PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7228598

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONLackland AFB Texas

FRAMES2

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1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
D Was Balloon
11 September 1957 Lackland AFB, Texas 0 Probably Balloon 7
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Possibly Ballloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT_ 12/0154Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomicol
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
XNo Military D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION OBJECTS . COURSE Other Birds
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
2-3 minutes Unknown
seven not given
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Round object, size dime, seven Probably migrating birds. Geese
in "y" formation, silver with blue and ducks are reported very year
tint, traveling in straight line. at this time.
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FRAME 002 / 002paddle-gpu-200dpi

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MM RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPHQ 17SEP57 10 44
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M 131640Z
FM COMDR 741 ACWRON LACKLAND AFB TEX ati (
TO RJWFHW/COMDR 33 ADIV CKCTY AF STA A OKLA 57 CEP
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INFO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO 1:03
RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL CEN WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO C
RJEPHQ/DIR INTEL HQ USAF WASHDC 40 C
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UNCLAS FROM D0 741-9-41. 5 SUBJECT: UFOR REPORT. ITEM ONE- (A) J
ROUND (B) DIME (C) SILVER WITH BLUE TINT (D) SEVEN (E) "V" FCRMATION
NOTICE AT (B) CVERHEAD (C) N/A (D) STRAIGHT LINE_(E) FADED AWAY (F)
TWO TO THREE : MINUTES ITEM THREE - (A) GROUND ISUAL (B) NONE (C)
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N/A ITEM FCUR-(A) 12 SEPTEMBER 57 154Z (B)
GQ2825 ITEM SIX - (A) TICCI A/2C 3729 TRAINING SUPPLY LACKLAND AFB TEXAS
PHONE GE 20909 ITEM SEVEN - (A) CLEAR (B) 6/0OD-15 ITEM M SEVEN (A) CLEAR (3)6/003 DEGREE-14 10/000
260 DEGREE-3 16,000-256 DEGREE-14 20,000-210 DEGREE-17 16,000-290 DEGREE-14 20,000-210 DEGREE-17 30,003-240
DEGREE-25 DEGREE-2S 56,000-270 DEGREE-22 80,300-N/A-N/A 54,000-270 DEGREE-22 80,305-N/A-N/A (C) NONE (D) FIFTEEN (C) NONE(D)FIFTEEN (
MILES (E) NONE (F) NONE E ITEN EIGHT - NONE ITEM NINE- NONE ITEM TEN
NONE ITEM ELEVEN - NOTHING UNUSUAL PICKED UP ON RADAR. ITEM TWELVE-N/A.
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