Aliwal North, South Africa, February 1962February 1962

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 Aliwal North, South Africa, February 1962 in February 1962. 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 44.

Reported location

Aliwal North, South Africa, February 1962

Date of incident

February 1962

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 44

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 3

Transcribed text

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE: 21 Feb 1962
2. LOCATION: Aliwal North, South Africa
3. DATE/TIME GROUP: Local [blank] GMT - -
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION: [X] Ground-Visual [ ] Ground-Radar [ ] Air-Visual [ ] Air-Intercept Radar
5. PHOTOS: [ ] Yes [X] No Physical Specimen
6. SOURCE: Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: [blank]
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS: one
9. COURSE: [blank]
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: Piece of metal recovered in South Africa.
11. COMMENTS: Identified as booster rocket section of Glenn flight.
12. CONCLUSIONS: [ ] Was Balloon [ ] Probably Balloon [X] Possibly Balloon [ ] Was Aircraft [ ] Probably Aircraft [ ] Possibly Aircraft [ ] Was Astronomical [ ] Probably Astronomical [ ] Possibly Astronomical [X] Other - Booster Rocket [ ] Insufficient Data for Evaluation [ ] Unknown

ATTIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28996301

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