PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE·TIME GROUP LOCATION
243u1,6425/00302 Lakewood, Arl
. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
OIILIAN Balloon
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS Cbjeet resembles belloon obsorvation dth rolease of insirsadnt
One/9511t One/9514t peckage being the cadse of, splitting ol being the cadse of, solitting
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
5 linutes Sss shaped object about i/4 size of horcules a/e in area. Bas shaped object about 1/4 size of horcules a/o in area.
TYPE OF OBSERVATION 6 TYPE OF CBSERVATION C-i30 estirated at 20,Ooo ft. Lulinous color. One object C-l30 estirated at 20,Ooo ft. Lulinous color. One object
observed to break into buo. Observer was watching the a/c observed to break into buo. Observer vas watching the a/c
Grouni-lisual__RX Ground-Visuil_RX through field glassed when the object was noted alove the a/e] through field ( glassed when the ( object was noted alove the a/e.
7. COURSE COURSE It split with one piece moving SB and the other being lost frd It split with one piece moving SE and the other being lost frd
view. vieN.
Stetiorry Stetiokry ST
8. PHOTOS 8. PHOTOS
Yes
ENo
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Yos
ESNO
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may be used.

JACKSOMVILLE, ARXANSAS
PXPLYTO ATHNON 384DCOI/It Col Deane 28 July 1964
Unidentified Flying Objects
701 Air Eeree Systems Command
Noreign Technology Divlsion
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Ohio
1.
- UFO reported by 364nioI message 7-1867, 27 July 190h.
2. Report:
a. Description of Object:
(1) Oval or esg shape.
(2) Dime.
(3) Luminous.
of thess parts again breakting in two, the other disappearing.
(5) See (4) above.
(6) Varied in brightness.
(4) Object appeared to have little movemant. Rofer to item

(5) Disappearad sudlenly rafter seeiingly moving slovly to si.
(6) Object was visible for five (5) minutes.
C. Mimmer of observation:
(1) Ground-visual.
{2) Observer was using sevon (7) power binoculars with a
50m laies.
(3) Not applicable.
3 Jime and date of sighting:
(1) 0030 to 0035 zulu, 25 July 1964.
(2) Duy.
. Location of observer; 1 Location cr ob . In the back yard of his houe looated in In the back yard of his houe looated in
the community of Lekew community of Lekewood, Arkansas which lies appro Arkmses which lie oximately lo statute
Wir miles SW of Littl wir e Ease.
2. Idantifying infolmation on observer:
(1) − 35, engineer by training and currently
employed in Industrial Sales for the Arkansas Power and Light Co., Arkansas Power and Light Co.,
Little Rock, Arkansas. Lives at Little Rock, Arkansas. Lives at e, Lekevood, B, Lskevood, Arkonsas. Arkonses.
(2) Not applicable. (2)
C. Weather and winds - aloft conditions at time and place of sighting:
(2) through (7) As cited in message.
h. As per message.
i. Not applicable.
J. Zocation, epproximate altltude and direction of flight of any
atr trarfie: C-l3o Hercules flying arproximately 20, 00 'eet haading
in a South Southeast directlon.
k. Lt. Colonel W.W. Deane, Chief, Intelligence Division. I intorviewad
i. Brown on the evening of 27 July loe4. Following the interview I felt
thut y prelimenary analysis was essontially corract.' However, thirty
minutos after I laft Mr. Brown he phoned me to say he had saen a simllar
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object. But prior to calling me he hid called a friend who worked tor
the U.S. Weather Bureau in Little Rockt to aok about their weather ballond.
He wes udvised Choy release one at 23oo zulu day and he now thought
that may have en what he had seen previously . I called the Weather
Bureau to contiam this feet. Upon secondary snelysis, uaing the wlnds
aloft report elbed in my message, it is belleved that the objaet vas,
in faat, a meterologicel ballon Which had been releised from Adams Field
locuted SW of the observer's posltion. , The vinds would have drtfted the
ballon to the NE until reaching an extremely high altitude at which time
it would have been blown towerd the SW.
1. Lot appliemble.'
JADa
DEAE
Lt Colonel, USAF
Investigating Officer
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UNCLAS 384DCOI 7-4867. UF0. THIS MESSAGE IN I UNCLAS 384DC0I 7-4867. UF0. THIS MESSAGE IN I
PART: PART I. SUBJECT: INITIAL UFO REPORT. A. DESCRIPTION OF
OBJECT (1) ROUGHLY EGG SHAPE (2) ABOUT 1/4 AS LONG AS HERCULES
TRANSPORT FUSELAGE AND NOT QUITE AS BIG. C-130 ESTIMATED FLYING
AT 20,000 FT AT SIGHTING WITH UFO ABOVE AIRCRAFT. (3) COLOR:
LUMINOUS. (4) NUMBER: ONE-WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY APPEARED T0 BREAK
INFO TWO PIECES AND THE ONE PIECE OBSERVED SEEMINGLY BREAK IN TWO
AGAIN. (5) SEE ABOVE. (6) THRU (9) NEGATIVE. B. DESCRIPTION
OF COURSE OF OBJECT. (I) WHILE E WATCHING A C-130 HERCULES THRU
HIS FILED GLASSES S OBSERVER NOTICED OBJECT T ABOVE A IRCRAFT

