PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6968930

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1957

REPORTED LOCATION7Miles NNWof Sanderson Tex

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1. DATE

2. LOCATION

24 September 1957

10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

A round object the size of a big ball
& red in color was sighted from a —

car,

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP $2)

7 Miles NNW of Sanderson
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

12. CONCLUSIONS

© Was Belloon
{K XP robebly Balloon
Possibly Balloon

Was Airerof?
Probably Aircrof?
Possibly Aireroft

Was Astronomicol
Probably Astronomicel
Possibly Astronomicol

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Insufficient Dete for Evaluation
Unknown

D Ground-Reodar
© Air-Intercep? Roeder

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11. COMMENTS /

Check with U.S. WX indicates a
balloon was released at 5:30 pm

CST at Big Spring-Station, This
is probably what was sighted,

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WEATHER BALOON WAS RELEASED FROM BGS AT 5392 CST. ACCORDING TO
THE WINDS ALOFT REPORTS THIS COULD HAVE BEEN WHAT HE saw
NOTHING UNUSUAL WAS PICKED YP BY RADAR.

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