Bickmore, West VirginiaAugust 1962

Insufficient Data

Summary

On the night of August 30, 1962, a youth in Bickmore, West Virginia saw what he described as a flying saucer. The object was oval in shape, solid, and dull red in color. It moved at an estimated speed of 60 miles per hour at an altitude of 5,000 feet. The witness reported hearing a humming sound before the object disappeared into the clouds. The witness believed in flying saucers, and the sighting was reported by letter in June 1963, more than eight months after it occurred.

The witness did not report the exact duration of the sighting. The Air Force's analysis found nothing in the case that conflicted with conventional aircraft. The evaluation form indicates that insufficient data existed to reach a firm conclusion about what was observed.

The full case file, comprising 21 pages of documents held by the National Archives, is reproduced below.

Reported location

Bickmore, West Virginia

Date of incident

August 1962

State / country

WV / US

Page count

21 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 46

Original case file scans

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| PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
| 1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12, CONCLUSIONS :
: 0 Was Bolloon
30 August 1962 LBloknora, yest virginia. a Poraibly Balloon
: 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 4
: oq pe 0 Was Aircraft
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: OMT. 31/8350 0 Air Visual O Air-Intercapt Radar Pt Possibly Aircraft
85. PHOTOS | & SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Q Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
XiNe | Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF C33ERVYATION | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE TB i i
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation i
: 0 Unknown
not reported | one not reported
10, BRIER SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Youth saw flying saucer on dark cloudy Duration not reported. Nothing
night. Oval shape, solid, dull red, conflicting with a/c analysis.
speed 60 mph at 5,000 feet. Humming Sighting in August of 1962
sound, Disappeared into clouds, Witness] rptd by letter in June 1963.
| believer in "flying saucers,"
: ATIS FORM 329 (REV 24 3ZP 32)
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28998865