PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6778890

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1953

REPORTED LOCATIONHouston Texas

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1. DATE TIME GROUF LOCATION
4 Dec 53 0u/0302 Houston, Texas
SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION BALLOON
GOION BALLOON
civilian civilian
Report simi Report low balloons ba or cluster balloons. cluster balloons.
4NUMBER OBJECTS
five
S. LENGTH OF 5. LENGTH OF TION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 11. BRIEP RY AND ANALYSIS
5.8 mine 5.8 mina Five bright objs, like lection irregular course in forma-
TYPE OF OBSERVATION 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION tion, gaining alt. fou tion, gaining alt. four tnesses.
ground visual
.COURSE
rising .
8. PHOTOS
o Yos
No
ENCE
0 Yes
No
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previey

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1953 DEC 7 .
WYC173 .:
UMA127
JUFLN 240
PP JEDEN JEST JEDWP JEPHO JWF30 555
DE JWFLN 13
P 0423357/
FM CONDR ELLINGTON AFD PAX in
TO JEDEN/CONDR AIR DEF COMD ENT AFB COLO
JEPHC/DIR OF INTEL HR USAF VASH 25 DC (
JEDWP/CONDR WRICHT-PATTERSON AVD ON1O
JUFGO/CONDR FTAF WACO TEX .
JEDST/COMDR ATRC JEDST/COMDR ATRC SCOTT C SCOTT AFB ILL AFB ILL
GD 140M.
UFOS/ANSUERS LISTED BELO: TAMEN FROM AFR UFOS/ANSUERS LISTED D BELOW TAKEN FROH AFR 290-2, DTD 26 A:G1ST 1955. 200-2, DTD 26 A:G1ST 1955.
L.A GIKNOWN, LIKZ A L.A CIKNOWN, LIKZ A SR.. LIGHT
B HALF DOLLAR
.C LIKEA - ECTION
1.D②)
TE ALTERNATING AANG
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L.F NONE 4
10 NONE
1.H1 NONE
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PAGE TWO JWFLN 13
(
1.I NONE
(
2.A IRREGCLAR CRSE P
2.B KNOWN, OBSEAVER NOT FAMILIAR WITH TERMS
2.C UNKNOWN, B.T OVERHEAD
.D ODJECTS FOL IRREGILAR CRSE C PSN IN FORMATION AND GAINING ALT
E GRADUALLY AS THEY GAINED ALT
2.F FIVE TO EIGHT MIN
3.A GROUND VISUAL 3.A GROUND VISUAL
3.B NONE 3.B NONE
3.C N/A
4Q420332/NOV 53 40420332/NOV 53
4.B DAY
5. 5. WAC CHART FHKQ3843 FHKQ3843 WI
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. ESR, RPTD TO BE NOT EASILY
INFULENCED, PI DRESS AND PARTICULARS
UNKNONN; I EX, PARTICIE
UNKNOWN; THESE LATE CANNOT
G.B: NONE
TA CLEAR SKY, SLIGHT DREEZE, DRY, COOL TENP. APPROX 791 DEG
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PAGE THREE JWFLN 15
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ICIsR ALT
T.C SBSJ FT BROKE:, ANOTIER BROKEN LAYER ABOVE FIRST -
7 laMILES
THE 16 PERCENT
TF NONE
3. 3. NONE
HONE HONE
13. HONE, 13. NONE, UFOB RPTD AFTER LONG UFOB RPTD AFTER LONG DELAY
L NOME L NOME
12. A/20 ACTING NCOIC, POSSIBLE AIRCRAFT MOCK ACTING NCOIC, POSSIBLE AIRORAFT MOCK
ATTACK, HOWEVER, NO AIRCRAFT VERE IN THE VICINITY OF THE SIGHTING AT ATTACK, : CRE IN THE V INTTY IGHTING AT
TEORTED TIME. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS NAN HAS REPORTED
YEARS. HE DOES NOT T APPEAR TO BE SUSEPTIBLE TO
HYSTERIA.
24/2534Z DEC JWFLN
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8Des 19533
Hypao bnphr RothETm
MISCELLANY
GULF OF SIAM
Second Officer P. Hansen of the Danish MS. Arnold Maersk,
Capt. S. Bjerregaard, Master, reports observing a peculiar phe-
nomena of light waves on Decenber 8, 1953, in lat. 8°40' N., lon.
102°20' E., at 0143 L. C. T. The light t waves extended to the
horizon in all directions and were similar to very luminous phos-
phorescence. phorescence. They appeared to be They 7 appeared to be about about 6 feet 6 feet above the sea above the sea
surface, pulsating rapidly. surface, pulsating rapidly. The The time i time interval between pulsations interval between pulsations
was about one-tenth second a was about one-tenth second and and the display ylasted for 15 minutes. lasted for 15 minutes.
Weather overcast with Weather overcast with heavy clouds, wind NW. force 3, sea
rough, barometer 29.S6 inches, air temperature 80° F. rough, barometer 29.86 inches, air temperature 80 F.