PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8408633

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1959

REPORTED LOCATIONDallas Texas

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
19 Aug 59 Dallas, Texas 0 Probably Balloon
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
GMT. 2300Z Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes Probably Astronomical
x0 No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 00 Other
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown
lmin 1 South
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING m1. COMMENTS
Rnd, white, slightly larger than a pea, Possibility that obj could have been
traveling in a straight flight puth faded un ale.
into the South.
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24 Ave59 07 12 1959 AUG 21 22 03
ATIC TELEPHONED
CZCSGC85ZCWYC466 TO 0/D
NO.7/222=
PP RJEDSO 01412 C
02/403/57
DE R RJWFHWW
2
P 212030Z
FM 745 ACWSQ DUNCANVILLE E AFS TEX
TC RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFE CCLO
RJWFHW/33D ADIV OKCTY AF STA CKLA
RJEDSO/ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFF CHIC RJEDSQ/ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFE CHIC 49x22
RJEZHO/ASST CHIEF CF STAFF INTELLIGENCE HO WASHINGTON D C
RJEZHO/CFFICE OF INFORMATION SERVICES HQ USAF RJEZHO/CFFICE OF INFORMATION SERVICES S HQ USAF WASHINGTON D C WASHINGTON NDC C (
INFC RUEPIL/IOKG INFC RUEPEL/IEKG AISS FORT EELVCIR VA (
AF GRNC
ET FT
UNCLAS FM CPS SUBJ: UFC C
A. 1. RCUND
2. SLIGHTLY LARGER THAN A PEA
3. WHITE /
4 ONE
5. N/A (
6. NONE (
7. NCNE
8. NCNE
5. NONE
1. WATCHING STARS
2. 87 DEG ELEVATICN 1PE D DEG AZIMUTH (
3.5.D DEG ELEVATICN 15% DEG AZIMUTH

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5. FADED TO THE SOUTH
6. CNE MINUTE
C. 1. GRCUND-VISUAL
2. NCNE
3. N/A
-
D. 1. 19/23802 AUG 5S
2 DAYLIGHT
E. KS, DALLAS, TEXAS
F.
GIFT WRAPPI (
2N/A
C. 1. CLEAR
2. SURFACE: SSE AT 10 KTS
S0 FT: 19 AT 18 KTS SNV F FT: 19 AT 18 KTS
18,290 FT: 182 AT 15 KTS
16,000 FT: 23 AT 24 KTS 16,000FT: 23 AT 24 KTS
20,002 FT: 1S% AT AS KTS 28,ES2 FT: 1S% AT ES KTS −
32,BKUFT: 182 AT 06 KTS 32,0K0FT: 182 AT 06 KTS
58,208FT: 120 AT 12 KTS 56, 700 FT: 120 AT 12 KTS
3. 5E2 FT (
4. 15 MILES
5. SCATTERED
6. NONE
H. 1. NONE
I. 1. NONE C
J. 1. IT IS INPCSSIFLE TO GET THIS INFORNATION IN THIS HIGH
DENSITY AREA ON VFR DAYS.
K. 1. INTELLIGEN NCCIC, PRCE LE AN AIRCRAFT CR FALLCON
L. 1. NONE
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