Frenchman's Bajou, ArkansasDecember 1954

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On December 17, 1954, a farmer near Frenchman's Bayou, Arkansas reported that a meteorite had come down on his FM Farm. Upon examination, the source thought it was a burn with moldering of logs caused by meteorite. A 4502nd unit at Grandview AFB conducted a field investigation on December 17. The 4502nd unit reported that the farmer had a 1600 acre farm where rice was grown. The rice field was separated from the cotton field by a dike. Close inspection of logs showed spontaneous combustion had taken place, and some logs were smoldering. From the appearance of the logs, it looked like they had been on fire for quite a while. The owner noticed by the time it was observed that it looked like a burnt path of some object. The case was closed.

Reported location

Frenchman's Bajou, Arkansas

Date of incident

December 1954

State / country

AR / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 22

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
17 December 1954

3. DATE/TIME GROUP
Local 230003T
GMT 18/0503Z

2. LOCATION
Frenchman's Bayou, Arkansas

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

12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon
Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft
Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

5. PHOTOS
Yes
No

6. SOURCE
Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
[illegible]

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
1

9. COURSE
[illegible]

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Source sighted logs on his farm smoldering. Upon examination, source thought burn with smoldering of logs caused by meteorite.

11. COMMENTS
4502 460ZA unit at Grandview AFB, conducted through field investigation of sighting on 17 Dec 54. S claying ensued by spontaneous combination in old logs packed tightly and serving as a dike on farm of source.

Case closed.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28960691