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CASE REFERENCE9739156

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1964

REPORTED LOCATIONFrankfort Kentucky

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

l. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
5 > 6! Fran! Yentucls 0 Was Balloon
< ‘ Jana ry 1964 enxfort, Kentucky O Probebly Balloon
3. DATE-TIAE GROLP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION BH Possibly Ballean
EN OP a a & Ground- Visual D Ground-Rador e M4 ret ig
GMT not reverted = OG Air Vi sual D Air-Intercept Radar DO Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS $8. SOURCE™ DO Was Astronomical
O Yes |}Q Probably Astronomical
“1 Ne civilian |o Possibly Astronomical
7, LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | $. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9 COURSE |Q Other. —_
not reported Po not reported lo (hepa Dota for Evaluation

10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Coject that cooked

on phone. Went back out and

smoke. Object was observed by frend. Disappeare

quickly.

ike a star
Anproached rapidly. Went inside to call friend

moving in sky.

object was trailt

Report received in letter form.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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~ 111. COMMENTS
Duration indicates several minute

observations. Essential data missing.

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for evaluation, Case carried as

insufficient data.

Letter answered by SAYOI. No form 164

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This is in repiy to your letter of February i,
1964, addressed to the Secretary of Defense, in ynicn
vou requested t‘nformation on an unusual phenomena you

witnessed last October, and again on January 29¢n.

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Tt ts difficult to evaluate wn
ovjects were that you saw witnous 2 | |
sueh as deseription or size, snape or color, air
snd elevastion, and exact time end location. However
orevious reports of this nature which were investizated
oy the Air Force have almost invariably resulted in an
evaluation of 2 mateor or a high-flying alrerart.

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y reoort of this sichting and

th is regretted that-a more enlightening answer cannos

be given.
SinceyveLys
MASTON M. JACKS
Major, USA?
Piblic Information Division
Office of Information