PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6960881

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONAmarillo Texas

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

‘oleased

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

near same time as sighting.

il. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
BX Wos Bailoon
¢ uly 1957 Amari lk Texas O Probably Balloon
3 Ju —— Be tad - 0 Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION -
’ O Wes Aircroft
Locel aan XO Ground- Vi sual © Ground-Roder O Probobly Aireroft
GMT 09/22V¥ ‘. 0 Air Vi suo D Air-intercept Rodor O Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS &. SOURCE 0 Wes Astronomicel
0 Yes jo Rigen d Astronomical
“0 Ne a Civilian ossibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION & NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9% COURSE O Other = as
;o insufficient Dete for Evolvetion
. 0 Unknown
inant one straight up
10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
} One odject, round, size of pea, color Civ WX believes obj was
Silver, Object seemed to be follow balloon as does reporting
ing B-35, stopped for a while then officer,
vent straight up. WX balloon was

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UNCLAS OPS@58G PD "UFOB" PD IN ACCORDANCE WITH CONAD MANUAL 55-14 CMM
SUBJ CONAD STANDARD AIR SURVEILLANCE PROCEDURES CMM DATED SEPT 1955
CMM THE FOLLOWING REPORT OF SIGHTING OF AN UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT
IS SUBMITTED PD

A. DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECT PAREN S PAREN CLN ;
i. ROUND
2. PEA (2) LITTLE SMALLER THAN A BASKETBALL €
3. SILVER :
4. ONE

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3. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT PAREN S PAREN CLN 4
1. TWO MEN WERE WATCHING B-36 FLY OVER AND OBSERVED A BRIGHT
OBJECT FOLLOWING A/C PD LATER THE OBJECT STOPPED FOR A WHILE ©
THEN WENT STRAIGHT UP PD s
2. 19:09 NORTH (CLOCK CODE)
3. STRAIGHT UP — ad
4. NONE ‘s
5. FADED
6. UNK 2°
C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION CLN “
4. GROUND VISUAL
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3. N/A "
3, TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING CiN
1. 99/2499Z JUL 57 *~ ©
2. DAY a
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1. FUDF 2225
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SEWAGE PLANT OPERATOR PD BOB B. TALLY 39 RT iL BOX 442

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Ge WEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTINGS

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1. CLEAR

2. SURFACE i0¢

6,996
13,999
16,039
20,399
30 5989
50 5393
2D 5980

3. CLEAR

he 15 #

FEET

FEET

DEGREES = 129 KNOTS

- 124 DEGREES -
- 163 DEGREES =
- 163 DEGREES -
- 176 DEGREES -
-193 DEGREES -
- 170 DEGREES -
= NOT AVAILABLE

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J, A BALLOON WAS RELEASED APPROX THE SAME TIME AS SIGHTINGS PD
(CIVILIAN WX) i GB visxs%s IT MAY HAVE BEEN A BALLOON PD
X. DIRECTOR 1/LT HENRY Aw MILLER PROBABLY A WEATHER BALLON PD

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