PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8716151

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1954

REPORTED LOCATIONSan Marcos Texas

FRAMES3

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PROJECT.10073 RECORD CARD
it V DATE 12 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
15 Aug 1954 San Marcos, Texas 0 Was Balloon 7/
00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly BalJoon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar a Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aircraft
GMT. 16/0420 Air-Visual Air-Intorcept Radar Possibly Aircraft
s. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
D Yes 000 Probably Astronomical
XO No Military Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE Other UNIDENTIFTED
DO Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Minutes |1 Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 111. COMMENTS
Dark Dark blue oblong blue oblong silouette without discernable sllouette witnout dlscerneblp
features flying same ccurse as acft. Seemed same course as acft. Seemed UNIDENTIFIED UNIDENTTFIED
to hlging to hlging fornation with a/e on collison fornation with a/c on collison
courst Changed and 'flew across in front Changed and flew across in front of of
acft.
ATIC FORM ATIC 1 26 SEP 52)
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L J137 444 15734302.
Muth MARCOS TEXAS
SAA
SCOrT 15 ILL
TO 3D1/00.0A 150 4T M2 COLS
JEDUP/ATIC TPAFE ONIO
P'N/DIR OF INTL MO USAF NASHDC (
JISCM/CODR TIAT GUIFPOT HISS camronm
TEYCOIDN ATEC SCOTT ITE ILL
00 249Y. UFOD 15F PAR S, AFR 2 - -2. 0EJECT SIGHT1D 15 A16 54. (6) (
(A) CELOIG. () SIZI OF IOKEL. (C) DARK BLOE SILGUETE. (D) C.2
(0) 7A () 05150IBE FEATIME, (G)59 (0) 15 (1) . (2) ( )
OEJTOT AT S: E FLIGNT LVEL, SAME DLATCTION AS OISERVINC 6112GAFT, -
AD FLYI-G COLLISION C URST. (S) ANGLE OF ELVATI  GNIE3 AZI UTK
S I DEGREES. (C) ANGLE OF ELEVATION 3: DIGREES AZINUTH 6 DEGRZSS. (D)
DEJECT SIEIED TO BE FLYING FORMATION VITH CESERVING AIACRAFT,
MCEFT THAT IT UAS ON A SLIGHT ANGLE HEADING TOWARD OESERVING MICEPT THAT IT VAS ON A SLIGHT ANGLE HEADING TOWAAD OESERVING 4
IRCRAFT. AT ONE POINT IT TOOK A 45 DEGREE ANGLE AVAY FRON IRCRAFT. AT ONE POINT IT TOOK A 45 DEGREE ANGLE AUAY FROU
BESERVING AIRCRAFT, THEH TURNED BACK INTO FLIGHT PATH AND CROSSED DESERVING AIRCRAFT, THEH TURNED BACK INTO FLIGHT T PATH AND CROSSED
I FRONT OF FRONT OF OESEVINIG AIRCRART AND DISAPPEARED. (E) CRUSSD FLIGHT OESEIVING AIRCRAFT AND DISAPPEMRED. (E) CRUSSD FLIGHT
17 AUG 1954
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T OF AIRCSAFT A.D SISAPPIMADD. (E) FIVE MIN. (C) (D AIR WISSUL
(0) 5-47, 44-27346, FT 1010110 043 D8565, 1P22D
h.S. TC. KLKA) 15 LUG 5-

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2425A, 15 MU6 54. () 50 (5) LAT1TUDT OEORY SFMINTT
Li 32 DEGNES, 0 (6(() ILLI.. C. DAVIS JL,
A9 7675 5, KAJ0 USK7 a A MARCOS, TE. FAIMLY ACLIALLES
ROY D, SAELS, AO (423. , OAFT USAF, GARY AFL, SAdHACS, TMs
FAIRLY RELIAMLE. (7) (A) CLIM (B) SUAFAOS SSE A 3 KT7, 6
F1, 27 DEGREES AT 2 KOTS, 8L FT, 27 DEORCES AT 21 KIOTS, 1
FT, 26. DEGAKES AT 2 MUTS, 15 FI, 29 DESACTS AT 22 KIOTS,
2 FT, 3  DEGRES AT 21 KIOTS, 3ERWU FT, 33: DEGREES AT 24 KIOTS,
5.20 FT, 3E DEGREES AT 1 KNOTS. (C) CEILIIG UNLINITED (D)
VISIBILITY TE HILES. (E) MONE (F) NONE (8) NS ( (9)NES (1 ) N2G
(11) NEG (12) WING G I'TELLIGEICE OFFICER, HAJOR, POSSIELE CAUST UNKNOWN
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