Hutchison, KansasFebruary 1962

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Summary

On February 12, 1962, three sources reported an object over Hutchinson, Kansas. The sighting was made at about 1019 GMT and lasted about 5 to 10 seconds. It was seen from the ground by the Hutchinson tower and from the air by two airline flights.

The object was yellowish-white with a yellowish tail and looked like a streak of light. There was one object, with a speed of about 800 to 1000 miles per hour, flying from west to east in a flat trajectory before it faded out. The Central Airlines flight was about 8 miles north of Hutchinson at the time. An American Airlines flight north of Oklahoma City reported the object to its south.

The Air Force record card lists this case as astronomical, a meteor. The card states this appeared to be a multiple sighting of a meteor, and that the duration and flight characteristics supported that conclusion.

Reported location

Hutchison, Kansas

Date of incident

February 1962

State / country

KS / US

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

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3 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

! ENTRAT. ATRLINES, AMERICAN ATRLIN HITCH bh QWER >

| 1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS

O Was Ball

12 Feb 62 Hutchison, Kansas on Br IRR |
4 3. DATE-TIME GROUP % TYPE OF OBSERVATION D. Possibly Balloan
ER ED A ERS ER ROUEN SOREL IEE XD Ground- Visual O Ground-Rador a Peabably Aircraft
3 GMT 12/10192 XD Air Visual O Air-Intercept Radar DO Possibly Aircraft
i 5. PHOTOS 4 . SOURCE CO Ls es ha veor

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| . i Civilian 8 Boschi, Aetienomiadt
1 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE RNR wr hii

i 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation

E 5-10 sec one 0 Unknown |
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS

Sighted by 3 sources. Yellowish-white with This appears to be a miltiple sighting

4 yellowish tail. Looked like streak of light. | of a meteor. Duration and flight char-

; Yo sound or tail. Direction E in a flat acteristics indicate this conclusion.

3 trajectory. This reported by tower personnel

ER at Hutchison Kansas and Central Airlines

| £lignt about 8 mi N of Hutchison at the time.

1 American Airlines flight was N of Oklahome

; city and reported the object to their S.
| ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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