PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6783093

DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONGalveston Texas

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
D D Was Balloun Was Bailoun
14 November 1957 14 November 1957 Galveston, Texas D Probably Bailoon Probobly Boiloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local Local_ Ground-Visual Ground-Vi sual Ground-Rodur Ground-Rodor x Was Aircraft
00 Probobly Aircraft
GMT. AirVisual AinVisual Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aireraft Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS p 6. SOURCE JRCE D Was Astronomical
Yes D Probcbly Astronomical
xQNo Civilian D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 9. COURSE Other..
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
3 minutes ..one North
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Very large silver ball moving from Probable misidentification of a/c.
south to north at high speed and
high altitude. No sound. Appeared to
be metallic construction.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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P 142313Z P 142213Z
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TO RJEPHO DIRINT HA USAF WASHDC TO RJEPHO/DIRINT HO USAF VASHDC (
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JEDENSCONAIRDEFCOMIAND ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS oned,
JEPNB/COMEASTERNAIR DEFCNSE COMMAND STEWART AFB NYK 2
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DEGY/CONEASTSEAFION Thir wihs
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FLYOERPT X
AT HIGH SREED_ ANE HIGE ALTITUDE X NO AUDIBLE SOUND X APPEAREL TO BE mote
1908-6=1308 MINS X OBSERVED
ON METALLIC CONSTEUCTION X SIGHTED AT 141908Z FOR
WITH NAVED EYE AT EST DIST OF S MILES X OBSERVER STANDING IN YARD
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AT HOME O 12 GAIV X SHY
NIND SOA I X NO UNUSUAL METEROI CONDITIONS X NO
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