PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Cannon AFB-Clovis-5 mi E of 0 Was Balloon
9 Jan 59 Portales, I. M., Alvord Texas 00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local :0:Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT_ 10/0033Z & 0028z .0:AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE QX Wos Astronomical Meteor
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
No Military Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER 0BJECTS COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Date for Evaluation
Unknown
5 sees one SW
T0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMM ENTS
Elongated, cylindrical obj with what Obj has all characteristics of a
appeared to be a sharp nose. Obj appeared large meteor.
slightly larger than the fuselage of a B-52
a/c. Color was clearly white as if painted
white. Had trail of wispy vapor two three
times length of obj which appeared light grap
in color.
ATiC ForM 329 (Rev 26 SP 52)
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ASSUMED GOOD
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ASSUMED GOOD.
CONDITIONS GIVEN (
DQ).
2) 270 DEGREES, 6 TO 8 C
(3) UNLIMITED 5
(4) 15 MILES (4) 15 MILES
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(5) HIGH SCATTERED 1/10 (5) HIGH SCATTERED 1/10
(6) NONE (
H NONE
I NONE 1 8
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J ONLY KNOUN AIR TRAFFIC IS AS INDICATED IN C (3).
K 832ND AIR DIVISION INTELLIGENCE OFF. INTERVIEV WITH K 832ND AIR DIVISION INTELLIGENCE OFF. INTERVIEU VITH
OBSERVERS LISTED IN F (1) (2) RESULTED IN ESSENTIALLY THE
SAME INFO FROM ALL. POSSIBILITY THAT SIGHTING WAS METEOR
BUT ALL EXCEPT ONE OBSERVER RULE THIS OUT. EFFORTS TO LEARN ( (
IF OBJECT COULD BE TEST VEHICLE FROM HOLLOMAN AFB WERE IN-
CONCLUSIVE AS CAPT. COULD NEITHER CONFIRM
OR DENY THIS POSSIBILITY. IT IS NOT BELIEVED THE OBJECT WAS
AN ORBITING SATELLITE AS THE LIGHT OR FLAME APPEARED TO BE
FROM A PROPELLANT.

MAUTODB Classification Cancelled .
PP RJEBKF .BJEBKI R RJEDDN RJEDSQ OR Changed to UNCL
DE RJEBFU 1 Auth: AFRT205-ID
RJEEKLCR T.ZJP RJWFHW 242A2-176A
PIIS'REDU 12 JAN59 08 12
FM COMBOMWG 11
TO RJEDDN/CONADC SSIFIED
RJWFHW/CQMADIV 33
RJEDSQ/COMATIC
RJEZHQ/ASST CHIEF STAFF INTEL HQ USAF
RJEZHQ/OFFI FO SVS HQ USAF PARAPHRASE NOT REQUIRED EXCEPT PRIOR TU
INFO RJEDDN/COMDR 1006TH AISS ENT CAIEGORY B ENCRYPTION-PHYSICALLY REMOVA
AIL INTERNAL REFERENCES BY DATE-TIMB GBOUP
RJEBKF/COMAF. 2 PRIOR 7 HATION (
BT
FRON 5SECTION ONE OF TWO.
SUBJEC INIDENTIFIED
FLYING OBJE PORT. UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF AFR 200-2 AND
AFR 200-2A, 1958. THE FOLLOWING G UFO REPORI IS
SUBMITTED. FC
AFR 200-2DATEI 5FFB RY 1955
A (1) CLONGATED, CYLINDRICAL, WITH APPARENTYL A SHARP NOSE
(2).APPEARED TO OBSERVER TO BE SLIGHTLY LARGER THAN_ 374E4
FUSELAGE OF A B-52 AIRCRAFT AT THE SAME DISTANCE.
(3)(WHITEOSSERVER -
PAINTED WHITE.
SHIELD. THE OBJECT MOVED A FLAT PATH FROM RIGHT TO LEET ~
APPROXIMATELY SO DEGREES O TO TH FB -52 FLIGHT PATHE. SERVER ESTI-
MATED MAGNETIC HEADING OF 0BJE DEGREES.
(7) TRAIL OF WISPY VAPOR, TWO
THE OBJECT AND SLIGHTLY LARGER IN DIAMETER FOLLOWED CLOSELY (
BEHIND THE MOVING OBJECT. NO FLAME BEHIND THE MOVING OBJECT. NO FLAME WAS OBSERVED. TRAIL APPEARED WAS OBSERVED. TRAIL APPEARED
TO BE LIGHT GRAY IN COLOR. DAytiahT MeTeor DAy Light C.
