PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
5 Novamber 1957 San Antonio, Texas 000 Probably Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloen
Local_ night Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT_ 05/1545Z (?) AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS UO U345Z 6. SOURCE Was Astronomicalta
Y.s D Probably Astronomical
ONo ONo Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other. Couflictius deta Couflictius deta
000 000 Insufficient Dote for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
5 seconds 5 seconds one NE
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 10. 8RIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Oval shaped Oval shaped obj obj 11. 11. COMMENTS COMMENTS
approximately 60 long. More blunt Probably the result of an over
end. imilan luorescent active imagination.(Following
light, but dI ight on the Sighting) Duration
surface oft Observer//only 5 secs. obj has character
arm air istics of Met except for being
ar the object he area with a stationary g. Also error
swishing lights in time since bt night
the and l5.5 not consis nt. Evalua-
tion probably meteor Additional
ighted object ap ards to the description considered as unreliabl
left of the road ring near the
ground. Rose vertically in a NE CONFLICTINGDATA
direction.
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RAINING CLOUDY AND FOGGY BUT VISIBILITY GOOD (B) 6,O00-1EZ-25
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
00 Wos Bailoon
12 Novembor 1957 San Antonio, Texas Probably Balloon
3. OATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual 0 Ground-Rador n Wos Aircraft
0 Probcbly Airerait
12/0745z AirVisual Air-Intercept Rador D Possibly Aircraft
GMT
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE D Wos Astronomicdl Meteor
Yes r Probably Astronomicol
CNo CONo Civilian Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECYS BJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other.
000 0 insufficient Data for Evaluation insufficient Data for Evaluation
4 - 5 seconds 4 - 5 s Unknown
seconds one not given
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Red and green, cigar shaped object, Probable meteor sighting.
size of basketball. size of basketball.
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HAPID OBJECT APPF CIMATELY (62 FT LONG)HONEVER MORE PLUNT ON ONE .
L OBJECT MOVEE FORMARD NITH BLUNT END FIRSL PERSON SIGHTING
DEJECT COULD NOT ESTIMATE DIAMETER B. NEGATIVE. C.
SIMILAR TO(FLORESCENT LIGHT BUT DID NOT MAVE ANY APPARENT LIGHT
ON THE SUREACE OF THE GROUND. D. ONE OBJECT. E. ONE OBJECT.
PARAGRAPH 1A. G. THERE .....
AS AS NO EXHAUST TRAIL, HOWEVER THE OBSERVER_STATES THAT HE FELI
CUST OF VARM AIR AS THE OBJECT LEFT T GUST OF VARM AIR AS THE-OBJECT LEFT THE SIGHTING GAREA.H. AREA. H.
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ISHING SOUND AN COMPARABLE TO A STRONG GUST OF WIND. I. NONE
UHER THAN AS STATED ABOVE. 2. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT
RADIO AND LIGHTS ON CAR WENT OUD AND THE CAR ENGINE STOPPED
NNIN GCI957 MERCURYD. NNIN G (I9S7 MERCURYD. AS THE CAR SLOWED AS THE CAR SLOWED DOWN THE DOWN THE O3SERVER 03SERVER
STICED A MATELY200 YARDS TO THE LEFD YARDS TO THE IEED OF
LEQAD IN APASTURD. LEQAL IN APASTURD. B. HORIZONTAL TO EHE_ GROU EHE WHEN_FIRST
LGNTED AND WAS ON THE GROUND OR H GHTED AND WAS ON THE GROUND ORH HOVERING NEAR THE GROUND. C. HOVERING NEAR THE GROUND. C.
TE VERITCALLY IN A HORIZONTAL ATTITUDE TO ABOUT 33 VERITCALLY IN A HORIZONTAL ATTITUDE TO ABOUT T50 60FT)THEN FT THEN
OVED FORUARD (AST IN NORTHEASTERLY DIREC
ONIZONTALLY TO THE GROUND OR CLIMBED AT A SLIGHT ANGLES D. THE

OF THE OSSERVER. A. CIVILIANC
INING HALL. 7. WEATHER AND WINDS -ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME AND
*DeSCnIPTION very SiMilAr ....
eSighTiNg.
Undoubtedly influenced bay yesterdays
Cing giv ch publity by pr
radio and TV.
RWEHL1S ,cloud's Brokenl
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ERE FROM 35 DECREES AT 14 KNOTS. C. CEILING-SAME AS PARAGRAPH
. NO THUNDERSTROMS REPORTED. 8. NEGATIVE. 9. NEGATIVE.
. THERE IS ALARGE AMOUNT OF I LOCAL FLYING IN THE SAN ANTONIO
MEA DUE TO THE MANY MILITARY AND CIVILIAN AIRFIELLS IN THE
ERGENCY ERGENCY WAR WAR PLANS/PASSIVE PLANS/PASSIVE DEFENSE BRANCH, VING DEFENSE BRANCH,
TD. NO EXPLANATION OF THE SIGHTING CAN TD. NO EXPLANATION OF THE SIGHTING CAN -
ELIMINARY ANALY ELIMINARY ANAI 12. NEGATIVE ATIVE ...
Prolally the vaults of 200 bably the neaults f
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
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1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
7 November 1957 San Antonio, Texas 000 Probably Belloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balleon
Local Greund-Visual Ground-Rader 0 Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aircroft
GMT_ 08/0017Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
S. PHOTOS SOURCE 00 Was Astronomical
Yes Probably Astrenomicol
xx0 No Civilian o PossiblyAstronomical
LENGTH OF OBSERVATION NUMBER COURSE 0 Other...
axInsufficient Date Evaluation
0 Unknown
30 minutes not given
SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Round object, size of head of pin, Very limited data. However, if
pale yellow, flight, moved into object moved in easterly direction
cloud bank. could have been a balloon which
was launched at
prior t prior to time ighting. If ghting. If
westerly- possible astronomical westerly- possible astronomical
sighting. No evaluation made witr sighting. No e valuation made wit
out positional information. Insuf-
ficient data. ficient data.
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TO RJWFHW/COMDR 33 ADIV TO RJWFHW/COMDR 33 ADIV U
INFO RJEDDN/COMDR ADC INFO RJEDDN/COMDR ADC 14:22 C C
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(B) SURFACE 273-16 10,000260-41 16,000-230-
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PICKED UP ON RADAR ITEM TWELVE NONE
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'1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
9 November 1957 San Antonio, Texas D Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
L.ocal 1915 0 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probobly Aircraft
GMT_ GMT 10/01157 10/01154 AirVisual AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft Possibly Aircraft
5. 5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
ONo Civilian D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE ¤ OtherInral 1A le Rot Rot
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown Unknown
10 mindtes cluster vertical
IO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Cluster of round objects, size of Observer states he was looking looking
baseball deep ornnge in color with deep ornnge in color with for Uro's. He found a cluster of for Uro's. He found a cluster of
fiery trail. Approx 10,000 to 20,000 fiery trail. Approx 10,000 to 20,000 them.
feet altitude. feet altitude.
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