PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8861541

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1958

REPORTED LOCATIONSof Roswell New Mexico

FRAMES3

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Wes Balloon
9 Auust 1958 S of Roswell, New Mexico 000 Probably Bolloon
DATE-TIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balleon
Lecel_ Greund-Visual Greund-Roder Was Aireraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT 10/0309Z MirVisuel Air-Intercept Radar Pessibly Aircraft
S. 'PHOTOS SOURCE Ox Was Astronomical Moteor
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
x0 Ne Civilian o Possibly Astronomical
LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE Other_
000 insufficient Date for Evaluation
Unknown
3-4 Secs one N/A
T0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One obj, breaking up into several. Bolide observation.
Greenish. Explosive flash with verti-
cal extension, then daded.
• 0
10/0309z 1c-
/Witnes /Witnes ASTNO ASTNO 15
RE002 TELEPHONED
TO
CZCSQB532ZCWYB718 NO.
TIME
PP RJEDSQ Date
By: 0
DE RJWFDN 3
P 101530Z
FM COMDR 34TH ADD !
TO RJEDDN/COMDR ADC
RJEDSQ/COMDR ATIC
RJEPHQ/ASST CS INT HQ USAF
44×22
RJEPHQ/OIS HQ USAF
BT E8
UNCLAS 34CC 3961· U70B

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2. NEGATIVE 2122
3.GREENISH
4 ONE, BREAKING UP INTO SEVERAL
5.N/A
6.LIGHT ONLY .
7. VERTICAL EXTENSION OF BURST
8 NONE
9NONE
...
PAGE TWO RJWFDN 3 PAGE TWO RJWFDN 3
B_. B :
XPLOSIVE FLASH :
Q
2. 20-30 DEGREES ELEVATION SOUTH EAST
3. SAME 3. SAME •
4 BURST VERTICALLY, BROKE INTO SEVERAL LIKE FLACK •
10 5. BURST AND FADED_
63-4 SECONDS
c. 1AIR VISUAL) ...
2NONE
3. C-46 AAXICO (LOGAIR) FEET, 200 DEGREES, 160 KNOTS
UNKNOWN
D. 1.10/03092 0309-7=2001
2. NPGHT TO DAWN?
……
F. 1. AAXICO AIRLINES PILOT
2. N/A.
1. SCATTERED LOW CLOUD

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4 3 NONE
4. CLEAR
5. TWOT TENTHS SCATTERED
PAGE THREE RJWFDN 3 •
6. NONE
H. 1. NONE
I. 1. NONE
J. 1. SEE ACCOMPANYING REPORT FROM AAL AT
ABLINE, TEX.
K. 1. CAPT WALLACE E. BATES SR/CONTROLLER 34TH
NORAD DIVESION COMBAT CENTER
NO ACTIVITIES IN AREA TO ACCOUNT FOR SIGHTING
upon lo ie puin
Xirba
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