Forbes AFB, KansasOctober 1962

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Summary

On October 12, 1962, an airman at Forbes Air Force Base, Kansas, reported an object at dawn. The time was about 1100Z to 1128Z. The object was in sight for about 5 minutes.

The airman described an object like a very bright meteor, but orange to yellow in color, leaving a trail and making no sound. It was about as bright as an airplane at 30,000 feet. It appeared from behind a nearby building, moving quickly at first and slowing as it reached the zenith. It followed a curved path, jerking slightly at times, and faded out at about 20 degrees above the horizon. The observer noted that two or three meteoroids had already been seen. Cloud cover was scattered.

The report was filed under Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports. The preparing officer suggested the object was probably an unusually bright meteor. The card itself evaluated the sighting as an aircraft, noting the duration, speed, and appearance were consistent with that.

Reported location

Forbes AFB, Kansas

Date of incident

October 1962

State / country

KS / US

Page count

4 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 46

Original case file scans

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a : PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD ; “ ;
| 1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
O Was Boelloon
O Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Q Possibly Bellesn
TOW nimi XR Ground- Visual O Ground-Redar Le Prob Roar oft |
emt_12/1100Z2 0 Air Visual 0 Air-Intercept Radar O Possibly Aireraft :
5. PHOTOS . SOU ODO Was Astronomical
QVYes O Probaobly Astronomical
& No Mi 1 i OD Possibly Astronemicel
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE BE RDU ili
. | 5 1H dk Dete for Evaluation
5 minutes one not given i |
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS | |
Obj like a bright meteor only orange Description conforms to a/c |
to yellow in color leaving trail. No sighting. Duration, speed and |
sound, Bescribed as about brightness appearance are consistent with | y
of a/c at 30,000ft, Flight path followed this evaluation, | y
curve, Speed varied, Faded at 20 dgr
elevation after 5 minute obsvation,
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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