DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8407464
DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1959
REPORTED LOCATIONWebb AFB Texas
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4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
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5. PHOTOS
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7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE
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CONCLUSIONS
Wes Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon
Was Aircroft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircroft
Was Astronomical VENOS
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical
Other_
Insufficient Data for Evaluction
Unknown
7 BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
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11. COMMENTS
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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MSDLAND, TEX, 42 DEG 51' Ny 193 DEG 22° We
(2) ALSO OBSERVED FROM WINK INSAC, WINK, TEX, 31 DEG 45'N,
1293 DEG 20'W.
Fe IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ON OBSERVERS $&
(2) NONE.
t (2) eee, TSGT, 2910-3 AACS DET, CONTROL TOWER
| OPERATOR WELL QUALIFIED; sOOGMMMMMMMM, SSGT, 2019-S
AACS DET, CONTROL OPERATOR WELL QUALIFIED; ee Sai
ies .1/c, DET 7-8TH WEATYER GP, WEATHER OBSERVER
WELL QUALIFIED. | |
Gs. WEATHER & WINDS-ALOFT CONTITIONS AT TIME & PLACE OF SIGHTING?
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(1) 4,020’ HIGH CIRRUS, CB S& NW.
(2) 6,000'=100 DEG/SK, 19,9929'-942 DEG/15K, 15,000°-369 DEG/ 32K,
20,200°-36 DEG/1@ K, 30,092'-212 DEG/2@ Ky 58,990'-@10 DEG/19K,
89,209" NOT AVAILABLE.
| (3) NONE. |
(4) 15 PLUS.
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(5) APRX FORTY PERCENT.
(S$) CG Sk NWe
He NONE.
I, NITIFIED GCI SITE AT SWEETWATER, TEX; PYOTE, TEX AND
SIGHTING. NO INTERCEPT
ALBUQUERQUE, NeMe IMMEDIATELY UPON
ACTION TAKENse EL PASO ARTC, EL PASO » TEX, AND MIIDLAND AIR
TERMINAL CONTROL TOWER , MIDLAND, TEX, WERE ALSO NOTIFIED.
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(3) NONEs
(9) NONE.»
Be COURSE OF OBJECT?
(2) SIGHTING OF AN UNUSUAL LIGHT |
(2) 7 DEG ABOVE HORIZON, 272 DEG FROM WEBB AFB TOWER.»
(3) @ DEG ABOVE HORIZON, 272 DEG FROM WEBB AFB TOWER.» |
(4) WHEN FIRST OBSERVED, OBJECT WAS MOVING SLIGHTLY FROM
SIDE TO SIDE WITH NO VERTICAL MOVEMENT. CATER OBJECT
APPEARED TO MOVE TOWARD THE WEST.
(5) OBJECT FADED FROM SIGHT WITHOUT ANY VERTICAL MOVEMENT. |
LATER REAPPEARED SOME DIMMER AND AT A LOWER ALTITUDE,
THEN DISAPPEARED AS IF GETTING FURTHER AWAY.
(6) 59 MINUTES-
C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION:
(1) GROUND VISUAL. au
(2) BINOCULARS-
(3) NO AIRBORNE OBSERVATION. |
De TIEM AND DATE OF SIGHTINGS |
(1) 233552, 22 JUL 59. |
(2) LIGHT CONDITIONS? NIGHT- |
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Es LOCATION OF OBSERVERS: 32 DEG 13° N, 181 DEG 3i°W, CONTROL TOWER
WEBB AFB, TEX |
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Ke PREPARING OFFICER, 1/LT LEONARD D SCHWAB, OPERATIONS
HELICOPTER PILOT, WAFB, TEXs PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS$ THREE
| HIGHLY QUALIFIED OBSERVING AGENCIES SIGHTED AND OBSERVED THIS
UNUSUAL SIGHTING OR FLYING OBJECT IN THIS AREA DURING
APPLICABLE PERIOD.
1. EXISTENCE OF PHISICAL EVIDENCES NONE.«
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