PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6786958

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONAmarillo Texas Amarillo AFB

FRAMES5

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
XWas Bolloon
12 July 1956 Amarillo; Texas (Amarillo A)Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual BX Ground-Radar 00 Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
GMT_ 13/0330Z AinVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astranomical
Ys 0 Probebly Astronomical
MilitaryAF) 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other_
0 Insufficient Data for E aluation
a Unknown
one hour, 45 minutes drifting NW -
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One oval, reddish object, the size of Concur with opinion of the
a pea held at arms length. First reporting reportihg orf officer that this that this
seen at azimuth, 35 dgrs uth, 35 dgrs ele- ele- sighting was sighting was caused by a caused by a
vation; disa vation; 320 dgrs 320 dgrs azi- azi- weather balloon weather ballo released at released at the the
muth, 35 muth, tion. Seen for time of the initial report.
1.75 hours. Observer 1.75 hours. Observer was looking
through window glass.
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IN 321
Mutti
16 JUL 1956 07 30 C
ACTION C
WPF043 YDE023 WYB020 WME224HWA077 C
RR RJEDEN RJWFHW RJEDWP RJEPHQ C
Lly
DE RJWFHW 7P
R 132130T U
FM COMDR 688TH ACWRON AMARILLO AFB TEX U
TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO SPGS COLO f-4x 23
H U
RJWFHW/COMDR 33D ADIV OKLA CITY AFS OKLA
RJEDWP/CONDR ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO C
RJEPHQ/HEDUSAF RJEPHQ/ HEDUSAF WASHDC WASHDC
BT BT 175873 175873
UNCLAS CPS 345G PD "UFCE" PD IN ACCORDANCE UNCLAS CPS 345G PD CORDANCE E WITH CONAD MANUAL 55-1 WITH CON NAD MANUAL 55-1 U C
CMN SUBJ CLN CONAD STANDARD AIR SURVEILLANCE PROCEDURES CMM DATED CMM SUBJ CLN CONAD STANDARD AIR
ITING UNIDENTIFIED C
SEPT 1955 CMM THE FOLLOWING REPORT OF
FLYING OBJECT IS SUBMITTED PD C
A. DE CRIPTION OF THE OBJECT PAREN S PAREN CLN
C
1. OVAL
2. PEA C
3.R REDDISH BROWN
4. ON
5. N/A (
R
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6NONE
↑
7. NONE
8. NONE
9. NONE
E. DESCRIPTION CF COURSE OF CEJECT(PAREN S PAREN)CLN
1. OBSERVER WAS LOCKING T0
AIR FORCE BASE ↑
2. 35 DEGREES - DEGREES
DEGREES 4
0< an
4 CREIT PD Thiufae 7 0-
5. OBJECTS FADED OUT OF SIGHT PD iennt
qunne S to
6.1 HR 45 MIN PD N.
(es (ilw)
C. 1 MANNER OF CBSERVATICN CLN Winds frm 5. ta. No
1 GRCUND VISUAL PD 1. GRCUND VISUAL PD upt p 150ct
2. NONE PD 7
3.N/A PD 3.N/A PD
D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING CLN ) )
1. 13/0330Z JULY 1. 13/0330Z JUL 1556 PD PD )
2NIGHT PD 2 NIGHT PD
3. LOCATIONS OF OBSERVER PAREN S PAREN 1 )
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PAGE THREE RJWFHW 7P
1. COMDR 1918 CMM AMARILLO AFP CMM TEX PD )
F. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION REN PAREN CLN
1. N/A PD
2. )

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4. 15 PLUS PD
175877
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PAGE FOUR RJWFHW 7P
5. NONE PD
6.LIGHTNING G IN THE QUADRANT T PD J
H. NONE PD J
√ I-1 NONE PD C
OVRGIV NONEPD
K. THIS STATION (M-88) CHECKED WITH THE BASE WEATHER SECTION CMM
WHO STATED THEY RELEASED D A WATHER BALLOON AT THE SAME TIME
THAT THE INITIAL SIGHTING WAS MADE PD IT IS THE OPINION OF
ALL CONCERNED THAT THE SIGHTING WAS THE WX BALLOCN PD

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L. NONE PD C
ET and wiarels
13/2205Z JUL RJWFHW Undabbidly
Supfat this
C
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