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CASE REFERENCE6782905

DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONTahoka Texas

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UFOB INDEX CARD
B-521-57
1. DATE 13 Yoa 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
ZJar58 Tahoka, Texas Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Ground-Visual Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Ground-Radar Was Aircraft wOsAircreTT
13/23400z Nov 57 Nov 57 000 Probably Aircroft Probably Aircroft
Air-Visual Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. 6. SOURCE SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 000 0 Probably Astronomical
No No Possibly Astronomical Possibly Astronomical
MH73A 1H7
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. 9. COURSE Other Other
000 Insufficient Uata for Evaluation
Cne hour thirty minutes Unknown
One E
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Y OF SIGHTING |11. COMMENTS
One round white and/or silver object the Concur wibh Reporting Officer that
size of a basketball. Cbject was seen on this sighting was a this sighting was aballoon. oalloon.
an easterly heading umd was in sight for l
hour 30 minutes.
AISOP Form 5 (15 Oct 54) 0*8$.*,12.8

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13/1400=
Multi
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11Nov57 0909 1013 25 24'57 -
PF174 YDC127 WYB139 WMA098LBAS45
PP RJEDDN RJWFDN RJEDWP RJEPHQ RJWFES RJWFDL
DE RJUFLB 3
P 132045Z
FM COMDR REESE AFP TEX 4E
TO RJEDDN/CONDR ADC ENT AFB COLO SPRINGS COLO
RJWEDN/COMDR 34 DIV/EF/ KIRTLAND AFB NEW MEXICO
RJEDWP/COMDR ATIC WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFE ORIO
RJEPHQ/D/I HQ USAF WASH 25 DE
RJWFES/COMDR ATC RANDOLPH AFE TEX
RJWEDL/COMDR FTAF RANDOLPH AFP TEX
DEGREE ABOVE HORIZON ON BEARING OF F (110) DEGREE FROM
REESE AFE CONTROL TOWER. /D/ MOVED IN AN EASTERI CIION; HEADING
VARYING FROM 1
A NORTH-SOUTH AXIS. /E/ / WENT OUT OF SIGHL APE PPROXIMATELY 1ED MILES EAST
MOH -
20 19f
PAGE TWO RJWFLB 3
APPEARED TO BE ROUND AND
LIGAT IN COLOR (CREAM COLOR RED.) /C/(T-33 AIRCRAFT
: 32,220 FEET
∴T HEADING (13D DEGREE AT @62) KNOTS. HOME STATICN REESE
FEEL ! HEADING
)DEGREE AT 25d KNOTS. HONE E STATION REESE AB TEX.
4./A/ 14002, 13 REESEA. CONTROLTONER. 6.

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AT 32,200 FEET HEADING (133 DEGREE AT 63) KNOTS. HOME STATICN REESE (
AFB TEX.(T-33) HEADING
©DEGREE AT 250) KNOTS. HOME STATION REESE AB TEX.
1400-6
4./A/ 14002, 13 NOV 1957. /B/DAY) 5. REESE AFE CONTROLTOWER. 6.
/A/ ROUTE 4, TAHCKA, TEX. /B/ E. S. SIBSON, MAJOR, 3500
TH MAINTENANCE AND SUPPLY GOUP, QUALITY CONTROL OFFICER; H. C.
OPERATICN OFFICER; SAMUEL GOLDSTEIN, CAPTAIN, 35B0TH PLT TRAINING
WING, ASSISTANT WING OPERATIONS OFFICER; J. D. CARRINGTION,1ZLL,
35D0TH PLT TRAINING GROUP, T-33 PROJECT OFFICER: L. T_ ASHEURN, i/LT,
356DTH PLT TRAINING GROUP, FLIGHT I A.KANTLEHNER1/LT
SCATTERED VIS
250/27
6D,083 -5/50. . /C/ NONE.
ALr Wit WisttEct
DUTY 1.
ON DN u OFFICIAL 2.
OFFICI
(seex (cime) (seek .chme)
PAGE THREE RJWFLB 3
/D/ FIFTEEN PLUS. /E/ 1/. /F/ N/A. 8. /A/ A CHECK THROUGH FLIGHT
SERVICE DISCLOSED THAT HOLLOMAN AER, NEW MEXICO HAD RELEASED A
-ALLOON AT THE SAME TIME AS THE FIRST SIGHTING OF THE UFOP AT REESE
ATT. DUE TO THE DISTANCE INVOLVED, THIS COULD NOT HAVE PEEN THE SAME
GEJECT AS THAT SIGHTED AT REESE AFB. S. TWO T-33 AIRCRAFT FROM REESE
AFE ATTENPTED TO INTERCEPT AND/OR IDENTIFY THE OEJECT. UNABLE TO
GETI E AFT
ELIEVES THE OEJECT TO BE A BALLOON SIMILAR TO THE ONE RELEASED AT
SAMS ONE.,12. N/A.
ET

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PERSONNEL ASSIGNED REESE AFP AND ARE RELIAELE. 7. /A/ HIGH THIN
SCATTERED VI TY 15 PLUS, 7 /6,069 260/11; 13,000 - 250/14; -
16,000 - @40/15; a 0 - 220/41; 50,000/-(253/27
80,000 - 25/58. /C/ NONE.
Wind Wist tEest
1.
2. Oly d Manetwtitt
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N/A. 8. /A/ A CHECK THROUGH FLIGHT
SERVICE DISCLOSED THAT SERVICE DISCLOSED THAT HOLLCMAN AFB, NEW MEXIC CO HAD RELEASED A -
LALLOON AT THE SAME TIME AS THE FIRST SIGHTING OF THE UFOF AT REESE
AFD. DUE TO THE DISTANCE AFD. DUE TO THE DISTANCE INVOLVED, THIS COULD NOT HAVE BEEN THE SAME INVOLVED, THIS COULD NOT HAVE BEEN THE SAME
OBJECT AS THAT SIGHTED AT REESE AFB. S. TWO T-33 AIRCRAFT FROM REESE ODJECT AS THAT SIGHTED AT REESE AFB. S. TWO T-33 AIRCRAFT FROM REESE
AFF ATTEMPTED TO INTERCEPT AND/OR IDENTIFY THE OBJECT. UNABLE TO AFF ATTEMPTED TO INTERCEPT AND/OR IDENTIFY THE OBJECT. UNABLE TO
GET NEAR ITS ALTITUDE. . STUDENT TRAFFICE IN VICINITY OF REESE GETI NEAR R ITS ALTITUDE. . STUDENT TRAFFICE IN VICINITY OF REESE E AFB E AFE -
(
EELIEVES THE OBJECT TO BE A BALLOON SIMILAR TO THE ONE RELEASED AT
HOLLOMAN AFE, BUT NOT THE SAME ONE,12. N/A.
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