DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8725831
DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1964
REPORTED LOCATIONSan Antonio Texas
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1. DAVE - TINE GROUP LOCATION
12 Jal Jun Antonie, Rezas
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civiiah stpnordml (MOON)
4. NUMBER OF OBJECT3
Ors
5. LENGTH OF OSSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Yellon erescmnt shaped objeet aupouring to salit into two halvee
16 disappaering al bormately end reayperring joined togabler, in
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION unbrekun creseent shepe. Observiiion at 'i5 deg elevati on ayo
deg animth, Object apupred to shift posld on horisontally
withia ini gusdrant and to diienge elevnti cd 5 dogreas up and
7. COURSE dowtt. Observation from moving auto, lo yisunl aias. Thunder-
stonas in Sl guadreot. Ghalloa invurion. Zebrn Kims convorta
Ivod dey, wile Miae ot"'sighting rpdool ts nigit.
B. PHOTOS
Comtkes: Sne tnalyeds of inveotlgating, officer. 1oil aoded
Yas efrects of iveralon also a contributing fnotor. Case
NOL No evaltatod ns observeti on of the Moon cnder taustal condi tions.
PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
O Yos
CC No
FORM
FTD SEP 43 0-329 (TDE) Proviaua aditiona of thls form say be usad.
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INCOMING DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE Jui
MESSAGE STAFF_ MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIFIED
1July
AF IN : 12884 (16 Jul 64) B/oge Son Antoio Texas Pgl of 5
ACTION: NIN-7
INFO : SAF-OS-3, XOP-1, XOPX-5, DIA-15 (32)
SUB A066
ZRHQC773Z0WJ0742
RR RUEAHO
DE RUWGES 269 15/2232Z
ZNR
R 151930Z
FM 3510TH FLY TNG WG RANDOLPH AFB TEX
TO RUWGALE/ADC
RUCARG/29TH AIR DIVISION RICHARDS GEBAUR AFB MO RUCARG/2STH AIR DTVISION RICAARDS GEBAUR AFB MO
RUEAGL/AFSC RUEAGL/AFSC
RUEANG/HO U RUEAHG/HQ USAF AFNIN USAF AFNIN WASH DC WASH DC
RUEAHG/SECY RUEAHD/SECY AF SAFOI SAFOI WASH DC
BT
UNCLAS SD-FS 255G.
UFU. REF PARA 14, AFR 200-2, UNIDENTIFIED FLYING UFO. REF PA FLYING
OSJECT REPORT AS FOLLOWS:
A (1) CRESCENT
(2) BASEBALL
(3) YELLOW
(4) ONE
(5) NONE
(6) NONE
(7) NONE
WM
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INCOMING OEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
MESSAGE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIFIED
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(8) NONE
(S) CRESCENT SHAPE APPEARED TO SPLIT INTO HALVES
NATELY THEN TO RESUME ORIGINAL UNBROKEN CRESG
CENT SHAPE
B. (I) CASUAL OBSERVATION
(2) APPROX 15 DEGREES ELEVATION, 270 DEGREES MAG-
NETIC FROM OBSERVER.
(3) NOT OBSERVED.
(4) OBJECT APPEARED TO SHIFT POSITION HORIZONTALLY
ATION APPROX FIVE DEGREES UP ATION APPROX FIVE DEGREES UP AND DOWN. AND DOWN
(5) NOT OBSERVED. (5) NOT OASERVED.
(6) APPROX FIFTEEN MINUTES.
C. (1) GROUND VISUAL FROM MOVING AUTO VING AUTO
(2) NO OPTICAL L AIDS L AIDS
(3) N/A (3) N/A
D(1) 2150Z, 12 JULY D(1) 2150Z, 12 JULY 1964.
(2) NIGHT,
E(1) 98 DEGREES 30 MINUTES WEST BY 29 DEGREES
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ANCOMING DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE.
