PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9316726

DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1963

REPORTED LOCATIONPhoenix Arizona

FRAMES3

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0 Was Balloon
Phoenix, Arizona 0 Probably Balloon
12 February 1963 0 Possibly Balloan
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION Was Aircraft
Local Giround-Visual Ground-Radar Probably Aircraft
13/0555Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
GMT_ 0 Was Astronomical
5. PHOTOS 6.5 SOURCE Probably Astronomical
Yes 00 Possibly Astronomical
XOXNo Civilian
8. NUMBER OF COURSE 0 Other. for Evaluation
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8 Insufficient Data
Unknown
1 1/2 seconds four east
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Four small round glowing dots crossed Glowing dots indicates possible
field of vision of obseryer while he bolide sighting. indicated
was lying down lookin dow looking through skylight. that the speed that the speed
No trails No trails exhaust. Believed haust. . Believed objects a/c. Objects apparently solid.
to be extrem to be extrema high. Skylight igh Skylight 4 x 8 x 8 Insufficient data Insufficient data for evaluation or evaluation
ft. Flight was from SW to and pre-
vious observation of jet a/c in vious observation of jet a/c the
same path indicated speeds much slower.
No known a/c in area.
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12 DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH 3/05552
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE Felruary
INCOMING -
AF IN: 12202 2 (14 Feb 63) B/pgc PAGE l of 2
ACTION: NIN-9
INFO : XOP-1, (48)
SMB B017
HQE903ZCQJC527 D
RR RUEAHQ
DE RUWHSH 59
ZNR
R 142000Z
FM LUKE AF3 ARIZ
TO RUWGAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO
RUWHSB/28 AIRDIV HAMILTON AF3 CALIF
RUCDSQ/FTD "PAF3 OHIO RUCDSQ/FTD MPAF3 OHIO
RUEAHQ/CSAF
RUEAHQ/ OSAF RUEAHQ/OSAF F "ASh DO "ASH DC
3T
UNCLAS D0153
FOR CSAF AFCIN AND OSAF SAFOI. FOLLOWING REPORT IN
ACCORDANCE VITH AFR 200-2. SUBJECT: UFO. A. DESCRIPTION ACCORDANCE WITH
(1) ROUND (2) VERY SMALL (3) GLOWING (4) FOUR OBJECTS DCT
SIZE (5) FORMATION AS THE NUMBERS THREE, FOUR, FIVE AND
SIX OF THE CLOCK (6) NONE (7) NO TRAILS OR EXHAUST (8) NO
SOUND B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECTS (1) O3SERVER
LYING IN BED LOOKING THROUGH A FOUR BY EIGHT FOOT
CEILING SXYLIGHT VHEN OBJECTS APPEARED. EXTREMELY
HIGH, HIGHER THAN JET FLIGHT (2) OVER HEAD (3) UNKN OUN

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. DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING
PAGE 2 of 2
PAGE TWO RUWHSH 59
(4) APPROACHED FRON THE SOUTHWEST AND MOVED EAST
ACROSS THE SKYLIGHT (5) DISAPPEARED FROM VISION OF THE
SKYLIGHT KS NVED ACROSS DISTANCE IN ABOUT ONE AND ONE
HALF SECONDS. INDIVIDUAL HAD OBSERVED JETS TRAVELLING
SIMILAR PATH BUT MUCH SLOWER. C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION
(1) GROUND VISUAL (2) NONE (3) NOT APPLICABLE. D. TIME
AND DATE OF SIGHTING (1) 2255MST 12 FEB 63 (0555Z 13 FEB 63)
(2) NIGHT CLEAR SKY. E. LOCATION OF OBSERVOR: 33 DEGREES
30 MINUTES NORTH 112 DEGREES 10 MINUTES WEST, NORTHWEST
SECTION OF PHOENIX, ARIZ. F. CIVILIAN, , -
AGE 39, 1 R, PHOENIX ARIZ. EMPLOYED WITH AGE 39, 1 MR, PHOENIX ARIZ. EMPLOYED WITH
DEL WE3B DEVELOPMENT CORP., SOURCE RELIABLE. G.
WEATHER AND WINDS (1) A1C L.D. JONES, OBSERVER (2) LUKE
AFB 50,000 FEET 300 DEGREES 55 KNOTS (3) CLEAR (4) 15 PLUS
(5) NONE (6) NONE (7) NORMAL, NO INVERSION. H. NONE.
I. NONE. J. NO KNOWN TRAFFIC. K. 4510 CCRTNGWG INTELLIGENCE I. NONE. J. NO KNOWN I TRAFFIC. K. 4510 CCRTNGWG INTELLIGENCE
OFFICER, INSUFFICIENT INFORMATION FOR COMMENT. THIS
MESSAGE CONSTITUTES CLOSING ACTION. L. NONE.
BT
14/2238Z FEB RUWHSH 2
NOTE: ADV CY TO DIA
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