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302548358

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD

DATE - TIME GROUP 27 March 66 28/0130Z

LOCATION Between Salem and Ash Flat, Arkansas (1 witness)

SOURCE Civilian

NUMBER OF OBJECTS One

LENGTH OF OBSERVATION less than 1 minute

TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground Visual

COURSE : N/R

PHOTOS O Yes OK No

PHYSICAL EVIDENCE O Yes OK No

CONCLUSION Insufficient Data

Form 154 requested over 30 days and not returned as of this date. If form is returned sighting will be reevaluated.

SHAPE OF OBJECT WAS ROUGHLY ELLIPTICAL. ABOUT 20' LONG, 15' WIDE. DARK GRAY OR BLACK. OBJECT HAD 25-30 SMALL LIGHTS AT APPROX ONE FOOT INTERVAL ALONG BOTTOM BOUNDARY. DRIVER WAS DRIVING ALONG ROAD AND ALMOST COLLIDED WITH OBJECT WHICH WAS HOVERING ABOUT 4 FT ABOVE ROAD. UPON DISAPPEARANCE OBJECT WAS DIRECTLY OVERHEAD. OBJECT WAS VISIBLE FOR LESS THAN ONE MINUTE. HE STATED THAT AS HE SLOWED TO AVOID STRIKING THE OBJECT, HE COULD EASILY SEE THE SIGNS OF THE OBJECT ILLUMINATE THE HIGHWAY. AS HE APPROACHED THE SPOT WHERE THE OBJECT WAS HOVERING ALL ITS LIGHTS FROM BOTH SIDES DIED AND THE LIGHTS FROM THE OBJECT ALSO DIED. AS THE RESULT OF THIS NEAR MISS, HIS HIGH BEAM LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS WERE COMPLETELY INOPERATIVE. HE ALIGHTED FROM HIS STALLED CAR (cont'd on back)

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