PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7071604

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONLamesa Texas

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
3 Octoher 1956 Lamosa, Texas 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local._. Ground-Visual Ground-Radar d Was Aircraft
E-probobly Aircraft
GMT... 03/2225Z Air-Visuol Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 00 ProbablyAstronomical
No Military Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH BSERVATION 8. 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE COURSE o Other. Other
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
C Unknown
one second one unknown
IO. BRIEP SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS |11. COMMENTS
One round One round o oblong oblong bright metallic bright metallic Insufficient data for analysis.
(gold) object, size (gold) object, size of a dime at arm's dime at arm's object viewed for object viewed for one second.
length. An oxhaust trail was noted
with the object. with the object. Object was observed
air visually from the cockpit air visually from ockpit a
C-54. Object passed out of C-54. Object passed o of sight sight dire
ctly overhead due to the canopy.
Object was observed for one second. Object was observed for one second.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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03/22252
Multi 7
69STHI AIRCRAPT CONTROL AND NARNING SA ADRON (ADO)
United Sbates Air Force
Amarillo Air Force Base, Texas
OPS OCT 1956
SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Objeet Report
TO: Commander
Air Defense Conunand
Ent Air Force Base
Colorado Sp
1. In accordence with paragraphs 905 and 906, chapter IX, of coNAD
Manual 55-l, the following
object is hereby cubaitted:
a. Description of object. 4
(3.) One obser
(2) Dime.
(3)Bright Metallie (gold). () Bright t Metallie (gold).
(4) One (1). (4) One (1).
(5) N/A.
(3) (6) Hons. lions.
(7) E Echaust trail. (no contrall)
() None. .
() None.
b. Deseription of course of object.
Just looking.
(2) 1 lo angle at 3500 azinuth.
(3) Object passed out directly overhead due to
canopy.
(4) No man
(5) Canony blocked view.
(5) Cna second.
.

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30 seconds N.
f. Identifying infox observer(s).
(1) 1/A
(2) Willian A. Yonkers, Captain, A0 54l646, 1739 Ferrying
Squadron. (rilot)
Ronald D. Corbet, 2nd Lt., AO 30403 Ronald D. Corbet, 2nd Lt., AO 30
Squadron. (Co-Pilot) Both very Is
estimate).
6. Weather and place of
sightings.
(1) Clear.
(2) Surface - 270° - 10 knots
6,000'- 2700 - 5 knots
10,000'- 280 - 15 knots
16,000' - 310 - 15 knots
20,000' - 310 - 20 knots
30,0001 3000 - 60 knots
50,000'- 200° 39 knots
80,000' 220 - 6 kmots
(3) None.
(4) 15 miles plus.
-
(5) Nona.
(6) Nons.

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3.
New Moxico (35,ooo ft.). Approximately 15 B-25's in the
area from Reese Air Force Base, Texas. 3
k. The following comnant is subnitted by the Commander, 6isth
AGal Squadron. An effort was made to corrolate the Unidentified Flying
Object with known flight plans and weather balloons but with no succass.
1. (1) 1. (1.) None.
PAOL J. QUTNLAN
Major, USAF
Commnander