DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6789885
DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1957
REPORTED LOCATIONa cnear Laredo Texas99 53W28 32N
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
a/c near Laredo Texas 0 Was Bolloon
20_May 1957 99.53W 28.32N o Probably Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Local_. Local__ 2020 Ground-Visual Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Ground-Radar 00 0 Was Aircrafi
Probably Aircraht Probably Aircralt
GMT. 21/0220Z Air-Visual Air-Visual Air-tntercept Radar Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircralt
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yos 0 0 Probobly Astronomical
No Military 0 Possibly Astronomical Possibly Astronomleal
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other Other.
DX Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
D Unknown
unknown one
IO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One object, round, size of unknown, One object, round, size of unknown, Very poor report, not Very poor report, not enough enough info info
color reddish. color reddi Object aveling at at to make an tom evaluation.
extremely high rate speed in both
vertical and horizontal.
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UNCLAS FROM D0 741-5-52. SUBJECTS UFOE REPORT.
ITEM GME-(A) ROUND (B) UNAELE TC DETERMINE SINCE AIRCRAFT ITEM GME-(A) ROUND (B) UNAELE TC DETERMINE SINCE AIRCRAFT
LETT FRIQULNCY (C) REDISH (D) ONE (E) N/A (F) UNABLE TO LETT FRIQUENCY (C) REDISH (D) ONE (E) N/A (F) UNABLE TO .
DETERMINE SCNCE AIRCRAFTNLEFTNFREUENCY (G) UNABLE TO DETERMINE SONCE E AIRCRAFTNLEFTNFREUENCY (G) UNABLE TO
DETERMINE SINCE AIRCRAFT LEFT FREQUENCY (H) NONE (I) UNAELE DETERMINE SINCE A AIRCRAFT LEFT FREQUENCY (H) NONE (I) UNAELE
TO DETERIINE SINCE AIRCRAFT LEFT TO DETERMINE SINCE AIRCRAFT LEFT T FREQUENCY ITEM TWC-(A) UNAILE T FREQUENCY ITEM TMC-(A) UNAYLE
TO DETERMINENSINCE AIRCRAFT LEFT FREOUENCY (E) UNABLE TO TO DETERMINENSINCE AIRCRAFT LEFT FREOUENCY (E) UNABLE TO
DETERMINE SINCE AIRCRAFT LEFT FREQUENCY (C) UNABLE TO DETERMINE SINCE AI LEFT FREOUENCY (C) UNABLE TO
DETERMCNE SINCE AIRCRAFT LEFT FREQUENCY (D) TRAVELING GAT A AnT
XTREILY Y HIGHNRATE OF FPEED IN EOTH VERTICAL AND HORIZONTIAL
C
PACE TUC RJVFIM 78
FLIGHT-(E) UNABLE TO DETERIINE SINCE AIRCRAFT LEFTFREOUENCY
1311 THREE-(A) AIRNVISKAL (B) NONE (C) T-33, CIDER
7,2 ,, 34.D DEGREIS AND INDICATING APPROXIMATELYNES KNCTS,
CALC A5 1LX. ITEN FOUR-(A) 21 VAY S7- 22 2 (P) NICHT
1120 F1VE-99 -5 0 LOG, LAT. ITEN SIX-(A)
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LARADO Q AFF TEXAS. INSTRUCTOR PILCT. UNABLE ESTINATE
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ITEN THREE-(A) AIRNVISKAL (B) NONE (C) T-33, CIDER
7, 2,34 DEGREES AND INDICATING.APPROXINATELYNES KNOTS,
LARADG AFE TEX. ITEM FOUR-(A) 21 VAY 57- 22 2 (B) NIGHT
ITEM FIVE-99 -53 MIN V LOG, 28 -32 MIN N LAT. IIFM SIX-(A) −
MONE (B) FRANK J KISNER, 1ST LT, AC3 E221, 3641 R. T. S.,
LARADO AFL, TEXAS. INSTRUCTOR PILCT. UNABLE E TO GIVE ESTINATE
CF RELIAPILITY. ITEM SEVEN-C(A) UNABLE TO DETERMINE SINCE C
AIRCTAFT LEFT FREQUENCY. (B) THIS WAS THE 1 LATEST FORCAST
AVAILAELE FROM U.S. WEATHER PUREAU - 6,2 - 2 - 18 KNOTS -
-230 - 15 2 KNOTS 14, 8 24 - 2 KNOTS - 2, - 26 -
25 KNCTS - 30, - - 27 - 35 KNOTS 5, 4 - 25 - 55KNCTSN-
6,05-25-6 KNOTS - UNABLE TO OETAIN WINDS ALOFT FOR
C, FEET. (C) CEILING WAS CLEAR. (D) 15 MILES VISIBILITY.
(E) NONE. (F) NONE. ITEN EIGHT- (E) NONE. (F) NONE. ITEM EIGHT- NONE. ITEN NINE-NONE.
ITEN TEN-FOUR AIRCRAFT 3E MILES I ITEN TEN-FOUR AIRCRAFT 3E MILES 1 NORTH OF CINDER 47.
ITEM ELEVEN-A/IC EDWARD R. RUSIN CAN FIND NO POSSIELE ITEM ELEVEN-A/IC EDWARD D R. RUSIN CAN FIND NO POSSIELE CAUSE
FOR THIS SIGHTING. ITEM FOR THIS SIGHTING. ITEM TWELVE-NONE.
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