DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8405997
DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1959
REPORTED LOCATION12Mi NEOf Austin Texas
FRAMES5

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
. 12. CONCLUSIONS
|2. LOCATION Was Balloon 7
DATE 000 Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Was Aircraft
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Ground-Visua! Ground-Radar ¤ Probably Aircraft
Local D Possibly Aircraft
Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar Was Astronomical
CMT 0 Probably Astronomical
6. SOURCE Possibly Astronomical
5. PHOTOS Yes
Civilian D Other. Data for Evaluation
No 2. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Insufficient
7. LENGTH OF CBSERVATION 00 Unknown
7. LENGTH OF E CE
115 7
11. COMMENTS
10. BRISF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Obierver Obuerver robably sow one of the robably sow one ot the
A siagle vhite blinking light trsveling A alagle vhite blinking light treveling lights on a Lghts on a 5 which was traveling Which wis traveling
NE TE to SC to EC. Plight Puth Puth liaated in. obcervation. liasted in obcervation.
3 1
ATIC YORM 229 26 SZP 52)
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WICLAS TH OrS :5-774. FOR 33ME OBI S1DJ3ET: UF
A. 1. UNKOWN 1. UNMOWN
2. VIENOU VICNOLA
2. UINITE THITE
4* 4. HNE
5 5. 17A
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UNEPOUY
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4 20 AOEURNON,
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. 1. UMCA
2. SUNPACE: 15 DEO 11 5 : 17-10 1 A
1. a 2 H3 85 -35, 35 ,
.
UIKNOM, 2
3. NIGH THI SCATTERED
4 MILES
5. TRIN SCATTERNE
G. THUNDERSTORMS IN VEST.
1. 1. NONE 1
10 NONE
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SECURITY CLASSIFICAT
JOINT MESSAGLFORM UNCLASSIFIED
SPACE BELOW RESERVED FOR COMMUNICATION CENTER
4249
48z
2T
1959 MAY 14 15 18 55
PRECEDENCE TYPE MSG (Chook) SYMROL ACCOUNTING REFERS TO CLASSIFICATION
ROUTINE GOOK MULTI SINGLE OF REFERENCE
ACTION
INFO X AF OFS 05-774 UNCLAS
FROM: SPECIAL INSTRUGTIONS
ATIC, W-P AFB
TO: BERGSTROM AFB,
CJUFHWW
INFO: 7 745TH ACWRON, DUNCANVILIE AFS, TEXAS
/UNCLAS/FROM: AFCIN-4E43 /UNCLAS/FROM: AFCIN-4E4g ATTN:INTEL OFFICER ATTN:INTEL UPPT
MSG 0FS 05-774, DTD 9 MAY 59. FROM 745TH ACWRON CONCERNING THE MSG OPS 05-774, DTD 9 MAY 59. FROM 745TH ACWRON CONCERNING THE 7
,
SIGHTING OF AN UFO CONTAINS INFO VERY LIMITED IN NATURE FRECLUDING
AN ANALYSIS BY THIS CENTER. REUEST YOUR ORCANIZATION INSTITUTE AN AN ANALYSIS BY THIS CENTER. REGUEST YOUR ORCANIZATION INSTITUTE AN
INVESTIGATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH AFR 200-2, DTD 5 FE INVESTIGATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH AFR 200-2, DTI 58. THE
INDIVIDUAL WHO REPORTED THE SIGHTING INDIVIDUAL WHO REPORTED THE SIGHTING : −
COORI TION:
AFCIN
Col Rethman
AFCIN-4E DA L
Col Hoffman 16002
DATE TIME
12 2100
MONTH YEAR
MAY 1959
SYMBOL BIGNATURE
AFCIN-4E4g
TYPES TYPED NAME ANO TITLE
30-1-w Maj Robert J. Friend CWJWCOWR
PHONE 69216 PAGE NR. 1 NR. OF PAGE3 1
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION LOUIS L HARRELL
CAPTAIN. USAF
UNCLASSIFIED ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
FORM 172 REPLACES DO 179. IOCT WHICH WILL BR USED UNTIL EXHAUSTED
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NNNN
ATIC
19MAY59 09 290 21 19
1959 MAY 18
CZCSQA54SZCWYA926
of 1.4E4G
RRR RJEDSO-
DE RJWFGM 17
R 181913Z 3347
FM COMSTRATWG 4130 G
TO RJEDSO/COMATIC 88
INFO RJWFSK/COMAIRDIV 19
RJWFHWW/COMACWRON 745 13
BT
REFERENCE UNCLASSIFIED MSG 35 REFERENCE UNCLASSIFIED MSG 35 MAY 59. INVESTIGATION CF THE MAY 59. INVESTIGATION CF THE
SIGHTING OF AN UFO FY MR SIGHTING OF AN UFO FY M ,AUSTIN, AUSTIN,
OBSERVED A
SINGLE ELINKING LIGHT AT 2032 HRS ON 8 MAY 59 APOUT 8 MILES NE OF SINGLE ELINKING LIGHT AT 2030 HRS ON 8 8 MILES NE OF
AUSTIN. THE LIGHT RAN NE TO SE AND WAS OESERVED FOR APPROXIMATELY
45 SECONDS, AT THAT TIME, A F-52 WAS APPROACHING THIS FROM NE AUSTIN.
SINCE ME WASSACE WAS UNAELE TO DISCERN ANY SHAPE CR SIZE, ACCORD-
ING TO PARA 2 SECTION 2 AFR 20S-2, THIS REPORT OF AN INDICATION OF
AN AIRCRAFT WAS NOT REPORTED BECAUSE IT DID NOT FALL WITHIN THE
DEFINITION CF AN UFO.
BT
18/15592 MAY RJWFGM