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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE December 1957 | 2. LOCATION Rector, Arkansas | 12. CONCLUSIONS ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 02/0545Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Civilian | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 20 minutes | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE W by SW  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SI…

02/05452
1 Witness
2 Dec 57 179
Redon, Ark

HEADQUARTERS
461ST BOMBARDMENT WING, TACTICAL
United States Air Force
Blytheville Air Force Base, Arkansas

BOO 12 DEC 1957
SUBJECT: UFOB

TO: Commander
Air Defense Command
Ent Air Force Base
Colorado Springs, Colorado

1. The following information received this headquarters on 10 December 1957 is submitted in accordance with AFR 200-2, 12 August 1954.

a. Report Format used as prescribed by AFR 200-2.

(1) Description of the object:
(a) Round
(b) Size was larger than a star
(c) White
(d) One
(e) N/A
(f) Light made by object was outstanding from all …

INSUFF INFO

Ltr, Hq 461st BOMWGTAC, Blytheville AFB, Ark., Subj: UFOB

(3) Manner of observation:
(a) Ground-visual.
(b) N/A
(c) N/A

(4) Time and date of sighting:
(a) 020545Z December 1957 0545-6 = 2345
(b) Night

(5) Location of Observer: Route #2, Rector, Arkansas

(6) Identifying information of Observer:
(a) Sidney Dortch
(b) N/A

(7) Weather and winds-aloft conditions at time and place of sightings:
(a) Unknown
(b) Winds, direction and velocity:
6,000' - 270°/35K
10,000' - 280°/30K
16,000' - 280°/30K
20,000' - 280°/40K
30,000' - 280°/65K
(c) Ceiling: unlimited
(d) Visibility: Clear, 10-…

INSUFF INFO

BOO, Hqs 461st Bombardment Wing, Tactical, 12 Dec 57, Subj: UFOB

ADODI-B 1st Ind 18 DEC 1957

Headquarters, Air Defense Command, Ent Air Force Base, Colorado

TO: Commander, Air Technical Intelligence Center, ATTN: AFCIN 4E4, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio

RJH

Aqimuths or elevation are not given making it impossible to properly evaluate this sighting.