PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6963369

DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1958

REPORTED LOCATIONHolloman AFB N M

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
5 Mar 58 Hollonan AFB,_N.M. 000 Probably Balioon
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
DATE-TIME GROUP
Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
Local 000 Probably Aircraft
06/0500Z AirViSual Biuogulars Air-Intercept Rador Possibly Aircraft
CMT
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes DYes 000 Probably Astronomical
No Military 00 Possibly Astronomical Possibly Astronomical
.LENGTH OF 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION NUMBER OF OBJECTS OBJECTS 9. COURSE COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
35_mins 35 mins one North
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
S pherical, brilliant white obj, size All the characteristics of a ballg
of baseball at arms length. Had slow forced near the ground sufface forced near the ground sufface due
climb & descent, apparently moving climb & descent, ap parently moving to rain.
downwind. Disappeared downwind. Disappeared ehind clouds. hind clouds.
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SOUTH SOUTH EAST D, SLOW_CLIMB AND DESCENT, APP - NTLY MOVING
DOWNWIND. E-DISAPEARED BEHIND DOWNWIND. E-DISAPEARE EHIND
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OF S SITING. A95DOZ 6 MAR 5.LOCATION OF OBSERVER.
HOLLOMAN CONTROL TOWER DEGREES 6 MINUTES WEST, 32 DEGREES 50 ..
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9 NONE. 10. NONE 11. POSITION TITLE. FLIGHT FACILITIES OFFICER. OBJECT
HAND SIMILIAR CHARACTERISTICS OF WEATHER FLARE BALLON, HOWEVER
INFORMATION FROM LOCAL WEATHER STATION, INDICATES THAT NO FLARE
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