DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6782580
DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1957
REPORTED LOCATIONArgentina
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
10 November 1957 Argentina 00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local 2. Ground-Visual 0 Ground-Radar 0 Was Aireraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT_ AirVisual VTsuaI Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
GM L Air-inrereapt Radar
5. PHOTOS 5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
O Yes 000 Probably Astronomical
O'No ONo Argentine Military D PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS CTS COURSE COURSE D OthorPossible Sateliiti OtherPossible Satellite
00 00 Insufficient Dato for Evaluation
5 minutes Unknown
one SW SW
1O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Object with lst magnitude observed on Object presonts Object presonts charactoristies charactoristics
several occasions moving from North several occasions moving from North of satellite observation.
to South and then west disappearing to South and then west disappearing
beyond mountain range. Luminous with
conical shape.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY OR AREA REPOIT CONCERNS DATE OF INFCONATION
USSR Dec 1957 10 Nov and 6&11
CEIVY SUMMITTIMG REPORT OATE OF COLLECTION SeI srarus (If applieable)
Oird, Buonos Aires, Argentina 5 March 1958 SHI NO.
POUTARING INDIVIOUAL HATE CA DEPORT CANC)/COMPOADE
SRI NO.
Lt. Colonel Charles H. Shaw CANCELO/NCOMPLETE
Assiatant Air Attuchs 10 April 1958 SRI NO.
NAME OP OFSCHIPTION OF SOURLE EVALUATION
ADDIEIONAL INFOWMATION ON (INTE) ACTIVE
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UNGLAOOHILD SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112
ORIGINATING AGENCY REPORT NO
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CAira, Buenos Aires, Argentina IR-121458 2
Following are translations of communieations furnished this office by the
Arventine Air Force:
a. Letter fron Ministry of War to Gomnander-in-dhief of Air Force dated
29_January 1958 (excernt):
"UNIOINTIPIND AEtIAL OBJECTS:
". . . the 2nd Mountain Detachment submitted a rebort the salient
portion of which is quoted as follows:
N 'On 10 ilovember 1957 at approximately 2250 hours
there was observed in the vicinity of HUacallda
(105 kilometeM3 north_of_JUJUY-(2414S:6516W) the or
presence of a luminous boty of Conidal)shape which
moved from north. bo south'and later toward the
west,disappesring behind the mountain range in
the estimated vicinity of T1LCaRA_(2335S;6528.).
N/ It was visible Foy 5 plimutes with a luminosity 0sc
greater than that or a star of the first magni-
tude. This obsorvation was preceded by others
similar in the same region and having the same
characteristics.'"
D b. Telegram dated 6 December 1957 1 from control tower at lbdfe Cainites
(30163;5739W): Satfate
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o, Telegram deted 1l December 1957 from control
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