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Case FileNARA NAID 28977435 · T1206 Roll 32

Project Blue Book Case File

5 Mi W of Greenwood, La., March 1958March 1958

Insufficient Data

Summary

Project Blue Book, the U.S. Air Force's 22-year UFO investigation program, opened a case file on a sighting reported from 5 Mi W of Greenwood, La., March 1958 in March 1958. The full case file (3 scanned pages of witness statements, Air Force memoranda, and investigator notes) is reproduced below as held by the National Archives. The Air Force assigned this case to its broader investigation of unidentified aerial phenomena alongside ~12,600 other reports filed between 1947 and 1969. Citation: NARA Record Group 341, Microfilm Publication T1206, Roll 32.

Reported location

5 Mi W of Greenwood, La., March 1958

Date of incident

March 1958

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 32

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 3
Transcribed text
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
11 Mar 58

2. LOCATION
5 Mi W of Greenwood, La.

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local
GMT 12/0015Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
X Ground-Visual
Ground-Radar
Air-Visual
Air-Intercept Radar

5. SOURCE
Civilian

6. PHOTOS
Yes
No

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
35 mins

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
one

9. COURSE
USE

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Bnd, bright white obj, size of pea or check proved obj definitely a balloon.

11. CONCLUSIONS
Probably Balloon
Probably Balloon
Was Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft
Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown

dime w/brightening & dimning light in center.

12. COMMENTS
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28977435

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