PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
9 May 60 Vicinity Waco, Texas Was Balloon
000 Probably Balloon
3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aireraft
GMT. 100022z May 60 AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Ys 00 Probably Astronomical
No Civilian PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
080 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
4 sec one E then N Unknown
. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Long, possibly pointed object, no wings or tail Since there was but one witness this
visible, appeared to be e aprox 20 times as large report is classified as insufficient data
t dusk. Color not determ- The object was possibly an at, although
ined due to sun reflecting off object. Haze none were reported in the area. Witness
layer present. Witness heard jet and looked up. layer present. Witness heard jet and looked up. claimed to hear sound of jet. Any object claimed to hear sound of jet. Any object
20 times the size of a B-l7 would have
no doubt been witnesses by others over a no doubt been witnesses by others over a
city the size of Waco.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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15, AFR 20E-2. DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECT. (1) LONG, POSSIBLY
POINTED, LIKE BALL POINT PEN, NO WINGS OR TAIL VISIBLE. (2) USING
SIZE OF E-47 AIRCRAFT AT ALTITUDE FOR COMPARISON OBJECT APPEARED TO BE
APPROXIMATELY TWENTY TIMES AS LARGE. (3) UNDETERMINED DUE TO SUN RE- ( 5
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(9) NONE DESCRIPEION OF COURSE OF OEJECT. (1) SOUND OF JET
AIRCRAFT CAUSED OESERVER TO LOOK SKYWARD AND CESERVED OBJECTED. (2)
TRUE BEARING 345 DEGREEES, ANGLE OF ELEVATION UNKNOWN. (3) TRUE

OBJECT LOST AS RESULT OF POSSIBLE LOSS OF EYE FOCUS.
(6) FOUR SECONDS. MANNER OF OESERVATION. (1) GROUND-VISUAL.
97 14W: ONE MILE SOUTH WACO MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. IDENTIFYING
INFORMATION ON OBSERVER. ,33, WACE,
TEX• SELLS AND INSTALLS AUTOMATIC FARM EQUIPMENT. APPEARED
RELIAELE IN TELEPHONE CONVERSATION AND DISCUSSED CHARACTERISTICS
OF KNOWN AIRCRAFT IN AN INFORMED MANNER. WEATHER AND WINDS. 5-509 1904 5-509 R904
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UFO ANALYSIS SHELT
Location Vicinity Waco , Texas
Date 10 May 1960 Hour (2) 00227
Description Long-possibly pointed like pall pt pen, size 20 times as large
seen for 4 seconds.
Direction of Motion East, then North
Satellite: (AFCIN Phone 69219) Ruled out
reported maneuver
Radar Analysis (AFCIN-4El) None None
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Natural Phemomena (Ball Lightning, etc)Euled out Natural Phemomena (Ball Lightning, etc)Euled aut
officer stated that there were no known acft in the area
Other Insufficient Data(lwitness)
Evaluation of Source Rel iability.
Analysis and Conclusions: The witness said that he heard a jet acft, yet
the reporting officer stated that there were no known acft in the area.
The witness could not determine the color due to the sun reflectiong off of
it. If the object was as large as the witness reported, it wa anourmous.
Anything as large as the witness reported would have been seen and reperted.
by many peeple. Only one witness saw it, so this report is evaluated as
insufficient data, 1 witness.