PROJECT BLUE BOOK

INCOMING DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

MESSAGE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIFIED

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TO BE ECHO I EXCEPT FOR THE PLOAR ORBIT. THE OBSERVER WAS WATCHING
THE FIRST OBJECT WHEN THE SECOND OSJECT APPEARED.

(2) ANGLE AND AZIMUTH OF OJECTS WHEN FIRST OBSERVED: UNDETERMINED.
(3) AVGLE AND AZIMUTH AHEN OEJECTS DISAPPEARED: UNDETERMINED.

(4) DISCRIPTION OF FLIGHT PATH: THE FIRST OBJECT TRAVELING SOUTH
[QO NORTH LOCKED LIXE ECHO I SaTELLITE, ROUND AND WHITE. AS dE WAS
LOOKING AT THE FIRST OSJEST, OosSERVER NOTICED ANOTHER OBJECT
[RAVELING NORTH TO SOUTH ON A COLLISION COURSE. AS THEY APPEARED
fO WEAR EACH OTHER, THE C3JECTRAVELING SOUTH TOOK EVASIVE ACTION
TO THE EAST. IT CHANGED COURSE SEVERAL TIMES, FINALLY HEADING WEST
JESCENDING SELOY THE HORIZON AND APPEARING TO LAND ON LAUNDRY

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GE OF THE MUSTANG (lOUNTAINS. CCOORDINATES FROM 51-27N TO
3 N ALONG A LINE 118-23W). (5) HOW DID OBJECTS DISAPPEAR?

ONE CaJE0T FADED OUT TO THE NORTH. THE SECOND OBJECT APPEARED TO

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LAND. SEES5C4) ABOVE. €6) HOW LONG VISIBLE? FROM 20/wS515Z JUL
64 TO 26/0355Z JUL 64. Ce. WiANNER OF OBSERVATION: (1) GROUND
VISUAL. €2) OPTICAL AIDS: 1d3X POWER TELESCOPE. (5) N/A

oO, TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING: (1) FROM 26/03515Z TILL 26/5552
JUL 64. €2) LIGHT CONDITIONS: NIGHT. E. LOCATION OF

OSSfRVERs ON AAIN PART OF POST Of FORT HUACHUCA, ARIZONA,

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MESeACt DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
__ MESSAGE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIFIED
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PF. LJENTIFYING IwFORMATION OF OBSERVER: (1) SR, Qe,

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RELIABILITY.

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VISIBILITY:
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SOUTH OF

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AREA WITHIN PREVIOUS HOUR OF OBSERVATION,

SIERRA VISTA, ARIZONA.
TECHNICIAN, ESTIMATED TO BE OF EXCELLENT

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ARIZONA, HOUSEWIFE, a.

GS-12.

Jista, (2) N/A, WEATHER

WT. €1) ABSERVER'S ACCOUNT: APPROXIMATELY SdPCT ur

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OVER. €2) AIR WEATHER SERVICE REPORT:

220/94 KIS

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25/1 KIS
362/18 KTS
192/12 KTS
l49/1> KTS
180/25 KTS
879/20 KTS
390/39 KTS
HIGH OVE SINOVC NW. €4)

EST 5530 SRUKEN, RCAST,

L5AaWI MILES. (5) CLOUD COVER: 5/78 CU 5509 FEET,

€5) THUNDERSTORMS IN AREAs THUNDERSTORM TO THe

LIGHTNING TO SOUTH

VERTICAL TEMPERATURE GRADIENT:

BSERVATION. (7)

aecenee DEPAR#MENT OF THE AIR FORCE
MESSAGE STAFF MESSA@E BRANCH UNCLASSIFIED

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SURFACE : PLUS 22 DEG C
5940 FEET +: PLUS 22 DEG C
ov ; >LUS 18 DEG C
$200 ¥ : PLUS 15 DEG C
lu, dud a. ; PLUS!I@ DEG C
15, Jdu z : PLUS 9 UsG C
29,000 ‘ s$-10 DEG U
30,000 se ; ~ 52 DEG C
40,900 s = 56 DEG C
I, 049 7 $ - 67 DEG C
Q0, 000d i : = 64 DEG C

He OTHER UNUSUAL ACTIVITY: ECdO I AND ECHO II SATELLITES EXPECTED
ty ARLZUNA AREA LATER ON DURING NIGHT OF OSSERVATION. I. INTER-
CEPT{IQn OF IDENTIFICATION ACTION TAKEN AT TIME OF SiunTInG: NOwk.
Js LOCATION OF AIR TRAFFIC OR BOLLOONS AT TIME OF SIGHTING: NONE.
Ke LT COLONEL THOwWAS D. KAHLEY, ASSISTANT BASE OPERATIOwS

WITH A HELICOPTER OVER LAUNDRY RIDGE SEE PARAGRAPH BC5) ABOVE.
HELICOPTER REPORTED NO SIGHTING OF ANYTHING IW THE TARGET AREA.

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If IS FELT THAt SECAUSE OF THE EXTREWELY GOOD VISIBILITY In THE
ARIZONA AREA, THAT THE OSSERVER PROBABLY SAW SOME AIRCRAFT IN FLIGHT.
MANY MILES AWAY WOULD SEEW LOSE BY AND THE LANDING eFFECT WOULD

HAVE OCCURRED AS THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED FROM SIGHT BEHIND THE RIDGE
ViENTIONED IN PARAGRAPH BC5) ABOVE. Lo. NONE.

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