PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6788891

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONPhoenix Arizona

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
21 April 1957 Phoenix, Arizona 000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visuai Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT Air-Visuai Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Ys 000 Probably Astronomical
.No Civilian PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Ok:Othor Unreliahie Rnt
00 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
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10. BRIEP SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Letter requesting Letter requesting that the "facts' that the "facts' Unreliable report. Unreliable report.
be published in be published in the case where a the case where a
missile knocked off part of an air- missile knocked off part of an air-
liners wing.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SZP 52)

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some -concern omong newspuper
people concerning the incident involving a Frontier
Airlines DC3 near Phoenix, Arizons, last Sunday,
April 2l. As far as I know none of us on the outside
has the facts, But since it appears that a collision
knocked off a part of the plane's eft Wing, the
assumption is that it collided wit raying missile.
The Associated Press has reported that the Air
Force now requires all news of "national impact" about
missile accidents to be cleared by the Air Force
information office in Washington before being released.
ormation
incldent, if indaod it
done by the time t
1957,Apr 21-50miles
to have -
4AF FILA 84.7-57
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONSISTS OF THE OFFICERS AND THE FOLLOWING:
STANLEY P. BARNETT TURNER CATLEDGE FRED CHRISTOPHERSON MICHAEL GORMAN LEE HILLS WALTER LISTER
CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER NEW YORK TIMES SIOUX FALLS ARGUS-LEADER FLINT JOURNAL DETROIT FREE PRESS PHILADELPHIA BULLETIN
WALLACE LOMOE KENNETH MACDONALD FELIX R. MCKNIGHT LOUIS SELTZER C. G. WELLINGTON KANSAS CITY STAR
MILWAUKEE JOURNAL DES MOINES REGISTER AND TRIBUNE DALLAS MORNING NEWS CLEVELAND PRESS

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Secretary James , Douglas April 26, 1957
Washington, D. on Zo
2. Establish a system by which future incidents
of this kind Will be made public just as
quickly, frankly, and freely--with due
regard for security where it is actually
involved--as are accidents to Air Force
planes.
May I look forward to some word fron you on all this?
Faithfully yours,
- Herlts Bruchen
HB:md

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information on our missile program. The two recent events
reported by the Air Force when test reported by the Air Force when test missiles escaped control missiles escaped control
indicate indicate , this. We have this. We have always always operated under the assumotion under the assumption
only proper only way to handle this type of story. this type of story.
Pecent instructicns to field camanders vere designed to
hasten the flo mation, rather than retard it.
Let me as operate .
its information policies in an open its information volicies in an 8.10 ranner, manner, .
consistent with national consistent with national security.
Sincerely,
ARYO H. LUESMAN
Frigadier General, USAF
Director of formation Services
Mr. Merbert Brucker
The Martford Courant- 1A20
Hartford, Connectieut 2EBAICE2
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