PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6787442

DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONDallas Texas

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. D TE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon 7
12 March 1957 ballas, Texas Prabably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Locol xGround-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
xProbably Aireraft
GMT_ 13/0300Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes 000 Probably Astronomical
No Civilian Possibly Astronomical
CNO Livlllan
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER 8. NUMBER OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
seven minutes two two NNE tO E NNEtOE
0. BRIEF SU 10. BRIEF SIGHTING IGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Two round v Two round white objects the size of a Description, duration, flight
pea at a at i length length. noved oved as as path indicate that path indicate that this sighting this sighting
lead lad an bject liect ere was probably caused by a formation
first se first s dgr of two jet a/c.
azimuth, azimu sappear dgr elev
and split-.
one going east the oher West. Object
disappeared into the horizon after
having been seen visually for seven
minutes.
..
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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Multi Multi ATIC
1 4 MAR 57 14MARC
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PP RUEPHO RJEDWP P RJEDEN
DE RUWFHW 6Q
P 13 2100 Z
FM COMDR 745TH ACWRON DUNCANVILLE TEX
TO RJEPHQ/ INTELLIGENCE HQ WASH 25 DC -
SIA
RJEDWP/COMDR ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RJWFHW/COMDR.33RD ADIV CKCTY AFS OKCTY OKLA
BT
UNCLASSIFIED INTL 3-343, SUBJECT: UFOB.

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R () RUUND (D) SPLED AND COLOR
(2) PEA (2)30 L DEGREE ELEV' 01L DEGREE AZIMUTH
(3) WHITE (3) 30 DEGREE E ELEV' 0SD DEGREE AZIMUTH
(4) TWO (4) ORJECTS SPLIT ONE WENT EAST CTHER
WENT WEST.
(5) LEAD AND TRAIL (5) INTO HORIZON
(6) NCNE (6) 7 MINUTES
(7) NONE C (1) N/A
(8) NONE' IN AUTHOMCELIE (2) NONE ).
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PACE TWO RJWFHW-6Q PACETWO RJWFHW-6Q
(9) NONE (3) N/A ,
D. 13/0300Z' NIGHT NIGHT ^
E. DALLAS' TEXAS E. I DALLAS' TEXAS
F. BR & MRS DALLASGJ TEXAS
G• (1) CLEAR NIGHT
(2) 1'000 320 DEGREE----25 KNOTS
(3) 40'820
(4) 15 MI
(5) SCATTERS
(6) NONE
H.; NONE
I NONE
J. AREA WAS IN VICINITY OF LOVE FIELD TRAFFIC PATTERN.
K. ANOTHER REPCRT BAS RECEIVED OY THE CITY LESK OF THE. L. DALLAS NEWS'
NO NAME WAS AVAILABLE TO FUTHER INVESTIGATE