PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9316216

DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1962

REPORTED LOCATIONLittle Rock Arkansas

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Wes Balloon
| 5 N ber 1962 . 0 Probably Belloon
13. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 2 Fen sy -Gateen
Pane Pie 2X Grovnd-Visual CO Ground-Reder  Probebly Airerofs
cmur__05/1130Z. 0 Air Vi sal 0 Air-Intercept Rodor 0 Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS - SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
O Yes O Probably Astronomical
NKNe Civilian 0D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE AG Other War ae a re
0 Insufficient Date fer Evaluation
QO Unknown
30 minutes one
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Single bright star-colored object, Rpt that Operation Firefly in
elongated, about 3 feet in length poogress at Eglin, This operation

with vapor trail above object accounts for the vapor trails,
observed for 30 minutes pxzior to dawn, Star Spica just rising in SE,
Faded with rising of sun. Object Would be dimmed with rising of su
at 25 dgr elevation in SE. about 30 minutes later, However

; the object was reported at a ;
25 dgr ekevation & this would ten

I etde nue bodies, since n
St magnitude objects were i

rptd position. Case evaluated oy
Operation Firefly effects,

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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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NUZAHO/OS WASH DC
iSLAS SE&DCOL SESI. FOR SAFOI AND AFCIN. UFO ACi) ELONGATED

) THREE Feet IN LENGTH ¢€5) BRIGHT STAR COLORED (4) SINGLE OBJECT

(3) N/A (C6) NONE €7) VAPOR TRAIL ABOVE OBJECT (€&) NONE (9) NONE.
EC1i) EaTRA BRIGHTNESS IN SKY €2) APPROXIMATELY 25 DEGREES ELEVATIO

QO SOUTHEAST €3) APPRONIMATELY 25 DEGREES ELEVATION TO SOUTHEAST

(4) WE €5) RISING SUN CESCURED OBJECT €6) ONE HALF HOUR. CC1)

SROUND VISUAL (22 NZA €3) NZAe DCL) 11222 5 NOV €2 TO 1283Z 5 NOV
(2) DOWN. = 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LITTLE ROCK ARK. FCi) CIVILIAN ik

AND MRS meenemenealapecmmensneian LITTLE ROCK, ARKe /

CONTACT PAINTER AND HOUSEWIFE RESPECTIVILY. RELIABILITY BELIVED

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LIKTS, 29,993, 318 DEGREES S4KTS, 32,522, 322 DEGREES S&XTS, 49,232,
392 DEGREES 52 KTS 52,0902, 229 DEGREES 2€KTS, 55,992, 293 DEGREE

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COVER €62 NO THUNDE

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