PROJECT BLUE BOOK

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PROJECT CORD CARD
TRANSTEXAS AIRLINES 12. CONCLUSIONS
2. LOCATION o Was Balloon
1. DATE El Campo, 0 Probobly Balloon
16 Sep 60 D Possibly Balioon
4. TYPE OF OSSERVATION TYPE OF OBSERVATION a 0 Was Ancraft Probably Aircraft Was Ancraft Aircraft
3. DATE-TIME DATE-TIME GROUP GROUP Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar Ground-Rodar a Probably Possibly Aircraft Aircraft
0 0 Possibly
Locol_ Local AinVisual Air-Intercept Rodar Air-intercop! Radar Was Astronamical Was Astranamical
17/02182 17/0218z 0 X X Probobly Astronomicaleteor Probobly Astronomicallseteor
GMT. GMT 6. 5. SOURCE 0 D Possibly Astronomical
5. 5. PHOTOS aYes Yes Civilian
COURSE 0 Other Other Insuflicient Data for Evaluation
No ANo 3. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. Unknown
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION LENGTH OF OBSERVATION one 0 Unknown
7. not given
1. COMMENTS 111. Description of this object fits Deseription of this object fits COMMENTS that of
T0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SICHTING TO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SICHTING light. Magnitude of a the classic meteor. There is no the classic meteor. There is no information
No shape; just bright at a tremendous speed. which indicates that object was which indicates that object was not a not a
bright star. Traveled ster. Traveled pilot's ten o'clock posi-
Bright Bright light in the 6000 ft. meteor.
tion. When sighted tion. When sighted object was about object was about When dis- dis-
azimuth 305 magnetic. When
Estimated about 6000 pilot's
appeared object was
12 o'clock position.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
AF-IN: 58673_(21 Sep 60STAFRMESSAGE DIVISION
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
ACTION :, CIN-14 INCOM
INFO : SAFS-3, 00P-3 (21) -
SMD A 018
ZCZCHQA681ZCWJA493 H22y
RR RJEZHO
DE RJWFHJ 23
ZNR 1360
R 202215Z ZEX
FM LACKLAND MIL TNG CEN TEX
TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO
RJWFkf/33 NOraD RGn RIchaRDS geBauR aFB Mo
RUEPASIAFIC C URLINGTON HALL STN VA
RJEZHO/COFS USAF WASHDC
RJEZHO/OSAF RJEZHO/OSAF WASHDC WASHDC .
AF GRNC AF GRNC
BT
UNCLAS 0-S4J. UNCLAS 0-S4J
FOR COFS USAF WASH DC (AFCIN) AND OSAF WASH DC (SAFOI). SUBJECT: WASH DC (AFCIN) AND OSAF WASH DC (SAFOI). SUBJECT:
UFO REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH PAR 15, AFR 200-2. A. DESCRIPTION
OF OBJECT: (1) NO SHAPE JUST BRIGHT LIGHT, (2) MAGNITUDE OF OF O OBJECT: (1) NO SHAPE JUST BRIGH
A BRIGHT STAR. (3) NOT AVAILABLE. (4) ONE. (5) NOT BRTGHT STAD NOT
APPLICABLE. (6) NONE, (7) NOT APPLICABLE. (8) NONE, (9)
TRAVELING AT A TREMENDOUS SPEED, B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF
OBJECT: (I) BRIGHT LIGHT IN THE PILOT'S TEN O'CLOCK POSITION,
(2) OBJECT WAS ABOUT 60C0 FEET. ESTIMATED AZimUTh 305
DEGREES MAGNETIC. (3) OBJECT WAS ABOUT 6000 FEET IN PILOT'S TWELVE
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
INCOMING
AF IN .. 58673 (21 Sep 60) P/cem
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DISAPPEARED FROM SIGHT. (6) NOT APPLICABLE. C. MANNER OF
OBSERVATION: (1) OBSERVED FROM AIRCRAFT IN FLIGHT. (2) NONE,
(3) DC-3 TRANSTEXAS S AIRLINE FLIGHT NBR 23, 6000 FEET, HEADING
236 DEGREES, SPEED 165 - 170 KNOTS, HOME STATION: HOUSTON,
TEXAS. D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING: (1) 0218Z, 17( 3053.734
1960. (2) NIGHT. E. LOCATION OF OBSERVER: (1) LATITUDE
96:3I WEST, LONGITUDE 28:22 NORTH (OVER EL CAMPO, TEXAS).
F. IDENTIFYING F. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ON OBSERVER: (ID( :8;8)8-, - N INFORMATION ON OBSERVER: (1)( :8;8)8- NAME: NAME:
W. o.7 0465. o.7 t46s. AGE: 36 YEARS. HOME ADDRESS AGE: 36 YEARS HOME ADDRESS
STREET, HOUSTON 17, TEXAS. OCCUPATION: AIRLINE PILOT. (2) 010000
NOT APPLICABLE. G. WEATHER AND WINDS - ALOFT CONDITIONS AT
-TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTING: (I) CLEAR, VISIBILITY 15 MILES. -TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTING: (1) CLEAR, VISIBILITY 15 MILES.
(2) SURFACE WINDSIESE 8 KNOTS, 6000 FEET NW 10K; 10,000 NW (2) SURFACE WINDSIESE 8 KNOTS, 6000 FEE EET NW 10K; 10,000 NW
10K; 16,000 NW 10K; 20,000 NW 10K; 16,000 NW 10K, 30,020 ; 50,000 50,000 WNW WNW
VISIRTLITY VASIRTLATY
10K; 80,020 ENE 34K. (3) CLEAR. (4)( :8878)856:15 NAUTICAL
MILES. 5() SCATTERED. (6) NONE, (7) NOT AVAILABLE.
H. NONE, I, NONE. J. NO KNOWN OBJECTS IN THE AREA, SUCH AS
BALLOONS, ETC, THAT WOULD CAUSe THIS UFO, K. T THIS F REPORT
WAS RELAYED TO THE CHIEF, OPERATIONS SERVICES DIVISION,
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
- STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
INCOMING
AF IN 58673 (21 Sep 60)
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OPERATIONS, LMTC, AT 0830 CST, 19 SEPTEMBER 1960, BY SSGT
CALDWELL, 74I AC&W SQUADRON, LACKLAND AF B, TEXAS. INFORMATION
RECEIVED IS INSUFE I TO IDENTIFY OR TO MAKE ANY Y CONCLUSIVE
ANALYSIS OF THE SIGHTING. L. NONE.
BT
20/2255Z SEP RJWFHJ
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