PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8725974

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1962

REPORTED LOCATIONOuagadougou Upper Volta Africa

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1. DATE

5 October 1962.
3. DATE-TIME GROUP

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5. PHOTOS

OYes Physica

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGH

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

De ee Oe ab Ti inl

Ouagadougou
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

EPGroun d- Vi sual
O Aire Vi sual

SOUR

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6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE

Metal object fell to ground recovered
by field workers in Upper Volta,

Africa. IR 792290, IR 1497987.1497985

A eamw 42 2's ole

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
2. LOCATION

Upper Volta

© Ground-Roadar
© Air-intercep? Radar

11. COMMENTS

12. CONCLUSIONS

5)
ATBi
a)

%X Other Atlas Booster

Identified as part of Atlas
Booster fm Shirra flight by
numbers on piece of metal

submitted for analysis,

Epborly Balloon

Wes Balloon

ossibly Balloon

Was Aircraft #
Probably Aireraft
Possibly Aircroft

Was Astronomicol
Probably Astronomicol
Possibly Astronomical

Insufficient Date fer Evaluation
Unk no wn

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“Pieces were found 40 kilometers apart. Ambassador. contacting °

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