DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8279184
DATE OF SIGHTINGJune 1966
REPORTED LOCATIONGoodfellow AFB Texas
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD PROJECT TUO73 RECORD
1. DATE - TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION . LOCATION
15 June 1966 16/04372 16/04372 Goodfellow AFB, Texas (2 Witnesses)
. SCURCE . SCURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Mlitary 1. Probable Satellite (ECHo II)
2. Possible AIRCRAFT Possible AIRCRAFT
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
Onc Each Time
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
1. 3 - 4 Minutes
2. 4 inutes Object n moved from W in a southerly direction. Object moved
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION across sky in 3 or 4 minutes, whomre it disappeared in the
BO south. After object faddd it reappeared in less than 1 minute,
Ground-Visual seemingly climbed in altitude at place of prevous fading and
7. COURSE then moved in westerly direction before out of sight again.
1. East X
2. SSH At approximntcly O438z, Ecilo 1I was crossing 113 deg longtitud,
. PHOTOS 30 deg lattitude travcling in a SE direction. Other objcct
possible A/c where first objoct disappeared.
Yes
U. No
9. PXYSICAL EVIDENCE
D Yos
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FTD SEP63 0-329 (TDE) Pravloun editiona of this form may be ueed.
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ACTION: RDC-4
SMB A147 CZCBV B210 INFO: XOP-1, XOPX-2, SAF-OS-3, DIA-1, NIN-7, (19)
PTTU JAW RUWTPDA6161 1670735-UUUU--RUEDHQA.
ZNR UUUUU
P 160703Z
FM 6940SCTY WG GOODFELLOW AFB TEX
TO RUWMFVA/ADC ENT AFB CULO
RUWMFVA/9TH AEROSPACE DIV ENT AFB COLO
RUCIFGA/AFSC FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RUEDHQA/HO USAF WASH DC ROCUTQA HG USA RASH UC
RUEDHQA/SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE WAS DC AIR FCRCE WAS DC
BT
UNCLAS CP 024 :
HQ USAF (AFNIND, SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE (SAFOI)
UFO REPORT. AN UNIDENTIFIED FLYING
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATICN IS FORWARDED - 200-2.
A1. LOOKED LIKE A DISTANT STAR.
2 APPEARED ABOUT TWICE THE SIZE CF AN AIRCRAFT T THAT WAS SIGHTED
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3. WHITE TO BLUISH WHITE.
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4. ONE
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5.NA
6NONE
7 NOT DISCERNIBLE
8. NONE
9. RAPID MOVEMENT AS CONPARED TO AIRCRAFT FLYING IN APPROXINATE
OPPISITE DIRECTION.
1 MOVEMENT CAUGHT ATTENTION.
245 DEGREE ANGLE 2. 45 DEGREE ANGLE
3. 30 DEGREE ANGLE 3. 30 DEGREE E ANGLE
4MOVED FRON WEST IN SOUTHERLY CIRECTICN. CEJECT MOVED ACROSS SKY
IN THREE TO FOUR MINUTES, WHERE IT DISAPPEARED IN THE SOUTH. AFTER IN THREE TO FOUR MINUTES, WHERE IT DISAPPEARED IN THE SOUTH, AFTER
OBJECT FADED, IT REAPPEARED IN LESS THAN ONE MINUTE, SEENINGLY
CLIMBED IN ALTITUDE AT PLACE CF PREVICUS FADING AND THEN MOVED IN CLIMBED IN ALTITUDE AT PLACE OF PREVICUS FADING AND THEN MOVED IN
WESTERLY DIRECTICN BEFCRE FADING CUT OF SIGHT AGAIN. LAST WESTERLY DIRECTICN
SIGHTING WAS APPRCXINATELY SIGHTING WAS APP INATELY IHRLIY SECONDS THRITY SECONDS DURATION, DISAPPEARING IN DURATLON. DISAPPEARING IN
A SOUTHSOUTHWEST DIRECTION.
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5.DISAPPEARED SLOWLY TO THE SSW.
6. FOUR MINUTES.
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C1. GROUND-VISUAL
2NONE
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D1. 16/0437Z
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. 2NIGHT, NO MOON
E1. 100 FEET NCRTH OF NCRTH SECTICN CF BASE B0UNDARY (3127N/10435W)
N GOODFELLOW TEX
RADIO INTERCEPT ANALYST, RELIABILITY GOOD.
SMITH, JAMES D, A/1C 6948TH SECURITY GOODFELLOW AFB TEX
LINQUIST, RELIABILTIY GOOD. LINQUIST, RELIABILTIY GOOD.
† T G1. CLEAR, VISIBILITY UNLIMITED
2. SURFACE/210/8KNTS, 10,000/118/12KNTS, 20,000/280/12KNTS, 30,000 2. SURFACE/210/8KNTS, 10,000/118/12KNTS, 20,000/280/12KNTS, 30,000
/280/30KNTS, 50,000/280/46KNT S, 88,300/080/29KNTS. y
3. NO CEILING NO CEILING
4UNRESTRICTED
5. NO CLOUD COVER 5NO CLOUD COVER
1 49y585 5, 7
6NONE
7. 4781FT/24C, 9882/10C, 18289/-7C, 25,000/-19C, 38,000/-56C, .
53,000/-70C
H NONE
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I NONE AVAILABLE
JOPERATIONS DUTY OFFICER/ REPORTED OBJECT WAS SEEN BY A NUMBER OF
OBSERVERS. OBJECT APPEARED TO BE SOME DISTANCE AWAY. The AIRCRAfT
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SEEN FLYING BELOW CBJECT WAS HEADING IN A NNW DIRECTION. LOCAL
AIRFIELD (MATHIS FIELD) CONFIRMED AN AIRCRAFT in IMMEDiAte AREA
(REPORTED TO NATHIS TO BE 8 MILES EAST CF SAN ANGELO) AT 0429Z FRON
SAN ANTONIO TO MIDLAND, TEXAS.
K. DET 31, 6TH WATHER WING (NACO REPCRT NG NETECROLOGICAL
BALLOONS IN THE AREA WITHIN A REASONABLE TINE FRAME. BALLOONS IN THE AREA WITHIN A REASONABLE TINE FRAME.
AND A7 WAS IDENTIFIED BY THE FLASHING REO THE FLASHING G REO AND BLUE LIGHIS. AND BLUE LIGHIS.
BT
NNNN NNNN
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Conversation with 6th Weather Wing, Goodfellow AFB, Texas on or about 30 June 66.
Notificatien of radar contact
at Goodfellow AFB.
Additional radar information
Texas
Webb AFB,-ORi GCA ra but only 60 mile range (Mr. Kemper)
Ft. Worth (Mr. Elkins) Ass. Op. Officer 817-7331095
Radar was dewn due to weather(Mr. Sims) He has heard of ne mention of
an alleged UFO sighting being reperted on radar at this time.
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