PROJECT BLUE BOOK

NATIVES PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
16 May 60 Loftfabal, Iran 00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME E GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local_ 0600 Ground-Visual Ground-Redar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT. AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes Civilian 000 Probably Astronomical
3 No Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other.
1 ret to N 80 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Not given two 1 contimued on Unknown
1. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Two low flying cigarette-shaped objects. Both This report cannot be properly evaluated
objects came from N, one flew over border area due to limited data, i.e., duration and
then returned N. The second continued flight corroborating witnesses.
toward Khakha. The vapor trall left by these
objects remained intact for 2 hrs, then gradually objects remained intact for 2 hrs, then gradually
expanded in the pattern of contrails. The objects expanded in the pattern of contrails. The e objects
were wingless and had no visible pilots.
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COUNTRY OF ACTIVITY REPORTING REPORT NO. 1410606
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AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY OR AREA REPORT CONCERNS DATE OF INFORMATION
Iran 16 Nay 60
ACTIVITY SUBMITTING REPORT DATE OF COLLECTION SRI STATUS (1f applicable)
USAirA, Iran 3 Jun 60 SRI NO.
CANCELED/COMPLETE
PREPARING INDIVIDUAL 2 6 JUL 1960 DATE OF REPORT SRI NO.
Colonel L. E. Horras 25 Jun 60 CANCELED/INCOMPLETE
SRI NO.
NAME OR DESCRIPTION OF SOURCE EVALUATION ACTIVE
CAS and Iranian Border Guard C-3 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON (Date)
REFERENCES (BAIR Subject, previons reports, esc., as applicable)
PAIR-LA
SUBECT (Descriptive title. Use individual repores for sepurate subjects)
Sighting of Unidentified Flying Object
SUMMARy (Give summary which highlights the Talient factors of narrative report. Begin narrative text on AF Form 112s unless report cam be
jully stated on AF Form 112. List inclosures, including number of copies)
At 0600 hours on approximately 16 liay 1960 two low flying cigarette-shaped
objects vere sighted over the border area at Loftfabad Border Post. One object
cane from the direction of Soviet Ashkhabad, flew over the border area then cane from the direction of Soviet Ashkhabad, flet ver the border area then
returned once more in the direction of Ashkhabad. The second object returned once more in the direction of Ashkhabad. second object also also care care
fron the direction of Ashkhabad, but continued flight toward Khakha. The The vapor
trail left by these objects remained intact for two hours, then gradually expanded expandedi
in the pattern of dissipating con trails. The border comaander who saw the in the pattern of dissipating con trails. The border comaander who saw the
objects vas convinced that thcy were not jet planes. objects was convinced that thcy were not jet planes. The objects were wingless and
had no visible pilots. The source cormented that there is no new construction in
his area. There have been no additional sightings to date.
COMMNTS OF THE PREPARING OFTICER: COMMINTS OF THE PREPARING OFTI ished the above information. above information.
LAVRENCE E HORRAS
Colonel, USA
Air Attache
Classification Cancelled
None INCLS (or changed toavce)
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