PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8860190

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1958

REPORTED LOCATIONPort Lavaca Texas

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
o Was Balloon
4 August 1958 Port Lavaca, Texas o Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Possibly Balloon
Local XXGround-Visual Ground-Rodar o Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aircraft
GMT_ 04/1730Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar PossiblyAircraft
S. 'PHOTOS 103 6. SOURCE URCE 0 Was Astronomical Was Astronomical
Yes Yes D D Probably Astronomical
NXNo MXo Civilian D. o. PossiblyAstronomical PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER JECTS 9 9. COURSE D Other. Other_
XInsufficient Data for Evaluation XInsufficient Data for Evaluation
D Unknown
2 mins 2 mins one one Westward
0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
Cigar shaped obj, seemed to Cigar shaped obj, seemed to be made Possible a/c xighting; however Possible a/c sighting; however
of stainless steel & seemed steel & seemed to to move cannot conclude with limited
side-ways. data given. data given.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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7zoies is Gnag
TCZCS2C347ZCWY8525
PP RJEDSQ )- 10
DE. RJNFHW C3B
P.050902Z TO TELEPHONED
TIME NO.
FM COMDR 741 ACWRON LACKLAND AFB TEX Date
TO RJEDDN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO 3y: 34pm
RJWFHW COMDR 33 ADIV OKCTY AF STA OKLA 7 •
RJEDSQ/COMDR ATIC WPAFB OHIO 3.54E4
RJEPHQ/ASST COFS USAF WAS 4-4x20
Due91
RJEPHQ/OFC HQ USAF WASH
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UNCLAS FROM DO 741-8-9
SUBJECT: UFOB CIGAR NON AVAILABLE S?
- (C) STAINIESS STEELID)ONE(E NONE. (F) SEEM TO MOVE SIFEWAYS
NA (F)MINUTES 1730-G=11 ITEM THREE :
NA ITEM FOUR: (A) 17307 4A
INTERSECTION OF SE.APRIFT HIGHWAY, INDIANOLA ROAD SOUTH AT
in sight
2minty almont …·
at high noon.

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070 DEGREES/15KNTS., 50,000/070 DEGREES/20KNTS. (C) HIGH
(D) 10 MILES (E) SCATTER (F) NONE ITEM EIGHT: (A) NONE. ....
ITEM NINE: (A) NONE ITEM TEN: (A) 1 C-47 LANDED IN MATAGORDA
16127 A/C DID NOT SEE ANYTHING ITEM EIEVEN: NO.
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5/2030Z AU 4'212
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