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

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6311905
DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1952
REPORTED LOCATIONLackland AFB Texas
FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

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( 2 LOCATION ( 12. CONCLUSIONS
9 Apr $2 Lackland AFB, Texas 1 Wos Balloon
a) Probably Balloon
3 beret te 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION wy Tony, erere
| ae es 2240 — “ K Ground- Vi suo! D Ground-Rodor 0 Wos Aircraft
a : O Probcbly Aircraft
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oY O Probchbly Astronomico!
x ey H Airman 0D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | —«| 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE “ Other... “ a
CX Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
1-2 seconds 1 SU to NW (Unknown

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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING _
White color. Sphere shape.

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|v. COMMENTS

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Source was ytching C-97 take
when his attention was attracted.
to object with white trail. .
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EXTRACT FROM STATUS REPORT # 7

DATEs 1.0 Aya 52

TIME (Local): 0/15

LOCATION: cn, Tlinn.

LENGTH OF TIME OBSERVED: SOigxXMMoO) Tet hported
SOUND: Uninown
SPEED: Unttaoin

ALTITUDE: Unknown

HEADING: 5s

SOURCE: Civilisns

ACTION OR COMMENTS: FYossibly rire boil , ;
DESCRIPTION OF INCIDENT: Object travale. in horisowtel plone. ib startca oub

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Tho following report of the sighting of an unideatified fly!

‘ing object in tha San
uvsonio area is the first such report to ba reeeaived by Inteallivanca Division, Jackbuad

de lores Base,

the observer could not givs much catalled Information on thea sighting. Ths object
4S gichted accidentally and waa observed through a closed glass window, No sound

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, Stributable to tas object was audible to tha obsarver,

' Tha observer hoard what he thought was a C-97 takes off from Kelly AP bese ond want
ito his window to watch for tha plans. The lights of a plane wera observed through the

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ower rijsnat half.of the window, making its first vigus turn in tho traffic pattern.

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the observar reuained at his window and seanned the esky. ‘Through the upper lett half
or Bie window he sighted an objact which he could not identify. ‘this obj cb Was dae
seribad as being white, sphers shaped, with a white trail equal in length to the di-
|. ngter of tha sphere. Tha object was travaling at an apparently high rate of spead

in a straignt line from SE to NW. Ths altituds and ac tual size of tha objact could not
ba determined but the obdjact avvgared to the obssrver as an Seeioary marble in sige.
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‘ha objeet was observed for approximately + sacond, disappeared behind a cloud momen=

sertly and reappeared for another }esacond. The initial gi atten to final disaposearancea

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of the objact occurred through an estimated 10 Jagres are, passing through tha are in

Jightly ovsr 1 sacond. ths cbserver catinated tha time of sighbing to ba 2245 hours,
) Avril 1952. : |

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Kelly A¥ Base Flight Log racords tha take off of a 0-97 at 2239 honra, 9 April
1952. Ths weather roport of 2230 hours, same data, indleates the wind diraction as

N33 valoelty, 17 knots; cloud condition, overcast (broken); cloud basa, 0,500 foat

Ths observer vas alons in his rorm in barracks building 2102, Lackland AP Basa, at
jth 4 tins of the sighting. This barracks building is located approximately 2 air miles
jouw of Kally AY Basa flight lina, l
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