PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6969006

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONPerrin AFB Texas

FRAMES4

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- PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD I
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
24 September 1957 Perrin AFB, Texas 000 Probably Balloon
3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Bolloon
Locel. Ground-Visual Ground-Redar Was Aireraft
Binoculars Probably Aireralt
GMT 25/0500Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS . SOURCE Was Astronomical
aYes 000 Probably Astronomical
XNo Military Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other_
000 Insufficient Date for Evaluation
10 - 20 minutes SW Unknown
seven
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Seven round objects, size of silver Seven rou objects, size of silver Aero chart shows flight path in chart shows flight path in
dollar, bright dollar, bright orange amber, rptd direction t direction t Dallas, probably
nebulous gaseous ance. Objs nce. Objs a/c. a/c.
moved fm North to Southwest. No
maneuvering. Disappearod as a light
going out.
ATIC fOrM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
:
,
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AXa9 ATMconrVER* C A° LINE AHD DVIE O2
WWAATK OL
24 25/05002 CONADRLOSA
35
Multi 1
16 2 4E4
26 SEP 57 10 1!2
JEDWP HB55 WPEB 14 YDD305 WYB165 WMB163 WWE024PNA065 3-4x2q
MM RJWFHW RJEDWP RJEDEN RJEPHQ
DE RJWFPN 27
M 252145Z (
FM COMDR PERRIN AFB TEX FM COMDR PERRIN AFB TEX
TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO
RJWFHU/COMDR 33D AD OKLA CITY OKLA RJWFHJ/COMDR 33D AD OKLA CITY OKLA (
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DOLLAR, BASEBALL. C. BRIGHT ORANGE, AMBER. D. SEVEN (7). E. ARC OR
SEMICIRCLE.A NEBULOIS, GASEOUS APPEARANCE. G. NEGATIVE. H. NEGATIVE.
I. NEGATIVE.
VERING. E. DISAPPEARED JUST
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wiTh
biNoCS hiNoCS
PAGE TWO RJWFPN 27
A. 3342N 9632W CONTROL TWOER OF PERRIN AIR FORCE BASE. MILITARY
OBSERVERS. A. S/S UBSERvxs. A. S 1940TH AACS,C I AACS, CONTROL CONTROL (
TOWER OPERATOR. B. 1. TOWER OPERATOR.B. 3556TH C
CCRTRARON, INSTRUCTOR. C. 1/LT - 3536TH
CCRTRARON, INSTRUCTOR. USUALLY RELIABLE. WEATHER AND WII NDS ALOFT.
A. SCATTERED 15 MILE VISIBILITY. B. WINDS ALOFT AT FORT WORTH TEXAS -
4909 FT 130/15 7,300 159/5 10,009 180/0 14,909 170/19 16,039 180/10
20,0 240/10 25,930 209/15 30,000 240/30 35,000 270/55. C. SKY CON-
DITION 12,00D SCATTERED, HIGHER SCATTERED. D. 15 MILES. E. THREE
TENTHS. F. N/A. NO UNUSUAL ACTIVITY OR CONDITION. VISUALLY DIRECTED
CTS SFUFRAI FIGHTER

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AIRCRAFT IN LOCAL FLYING AREA DURING SIGHTING. CAPTAIN LESTER D. LAND ING LIGHTS
F. IINKADE, INTELL
ON LOW FLY
BT Gere CharT 407 Shows
25/2215Z SEP RJWFPN PATh IN reporied direcTION
Flight
To D41145 Prob A/C