(8) NONE AUDISLE. ChArACTerIsTTes CHArACTErIsTeS
(9) DUE T0 THE TIME OF THE WAS
DARK. FROM THE OBSERVERS POSITION SLIGHTLY HALFOF. (
THE SKY ARE, AS VIEWED FROM THE LEFT PILOTS SEAT OF THE B-52,
WAS DAR THE AREA WAS DARKEST TO THE OBSERVERS RIGHT OR TOWARD DARA THE AREA WAS DARKEST TO THE _OBSERVERS RIGHT OR TOWARD
THE NORTH WEST. THE AREA TO THE OESERVERS LEFT SIDE WAS STILL
LIGHT LIGHT AND THE SUNS RAYS SHONE ON THE OBJECT WHEN FIRST SIGHTED IN
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THE DARK SKY TO THE NORTH WESL. OBJECT WAS VIEWED UNTII. THF.

ORIGHF AKEA IU IHE UBDERVERS LEFI SIDM USSURDEU IHE DEIAILS AND
SIGHTING WAS LOST.
(IS OBSERVER, AS AIRCRAFT COMMANDER HE B-52 WAS SCANNING THE
SKY..BECAUSE EXCELLENT VISIBILITY AND ALERTNESS.FOR OTHER AIR-
CRAFT IN OBSERVER HAD OVSERVED AN AIRCRAFT HIGHER
IHAN HIS
SELIEVE 5-5'
APPEARED INTDEN NTIFIED.OBJECT. Rending 1SO
2) 20 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON AND 5O DEGREES TO THE RIGHT OF THE
AIRCRAFT'S NOSE, TWO O'CLOCK POSITION
(3) 20 DEGREES ABOVE TH THE AIR -
CRAFT'S NOSE, APPROXIMATELY TWO O'CLOCK POSITION.
(4) NQ DEVIATIONS IN ALTITUDE OR COURSE OBSERVED, UNINDET-
IFIED OBJECT MOVED IN A FLATE 7 TRAJECTORY FROM (NORTH TO SOUTH
(5) GRADUALLY BLENDED WITH LIGHT AREA TO THE SOUTH (MAGNETIC). ~
(6) ESTIMATED(2 1/2 TO 3 SECONDS
C..(1) AIRBORNE VISUAL. (
(2)..NO OPTICAL AIDS USED. OBSERVER DOES NOT WEAR GLASSES.
3B-52 TAIL NUMBER 57138, ALTITUDE 36,O00 FEET, MAGNETIC
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HEADING 250 DEGREES SPEED 440 KNOTS TAS, HONE STATION ALTUS AIR FORCE
BASE, OKLAHOMA 9028-6=1818
D.
C1 OVER ALVORD TEXAS, 33213ON 974100W.
F. (1) CAPTAIN, USAF 42ND
BOMH:SQI TH BOMB WINGCH), SAC,ALTUS AFE, OKLA,.COMPLETELY
RELIABLE IS A B-52 AIRCRAFT COMMANDER WITH APPROXIMATELY (
2500 HOURS FI G TIME. HE HAS SERVED WITH
CANADIAN AI CE AS WELL AS THE USAF
1 BSERVER ESTIMATED CEILING: CLEAR; VISABILITY C
100..MILES 36.000 DY EES NO CLOUDS
ABOVE SERVER TUDE. WERE
(2) WINDS: SURFACR 340 DEGREES 4K; 6,00 10K; 10,00 (
FEET 350 DEGREES; 16,000 CT O2O DEGREES 20,000 FEET 355 DEGREES
15K; ,000 290 DEGREES 50K; 80,000
FEET 270 DEGREES 21 K.
(3) CLEAR.
(4) SURF ACE VISABILITY MILES IN HAZE.
(5) NONE ,
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(6) NON REPORTED. -
HGM OBSERVER STATED THAT HE VELEIVED THE UFO MAY HAVE BEEN A MISSELE. HGM OBSERVE STATED
I. NONE
J.ONE AIRCRAFT TO THE SOUTH WEST OF ALVORD, TEXAS; OVER 36,000
FEET ALTI TOWARD S OUTH. OBSERVER IDEN FIED AIRCRAFT
AS A
. CHIEF..OF OPERATIONA INTELLIGENCE BRANDH, 1ITH BOMB BWING ill
INTELLIGENCE DIVISION. PREPARING OFFICERS COMMENTS: THE OBSERVER
STATED HE FELT SOME: RELUCTANCE BEFORE REPORTING THIS SIGHTING IN
VIEW OF THE FACT THAT HE HAD NO OPORTUNITY TO NOTIFY OTHER
T

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PUSIIIUN REPORT AT IHE TIME Ur THE SIGHTING AND
WAS RADIUING A DUE TO THE DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT. OF THE
DID'NT SEE THE OBJEC' MISSILE LAUNCHED FROM KNOWN
OBSERVED AREA OF THE
ISITES cOuL.D THIS LEVEL
CBSERVATION. THE LACK ELIABLE HIBITS EXPLOIT-
PERTAINING TO KNOWN ORSITING EARTH-S MOVEMENT
ATION OF THIS HYPOTHESIS AIRCRAFT.
