PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6779375

DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONLaredo AFB Texas

FRAMES5

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon NOs Oailoon
6 Novembe: 1937 Novembe: LareJo AFB, Texas 000 000 Prabably Balloon Prabably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 4TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon Possibly Balloon
Locel Local Ground-Visual xGround-Radar xGround-Radar Was Aircraft
000 000 Probably Aircraft
GMT_ 06/2105Z 06/2105Z AinVisual Air-Intercept Radar Air-intercept Radar Possibly Aireraft Possibly Aireraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronamical
Yes 00 0 Probably Astronomical Probably Astronomical
Q-No Q-No Military Military Possibly Astronomicai
7. 7. LENGTH OF LENGTH OF OBSERVATION . NUMBER OF OBJECTS . COURSE 9. COURSE
500 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
o Unknown Unk no wm
minutes 7 or more irregular
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Sevun or more objeets with speed It is
epproximately C6oo MrH. Had irragular 8300 mph targets could stay on a
lash I flight. he dile scoop for al minutes.
There is a possibility that veather
br anamolous propogntion caused
the blips.
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FM.COMDR CFECR
TO COMDR AIR TECH INTEL CTR
BT
(
COMEASTSEAFRON 37/0729Z IS FORWARDED FOR YOUR INFO:
UNCL DECRIPTION OF OBJECTS: SHAPE FROM LARGE -
8 APPROX SITE OF T339, COLOR
(
UNK, NUMBER 7 OR MORE, SPEED APPROX 360OMPH. 2. DESCRIPTION
OF COURSE: IRREGULAR PATH OF FLIGHT. 3. OBSERVATION MADE BY (
GCA SURVEILLANCE SCOPE, 20 AND 40 MILE SCOPE, TYPE OF RADAR
AN-MPN11B. 4. FIRST SIGHTED BETWEEN 062105Z THRU 062146Z
OCCASIONAL SIGHTING AT TIME OF THIS REPT. 5. LOCATION OF
OBSERVER: 27 DEG 32 MIN NORTH 99 DEG 28 MIN WEST. LOCATION
A 1..le Tex 1...te Tex
g. g. Inclosure Inclosure 7: It is difficult to understand how 3600 mph targets
wculd stay on a 40-mile scope for 4l minutes. would stay on a 40-mile scope for 4l minutes. There is a possibility that weather
or anomolous propagation caused the reported radar blips. or anomolous prop pagation caused the reported radar blips.
h. Inclosure #7.
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PAGE TWO RJEPNB 139
CF OBJECTS WITH RESTEDT TO OBSERVER: 17E DEG TO 360 DEG NE,
E, AND SE / PERSONS OBSERVING OBJECTS: SSGT
ERD AACS SQDN, RELIABILITY GOOD. A3C
1923RD AACS SQDN, RELIA GOOD. CIV TECH REP 1923RD AACS SQDN, RELIA GOOD. CIV TECH REP
RELIABILITY UNK. 7• WEATHER AT TIME OF RELIABILITY UNK. 7. WEATHER AT TIME OF
SIGHTING: 1457C ACFT 500TT BRKN 1000FT OVERCAST 5 MI VIS RAIN
SHCWERS• 1525C T0 1558C BALLOON 900FT OVERCAST 5 MI RAIN
SHOWERS. WINDS ALOFT AT TIME OF SIGHTING: SURFACE NORTH
12 KTS, 2202 FT 060 DEG 15 KTS 4200FT 12Z DEG 15 KTS, 6022
FT 182 DEG 15KTS, 8002FT 220 DEG 15 KTS, 100Z2 FT 220 DEG 25
KTS, 22000FT 252 DEG 30 KTS, 3000DFT T 26EDEG 60 KTS, 422Z0FT
260 DEG 75KTS."

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UPCRE3 YD1 41 WYC 37 WA 220: A*5
CO RJEDDN RJEDWP WFNKD RUEIMP RJLPHO
DE RUNTGIEL
72332
FM 2 4STH AACSRCN
TO RUEDDN/CCIMANDER ADC ENT AFE CCLC TO RJEDDN/CCIMANDER ADC ENT AFH CCLC
RUMFNKD/CCHLANDER 33RD AD TINKER AFE RJMENKD/CCHLANDER 33RD AD TIKKER AFE
GHT PATTIRSCH AFH
RJEPHO/DI CR.CT GENCE HO WASH EC IASH EC
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RLF RJWFOL IF DATED 7 NCV J46Z CCRRICTED
ADDRLSSES
UFOE
1. DESCRIPTICN CF CEJECTS; SHAPE UNK, SIZE VARIES FRCN LARGE
(APPRCX SIZE CF C-47) TC SMALL (
7 CR ACRE SPEED APPRCX 36 MPH.
2. DESCRIPTICN CFCCURSE; IRREGULAR PATH CF FLIGHT.
3. CESERVATICN FADE EY GCA SURVEI SCCP, 2 AND 4 LILT
DA -
AAAA 2
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4. SCCPE, TYPL CF RADAR AN-MP
RI. EIRST.SIGHTED F WEEN 1 :2 TU 14s CCASICAL Incl#& ,

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LECATICN.-GF.CTSAR DEG MIN NORTH SS DNG Q8 I IN VEST. J
PAGE TWC RJWFOL OF
L 5. LOCATICN CF OEJECTS WITH RESPLCT TC CESERVER; 17 DEG TC 3S) DEG
S. PERSCNS CESERVING CEJE S. PERSCNS CESERVING CEJECTS; 1S23RD AACS 1S23RD AACS
SODM, RELIAEILITY GOCD. IS-BRD AACS SQDN, RELIABILITY S-SRD AACS SODN, RELIABILITY
GCCD. CIV TLOH RLP GCCD. CIV TLOH REE TY UNK. UNK. Buhin Clds
7. WLATHER AT TINE CF IGNTING: T 5 AFY RKN 1FT RKN_1.FT
CVHCAST E MI VIE OVUCAST E MI VIE 1S5EC EALICN S"OFT CVRCAST
5 11 VIS RAI SHC AL) Nii Wr C fevag
CTT AT THE CF SIGHTING; SURFACE NORTH
1LK5S, 2 FT 55 D16 15KTS, 4 F1 12 D16 15XTS, 6*F1 180 DSG
LIMMS, L  FT 22 B0 15 KTS, 18FT 22- DEG 25KTS, 8 FT 25 DEG
3 15, 30 F1.2 DM9 6 KTS, 4 FT 25 DIG 75KTS.
. I.CIL. AFCIN-4E1
BT
L7/23452 RUMROE
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