PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloen
6 November 1957 Artesia, New Mexico 00 Probably Belleen
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Pessibly Belleen
Local_ Greund-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aircraft
00 Probobly Aircreft
GMT 07/0141Z AirVisuel Air-Intercept Rader Possibly Aireraft
S. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE EX Wes Astronomical Meteor
Yes D Probably Astronomical
XKNo Civilian D Possibly Astronomieel
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OURSE Other
000 Insufficient Date Evaluation
Unknown
10 seconds 10 seconds one not given not given
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Oblong object, size of 25 cent Oblong object, size of 25 cent piece, piece, Meteor sighting. Meteor sighting.
red, tail of fire like meteor. Disap meteor. Disap
peared all at once.
)
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
.

6 7/01412 7 Nou 57
Mitt Grtea n.M.
Now 8 05 &4'5
PCS75 YDAL5 WYB873 WDB87LDNAD12DNF002
RR RJEDDN RJEDWP RJEPHQ C
DE RJWFDN 2F prob A
(
R 0803212
FM COMDR 685TH ACWRON (
TO RJEDDN/COMDR ADC ENT
RJWFDN/COMDR 34TH ADD
RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER (
RJEPHQ/DIRECTOR (
BT
UNCLAS FROM OPS 824 UNCLAS FROM OPS 8E4 ( V
UFOB REPORT I IN ACCORDANCE WITH AFR 20C-2, 12 TL AUG 1954, AND ADCR 200-7
25 JAN 1955, THE FO WING IS SUEMITTED: J
(1)... (AOELONG) 1 (
25 CENT PIECE
(CYRED C
(D) ONE (1) C
(E) NEGATIVE
(F) YES J
(G) TAIL, FIRE LIKE METEOR 1. U
U
( C
PAGE (
TWO RJWFDN 2F
(H) NEGATIVE

-
II
KNOTS, 50000 FT 260 DEGREES AT 42 KNOTS
.
(C) NEGATIVE
(DUNLIMITED
(E) NEGATIVE
(F) NEGATIVE
(8) NUMEROUS UFOB REPORTED IN AREA DURING PAST 72 HOUR
*. PERIOD
C C
(9) NEGATIVE
(10) (10) NEGATIVE NEGATIVE ( (
(11) (11) 1/LT. ROBERT W. DEBOLT, AO3049346, SENIOR DIRECTOR ON
.* ** DIIrV (
DUTY, $85TH ACWRON
SUGGEST ABOVE SIGHTING COULD BE REFLECTION OF THE C
SETTING SUN ON BODY OF JET TYPE A/C. METEOR LIKE TAIL
A C
COULD BE EXPLAINED BY JET
(12) NEGATIVE Corcur C
BT
08/2455Z NOV RJWFDN C
8
.
.
CA2

(I) NEGATIVE
(2) (A) LOOKED UP AT SKY
. ( 45 DEGREES UPWARD
(C) SAME AS ABOVE EM B)
(D) STRAIGHT
(E DISAPPEARED ALL AT ONCE
F SECONDS
(3) (A) GROUND-VISUAL
( NAKED EYE (
(C) N/A
(4) (A) 7 NOV 57 01412 0141-7=1841 ~
(B)QUSK) (B)DUSK C
(5) AC 3551
(6) (A) MRS (A)MRS AGE 34 AGE 34 (
SOUTH SOUTH STREET STREET
ARTESIA ARTES NEW MEXICO LI MEXICO
AGE 17 oo
AVE. TESIA N. MEX
PHONE
(
The tail was probably a jit with (
(
the sun reflecting ff the MC.
,
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(B) N/A
(7) (A) CLEAR, VISIBILITY UNLIMITED
(B) 6E0D FT 33A DEGREES AT 20 KNOTS, 1BC2O FT 33E DEGREES
AT 28 KNOTS, 16SEG FT 318 DEGREES AT 25 KNOTS, 20022 1
FT 010 DEGREES AT 33 KNOTS, 3DLAE 350 DEGREES AT 45 (

