PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6788857

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONAlbuquerque New Mexico

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
x Was Bolloon
13April_1957 [Albuquerque, New Mexico d0o Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
.Local Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aircraft
GMT 18/1450Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Rodar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomicol
Yes Yes Probably Astronomical
.No D.No CIV D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. 9. COURSE Other Other_
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
6 minutes one North
TO. SRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING O. SRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One object. Circular - size of pea, Of preparing officer are that a
color silver bright. Edges sharply balloon was released by Wx bureau balloon was released by WX bureau
outlined. Object climbed at high at l430z & would be in the vicinity
speed to the South at 45 dgr angle speed to the South at 45 dgr angle of the sighting at time indicated.
dove downward then moved North at a
5 dgr angle to horizon 5 dgr angle to horizon.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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DE RJWEKD 87
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FM COMDR R AFSWC KIRTLAND AFB NMEX
TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
INFO RJWFDN/CONDR 34TH AIR DIV DEFENSE KIRTLAND AFF NMEX
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RJEPHQ/DIRECTOR RJEPHQ/DIRECTOR OF I INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF WASH DC WASH DC
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UNCLAS FROM SWN 4-3-E. THE FOLLOWING UNCLAS FROM SWN 4-3-E. THE FOLLOWING REPORT IS SUBMITTED AS RE- SUBMITTED AS RE-
QUIRED BY AFR 2D0-2, PA QUIRED BY AFR 200-2, P RAGRAPH 7D: AGRAPH 7D:
1. DESCRIPTION 1. DESCRIPT OBJECT: OBJECT:
A. CIRCULAR
B. PEA iltie
C. SILVER BRIGHT
D.ONE
61:00
E. N/A
F. N/A
G. N/A

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PAGE TVO RJWFKD 87 (
H. N/A
1. EDGES SHARPLY OUTLINED
2. COURSE OF OBJECT:
A. WAS DRIVING CAR AND NOTICED OPJECT OVER MOUNTAINS IN FRONT OF HIM.
B. 15 DEGREES- OP DEGREES
C. I DEGREES- IP DEGREES (
D. CLIMBED AT HIGH SPEED TO THE SOUTH AT 45 DEGREE ANGLE: DOVE
DOWNWARD AND THEN MOVED NORTH AT A 5 DEGREE ANGLE TO THE HORIZON.
E. PASSED OUT OF SIGHT BEHIND MOUNTAINS. MOUNTAINS.
F. SIX MINUTES. . F. SIX MINUTES. .
3. MANNER OF OBSERVATION: 3 MANNER OF OBSERVATION:
A GROUND-VISUAL
E. EYE GLASSES .
C. N/A
4 TIME AND DATE IGHTING:
19/1450
A. QIXQRTPZ APR
B. DAY
5. SEVEN THOUSAND BLOCK CENTRAL AVENUE NE, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO
.
DIRECTOR SURVEILLANCE AND OPERATIONS, SANDIA A CORPORATION, SANDIA EASE,

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PAGE THREE RJWFKD S7
NaW MEXICO.
7. WEATHER R AND WINDS-ALOFT:
MCLEAR, DRY, CALM, WARM.
B. SURFACE CALM; YPPP MSL 180/10; QPPPP MSL 245/18; QYPPP
20000 30000 50000
HSL 240/39; WPPPP MSL EPPPP TPPPP MSL 249/31;
75000 MSL 220/9.
C. NONE
D. SIXTY Y MILES
E. LESS THAN 5/AO. CIRRUS OVER 30000 FEET HIGH.
F. NONE F. NONE
8. A BALLOON 8. A BALLOON WAS WAS RELEASED BY RELEASED BY uS us WEATHER BUREAU WEATHER BUREAU 18/1430Z APR.
9.N/A
10. NEGATIVE
31. RICHARD CASANOVA, FIRST 11. RICHARD CASANOVA, FIRST T LIEUTENANT, USAF, ASSISTANT INFORM-
ATION SERVICES OFFICER, HEADQUARTERS AFSWC. DUE TO TIME OF RELEASE ATION SERVICES ET IME O RELEASE
OF THE WEATHER BALLOON, WIND DIRECTIONS AND STATEMENTS EY AWS AI 17 T00
PERSONNEL THAT THE BALLOON WOULD HAVE PEEN IN THE GENERAL VICINITY
WHERE THE OPJECT WAS SIGHTED, IT IS FELT THAT THE BALLOON IS THE
BEST EXPLANATION FOR THE SIGHTING.
12. N/A
BT
19/2138Z APR RJWFKD
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