DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6964624
DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1957
REPORTED LOCATIONLas Cruces New Mexico
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. OATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloan
25 July 1957 Las Cruces,New Mexico Probably Balioon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircraft
CMT29/0500Z Air-Visual Air-intercept Radar Possibly Aircralt
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
OYes 00 Probobly Astronomical
O No Civilian Possibly Astranomical
7. LENGTH OF CSSERYATION 3. COURSE OtherUnreliabl e Rot
0D Insufficient Data for Evaluation
5 or 6 minutes Bast-Southoast Unknown
one
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One round white object. Object moved Unreliable souree, s09 hoax case,
on a straight Light path moving 13 July 1957.
eust-southeast. Object was seen
visunlly for five to six i minutes.
ATIC 7ORM 329 (REV ATIC FORM 329 26 32P 52) 25 3EP 52)
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receipt of investigative forms which my organization
sent out, we received a diary UFOsightinzs
covering a considerable period.
Telephone with 685th ACWRON at
results of their investigation
with the source. with the source They They stated that, in their opinion, stated that, in their opinion,
there would be nothing there would be nothing gained by a full AISS gained by a full AISS investiga-
tion due to #ion due to the obvious the obvious unreliability the source. source.
The case i9 clos
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SGT. NOFMAN P. BARTH
NCOIC UFO Section
1006th AISS 1006th ALSS
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Also hould pount out that
Covered the ared of the
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sighting
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but rebbit tracke
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from the 685th Aireraft Control and d Warning Squadror orwarded
for your information and action.
2. This command contacted tha 685th ACW Squadron before the
recsipt of this revoryt "diary" of UFOB alghtings that
the SOURCE, MrS. 6O had sent to this compand.
The 685th ACW Squadron revealed that the SOURCE was, in a their
opinion, coupletely unreliable. Since only one of her sightings
(reference TMX 685th ACWIDN 1488) has been subatantiated by other
in the reliabdlity titate.
stated atated above,no conten conten-
plated by this coumand.
FOR THE COMANDER: FOR THE COMMANDER:
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COPY COPY FURNISHED: Classification Cancelled
Comdr, ATTC OR Changad to
Auth. -
By M.Sille
UNCLASSIFIED
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A FOR 112—PART UNCLASSIFIED
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1918
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT 19
HU* w2nC2) REFORT NO.
Ag5th AGRon 1K-1-57
Ls Crures AE Ster, Now Moxdon PAGE OF PACES
1 UFOB Report
followdng report is suboitted intceordanoe vith par-
agrach Air FOr ogulation 2.0-2, 12 A1gust 1954.
a. Reporting Format:
(1) Desoription:
(a) Shape: Ball or round,
(0) Size: Slightly larger than the lights on
the KOSB radio tower.
(c) Color: white light.
(2) Mumber: One (1).
(a) Formation: : Lonae
(2) Faatures or details: Light seened to hava
no glare.
(g) Tail, trail or exhaust: None.
(n) Sound: None.
(1) Other Features: Light seemed to dim as
object rose and flew away.
(2) Description ourse:
slahted:
330 degrees at five miles.
object disappeared:
Very high and I about 070 de 'eas at miles.
(a) Plight peth and mamivergt Straight line, II
moving east-youtheast,
(e) Manner of Observer's view
was blocked by a grove of trees,
(e) Length of tine in atcht: five (5) or alx
(6) slantes. Classification Cancelled
DISTRTBUTION BY ADC: OR Changed to
Ori-inal to AOy/I, HEDUSAF Auth: AFe 205-1D
Copy to Condr, ATIo Phes 2-126(1)
COny to Com DS By H
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Ar FOYM 112-PART II (CLASSIFICATION
A.PROVED 1JUNE 194S
AIR INTELLIGENCE (20)
REPORT NO.
5tl 0
PAGE CF PAGES
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Mousevife Housevife
(7) lesther a leather a and winds-aloft conitelong at tise of and winds-alort cokitelons at tise of
aLhiing.
(2) Obaerver's derount of" wehther oonlitione: Observer's aerount of wehther donlitione:
Clant. Clan.
(b) leatier repor fron El to, Jeather Jeether
Bureout Buroout Cerfce -ind, calm: dindb-vleft, not iatlable for this
a7O.. arOm.
(a) a.e
(0) Milited
(c) Claut
(D) Ocoasional li gutning
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been exlsined, On l4 July l957 the observer re :i a previous
sighting to the be5rt Aircraft Control and Warn quiiron. The
iniveatigating offlcer went to the desert locetion wit ,her, where
she bed renorted seeing the lirhts. she bad renorted seeing the lighte. During thie trip an airplane During thie trip an airpiane
flev over, but flev over, but the the Observer observer rerlused to accept the exmlanstion that rensed to accept the exmlanstion that
tdis vad a reguler niis vad a reguler airplane. This investigating offlcer also not-. This investigating offlcer also not-.
iced a paper backed. science backed, science fietion novel, intitled "Going Into fiction novel, intitled "Going Into
Space" lying Space" lying on the observer' couch during the interview." the interview."
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CoOBoein
THOMAS C. THOMAS C. O'BRIEN
2nd Lt., USAF cnd
Duty-Director
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