PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8643416

DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1961

REPORTED LOCATIONCarswell AFB Texas

FRAMES5

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
12 Mar 61 Carswell AFB, Texas 000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local 1612 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
GMT. 122212Z AirVisual Air-intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. 'PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Ys 000 Probably Astronomical
No Military Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 00 Other_
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
D Unknown
5 min, 2
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING ROUNd, bright silver silver 11. COMMENT SObjts were probably SObjts were probably yhighflying yhighflying
objects. Size of nickles. Appeared side by a/c. Convair is located at Carswell and
side. Appeared directly overhead at 40,000' 40,000'. they are presently flying B-58 a/c. This
One objt disappeared going straight One objt disappeared oing straight up; 2nd is a relatively large is a relatively large delta-winged plans delta-winged plane
disappeared going southward. Objts side by and could appear as a disc at high al- and could appear as a disc at high al-
side for several minutes; then they separated titude. It is not unusual that highflyirg
as described above. a/c are not heard. Objts of this sight-
ing were probably a/c. ing were probably a/c.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AR PORCE
STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
NCLASSIPTED MESSAGE
INCO G
AF IN : 48096 (16 Mar 61) PR/jhs
ACTION: CIN-14
INFO : 00P-2, (21) 1
SMDC 027
CHQA205ZCWJX138
RR RJEZHQ
DE RJWFSK 67
ZNR ZNR
R 152141Z R 152141Z
FM AIRDIV FM AIRDIV V 19 CARSWELL AFB TEX 19 CARSWELL AFB TEX
TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO. TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO.
RJWFHW/OKLAHOMA ADS OKLAHOMA CITY AF STN OKLA
RJEDSQ/ATIC WPAFB OHIO
RJEZHQ/AFCIN USAF WASH DC
RJEZHQ/SAFOI WASHDC
INFO RJEBKF/AF 2 BARKSALE AFB LA
RJWXBR/SAC OFFUTT AFB NEBR
RJWFKF/AIRD IV RICHARDS GEBAUR MO
BT
UNCLAS FROM 7DCOI 107 IMMEDIATE ATTENTION REQUIRED
SUBJECT: UNIDENTIFIED FLYING (UFO) SUBJECT: UNIDENTIFIED FLYING (UFO) SIGHTING. S IGHT ING.
1. DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT: 1. DESCRIPTION N OF OBJECT:
A. SHAPE-ROUND A SHAPE-ROUND
B. SIZE-NICKLE *
C. COLOR-BRIGHT SILVER
D. NUMBER -TWO
E. FORMATION-APPEAREED TOGETHER -SIDE -BY-SIDE
FM DISCERNIBLE FEATURES-NONE 1
G.1 5-8) 94 3/ -75-NONE
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DSPAREWENT OF BE AR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
UNCLASSIFTED MESSAGE
INCO
AF IN : 48096 (16 Mar 61) Page 2 of
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Ho NO SOUND
B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE:
A ON SUN DECK OF CARSWELL USAF HOSPITAL
B. NORTHEAST-DIRECTLY OVERHEAD-40,00 FT
C. ONE OBJECT DISAPPE C. ONE OBJECT DISAPPEARED GOING STRAIGhT UP SECOND UBJECT DISHTT GOING STRAIGHT UP SECOND OBJECT DISAPPEARED
GOING SOUTHWARD
D. OBJECTS SIDE-BY-SIDE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. THEN THEY D. OBJECTS SIDE-BY-SIDE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. THEN THEY
SEPARATED AS DESCRIBE BOVEQHE. INSTANTANEOUGLY OVEQHE. INSTANTANEOUGLY
F. 5 MINUTES
C. MANNER OBSERVATION
A GROUND-VISUAL
B.1 ,9 9058:-) -8$
D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING
Ao 2212Z 12 MARCH 1961
B. DAY
C. USAF HOSPITAL, CARSWELL AFB, TEXAS
F. IDENTIFYING ON OBSERVORS
Ao NONE Ao NONE
B. JOHN B JOHN G. NIBER, SSGT Go NIBER, SSGT 7BW 7BW FIELD MAINTENANCE RELIABILITY FIELD MAINTENANCE RELIABILITY

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OF THE AR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
. UNCLASSIPIED MESSAGE
INCO
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AF IN : 48096 (16 Mar 61)
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(DOUBTFUL)- HEAD INJURY, PATIENT
KAROL MSGT I HQ SQ 70TH RECON STRAT WING, LITTLE ROCK
ANDREW
AFB, ARKANSAS
EL IABILITY UNKNOWN
G. WEATHER
A. WINDY & CLEAR, WIND FROM THE NORTH
B. WEST AT 10 KNOTS RFACE)
Co NO CEILING .
E. 1/10 SCATTERED
F. NO THUNDERSTORMS
Ho NONE
I. NONE
J. LANDING MADE TO THE SOUTH
K. UFO REPORTS OFFICER 7BW. SSGT NIBER WAS INTERVIEWED CONVERNING THAT
THIS SIGHTING AND HIS I INCOHERENTE, AT
NOT CONSIDER NIBER TO BE A
OFOR THIS REASON, THIS FICER DOES
RELIABLE SOURCE. HOSPITAL BEFORE AN INTERVIEW
ISMISSED FROM THE
MSGT KAROL WAS
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1 DEPAREMENT OF THE AIR FORCE .
STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
UNCLASSIMED MESSAGE
INCOMING
AF IN : 48096 (16 kar 61) Page4 4 '
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COULD BE HELD WITH HIM; THEREFORE, HIS INFORMATION, WHICH HE REPORTED.
CANNOT BE AJUDGED AS BEING EITHER RELIABLE OF UNRELIABLE. HIS
RELIABILITY AS A SOURCE OF INFORMATION REMAINS UNKNOWN.
NO EXPLAINABLE COURSE FOR SIGHTING
L. NO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE PRESENT EVIDENCE PRESENT
BT
15/2203Z MAR RJWFSK