PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE · TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
March 67. 3/0230Z March 67. 3/0230Z Ninmons, Arkansas Ninmons, Arkansas one witnoss
3. SOURCE 3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION 10. CONCLUSION y
Civilian Aireraft(possible) Aircraft(possible) L
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. 1. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
Three
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
two minutes two minutes •
Observer watched a round shaped object move toward the north
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Another object was ed in the eastern sky The object
Ground Visual in the east appeared t etting lower before disappearing
Three different objects were seen during a two minute per-
7. COURSE iod. A red light was connected with the objects.
North & East
At 03/0200Z t the 97th BW executed an excerise during which
8. PHOTOS 26 aircraft departed the base in two waves during a period
of four hours. At O2l5Z aircraft began to take off followed
by the remaining aircraft in the wave at approximately one
PHYSICAL minute intervals.
It appears that the witness did observe one or several of
n Yes the aircraft participating in the exercise.
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FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may be used.
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UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AFIN: 56041 (7 Mar 67) F/crg Pgl of 4
ACTION: RDC-4 INFO: XOP-1, X XOPX-2, SAFOS-3 NIN-719) )ADV CY JCS/DIA
SMB B106CTU JAW RUWTBPA2303 0652200- JUU- UED HQA.
ZNR UUUUU
R 06220Z MAR 67
FM 97BN BL YT HEV ILLE AFB ARK FM 97BN BLYT HEV ILLE AFB ARK
TO RUWMFYA/ADC ENT AFB COLO TO RUWMFYA/ADC ENT AFB COLO
RUWTEMA/29AIRD IV RICHARD S GEBAUR AFB MO RUTEMA/29AIRD IV R ICHARD S GEBAUR AFB MO
RUEDFIF/FTD WPAFB OHIO 'r.
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RUED HQA/CSAF WASH DC RUEDHCA/CSAF WASH DC
RUED HQA/OSAF WASH DC
INFO RuCVAaA/2AF AFB LA
BT
UNCLAS FOR OFFICIAL USE ONY DOCI 04016 MAR 67. TO ADC ENT AFB
CSAF WASH DC ATTN AFNIN, OSAF WASH DC, ATTN: SAFOI. INFO 2AF
BARKSDALE AFB LA. SUBJ: UFO REPORT. REFERENCE PARA 14, AFR 200-2.
PARA 14ACALPHA): RED LIGHT (1) ROUND. (2) SUACER. (3) RED. (4) THREE.
(8)NONE. () NONE.PARA 14B(BRAVO): (1) OBSERVER WALKED OUT OF (8) NONE. (3) NONE. PARA 14B(BRAVO): (1) OBSERVER WALKED OUT OF
HIS HOME TO HIS HOME TO I WEST IGATE THE WEST IGATE THE REASON A DOG WAS BARKING AND OB SERVED WAS BARKING AND OB SERVED
AFHQ JAN GS FORM 0-309C
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AFIN: 56041 Pg 2 of4
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OBJECTS. (2) 45 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON TOWARD NORTH. (3) APPROXI-
APPEARED TO
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BE GETTING LOWER BEFORE DISAPPEARANCE. (4) STRAIGHT LINE. (5) BE GETTING LOWER BEFORE D ISAPPEARANCE. (4) STRAIGHT LINE. (5)
DISAPPEARED FROM VIEW BECAUSE OF RANGE. (6) TWO MINUTES. 14C(CHARLIE):
( 038230Z MARCH 1967. (2) NIGHT IN MOONL IGHT. 14E (ECHO): BACK YARD OF 030230Z MARCH 1967. (2) NIGHT MOONL IGHT. 14E (ECHO): BACK YARD OF
OBSERVERS HOME AT NIMMONS ARKANSAS, NO STREET ADDRESS. 14F (FOXTROT):
(1), 1 GENERAL DEL IVERY, NIMMONS, ARKANSAS
