PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8724139

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1962

REPORTED LOCATIONFt Bragg South Carolina

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 1. DATE 2. LOCATION |2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
o Was Balloon
18 Sentember l962 18 September l962 Ft Bragg. South Carolina 0 Probably Balloon Probably Balloon
3. DATS-TIME GROUP 3. DATE-TIME GROUP A. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Bolloon
Locol Locol_ C Cround-Visual Cround-Visual Ground-Rodor Ground-Rodor Was Aircraft
0 Probobly Aireroft
GMT. GMT_ 18/08557 AinVisual Air-intercept Radar D Possibly Aircralt
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE SOURCE 00 Was Astronomical
Yes Ys Probably Astronomicol
ONo Military 0 PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENCTH OF OBSERVATION 3. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE αX Otherkre
D0 Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
Unknown
4 minutes one descent.
1O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SICHTING 11. COMMENTS
Bright hemispherical light observed Description conforms to that
for 4 minutes in parabolic descent. expected o e dropped fm
Tail 3X size of obj. Light accelerated a/c during military cxercises.
& tail became elongated pointed.
Initial observation in North at 60 dgr
elevation. Went out at 45 dgr azimuth
30 dgr elevation. Observation during
night exercise.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
7789 (19 Sep 62) H/pgc STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE PAGE 1 of 2
AF IN :
CIN-17 INCOMI
ACTION:
INFO : OOP-CP-1, SAFS-3, OOP-2, 00 DIA-1O, DIA-CIIC-3 (38)
SM3 C 044
ZCZCHG3796ZCVJ3383 26207S-79020VJ5050
PP RUEAHO PP RUEAHO
DE RUCONK 13 DE RUCONK 10
ZNR ZNR
P 1921152 P 1921152
FM 354TH TFW MYRTLE BEACH AFB SC
TO RUWGAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO
RUCDSO/AFSC FOREIGN TEC DIV WPAFB OHIO
RUEAHG/HO USAF WASHDC
RUEASN/HO 26 AIR DIV HANCOCK FIELD NY
BT
UNCLAS WDO-I 9-371 WASH DC ATTN (AFCIN)
ABOUT SIZE OF A PENNY HELD AT ARN'S LENGTH. (3) WHITE (4) ONE
(5) NONE (5) NONE (7) INITIALLY APPROXIMATELY 3 TIMES THE SIZE (5) NONE (5) NONE (7) INITIALLY APPROXIMATELY 3 TIMES THE SIZE
OF THE O3JECT. (8) NONE (9) OBJECT APPEARED TO ACCELERATE AND OF THE O3JECT. (8) NONE (9) OBJECT APPEARED TO ACCELERATE AND
LIGHT BECANE POINTED AND TAIL ELONGATED. B. (1) BRIGHT NOV- LIGHT BECANE POINTED AND TAIL ELONGATED. B. (1) BRIGHT NOV-
ING OBJECT (2) 60 DEGREES ELEVATION, 90 DEGREES AZINUTH (3)
30 DEGREES ELEVATION, 45 DEGREES AZINUTH (4) PARABOLIC DESCENT 30 DEGREES ELEVATION, 45 DEGREES AZIMUTH (4) PARABOLIC DESCENT
BURNED UP. (6) 4 NINUTES C. (1) GROUND VISUAL (2) NONE (3).

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
INCO
AF IN : 7789 (19 Sep 62) PAGE 2 of 2
PAGE TWO RUCGNK 1C
N/A. D. (1) 180855Z (3) NIGHT E. 3508N 7908W. F. GENE I. BAS-
THIN SCATTERED, WIND LIGHT VARIASLE, NO CEILING, VISIBILITY
25 MILES PLUS. 2T1--STLUS
K. THIS SIGHTING WAS NADE BY 5 OTHER NILITARY PERSONNEL ACCONPANY-
ING LT BASEL DURING A NIGHT EXERCISE NEAR FORT BRAGG
3T NOTE: ADV CY TO DIA
19/21192 SEP RUCONK
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