PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9316106

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1962

REPORTED LOCATIONAuburn Alabama

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2. LOCATION

to be an estimated 25 miles distant
fm a/c heading 270 dgr. Obsvation
toward the South, Flight path was

away fm the a/c and was visible for

5 minutes,

12. CONCLUSIONS
0D Was Balloon
a7 October 1962 Auburn, Alabama B Posclbly Belleon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Local O Ground- Vi sual C} Ground-Rodor = Prabal Aiceralt
ot 27/7/052027 | BH Air Visual 0 Air-Intercept Radar O Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 1 Wes Astronomicel
0 Yes O Probobly Astronomical
XOXN Military 0 Possibly Astronomical
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: 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 0 Other
erent eee LEX Insufficient Dato for Evaluction
D0 Unknown
5 minutes one southerly
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1}. COMMENTS

Ball of fire, orange and green observed Sighting in direction of Eglin

AFB, Possible testing fm that
area, Also possible exhaust fm
jet a/c;however, the first
possibility is more likely. No }
follow-up by rpting official

as witness was at Forbes AFB,
Kansas, Case listed as Insuffi-
cient data,

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