PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7814724

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1960

REPORTED LOCATIONTexas

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MILITARY AIR PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
5 Jul 60 Texas - Louisiana 00 Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local 2116 Ground-Visual Greund-Radar o Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
GMT 06/03162 AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar D PossiblyAircraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE Was Astronomical Meteor
Y.s 00 Probably Astronomical.
No Military Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION . NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
6 sec one SE Unknown
SE
1O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
Object observed from a/c at 90oo ft. Lime egreen green Sighting had all characteristics of bolide.
kolor with tail of flame or sparks. Exploded on on
flameout. Constant slow speed. Sighting 064 3064°
from a/c. Appeared at 15-20° elev descending
n arc. Covered 25° azimuth. in arc. Covered 25° azimuth.
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ATIC FORM-329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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NBR 5917 07 JUL 60
1930 JUL 7 04 19
PRIORITY
FM HARLINGEN AFB TEXAS 062120Z iF3 -
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TO ATIC WPAFB OHIO
L G HANSCOM FIELD BEDFORD MASS V ut
INFC ATC RANDOLPH AFB TEXAS INFO ATC RANDOLPH AFB TEXAS 3 1xL -
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FROM OXD5G. ACTION ATIC FOR AFCIN-4A AND FROM OXD5G. ACTION ATIC FOR AFCIN-4A AND
L G HANSCOM FIELD FOR PROJECT SPACE TRACK INFO ATC FOR AFCIN-IB.
POSSIBLE MOCN DUST CBSERVATIONS. PILOTS OF 7 AIRCRAFT FROM THIS
STATICN OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING PHENOMENON: (A) TIME-2116 CST
(B) DURATION-6 SECONDS (C) ALTITUDE AND LOCATION OF AIRCRAFT-
$500 FEET; 1 AIRCRAFT OVER GALVESTON TEXAS, 5 AIRCRAFT WITHIN 5
MILES OF CEQUINCY, LA, I AIRCRAFT 7 MILES SOUTH OF LAKE CHARLES,
LA. (D) TRUE BEARING OF PHENOMENON FROM AIRCRAFT-APPROXIMATELY
64 DEGREES. (E) ELEVATION, APPARENT DIAECTION AND LENGTH OF ARC-
APPROXIMATELY 35 TO 20 DEGREES ELEVATION MOVING IN A SLIGHTLY
DESCENDING ARC FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST, THE ARC OF VISIBILITY

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WAS APPROXIMATELY 25 DEGREES OF AZIMUTH. (G) CHARACTERISTICS AND
FLAMEOUT. ITS MOVEMENT WAS CONSTANT AND RELATIVELY SLOW. VISIBILITY
AFCIN-IBI 6092. DATE OF DOWNGRADING CANNOT BE DETERMINED. AFCIN-IBI 6092D. DATE CF DOWNGRADING CANNOT T BE DETERMINED.
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