PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
I Aug 59 SE of Madrid, Spain 0 Probably Balloon
0 Possibly Balloon
DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION
1848 Ground-Visual . Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
Local 0 Probably Aircraft
GMT_01/19482 Aug 59 AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS |6. SOURCE EX Was Astronomical Meteor
Yes Probably Astronomical
No IMilitary 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
4 sec one E
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Yellow-green obj, size of baseball, appear Observation possessed all
ance of a balled fist, 70-8o centimeters long. charac erictics of fireball.
Straight trajectory w/no maneuvers. Had pulse
emissions which lasted approx one sec
without explosion.
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TO RJWFAL/COMDR ADC ENT AFB
RJEDSQ/AIR TECH INTEL CTR WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB
RJEZHQ/ASST CHIEF OF STAFF INTELL HQ USAF WASH 25 DC RJEZHQ/ASST CHIEF OF STAFF I INTELL HQ USAF WASH 25 DC U
RJEZHQ/OFFICE INFO SVC HQ USAF V WASH 25 DC
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/UNCLAS/OPS 8-01. IMMEDIATE. UF0 IN COMPLIANCE WITH AFR 200-2 DTD 5 SONTNES
FEB 58. SUBJECT: UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT (UFO), THE FOLLOWING IS (
SUBMITTED. A. (1) BALLED FIST. (2) BASEBALL. (3) YELLOW GREEN. (4)
ONE. (5) NONE. (6) JUST AS A BALLED FIST. THE NOSE OF WHICH LOOKS
LIKE A CLOSED FIST AT A PROFILE. (7) OBJECT 7 CENTIMETERS TAIYP
9310
APPROXIMATELY 10 TIMES LARGER. 70-80 CENTIMETERS LONG. (8) NONE. (9)
EXTREME SPEED. B (1) TRAJECTORY, COLOR BRILLIANCE. (2) ELEVATION
20-25 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON. (3) ELEVATION 20-25 DECREES ABOVE HORIZON. -
(4) STRAIGHT TRAJECTORY NO MANEUVERS. THE OBJECT COVERED A HORIZONTAL
AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 80 DEGREES IN 4 SECONDS. (5) WITH H PULSE EMISSIONS
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LASTING APPROXIMATELY 1 SECOND WITHOUT EXPLOSION. ON AN EASTERLY TRACK.
(6) APPROXIMATELY 4 SECONDS. C (1) GROUND VISUAL. (2) NONE. (3) N/A.
D (1) AUG 01/1948Z (2) DUSK. E 3954N 0319W 38 NAUT MILES SOUTH CLAE
BY SOUTH, SOUTH EAST MADRID SPAIN. F 8 11
COMMANDEI BOTH LIABLE
BEING BEING AT GAI
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RCREW IN THE SPANISH AIR FORCE. G (1) CLEAR GOODEVISIBILITY. RCREW IN THE SPANISH AIR FORCE. G (1) CLEAR GOODEVISIBILITY.
(2) AWS REPORT FOR TORREJON AB SPAIN 2000Z CLEAR 15 MILES 340 DEGREES
2 KNOTS. UPPER AIR 500OFT 180 DEGREES 10KTS, 10,000FT 280 DEGREES 15 2 KNOTS. UPPER AIR 500OFT 180 DEGREES 10KTS, 10,000FT 280 DEGREES 15
KTS, 30,000 FT 280 DEGREES 20 KTS 50,000FT 270 SEGREES 30 KTS 60,000 KTS, 30,000 FT 280 DEGREES 20 KTS 50,00OFT 270 SEGREES 30 KTS 60,000
FT 270 DEGREES 20 KTS 80,000 FT 260 DEGREES 15 KTS. TORREJON AB SPAIN KTS. TORREJON AB SPAIN
FORECASTER, SGT HAMILTON 65TH ADIV, DEFINITELY STATED THAT THERE WAS LRDI
NO ELECTRICAL ATMOSPHERIC ACTIVITY IN THE AREA DURING THE REPORTED
PERIOD. H NONE J NONE K ASSISTANT OPERATIONS OFFICER, ADDITIONAL DUTY
INTELLIGENCE. PRELIMINARY COMMENT. BOTH OFFICERS QUITE AGASHT AT THE
SIGHT OF THE OBJECT. COMPLETLY EMPHATIC AND IN ACCORD WITH THE DES-
CRIPTION OF THE OBJECT. EACH OFFICER WAS VARIENT APPROXIMATELY TEN
DEGREES IN TNE AZIMUTH OF THE SIGHTING WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 320
DEGREES MAGNETIC FROM THE POINT OF OBSERVATION TO THE DISAPPEARANCE
AZINUTH OF THE OBJECT OF 050-060 DEGREES• • BOTH IN ACCORD WITH COLOR,

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SIZE, SPEED, NUMBER, TIME AND ELEVATION OF SIGHTING. IT IS MY
OPINION THAT THE ABOVE NAMED OFFICERS ACCUSTOMED TO THE SHIES HERE IN
SPAIN WERE NOT ALLUDEDSBY ANY ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS. THE AIRMASS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE AREA AT THIS TIME WAS A MODIFIED MPW LOCALLY
THERMAL. UNVERIFIED REPORTS FROM SOURCES NORTH OF THIS POSITION HAVE
INDICATED UNUSUAL ACTIVITIES IE, AACS TOWER, FIGHTER ALERT HANGER
ETC.. DUE TO THE LACK OF OBSERVERS IN THIS AREA, QUALIFIED AND VARI-
FIED STATEMENTS OR OBSERVATIONS CANNOT BE OBTAINED AT THIS TIME•
INFORMAL COMMENTS MADE BY PERSONNEL AT TORREJON AB SPAIN ARE AS FOLLOWS: HAEFONEVF
LT AUSTIN 497TH FIS, AIRBORNE AT TIME OF SIGHTING - NEGATIVE REPORT.
REFLEX SHACK (NAME UNKNOWN) REPORTED TO LT CORDES 871 ACWRON OF AN REFLEX SHACK (NAME UNKNOWN) REPORTED TO LT CORDES 871 ACWRON OF AN
ORANGE BALL CROSSING TORREJON AB SPAIN HEADED FOR AACS TOWER AND BREAKING ORANGE BALL CROSSING TORREJON AB SPAIN HEADED FOR AACS TOWER AND BREAKING
UP INTO SMALLER PARTICLES. CAPT ARMANDO C VELARDE AO 550855, RD RID
WEAPONS CONTROLLER, STAFF DUTY WEAPONS TAFF DUTY Y OFFICER 871 ACWRON. L. NONE. OFFICER 871 ACWRON. L. NONE.
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