Cora, WyomingOctober 1962

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Summary

On November 1962, near Cora, Wyoming, a witness reported an object in the sky that was first seen after watching an aircraft. The report was filed under Project 10073, the Air Force's official record system for unidentified flying object reports.

The object was estimated at about 17,000 feet. It appeared to rise and drift until it was overhead, then drifted slightly. The Air Force record marked the conclusion box for a balloon.

Investigators connected the object to a radiosonde weather balloon released from Lander, Wyoming, about 55 miles to the east. The case was evaluated as a balloon.

Reported location

Cora, Wyoming

Date of incident

October 1962

State / country

WY / US

Page count

6 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 47

Original case file scans

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2 a PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD Hea

4 I. DATE § LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS

i : XX Was Balloon |
3 i : § 0 Probably Bolloon

l Local — R:6round- Visual O Ground-Rodar 8 Babul Averett

ji GMT 29/24002 0 Air Visuol DO Air-Intercept Radar DO Possibly Aircraft

BREE re PROT IR a Ee ER eG vy, SOLIS en a LE Wak: Kktrehambeal ;
k O Yes DO Probably Astronomical

3 XT Xo | Civilian O Possibly Astronomicol

L TUR EE Es a ee O Other hE A)

0O Insufficient Doto for Evaluation

1 Fa 0 Unknown

E 13 hours one west/rising

{ |10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS

~ |Obj observed after observation of a/c Balloon release Radiosonde fm

© |to be at estimated 17,000 feet rising Lander Wyoming, 55 miles to E &

~ |& driftidg to position overhead at slightly to the S of Cora at

| |estimated elevation of 40,000 feet, interval of one hour prior to
| |Observation prior to sunset. Obj had sighting. Also release Rawinsonde
 [light, ; balloons 3 hour prior to sighting

4 Either of thesg would be in posiion to be observe
[Lander Fecal 108. 2a with any wind velocity indicated by the distance

; Cora 43,10N 1092UNW traveled in 13 |hours., Prevailing winds are to the

3 East & the flight toward the west would be unssugdl
& occurring rarely, accounting for the fact that

fr the QuaRIYt ¢ nsidered this unsBsual, All characten-
3 istics of balloon present. |
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28999856