PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6970536

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONChase Field Beeville Texas

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

2. LOCATION 12, CONCLUSIONS

Wes Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon

hase Field, Beeville, Texa
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

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OSES See Se a ee a O Ground Vi sual DO Ground-Reder : as Arora
robably Aireraft
out. 18723187 DA ir Vi sual O Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
0 Yes Probably Astronomical
x9 No Military Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9 COURSE Other eee Rahsidaknlen has
lst 2-3 seconds eee? Data for Evaluation
2nd 3-4 seconds two eee cite
10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Two objects described as shooting star| Objects were without doubt meteors,
or comets tail, size of dime, color The Geminids are very prominent

brilliant white, Objects had exhaust this time of year,
4 to 5 times as large as object, had

tail 12 to 15 times as long as dia-
meter,

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INFO RJEPNB/COMDR EADF
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1, DESCRIPTION:

A. SHOOTING STAR OR COMETS TAIL .W

B. DIMES : F

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TALL 32 TO 15 TIMES AS LONG AS DIAMETER.
H. NONE

I, SPEED APPROXIMATELY(3¢9@ KNOTS _)

2, DESCRIPTION OF COURSE:

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Be OBSERVING A/C WAS AT 38209 FEET (OBJECTS } MANI TAINED APPROX __ Cos

AME ALT IN FLT PATH. es
ies; AT a CLOCK OVERHEAD @ND) LOST 8@ DEG TO RIGHT

OF NOSE €¢99 FEET ABOVE A/C, ee)
D. FLEW STRIGHT LINES

E, JUST DISAPPEARED OVER CONSTRUCTION OF A/C 2ND. OBJECT
FADED AS THOUGH BLOCKED FROM REAR. (

F. 1STC2 TO 3 SECONDS 2NDX 3 TO 4& SECOND:

3. MANNER OF OBSERVATIONS

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AS AIR VISUAL ma &
B, NONE

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C. XTG2 NAVY ROU EIPPP FT uGAD Ge DEG

380 K TRVE NAVAL AUX AS CHASE FIELD <iemmE TEXAS

Beeville
4, TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING:
As 45 DEC 57 23182 OP |
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GB. IDENTIFYING INFO OF ALL OBSERVERS.
A. N/A ¢

Be. VOULGARIS TaJe 1ST LT USMC JET INSTRUMENT INSTRUCTOR QHASE

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FIELD HORTON J.B. LT J. Ge USN STUDENT PILOT
7. WEATHER: | | (
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B. SURFACE 269 DEG T KT 20990 28% DEG 45 KT
6302 270 DEG 3¢ KT 350090 280 DEG 55 KT (

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