PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8661564

DATE OF SIGHTINGJune 1963

REPORTED LOCATIONLittle Rock Arkansas

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a, | PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2. LOCATION

13 June 1963

12. CONCLUSIONS
© Was Balloon |

Little Rock, Arkansas DO Probebly Balloon |

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Lecel 7 5 Ground- Vi sual
cmt 2 t/0340Z 0D Air Visual

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

0 Possibly Balloon

Wes Airerote RefUel OPR

Probobly Aircroft
Possibly Aircraft

© Ground-Redar
©D Air-Intercept Radar

5. PHOTOS |b. SOURCE
civilian

a O Yes
) XKNe

Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

17. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
15 min

~ | NUMBER OF OBJECTS
one

Other — serene
Insufficient Dota for Evaluction
Unk no wn

9. COURSE
West

ooo aco og

~+ —---—-— — —_—

| |lo. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

» | Saucer with red dome changing to white and
back to red. Observed to south disappearing
and reappearing at intervals. Disappeared
in West. .

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP $2)

11. COMMENTS

KC-97 and B-47 engaging in Refueling

| operation in area throughout time of
observation. Numerous takezoff and land-

| ing from Little Rock AFB. Red glow probauly
from tanker warning lights on underside

of tanker. White glare occasioned by
| flashing of landing lights in order to
position a/c for refueling.

;

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AiR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH

UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGI

INCOMING

AF IN : 573 (15 Jun 63) X/ofb PAGE 1 of 2

ACTION: NIN-9

INFO : SAF-OS-3,.X0P-1, XOPX-4, DIA-25, DIA-CIIC-2 (45)
SMB AG44 . 7

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DE RUWGDX 13

ZNR

-P 1422302

FM 825SAD LITTLE ROCK AFB ARK

TO RUWGALE/ADC ENT AFB COLO

RUWGHW/ 32AIRDIV OKLAHOMA CITY AFS OKLA

RUCDSQ/FTD WP AFB OHIO

RUEABL/ U@COMD USAF BOLLING AFB WASH DC

RUEAHO/CSAF WASH DC

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UNCLAS 384DCOI 3073. FOR SAFOI AND AFCIN.

UF OAC 1) SAUSER (2) PEA AT LONG RANGE, LIMA BEAN AT CLOSE RANGE (5)

RED GLOW- THEN WHITE FOR SHORT TIME, THEN RED ¢€4) ONE > NA €$)

APPEARED TO HAVE DOME (7) NEGATIVE (8) NEGATIVE (9) NEGATIVE B. (1)
2) APPROX 20 ELIVATION ON HORIZEN TO SOUTH (35)

CAUSUAL OBSERVATION ¢

20 ELIVATION TO WEST HORIZON (4) JUMPY AND ERATIC- WOULD DISAPPEAR

BEHIND CLOUDS. (5) OVER WEST HORIZON (6) 15 MIN. Ce (1) GROUND-

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8 MILES SOUTH OF CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARK. F. CIVILIAN <i

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH 5
UNQLASSIFIED MESSAG#

INCOMING

AF IN : 573 (15 Jun 63) PAGE 2 of 2
PAGE TWO RUWGDX 13

TO FAIR. (2) N/A. Ge (1) CLEAR NIGHT- SOME CLOUDS. (2) 13 WX
OGT,LRAFB. SSW 5KTS, N/A, WAy N/A, WA, N/A, N/A, 63) CLEAR

(4) 15 (5) 1/10 CIRRUS (6) N/A (7) N/A. He 584 BOMB WG CP (SAC)

REPORTED NUMBEROUS TAKE OFFS OF B-47'5 DURING TIME OF OBSERVATION.
REF UELING OPERATIONS WERE OCCURING IN SAME GENERAL AREA OF OBSERVATION.
TAKE OFFS AND LANDINGS ALSO OCCURRED AT ADAM FIELDWT LITTLE ROCK

MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. Ie INCIDENTDEPORTED BY CIVILIAN OBSERVER TO 5384
$0. 384CP NOTIFIED 2AFCP (SAC) AND SAC COMMAND POST AT 2298C
13 JUNE 63. Je SEE ITEM He Ke CAPT MARIO Me PETRUZZELLI, CHIEF

COMBAT INTELLIGENCE, S84BW, LRAFB. CIVILIAN YOUTH INTERVIEWED,
SEEMED SINCERE BUT IMMATURE. INTERESTED IN AIRCRAFT. TENATIVE
APPRAISAL. SIGHTING PROBABLY A KC-97 OR B-47 OR BOTH ENGAGING IN hi
AIR TO AIR REFUELING OPERAT IONS WHICH OCCURRED IN GENERAL AREA

(SOUTH AND WEST .OF LITTLE ROCK) AT TIMES OF OBSERVATION. RED

GLOW PROBABLY TANKER WARNING AND POSITION LIGHTS UNDER SIDE OF z%
TANKER. WHITE GLARE OCCASSIONED BY FLASHING OF LAND ING LIGHTS |
OR WING LIGHTS OF B-47, a COMMON PROCEDURE TO POSITION AIRCRAFT |

DURING NIGHT REFUELINGS. Le NONE.

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