DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE7818263
DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1960
REPORTED LOCATION4 5mi SSWof Ft Worth Texas
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
; © Wes Bollcon
21 Jul 60 4,5 mi SSW of Ft Worth, Texas S Srcbetio belles
3. DATE-TIME GROUP a. TYPE OF OBSERVATION - Tees Cen
O Wes Ai.craft
Local & Ground. Vi sual DO Greund-Reder a P vebebly Abvevele
out__.22/0240 0 Air Vi sual O Alr-Intercep) Rader |° Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTO a OU J a Me ag pa a
es robably Astronomic ox
& Ne Civilian DO Possibly Astronomicel pate
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE I EEE
© Insufficient Dete fer Evaluction
10-12 sec one WSw 0 Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Pound. red object with jagged edges. size of
pea. Cbject flickered. wavering up and down
along its straight hcerizontal flight path.
Disappeared instantanecusiy into ©W without
fading in size.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP $2)
It is possible the witmess saw 4& meteor.
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RJEZHC/SAFOI WASH DC
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UNCLAS FROM 7DCOI 2452. IMMEDIATE ATTENTION REQUIRED.
SUBJECT UNIDENTIFIZ£D FLYING CUFO) SICHTING.
1. DESCRIPTION OF CEJECTS
Ae SHAPE= ROUND WITK JACGED EDGES.
EF. SIZE- PEA.
Ce COLOR- RED.
D. NUMBER-ONE,
Ee FORMATION- NONE.
F,. DETAILS- O BJECT FLICKERED LIKE A START.
Ge EXHAUST- NONE.
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7. WEATHER: :
As CLEAR.
B. WINDS- CAL.
C. CEILING 40,000 SCATTERED, HIGH SCATTERED. 7
D. VISIBILITY-15 MILES.
E. CLOUD COVER- SCATTERED «3 COVER.
F. THUNDERSTORNS- NO.
8. NO UNUSUAL METEOROLOGICAL OR ASTRONOMICAL CONDITIONS. |
9. NO INTERCEPTION ACTION TAKEN.
AC. HENSLEY FIELD HAD FIGHTER EXERCISE DURING TIME OF SIGHTING.
FIGHTERS FLEW FROM HENSLEY FIELD IN WEST WARD DIRECTION.
11. ASST OIC, COMPAT INTEL. 7TH BWe, NO EXPLAINABLE CAUSE FOR
STICHTING.
12. t'0 PHYSICAL EVIDENCE PRESENT.
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He SOUND- NONE
I. UNUSUAL FEATURES=- NONE.
2- COURSE OF OBJECTS
Ae SITTING WITH MEMBERS OF FAMILY ON BACK PORCHe
Be 20 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZCN IN EAST.
C. 20 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON IN SOUTH WEST.
De WAVERED UF AND DOWN ALONG ITS STRAIGHT HORIZONTAL FLICHT PATH.
Es DISAPPEARED INSTANTANEOUSLY INTC SOUTWEST WITHOUT FAD-
ING IN SIZE.
F. 10 OR 12 SECONDS.
3. MANNER OF OBSERVATION?
A. CROUND VISUAL.
B. NO OPTICAL AIDS.
4, TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTINGS
A. O240 ZULU, 22 JULY 1960.
B. NIGHT.
Se. 4e5 MILES SSW OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS.
6. IDENTIFYING INFORMATIONS
Gute RCN|, FORT WORTH, TEXAS,
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OTHER WITNESSES BE CUNTACTED, AND THEIR DESCRIPTIONS Bé FWD TO
ATIC, THS PILCTS FROM HENSLEY FLD, WHO WERE UP AT THE TIME,
SHOULD ALSO BE CONTACTED TO DETERMINE IF THY SIGHTED THIS, OR
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ANY OTHER OBJECT, WHICH MIGHT HAVi BEEN RESPONSIBL® FOR THE
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SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
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PHILIP G. £VANS
Colonel, USAF
Deputy for Science and Components
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COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
AREA REPORT CONCERNS
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| DATE OF REPORT
AGENCY OF ORIGIN _
22 July 1960
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DATE OF INFORMATION
mar 5240 ZULU
2Z July 19590
“PREPARING OFFICER T “EVALUATION
SAMUEL P. SUYTON, 2/Lt, USAF :
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7th Bomdarcnient Wing, UFO Officer
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REFERENCES (Control number, directive, previous report, etc., as applicable)
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SUMMARY (Fnler concise summary of report. Gire significance in final one-sentence paragraph, List inclosures at lower left. Begin text of report on AF Form 112a.)
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