PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8859703

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1958

REPORTED LOCATIONHouston Texas

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
o Was Balloon Was Balloon
3 August 1958 Houston, Texas 100 00 Probably Balloon Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local 2Xround-Visual e Xround-Visual Ground-Rodar D Was Aircraft Was Aireraft
xx Probably Aircraft
GMT 04/0220Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft PossiblyAircraft
5. PHOTOS 5. 'PHOTOS SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 00 0 Probably Astronomical
QNo No Civilian Civilian D Possibly Astronomical PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. 9. COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Evaluation
Unknown
2 mins one E to W
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
White light with yel cast, size On basis of meager info, prob-
of head of pin, at fast ably a/c.
rate of speed. radually disappeared.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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MQ USAT WASH
BT
UNCLAS FROM OPS 5086. SUBJECT: UNIDEFTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS
GENERAL: FORCE 200-2
A.
1. WHITE LIGHT W WITH YELLOW CAST
?! TIny!
3. YELLOW CAST ato
4ONE C 4
5. NO FORMATION
6. NONE. JUST A 6. NONE. JUST A LIGHT LIGHT "- .
ds .. ..
7. NONE 7. NONE 5
.. ..
PAGE TWO RJWFHW 3D ..
NO SOUND
9. FAST RATE SQEED 210°
105
B.
1.SUTTING ON FRONT STEPS AND HAPPENED TC LOOK UP AND SEESIT.
2. 65 DEGREES VERTICAL. 165 DEGREES AZIIUTH 2. 65 DEGREES VERTICAL. 165 DEGREES AZIUTH
3. 45 DEGREES VERTICAL. 213 DEGREES AZIMUTH 3. 45 DEGREES VERTICAL. 213 DEGREES AZIMUTH
4WENT IN STRAIGHT LINE 4WENT IN STRAIGHT LINE 2 2ut Shraget he Shragt he
5. GRADUALLY DISAPPEARED, GOT SMALLER AND SMALLER GOT SMALLER AND SMALLER-
6. ABOUT TWO MINUTES 6. ABOUT TWO MINUTES .……
c.
1. GROUND VISUAL
2 WITH EYES UNAIDED
3.N/A

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D.
1. 02202 4 AUG 58
2. NIGHT
E.
1. SOUTH WEST PART OF HOUSTON ON SOUTH EDGE OF GULFGATE SHOPPING ..
CENTER. LATITUDE S331 LONGITUDE. N
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1. AGE 47. HOUSTON 17, TEXAS HOUSTON 17. TEXAS
- OIL REFINERY SUF DENT
G. AIRPORT
1. WX. HAD NO CEILING. 1210 FT. SCATTERED, HIGH SCATTERED 15 HERT
MILES VISIBILITY. DEW POINT 74, TEMPERATURE 88 DEGREES IND be. UfJ
SURFACE SOUTH AT 10 KNOTS.
2. WINDS ALOFT Wort
. G0W-27W-5 re an
10000-242-5 NE Winds
LNW Miclc rochc.ll,
16820-339-10 16808-339-10 <WNW ←W-Nw
20000-290-12 NW
30200-320-10 Olp.t cape Olg.t chaope
65E mit bacloon mt bacloon
50000-120-20 T
ESTIMATED 800S2-070-30 ESTIMATED 80002-073-30
3. 12000 SCATTERED, HIGH SCATTERED
4.15
5. TWO TENTHS
6. 90 MILES NORTH

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1. ANONYMOUS PROPAGATION SOUTH AT 40 MILES• STRONG
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PAGE FOUR RJWFHW 3D
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1. NO INTERCEPT ACTION TAKEN
J.
NUMEROUS AIRCRAFT I FLYING IN THAT AREA·AT 02202
1. DUTY 10 TEXAS CAPT.
O-BS On HOUSTON MUNICIPAL AIR PORT.
REPORTED UFOE LAST OCTOBER.
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