PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 12 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
10 mi S of Clines Corner and 0 Was Balloon
4 Jan 59 Albuquerque, N. M. 00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT__ 04/0830Z Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE XWas Astronomical Spica
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
.No Civilian Possibly Astronomical
LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE 00 Other
Insufficient Data for Evaluotion
West to E Unknown
15-20 mins one
1O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Obj size of Obj size of grapefuit, cold grapefuit, cold green green Probable star Spica. Sighting Probable star Spica. Sighting
changing to blue and orange. Would move out changing to blue and orange. Would move out possessed the characteristics of an possessed the characteristics of an
at fast speed, halt, thnn move out again. again. astronomical body with distortion
Had lights flaring from tail Had lights flaring from tail end. Picked end. Picked and apparent motion due to atmospheric
up speed and flew out of sight. up speed and flew out of sight. conditions. Observer viewed obj conditions. Observer viewed obj
while travelling in car. Point lst
observation was 75 miles from point
where obj last observed. where obj last observed.
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B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF O"JECT
1. PASSED OVER ROAL CAR
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D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING
1. 94 JAN 59 1. 04 JAN 59 0830Z 0837
2NIGHT
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JOINT MES SEFORM
UNCLASSIFIED
SPACB BBLOW RESERVED POR COMMUNICATION CENTER
9 JAN58 20 54z
PRECEDENCE TYPE MSG (CbecA) ACCOUNTING TO CLASSIFICATION OF REFERENCE
ROUTINE . MULTI SINGLE SYMBOL
ACTION BOOK UNCL -
INFO x AF INTEL 90
FROM: SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
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TO: COMDR, 34TH AIR DIVISION, KIRTLAND S
/UnCLASSIFIED/FROM: AFCIN-4E4 /UncLaSSifiED/FROM: AFCIN-4E4 1-57-E
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REF MSG INTEL 90, DTD 6 JAN 59, IN ACCORDANCE WITH AFR 200-2, DTD
5 FEB 58, REQUEST THE FOLLOWING INFO: WHAT WAS THE ELEVATION AND
AZIMUTH OF OBJECT WHEN FIRST AND LAST SEEN, WHAT WAS FLIGHT PATH
OF OBJECT, WHERE WAS OBSERVER LOCATED? ALSO REQUEST A CHECK BE LOCATED? ALSO REQUEST A CHECK BE
MADE WITH THE WEATHER BUREAU REGARDING RELEASE OF A BAILOCN WHICH
COULD EXPLAIN THIS SIGHTING.
COORDINATION:
DATE S DOnT
AFCIN-4 Col Glaser.
HK Mhifns DATE 9 Jan
AFCIN-4E
Col Gilbert
DATE DATE TIME
8 1430
YEAR
JAN JAN 1959
SYMBOL SYMBOL
ACIN-4E4
W TYPED TYPED N, N required) W TYPES (O SIUMPED) NAME AND TITLE TYPES (O SUMDEd) NAME AND TITLE
Robert J. Friend WUD
30-1-1n PHONE 6-9216 PAGE 11 NR. OF 1
NR. PAGZS
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION . ELWOOD
UNCLASSIFIED tive Offleer
DD, FOARM. 173 REPLACES DD FORM 173. I OCT 49, WHICH WILL BE USEO UNTIL EXHAUSTED

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(LOCATED AT INTERSECTION CF U. S. 285 AND U.S. 66 APPROX 65 MILES
FIRST SIGHTED AT 10 DEGREES ALT AND 270 AZIMUTH, MIVING SLWOLY
CN U.S. 66, AZIMUTH H 280 ALTITUDE NCT ESTIMATED. PATH WAS WAS
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DISTANCE TC THE E A B S C
CEJECT REMAINED HANGING MOTIONLESS AT THAT POSITICN WHEN ITICN WHEN LAST
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CESERVED FROM ALQUQUEROUE, OPSERVERS DESTINATICN. CEJECT
SIGHTED EY A TOTAL OF THREE ADULTS AND TWO CHILDRED.
RELEASE OF WX PALLONS IN THIS AREA DO NOT CCINCIDE
RELEASED AT 0520Z, TIME OF
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