PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6960105

DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1958

REPORTED LOCATIONVictoria Texas

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
do Was Balloon
1 Feb_58 Victoria, Texas Probably Balloon
TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balioon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar a Was Aircraft
a Probably Aircraft
GMTH GMTA/1250Z 1250Z AirVisual AinVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 6.SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
No Civilian Civilian D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 7. LENGTH OF CBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS .COURSE . COURSE 0 Other
Practically 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Evaluation
0 Unknown
30 mins 30 mans one Stationary
TO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
Rnd obj size of baseball, silver Description is of the character- Deseription is of the character-
color. No discernible features other istics f a balloon.
than sun off was gliding
slowly. τ A
Director
eb 213
Maxwell AFB, Alabond ATTN: Archives Branch Aerospace Studies Inst
RETURN TO:
ATIC FORM 329 26 SEP 52)

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PPF RJWFHW RJEDEN RJEPHQ
DE RJWFFZ 1 0
D5. OLCON 4E4
P 0200152- C
FM COMDR 450TH FDAYWG FOSTER AFE TEX
TO RJEDEN/COMDR AIR DEFENSE COMMAND 0 0
RJWFHW/COMDR 33RD AIR DIV
RJEDSQ/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE
RJEPHQ/DIRECTOR INTELLIGENCE
BT
UNCLAS FROM G-0764-R
UFOB REF PARA 7D AFR 200-2 DTD UFOB REF PARA 7D AFR 200-2 DTD 12 12 AUG 54 AUG 54
(1) DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECT: L L 1
(A) ROUND OBJECT
(B) BASE EALL
(C) SILVER
(D) ONE
(E) N/A
(F) NO DISCERNIBLE FEATURES OTHER THAN SPARKLE OF THE SUN OFF
OBJECT
C
0 0
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(I) NO OTHER DISCERNIBLE OR UNUSUAL FEATURES THAN NOTED ABOVE
(2) DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF CBJECT: O
(A) GLITTER OF SUNLIGHTOEE-OF THE OBJECT
(E) ANGLE OF ELEVATICN AND AZIMUTH OF OBJECT WHEN FIRST
OBSERVED: ANGLE OF ELEVATION DEGREES TO 35 5 DEGREES, AZIMUTH 0
ABOUT 100 DEGREES
(C) ANGLE OF ELEVATION AND AZIMUTH OF OBJECT UPON DISAPPEARANCE:
ANGLE OF ELEVATI ABOUT
S0 DEGREES. hote Koslon
Chaweli
100 DEGREES TO AZIMUTH
S0 DEGREES.
(DE) OBSERVER STOPPED OBSERVATION WHEN HE GOT BUSY IN HIS • •
SERVICE STATION
(F) CBOUT 30 MINUTES Sanatar •
(3) MANNER OF OBSERVATION: .
(A) GROUND-VISUAL
(B) NO OPTICAL AIDS EMPLOYED S .
(C) N/A .
(4) TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING
.
(3) IA, TEXAS
97 DEGREES T AND DEGREES ITES NORTH .
(S)
.
IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OBSERVER:
(A) CIVILIAN .
AGE 45: MAILING
STATION
OPERATER •
(7) WEATHER AND WINDS- ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME AND PLACE OF
.
SIGHTINGS:
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(B) REPORT FROM: DETACHMENT 26 OF THE 25TH WEATHER SQUADRON,
FOSTER AIR FRCE _BASL,, TEXAS
SURFACE WINDS 270_ DEGREES AT 7 KNOTS
6000 FEET WINDS S1O DEGREES AT 20 KNOTS
10,000 FEET WINDS S 318/DEGREES AT 60 KNOTS
16,000 FEET WINDS 280 LEGREES AT 55 KNCTS
20,000 FEET WINDS 250 DEGREES AT 6 KNOTS
C
C
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30,000 FEET WINDS 280 30,000 FEET WINDS 282 DEGREES AT 77 KNOTS
50,000 FEET WINDS 28 DEGREES AT 100 KNOTS 50,000 FEET WINDS 280 D DEGREES AT 100 KNOTS
80,000 FEET WINDS NOT AVAILABLE 80,000 FEET WINDS NOT T AVAILABLE
(C) CEILING - CLEAR (C) CEILING - CLEAR
(D) VISIFILITY - 15 MILES
(E) AMOUNT OF CLOUD COVER CIRRUS FROM NORTH I EAST
AND EAST
(F) NO THUNDER STORMS IN THE AREA O
(3) NONE C
(9) NONE
(1E) NONE RECORDED AT FOSTER AIR FORCE EASE O
(11) WING I INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, CAPTAIN OLOYSIUS A CAFFREY, AI846634. C
SIGHTING MAY HAVE POSSIELY BEEN A WEATHER FALLCON BELEASED EY
A WEATHER STATICN N IN THE VICINITY. C
(12) NONE
ET
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