PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8638136

DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1961

REPORTED LOCATIONWebb AFB Texas

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CQ :CLUS SNS
Was Balloon
22 Feb 61 Webb AFB, Texas 000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local 0403 Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircroft
GMT. 221003Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. 'PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical METEOR
Yes , 3 Probably Astronomical
No Military o PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE 00 Other.
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
1 Unknown
2 sec 1 I i
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Bright flash which flash which 11. COMMENTS Information Information reported is limited, reported is limited,
looked like a shooting star but was traveling but was traveling but description but description n is characteristic of a is characteristic of a
on a more level than downward path. Elevation on a more level than downward path. Elevation meteor entering meteor entering the atmosphere. the atmosphere.
angle aprox 15°. angle aprox 15. Asimuth angles 280. Asimuth angles 280-290. -290°.
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ANGLE APPROXIMATELY 15 DEGREES. AZIMUTH ANGLES 280 T0 290 DEGREES. ANGLE APPROXIMATELY DEGREES. AZIMUTH
GENERAL APPEARANCE OF OBJECT FOLLOWS. A BRIGHT FLASH LASTING APPROX- 2
IMATELY-2 SECONDS -LOOKED LIKE-A-SHOOTING ST
A MORE LEVEL THAN DOWNWARD PATH
BT Classification Cancelled *
22/1721Z FEB Auth,
By
…………*…… Date/2 MAY 1959
AFR 8051,0
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2 UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED
DOWN DOFS
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