Little Rock AFB, ArkansasDecember 1958

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Summary

On December 6, 1958, a military weather observer at the control tower at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, reported a falling object. The observer was already looking in the direction where it appeared. The object was in view about 2 seconds.

The object was round, about the diameter of a lead pencil held at arm's length. It was yellow with reddish fringes and became a dull red glow just before disappearing. It had no tail, trail, sound, or other features. It was first seen about 4 to 5 degrees above the horizon on a bearing of 105 degrees and appeared to fall straight down, disappearing at or just above the horizon.

The weather was clear with 15 miles of visibility. The observer checked with nearby control towers, and several other towers had seen the same object to their east and northeast. The reporting officer concluded the object was a larger than usual meteorite. The Air Force concluded the object was astronomical, a meteor.

Reported location

Little Rock AFB, Arkansas

Date of incident

December 1958

State / country

AR / US

Page count

6 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 34

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ae ; PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
| 4 0 Was Balloon
Bs Ne Tea pie Ak pal te i fey HE CH 0 Probably Balloon
——-— —— rr ———— ieee ba B- CUSSEIEIREIEI A SN = drt er rf yer ee ne) |
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF ORSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon |
] § ’ 0 Was Aircraft |
Lindel es :B.Ground- Visual D0 Ground-Radar 6 Prabahly Abrerafe |
GMT Uo JAE) 17 OQ Air~Visual 0 Air-Intercept Radar O Possibly Aircraft
5. "PHOTOS 8. SOURCE OG: 5Was Astronomical |: 0n1°
O Yes DO “Probably Astronomical
X8 No Military DO Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE BO Lal ea nl
O Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
(17 Yes gl 3 2 0 0 Unknown .
: 2 seconds one falling
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Round obj, diameter of lead pencil, The description, time duration .
yellow w/reddish fringes beconing & flight path is characteristic |
dull red glow just' before disappear-| of a meteor.
ance, Obj fell straight down,
; ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28981251