PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
1X Wos Balloon
27 June 1963. Von Ormy, Texas 0 Eropeny auieen
be DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATIO QO Possibly Balloon
O Was Aircraft —
Local ASG round Visual O Ground-Radaor Gl. Prebebly Alrerett
GMT 28/00302Z 0D Air Vi sual ‘ O Air-Intercept Radar QO Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS ‘6. SOURCE D Was Astronomical
0 Yes OC Probebly Astronomical
Eke Civilian O Possibly Astronomicol
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 0 , Other
OC insufficient Data for Evaluation
QO Unknown
_15 minutes one westerly ee
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Roun i
d object similar to a star in Subsequent report states that
bright daylight observed at S80Odgr object was identified as a
elevation moving to 60 dgr elevation balloon released by U.S,
toward the west. Faded into sun, No weather bureau at San Antonio.

radar pickup from area,

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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AF IN : 19655 (29 Jun 63) | NC OnkY NG Page 1 of 3 Pages
ACTION: NIN-9 |
INFO : XOP=1, XOPX-4, SAF-OS-3, DIA-25, DIA(CIIC)-2 (45)
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UNCLAS SABF 7028. HQ USAF FOR AFCIN. SEC OF THE AF FOR SAFOI.
UFO R2PORT. REF PAR 14 AFR 200-2.

Ae DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT. /1/ ROUND SHAPE SIMILAR TO STAR.
/2/ PIN HEAD SIZE AT ARMS LENGTH. /3/ BRIGHT STEADY WHITE WITH
NO CHANGE IN COLOR. /4/ ONE. /5/ N/A. /6/ NONE. /7/ NONE. ;

/8/ NONE. /9/ NONE.

3B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE. /1/ BOSERVER HAPPENED TO LOOK UP AND
SAW WHAT APPEARED TO BE A STAR IN BRIGHT DAYLINGHT. ONE PERSON OF
THE FAMILY CALLED ATTENTION OF OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS TO THE OBJECT.

42/ O3JECT FIRST OBSERVED 8@ DEGREES ABOVE NORTHERN HORIZON. /3/

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE 8RANCH

UNCLASSIFILD MESSAGE

INCOMING

AF IN : 19655 (29 Jun 63) ) Page 2 of 3 Pages

PAGE TWO RUWGNH 245 |
OBJECT DISAPPEARED 69 DEGREES ABOVE WESTERN HORIZON /4/ OBJECT

APPEARED TO BESTRAVELING ON HEADING OF 20@ DEGREES M AND FOR APPRO-~
XIMATELYSS8 MINUTES THEN WHEN AT ZENITH IT MADE A GRADUAL TURN OR

ARC TO APPROXIMATELY 282M DEGREES NO OTHER MANEUVERS OBSERVED.
/5/ OQ3JECT GRADUALLY FADED FROM SIGHT WHEN 6% DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON

IN LINE WITH SUN WHICH WAS APPROXIMATELY
5@ DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON. /6/ OBJECT IN SIGHT L5 MINUTES.
C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION. /1/ GROUND VISUAL. 741 ACW SQUADRON

COULD NOT PICK UP OBJECT ON RADAR. /2/ OBSERVER USED FOUR POWER
REEVES RIFLE SCOPE BUT COULD NOT DISTINGUISH ANY CHARACTERISTICS

OR DETAILS OF OBJECT. /3/ N/A,
D. ITEM AND DATE OF SITING: /1/ O@@30Z 28 JUN 65. /2/ DAY.

E/ LOCATION OF OBSERVER: 29 DEGREES 17 LATITUDE. 98 DEGREES 38

LONGITUDE 2 MILES NORTH VON ORMY TEX.
F. INFORMATION ON OBSERVER CIVILIAN. @OGRURRGRRMWEN. FAILING

ADDRESS, gee) ON ORMY TEX. OCCUPATION: CIVIL

SERVICE KELLY AFB TEX MATERIELS EXPEDITER. AVERAGE TYPE OBSERVER.
Ge. WEATHER AND WINDS: /1/ OBSERVER STATES WEATHER WAS CLEAR WITH
TWO SMALL CLOUDS IN NORTHLY DIRECTION. OBJECT APPEARED BETWEEN TWO

CLOUDS. /2/ WINDS: SURFACE 130 DEGREES 5KTS3 6,800 FT 130 DEGREES

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