PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE - TIME GROUP LOCATION
27 March 66 28/o130Z Between Salem and Ash isas (1 witness)
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian Insufficient Data
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS Form 164 requested
One date. If form is returned sighting will be reevaluated.
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
less than 1 minute Shape of object was roughly elliptical. About 20' long, 15'
wide. Dark gray or black. Object had 25-30 small lights at
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION approx one foot intervals along bottom circumference. Observer
Ground Visual was driving along road and almost collided with object which
was hovering about t 3 or 4 ft above road. Upon disappearance
7. COURSE. object was directly overhead. Ob,ject was visible for less than
N/R one minute. He stated that as he slowed to avoid striking the
object, he could easily see the sights of the object illimin-
8. PHOTOS ate ate the highway. the highway. As he As he approached approached the spot where the spot where the the Object object
was hovering, his hovering, his automobile automobile lights went out, lights went out, his engine died engine died
Yes also died. As also died. As the result of the result of
X No No and the lights from and the lights from the object object
this near miss, his this near miss, his high beam lights and tail lights were
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
comp inopera alighted from his stalled car alighted from his stalled car
Ys
XNo CXNo (cont'd on back)
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) SEP 63 0-329 (TDE)
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and could see nothing. After a period of lo to 20 minutes he was able to restart
his car, after replacing a fuse. He discovered his low beam lights working. He
proceeded toa service station and had new head and tail lights installed. He
then proceeded to his destination without further trouble.
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A DISAPPEARANCE OBJECT WAS DIRECTLY OVERHEAD. FLIGHT PATH WAS UNKNOWN.
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LESS THAN ONE MINUTE. PART III. MANNER OF O'ESERVATION. GROUND-
VISUAL. PART IV. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING. E130-0280 ZULU 28 -
MARCH 19S6. NIGHT. PART V. LOCATION OF OBSERVER. CRIVING ALONG D
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U.S• HIGHWAY 62 BETWEEN SALEM, ARKANSAS AND ASH FLAT, ARKANSAS.
( EXACT LOCATION UNKNOWN. OBSERVER NOT FAMILIAR WITH OZARK MOUNTAIN
A 8 IOLAN TH (N NO ONE 5 7 A8 0:O 458-25
6 21
AGE 34 , MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE. WKNOTV
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ENGINEER. RELIABILITY UNKNOWN. SPEAKS INTELLIGENTLY. PART VII.
( WEATHER AND WIND. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER. WIND NEARLY CALM.
BLYTHEVILLE AFB WEATHER REPORTS SURFACE WING 31 DEGREES AT FOUR
6 KNOWTS. CEILING 8,000 BROKEN, 12,000 BROKEN, BECOMING OVERCAST.
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SEVEN MILES VISIBILITY. NO THUNDERSTORMS. VERTICAL TEMPERATURE
GRADIENT ISOTHERMAL TO 6,0DD FEET. TEMPERATURE 43 DEGREES TO 5,000 GRADIENT ISOTHERMAL TO 6,0DD FEET. TEMPERATURE 43 DEGREES TO 5,000
FEET. PART VIII. LT COLONEL ROEERT F. CLARK, USAF, RESIDES APPROX-
MATELY TEN MILES NORTH OF AREA OF ALLEGED OVSERVATION REPORTS NUM-
EROUS FIELD AND WOOD FIRES EROUS FIRES DURING PERIOD. OES DURING ES ERV ER DEFINITELY STATES
4 GLF
FORC: ONLY
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THERE WERE NO SUCH FIRES OR SMOKE IN AREA OF OBSERVATION. PART IX.
A TELEPHONE CALL TO HORSESHOE BEND ESTATES LOCATED IN IMMEDIATE
VICINITY OF THAT PORTION OF U.S. HIGHWAY 62 REVEALS THAT THERE WERE
NO FLIGHTS IN PROGRESS DEPARTING FROM OR LANDING AT THEIR 5,AOD FEET
LANDING STRIP DURING THE EVENING OF 27 MARCH 1966. PART X• CHIEF
INTELLIGENCE, S7TH BOMB WING (SAC). FIRE, SMOKE, OR THE SEMERAL
. LIGHTS OF AN AIRCRAFT LANDING OR DEPWRTING A SMALL STRIP ABOUT TWO
MLES SOUTH OF THE HIGHWAY APPEARED TO BE THE OBJECT OF THIS OESERVA-
HON. THE OESERVER DENIES THE POSSIBILITY OF ANY OF THESE POSSIBILI-
HES. HE ADMITS THAT HE WAS DRIVING ALONE AND HAD JUS' FROM

Pondinicy
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ZNY CCCCC PRIORITY
( P 2923492 1
FM 97BOMWG BLYTHEVILLE AFB ARK 1-
( TO RUWMFVA/ADC
RUWGKG/29 AIRDIV RICHARDS GEBAUR AFB MO
(
RUCDSQ/FTD WPAFB OHIO RUCDSQ/FTD W PAFB OHTO
( RUEAHQ/AFNIN WASH DC RUEAHQ/AFNIN WASH DC
RUEAHQ/SAFOI WASH DC CCN-9/
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97BOMWG DCOI/24E24 MAR 66. TO ADC ENT AFB COLO,
( FTD UPAEP OHIA ENIN WASH DC SAFOI
A WSH DC. INFO: 2AF BARKSDALE AFB LA, 42AD. SUBJECT: UFO REPORT.
