DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6384283
DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1953
REPORTED LOCATIONPasadena Texas
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278 12618 2870 - Control tower transmitting frequencies
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CHESTER L CURVEY 3 Captain, USaF See Item 1 thru 7
REFERENCES (Control number, direcilee, pr report, ¢tc., a applicable) eae a ee
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AF FORM 112—PART | . | © MERE | UNCLASSIFIED / “i
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 ae ie O
war . REPORT NO. (LEAVE BLANK)
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
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AREA REPORTED 5 FROM (Agency) i ilies
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DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION t | EVALUATION Z
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31st March 1953 __ 23 March 1955 __
SOURCE
CAD# Reg 200-5, AFL 200-5
Report of FLYOBRPT as seen by the following named persons;
1. T/Sgt Patrick D Liggett ) Radar Scope Presentation
2, A/le C A Craves ) Visual Sighting -
3e A/le G& w Olden ) " "
4, A/3c Leonard Duresea Jr) " "
5. Mrs as ¥
6. irs Qasr } on °
7. 2nd Lt Robert K Smith ) Shooting of Stars with Sextant
The following weather prevailed for 23rd March 1953.
AP around our station for 50 miles also extending to 100 miles
in a northeastern and southwestern direction.
Ground clutter around station didnot permit continuous tracking.
Aircraft at this station: ‘the director on duty notified Ellington
AFB, Texas, but was informed no Aircraft or Pilots were available
to become Airborne for identification purpose.
There was no Airoraft at the time of observation
Nuits, LOnen
CHESTER L CURVZEY
Captain, USAF
Direction Center Chief
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Scatement's of T/Sgt Liggett | WAC NO 468 (Weather)
4/lc Graves WAC NO 468 (Flyobrpt)
A/le Olden Photo (Weather day)
Mrs
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2nd Lt Smith Khe
DISTRIBUTION BY ORIGINATOR ma Sr ener R aT en
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AF FORM 112—PART Il Reeser |
APPROVED | JUNE 1968
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
FROM (Agency) Ser A
77th AC & W Sq a a a
At 0355 Z, Lt R K Smith called Base Operations and reported
seeing a flying object over Pasadena, Texas. (See inclosures for
Lt R K Smith's statement). Base Operations pas.ed Lt Smith's
information to the 747th AC & W Sq. T/Sgt Liggett , A/lc Graves,
end A/le Olden of the 747th AC & W Sq observed the object reported
and made the following statement.
"Vie immediately Radar scanned the area and could not locate
the object electronically. We went out side and sighted the object
in a sector believed to be over Pasadena, Texas. The object showed
a steady reddish light, which was not observed to change in color.
The object was on a heading of approximately 355° to 040° degrees
from this base ranging from 12 to 35 miles. The object made five
circles over Pasadena, then went off in a NNW direction. The object
was sighted visually at 0415 Z, 24th March 1953. At 0412 Z the
object was sighted on the radar screen at this station. It was
present for about 25 seconds which did not provide time to take a
picture of the blip. At 0435 Z, 24 March 1953, this station notified
745th AC & Wi Sq that the object was hesded in their direction,"
Release of weather balloons at approximately the time of the
sighting from Ellington AFB, Texas.
One weather balloon was released from Ellington AFB, Texas at
0815 Z, 23 March 1953, Climbed at a rate of a 1000 ft per min and
rose to approximately 52,000 ft. At 08645 Z the second balloon was
released and climbed at the rate of 1000 ft per min.
This is the track of the two Weather balloons
From surface to 5,000 ft track was SW due to NE wind at 10 Knots,
From 5,000 to 10,000 ft track was NW due to SW wind at 40 Knots.
From 10,000 ft to 18,000 ft track was NW due to SE wind at
50 Knots ,
haley 18000 ft to 23,000 ft track was NW due to SE wind at 80
nots.
Weather balloons released after dark carry a 6 volt battery,
which powers a small while light. This cannot be seen :ith the
naked eye above approximately 12,000 feet, A picture inclosed which
shows a weather balloon shortly after release. There are no
facilities at this station to take photosraphs after dark,
Visual observation of weather balloons ascensions has disclosed
that the suspended radiosonde osciletes considerably in rough air.
Since the radiosonde is lighted at night it is considered possible
that this oscilation might be misconstrued as the orbited movement
of an unknown aprial object.
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a statement of T/sct. Patrick D. Licgstt, ar 17996050,
Ae ® W Suvervisor, at this station , is as follows:
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On the night of march 23,1953 2t avoroximatiey 04102, I in
ooserved a strangs odjeot which was over rasadena,''oxag ab — & Like
of the sishting it was a constant light moving in a largs cirele |
over the city. ‘ns ovject seemed to bea the same dull red solor at |
sll time's and didnot change. fhe estimated apecd was 300 to 350
knots ab 45,000f6, ‘the object seemed to nove lett and then to th
tignbe Wea at this station picked-n9 object on our Scope, the oyjeat
53 om On the scove for three (3) sweeps at 6 im, with the antenua
cil at 200 it was about the same size os any blip at that range,
‘he Osfess was heading north at le alles.
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AU a% Supervisor.
Statement of Leonard Duresea, A/3c, Air Police Section, 747th
AC & W Squadron.
On the 23 March 1953 between the hours or 2030 and 22CO while
on duty at the Gate tUouse, I noticed in the sky lorthwest of the
site, an odject oval in shape that cave off light th: color of a
stare I could not identify the object, but it resenbdled somewhat
e happening that occured approximately five nights before; eee
on the first night the object possessed nore characteristic 3.. The
object traveled at an unstable rate of sseed and the Light Plashed
on and off. It seemed to stos at scattered intervels end it could
not be traced after entering 4 path of light given off by a search
lirht ©
The haopenings that occured on the Pirst night T could not ae
credit to any source. The hapvenings that occurscda on the 25 ».arch
T supposed to be the result of the weather station behind the site,
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