PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6384453

DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1953

REPORTED LOCATIONMt Taylor New Mexico

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I. DATE · TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
77 March 53 28/02257 int Taylor, Hew Hendco
3. SOURCE 0. CONCLUSION
13litary UNIDINTIFIED
NUMBER OF OBJECTS Sighting sintler to a/c, however I indicnted not in
One accord with this analysis.
S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
4 Minutes Object wes ciroular, thex cige of a gea hald at 2 ft. It wos
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION TYPE OF OBSERVATION bright crange, and bright crange and did not cin.re d not cin.ye or' fade. fade. Object did thres Object did three
fast rolls and disappeared from sight, bolow. fast rolls upeared from sight, bolow. First observei
Air-Visuel at 26,000', 10s6 at 30,0001. at 26,000', 10st at : 3,0001. Object fell Object fell in a fost curve. in a fost curve.
7. COURSE 7. COURSE Rilot descended fron 28,Oo0 to Nilot descended fron 28,0o0 to
20,000 at speed of 600 knots. Object roving et eoo knots. Object roving et doo knots.
340 deg Pilot attoapted to oho Pilot attaapted to close on object. ose on object. Pilot certnin not a Pilot certnin not a
. PHOTOS . PHOTOS balloon.
D Yes
No
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE 9. PHYSICAL VIDENCE
Yes You
TNo
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous ditions of be used.
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RB116 20:36
1953 1AR 30
WPC125 ms
YDB129
WYD108 Le")
WDA086 h42
8625 CBD0730 CBR0730 7 1
JWFRD 016 Xu
PP JEPHQ JEDWP. JEDKF 444
DE JUFRD 38A DE JUFRD 38A
P 352140Z ZNJ P 352140Z ZNJ -
FM CG 34TH ADD KIRTLAND AFB N MEX FM CG 34TH ADD KIRTLAND 7-3
TO JEPHQ/DIR OF INTEL HQ USAF WASHINGTON 25 DC 7-3719-74
JEDWP/ATIC URIGHT-PATTERSON AFB ONIO DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVAL
JEDEN/CG ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLO DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS. DOD DIR 5200.10
JEDKF/CG CADF KANSAS CITY MO
//R E S T R I C T E D//OIN D1S76 FLYOBRPT PD ATIC/ATTN: ATIAA-2C PD
CADT/ATTN:DIR OF INTEL PD (1) SHAPE CLN CIRCULAR CMA SIZE OF PEA TWO
CLN ONE PD AERODYNAMIC FEATURES CLN NEG PD TRAIL OR EXHAUST_ CLN NEG PD
PROPULSION SYS CLN NEG PD SPEED CLN EST BOO_KNOTS PD MANEUVERS CLN THREE
ANGELS PD OTHER PERTINENT OR UNUSUAL FEATURES_ CLN NEG PD
(2)1925MST 27
(3) VIS_ER AIRBC DASH KNOTS CMA 28 ANGELS DOWN
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(4) AIRBOGNE FOX DASH E6 FR PT ONE MILE E MT TAYLOR CMA N_MEX CMA HEADING
( APRX 340 DEGREES LAST SIGHTING AT NI MILES PETER
DASH & SITE PD
(5) OBSR BY AF PLT OF EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE CMA RELIABILITY CONSIDERED
.EXC PD .EXC PD
0562* (6) WX CLEAR CMA (5) WX CLEAR CMA VISIBILITY_6D_MILES S CMA WINDS_ALOFT_1E_ANGELS_31Z CMA WINDS_ALOTT 18 ANGELS 312
62-
DEGREES CMA 5 KNOTS SMCLN 2D ANGELS 29Z ANGELS 290 D IREES AT 25 KNOTS SMCLN 32 REES AT 25 KNOTS SMCLN 32
ANGELS CMA 296 AT REES AT REES AT
53 KNOTS PD
(7) WXEA (7) WXEALL NREL_IACO MST PD. PLT CERTAIN ODJ WAS NOT BALLOON PB
(S) NEG PD
(9) PLT ATTEMPTED CHASE CMA WAS S UNABLE TO CLOSE IN ON OBJ WHICH
DISAPPEARED IN CENDING CURVE PD
(1E) ALL TRAFFIC IN AREA IDENTIFIABLE PD
(11) REMARKS CLN POSSIBLE SAME OBJ SIGHTED APRY 193E MST BY SECOND PLT
WHO PURSUED OBJ ON COURSE APRX 17D DEGREES PD UNABLE TO CLOSE PD ON STEADY
COURSE APRX 16S MILES PD SECOND PLT PEPT OBJ CHANGED COLOR ORANGE TO
GREEN PD END PD
30/2159Z MAR JWFRD
DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS; DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10
UNCLASSIFIED aj,