PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6788925

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONAmarillo Texas

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
T. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Bolloon
22April 1957 [Amarillo, Texas D Probably Balloon
3. 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Bolloon
DATE-TIME GROUP
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
GMT22/2150Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Rodar 0 Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE x Was Astronomicol Meteor
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
QNo Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE D Other...
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown
five seconds onds one one North to Sodth North to souch
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
One round silver object, the size of Astro (Meteor) Astro (Meteor)
a dime at arm's length. Object was
seen I seen 1 moving North to South for 5 sec-
onds.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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6. THUNDERSTORMS
PAGE FOUR RJWFHN 3P -
H.N/A H. N/A
I. N/A
J. N/A
K. DIRECTOR 1/LT USAF CLN ABOUT 4D MINUTES PEFORE OVSERVER SAW K. DIRECTOR 1/LT USAF CLN AFOUT 40 MINUTES PEFORE OVSERVER SAW
UFOB A WEATHER BALLOON WAS RELEASED FROM AMARILLO CIVILIAN UFOB A WEATHER BALLOON WAS RELEASED D FROM AMARILLO CIVILIAN
WEATHER STATION PD THE WIND SPLED AND DIRECTION WAS SUCH THAT WEATHER STATION PD THE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION WAS SUCH THAT
THE BALLOON COULD HAVE BEEN BLOWN OVER THE CITY OF AMARILLO PD
HAD SGT. WRIGHT OF BASE SECURITY INVESTIGATE THE INCIDENT AND
TALK TO THE BOY PD IT WAS THE OPINION OF THE SGT. AND MYSELF
THAT THE BOY,S OOSERVATION WAS UNRELIAFLE PD
L. N/A
DT
25/2156Z APR RJUFHW

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22/2502 22045-7-91
IWithess ATIC
134E4
WrHo71 WFE8 7SYDCO5 WYP958IWDAD 61HWAA1 0953 (
24 APR 57 4x22
iR RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPHO EO C
DE RJWFHW 3P
R 231900Z
FM COMDR 68STH ACWRON AMARILLO AFB TEX -
.
RJEDWP/COMDR ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RJEPHO/CONDR DOI HQS USAF WASHINGTON 25 DC
RJWFHW/CONDR 3ED ADIV CKLA CITY AFS OKLA
BT
UNCLAS OPS 1 195D PD "UFCE" PD IN ACCORDANCE WITH CONAD
HANUAL 55-1 CMM SURJ CIN CONAD STANDARD AIR SURVEILLANCE PROCEDURES
CIM DATED SEPT 1955 CMM THE FOLLOWING REPORT OF SIGHTING
OF AN UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OFJECT IS SUBMITTED PD OF AN UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OFJECT IS SUBMITTED PD
A. DESCRIPTION OF THE A. I DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECT OBJECT PAREN S PAREN s PAREN CLN PAREN CLN
L. ROUND 1. ROUND
2. DIME
3. SILVER
4ONE 4 ONE
5.N/A 5.N/A ate
19:10
PAGE TWO RJWFHN 3P
G. R ROUND SHAPE LIKE A
RING PD
7. N/A
NA
5. OTJECT SILVER CMM ON TOP GREEN PD
DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OF JECT PAREN S PAREN CLN
1. MALKING UP DRIVEMAY WHEN SEEN IT PD
5.45 DEGREES .
3. 45 DEGREES 1
4. STRAIGHT LINE N-S

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1.UNUOD SUAL
. NO OPTICAL
3. N/A
D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING CLN
31/2150/
1. WWXWQTPZ APRIL
2. DUSK
E. LOCATION OF CPSERVER PAREN S PAREN CLN
PAGE THREE RJWFHW 3P
1. FJDF 1515
F. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF ALL OPSERVER PAREN S PAREN CLN
1. 1. CMM 13 YEARS YEARS CMM CMM CMN CMM A
AMARILLO CMM TEXAS PD CMM TEXAS PD
2.N/A
G. WEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT CONDITIONS ALOFT CONDITIONS AT AT TIME AND PLACE OF AND PLACE OF
SIGHTINGS PD SIGHTINGS PD
1. INPPP FEET BROKEN CMN 12,E38 FEET 1. INPPP FEET BROKEN CMN 12,E38 FEET CVERCAST OVERCAST PD PD
2. SURFACE 250 DEGREES - 19 KNOTS 2. SURFACE 250 DEGREES
1
6,000 FEET - WTP DEGREES - QP KNOTS 6,000 FEET - WTP DEGREES - OD KNOTS
10,000 FEET - WWP DEGREES - EP KNOTS
16,000 FEET - 220 DEGREES - 35 KNOTS -
20,000 FEET - MPP DEGREES - WT KNOTS
30,009 FEET - QUP DEGREES - YT KNOTS
51,000 F FEET - WQP DEGREES - 40 KNOTS
80,900 FEET - NOT AVAILAELE
3. CLOUDY -
4 QW
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