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Case FileNARA NAID 28999790 · T1206 Roll 47

Project Blue Book Case File

Madison, TennesseeNovember 1962

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Summary

Project Blue Book, the U.S. Air Force's 22-year UFO investigation program, opened a case file on a sighting reported from Madison, Tennessee in November 1962. The full case file (4 scanned pages of witness statements, Air Force memoranda, and investigator notes) is reproduced below as held by the National Archives. The Air Force assigned this case to its broader investigation of unidentified aerial phenomena alongside ~12,600 other reports filed between 1947 and 1969. Citation: NARA Record Group 341, Microfilm Publication T1206, Roll 47.

Reported location

Madison, Tennessee

Date of incident

November 1962

State / country

TN / US

Page count

4 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 47

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 4
Transcribed text
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“ 1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
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i 16 November 1962 Madison, Tennessee Gis Greatly. Ee on

3 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION hehe Solo
. EOP ee SOR XB round- Vi sual O Ground-Redar a Brobobly Alvereht
1 GMT 17/01202Z 0 Air Visuol O Air-Intercept Rador O Possibly Aircraft |
Ee 5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical

8 O Yes B Probably AatronominLy LOOT

3 3XNo Civilian DO Possibly Astronomical

© | 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE go], TE ARE TG

wo : 0 Insufficient Dota for Evaluation

4 O Unk

FE 17 seconds 2-3 South py

© 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Lt SUMRNTS

4 Obj like huge star of mag -8 lasting Speed indicates that obj was a |
E about 8 seconds observed to break into| meteor, Amature star gazer—-
i 2 objs of about third magnitude. should be aware of meteor charac-
4 Sighted east moving south. Yellowish :" teristics. Characteristics con-
: white. Sighting included impression of| form to bolide observation &
Eg explosion, Covered 20 dgr arc in 15 case considered as a probable |
i seconds while moving toward the south.| meteor sighting.
Estimated to be 15-20 miles away. Gave |
Er impression of reflecting light rather |
§ than being self-luminous, Did not |
L think it was an a/c.
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3 5 ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) -
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28999790

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