PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6969594

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONWichita Kansas

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
29 0 Was Balloon
27 August 1957 Wichita, Kansas 00 Probably Balloon 7
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local_ Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircroft
GMT. 30/0037Z AirVisual Alr-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronamical
Yes 000 Probably Astronomical
O No Military Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OP OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other.
COX Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
2 minutes one unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
An UFo estimated at 25,000 ft with Sighting has characteristis of
s peed about 2oo knots reported because balloon; however, insufficient
of slow speed and erratic changes in information for evaluatbn.
direction.
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FM COMDR 793D ACWRON HUTCHINSON AFS KANS 4 C
TO RJEPHQ/BIR OF INT HEDUSAF WASH D C
RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO
RJEDWP/CONDR AIR TECH INT CEN WRIGHT T PATTERSON AFB OHIO
BT TIMEs DONT Jive
OFFICER.
2 REPORT. ATCO37 ZEBRA, C
BRANIFF 4 HEADING TO IAB(SAW UFO, ESTIMATED ALTITUDE 25,000 FT, BRANIFF 4 HEADING TO IABSAW UFO, ESTIMATED ALTITUDE 25,000 FT,
HEADING 285 DEGREES, SPEED ABOUT 200 KNOTS. LOST SIG ID OF UFO AT
0035 ZEBRA WHEN THE UFO WENT BEHIND A CLOUD. BRANIFF 4Z CALL IN 0035 ZEBRA WHEN THE UFO WENT BEHIND A CLOUD. BRANIFF 4 CALL IN
TIME TO ACCUMULATE WAS 0037 ZEBRA. ACCUMULATE HAD NO WEAPON
CONTACT WITH UFO. UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT WAS IN THE HOTEL CONTACT WITH UFO. UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT WAS IN THE HOTEL
HOTEL AREA WHEN REPORTED. AIRCRAFT STATED REASON FOR REPORTING
OEJECT AS UFO WAS SLOW SPEED AT 25,000 FT AND ERRATIC OPJECT AS UFO WAS SLOW SPEED AT 25,000 FT AND ERRATIC C CHANGES CHANGES
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IN DIRECTION. UFO WAS SIGHTED ON 30 AUGUST 1957.
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