PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8857062

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1958

REPORTED LOCATION1 5Mi SOf Duncanville Texas

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Texas xaS a Was Balloon Was Balloon
28 Jul 58 1Mi S of Duncanville AFS 1 Mi S of Duncanville AFS 0 o Probably Balloon Probably Balloon
TYPE OF OBSERVATION TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 0 PossiolyBalloon Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 4.
Local Local Ground-Visual xGround-Visual Ground-Radar Ground-Radar o Was Aireraft Was Aireraft
Binoculars a o Probably Aircraft
GMT_ 28/0630Z Air Via AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar o Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE ox Was Astronomical Mars Mars
Yes Yes 00 0 Probably Astronomical
No Civilian Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
000 00 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
1 hr 30 mins one stationary
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Rnd, yellowish brown obj, size of No directions or bearings given;
pea. however, planet Mars was at 15 dg
appeared disappeared Brighter than elevation 270dgr azimuth at ini-
stars. Had fast zig-zag movement ap sighting 15 hrs
& down. laterhad resen elevation.
290 dgr azimuth analysis of astre
body (Mars) is consistent w/rptd
info.
AtIc form 329 (Rev 26 SkP 52)
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J. UNABLE TO GET INFORMATION BECAUSE WEATHER WAS VFR.
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ERNEST IN THEIR CONVICTIONS HOWEVER THEY SEEMD TO HINK
IPOSOUBLY BE C evel
. USED BY A PLANET OR BY A TEMPERATIRE
JINVERSION. I AM INCLINED TO BELEIVE IT VAS A IINVERSION. I AM INCLINED TO BELEIVE IT WAS A MPERATURE 3
IINVERSION IINVERSION BECAUSE THEY EXPLAINED IT TO BE GOING BECAUSE THEY EXPLAINED IT TO BE GOING TOOFAST
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