PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7198042

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1958

REPORTED LOCATIONHuerfano Mesa New Mexico

FRAMES3

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1. DATE

. pe gel ; O Was Balloon
ls September 1955 Hueriane sesa, New Mexico |0 Prebably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP % TYPE OF OBSERVATION © Possibly Balloon
DS kM O Was Aircroft
Local = 4 Sround- Vi sual 0 Ground-Rader OQ Probobly Aircraft
GMT 22 CO" 0 Air Vi sual 0 Air-intercep? Rador O Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS © Was Astronomical
BLYes © Probebly Astronomical
CO Ne’ © Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 9. COURSE O.: Other f
© Insufficient Dete for Evaluation
Ver See 0 Unknown
novo
10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING . lit. COMMENTS
Photos. of obj at about sodgr fa Fhoto analysis of prints shows

the vertical of rainbow iike obj.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS

them to he a parhelion.,

4

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FRAME 002 / 003POOR LEGIBILITY — PENDING RE-EXAMINATION

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23 Sebbenr lev /9s-€

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Pholograpyfie Inderpretakeer Ut cf
Pechagon bewlelee’.
Was licecg Jar 25, DE

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FRAME 003 / 003tesseract-200dpi

Larry-"

GHEXAHAYPEER With respect to Slide 4 only
our analysts confirm Mr.

evaluation in the

oe

following words 'slide 4 contains multiple images of thpP

sun known as parhelions, which are reflections of the
(Note that we ak have excepted
There is no discernible image

sun in the atmosphere’.
the words "halos of").
on slide 5.

TELS Oct 58

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i : erie USE FOR APPROV. :

MEMO ROUTING SLIP
1 NAME OR TITLE CIRCULATE

Major Tacker
ORGANIZATION AND LOCATION COORDINATION
SAFIS-3, lC 916
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REMARKS
1. The attached letter from eee.
Fruitland, New Mexico with two 35mm color slides
is forwarded to your office for necessary action
in accordance with paragraph 7d, AFR 200-2, 5 Feb 58.

2. Technical analysis made by this office in-
dicates that slide #l contains multiple images of the
sun known as parhelicns,which are reflections of the

sun in halos of atomosphere. There is no discernible
image on slide #5

FROM NAME OR TITLE a.) ee | er
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ORGANIZATION AND LOCATION lam TELEPHONE
Photographit Reco & Se ek JIVISIUT 2 .

FORM Replaces DA AGO Yorm 895, 1 Apr48,and AFHQ 44-—16—74067-1 ere
DD 1 FEB 50 95 Form 12, 10 Nov 47, which may be used.