PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8867639

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1958

REPORTED LOCATIONDallas Texas

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Wes Balloon
1 September 1958 Dallas, Texas 000 Prebably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Pessibly Balloon
Local1820 Greund-Visual Ground-Roder Wes Aireraft
Q XPrebably Aircraft
GMT 01/2220Z AirVisual Air-Intereept Radar o Pessibly Aircraft
S. 'PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astrenomical
a Yes 000 Probably Astronomical
RMo Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Date for Evaluation
Unkno wn
45 to 60 secs two SSE
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Two round, grey objs flying about ,A Chance-Vought a/e plant is
two mins apart were sighted directly near Dallas. F-sU-l Nav, a/e
overhead going SSE disappeared be- up at time f sighting. These
hind clouds in that area. a/c are painted black & would
stand out in a clear sky.
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ATIC form 329 (REv 26 SEP 52) atic form 26 SEP 52)
2220≥.10=p 2220z.100p
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2NEGATIVE
3. N/A
D. 1. 22202, 1 SEP 1958 2220-6=1820
2.DAY
E. 1. SOUTH DALLAS, TEXAS, 32 DEG. 47 MIN. N, S6 DEG. 45 MIN.W.
F. 1. MR AGE: 2S YEARS, MAILING ADDRES
ST. DALLAS, TEXAS, CUPATI CN: UNKNCWN, ESTIMATE CF
PAGE THREE RJWFHW 3Q PAGE THREE RJWFHW 3Q
RELIABILITY: THE OESERVER SEEMED TO EE A RELIAELE RELIABILITY: THE OESERVER SEEMED TO BE A RELIAELE INDIVIDUAL INDIVIDUAL
AND QUITE INTERESTED IN ASTRONCMICAL CESERVATICN. AND QUITE INTERESTED IN ASTRONCMICAL CESERVATICN.
G. 1. G.1. WEATHER WAS CLEAR, FEW SCATTERED CLCUDS, VERY FLUE SKY, VERY FLUE SKY, •
BRIGHT SUNSHINE, NO HAZE.
2. 20220 FT. VAR AT 1? KTS, 30. 229 FT. VAR.AT 1* KTS., 2. 20220 FT. VAR AT 1? KTS, 30.2 FT. VAR AT 1* KTS.,
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3. CEILING UNLIMITED
4 VSIBILITY UNRESTRICTED
5. 2/10 CLOUD COVER
6. NEGATIVE
H. 1. NEGATIVE
I. 1. NEGATIVE
C CREW, 745TH ACWRON, DUNCANVILLE E AFS TEXAS.
REPORTING CFFICERS REMARKS:
THE OESERVER SEEMED TO BE 'MOST COOPERATIVE AND QUITE
RELIABLE. HE IS INTERESTED IN THE *MOONWATCH ACTIVITIES

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RUSSIAN ROCKET CARRIERS AND *SPUTNIK*. HE SAID THAT
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PAGE FCUR RJWFHW 3Q
THE OEJECTS FOLLCWED ROUGHLY THE SAME COURSE AS THE SPUTNIKS
AND THEIR ROCKET CARRIERS. A JET AIRCRAFT VAPOR TRAIL WAS
VISIBLE TO THE CBSERVER AT THE TIME OF THE SIGHTING FUTTHE
AIRCRAFT ITSELF WAS NOT VISIELE. THIS VAPOR TRAIL WAS AEOUT
FIFTEEN DEGREES LONG. A PCSSIELE EXPLANATICN OF THIS PHENOMENON
IS THAT THE OEJECTS MIGHT HAVE EEN F8U-1 CRUSADER JET
EIGHTERS CUT OF THE CHANCE-VCUGHT AIRCRAFT PLANT LOCATED NEAR
HERE 1
L. 1. NEGATIVE.
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