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Case FileNARA NAID 28977069 · T1206 Roll 32

Project Blue Book Case File

Topeka, KansasFebruary 1958

Insufficient Data

Summary

Project Blue Book, the U.S. Air Force's 22-year UFO investigation program, opened a case file on a sighting reported from Topeka, Kansas in February 1958. The full case file (5 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 32.

Reported location

Topeka, Kansas

Date of incident

February 1958

State / country

KS / US

Page count

5 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 32

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 5
Transcribed text
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1 1. DATE 2. LOCATION [ 12. CONCLUSIONS

(a Was Balloon

1 19 Feb 58 Topeka, Kansas {0 Probebly Balloon

a BT Tm ee i hh ses rts oes | NEAL POTS TS OL VRIES TH GOV

¢ 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF O3SERVATION ]

1 5 % O Was Aircraft

3 2g calniatiiiat alain sil ies fo de TGround-VYisual O Ground-Radar E BARARIY Ar erutt

i CMT 19/22007 0 Air Visual 0 Air-Intercept Radar | O Possibly Aircraft

4 5. PHOTOS 8. SOURCE olay Ce Ea ie

a 0 Yes 0 Probably Astronomical

p “20 No Military O Possibly Astronomical

E 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 3. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE Br Q her eam Gopi Low LS
et (I Insufficient Data for Evaluation
i. ji O Unknown
+8 1-2 secs one downward

E 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS

Comet-like falling obj, orange flame, |Probably accidental release of
v size of dime. Appeared to have tail some obj fm a/c. Possible day-
i four times diameter of obj. Appeared |light meteor, possible burst of
1 to disintegrate. WX balloon. Obj evaluated as no
3 threat. Case considered insdffi-
i cient data.

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L ATIC FORM 329 (REV 28 3EP 57)

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28977069

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