PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6789719

DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONGoodland Kansas Stead AFB Nevada

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

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One perfectly

: round object the size ot
a jet. Object

Was seen moving in a

| * . » » *
Straight line, Object had a taii five
miles long. Object was seen air-
vasually for fiiteen seconds,

One object shape undetermined, size ofr

Description,
that this sighting

caused by a

| jet fighter, color unknown-obj had trail
of fire 2 miles-- moving act a great sped
about 35 MPH, Obj seemed to be descend
ing.

1. DATE 2. LOCATION = 112, CONGLUSIONS
Goodland, Kansas Q Was Belloon
3 May 1957 Stead AYB, Nevada a Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION i Poemmy Palison
Local D>Ground- Visual OD Ground-Rodar = SoS Liverath
GMT OS 4082047 D>Air- Visual OD Air-Intercept Rader O Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE O Was Astronomical :
O Yas tr Probably Astronomicall 77<7<-])
1)°No Civilian O Possibly Astronomical 5
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE O Other. a
DB Insufficiont Dota for Evaluation
gl 0 Unknown
15 seconds Ane straight line
10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11, COMMENTS

indicate
probably

duration,
was

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FM LOWRY FLLIGHT SERVICE CENTER LOWRY AFB COLO

tO RJEDEN/CMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO |
RJWFDN/CMDR 34TH AIR DIV KIRTLAND AFB N MEX

RJEDWP/CMDR ALR TECH IUTEL CEN WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO

RJEPHQ/DIR OF INTEL HQ USAF WASH 25DC

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1, DESCRIPTION

A PERFECTLY ROUND

B SIZE OF JET A/C LEFT A WHITE TRAIL ABOUT FIVE MILES LONG BRILLIANT

WHITE TRAIL OF FLAME ABOUT ONE MILE LONG

C UNKNOWN

———

D ONE

| © NONE
F TAIL ASSEMBLY ABOUT 1@FT UP LOOKED LIKE
G FIVE MILE LONG GRAILH NO SOUND

NONE

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2. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE

A . LOOKING OUT COCKPIT I SAW OBJECT
3. STRAIGHT LINE OFFLIGHT

Us. XGFAIGHT LINE COURSE 27@ DEGREES

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2. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE

A . LOOKING OUT COCKPIT I SAW OBJECT
B. STRAIGHT LINE OFFLIGHT

Ge XGFAIGHT LINE COURSE 279 DEGREES
De VERY FAST STRAIGHT LINE <—__ =) |
E COULDNT SEE FROM COCKPIT BEHIND A/C
FIFTEEN SECONDS

3. MANNER OF OBSERVATION

A. ALR VISUAL
B. NONE

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4, TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING |

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B, NIGHT

5. LOCATION OF OBSERVER

, GOODLAND KANSAS OMNI RANG

| GyaIDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF ALL OBSERVER

1A. N/A ae

'B. LT As Ge ALEXANDER ATV 614 INSTRUCTOR PILOT N A S HUTCHINSON KAN

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7eeWEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT CONDITION AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTING
\e 12% DEGREES 32-4%K NORTK 3KB. SURFACE

$yG29" - 58 DEG 5 KT

13,998" - 3% DEG 1@KT

15,998" - 2BDEG 19KT

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46 TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING
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Be NIGHT (
5, LOCATION OF OBSERVER

GOODLAND KANSAS ONNI RANG |
6.eIDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF ALL OBSERVER
Ae N/A

B. LT Ae Ge ALEXANDER ATV 614 INSTRUCTOR PILOT N A S HUTCHINSON KAN

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7. WEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT CONDITION AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTING
A. 12% DEGREES 30-4@K NORTH 3KB. SURFACE

6,990" - 59 DEG 5 KT
13,999" - 3% DEG 1OKT
16,098" - 29DEG 19KT
22,029" - 1QDEG 15 KT
39,009" - 234DEG 18KT
50,990" - 259DECA6KT

C. 159% OVC

D 523,56 M AT 9992

E, CUMULUS VERY THIN11949

¥, NONE

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RJWFDN/CMDR 34TH AIR DIV KIRTLAND AFB N MEX

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RJEDWP/CMDR AIR TECH IUTEL CEN WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RJEPHQ/DIR OF INTEL HQ USAF WASH 25 DC

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(1) DESCRIPTION

A. COULDNT DETERMINE

|B, SIZE OF JET FIGHTER

C UNKNOWN

PF. UNKNOWN
'Ge TRAIL OF FIEIRE ABOUT TWO MILES
H. NONE

I. TRAVELING AWFULLY FAST 35928 MI PER HOUR
» (2) DESCRIPTION OF COURSE

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M .5.. NO KNCWN TRAFFIC IN AREA
le» HB BUTTRILL CAPT ASST OPSRATIONS OFFICER FLITHT SERVICE LOWRY AFB

12e.NONE
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As SAW THE TRAIL OF FIRE

B, LOOKED TO BEDECENDING

©. LOOKED TO BE DECENDING

Pig STRAIGHT

', STRAIGHT AWAY

FZ FIVE SECONDS °

(3) MANNER OF O3SERVATION

Ae AIR VISUAL

Be NOEN

C. C47 AF43-92916 9899 0874 158K STEAD AFB
¢4) TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING

A. 98032 Bee > ge
B. NIGHT

(5) LOCATION OF OBSERVER

39 DEG 46 MINN 194DEG 25 MIN 2

($) IDENTFYING INFORMATION OF ALL OBSERVER(S)

A. N/A

8. SCHMITZ Fe Te 1ST LT 6ST AIR RESCUE SQD PILOT STEAD AFB

C7) WEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT CONDITION AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTING

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Be NIGHT —

(5) LOCATION OF OBSERVER

39 DEG 46 MIN N 1@4DEG 25 MIN 2
(6) IDENTFYING INFORMATION OF ALL OBSERVER(S)

Ne N/A

B. SCHMITZ Fe Te 4ST LT 61ST AIR RESCUE SQD PILOT STEAD AFB

¢?) WEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT CONDITION AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTING
A. CLEAR 15 MI VSBY

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B. SURFACE

C. NONE

De i5MI

E. NONE

F. NONE

(S) NONE

(9) NONE

(49) NO KNOWN TRAFFIC

(14) He B. BUTTRILL CAPH ASST OPERATIONS OFFICER FLIGHT SERVICE LOWRY
¢€t2) NONE

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