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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8723397

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1962

REPORTED LOCATIONAntigo Wisconsin

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. GATE 2. LOCATION 12, CONCLUSIONS
r 0 Wes Balloon
1 September 1962 Antigo, Wisconsin Mocs Baie
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4, TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
| Local oP — S2Ground- Vi sual © Ground-Rodar = Probably Aiveratt
GMT - O1L/05 Loz O Air Visuol 0) Air-Intercep? Rodar O Possibly Aircraft
5. FHOTOS a 6. SOURCE ‘CN Wos Astronomical netTeor
Yes Probably Astronomical
=! DON Civilian O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE O Other
O Insufficient Deta for Evaluction
. QO Unknown
10-15 seconds one | falling
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
| Cylingrical object about 60 foet in Duration too short for decay, No
diameter and lOO feet long. Fluorescent decay for 1 September. Character
ht ges I icant color, observed tumbling istics of meteor sighting are
Fs or end, Obj lit up windshield |} present. Speed would be rather slduw:
rea of car. Initial observation at however + j nwt ate ree
60 ders elevati . | MOwever, Still consistent with
| 90 Gers e evation 300 dgr azimuth | this analysis.
ra2lling to zero elevation 120 azimuth,

Appeared like a/c fuselage on fire,
Sighting estimated at 10-15 seconds,
No radar contact in local

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\2) 60° elevation , 300° azimuth

(3) 090 elevation, 1200 azinuth

(4) The object apneared to be falling towards the earth in a
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