PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9316492

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1962

REPORTED LOCATIONHuntington West Virginia

FRAMES5

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4 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
18 December 1962 Huntington, West Virginia 0 Probably Balloon
TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4.
Local AXround-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT. 18/0930-0940Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes Probably Astronomical
KMo Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE MXOtherECHO I
0 Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
0 Unknown
less than 10 minutes one SE
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Obj with less magnitude than Venus Satellite ECHO I was over the city
or Jupiter observed to appear at 427 AM EST to the North of the
stationary for about 5 minutes at city at 5 dgr elevation moving
which time it moved to the SE & out to be observed by
of sight in 5 mins more. the witness Case evaluated as
ECHO I.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 9EP 52)
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AT 04,37 AN COC.U18 NORTH n CITY, .73 DEGRPES ABOVE HORIZON MOVING SE
AT 05,43 AM DEC..19 SOUTH ne CIIY, 54 DEGRFES ABOVE HORIZUN MOVING SE
AI 08.25 PM PEC..19 SOUTH nF CITY, 09 DEGRFES ABOVE HORIZON MOVING NE
AT 04,45 AM CEC..20 SOUTH rF CUIY, 83 DEGRFES ABUVE HORIZON MoYinG se
AT 05.52 AH rEC..21 SOUFH OF GITY, 28 DEGRFES ABOVE HORIZON MOVING SE
AT 04.53 AM DEC..22 SOUTH fF CITY, 55 DEGRFES ABOVE HORIZON MOVING SE
AT 07.35 PM1 DEC.122 SOUTH OF CITY, , 08 Degrfes above horizon I MOVING NE
A! O5,03 AM DEC.124 SOUTH OF CITY, 29 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON MOVING 5F
1 CHARLESTCN, W.VA. EST
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04.15AM rEC..ie NORTH OF CIIY, 62 DEGRFES ABOVE HORIZON NOVING SE
AT 05.41 AM DEC..19 SOUTH CF CITY, 74 OLGRFES ADOVE HORLZON MoVING SE
AI 08.22 pH CEC..19 SOUTH OF CIIY,. 02 DEGRFES ABOVE HORIZUN MOVING HE
AT 04.43 AN DEC..20 NORTH CI CIIY, 7B DEGRFES ABOVE HORIZON MOVING SE
AT 05.50 Af DEC..21 SOUTH CITY, 44 DEGRFES ABOVE HORLZON MOVING SE
AY 08,13 PM CFC..21 SOUTH OF CITY, 17 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON MOVING NE
AT 04.52 AM DEG..22 SOUTH DE CITY, 75 DEGREES ANOVE HORI/ON NOVING SE
6T 07.32 PM PEC..22 SOUTH OF CITY, 02 DEGIEES ABOVE HORLZON NOVING NE
AT O6.O0 AN CEC-123 SOUIH OF CIIY, 20 T OF CITY,2O DEGRCES AODVE HORIZON DEGRCES ADOVE HORIZON MOVING SH MOVING SH
AT OS.OI AP PEC..24 AT OS.0I AM PEC..24 SOUTH OF CITY, AS DLGREES ABUVL TORIZON SOUTH OF CITY, AS DLGREES ABUVL TORIZTN MOVIIG S MOVIIG SA
I CHESTER, PA. EST EST
AI AT 04.37 AM CEC..18 TEC..18 NORTH OF CITY, 79 DEGRFES AROVE DEGRFES AROVE HOPIZON MOVING MOVING SE
AT 05.44 AM DEC..19 DEC.-19 SOUTH FF FF CITY, 40 OFGREES OFGRFES ABOVE ABOVE HORLZON MOVING SF
AT 04.45 AN AM CEG.120 SOUTH OF CITY, 77 DEGREES 77 DEGRCES ANOVE ANOVE HORIZON MOVING SE
AT 05.53 05.53 AM DEC..21 SOUTH n1 CIIY, 241 CIIY, 24 DEGRELS ABCVE HORIZON MOVING SE
41 04.54 Al 04.54 AM CEC.122 SOUTH 71 CIIY, 4S DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON CITY, 49 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON MOVING SE
al 07.36 PM 07.36 P4 DEC.122 SOUTH OF CITY, O9 DEGRFES CF CITY, 09 DEGRFES ABOVE HOPIZON MOVING NE ABOVE HDPIZON MOVING NE
A1 03,56 AN CEC..23 SOUTH OF CITY, 77 DEGRFES ABOVE HORIZON MOVING SE
AL05.03 AM DEC..24 SOUTH CE CITY, 25 OEGRFES ABOVE HORIZON MOVING SE
1 CENGINNATI, OHIO 1 ESI
AI 94.15 All CEC..18 NORTH OF CITY, 62 DEGRFES ABOVE HORIZOM MOVING SE
AF 06.32 AM DEC.-18 SOUTH OF CITY: 48 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON MOVING SE
AI 05.41 AM CFC..19 SOUTH OF CITY, 74 DEGRFES ABOVE HORIVON MOVING 5F
AT 04.43 AN DEC..20 NOPTH OF CITY, 77 DEGRFES ABOVE HOREZOH MOVING SE
AT 05.49 AN OEC.:21 SOUTH OF CITY, 49 DEGRFES AROVE HORTZON MOVING SF
AT 08.31 PM DEC..21 SOUTH OF :
CITY, 1I DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON NOVING NE
Al 04.51 AN OEC.122 SOUTH OF CITY, 79 DEGREES ABUVE HORIZON NOVING SE
AT 05.59 AF DEC.I23 SOUTH OF CITY, 25 DEGREES AROVE Hortzon MOVING SE
A1 O8.4Z PN C1C..23 SOUTH OF CITY, 29 OEGRFES APOVE HOLIZIN MOVING NE
4T OS.CO A1 OFC..24 SOUTHOE CIIY, BC DEGRCES ABOVE NORLZON MOVING SF
CEYO.SOPINUS, COLO MSI
A1 U4.33 AN CEC.18 NORTH nF CITY, 7J DEGRCES ABOVE HORTZON MOVING SE
AT O5.19 AM DEC.19 SOUTH OF C1TY, 53 DEGREES ABCVE HORIzON MOVING SE
AT OB.21 PM DEC.J19 SOUIH OF CITY, 1C DEGRFES ABOVE HORIZON MOVING NE