MESSAGE STAFF MESSAGE E BRANCH UNCLASSIFIED
PAGE 3 RUWGBS 269 UNCLAS AF IN : 12884 (16 Jul 64) Pg 3 of 5
31 MINUTES NORTH: INTERSECTION L0OP 410 AND
US HWY 281 'ON N NORTH CENTRAL OUTSI OF
SAN ANTONIO.
F. (1) CIVILIAN; SAN
ANTONIO, TEXAS, SALESMAN, FAIRLY RELIABLE.
G. (I) CLEAR WITH SOIE CLOUDS. NO RAIN.
(2) 24TH WEATHER SQ, RANDOLPH AFB, WEATHER REPORT:
WINDS DEGREES KNOTS DIRECTION
6,000 140 20 SE
10,000 160 20 SSE
16,000 130 10 s
30,000 30,000 200 200 15 ESW LSW
50,000 50,000 220 20 20 SW
38,300 N/A
(3) ESTIMATED 12,000 BROKEN, HIGH BROKEN.
(4) TWENTY MILES PLUS. (4) TWENTY MILES PLUS.
(5) 0/10 SC LOW CLOUDS, 6/10 AC (5) 0/1D SC LOW CLOUDS, 6/10 AC MIDDLE MIDDLE CLOUDS,
8/10 CS HIGH CLOUDS. 3/1D CS HIGH CLOUDS.
(6) FEW THUNDERSTROMS IN DISTANT SE MOVING S. TLIIN
(7) SHALLOW W INVERSION APPROX 1500 FT DUE TO COLD
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INCOMING DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE UNCLASSIFIED
MESSAGE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
PAGE 4 RUWGBS 269 UNCLAS AF IN : 12884 (16 Jul 64) Pg 4 of 5
FRONIAL PASSAGE AT 1630 CST 12 JULY, BALANCE
OF GRADIENT NORNAL.
H. NONE.
I. NONE.
J. NONE.
K: FLYING SAFETY OFFICER; PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS
INDICATES THE UFO TO HAVE BEEN THE QUARTER MOON
NEAR MOONSET. THE AIR ALMANAC INDICATES THE MOON
WOULD HAVE BEEN CRESCENT SHAPED ON THIS DATE, SLI-
GHTLY ABOVE THE HORIZON, AND AT AN AZIMUTH OF F 280 INVERSLON SNO
DEGREES AT THE TIME AND LOCATION OF SIGHTINGG LOW
CLOUDS AND/OR GROUND OBJECTS PROBABLY CAUSED THE CLOUDS AND/OR GROUND OBJECTS PROBABLY CAUSED THE
APPARENT SPLITTING, DISAPPEARING, AND FRAGMENTING APPARENT SPLITTING, DISAPPEARING, AND FRAGMENTING
OF IHE UFO, THE APPARENT SHIFTING OF THE OBJECT OF THE UFO, THE APPARENT SHIFTING OF THE OBJECT
WAS PROBABLY CAUSED BY THE VARYING DIRECTIONS WAS PROBABLY Y CAUSED BY THE VARYING DIRECTIONS
TAKEN BY THE OBSERVER WHILE DRIVING WHO AT NO TIME
STOPPED THE AUTO FOR OBSERVATION, THE OBSERVER
DISCLAIMS ANY CIVILIAN OR MILITARY TRAINING WHICH DISCLAIMS ANY CIVILIAN N OR MILITARY TRAINING WHICH
WOULD MAKE HIM A SKILLED OBSERVER OF AERONAUZRCAL
OR METEROLOGICAL PHENOMENA. QUERIES TO MILITARY
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INCOMING DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR IOR
MESSAGE STAFF MESSAGE BRANC: JNOASTED
1H04036
AF IN : 12884 (16 Jul 64) B/cge Fa3 *5
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AND CIVILIAN AGENCIES IN THIS AREA REFLECT N
ACTIVITY WHICH WOULD INDICATE THE OBJECT TO AS
OF AN AEROSPACE NATURE.
BT
NOTE: ADV CY TO DIA & NIN.
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