DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE7008285
DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1951
REPORTED LOCATIONCorong New Mexico
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
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0 Was Balloon
12 Aug 51 Corong, New Mexico 0 Probably Balloon
TYPE OF OBSERVATION o Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Locel_ 2215 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircrali
GMT 13/0515Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Alrcraft
S. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astranomical Meteor
Y.s Probably Astronomical
No Military Possibly Astronomical
7. LENOTH OP OBSERVATION NUMBER OF OBJECTS . COURSE Other.
Ingufficlent Data aluation
10 sec D Unknown
1 SW to SE
10. BRIEP SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Color was yellowish white to orange to green. Evaluated teor
Speed same as fast jet. Shape round l. Size.
6" dia at arm's length. Source observed object
from 3413 N-1053W. Viewed approximately 10 1
sec. It was first sighted 45 de bove the
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