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(near) Hensely, Arkansas, October 1956

Date of account
1956-10
Location
(near) Hensely, Arkansas
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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Record summary

Project Blue Book case file indexed from National Archives metadata; page-level review pending.

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 31 0ctober 1956 (near) Hensely.Arkansas 口 Probobly Balloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION OGround-Visuol O Ground-Rodor 口 Was Aircraft Local 口 Probobly Aircraft 01/0545Z O AirVisuol Air-lntercept Rador 口 Possibly Aircroft GMT. 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE Was Astronomicol OYes 口 Probably Astronomicol 口 Possibiy Astronomical tEreo) O.No Ciyilian 7.LENGTH OF.OSSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other. 口 Insufficient Dato for Evaluation 口 Unknown "very short" one denconding 1O.'BRIEF SUMMARY OF SICHTING 11.COMMENTS One streak or flash of light descend- Description,duration,and flash ing until it appeared to burst into of light indicate that sighting flames on impact with tho ground. object/was possibiy caused by a metoor. was observed from an auto for a "very short" space of time. ATIC FORM329(RR

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