PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7228356

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONYuma Arizona

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Bolloon
3 Sentember 1957 Yuma, Arizona D Probably Balloon
TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4.
Local KGround-Visual 0 Ground-Rador 0 Was Aircraft
Binoculars 0 Probably Aircroft
GMT03/19047 AirVisuol Air-Intercept Rodar D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes 000 Probably Astronomical
XIKNo Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Cx Othotarget sleeve
D Insufficient Data for Evaluation
12 to 15 exploded Unknown
11 minutes
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Spiral, later elongated with ragged Target sleeves in area. It is
edges. White, brown in middle, about believed this sighting was
one foot long. No Sound. One when first target sleeve after being
seen, then foom 12 to 15. Exploded. repeatedly fired upon.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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12 C
6. CIVILIAN MISS RELIABLE PD
7A. DAYLIGHT CLEAR PD
B. SW 5 210/20
VAR 10 220/40
160/15 230/30
170/15
C. NONE PD
D. SIXTY MILES PD (
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PAGE THREE E RJWPJB 3G-
E. NONE PD J
F. NONE PD
TARGET TSRGET
8 8 NONE PD
9. 9. NONE PD Koien KoiCR C C
19. OBSERVER SIGHT JET A/C IN AREA ALSO PD OBSERVER SIGHT JET A/C IN AREA ALSO PD BEING
REPENTED/ REPENTEDL/ C
11. DUTY DIRECTOR 1/LT EDWARD J. REPEN 4750 TH AM DEF SQDN FIRED
CONTROOLLER PROFICIENCY SCHOOL HAD A TARGET A/C RELEASING HIS CONTROOLLER R PROFICIENCY SCHOOL HAD A TARGET A/C RELEASING HIS iupsn UPon C
"RAG" IN THE AREA 1904 TO 1915Z ALS0 ANOTHER TARGET A/C LOST ITS
RAG IN THE SAME AREA AT 1910Z IT IS BELIEVED THAT THIS
SIGHTING WAS EITHER ON OR BOUTH OF THESE TARGET A/C PD C
12. NONE PD ~
BT
35/1735Z SEP RJWPJB
Clive
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RJEDWP/COMDR AIRTECH INTELLCEN WPAFB DAYTON OHIO
RJEDEN/COMDR SPRINGS S COLO
BT
UNCALS 751ST 804-H PD
1.A. SPIRAL L LATER EDGES WITH RAGGED
EDGES PD
B. NONE GIVEN PD (
C. WHITE AND LATER WHITE ON ENDS BROWN IN MIDDLE PD
D. ONE WHEN FIRST SEEN THEN FROM 15 PD
E. MANY PD (
F. EXPLODED WHITE ON ENDS BROWN IN MIDDLE PD
G. ONE FOOT LONG PD
H. NO SOUND PD (
I. JAGGED ENDS PD
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( C
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PAGE TWO RJWPJB 3G PAGE TWO RJWPJB 3G ( (
2.A. SCANNING AREA WITH BUNOCULARS PD 2.A. SCANNING G AREA WITH BUNOCULARS PD
B. ANGLE 090 DEGREE NORTH WEST PD C
C. 07D DEGREE ELEVATION PD C
D. DRIFTING NORTH WEST PD
E. DISAPPEARING FROM SIGHT PD C
F. SEVEN MILES PD
3.A. GROL
PD
C.N/A
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4.A. 3/1907 PD
B. DAY PD T