DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE7072720
DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1956
REPORTED LOCATIONLubbock Texas
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
1. DATE
e a 0 Wes Bolloon
4 25 OQctoberrl3gds6 Lubbock O Probebly Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION OD Possibly Belleon
Locol _ BGround-Vi sual O Ground-Reder 5 Srakakie Ricans
Or /ty” 5
GMT 26/ ISODZ DO Air Visuol oO Air-Intercept Radar Oo Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS URCE x Was Astronomical (4 ¢ Teen)
O Yes 0 Probably Astronomicol
ONe Military & Civilian D Possibly Astronomicol
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 0 Other
0D Insufficient Dote for Evoluction
' 0 Unknown
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0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
On? bluish-witte to dull orange tear Duration, description, mauner of
shaped object -- size indeterminate, @isappearance, indicate that this
Object had a slight trail & appeared Sighting was cuased by a meteor,
liko a Roman Candle or flare. Object
dropped vertically & disappeared by
burning out, O}ject was seen visually
for one to three seconds,
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