PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6968117

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONTexarkana Texas

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARE”
1. DATE 2. LOCATION

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CONCLUSIONS

Was Balloon

Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon

X Was Aircraft
Probably Aircroft
Possibly Aircraft

5 December 1957 Texarkana, Texas
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

Leocel D:Ground-Vi sual 0 Ground-Rader

oGmMT_.06/0050' XD Air Visual © Air-Intercept Rader
5 PHOTOS ~ SOU wie
| O Yes
XD Ne Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9 COURSE

Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

Other ™
Insufficient Date for Evoluation

190-12 minutes six NW to SE Manne ers
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1). COMMENTS nae —

Goo coo ooo ooo

Six white lights, no visible shape, KC-97 type aircraft refeeling

also sighted by aircraft but no AB-47 type aircraft in area at

contact, time of sighting. Concur with
reporting officer sighting was
aircrait,

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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HUADZES YDDI66 WYBZ52_ WDC247

PP RJEPHO RJEDS JEDDN
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DE RJWFHW 3F

P 2692152 —

FM COMDR 73RD ACWRON TEXARKANA AFS ARK
TO RJEPHO/COMDR DOI HO USAF WASHINGTON CC
RJEDWP/COMDR ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB ao
| RJEDDN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO

| RUWFKW/COMDR 33RD ADIV OKCTY AFS OKLA

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UNCLAS OPS 1435. SUBJECT: UFOB, 1. OBJECT NO INDENT FEATURES WITH

SIX ia WHITE LIGHTS) CA) NO VISIBLE SHAPE (€B) (DIME/(C) WHITE LIGHTS

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cD (ONE Cz) N/A CFOQSIX Sad LARGE 4 WHITE LIGHTS (CG) NONE €H) NONE

(I) NONE 2. FROMONNWO TO 25E) (A) VISUAL CONTACT (BYCEAST) AT APPROX

| FIVE (Sp) DEGREES (oy Gout) cast AT APPROX FIVE((S5Y DEGREES (D)

NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST WITH NO MANEUVERS CE) OUT OF SIGHT (CF)

apes:
rEN 2613) TC TO(TWELVE)¢ 12) MINUTES 3. (A) GROUND VISUAL (BXCDINOCULARS)

mH BY A/C OVER ELD NO CONTACT WITH A/C FOR FURTHER INFO.

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PASE EWS: RaW FAW 3F

CLEAR (D) 15 MILE? (E) NONE (FL NONES. NONE 9. NONE 13.@0r 5)

fC IN IMMEDIATE AREA 11. DIRECTOR ON DUTY. AFTER INFO RECD
INFORMANT

T WORTH ATC

FROM

“C-97 TYPE ACFT REFUELING A B-47 TYPE ACFT. SINCE THERE WERE

NO ASTRONOMICAL FEATURE? NUITCH COULD HAVE CAUSED THE SIGHTING

as

> BELIEVED TO BE THE REFUELING

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OF A NON-EYIZTENT OBJECT [tT
T¥ERCIZE REPORTED BY FT WORTH NTC 12, NONE

DT

6/32452 DIC RIWFHY ee MLC U) ff

JIEWED BY WIFE AND ONE OTHER MEMBER OF FAMILY €B) N/A 7. CA) CLEAR |

VISIBILITY (B) 6222 rt {sg Denes ES QQKTS 16997 FT DEGREES
KTS 12,209 FT G52) pear REES 35 KTS 22,222 ee KTS
32,902 FT (Qse) DEGRE REE? (45) KTS 52,020 FT. 272 DEGREES s¢ KTS ¢C)

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