PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6963810

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1959

REPORTED LOCATIONOzona Texas

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
28 Oct 59 __ O Probosly Ball
Oct | Ozona, Texas robably oon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP < TYPE OF OBSERVATION G Possialy Gelloen
O Was Aircraft
Ye aS ee ae ane a cancae OG Ground-Redor oO Probobly Aircraft
cut28 130 = 2000 oh Vise 2 i D Reber Radar QO Possibly Aircraft
lic Bh i ems 7 eo ee ~ tie Wes Astrenomicel
enus
O Yes C Probably Rate
XKNe Civilian & iilitary o Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION |@. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE O Other
S fpeat aes) Dota for Evaluctior
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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS | -
Silver & red obj w/two red projections Positions correspond to location |
‘| Observed for 7 hrs. Azimuth & elevs thru of Venus during the sighting.

surveryors transit. Visual sighting w/ |
binoculars. Te3?3 vectored to area without . |

identification. |

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INCOMING

AF IN: 29648 (29 Oct 59) R/N/wes
ACTION: CIN

INFO : OOP, SAFS

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UNCLAS FROM 732D OPS 271. ATTN: ATIC, AFCIN, SAFIS. FOR NECESSARY
\cTION, SUBJECT: UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT.
3. le SPHERE OR OVOID
2. ABOUT THE SIZE OF A PINHEAD AT ARMS LENGTH. MEASURED
SIZE SHOWED IT SUBTENDED ONE MINUTE OF ARC.
3, SILVER AND RED
4, ONE
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S- OBJECT APPEARED TO HAVE TWO (2) RED PROJECTIONS,
7. NONE |

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8. NONE
S. NONE

2. 1. A PHONE CALL FROM JR gM IN mz oONA TEXAS WHO
STATED HE SAW THE OBJECT AT APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN HUNDRED (15 00Z)

ZULU TO THE RIGHT OF THE MOON,

WM AT 1700Z AZIMUTH APPROXIMATELY 210 DEGREES MAGNETIC, ee
ELEVATION APPROX IMATEL¥’80 DEGREES FROM HOROZONTAL. AT
| 915Z, ELEVATION 31.7 DEGREEES VERTICAL, AZIMUTH AT THIS TIME
255.10 DEGREES. |

3. AT 1930Z AZIMUTH WAS 257.15 DEGREES ELEVATION 29.10
DEGREES VERTICAL.

A. MOVING APPROX IMATELX WITH THE MOON AND GOING SLIGHTLY

“ASTER THAN IT.

5. aT 2000Z OBJECT WAS STILL VISIBLE.

S. OBKECT WAS VISIBLE FROM APPROXIMATELY 1300Z AND WAS LAST
‘SIGHTED AT 20002. )

1. GROUND VISUAL AND AIR VISUAL

WM BINOCULARS AND A KEUFFEL AND ESSER SURVEYOR'S TRANSIT,
20TH OF SEVEN (7) POWER.

S. TAEE AF14424 30,000 FEET. 150 DEGREEE, 500 KNOTS, WEBB

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AIR FORCE BASE TEXAS.

J» 1. 23 OCTOBER 1959,’ FROM 1300Z TO 20002.
2. DAY |

=. le SIX (6) MILES EAST OZONA TEXAS 100.50 DEGREES WEST
$0.40 DEGREES NORTH, .

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' ag TEXAS VEORMYSICAL SERVICE; RELIABILITY: EXCELLENT =

IN SURVEY MEASUREMENTS; OTHERWISE: GOOD.

2, eee 1) OT TRAINING GROUP, WEBB AIR FORCE

2ASE, TEXAS, PILOT, T-33. RELIABILITY: EXCELLENT.

1ST LT Sitti URowniie -2ONA AFS, TEXAS,

/PERATIONS OFFICER. RELIABILITY: EXCELLENT.

OND LT <r speNPeP SUP Y OFFICER,

°EL IABIL IT Ys’ EXCELLENT.
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ASSISTANT NCOIC OPERATIONS,

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70, RELIABILITY: EXCELLENT.

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SSGT Se Ae aN A CREW CHIEF UPECATIONS,
°EL IABIL ITXs: EXCELLENT.

A/ 1C | lemme deuacoenall BATTLE STATION
[NTELL IGENCE. ‘TEAM MEMBER, RELIABILITY: EXCELLENT.
GS. 1» CLEAR SKY. AROQND. OBJECT.

W TPNPPP FEET, 240 DEGREES 35 KNOTS,
33 UNKNOWN.
4. UNKNOWN
5. 15 PEC CENT
6.) NONEM is
7. UNKNOWN.
H. NO
|, T+33 VECTORED TO OBJECT'S AREA.

j, NONE KNOWN :
INTELLIGENCE OFFICER AND OPERATIONS OFFICER 732D ACWRON,
)SJECT SHOWS MANY CHARACTERISTICS RESEMBLING THAT OF A BALLOON.

N ONE .
DRE DETAILED ANALYSIS AND OBSERVERS REPORTS WILL BE FORWARDED

PON REQUEST.

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