DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6779296
DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1957
REPORTED LOCATION5Mi WOf Robins AFB Ga
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon Was Balloon 1
November 1957 November 1957 Mi W of Robins AFB. Ga. Mi W of Robins AFB. Ga 00 0 Probably Balloon Probably Balloon
3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION Passibly Balloan
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aireraft
GMT 06.11302 AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6
SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 00 Probably Astronomical
ONo Civilian PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION B. NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE Other_
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
LOA CIVOL 013 West
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Round objeet, size of medium punpkin The onj was diroctly
brilliant rod, cppoared to have a glow over the
landing aren of a DC - and still
ing ring around outer ddge simiiar to wos not seen bv control
nnio. No tail or trnil, only srarks tower
sescribed cs similar to personael, or by other persons
those of a who would be outside at this
weldyrs are ejecting fm the halo efreed. time of dny. Considered'unreliablp.
Extromely high altitude. Excessive Fossible error in time and asso-
spoed. stopned at spoed. stopoed at one time and bobbed --0- 150
up and down, then eiation with meteor sighting Biation witd meteor sighting this this
down, then continued West out o continued West out od date (see meteor rpt lo25z) date (see meteor rpt lo25z)
sight. sight.
ATIC PORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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AF FORM 112-PART I lilnn)
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1946
COUNTRY REPORT NO
UNITED STATES
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
SUBJECT
UFOB
AREAM TED ON
DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INPORMATION EVALUATION
7 November 1957 6 November 1957
PREPARED BY (0fO) JOURCE Fersonal ntact with
JOHN W. PORTER, MajOr, USAF
REFERENCESCHNT nwmber, prerieus repori, ec.,
SUMMARY: (D SUMMARY: (Dniw concla repert Nm 118-Part 17.)
The following
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AATS THIS OOCLIMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE MATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT. DO U. S.C.-
I MAY NOT BE REPROOUCED IN WHCLE OR IN PART. BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AOENCIES. EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF
INTFLLIGENCE LUSAS.
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AF FORM 112--PART 1I UNCLASSIFIED
APPROVED 1 JUNE I98
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
FRON (Agmeg) REPORT NQ.
Robins Air Force Base, Ga PAGE OP 3 PAGES
1. Description of the object.
a. Round.
b. Medium size I pump
c. Brilliant red.
d. One.
e. N/A.
f.
g. No tail or trail only sparks described as simillar to those of a welders arc
ejecting from the halo effect.
h. None.
i. None.
2. Description of course of object.
a. Attention was attracted by sight of object while looking in an easterly
direction watching husband on way to work.
b. Unknowm.
c. Unknown.
d.
up and down then travel a very short distance south then back to position
at which it had previously stopped ard continued on west.
e. Diseppearance due to distance.
Manner of (bservation.
a. Ground - visual.
b. None.
c. N/A.
L. Time and date of sighting.
a. Between 0611307 and 0612002.
b. Dawn.
5. Location of observer: mile west of Robins AF Base.
6. Identifying information of cbserver.
a. Civilian. Robins, Georgia
occupation housewife, re. occupation housewife, reliab unknowm.
b. b. None. None.
7. 7. Weather and weather and winds aloft, conditions at time and place of sighting. winds alof itions at time and place of sighting.
a. a. Clear. Clear.
Winds
b. Surface Calm
6000 feet 330 15K
10,000 feet 2800 3OK 3OK.
16,000 feet 270 - LOK
20,000 feet 280 5OK
30,000 feet 2800 60K
50,000 feet, 290 - 60K
80,000 feet. 240-6K
C. 10,000 scattered high broken.
d. 8 miles.
e. 2/8 at 10,000 fe feet.
f. None.
MOTE: THIS DOCUNENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE MATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEAWING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, SO U. S. C.-
ITY MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, OY OTNER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIE, EXCERT RY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OX
INTELLIGENCE, USAF.
UNCIASSIFIED
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AF FORM 112-PART II UNCLASSIFIED
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 (CLASSIFICATION)
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
FFOM (Ageeg) REPORT NO.
Robins AF Base, Georgia PAGE 3 3 PAGES
8.
o. keport not received fication
action possible.
10. Air Traffic in the area was one C-l6 departing Robins AF Base at and one
DC-4 landing at 061ll8z.
11. Report prepared by Major John W. Porter, Chief Flight Operations Division, Robins
Air Force Base. The location and time of sighting of reported Air Force Base. The location and time of sighting of reported flying object.
would have placed it directly over the landing area during the landing of DC-l would have placed it directly over the landing area during the landing of DC-l
aircraft. The object was not observed by the Control Tower operator or reported
by the pilot of landing aircraft, therefore, reliability of report is doubtful. by the pilot of landing aircraft, therefore, reliability o report is doubtful.
12. None
NOTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, 5O U. S. C.-
IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART. BY OTHER THAN UNITED: STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF
INTELLIGENCE. USAF.
UNCLASSIFIED
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