PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9614153

DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1950

REPORTED LOCATIONBiggs AFB El Paso Texas

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE· TIME GROUP LOCATION
11 March 50 11/19002 Biggs AFB, El Paso, Texas
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Military Astro (VENUS)
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One Evaluated by investigation officials as VENUS
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Not Reported Object round. Size of quarter. White in color (Cloudish
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION but bright). Object t traveled South to West with a straight
level movement Altitude estimated ov er 20,000 Observer
Ground-Visual (TX) used Telescope and claimed object half quarter moon shaped.
7.-COURSE Biggs AFB dispatched jet fighters 20.00 bject was
above this altitude.
West
. PHOTOS
Yes
XEK No
PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
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