PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8677172

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1962

REPORTED LOCATIONBeeville Texas

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS /
Was Balloon
6 July 62 Beeville, Texas 000 Probably Balloon
DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aireraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT_ GMT_ 06/2030 06/2030 AirVisual AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 5. PHOTOS . SOURCE 6. SOURCE BX BX Was Astranomical Was Astranomical I Meteor 1Meteor
Yes 0 D Probably Astronomical
XX:KNo Military D Possibly Astronomical PassiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. 9. COURSE Other
000 Insufficient Data Insufficient Data for Evaluation for Evaluation
Unknown Unknown
3-5 sec sec 1 M
10. BRIEF 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING ROULNd SUMMARY OF SIGHTING ROUNd green objt with n. comMENtsObjt hus characteristies of a n. coMMENtsObjt hus charucteristies of a
bright bright orange tail appeared at 7o° elev. Dis- orange tail appeared at 70° elev. Dis- meteor. Case is evaluated as such. meteor. Case is evaluuted as such.
avpeured apbeared gradually descending to 20 elev
lin from 3-5 sec. Flight straight, no sound.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCF 7
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIFED MESSAGI
Page l of 2
ACTION: CIN-17
INFO : 00P-2,0 P-CP-1, SAFS-3, DIA-8 (32)
SMB B 035
CZCHQD637ZCWJD207
PP RUEAHQ
DE RJWFHWZ 6 De nowr Tw2 S .:
ZNR
P 062215Z
. FM 813TH ACW SQDN ROCKPORT AFS ROCKPORT TEXAS
TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COGI
RJWFHW/32ND AIR DIV OKLA CITY AFS OKLA CITY OKLA
RJEDSQ/AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RJUEAHQ/HQ USAF WASH 25 D C
RUEAHQ/SECRET THE
BT
UNCLASS 813 06-G-620. FOR (AFCIN) HQ USAF : (SAFIS SECRETARY OF THE AF
SUBJECT: UFO
A. (1) ROUND
(2) ABOUT SIZE OF PINHEAD
(3) GREEN (3) GREEN
(4) ONE
(5) N/A
(6) BRIGHT IN COLOR (6) BRIGHT IN COLOR
(7) ORANGE TAIL (7) ORANGE TAIL
(8) NONE

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DEPARTMENT CF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
AF IN: 36071 (6 July 62)/N Page 2 of 2
PAGE TWO RJWFHWZ 6
(9) NONE
B. (1) JUST HAPPENED TO GLANCE UP AND OBSERVED OBJECT
(2) 70 DEGREE ANGLE FROM SURFACE
(3) 20 DEGREES
(4) STRAIGHT (4) STRAIGHT : :
(5) GRADUALLY TO THE WEST
(6) THREE TO FIVE SECONDS
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C. (1) GROUND VISUAL
121 12
(2) NO OPTICAL AIDS
D. (1) 06/2030Z JULY 62
(2) DAY
E. 28:40N 98:40W
F. ACC E. L. BOWE, USSN 2290747, CONTROL TOWER OPERATOR
CHASE FIELD, BEEVILLE, TEXAS
G. (1) SUNNY AND S CATTERED CLUDS
(2) 20 151 DEGREES 05 40 121 DEGREES 10
30 141 DEGREES s 10 50 161 DEGREES 15
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(4) 10 (4)10
NOTE: ADV CY DEL TO DIA 1
BT
06/2300Z 06/2300Z JUL RJWFHWZ
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