PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7228513

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONBartletsville AFS Oklahoma

FRAMES5

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Wos Balloon 7
310ctober1957 Rartletsville,_AFS,Oklahoma Probably Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local Local. Ground-Visual Ground-Rodor Ground-Rodor 0 0 Was Aircraft Was Aircraft
Bingcylars Binocylars 00 Probably Aircraft
GMT---31/1300Z GMT31/1300Z AirVisual Air Vi sual Air-Intercept Rodar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 8. SOURCE D D Was Astronomical
oYes 0 Probably Astronomical
No 0No Military 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other. Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
1 1/2 hours climbing Unknown
one
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Round object, size of baseball, silver Probably weather balloon from
color. Seemed to be climbing. appearance, course & speed.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 25 SEP 52)

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3/1200=
Multi prob batlon
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JEDWP H0160. WPD119 YMB088KFA994KFG071 $2a3}$ 4E4
0O RJEDDN RJEDWP RJEPHQ
DE RJEDKF 7G DE RJEDKF 7G 3-4x20
0 311612Z 60
FM COMDR 2OTH AIR DIV RICHARDS GEBAUR AFB MO FM COMDR 2OTH AIR DIV RICHARDS GEBAUR AFB MO
TO RJEDDN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO TO RJEDDN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO
INFO RJEDKF/COMDR CADF RICHARDS GEBAUR AFB MO INFO RJEDKF/COMDR CADF RICHARDS GEBAUR AFB MO
RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECH INTEL CNTR WPAFB OHIO
RJEPHQ/DIR INTEL HQ USAF WASHDC 15:26
BT
/UNCLASSIFIED/2OTH ADCC 10-464.
FOLLOWING UFOB REPORT IS SUBMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CADF
SUPPLEMENT NR 1 TO CONAD REG 55-1.
A. 1 ROUND
2. BASEBALL
3. SILVER S.SILVER
4~ ONE 4~ ONE
5. NEG 5. NEG
6. NEG
7. NONE
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PAGE TWO RJEDKF 7G
8. NEG
9. NONE
B. 1. TWR. OPERATOR RECEIVED
4 OR 5 CALLS SO HE 4 OR 5 CALLS SO HE
STARTED LOOKING FOR IT
2. 20 DEGREES 999 DEGREES
3.28DEGREES
4. HEADED 199 DEGREES
EST(12 KNOTS SEEMED
TO BE CLIMBING
5. GRADUALLX FADED
6. ONE AND ONE HALF HOURS
C. 1. GROUND VISUAL - (
2 BINOCULARS 7 X 5
3. N/A
D. 1.31/EPP2-T1.M.E D. 1. 31/EPPZ
2. DAY) 2. DAY)
D. i. FJKG-1942
F. 1. CIV F. 1. CIV 30 32
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PAGE THREE RJEDKF 7G
BARTLESVILLE OKLA
TOWER OPERATOR
2. S/SGT LOYD STEVENS, 796 ACAW SQ 2. S/SGT LOYD STEVENS, 796 AC&W SQ
2735 VERY RELIABLE
A/1C MELVIN 0 CRADER 796 AC&W SQ A/IC MELVIN 0 CRADER 796 AC&W SQ
27359 VERY RELIABLE 27359 VERY RELIABLE
A/1C BERNARD M SRODWLSKI 796 AC&W SQ
27350 VERY RELIABLE
G. 1. CLEAR LI5 .9(3 -5 )9234 )3;3)
..
19, 000-239/18
16, 990-279/15
2,PPANOPXQP
38,899-359/33
59,000-299/30 59,000-299/30
80,90S-NONE AVAILABLE -
H. H. NEG
I. 1. 2 SALVOS SCRAMBLED FROM TULSA-NO TALLEY HO I. 1. 2 SALVOS SCRAMBLED FROM TULSA-NO TALLEY HO
J. 1. C-47 NE OF TOWER J. 1. C-47 NE OF TOWER

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PAGE FOUR RJEDKF 7G
K. I. CAPT FROY V ARNDT
DIRECTOR 796 ACAWO DIRECTOR 796 A Ac&wo
SUSPECTS WEATHER -CENCUNA -my the tiof day is not
BALLOON FROM ITS ofaljiect
APPEARANCE, COURSE
AND SEED
L. 1. NEGATIVE Prob. balloon
C
BTO
31/1418Z OCT RJEDKF
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