ALLE Es.

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