PART I OF XI PARTS. DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT. SHAPE WAS ROUGHLY ELLIPT-
ICAL. SIZE WAS TWENTY (QE) FEET LONG, FIFTEEN (15) FEET WIDE, HEIGHT
( INKNOWN. COLOR DARK GRAY OR BLACK. NUMBER SIGHTED ONE. TWENTY FIVE
(
CRIPTION OF COURSE WITH OBJECT. QBSERVER WAS DRIVING G ALONG ROAD AND AL-
NOST COLLIDED THREE OR FOUR FEET
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ABOVE ROAL. ANGLE OF ELEVATION WAS S BETWEEN ZERO AND FIFTEEN DEGREES.

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( TO RUWMFVA/ADC ENT AFB COLO
RUWGKG/29ADIV RICHARDS GEBAUR AFB MO
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RUEDFIF/FTD WPAFB OHIO
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RUEDHQA/SAFOI WASH DC SEIN
INFO RUWGAA/2AF BARKSDALE AFB LA
J ZEN/42ADIV BLYTH ZEN/42ADIV BI YTI AFB ARK AFB ARK
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UNCLAS DCOI D4D66 SEP 66. TO ADC ENT AFB COLO, 29 AIR DCOI S4D66 SEP 66. TO ADC ENT AFB COLO, 29 AIR
DIVISION RICHAPDS-CEBAUR - RAFB AFB MO. FTD WPAFB OHIO FOR TDETR, AFNIN MO. FTD WPAFB OHIO FOR T TDETR, AFNIN
WASH DC, SAFOI WASH DC. INFO 2AF BARKSDALE AFB LA AND 42AD.
SUBJECT: UFO REPORT. PART ONE OF TWO. REQUEST ALL ADEES DOWNGRADE
THE SECURITY CLASSIFICATION OF DCOI MESSAGES D4024 MARCH 66 AND
04062 AUG 66, SUBJECT: (U) UFO REPORT, FROM CONFIDENTIAL GROUP 3
TO OFFICIAL USE ONLY. PART TWO. FOR TDETR. THIS CONFIRMS OUR
NEYLATO HRSI HSY TENRAN IHEAO SANRIN NRRNON INY AI ORLOLO TELECON OF 02 1750Z SEP 66.
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. ASILY SEE THE SIGHTS OF THE OBJECT ILLIMINATE THE HIGHWAY. AS HE
0 APPROACHED THE SPOT WHERE THE OBJECT WAS HOVERING, HIS AUTOMOBILE
LIGHTS WERE EXTINGUISHED, HIS ENGINE DIED, AND THE LIGHTS FROM THE
CBJECT WERE ALSO EXTINGUISHED. AS THE RESULT OF THIS NEAR MISS HIS
- - W ERE COMPLETELY INOPERATIVE. HE
- HIGH BEAM LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS
COULD NDULD
ALIGHTED FROM HIS STALLED CAR AND N SEE NOTHING. AFTER A PERIOD
AL ANA MMVN ML (O SNA NOL CNY  O A CHO OF TEN TO TWENTY MINUTES HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART HIS CAR, AFTER RE-
PLA FUSE. HE DISCOVERED D HIS LOW BEAM LIGHTS NG. HE PRO-
- RAM
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( CEEDED TO A SERVICE STATION AND HAD NEW HEAD AND TAIL LIGHTS INSTALL- CEEDED TO A SERVICE STATION AND HAD NEW HEAD AND TAIL LIGHTS INSTALL-
ED. HE THEN PROCEEDED TO MEMPHIS WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. PART XI
MR BROOK POSSESSES FIFTEEN REELS OF TAPE WHICH WERE WITH HIM ON THE
NIGHT OF THE ALLEGED OESERVATION. HE STATES THAT THESE TAPES ARE
RUINED AS THE APPARENT RESULT OF A MAGNETIC ERASURE. THIS VOID AREA
.A EGINS ON THE OUTSIDE DIAMETER OF EACH REEL AND PROCEEDS INWARD TO- EGINS ON THE E OUTSIDE DIAMETER EACH REEL AND PROCEEDS INWARD TO-
( WARD THE CENTER OF THE REEL. AS THE TAPE IS PLAYED IT IS EVIDENT
- HAT THE VOID IN THE RECORDING OCCURS AT THE SAME RELATIVE SPOT AS
HE TAPE IS UNWOUND. THESE T TAPES ARE AVAILABLE FOR FURTHER IN-
- SPECTION. GP-3.
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Memphis, Tennessee 38104
PLAOHITT Dear Mr
LICYNOT TIMMO Reference your recent unidentified observation of 27 March
75 cient for evaluation.  Request complete the attached
FTD Form l64 and return it in envelope provided.
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We wish to thank you for reporting your observation to
the Air Force.
Sincerely,
Chief, Project Blue Book