AT 10,003; 270/40 AT 16,30; 250/40 AT T 20,000; 220/45 AT 30,000;
226/55 AT 50,003; NOT AVAILABLE AT 80,000. (3) NONE. HIGH THIN
SCATTERED AT 28,000. (4) TEN. (5) 4/10. (6) NONE. (7) INVERSION
AT 5,000; OT HER TEMPERATURE GRADIENT NORMAL• NORMAL LAPSE RATE
AN PARALLEL TO ICAO STANDARD. PARA 14HCHOTEL): NONE. PARA 141
(INIA): UNKNOWN. PARA 14J(JUIET): AT 03/0200Z MARCH, THE 97TH (INDIA): UNKNOWN. PARA 14J(JUIET): AT 03/0200Z MARCH, THE 97TH
BOMBARDMENT WING, BL YT HEVILLE AFB, ARKANSAS EXECUTED A BARNONE BOMBARDMENT WING, BL YT HEVILLE AFB, AR KANSAS EXECUTED A BAR NONE
EXERCISE D UR ING WHICH 26 AIRCRAFT, 13 B-52S AND AN EQUAL NUMBER OF
TANKERS, DEPARTED THE TANKERS, DEPARTED THE BASE IN TWO WAVES DURING BASE E IN TWO WAVES DURING PER IOD OF PER IOD OF F APPROXI- APPROXI-
AFHO JAN GS FORN 0-309C
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UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AFIN: 56041 Pg 3of4
MATELY FOLR HOURS. THE FIRST WAVE OF 16 AIRCRAFT, 8 OF EACH TYPE,
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0215Z FOLLOWED BY THE REMAINING 15 AIRCRAFT h.h'hinonmMnieet AT APPROXIMATELY 1
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MINUTE INTERVALS. THE SECOND WAVE WAS INITIATED AT 030400Z AND THE
- * FIRST TAKE OFF WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 0304 15Z FOLLOWED BY THE REMAINING FIRST TAKE OFF WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 030415Z FOLLOWED BY THE REMAINING
AIRCRAFT AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTE INTERVALS. THE FLIGHT PATH OF AIRCRAFT AT APPROX IMATELY 5
ALL A IR CRAFT DURING A BARNONE EXERCISE IS SUCH AS TO PLACE THEM
IN SIGHT ING AREA DURING AND AFTER THE TIME OF SIGHTING. PARA 14K
CILO: CIE INELLIGECE VISION,H BARDENT WING, BLYTHE-
REPORTED FORM KENNETT, MISSOIRI ON APPROXIMATELY 24 AUGUST 1966
WHEN T HE 9TTH BOMBARDMENT WING EXECUTED AN OPERATIONAL READINESS
INSPECT ION TEST (OR IT). UNCONFIRMED INFORMAT ION IND ICATES SIMILAR
OBJECTS, AS MANY AS 7 AT ONE, HAVE BEEN OBSERVED IN THE SAME AREA
FOR THE LAST SEVERAL NIGHTS. FLIGHT RECORDS OF THE 340TH BOMB WING
AN THE 9TTH AIR REFLELING SQUADRON AT BLYTHEVILLE AFB, BOTH OF AND THE 9TTH AIR REFLELING SQUADRON AT BLYTHEVILLE AFB, BOTH OF
WHICH WERE IWOLVED IN THE BARADNE EXERCISE, IND ICATE THAT BOTH WHICH WERE IWOLVED IN THE BARADNE EXERCISE, IND ICATE THAT BOTH
UNITS COND UCTED EXTENSIVE NIGHT TRAINING ON WI FEBRUARY AND 1 MARCH UNITS COND UCTED EXTENSIVE NIGHT TRAINING ON WI FEBR UARY AND 1 MARCH
1967. IT IS NOT 1967. IT 1s UNUSUAL FOR BOTH BOMBERS AND TANKERS TO FLY IN THE
AFHQ JAN eS FORM 0-309C
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UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AFIN: 56041 Pg 40f4
LOCAL AREA FOR AN HOUR OR MORE. THE SIGHTING AREA IS APPROXIMATELY
2 MILES NORTH WEST OF BL YT HEVILLE AFB, AR KANSAS. THE MOST LOGICAL
CAUSE OF THIS SIGHT ING IS THAT THE OBSERVER SAW SOME OF THE AIRCRAFT
FROM THE STH BOMBARDMENT WING DURING THE FROM THE STH BOMBARDMENT WING DURING THE EXECUT ION OF THE BARNONE EXECUT ION OF THE BARNONE
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EXERCISE. PARA 14L (L UNA): NO NE. EXERCISE. PARA 14L (LUNA): NO NE
BT .
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AFHQ JAN SS FORM 0-309C
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