INCONG DEPARTMRNT OF THE AIR FORCE
MESSAGE STAFF MESSA E BRANCH UNCLASSIFIED
AF IN: 29567 (28 Jul 64) PAGE 2
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REFLECTING SUNLIGHT, (2) ANGLE, ELEVATION OR AZIMUTH UNKNOWN AT
THIS TIME. (3) ANGLE, ELEVATION OR AZIMUTH UPON DISAPPEARANCE-
UNKNOWN. (4) WHEN FIRST NOTED OBJECT APPEARED STATIONARY. THEN IT
BROKE IN TWO PIECES WITH ONE MOVING IN SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECTION, LOST
SIGHT OF OTHER PIECE. (5) DISAPPEARED MOVING SOUTHEASTERLY-RATE
UNKNOWN AT THIS REPORT. (6) LENGTH OF TIME OBJECTS VISIBLE; 5
MINUTES. C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION: (1) NEGATIVE. (2) THROUGH
FIELD GLASSES ATTACHED TO A STAND. (3) NEGATIVE. D. TIME/DATE OF
SIGHTING: (1) 0030 TO 0035Z, 25 JUL 1964. (2) LIGHTING CONDITIONS:
DAY. 3. LOCATION OF OBSERVER: APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES SW OF LRAFB DAY. 3. LOCATION OF OBSERVER: APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES SW OF LRAFB
IN THE COMMUNITY OF LAKEWOOD. F. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ON
OBSERVER: (I MR.  ADDITIONAL INFO TO FOLLOW. G. WEATHER OBSERVER: (1 MR. ADDITIONAL INFO TO FOLLOW. G. WEATHER
AND WINDS. (1) UNKNOWN AT THIS REPORT. (2) AWS RPT: SURFACE: AND WINDS. (1) UNKNOWN AT THIS REPORT. (2) AWS RPT: SURFACE:
280/05; 6,000FT, 340/15; 10,000 FT; 330/25; 16,000 FT; 350/20; 20, 280/05; 6,000FT, 340/15; 10,000FT; 330/25; 16,000FT; 350/20; 20, -
000 FT; 360/15; 30,000 FT; 330/25; 50,000FT 080/10; 80,000FT; (3) 000 FT; 36 80, 01 T;(3)
CEILING.NONE. (4) VISIBILITY: 15 MILES. (5) AMOUNT CLOUD COVER:
12,000 FEET SCATTERED. (5) THUNDERSTORYS IN AREA AND QUADRANT
LOCATED: (I800 LT TOWERING CU NE.). (7) VERTICAL TEMPERATURE
GRADIENT: 83 DEGREES. H. AT 0D0ØZ, 25 JULY TOWERING CUMULUS TO NE
AT 0100Z, 25 JULY B ENE DISSIPATING. (I) NONE. (J) UNKNOWN AT

INCOHNG DEPARTANT OF THE AIR FORCE
MESSAGE UNELASSIFIED3
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THIS TIME. (K) CHIEF INTELLIGENCE DIVISION 384TH BWG. INITIAL
ASSESSMENT IS THAT THE SUNLIGHT REFLECTING OFF THE AIRCRAFT CAUSED A
PHENOMANA THAT APPEARED TO THE OBESERVER A SOLID OBJECT AT FIRST, AND
THE OBJECT APPEARING TO BREAK-UP WAS CAUSED BY SUN STRIKING AIRCRAFT
AT DIFFERENT ANGLES THUS CAUSING TWO REFLECTIONS RATHER THAT THE ONE.
OBSERVER SAYS HE LOST ON PART BUT FOLLOWED THE OTHER UNTIL IT
DISAPPEARED. THIS, IS IS BELIEVED WAS THE REFLECTION FOLLOWING
AIRCRAFT. THE ONE THAT DISAPPEARED D WAS DUE E TO LOSS OF L LIGHT REFLECT-
ION AS AIRCRAFT MOVED. L. NEGATIVE.
GP-S GP-3
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