DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6969097
DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1957
REPORTED LOCATIONKildare Texas
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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
1. Kildare, Texas 0 Was Balloon
7 December 1957 2Linden, Texas 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ossibly Balloon
a
Locel_ Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aircraft
GMT1. 07/2040 2. 2045Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aireraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
a Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
xNo Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENOTH OF OBSERVATION . NUMBER OP OBJECTS . COURSE Other.
20 minutes 1. 1. NE 000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
15 minutes 2. one 2. Not given
0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
l. Triangular object, 6 feet in diameter The description of this object
at the top, 15 ft long, tapering to a is that of a balloon. Two rpts,
point at the bottom, silver lor.
Rising and moving NE slowly.
2. Cigar object, 15 long,
pointed at both nds silve exhaust
No sound.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) ATIC fOrM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)