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
6 November 1957 Artesia, New Mexico 00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Locel MGround-Visual Ground-Rodar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT 07/0320Z AirVisuel Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
. PHOTOS SOURCE Was AstronomicolMeteor
aYes 0 Probably Astronomical
ONo Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Dat luation
Unknown
2 or 3 seconds one S to N
10. BRIEF SUM RY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One round obj bright red and the size One round bj bright red and the size Description, duration, flight
of an aircraft. Obj moved of an aircraft. Obj moved fm S to N fm S to N path indicate that this sight
and was in sight for 2 o and was in sight for 2 3 seconds. seconds. ing was caused by a meteor. ing was caused by a meteor.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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Fusilnad0320 7 Noo 57
ATIC aitena ny im
7Nov 57 07 35 Nov 7 07 28'57
WPC076 YDD059 WYC052 WDD072DNA021DNF002 4-4x70
RR RJEDDN RJEDWP RJEPHQ of
DE RJWFDN 2F oTher (
R 070435Z U
FM COMDR 685TH ACWRON
TO RJEDDN/COMDR ADC ENT C
RJWFDN/COMDR 34TH ADD RJWFDN/COMDR 34TH ADD. ( C
RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CEN
RJEPHQ/DIR INTELI INTELL: NCE HQ USAF HQ USAF U U
BT C.
UNCLAS FROM OPS 800 UFOB IN ACCORDANCE WITH AFB 200-2, 12 UNCLAS FROM OPS 8OO UFOB IN ACCORDANCE WITH AFB 2OO-2. 12
, SUBMITTED.
(1) (A) ROUND LIKE A(BALL) I0
-
(C BRIGHT RED (
(DONE (1) J
(E) N/A
(F) NEGATIVE
(G) NEGATIVE ,
J
( (
(
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(H) NEGATIVE

(F) NEGATIVE
(8) NUMBEROUS UFOB SIGHTINGS IN DIVISION DURING 24 HOUR PERIOD
(9) NEGATIVE
(10) NEGATIVE
(11) 1/LT. ROBERT W. DEBOLT, AO3O49346, SENIOR DIRECTOR ON DUTY,
(
ALMANAC PUBLISHED BY NAVAL OBSERVATORY, WASHINGTON, D. C.
THE PLANET VENUS WOULD BE VISIBLE IN THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA (
BETWEEN THE HOURS 0300Z TO 0400Z PLANET WOULD BE ON BEARING (
OF 235 TO 240 DEGREES FROM THIS STATION.
Absin erets (C
sW at bt Elerh
( (
(
(
C
PAGE FOUR RJWFDN 2F (
REFERENCE UFOB REPORT 685TH ACWRON MESSAGE OPS 795, DATED
(
6 NOV 1957. SUGGEST DATA STATED IN REFERENCED MESSAGE AND
THIS REPORT TO BE DISCRIPTION OF PLANET VENUS 6
(12 NEGATIVE.
BT
07/05552 NOV RJWFDN obect dt8x), C
ooped ad
V
6 6
not very rilialls. not very rilialle.
OTher
-m (inconsistant date)

(I) NEGATIVE
(2) (A) OBSERVERS SON CALLED HIS ATTENTION TO OBJECT, LIGHT CALLED
SONS ATTENTION OBJECT.
AND THE WEST OF OBSERVER
(C) SAME AS (B) STOUONBY
(D) STRAIGHT COURSE SOUTH TO NORTH 7
(E) DISAPPEARED ALL AT ONCE INCONSITENT WITA
(F)@ TO 3SECONDS ISF Says olgest
(3) (A) GROUND-VISUAL − owsays
( NAKED EYE
(C) N/A
(4)(A)03202 7 N0V 19570320-7=2020 (4) (A) 0320Z 7 NOV 1957 0320-7-7070 C
(B) NIGHT TIME
(
(5) AC 3956
(6)(A) (6) (A) RTESIA, N. MEX, (
PHON
(B) N/A (
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(7) (A 1000 F RCAST NOTE: RCAST NOTE: (
(7) (AC 1000 FT OVERC
(B)6000 FT 210 D (B)6000 FT 210 SSW
Sw WSW (
16000 FT 230 DEGREES 230 DEGREES AT 35 KNOTS, 20000 FT 35 KNOTS, 20000 FT 240 AT 50 KNOTS, 240 AT 50 KNOTS,
wsw wsw (
30000 FT 250 DEGREES AT AT 100 KNOTS, 50000 100 KNOTS, 500 FT 250 DEGREES AT 50 250 DEGREES AT 50
KNOTS (
(c) 1000 FT CE1/Ng
(D) NEGATIVE
(E) NEGATIVE