PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UPOB INDEX CARD
i. 2. LOCATION 12. CONELUSIONS
August 1955 0 Was Balloon
Levelland, Texas 80 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local 9/2215CST Ang 55 I Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aircraft
10/03152 Ang 55 Probably Aircraft
GMT_ AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Ys 000 Probably Astronomical
INo Civillian. Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other.
00 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
10 to 15 Seconds Unknown
One Down or W
TO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OI F SIGHTING 11. 11. COMMENTS COMMENTS
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One (1), round, bright One (1), round, bright yellow and 1 yellow and luminous Balloon released from Reese AFB 1 hours Balloon released from Reese AFB 1 hours
object appeared to light a cloud as passing prior to the sighting. Winds blowing to Winds blowing to
thru it. No trail or tail noted. thru it. No trail or tail noted. the west from the east at altitudes above
10,000 feet. 10,coo feet. Object passed through eloups. Object passed through elouds.
PROBABLI THE BALLCON RELEASED FBRM REESE RELRASRD FBRM REESE.
AISOP Form 5 (15 Oct 54) -

RJWFLE TEA 2
1913457 all
F COMDR REESE AFB TEX - OIN-HEH
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JUFKD/CO.DR 34 DIV/ET/KIRTLAND AFB MMEX 4
RJEDNP/COIDR ATIG UREGNT PATTERSON AVB OHIO L -
RJEPHO/D/I MO USAF BASH D C
RJEDDK/COADR ATC SCOTT AFB ILL.
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SJWFGO/COMDR FTAF VACO TEX
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0176H. UFOB. IAW AFR 200-2 FOLG INFO SUB CLN
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1• /A/ ROUNG CMM 7B7 JIT /C/ BRIGHT Y LOM AND LUMINOUS CMM
/D/ ONE CMM /E/ N/A CHN /F/ LUMINOUS CMN /G/ NONE CMM /H/ NONE 4N 0 NDA
CIM. CIM /I/ LIGHTED CLOUD AS CAME THROUGH. /I/ LIGHTED CLOUD AS CAME THROUGH. ?
DOKING IN DIRECTION OF WEST CM1
/B/TEN MILES TO WEST 30 DEGREE ELEVATION 262 /B/TEN MILES TO WEST 30 DEGREE ELEVATION 262 D DEGREE AZ CMM
/C/DISAPPEARED 10 DEGREE WEST 263 DEGREE AZ /C/DISAPPEARED 10 DEGREE WEST 263 DEGREE AZ CMM /D/ SAME AS CMM /D/ SANE AS
ABOVE CHM /F/ 10 TO 15 SECONDS. ABOVE CHM /F/ 10 TO 15 SECONDS.
3. /A/ GROUND VISUAL CMM /B/ NONE CMM /C/ N/A. /A/ GROUND VISUAL CMM /B/ NONE CMM /C/ N/A. C
4 7A/ 2115 HOURS CMM /B/ NIGHT. (
LINE TWO GROUP THREE SHUD READ ROUND RPT ROUND
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PAGE TWO RJWFLB 12A
3. /A/ LEVELLAND TEXAS.
/A/ MRS EVELLAND CMM
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a PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1 -
1. DATE 1. DATE 2. LOCATION 2.LOCATION . .
12. CONCLUSIONS
Aug 55 Levelland, Texas 0 Was Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 00 Probably Balloon
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local_ Ground-Visual Ground-Visual Was Aireraft Was Aircraft
GMT 10/0315Z Ground-Radar 000 0 Probably Aireraft
5. AirVisual AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Air-Interee 0 Possibly Aircraft
PHOTOS 6. SOURCE
Y.s 800 Was Astronomiedl Meteor
QNo civilian Probably Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION PossiblyAstronomical
|8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
10 - 15 seconds 1 000 Insufficient Data valuation
— DN Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Round, bright yellow, obj light a cloud
as it came through. Possible meteor.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) )
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1. DATE
Aug 55
Local. DATE-TIME GROUP 2.
PHOTOS GMT 10/0315Z LOCATION PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
7. LENGTH OF Q No Yes Levelland, Texas TYPE OF
10 - 15 seconds Ground-Visual OBSERV TION
10. BRIEA ATION SOURCE AirVisual 12 CONCLUSION
as it came Round, bright 8. civilian Ground-Radar 000 Probably Was Balloon
ve NUMBER OF OBJECTS 1 Air-Intercopt Radar 000 Was Possibly Ballot Ballc
Unknown Insufficient Data for E
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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6003 19Z/K CM 13800 140/7K CMM 16000 365/6K CMM 20062 262/11X
CMM 5
CHN 7E/ 25ODO THIN BROKEN PAREN HIGH CIRRUS CMM /F/ SWELLING
CUNULUS NOTED 2D3OC APPX S0 TO 69 MILAS PNW.
3.
s. NONE•
10. NONE
11. NONE
12. NONE
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