PROJECT BLUE BOOK

Was Balloan
6 March 1963 Houston, Texas area 00 Probably Balloon
DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local_ XKGround-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT. 06/1655Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE XX Was Astronomical meteor
Yes D Probably Astronomical
XKNo Civilian & Military PossiblyAstronomical
OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
generally 00 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
generally Unknown Unknown
4 seconds, maximum one North
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Cylindrica to 50
ft long obse ft long Meteor sighting. No decay at decay at
o N for this time according
4 second ith ith orange to SPADATS, to SPADATS,
nose. small pieces pieces and duration consistent with an and duration consistent with an
falling analysis as meteor.
from sides from side vation vation at
40 dgrs,.ele 40 dgrs,.ele rnout rnout at at
20 dgr above orizon. Al wo pilots o pilots
taxiing a/c observed s similar object object
thought object Extract
from 06/1637Z ir from 06/1637Z in Arkansas, Louisiana rkansas, Louisiana
and Texas included sighting and Texas included sighting at 06/1655
fm civilian at Chennault FB of obj
described as bright falling metallic
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(2) WIND VELOCITY AT SURFACE: 21/4, 6,00 DEGREES
130K;
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50,000-260 DEGREES/62; 80,20 NKNOWN.
(3) UNLIMITED
(4) UNRESTRICTED
(5) 1/10TH CIRUS
(6) NONE
(7)UNKNOWN
H. NONE
I. NONE
J. NONE
K. CAPTAIN EARL W. HANDING, INFORMATION OFFI ER, ELLINGTON AFB: A CHECK
OF THE HOUSTON ARE REVEALED THAT TWO PILOTS OF CIVILIAN AIRCRAFT
TAXIING AT HOUSTON INTERNATION AIRPORT HAD SIGHTED A SIMILAR OBJECT
OF THE SAME GENERAL DESCRIPTION AND AT THE SAME TIME. THE PILOT OF THE
ONE AIRCRAFT SIGHTING THE OBJECT THOUGHT IT WAS A METEOR. THE NAMES AND ONE AIRCRAFT SIGHTING T THE OBJECT THOUGHT IT WAS A METEOR. THE NAMES AND
AIRCRAFT NUMBERS WERE NOT RECORDED BY THE TOWER OPERATOR AND ARE AIRCRAFT NUMBERS WERE NOT RECORDED BY THE TOWER OPERATOR AND ARE
THEREFOR NOT AVAILUBLE FOR THIS REPORT. THEREFOR NOT AVAILUBLE E FOR THIS REPORT.
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ADDITIONAL CHECKS OF THE LOCAL AC&W SQUADRON AND SEVERAL PILOTS -
WHO HAD BEEN FLYING IN THE LOCAL AREA DURINGHTHIS TIME AND THE WEATHER
STATION WERE NEGATIVE. IN ADDITION A CHECK WITH NASA OFFICIALS REVEALED -
NO KNOW SATELLITE PASSOVERS OR MISSIPE FIRING IN CONJUNCTION 1
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(7)NONE
(8) NONE
(9) NONE
B. (1) MOVEMENT T ACROSS SKY
(2) 30 DEGREES - 40 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON (
(3) 20 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON
(4) OBJECT PROCEEDED FROM SOUTH NORTH IN ARC FLIGHT PATH
ACCORDING TO OBSERVER -
(5) DISAPPEARED INSTANTANEOUSLY TO THE NORTH.
(6) OBJECT VISIBLE APPROXIMATELY SECONDS
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C. (1) GROUND-VISUAL
(2) NONE
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(3) N/A
D.(1)15552,6 D. (1) 15552,  MARCH 1955 MARCH 1953
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E. EIGHTEEN HIGHLANDS, TEXAS
F.(1), 50 YEARS OLD, STREET, (
HIGHLANDS, TEXAS. IN PHONE COVERSATION MR.   SOUNDED CALM AND HIGHLANDS, TEXAS. IN PHONE COVERSATION MR.  SOUNDED CALM AND
ANSWERED ALL QUESTIONG IN AN INTELLIGENT MANNER. HE INDICATED THAT HIS CAI
WAS PROMPTED D BY THE FACT THAT THE OBJECT WAS SO UNUSUAL PARTICULARLY BY THE FA I THAT THE OBJECT WAS SO UNUSUAL PARTICI ULARLY
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IN BROAD DAYLIGHT. ESTIMATE E HIS RELIABILITY AS EXCELLENT.
(2) N/A

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220-2, FOLOWING UFO REPORT UFO REPORT
SUBMITTED AS FOLLOWS:
A. DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT -
(1) CYLINDRICAL
(2) ESTIMATED 50 FEET LONG BY OBSERVER (2) ESTIMATED LONG BY OBSERVER -
(3LIGHT BLUE WITH (3)LIGHT BLUE WITH ORANGE ORANCE NOSE NOSE
(4) ONE (1)
(5)N/A
(5) SPLINTERS OR SMALL PIECES COMING FROM SIDES ..
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