Rolesville, North CarolinaFebruary 1962

Insufficient Data

Summary

On February 12, 1962, at 4:17 p.m., a civilian in Rolesville, North Carolina, reported observing a strange object flying between himself and the moon through binoculars. The object flew at high altitude in a northern direction at an 85-degree angle. The witness described it as resembling a jet but moving too fast. The object had delta wings and appeared to be moving northward. The Air Force concluded the sighting provided insufficient data for evaluation.

Reported location

Rolesville, North Carolina

Date of incident

February 1962

State / country

NC / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 44

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS
12 Feb 62 | Rolesville, North Carolina | Was Balloon
 | | Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | Possibly Balloon
4:17 PM | Ground-Visual | Was Aircraft
GMT 12/21172 | | Probably Aircraft
 | | Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS | | Was Astronomical
Yes | | Probably Astronomical
6. SOURCE | 6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE | Possibly Astronomical
Civilian | one | Northern | Other
 | | | Insufficient Data for Evaluation
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | | | Unknown
not given | | |
 | | |
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING | 11. COMMENTS
Observer looking at moon thru BX & | Observer indicated possibility of
saw obj passing at high alt. Looked | jet however no duration of sight-
like a jet except that it was going | ing was rptd. While there was no
twice as fast as the witness believed | mention of tail or burning there
normal fly. Visibly patterns. | is also possibility of a night
Gave appearance of having delta wings, | observation. Obj sighted in Feb &
moving in a Northern direction at 85 | rptd in Mar. Recvd for analysis
degree angle. | at FTD in May & no attempt for
 | added info. No threat to security
 | of U.S. Case listed as insufficient
 | data.

AFIC FORM 329 (REV 28 SEP 52)

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