PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8723754

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1962

REPORTED LOCATIONTopeka Kansas

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS _ y
te xWos Balloon
9 September 1962 Topeka, Kansas GO Probably Belloon
= ——- = See oo a 10 Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF GBSERVATION
_— 0D Was Ai ft
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GUT... 10, Vi "2 0 Air Vi sual © Air-Intercept Rodor O Possibly Aircroft
“$. PHOTOS > 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
| O Yes O Probecbly Astronomical
KN. Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomicol
7. LENGTH OF CBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE O Other a
| O Insufficient Dato for Evaluation
:. eA GQ Unknown
| 15-20 minutes one not rptd

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

| Tear drop Shaped object size of silver
dollar,orange in color

with no unusual
features, tail, trail, or sound noticed
At 30 dgr-35 dgr elev giving appearance
of being about 20 miles away. No
maneuvers with flight straight and
slow at same elevation. Took appearance
}ofr star and faded in distance. Sight-

fing at dusk,
Uirection of
reported,

Object reflected sun,
Sighting and flight not

111. COMMENTS

Direction of
Shape,
PROWEVOr »

analysis.

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description,
consistent

reported,
and duration,
with this

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DEPARTMENT Gr THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MAESSAGE BRANCH

UNCLASSIFIFO MESSAGE

INGQOMING

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A. DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT: CLISHAPE.eeeee TEAR DORP. €2) SIZE

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SILVER DOLLAR, (3) COLOR....eeBRILLIANT ORANGE, €4) NUMBER
C5) N/A, €6) NO DISCRNABLE FEATURES OR DETAILS, (7) NO NOT
TAIL TRAIL OR EXHAUST, €8) NO SOUND.

5B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE: €1) OBSERVER FIRST NOTED OBJECT

ONE (1),

ICED

DUE TO

BRIGHT REFLECTION FROM THE SUN. OBJECT WAS TRAVELING AT A VERY SLOW

RATE OF SPEED. (2) OBSERVER STATES THAT OBJECT FIRST NOTED
30-35 DEGREES ABOVE THE HORIZON AND ABOUT 20 MILES AWAY. ¢

OBJECT REMAINED AT ABOUT SAME ELEVATION UNTIL DISAPPEARANC

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH

UNCLA SSIFIFO MESSAGE

INCOMING

AF IN : 57572 (12 Sep 62) hee fa Pe 20f 3
PAGE TWO RUWGFB 85

OBJECT NADE NO MANEUVERS, FLIGHT PATH SEEMED STRAIGHT AND SLOW. (5)
OBJECT WAS VISIBLE FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES TOTAL. (6) OBJECT FINALLY
WENT OUT OF RANGE OF SIGHT, OR IT TOOK ON THE APPEARANCE OF A STAR
SOME 15-20 MINUTES AFTER SIGHTING,

C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION. ¢1) GROUND VISUAL BY CIVILIAN.

D. TIME.DATE OF SIGHTING AT ABOUT 10/9949Z DUSK.

E, OBSERVER MADE SIGHTING IN TOPEKA KANSAS; HIS LOCATION WAS 37TH ST.
SOUTH, AT ABOUT THE 1200 BLOCK WEST.

F, O3SERVER VAG SE. CILILIAN, AGE 50, ADDRES SARI
OCCUPATION LINOTYPE MACHINIST, USED TO WORK FOR BOEING IN WICHITA,
KANSAS DURING THE B-29 PROGRAM. ALSO HAS A SON IN THE AIR FORCE AT
JAMES CONNALY AFB TAKING NAVIGATOR TRAINING AT THIS TIME.

G. WEATHER & WINDS. €1) CLEAR & NINE MILES VISIBILITY. WINDS WERE
150 DEGREES AT 5 KNOTS,

C2) REPORT FROM NEAREST AWS, AT OO90Z.

§ 629 252 AT 26 KNOTS
1ZOBO 299 AT 26 KNOTS
16949 262 AT 58 KNOTS
298380 25¢ AT 56 KNOTS

5B208DB 266 AT 25 KNOTS

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH

UNCLASSIFIED MESSACE
(INCOMING

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AF IN : 57572 (12 Sep 62) Pr 3 of 3
PAGE THREE RUWGFB 85

50290 260 AT 52 KNOTS
NO RECORDING FOR 80,000. |
NO THUNDER STORMS IN THE AREA. |
VERTICAL TEMP GRADIENT;

SURFACE 75 DEGREES F,
6! 32 7
10M 57 ij
16M 25 %
29 1 i
5@ -53 7
2D -56 2
SO -56 bi

NOTHING NOTED METEOROLOGICAL TO CAUSE PHENEMENON.
REPORT PR

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PARED BY 1/LT CHARLES E. SMITH

ASZBY DCOLE
NO OTHER REPORT HAVE BEEN RECEIVED REGARDING THE SIGHTING OF ANY
U.F.O. OBSERVER STATES THAT THE SPEED OF THE OBJECT WAS VERY SLOW
AND DID NOT DEMONSTRATE ANY MANUEVERS, AND WAS TEAR DROP SHAPED,
THESE APTLY DESCRIBE THE FLIGHT CHARACTERISTICS SHAPE OF A
HELICOPTER WHICH ARE IN WIDE USE AT THIS BASE,

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