PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8725055

DATE OF SIGHTINGJune 1964

REPORTED LOCATIONONeill Nebraska

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION
18 Jun 64 12. CONCLUSIONS
3. O'Neill, Nebraska 000 Was Balloon
DATE-TIME GROUP A. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Probably Balloon
Local 323 pm CST Possibly Balloon
13/21232 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aireraft
GMT. AirVisual 000 Prohably Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Air-Interespt Radar Possibly Aircraft
Yos Was Astronomical
No 000 Probably Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION Moonvatch, United Airlines Pilot Possibly Astronomieel
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Orher
3 seconds 0 Insufficienr Data for Evaluation Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING one Falling
Observer Observer 11. COMMENTS 1I. COMMENTS
looking South. Obj had verttieal descent.
Tracked through 150 deg (r). Initial observation eg (?). Initial observation Observed falling obj without fire or
at 30 deg elev, Lost sight of obj athaze level Lost sight of obj athaze leveld trall during daylihgt trail during daylihgt hours. Obj dis-
3 second observation. Daylight observation. Size second observation. Daylight observation. Size appeared into or view blocked by haze appeared into or vlew blocked by haze
about size or 7o7 fuselage. NoT a point or about size or 707 fuselage. NoT a point or layer. Degrees of arc not included (?). leyer. Degrees of are not included (?).
light. Large enough to determine rectangular light. Large enough to determine rectangular- en ommision of smoke or trail. Color
shape. No evidence of fire or smoketrail. not stated. Sighting too brief for good not stated. Sighting too brief for good
Not picked up on local radar. identifiecation by pilot. C: identifiecation by pilot. regarded
as insufficient data.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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JUN
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY
60 GARDEN STREET CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS E2139
June 30, 1964
Director
AFCIN-4E4
ATR Technical Intelligence Center
Wright Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton, Ohio
Dear Sir:
Enclosed you will find a copy of UFO sighting
reported to the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observa-
tory
Captain Thompson made his original LraLiegort report
to H.E. Roth to H.E. Ro of the Denver Moonwatch team, and foor team, and
the report was subsequently the report subsequently forwa forwarded to this rded to this
office. We have taken no action other than office. We ha ve taken no actio ther than
acknowledging the acknowledging the report, preferring to leave report, preferring to leave
any investigation to your any investigation your organization.
Sincerely
3-
James C. Cornell 'Jr.
Publie Information

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RePORt of a BRIGHL METEOR or REENTERING-SATELLITE to: MOONWATCH DIVISION
Smithsonlan Astrophysical Obs.
Un. Fgg Oh. 60 Garden Street
150 mies East Cambridge 38, Massachusetts
Numbie H.E20T THIS is LoCATEN of ONES
ONEILL DEE mirur 4230№ te
NECRASKA Leader or Observer Latitude Long (EorW) Elevation
Country or State City or Locality
1964 TeNs 18-19 21232 U.T.
General Description. Time + Time reference (UT, EST, PDST, etc)
Year Month Day
From to Highest Altitude degrees
Direction of Travel: How measured FSTIMATE
(N, NW, W, SW, S, SE, E, NE) (estimate, instrument, stars, etc)
Visual Characteristics (complete appropriate items):
Head or largest object: Head or Tergest objeet: Size (sketch) ____( Size (sketch) (Moon =)) (Moon
Maximun magnitude Maximum magnitude Color
seconds Angular Distance Travelled degrees degrees
5 Visibility Duration Visibility Duration
If Explosion witnessed: Audible Visible
time time
Train (luminous path or additional objects trailing the head):
Length degrees Color
Composition: (continuous luminosity, or if multiple objects: how many, what pattern(sketch);
if breakup observad: state whether before or after closest approach)
Azimuth (A) Altitude (A) Remarks (describe object if there is more
Fixes: Time (+ or DEC (D) . than one)
or RΔ (R)
1
Inatruments used (optical, tining; accuraey estImate)
(ujo raverse side for additional remarks) 15 B0580 in Sen 0
Copron CNRE or
Can AL R5ACNEO IN Ofseates
UNrep AiA 800
STTNE 5As

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sque diameter of 3 to 5 kukes
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Large Large enugh to deteringe determge rechorguer 5h0p. rechongler shopr. -
10 msible t0 usible endriel of fire ir. of fire or. smake detail Tarling smake detail Tranling
10 57.7 by bkE ATC radar.
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