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Ouagadougou, Upper Volta, Africa, October 1962

Date of account
1962-10
Location
Ouagadougou, Upper Volta, Africa
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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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 Wos Balloon 5 0ctober 1962 Ouagadougou,Upper Volta, A pidpbobly Bolloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 口 Possi bly Balloon 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION .Local XYGround- Visual Ground-Radar 口 Wos Aircraft 口 Probably Aircroft GMT D Ai~Visual Air-Intercept Rodar 口 Possibly Aircroft 5. PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomicol OYos Physical 口 Probably Astronomicol OxNO Civilian 口 Possibly Astronomical Specimen 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE ox othor Atlas Booster 口 Insufficient Data fer Evaluation 口 Unknown not reported one falling 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Metal object fell to ground recovered Identified as part of Atlas by field workers in Upper Volta, Booster fm Shirra flight by Africa.IR 792290,IR1497987.1497985 numbers on piece of metal submitted for analysis. ATIC PORM 329.(REV 26 SEP 52)

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