PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7814125

DATE OF SIGHTINGJune 1960

REPORTED LOCATIONAltus Oklahoma

FRAMES5

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
29 Jun 60 Altus, Oklahoma o Was Balloon
000 Probably Balloon
DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT_ 29/0900-1000z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar CX Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes Civilian 00 Probably Astronomical
O No PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
000 00 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
l min one one varied Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Round Round object 2/3 object 2/3 size of dime, orange, viewed 3 size of dime, orange, viewed Observer just woke up. Viewed from bed Observer just woke up. Viewed from bed
while while lying in bed through window. First lying in bed through n window. First seen through window. Described light could
35-40° elev, 170 heading. Last elev, 170 heading. Last seen 15° seen 15 elev, conform to conform to B-52 which was in landing
090 heading. Disappeared behind building 090 heading. Disappe peared behind building after pattern at this time. Altus AFB 3 mi and
aprox l min. aprox l min. a/c making approach from S would be in a/c making approach from S would be in
position to be observed from this window. position to be observed from this window.
Approach would appear as stationary light
and then speed up and disappear as a/c
turned on final.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SRP 52)
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NM RJEDSQ
DE RJWFFU 28 1960 JUL 2 04 24
M 0123132
FN COMBOMUG 1 11 ALTUS AFB OKLA 3x 5 (
TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO 8 VICES
RJWFNK/33RD AD D TINKER AFB OKLA RJWFNK/33RD A1 OKLA C
18 10
RJEDSQ/ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB RJEDSQ/ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO OHIO (
RJEZHQ/NQ USAF WASH 25 D C RJEZHQ/NQ USAF WASH 25 D C COPY TO DRNYNEK COPY TO Dr NEK OOM  MELEOIE V S I OUO I NOLAVE
RJEZHQ/SAF WASH 25 DC
BT BT
UNCLAS FRON DCOI 1O335. UFO. IN ACCORDANCE VITH PARAGRAPH 15,
14 SEP 59, THE FOLLOWING REPORT IS SUSMITTED.
A. 1. ROUID.
2. 2/3 SIZE DINE.
3. ORANGE.
4. ONE (1).
5. NONE.
6. NONE -
7. NONE
8. NONE . NONE y
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9. NONE
D. 1. SOURCE AWOKE WITH HEADACHE. SIGHTED OBJECT T THRU OPEN
WINDOW. SOURCE DID NOT ARISE. 047-5312 10 042514  508 B0
2. 35-40 DEGREES ELEVATION AT 170 DEGREES AZIMUTH.
3. 15 DEGREE ELEVATION O90. DEGREE AZINUTH. 3. 15 DEGREE ELEVATI OnT Os 90. DEGREE AZINUTH. 70
4TURNED AUAY FRON SOURCE ON HEADING 090. 4. TURNED AUAY FRON SOURCE ON HEADING 090.
5. BENIND BUILDING, BEYOND VIEW.
6 ONE (1) MINUTE.
C. 1. GROUND VISUAL. C. 1. GROUND VISUAL.
2.N/A
3.N/A ONU i NOOWAIS
D. 1 1. APPROXINATELY C930-1000 ZULU 29 JUN 60.
2. NIGHT, FIRST SIGN OF DAWN.
(LANOMA, 12 BLOCKS NORTH OF COURT HOUSE. "01 2
F. CIVILIAN: ERL
H0
HE IS CONSIDERED RELIABLE AND INDICATES AN ABOVE AVERACE INTEREST IN
UFO SIGHTINGS. UFO SIGHTINGS.
C. 1. CLEAR, NO CLOUDS. C. 1. CLEAR, NO CLOUDS. 12301

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DIRECTION KNOTS (
2. ALTITUDE
SURFACE 190 to A
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16000 16000 110 15
20000 20000 130 15
30000 30000 330 10
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3 NO CEILING. 5-202 1O3
4. 15 MILES.
5. NONE
6. NONE
7. 77/50 3000' TENPERATURE INVERSION LAYER.
H. NONE
I. RADAR REPORTS NO UNIDENTIFIED TRACKS IN AREA. C
Se bhey
J. TWO B-52 ACFT J. TVO B-52 ACFT EA. LANDING TINE 29/0843Z AND 29/0929Z LANDING TIM 29/0343Z AND 29/0929Z
JUNE 196C. HO OTHER JUNE 196C. H0 OTHER TRAFFIC. TRAFFIC. Y
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BOM WG (H). COMNENTS OF PREPARING OFFICER: PRELININARY BOM WG (H). COMNENTS OF PREPARING OFFICER: PRELININARY Y ANALYSIS I ANALYSIS 6212
INDICATES SOURCE MAY RCE LANDING LIGHT (
OF THE B-52 ACFT MAKINC APPROACH AT 29/0929Z OF THE B-52 ACFT MAKING PROACH AT 29/0929Z
POSITION OF SOURCE AND AIRCRAFT NOULD MAKE OBSERVATION OF A LIGHT POSITION OF SOURCE AND AIRCRAFT NOULD MAKE OESERVATION OF A LIGHT
ON AN AIRCRAFT MAKING A LONG APPROACH FRON THE SOUTH APPEAR AS A
STATIONARY LIGHT, AND THEN SPEED UP AND DISAPPEAR AS ACFT TURNED
ON FINAL. ALTUS AFB IS LOCATED 3 NILES EAST OF SOURCE'S POSITION
AND THE APPROACH PATTERN IS LOCATED TO THE SOUTH AND EAST OF THE
RUNWAY.
L. NONE.
BT
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