DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE7201138
DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1958
REPORTED LOCATIONKorrville Valverde Texas
FRAMES7
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2.LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
21 Korrville-Valverde, Texas 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
2 1. i. 14 pu26z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
GMT
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE X Was Astronomical Meteor
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS . COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
seconds one Inot given
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Yellow, pear shaped obj with a light This obj was probably a
glow, size of pea. meteor. The description, dura-
tion & apparent speed all
support this conclusion.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) .
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SERVATION) 35 DEGREES CUNKNOWN (DISAPPEARED
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TEM SIX (A2 1ST
OBSERVER, MR … "
only Yellow lighT Glow SEeN
APPAreNTly
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UNCLASSIFIED
CLASS IF ICATION
COUNTRY OF ACTIVITY REPORTING REPORT NO. (Leave blank)
United States America
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY OR AREA REPORT CONCERNS DATE OF INFORMATION
State of Texas November 1958
ACTIVITY SUBMITTING REPCRT DATE OF COLLECTION SRI STATUS (If applicable)
741st Aircraft Control & Warning Sqd. SRI NO.
Lackland Air Force Base, Texas 10 December 1958 CANCELED COMPLETE
PREPARING IND IVIDUAL DATE OF REPORT SRI NO.
CANCELED/INCOMPLETE
lst Lt. John A, Clifford 11 December 1958 SRI NO.
NAME OR DESCRIPTION OF SOURCE EVALUATION ACTIVE
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON (DSTe)
Ground Observer Corps C-2
REFerEnces (BAIR Subject, previous reports, as epplicable)
U.F.0.B. Report, dated 21 October
1 November 1958.
SuBJect (Descriptive title. Use individual reports For senarate subjects
Investigation of U.F.O. Report.
SUMARY (Give aummary which highlights the selient factore of narral ive report. Begin narrative text on AF Form 112e
unless report can be fully stated on AF Form 112. List inclosures, including number of copies)
Inclosed are results of investigation of UFO Report forwarded by this
Squadron, 21 October 1958.
Individual corrected UFO Reports are submitted.
These reports were obtained through the San Antonio Texas Ground Observer
Corps.
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APPROVED:
1 un un Capt Capt
INCLS JOHN A. CLIFFORD JOHN A. CLIFFORD
lst Lt., USAF
Assistant Intelligence Officer
DISTRIBUTION BY ORIGINATOR (ExCOPt USAF Nd file. Indicate Dupl M/os and copies w/o inclosures,if applicable)
1030 S! 10.211
WARKING: This document contains informetion affecting theipétional defense of the United States within the meaning of the
Eapionnge Laws, Title 18. U.S.C.. Section 793 and 794. Ite transminsion or the revelation of its contents in any manner to
an unauthorixed pereon in prohibited by lew.
112 REPLACES AF FORM I12. I OCT 52. WHICH MAY BE USED
U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 9S4 O - 315475
UNCAASSIFIEO
CLASSIFICATION
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the repo S tonio
Second UFO Report:
A.1. Teardrop 2. Pea 3. Yellow 4. One (1) 5. N/A 6. Four Times
as large as evening star 7. yellow-orange wisp of smoke 8. None 9 None.
B. 1. Glanced up 2. 30, 3 150 4. Steep glide 5. Dissappeared behind
trees. 6. 25 seconds,
c. 1. Ground Visual 2. None 3. N/A.
D. O018Z, 21 October 19582. dysk.
E. DA5057.
F. 1. Mr 1.Mr Age 47, Rancher and Age 47, Rancher GOC Post Supervisor, Comstock, Texas, Supervisor, Comstock, Texas,
Phone:
G. 1 Clear 2. 6000/unk, 10,000/unk 30.00 50,000/
270/30, 80,000/unk 270/30, 80,000/unk 3. None 4 15,5$ 6.
H. None Known.
I. None.
J. None Known.
K. Mr. included the names of other people who had seen the object: included the names of other people who had seen the object:
1. Lt. , USAF, Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas,
Del Rio, Texas
2. Sgt
Del I Del Rio, Texas.
3. Age 28, , Del Rio, Texas, Insurance
Salesman. Salesman.
Age 40, Brackett , Texas, Rancher. (Sighted Texas, Rancher. (Sighted
object object whil n private aircraft.) private aircraft.)
COMMENTS OF APPROVING OFFICER: 11D
Mr also stated that another person in a private aircraft had tighted
Che object and had called it in to the Valverde County Sheriff's Department.
ban Antonio ARTcC recieved a report from Laughlin AFB Control Tower of an aircraft
erash 6ONM north , Texas, about the time of the UFo sighting. County
Sheriff's Department forwarded this report of aircraft crash to the ARTcC. However
ho further report or confirming report was recieved. Midland, Texas, ARrcc had no
report of an aircraft rash at that time.
NOTE: THIS DOCUMEN T CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, 5O U. S. C.—
3I AND , AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW.
IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF
INTELLIGENCE, USAF.
UNCLASSIFIED
(CLASSIFICATION) 16-86570-1 U. S. GOVEBNMENT PHIRTING OFPFICE
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HEADQUARTERS
33D AIR DIVISION (DEFENSE)
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
OKLAHOMA CITY AIR FORCE STATION
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTORATE OF INTELLIGENCE
ODI 31 December 1958
SUBJECT: U UFO Report
TO: Commander
ATIC
Wright-Patterson AFB
Dayton, Ohio
l. Forwarded in accordance with AFR 200-2 is UFO Report in
four copies.
2. This report was sent to this office by the 741st AC&W
Squadron, Lackland AFB, San Antonio, Texas.
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HAROLD P. LATTIN HAROLD P. LATTIN
Lt. Col., Lt. Col., USAF
Director of Director of Intelligence Intelligence
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/UNCLASSIFIED/FROM: AFCIN-4E4 10-2592-E
PAR 6b, AFR 200-2, DTD 5 FEB 58, REQUEST FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF
THIS INCIDENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH AFR 200-2. CANNOT ANALYZE THE
INFO SUBMITTED SS ING EEI'S.
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NONE (D)15 (E)/2 (F) NONE ITEM EIGHT (A) NONE KNOWN
JOHN D LAFB, TEX•WE RE-
CEIVED AN_UNCONFIRMED HAD
PERSONS, HAD SEEN AN AIRCRAFT GO DOWN IN FLAMES NEAR BAKER'S
CROSSING, WHICH IS LOCATED SOUTHWEST OF SAN ANGELO, TEXAS,
POSSIBILITY THAT THE OBJECT OBSERVED BY MR•
WAS A MID-AIR EXPLOSION OF THE AIRCRAFT
REPORTED TO HAVE CRASHED. KErOKIED TO nAVE ChASnED. ITEM TWELVE VA: NoNE ITEM TWELVE E(A) NONE
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