DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE7071269
DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1956
REPORTED LOCATIONBrooks AFB Texas
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1.DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 7
Was Balloon
26 September 1956 26 Sentember 1956 Brooks AFB.Texas Brooks. AFB.Texas 000 Probably Balloon Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local I Ground-Vi sual Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
000 00 Probably Aircraft
CMT. 27/0013Z Air-Visual Air-intercept Rador Air-intercept Rador Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS . SOURCE Was Astronamical
OY.s 000 Probably Astronomical
XONo Military Possibly Astronomical
LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
15 seconds Unknown
two unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Two round objects, size pea, color Preparing officer conclude that
white. Not formatior ne object validity questionable due
straight a vel.s object in to maturity o servers and no
a dive and climb. Obje ts disappeared other rpt: persons
in the distance, there were 2 a/c in or agency. meteors
area. as indicate uration and dis-
tance objs travelee
indicated by description. Insufii
cient data for conelusion.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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JEDWP H241WPA095 YDA072 WYD966 WMB058BKA005 34×20
RR RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPHQ RJWFNK UNE
MOToNN-oRh
DE RJWFBK 2
R 282343Z 1956 SFP 31
FM COMDR 2577 ARFC BROOKS AFB TEX
TO RJEDEN/COMDR AIR DEFENSE COMD ENT AFB COLO 27:57
RJWFNK/COMDR 33D AIR DIV TINKER AFB OKLA ( -
RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECH INTELLIGENCE CENT WPAFB OHIO
RJEPHQ/DIR RJEPHQ/DIR O HQ USAF WASH DC USAF WASH DC
BT
UNCLAS ARFC 4382. UFOB. UNCLAS ARFC 4382. UFOB.
(1)(A) ROUND (1CA) ROUND .
3
(EC) WHITE w 8
(D)TWO a
()E) NOT IN FORMATION
ZCF) NEGATIVE
()G)NONE
(CH) NONE
)NONE
2)B) APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN TO TWENTY DEGREES (2)CB) APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN T0 TWENTY DEGREES ELEVATION AND AND THREE 3·100
"" "" HUNDRED FIFTEEN DEGREES AZIMUTH. WNOA WNOT
(2)CC) ONE OBJECT APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN DEGREES AND THE OTHER OBJECT
"." APPROXIMATELY THIRTY DEGREES ELEVATION, A LEVATION, A
THREE HUNDRED FORTY-FIVE DEGREES. THREE FODTV-FTIIF
(2)(D) ONE OBJECT STRAIGHT AND LEVEL, SECOND OBJECT DIVE AND CLIMB
CEDISAPPEARED IN DISTANCE.
(2)(F) FIFTEEN SECONDS
(3)CA) CROUND-VISUAL
(3)(B) NONE
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(4)(A) 270013Z, SEPTEMBER 1956
(4)B) NIGHT
(5)" TWENTY NINE TWENTY NORTH, NINTY EIGHT TWENTY SEVEN WEST,
BROOKS AFB.
(SYCA) MOT APPLIIABLE
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THREE HUNDRED FORTY-FIVE DEGREES.
(2)(D ONE OBJECT STRAIGHT AND LEVEL, SECOND OBJECT A DIVE AND CLINB.
R)CE DISAPPEARED IN DISTANCE.
()NONE
-
(3)EC) NOT APPLICABLE
1955
(4)(B) NIGHT
(5)" TWENTY NINE TWENTY NORTH, NINTY EIGHT TWENTY SEV JEN WEST,
" BROOKS AFB.
(O/TA) MOT APPLIIADLN (G)(A) NOT APPLIIABLE
()) (G)(B) AIRMAN SECOND CLASS, SEVENTEEN THIRTY-FOURTH
.. " " AIR TRANSPORT SQUADRON, SEVENTEEN ZERO SIXTH AIR -
BROOI - TERMINAL ATTENDANT. -
AIRMAN THIRD CLASS, SAME ORGANIZATION,
"." EIGHTY-TWO, DEW-POINT GERTY, ALTIMETER TWENTY NINE NINTY-SEVEN. -
(7)(B) WINDS SURFACE, ZERO TWO ZERO AT TEN KNOTS; SIX THOUSAND, ONE
"" HUNDRED TWENTY AT TEN KNOTS; TEN THOUSAND, ZERO TWO ZERO AT
FIFTEEN KNOTS; SIXTEEN THOUSAND, ZERO THREE ZERO AT TWENTY
KNOTS; TWENTY THOUSAND, THREE HUNDRED FIFTY "a
AT TWENTY KNOTS;
HIGHER WINDS NOT AVAILABLE. 24017448
(7)(C) UNLIMITED. Do
(7CD)FIFTEEN MILES. 8
1018
(7)E) THREE TENTHS AT TEN THOUSAND. (7)CE) THREE TENTHS AT TEN THOUSAND.
(7)(F) NONE (7)(F) NONE
(8)" (8)" NONE 110/04
(9) NONE 2 IA
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(10) TWO DC-THREE CIVILIAN AIRCRAFT DEPARTED SAN ANTONIO INTERNATIONAL THO DCnT!
" AIRPORT AT ZERO ONE ONE ONE AND ZERO ONE ONE THREE ZEBRA, WITH
TAKEOFF TO SOUTH. THIS WOULD PLACE THESE TWO AIRC IN THE
GENERAL VICINITY OF THE SIGHTED OBJECTS.
(11) TITLE OF PREPARING OFFICER IS S BASE COMMANDER BELIEVE VALIDITY
: OF REPORT
NO OTHER AGENCY IN THIS AREA
RECEIVED REPORT OF SIGHTINGS BY OTHER PERSONS.
(12) NEGATIVE.
BT
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