PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8723646

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1962

REPORTED LOCATIONPriest Lake Idaho

FRAMES10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
5 Sentember l962 Priest Lake, Idaho 000 00 Probably Balloon 7
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Bolloon
Localnight Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft Probably Aircraft
GMT AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircralt Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS PHOTOS Physical 6. SOURCE 6. SOURCE D 0 Was Astronomical
.. Yes Yes C Probably Astronomical
XUNo XUNo Specimen Civilian ° 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 9. COURSE O Other Other SLAS
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
found on D Unknown
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O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Object believed to be a meteorite Sample Submitted to ASD for
found on ground by campers, Stated analysis. Obj assigned number
that object was location before 3-l47. Report indicated that
retiring. object was terrestial in ori-
Object assumed to fall with consider- gin & common to area. Cinder
able force because of indentation in type rock with high carbon
ground. Assumed to be hot since it content.
charred trees that were wet. 3 3/4 in
long x 2 1/2 in wide and 1/2 in thick.
Observers certain object fell from sky )
Se wen 244
OBTEET IN PASICA SPECIOEN FICE)
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 25 SEP 52)

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6 - 15 SEPTEMBER 1962 SIGHTINGS
DATE LOCATION OBSERVER EVALUATION
Wickliffe, Ohio Astro (METEOR)
Hanksville, Utah TWA . 4 Astro (JUPITER)
00000 Kansas City, Missouri Aircraft
64.26N 29.33W (Atlantic) USN Satellite
Topeka, Kansas Balloon
9 Yonkers, New York Aircraft
10 Brewster, Ohio PHYSICAL S) Other (CHAFF)
10 Macon, Georgia NCT IN FILE) Astro (METEOR)
11 S China Sea SS Illinois Astro (METEOR)
11 Madisonville, Kentucky (PHYS S) Other (SPIDER GOSSAMER)
12 Columbus, Ohio Aircraft
12 Chicago, Illinois Insufficient Data
12 12 Chicago, Illinois Chicago, Illinois Aircraft
13 Newark, Ohio PHYSICAL S PHYSICAL S) Other (SLAG)
14 14 -Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Oklahoma City, Oklahoma M IN LLOWIN Aircraft
14 Barbados, BWI 2 FOLDER Astro (METEOR)
DR14 Steeleville, Missouri Other (HALLUCINATIONS)
15 Lamone, Missouri Insufficient Data
15 15 Cradell, New Jersey Multi (Nagy) Other (BIRDS)
15 Greenwich, Connecticut Greenwich, Connecticut Aircraft
15 -37.20N 124.08w (Pacific) -37.20N 124.08w (Pacific) (SS CALIFORNIAN)AStro (METEOR)
ADDITIONAI REPORTED SIGHTINGS (NOT CASES)
DATE LOCATION SOURCE EVALUATION
6 Fiji Island Newsclipping
9 Duncanon, Ireland Newsclipping
11 Nicholasville, Kentucky Newsclipping
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ARTIFACT # 341-18-482
LOCAtEd in ARriFACr Qoon LOCAted iN ARTT

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No Case (Information Only) September 1962
Peru
Vnusually goed sightings were also made, during the zonth ot Sop-d Veusually goed sightings were during the month ot Soped
tember, in Tazna, Arequipa, Chschope (near Lambayoque) and tember, in Tarns, Arequipa, Chochope (near Lambayeque) nd othar parta oi tho otbar parts oi tho
Fapablie of Pora. RapubLis of Pora.
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No Case (Information Only) September l962
Orland, California
Source: APRo Sulletin July 1963
Rancher Sees
Hovering Object
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riend dens Giare. the nend. dens Ginisare. the
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n p i he saw the lights thought it
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a, the field he discovered the object
aoe got a car but on object abogt 30
bet in the ah. If had evo liahis, une on
tath side whlch Seemed to be shning
on the ground It dade no doise
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or shege oit said it was bieng in
ihape its edges Dlumt-shaped
Eglls sermed to orotruie from the matn
Eedy Gray meved toward the ohert got
within So , ards oi it when it moved to-
ward him. skimming tae kround, tben
in wpped oit into the southwest. In three
or itur seronds it was out of sirht. Then
it cane back again, finaily veering off
east toward Chieo
The hiort whiie boverind, wis oe-
casjonaily ahoteited by I ghtnina be- caaionaly ahotviten ty I.atn.ne: De-
hing it ond Gray sad t ats ah erle ie it one 5ry a4 t ts U erte
sight. Ho sald it was extremely fast. and sighl. Ho sald it was extremely fast, annd
didrt resemble anything he hrd ever didrt rosamble anything he hid ever
irep He furtoer simoented that the irep He furtoer simenented that the
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No Case (Information Only) 2 September 1962
Chicago, Illinois
....Ca the evening of Saptanber 2nd, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bacigalupo of r....Ca the evening of Saptamber 2nd, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bacigalupo of
Chieago, Chlcago, Illinois made a elose sighting- They were sitting Illinois made a elose sighting- They were sitting on the poreh or on the ooreh or
their home when they saw a huge saucer, lit up frod the inside, with a row of their home when they saw a buge saucer, lit up frod the inside, with a row or .
red llghts around its center. It was flying slowly just above the tops of the
troas,

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No Case (Information Only) 3 September 1962
San Juan, Argentina
On the-night et Soptorbee Jrd, & farmer asmed Juan Sosa was riding
hone on hi bieyale, in a sparealy-settled part of the provence of Sen Juzn,
Argaatina, when he saw a flying saneer tale ort from a fleld about Zoo yazds
ron tho road. As it took off, it left bebind a strong blaish light. Sosa
gathared togethar several frisnds, all at whaa had soen the uro in tho sky
sarlier in tho evening. Togather, -thgy all wout back to the landing spot zith
CLashlights,  and found that : the grount rad baraad in thei abapg ot a sirede
three yardr in diemeter. - The tame objedt o a adailar cus was alas sgen by
tre Mapal offietala dn the provenee at San duins. id- sestis. inic