PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6963536

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONBetween Amarilloand El Paso Texas

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD ,
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1. DATE 2 LOCATION 112. CONCLUSIONS
Between 7
o Was Balloon
22 July 1957 Amarillo & El Paso, Texas 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION o Possibly Balloon
Lecal, Ground-Visual Ground-Rador DX Was Aircraft
D Probably Aircraft
GMT X Air Visual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5 PHOTOS . SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
.. No lcivilian D Possibly Astronomical
7. OBSERVATION 8 NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other
000 Insufficient Data Evaluetion
Unknown
one
T0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS [11. COMMENTS
Airline pilot pilot from Amarillo to El ATIC opinion was probably a/c
Paso, Texas div Paso, Texas dive his a/c abruptly a/c abruptly off course. Confirmed by CAA.
·to avoid light UFO that sud- O that sud- KC-97.
denly a denly appeare appeared his path. The
story story was made matter of matter of note note by
the press.
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ATIC 7o 26 SEP 52)
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INCIDENTS -IN WHICH AIRLINE TAKE
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SAMOTHER INCIDENT LAST TH RSDAY, SEVERAL PERSONS WERE INJURED WHEN
o LOT SUDDENLY SWERVED HIS AIRLINER TO AVERT TO AVERT WHAT HE DESCRIBED AS THE WHAT HE DESCRIBED AS THE
LIGHTS" OF A-FLY LIGHTS" OF A-FLYING OBJECT NEAR EL PASO, TEX.
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A typical
exampla is the recent Pan Anerican Airline incident over the Atlantic
on the 9th of March of this year, goncerning which the Air Force
conduct Ced an in and ar yeis.
Copies Copies of CAA investigation reporta repoxta would be a desired be desired couplement
to existing Air Povce Air Porce files Miles involving involving unidentified unidentified asrial asrial phencusena, as phencaene, as
vell as to provide deta for provide deta for annvering ansvering inquiries from from the the press press and public and public
regarding wiususl aerial incidents. As a general general rule, rule, such such inquiries
are made to this Cenrter, Cenrter, and reports revorto of CAA findings on On file with this with this
organization to the mutual benefit benerit of all concerned.
Sincerely, i
I Inel Inel
Cy, Ineoming MP, 23 Jul 57

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which I was displaying the proper navigation lights. The true identity
of this aireraft was never determined, however, it is assumed that it was
a U. S. Air Foree KC-97 aireraft which
area at the time of the incident.
The second incident mentioned occurred - Pase,
Texas, and involved American Airlines' Flight No. 655.
this incident definitely established the fact that the unidentified flying
object was American Airlines' Flight No. 966, which had previously departed
from El Paso, to Dallas, Texas.
Since both ineidents, referred above. have determined to involve other
aircraft, i above rmation vill smffice for your
records.
of the results of all Civil Aeronautics
Administration investigations involving civilian aircraft and the sighting
of unidentified aerial chenomena.
3
1957
Original signed
A. L. Coulter
TOR ATIG Roy Keeley
Director, office of Flight
Doerations
AFE IN-AX2
July Chicago
Ct. Altitude! It had the Pilot..