PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6789836

DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONSan Angelo Texas

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

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1. DATE

oo" af, 5 1 OR
Pe May 195 i
Peo

"2. LOCATION

= A ies ~ foe PY onan a
San Angeio, Texas

3. DATE-TIME GROUP

oe eee mee & 9s

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
O: Ground-Vi sual

O Air- Visual

TO¢NNo

ecat L951 D

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| 5. PHOTOS — *
0 Yes

A nee eee

O Ground-Radar

O Air-intercept Radar

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‘12. CONCLUSIONS

Wes Ballaon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon

og0

Was Aircraft
Probably Aircrof?
Possibly Aircraft

6. SOURCE

Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

FU as eile
—& SoOocones

em ee me ee ee we ee te

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE.

4

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a

Ls

One S

10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

w/2
fuselage and

head type nose,
way on

behind object.

ATIC FORM 329 (REY 26 SEP 52)

ath a ttre aS oe

One object, oblong
So eo, 9" 26ne, hetd
white on surface w/b

fins back smoke trailing
Had sound of
jet a/e except sound was

al (1). COMMENTS
comparable to
at arms length.

ne COLDr  TGio0n

lack fins. Arrow detail
horizontal fins mid

2 horizontal tail
object 20 ft

fast moving
higher pitched,

8 eet Oe eee

Possible a/c or

° .
extremely;

os

Was Astronomical
Prabably Astronomical
Passibly Astronomical

OF) Go a

insufficient Dota for Evaluation
Unknown

Goc coca agogo

ee a a ne oe ee ee - ee 6 see oe. ces oo i

rocket, Dura-
Short to
provided,

Tuo
BLVG

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TO RJEDEN/COMDR AIR DEFENSE a ie

RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON
AFB OHIO

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BT

UNCLAS FROM 0271E UFOB 1 A OBLONG OBJECT. Be COMPARABLE TO

OBJECT 8 TO 9 INCHES LONG HELD AT ARMS LENGTH. WITNESS STATES
OBJECT BELIEVED TO BE 69 FEET IN LENGTH. C. WHITE ON SURFACE

WITH BLACK FINS. De ONE. Es N/A Fe ARROW HEAD TYPE NOSE WITH 2
HORIZONTAL FINS MID WAY ON FUSELAGE WITH TWO HORIZONTAL TAIL FINS.
C. BLACK sMOKE TRAILING 29 FEET BEHIND TAIL OF OBJECT. He OBJECT
EMITTED SOUND LIKE FAST MOVING JET AIRCRAFT EXCEPT THAT SOUND

WAS HIGHER PITCHED. SOUND WAS MUCH LOUDER THAN JET OBSERVED

BY THE WITNESS AT APPROXIMATELY THE SAME HEIGHT ON PREVIOUS
OCCASIONS, I. WITNESS DISCARDED POSSIBILITY OF OBJECT BEING LOCAL
TYPE AIRCRAFT. OPINION BASED ON A PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE AS A MEMBER

ENT AFB CQ An SPRINGS COLO

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PAGE TWO RJWFGF 4

OF THE ARMED FORCES AND FAMILIARITY WITH DIFFERENT TYPES AIR CRAFT |
WHEN SHOWN PICTURES OF VARIOUS TYPES AIRCRAFT AND MISSLES WITNESS |
IDENTIFIED SIMILARITY OF OBJECT SIGHTED TO A DOUGLAS NIKE AJAX

EXCEPT WITNESS STATED OBJECT SIGHTED BELIEVED TO BE OF MUCH |

LARGER DIMENSIONS THAN THE NIKE AJAX MISSLEs 22 Ao FIRST HEARD
STRANGE LOUD NOISE. Be OBJECT 75 DEGREE ANGLE ON FIRST OBSERVATION.
C. OBJECT 49 DEGREE ANGLE LAST OBSERVATION. Do STRAIGHT AND

LEVEL SOUTH EAST DIRECTION FLIGHT. Ee DISAPPEARED DUE TO DISTANCE.

aaa.
Fe LENGTH OF TIME OBSERVED- (4 SzCONDS. 3e Ae GROUND VISUAL OBSERVA=
TION. Be NEGATIVE : ee N/Ae 4e Ae 1951Z, 13 MAY 57. Be DAY 5. (31 \DE-

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DEGRES o7" NORTH’ 193 4 DEGREE 25" WEST. 6» A» CIVILIAN QE >>

ee i a oe + ee
STREET, SAN ANGELO Texas, (GvanPLovEDy CIVILIAN,
Pais A,

eee, 2, MMR, s\\ anceLo TEXAS, PRopuceRs

LIVESTOCK COMPANY. 7. Ae CLEAR VISIBILITY EXCELLENT. Be AIR

WEATHER SERVICE OBSERVATION LOCAL VISIBILITY 2 MILES PLUS SURFACE
WIND WEST - SOUTH WEST 9, 6,999 399/253 19,609 279/49; 16,090
249/593 20,909 259/553 33,908 210/753 4,000 230/653 59,999 239/69;
62,299 239/59. 8. NEGATIVE. 9. COORDINATION WITH AIR TRAFFIC: CONTROL
THIs AREA REVEALED NO AIRCRAFT OF THIS CAPABILITY PRESENT IN LOCAL

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AREA AT TIME OF OBSERVATION, 10. LOCAL TRAFFIC B-25"S BELOW 14, 95 e

FEET ON TRAINING MISSION IN GENERAL AREA. 11. WING “OPERATIONS

OFFICER GOODFELLOW AFB BELIEVES OBJECT SIGHTED POSSIBLY HIGH

PERFORMANCE CENTURY SERIES AIRCRAFTS HOWEVER THIS BELIEF ERCENELADIED
BY LOCAL CAA TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL. 12. NEGATIVE REPORT
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