DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE9316316
DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1962
REPORTED LOCATIONScottsdaleand Prescott Arizona
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION Scottsdale & 12. CONCLUSIONS
Prescott, Arizona 0 Was Balloon
20 November 1962 Zuni, New Mexico 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT_ 20/1750Z XAinVisual Air-Intercept Rador 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE mx Was AstronomicalMeteor
Yes D Probably Astronomical
XXNo Civilian & Military 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LÉNGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other.
00 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
glimpse only one falling
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Falling obj observed fm two a/c & fm Obsvation fm three areas indi-
one ground position in New Mexico- cates obj at apor trail
Arizona area. Color was of glintl & duration sighting indicate
Obj had firey glow w/a vapor trail. meteor observation. Sighting
Descent at t 50-60 dgrs. made during the day.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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ACCORDANCE WITH AFR 200-2. SUBJECT: UFO. A. DESCRIPTION ACCORDANCE WITH AFR 20D-2. SUBJECT: UFO. A. DESCRIPTION
OF OB3:5. (1) SHAPE - NONE GIVEN. (2) SIZE- NONE GIVEN. E GIVEN. (2) SIZE- NONE GIVEN. C
OF OB3:5. (1) SHAPE - NONE
(3) COLOR - SILVER GLINT. (4) NUMBER ONE PER SIGHTING. (3) COLOR - SILVER GLINT. (4) NUMBER ONE PER SIGHTING. C
(5) FORMATION - N/A. (6) FIREY GLOW. (7) VAPOR TRAIL (5) FORMATION - N/A. (6) FIREY
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VISIBLE. (8) NO SOUND HEARD. (9) NOT APPLICABLE. (B)
DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT. (1) OBJECT CAME C
INTO OBSERVERS VIEW (2) FALLING FRON SKY
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to I BE IN FREE FALL AT AN ANGLE OF FIFTY T TO CINTY
DEGREES (5) DISAPPEARED INSTANTANEOUSLY (6) FLEETING C
GLIMPSE. C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION (1) TWO AIR VISUAL
BIGHTINGS AND ONE GROUND TO AIR SIGHTING (2) NONE.
(3) (A) CESSNA 172, NAN 2512 YANKEE ALTITUDE 1 10,520 FEET (
HEADING 270 DEGREES, SPEED UNKNOWN, HOME STATION SAN
DIEGO. (B) T33A S2103 ENGROUTE FROM RIVERSIDE CALIFORNIA
TO ALBUQUERQUE, N MEX, ALTITUDE 30,300 FEET, HEADING C
SPEED AND HOME STATION UNKNOWN. D. TIME AND DATE OF
SIGHTING (1) APPROXIMATELY 1750 ZULU 20 NOV 62 (2) DAY - C
PERFECT VISIBILITY. E. LOCATION OF OBSERVER (1) C-172 (
ONE MINUTE WEST OF ZUNI NEW MEXICO FIVE TO TEN DEGREES
LEFT OF COURSE (27D DEGREES). (2) T33 - OVER PRESCOTT ARIZONA C
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VORTAC HEADING EAST AT 30,ODD FEET. (3) ON THE GROUND
FROM SCOTTSDALE ARIZONA. F. IDENTIFYING FROM SCOTTSDALE ARIZONA. F. IDENTIFYING INFORM G INFORMATION ATION
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AND VICIBILITY UNLIMITED (2) WINDS 6000, 330/10, 13,300,
350/40, 3,33D,
360/23 (3) NONE (4) VISIBLITY 100 MILES PLUS FROM
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ALTITUDE (5) NO CLOUD COVER (S) NO THUNDERSTORMS
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17,00D TO 18,000, THEN STANDARD VERTICAL TEMPERATURE C
GRADIENT. H. NONE. I. UNKNOWN. J. NONE KNOWN.
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AFB, ARIZONA. THIS REPORT WILL CONSTITUTE CLOSING U
ACTION UNLESS OTHERWISE DIRECTED. L. NO KNOWN
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