DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6783275
DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1957
REPORTED LOCATIONBalmorehea Texas
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
19_November 19_November 1957 195 Balmorehen, Texas Balmorehea, Texas 000 D Probably Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local. Xt-Ground-Visual X-Ground-Visual Ground-Rador Ground-Radar 0 0 Was Aircraft
00 00 Probobly Aircraft Probably Aircraft
GMT GMT. 20/0239Z 20/0209Z Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircralt
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 00 0 Was Astronomical
Yes D Probobly Astronomicol
ONo Civilian Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION B. NUMBER OF B. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other..
Insufficient Dota fo: Evoluation Insufficient Data for Evoluation
26 minutes 0 Unknown
one descending
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Onject size & shape of football, red, An object seen for almost 1/2
white and green, lines through center hour with apparently little or
of object. no wovement, would normally sug-
gest a star, planet, or slow mov.
ing balloon. Since no direction,
amimuth or elevation given, there
is insufficient data t upon which
to proceed.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 25 SEP 52)
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UFOB INDEX CARD
AISS-UFOB-619-57
I. DATE 20Nov57 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
7 Jar 58 0 Was Balloon 71
9aar Jo Balmorehea, Texas Damorenea, Texas 0 Probably Balloon
00 0 Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground-Visual Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Ground-Radar Was Aircraft Was Aircraft
20/0888 0239Z Nov 57 8 0239Z Nov 57 000 Probably Aircraft Probably Aircraft
Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE S Was Astronomical
Yes $00 00 Probably Astronomical
No No Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF CBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER OF OBJECTS . COURSE 9. COURSE 000 Other
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Twenty-six minutes Trentv-six minutes One Desoending Desoending Unknown
TO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One red, white and green object,na#s the Concur with Reporting Officer that
size and shape of a football. Object was this was a star.
seen descending and was in sight for 26 mins.
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(D) ONE (1)
(E)N/A
(F) LINES (F) LINES THRU CENTER OF OBJECT
(G) NEGATIVE (G) : NEGATIVE
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(H) NEGATIVE
(I) NEGATIVE
(2) (A) OTHER TOWNS PEOPLE
(B)15 D DEGREES ? 2LVATIONS Mastip
(C)5 :
(D) DECENDING
(E) DISAPPEARED BEHIND THE MOUNTAINS BEHIND THE MOUNTAINS
(F835 MINUTES (F825 MINUTES
(3) (3) (A) GROUNDSAVISUAL (A) GROUNDBAVISUAL
( BINOCULARSNOT Ei BiNocolars
(C)NA (C) NEA
(4) (A) 20 NOV 1957 02397 0239-6=2039
(B) NIGHT
7) BA 1359 (BALMOREHEA, TEXAS)
5) (A) MR & MRS AGE 39 & 38
OCCUPATION RANCHER & HOUSEWIFE
(B) N/A
(7) (A) VERY FEW CLOUDS IN SKY. VERY DARK.
(B) 503Z-260 DEGREES 30 INOTS
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12030-290 DEGREES 45 VNOTS
16030-290 WNU
DEGREES 50 KNOTS -
20000-298 D DECREES 63 UNOTS
(C) CLEAR
(D) 15
(E) NONE
(GE) NEGATIVE
NEGATIVE
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20000-299 DEGREES 63 FNOTS
(C) CLEAR
(D) 5
(E) NONE
(F) NEGATIVE
(8) NEGATIVE
(9) NTGATIVH
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