PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7071505

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1956

REPORTED LOCATION20Mi WPunk City Texas

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon /
1 October 1956 20 Mi W Punk City, Texas 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local._ Ground-Visual Ground-Radar d Was Aircialt
0 Probobiy Aircraft
GMT01/002 xAirVisual xAirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical Meteor
O Yes XProbably Astronomical a 1XProbably Astronomical
x No xO No Civilian 0 0 PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENOTH 7. LENGTH OF OBSER RVATION B. NUMBER OF OBJECTS . NUMBER OF OBJECTS . COURSE 00 Other... Other.
Insufficient Data for Insufficient Data for Evaluotion Evaluotion
North to to South South D 0 Unknown
five seconds five seconds two
O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING TO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Two white and bright trailing Two white an bright trailing lights. lights. Duration & description indicate Duration & description indicate
Objects bright flashes followelnhat this sighting was caused by flashes followelnhat this sighting was caused by
by a trailing light. Objects seen light. Objects seen a meteor or meteors. Evaluation:
above 20,000 ft. above 20,000 Heading from N to S. "probably meteors."
Object was observd air visually for
five seconds.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SZP 52)

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1S ED BELDS
1OUD
2 .*
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WITLe REeL OL HNV CTLA RAeL OL HNV CILA' IEV. LEV.
01/09282 01/09282 2
/witues /witues /
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JEDWP H119 WPC248 YDDE69 XYC867 XMBOC2JBAGRIQ
MM RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEF RJWFDN WOTONORO
DE RJWPJD IB atie
N 0120002 1956 001"2 08:17:
FM COMDR 27TH AIR DIV DEF NORTON AFB CALIF
TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO
RJEDUP/COMDR AIR TECH INTEL CTR WRIGHT PATTERSON AFE OHIO
RJWPHO/DIR OF INTEL NQ USAF VASHDC
KIRTLAND AFE NMEX
BT
UNCLAS 27OI J-SS19 UFOB PD

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BRIGHT. D. TWO. E.NONE..
F. BRIGHT FLASHES. G. TRAILING LIGHT BRIGHT FLASHES. if
H. NONE. I. NONE.
2,
OUT AFTER LIGHT.
F. FIVE SECONDS.
3. A. AIR VISUAL. B. NONE. C. DC-7 UNITED 707, 29 ANGELS, 300 KNOTS,
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LOS ANGELES.
4. A.: 9928, 1 OCT 57. B. NICHT.
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L 44540
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5. 20 MILES WEST 5.2 20 MILES WEST OF PUNKA CITY, TEXAS. OF PUNIKA CITY, TEXAS.
s. A. CIVILIAN, CAPTAIN, UNITED AIRLINES.
7.
8. NONE.
9. NONE.
1. NOT KNOWN.
12. CAPT WB TAPPAN, ADCC CONTROLLER.
12. NONE. NOLSAT
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