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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon 1
4 November 1957 El Paso, Texas 000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
.Local .Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aircraft
Probobly Aireraft
GMT 05/0231Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircroft
KogOr
5. PHOTOS 6. 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical Was Astronomical
Yes Probably Astronomical
xANo xRNo Civilian 0 0 PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION . NUMBER OF OBJECTS 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other unreliableapt Other unreliablecpt
Insufficient Dota for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown Unknown
30-40 seconds one westerly westerly
1O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
Egg-shaped object, large as a man, Egg-shaped object, large as a man, Unreliable report.
brownish with bluish glow. String brownish with bluish glow. String
of lights around side approx 3 up
from the bottom Whirring sound
similar to artillery shell. Car
stalled, light bulbs blew out.
Got out of car & obj approached and
then went away over the mountains.
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F. FEATURES - NEGATIVE
G. TAIL, TRAIL OR EXHAUST - NEGATIVE 3E
H. SCUND - WHIRRING SOUND SIMILAR TO ARTILLERY SHELL
I. CTHER FEATURES - NEGATIVE
2. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OEJECT:
A. OESERVER'S CAR STA
LLED AND ALL LIGHTS DIMMED, THEN WENT OUT.
HE GOT OUT OF CAR TO INVESTIGATE AND THEN NOTICED OBJECT WHICH
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APPRCACHED HIM G SOUND.
E. OBJECT E. OBJECT NOTICED FIRST AT DEGREE ELEVATION, AZIMUTH-E45 ELEVATION, AZIMUTH-G45
DEGREES
C. OEJECT DISAPPEARED OVER FRANKLIN MOUNTAINS AT 2 DEGREE C. OEJECT DISAPPEARED OVER FRANKLIN MOUNTAINS AT 2® DEGREE
ELEVATION, AZIMUTH 27D DEGREES ELEVATION, AZIMUTH DEGREES ¸
D. CEJECT PASSED CVER OESERVER'S CAR AT 109 FEET ALTITUDE
IRREGULAR
INTERVALS. ON REACHING FRANKLIN MOUNTAINS, CEJECT LIFTED
VERTICALLY.
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F. OESERVED FOR 3E-4 SECONDS .
3. NANNER OF OBSERVATION:
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A. GROUND - VISUAL
B. NO OPTICAL AIDS
C. N/A
4TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING:
02312- 1931 Mms(7:31PM, 4 Nov57)
A. E502312
I. LIGHT CONDITIONS - NIGHT
5. CESERVER HEAST OF INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, EL PASO,
TEXAS,
6.A. AGE - 35 YEARS, OCCUPATION-
BORDER_INSPECTOR, STATE EXAS.
7. WEATHER:
A. OESERVER REPORTED SCATTERED CLOUDS, SLIGHT HAZE
B. BIGGS WEATHER STATION REPORT: B. BIGGS WEATHER STATION REPORT:
SURFACE WIND SURFACE WIND 103 DEGREES 108 DEGREES 8 KNOTS Fam E=25 Fam E=2t
6,008 FT 6,008 FT 126 DEGREES 128 DEGREES 8 KNOTS F SE
13,600FT 12,C00FT 220 DEGREES 220 DEGREES 28 KNOTS 28 KNCTS
16,000 FT 230 DEGREES 34 KNOTS C
20,620 FT 23. DEGREES 65 KNOTS
30,000 FT 250 DEGREES S9 KNCTS
S0,489 FT 258 DEGREES 55 KNCTS
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C. CEILING - 6, GOS FT EROKEN
D. VISIEILITY - 2 MILES
E. CLOUD COVER 2, OOD FT - 23@B FT SCATTERED. 6, OCD FT BROKEN,
HIGH BROKEN
F. THUNDERSTORMS - NEGATIVE ?1!
S. NEGATIVE
S. N/A
1E. NEGATIVE
11. INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, 95TH FOMB WING PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS
LULES(ELOUN DUT AT TINE CF SIGHTINGGM OESERVER APPEARS TO BE (.
PCSITIVE.CF DESCRIPTION PROVIDED.
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Wes Balloen
6 Novembe: 1957 El Paso, Texas 000 Prebably Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4TYPE OF OBSERVATION Pessibly Balleon
Locel :Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aireraft
Probably Aireraft
GMT 07/0 AirVisual Air-Intercept Rodar D Pessibly Airereft
S. PHOTOS . SOURCE SOURCE OX OX Wes Astranomieel Meteor
Yes 0O Prebably Astronomical
D.No Civilian Civilian Possibly Astronomical PossiblyAstronomical
7. Len RVATION VATION . NUMBER OBJECTS COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data Insufficient Date for for Evaluation
Unknewn
seconds one ENE ENE
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Circular object, sizo of Circular object, size of fifty cent fifty cent Meteor sishting. Meteor sisnting.
piege ac arn's length. White changing piege ac arn's length. White chaoging
to red a:d green. Straisht flisht
haddlng ElE. Initlal observation at haddlng ElE. Initial observation at
5 dgs slavatior . Ouject faded over 5 dgs slevatior . Oujeet faded over
1o.1ZOH.
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UNCLAS FROM OPS 799 UNCLAS FROM OPS 799
UFOB IN ACCORDANCE WITH AFR 200-2 12 AUG 1954, AND ADCR 200-2,
25 JAN 1955, THE FOLLOWING 25 JAN 1955, THE FOLLO IS SUBMITTED: S
(1) (A CIRCULAR)
. .. (B FIFTY CENT PIECE AT ARMS LENGTH
CY WHITE CHANGING TO RED AND GREEN
D ONE (1)
(E) NEGATIVE
(F) NEGATIVE

(G) NEGATIVE -
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ICHANGE IN COLOR FROM WHITETO RED TO GREEN AS IT WENT
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(2) (A) WATCHING SKY
(B) 45 DEGREES
(C2 2 TO 5 DEGREES (CO 2 TO 5 DEGREES
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(E) FADED OVER HORIZON
FI 5 TO 6 SECONDS
(3)
B NO OPTICAL AIDS USED
(C) N/A
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(B) NIGHT-TIME
(5) PB 3249 (NE OF EL PASO)-7X.AS
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AGE 15
ALL ABOVE AT ROAD
EL PASO, TEX PHONE PROSPECT Ty 81786
RELIABILITY UNKNOWN

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(6) N/A -
7) (A) VERY CLEAR WITH VISIBILITY UNLIMITED SSW
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FT T 240 DEGREES AT 50 KNOTS, 30000 FT 250 DEGREES AT
109 KNOTS 50000 FT 109 KN0TS 50000 FT 250 DEGREES AT 250 DEGREES AT 50 50KNOTS. KNOTS.
(C) CLEAR
(D 50 MILES ( 50 MILES
(E) CLEAR
(F) NEGATIVE
(8) SIGHTINGS HAVE BEEN MADE OF OTHER UFOB IN DIVISION IN
PAST 24TH PERIOD.
(9) NEGATIVE
(10) NUMEROUS AIRCRAFT IN THE EL PASO AREA
€11) LT. ROBERT W. DEBOLT, AO3049346, SENIOR DIRECTOR ON DUTY,
685TH ACWRON. OBJECT SIGHTED MAY VERY POSSIBLY BE A/C IN -
EL PASO AREA. SUGGEST RED AND GREEN N LIGHTS TO BE A/C
NAVIGATIONAL LIGHTS
(12) (12) NEGATIVE CONcOrr.
BT he lighte casived in netoet nodoet
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