PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9370302

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1965

REPORTED LOCATIONFayetteville Arkansas

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE · TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
24August 65 24/11252 Fayetteville, Arkansas
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian Other (PLASTIC BAGS S WITH FLASHLIGHT AND CELEOPANE)
1. . NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One
5. LENGTH OF OBSE RVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
N/A Physi cal Spe ci men.
. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground-Visual (to It Yourself Flying Saucer Kit)
7. COURSE
On Ground
8. PHOTOS
Yes
No
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE 7
X Yes In File MISSING 28 Jan75 80
No
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editlone of this form may be used.

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children. Do not use in eribs, beds, carriages or olay pens. This
bag is not a toy." The bags were tied together with a string that
extends appro. ximately 36 inches below the bags. Attached to the string
is a mercury be battery wired to a flashlight type bulb, #605, by two
wires, numbers 1-228 and X-232. Enclosing the and bulb ware
phane lored blue, orange, geen ind purple. The plastie
bags appear to be the type utilized by comerc: cleaning establishments
to enclose elothes for customers.
3. (C) Investigation information:
Roud, Feyetteville, Arkansas, age 50, self-emloyed Asphalt Sroker,
reported observing the UF0 approximately O525L hours, on 24 August 1965.
He had just ari He had just arisen from bed and saw the isen from bed and saw the object in a field object in a field approximately
150 yards back of his house. He estimated the wind to be very light from
a northeasternly direction at the time of first seeing the object. Mr
took the UFo to Mr Glenn took the UFo to Mr Glenn Estes, Chief of FAA, Drake Airfield, Estes. Chief of 'FAA, Drake Airfield,
Fayetteville, Favetteville. Arkansas Arkansas, who in return notified Little Rock AFB officials. PioaTittl
Subsequently as interviewed by a reporter from the Northwest
Times newspaper of Fayetteville, Arkansas and the UFO received front page
open coverage in the Northwest Times plus TV coverage in Little Rock,
Arkansas.
Weather conditions at Fayetteville, Arkansas rom
a. Wind - Surface calm until -
b. Ceiling - Clear DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS:
Cus selon Orerad UNCLAS SCCLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DO9 DIR 5200.10
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or for amateur meteorology observations. Due to the wind currents,
temperatures and the unknowm amount of gas in the plastic bags, it is
unknowm as to where this object t may have been originally launched.
Per telephone conversation with the Foreign Technology Division, Wright-
Patterson AFB, Ohio, the UF Ois being forwarded under separ ver to
the FTD, TDE terson AFB, Ohio.
6. 200-2,
no further action is required. The above information is submitted for
your information and will
7. (U) This letter is classilied in adcordange with
70-4) R7C
R7C
I8 Jolenel, UGAT
Chief, Intelligance Division Chief, Intelligence Division
Classification Canrelled
OR Changed to et— UNCLASSIFIED
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