HIGH
THIS REDUCES THE PROBABILITY OF
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POSSIBILITY Y OF THE UFO BEING A MISSILE-TYPE SATELITE EXISTS. --
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L. NEGATIVE.
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PP RJEBKF RJEBKLCR RJEDDN RJEDSQ
DE RJEBFU 2
RJEBKLCR1 ZJP RJEZHQ RJWFHW
P1 CATEGORY B ENCRYPTION-PHYSICALLY KE.. PARAP' IKASE AUT KLQUIKED EACLK: KH
FM COMBOMWG 11 PRIOR TO DBCLASSIFICATION ALL INTERNAL REFERENCES BY DATE-TIMB G.
TO RJEDDN/COMADC TO RJEDDN/COMADC 274E4
2/74
RJWFHW/COMADIV 33
RJEDSQ/COMATIC Classification Cancelled 3-4F3
OR Changed to dNeL OR Changed to uNeL A. AFR 205-ID A. AFR2O5-ID
RJEZHQ/ASST CHIEF STAFF INTEL HQ USAF PARA 2-17L(i) 4-4x22 4-4x2a2
RJEZHQ/OFFICE O B.M untanill
INFO RJEDDN/COMDR I AISS ENT NT
RJEBKF/COMAF 2 (
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ALTITUDE JET. A CHECK WITH THE FORT WORTH CONTROL CENTER REVEALED
C
IN THIS REPORT. ASSUMING THAT A B-58 COULD FIT THE GENERAL DES- (
CRIPTION OF THE UFO A CHECK WAS MADE WITH CONVAIR AIRCRAFT AND
CARSWELL AFB LOCATED AT FORTH WORTH, TEXAS• RECORDS REVEALED THAT
NO B-58S OR CHASE (F-102 AND F101) AIRCRAFT WERE AIRBORNE AT THE NO B-58S OR CHASE (F-102 AND F101) AIRCRAFT T WERE E AIRBORNE AT THE
TIME OF THE SIGHTING. RADAR SITES IN THE GENERAL AREA OF THE SITING
HAVE NOT BEEN CHECKED DUE TO THE TIME ELEMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS HAVEN NOT BEEN CHECKED DUE TO THE TIME ELEMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS
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PARTICULAR REASON.
C
WOOTEES
(3) 30 DEGREES ABOVE CT, 200 (
DEGREES.
(4) STRAIGHT AND LEVEL FLIGHT? TETAL (
(5) INSTANTANEOUSLY TO THE SOUTHUEST. C
(6) APPROXIMATELY FIVE SECONDS. AarthaLLs 6 VE SECONDS. 17
C (1) GROUND-V C (1) GROUND-V UAL. JAL.
2NONE. NONE
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(APPROX IMATELY 100 MILES EAST AMARILLO, T EXAS, 3415 NORTH,
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10305 WEST (5 MILES EAST PORTALES, N. MEX.) 3423 NORTH, 10305 WEST
10305 WEST (CLOVIS, N. MEX).
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CLOVIS N. MEX., ASS'T

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TO CRPT STHHEN
ATIe ATIC NO. 71
TIME 30
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FM COMDR 832D AIR DIVISION CANNON AFB
TO RJUFAL/COMDR ADC ENT AFB C
RJWFKD/COMDR 34TH AIR DIVISION KIRTLAND AFB RJWFKD/COMDR 34TH AIR DIVISION KIRTLAND AFB - (
y
RJEDSQ/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER RJEDSQ/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER WPAFB
RJEZHQ/ACOS INTELLIGENCE HEADQUARTERS USAF ( (
RJEZHQ/OFFICE OF INFORMATION SERVICES INFORMATION SERVICES HEADQUARTERS HE ADQU ARTERS USAF
BT "
UNCLASS UFO REPORT 1-191. (
A (1) CYLINDRICAL-BULLET SHAPED. SOME OBSERVERS REPORT ONLY
: (
A FLAME OR LIGHT.
(2) 2 TO 3 FEET LONG. DIAMETER UNKNOWN. (
(3) UNKNOWN. YELLOWISH-WHITE LIGHT EMITTING FROM TAIL. (
(4) ONE
(5) NA (
(6) NONE OTHER THAN ABOVE.
(7) YELLOWISH -WHITE LIGHT OR FLAME EXTENDING APPROXIMATELY
TEN FEET IN REAR OF OBJECT: DID NOT APPEAR SIMILAR TO JET AB.
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