PROJECT BLUE BOOK

1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Cx Was Balloon
13 June 1957 Columbus, New Mexico 0 Probably Balloon
4TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Bailoon -
3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Wos Aircraft
Locai_ 000 Probably Aircraft
GMT 13/1732Z AirVisuai Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircrait
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
O Y.s 000 Probobly Astranomical
D.No Military Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other
000 Insufficient Data far
Unknown Unknown
15 minutes 15 minutes one NNW rising
10. BRIEF S BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One object, very bright, size of Five flights of flights of balloons from balloons from
marble, color bright white, object Vernallis several at altitudes
stationary or moving very slow NNw. moving very slow NNW. between 60,000 between 60,000 a 100,000 feet. 100,000 feet.
A/C at A/C at 46,000 and object estimated
20,000 feet higher.
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ATIC FORM
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RA041 NTFD
14/04552 .
P RUEPNS RJEDWP RJEPHQ /)
DE RJWFDN IF D3 464
P 1323257
M COMDR 6S5TH ACWRON LAS CRUCES AFS N MEX 4-4×20 .
TO RUEPNS/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO
INFO RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RJEPHQ/DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF WASH 25, D.C. .
RJWFDN/COMDR 34TH DEF KIRTLAND AFB N MEX KIRTLAND AFB N MEX
AFGRNC •
ST BT at M
423-ATTENTTON:DIRECTOI INTELLIGENCE NTELLIGENCE
SUBJECT: UFOB REPORT

LARADO. TEXAS
(A) N/A •
(B) SEE SIX ABOVE - OTHER DATA UKKKKK
e
KKKK KRKKE RJWFDN IF
7 (A) EIF WEATHER: CLEAR, VIS 60 MI. SUFRFACE WINDS WEST
20, WINDS ALOFT:
e
(B) PTXWTPXWP
10/280/30
16/260/36
C
20/272/45
30/290/45 . C
50/270/40 e
8E/090/25 80/090/25
(C) CLEAR C
(D)50-60 (D) 5 50-60 MILES C
(E) NEGATIVE
(F)N/A C
8. NONE C
9NONE
10. N/A C
11. SEE WY ABOVE: BELIEVED TO BE A WEATHER BALLON LAUNCHED
FROM VERNALIS, CALIFORNIA
12. NONE
BT
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MARBLE
CWHITE
D ONE 6
E) N/A
(F)V VERY BRIGHT
G) NONE V VISIBLE 0
MM SOUND
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ri?Sihiiomhn. ) STATIONARY
. (A) PILOT SCANNING HORRIZON 2. (A) PILOT SCANNING HORRIZON . •
B ABOVE & HIGH IN 12 O'CLOCK POSITION B) ABOVE & HIGH IN 12 O'CLOCK POSITION . .
C) PILOTS ALT. 46000 FT. 0BJECT EST. 15900 TO 20200 (C) PIL0TS ALT. 46000 FT. 0BJECT EST. 15900 TO 20000
FEET ABOVE PILOTS ALT. LATER EST. AT 3DGB9 FEET ABOVE FEET ABOVE PILOTS ALT. LATER EST. AT 3DBB9 FEET ABOVE PILOT ALT. .
D) STATIONARY OR POSSIBLY MOVING G NNW VERY SLOW. .
E) KEPT RISING SLOWLY 0
F) APPROX 15 MINUTES .
(A) AIR VISUAL .
B) NONE
(C) T-33: AF53020: ALT. 280: SPEE 320K .
ARADO TEXAS .
.(A) 13/1732, JUNE 1957
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B) DAY 3
5. EJMC 411D (APPROx 5 NM ESE oF SEPAR, N.M.

WPH147V WPD146 YDB118 WYA123 WDC078DNA046 37 130657-02
RR RJEDEN RJEDWP 13/1732z
DE RJWFDN 21 8484
R 1416102 0
COMDR 34TH ADD KIRTLAND AFB N MEX
TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO .
RJEDWP/COMDR ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RJEPHQ/COMDR WASH.
BT ...
FOLLOWING
UFOB REPORT IS SUBMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AFR 200-2. 1. (A)
SIMILAR TO WEATHER BALLOON. (B) MARBLE. (C) WHITE. (D) ONE. .
THER THAN BRIGHT LIGHT. 2. (A) PILOT LOOKING AROUND SAW IT. •
B ABOVE AND HIGH - 12 O+CLOCK WHEN FIRST SITED. (C) DID NOT
DISAPPEAR. AIRCRAFT AT 46300 FEET WHEN OVER COLUMBUS NM ESTIMATED .
20000 FEET 20000 FEET ABOVE HIM. OBSERVED HALFWAY BETWEEN SILVER CITY,
NEW MEXICO AND DEMING, NEW MEXICO - 20000 FEET ABOVE HIM. (D) NEW MEXICO AND DEMING, NEW MEXICO - 20000 FEET ABOVE HIM. (D) • •
STATIONARY - IF MOVING WAS NNW VERY SLOWLY. (E) 15 MINUTES. STATIONARY - IF MOVING G WAS NNW VERY SLOWLY. (E) 15 MINUTES. :
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329 KNOTS, WILLIAMS AFB, ARIZONA. 4. (A) 13/1732Z JUNE 1957.
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IO'N XIMATELY 15 MINUTES WHILE
IVTNC DEMTAO MEU MT

AT 20 KNOTS. 10,000 FEET 280 DEGREES AT 30 KNTTS. 15,000 FEET
260 DEGREES AT 35 KNOTS. 20,000 FEET 270 DEGREES AT 45 KNOTS.
30,000 FEET 290 DEGREES AT 45 KNOTS. 50,000 FEET 270 DEGREES AT
40 KNOTS. 80,000 FEET 090 DEGREES AT 25 KNOTS. (C) CLEAR AREA .
3 AND 49 (D) 50 - 60 MILES. (E) NONE. (F) NONE. 8. N/A. 9. NONE.
10. N&A. I1. CONTROLLER ADCC, 34TH ADD BELIEVED TO BE WEATHER C
BALLOON LAUNCHED IN CALIFORNIA. 12. N/A. 13. FOLLOWING INFORMATION
RECEIVED FROM SITE M-92. AF CRC MESSAGE IS QUOTED FOR YOUR
INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ADC OPERATIONS ORDER 111-56 ( •
CLASSIFIED) DATED 27 APRIL 1956. QUOTE FROM CRZD 5-19-E (P-6641)
REFERENCE ARDC MESSAGE RDO0T-8-13-E F, 1 JUNE1957. BALLOON
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LAUNCH SCHEDULE LABORATORY AFCRC - AFCRC
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OPFRAT OPFRATI
OCERLFORGIBOGA OCERLFORCIBOGA EID GEPSAAISALTITUDE EPSAAISALTITUDE :
ALTITUDE.
OF 40,000 DURING 1-14 JUNE 1957. FOUR FLIGHTS ALTITUDE 60,000 - OF 4,O0 DURING 1-14 JUNE 1957. FOUR ALTITUDE 60,00 -
100,000 FEET DURING 17-25 JUNE 1957. ALL FLIGHTS TO SE FFC -AACS
HFDF NETS. ...
B
BT *
14/16112 RJWFDN
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