PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATI 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS "''"" 1N:..3 1 0 WrJs Balloon ..,\A.Ue '7\J Litt e RockJ Arkansas o ProbrJbly Balloon Po ui 1.1 Y Ball Locol-~-:----------M G _..VI 1 0 Groun_..A-_..ar ~ Was Aircroft Befuel OPR rounae eua a ~ 0 Probobly Alrcroft /034oZ 0 AI,.VI.,ol C Alrlntercept Ra~ar Poulbly Aircraft 5. PHOTOS 6. C Was Atrortomleal 0 Vee C Probably Astronomical }CtKN. civilian D PouiWy Aatronomical 15 min one West 0 lnsufflcfe t Dato for Enluotion 0 Unlutown 10. l,_llfl SUMMARY 0,. liGHTING Saucer ~th red dome changing to ~te and bac:k to red. Observed to south disappearing and reappearing at intervals. Disappeared i n West. A'l'IC POit .. (lt&V 21 II&JI 52) 11. COMMENTS KC-97 and B-47 engaging in Refueling operation in area throughout time of observation. Numerous take-off and land- ing from Little Rock AFB. Red glow probahly from tanker warning lights on underside of tanker. t.Jhite glare occasioned by flashing of landing lights in order to position a/ c for refueling. DEPARTMENT Of THE AIR fORCf STAFF MfSSAGf BRANC~ ACTION: NIN-9 INFO : SAF-00-3~. XOP-1, XOPX-4, DIA-25, DIA-CIIC-2 PAGE . 1 of 2 DE RUWGDX 13 FM 825SAD LITTLE ROCK AFB ARK T 0 R tNGAL.~ ADC ENT AFB COLO . R UWGHW/32AIRO IV OKLAHOMA CITY Rt.X:DSQIFTD WP AFB OHIO RUEABL./ UQCOMD USAF BOLLING AFB WASH DC RUEAHQICSAF WASH DC ~Q.AS 384D.COI 32273. FOR SAFOI AND AFCIN. UFOACl> SAUSER C2) PEA AT LONG RANGE, LIMA BEAN AT CLOSE RANGE C3> RED GLOW !HEN-WHITE FOR SHORT TIME, THEN RED C4> ONE <5 > N/ A (6) APPEARED TO HAVE DOME <7> NEGATIVE (8) :NEGATIVE C9) NEGATIVE 'a~ Cl > CAUSUAL OBSERVATION <2> APPROX 20 ELIVATION ON HORIZEN TO SOUTH C3> .20 El.IVATION TO WEST HORIZON (4) JUMPY AND ERATIC-WOULD DISAPPEAR BEHIND CLOUDS. C5) OVER WEST HORIZON < 5> 15 MIN. C. < 1) GROUND- VISUAL <2> N/A <3> WA. D Cl) 140340Z JUNE <2> NIGHT CLEAR. E~ S MILE3 SOUTH OF C!T't OF LITTLE ROCK, ARK. F. CIVILIAN, K STREET, LITTLE ROCK, ARK., sr UDENT, POOR rTA hta'i w,e. DEPARTMENT OF fHE AIR fORCf STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNOASSIIIID MISSAGf PAGE TWO R UWqD X 13 PAGE 2 or 2 TO FAIR. (2) N/A. G. Cl) CLEAR NIGKf-SOME CLOLDS. <2> 13 WX OGT, l.RAFB. SSW 5KT S, N/ A, Nl A, N/ A, Nl A, N/ A, Nl A, <3> CLEAR (4) 15 (5) 1/tr2rCIRRUS (5) N/A (7) N/A. H. 384 BOMB IJIG CP <SAC> REPORTED NUMBEROUS TAKEOFFS OF B-47' S DURING TIME OF OBSERVATION. REFUELING OPERATIONS ~ERE OCCURING IN SAME GENERAL AREA OF OBSERVATION. TAKE OFFS AND LANDINGS ALSO OCCURRED AT ADAM FIELDWT LITTLE ROCK MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. I. INCIDENT DE PORT ED B l' CIVIL IAN OBSERVER TO 384 :0. 384CP NOTIFIED 2AFCP <SAC> AND SAC COMMAND POST AT 2200C 13 J~E 63. J. SEE ITEM H. K. CAPT MARIO M. PETRUZZELLI, CHIEF COMBAT INTELLIGENCE, 384BW, l.RAFB. CIV IL'IAN YOUIH INTERVIEWED, APPRAISAL. SIGHTING PROBABLY A l<C-97 OR B-47 OR BOTH ENGAGING IN ' AIR TO AIR REFUELING OPERATIONS WHICH OCCURRED IN GENERAL AREA SEEMED SINCERE SUI If't1ATURE. INTERESTED IN AIRCRAFT. TENATIVE C SOtJI'H AND WEsr .OF LITTLE ROCK> AT TIMES OF OBSERVATION. RED GLO~ PROBABLY TANKER WARNING AND POSIT ION LlGKrS UNDER SIDE OF .. TANKER. WHITE GLARE OCCASSIONE.D BY FLASHING OF LANDING OR WING LIGHTS. bF .B-47, A COtt'lON PROCEDURE TO POSIT ION DURING NIGHT REFUEL INGS. L. NONE. 15/0002Z JUN RUWGDX