PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Waco, Texns and Janes Connally Was Balloon
15 May 61 AFB, Texas (3138N 9705W) 0 Probably Bullcon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local 0115 Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar G Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
GMT_1507157 AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE D Was Astronamical
O Yes 0 Probobly Astronamical
No Mlitary and Civilian o Possibly Astronomical
7. 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS . NumBeR OF CaJeCTs I 9. COuRse COURSE Other Other
000 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
8-10 min D Unknown
1 N-S
nO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING ROUNd, SIZe of 1O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING ROUNd, siZe of pinhead, 11. COMMENTS Objt of Objt of this sighting was prob bly sighting was probdbly
bright white, Traveled N-S, generally white, Traveled N-S, generally errutic, an a/c. An a/e 8 miles high and appearing miles high and appearing
during first four minutes would stop and go, and go, and disagpearing and disagpearing at ele angles reported at ele angles 1 reported
no straight course was maintained. Faded, by witness would have a ground speed of have a ground speed of
Frebrightened then disappeared. Frebrightened then disappeared. ppeared opeared 30° N. 375K if reported times are correct. Trul
Dissppeared l0° S. Dissppeared l0 S. airspeed required to make good such a airspeed required to make e good such a
ground speed would be 4ook. Deseription ground speed would be 400K. Deseription
nade by witnesse nade by witnesses is not unlike not unlike appeararce
of lights of an a/e. of lights of an a/e.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV OND
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PARA 15, M222-2. (1) :05. ) AD. 3) PARA IDPICHT
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COMMALLY AVE, T, PAATISA CE ENVER ON MUTY O COETICL CONALLY AVE, TE, PAATHIZA CE ENVER ON MUTY O COHTICL *
GOOD. RECONS DE.FRVER WAICHED VEJEOT FOR A MINUTE AUD A MALA GOOD. GECOND OELFIVER R WAICHED VEJIOT FOR A MINUTE AUD A MALF
USING N 1SX BINOCULAN'Y EE MATARIALLY UITH AEPOMY OF FIE T MATERIALLY PITN AEPOMY OF FIRT
C2 150.0. ②D Ca 2 150. 0 . D URFACE CNLI GOOSE FEEY URFACE ONLE1 G,R32 FEEY
291 (13: 11,0357521 279/251 14,339 /687 273/551 18,035 3851 222131 : 13,0058521 275/251 14,332 7627 273/551 18,335 3851
251/531 30,391 F487 251/731 5,233 7427 252/551 (6,333 126T 33,331 F6n1 251/731 52,235 727 25,/551 .A83 TENT
TT.② CL15)
62/46. 62745.
PARA 154, HONT. PARA 151; 159, MONE KO.
RODURT T. ZARTUR, AF1DS33417,
2 CONULTATION
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UFO ANALYSIS SHEET
Date (Local)_15 May 61 Hour (Local)_0115
Hour (Z Tlme Crouph150715Z_May_6k.
Satellite: (Det 5 ATIC, Ext 3279)
Astronomical Phenomena (Meteor, Comet, Planet, etc)_ ---------
Radar Analysis (AFcIN-hEl) N/A
Natural Phenomena (Ball Lightning, etc)_
Aireraft, Balloons, Airships, etc Possiacy Aiscraft.
Other Other
Evaluation of Source Peliabtlity_UniNown- Evaluation of Source PeliabilityUwuNowN-
. Analysis and Conclusions:
THE oOJECT oF - THiS SIGHmNG
WA3 PRORABLY AN MecRaET. An MEERMT
8 mies H1CHI AND
AT TAE ELEUATIN ANGLES RAPORND of
WITNESS WOULD EVAVE A GROUND SOLED
375K 1 THE RGPORTSD 7Mss
CORRGCT. The TRue BARsPSEO REGUIRED
70 MAICE COuP suCH A GROUNA SPBED
NoULo 400 ENSrS. THE Dfsccprion
MADE TE WoTNSSSEs 13 NST CNLOEE
T APPEARANCE of rrt CiCHTs of
An AILCRAT 1T /1 CONCLUDSO MHAp
obuber of SIGUING wts
THe ARCRAPT-