DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8867926
DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1958
REPORTED LOCATIONThermopolis Wyoming
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
o Was Balloon
5 September 1958 Thermopolis, Wyoming 0 Prabably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Possibly Balleon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar Was Aireraft
000 Probably Aireraft
GMT_ 06/0430Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. 'PHOTOS SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes d Yes Cx Probably Astronomical Probably Astronomical
xNo Civilian Possibly Astronomical Passibly Astronomical
7. 7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION B. 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE COURSE Other_ Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Insufficient Data for Evaluation Evaluation
still in sight at rpt still in sight at rpt Unkno wn Unknown
one NW
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
Star shaped obj, size of pin-head, rod Star shaped obj, size of pin-head, rep Believed to be astronot:ical. Eelieved to be astronotical.
& green, moving in steady course. & green, moving in steady course. Star vega BOdgr azimuth BOdgr azimuth
Observed overhead. 65dgr elevation. Approrinating 65dgr eleva tiou. Approrinating
the position the positio rptd.
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RJEDDN/COMDR ADC ENT RJEDDN/COMDR ADC ENT T AFB COLORADO SPRINGS AFB COLORADO SPRINGS
RJEDSQ/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB
RJEZHQ/DIR OF INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF WASH HQ USAF WASH 25 DC 25 DC
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UNCLASSIFIED 0IN 657 UNCLASSIFIED OIN 657 ATTN: DIRECTOR OF I ATTN: DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE, UFOB. STAR
SHAPED/ SIZE OF PIN-HEAD(RED AND GREEN ONE OBJECT, NO FORMATION, PIN-HEAD(RED AND GREEN ONE OBJECT, NO FORMATION,
NO DISCRNIBLE FEATURES, NO TRAIL ETC•, NO SOUND, NO OTHER PERTINENT
FEATURES. (2) MOVING NORTH H WEST, STEADY, FIRST NOTICED BY STUDENT
AGE •
16) LOOKING AROUND, NAME DICK BOOTS STUDENT AT THERMOPOLIS,
WYO., NOTICED OVER HORIZON GOING AWAY MOVING NORTH AND LATER
MOVING NORTHWEST, STILL IN SIGHT AT PIRPZ. (3) SEEN WITH NAKED
EYE FFROM GRROUND,, NNO OPTICAL AIDS. (4) FIRST SIGHTED 0430-7=2130
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58, NIGHT, CLEAR (5) LAT 43 DEGREES 40 MIN NORTH LONG 101 DEGREES
46 MIN WEST. (6) AGE 34 ADDRESS THER-
MOPLOLIS WYO. OCCUPATION HOUSEWIFE. (7) WEATHER CLEAR WINDS ALOFT
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NOT AVAILABLE. (8) NONE (9) CAMPAIGN 18, F89J, SCRAMBLED AT 0655Z,
FT TO 3000O FT, NO VISUAL OR RADAR CONTACT WITH REPORTED OBJECT. FT TO 30000 FT, NO VISUAL OR RADAR CONTACT WITH REPORTED OBJECT. •
COMMENT: DUE TO PILOT BEING UNABLE TO SIGHT ANY OBJECTS AND OBJECT •
GRAPHS OR MATERIAL. END OF MESSAGE.
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RJEZHQ/DIR OF RJEZHQ/DIR OF INT INT HQ USAS WASH 25 DC USAS WASH 25 DC
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//UNCLASSIFIED// OIN 656 ATTN/ DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE UFOB.
(1) STAR SHAPED SIZE AND SHAPE OF STAR HEAD OF PIN. RED AMD GREEN
IN COLOR, NO SOUND (2) STATIONARY FIRST NOTICED BECAUSE OF ITS
COLOR CHANGE AND BLINKING ALT• UNK• STRAIGHT OVERHEAD STILL BEING
OBSERVED AT TIME OF REPORT (3) GROUND VISUAL OBSERVED BY NAKED EYE
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(4) SIGHTED 6 AUG 1958 AT 0430Z NIGHTM SEEN AT PHERMOPOLIS WYO.
BY I PEOPLE. (5) FIRST OBSERVED B 16 YR. OLD BOY
ADDRESS PHERRMOPOLIS WYO. OCCUPATIOM STUDENT (7)
WX CLEAR NO OTHER INFO.
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