PROJECT BLUE BOOK

1. DATE · TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
3 August 1953 3/18042 Amarilllo, Ferms
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civillian ULIDUFD
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS No Ud balloons wers in titaras. Vo are not dapuile of much
Several innouvers. idjht be anmil oir belloont cloie to tovor insteéd
5. LENGTH SSERVATION 11. BRIEP SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
tent noyetrsadlin a to If loldia
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION thi arde of n.ahi ot conth
ULL1M LOE. helyeLnt the Concrtl fotrr
Oud-Hanal War it abrgtlg stopbod. hen Shorli he ored totnd tle
7. COURSE r ohje ot wae dheurd diedny at
West ien Ath alilar Lin Ath diilarronouvoro. aro. The objeetn wore obsorvod for The objrets wore obsarvod
15 wimdes interdtsntlg. 15 wifmdes intorudtsntly.
8. PHOTOS
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
a Y.s Yes
XONo XXNo
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) de ueod.
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2. These 2. These objeets ighted at interval appre dinately 45
by personnel employed at personnel employed at Am Alle Gontrol Tower. le Gontrol Tower.
3. The sigifs / E
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GLZNN L. FITTS
lst Lt, USA
1NC23 Intellig tor
Meather May p (in quad)
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on Augist 3, 195 204 CST P.M.
I was in th Amarille Control Tower on August the 3, 1953 and was looking
north out of the tomer cab for an aireraft when I observed an object which I
first thought was a balloon moving from the east to the west, it was moving
faster than a balloon and was holding an altitude approximataly 45 degrees
above the horison and contimuing east until reaching a position slightly r east
of a position north or the tower and coming to a stop. I realized that this
object was not balloon 38 1t did rise and that it was moving faster than
the wind could balloon, This object was cles nough that 1t
was round and itins sum giving oft a translucent
object remained position for approximately seven seconds the
Assistant Cont called to look at it, as Mr
Raid was coming atwalk arouzd the re3 the object started south
and with shat ndous speed position over the
sirport coming add Y8S coming gto a stop
ha said behind it, I then cond object stop
behind the Mret bot aring to be identieal aD and mce.
The mained Cield approximately 10 seconds and then one
started straidht up amd the second one proceeded south both at a
rapid 8
At no tiio did the of being round,
stop. not to
eatimate altited ise ef the ebjeat as me hills moumtains or anything to
. blue with ne clouds st all,
Apprexinataly ximtes catwalk sof
tover and ck oouned what could I have bean the same objects in the vicinity
sppearing to eirele, these objects would enly be vis ible for a fow
seeonds then 3, reappearing Or being soms more of the in a differ-
sub position, 1 these off and on for approximately 45 minutes then
alouds were worins they not obs first object was seen
at 1204 PM CBT and th CST.
3
Chie Operations Specialist
Amarillo Control Tower
'Atresred: 9//
Alrway Oparations Scecialist
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a
a stop. second object stopped behind the first, both appearing to be
identical in shape and apcearence. They remained over field approxi-
mately 10 seconda and then the first one started straight second
one proce a rapid rate four
secords.
b. At no time did the objecte change in shape ina an
being vapor or mobe was observed. hen the objects
stop, they did not appear t slow up but to an abrupt stop. is not
possible to estimate altitude Size the objects as there are no hills,
mountains or anything to e and
there 29
Appa Ape 15 aimutes aimutes later Later it was obeerved it ws obeerved what could have
been the bean the ebjeets ebjaets in the vieinity of the sm, appearing to cirele. These
objecta would enly enly be be visible for a few fer secends and then disappear, reappear-
ing or ing or differ diffe ont ent position. These ebserved of ofr
and on for appr apor eataly 45 staly 45 minutes, but but then then clouds started moving over and moving over and
they The first object object was 1204 PM CST and 1204 PN CST and
the last the 1300 PN CST. 1300 PX CST.
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- being previous-
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TO: Base Operetions Officer
Amarille
l. The following is a true Suiay ourly observa
tions for Anarillo Alr Terminal at times
indicated:
06300- 15P1us W6/007
0730C 250-Bria 15P1us 108/70/66 NNW7/003
0330C ed250-Brim 15P1us 121/73/63NNEL1/005
09300 12508ctd 15P1us 123/76/63/NNES/0/005
10300 12508otd 15P1us 128/78/64 ME7/007
1130C 15P1us 129/81/63 NNWL/008
12300 1SP1ue 129/84/59 N7/008
PAus 123/87/63 MNLA/007
S5
14300 143 Ad &d 15P1us 15P1um 117/90/61 B6/006 CB Damnt WNW TWTB 117/90/61 B6/006 CB Dmnt WNW TWrg I
Dyiee DVLDe all Quads
1530 edoosetd O0Setd 15P1us 115/90/61 86/005 CB Damnt All Qunds 115/90/61 86/005 CB Dant All Quands
Irat Pot Durt Dust Dovlls
16300- Setd 15P1us 108/92/60 NE3/004 CB Dsnt S ad SW F -
1730 1730 1308etd 15P1nS 103/92/60 BA/002 CB Dank S% md Sr
Dust Dovils
1890 8.
1930 5S etd 1571ms 110/89/61 86/004 Dant CB all Quads
2. Inalosed bare oth yding for 3 Angust 1953 ab
15008 md 21.00% as the Weather
i Inals s/Charlee X Masters Jr
2/9 /t/CHARLES N MASTERS JR
USAP
9 Commander.
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