PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7456299

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1967

REPORTED LOCATIONTempe Arizona

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE -TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
26 Apr 67 26/11404 Toene, Arizonn (1 witness) -
3. AOULCE 10. CONCLUSION /
Civilian BALLCON (ilot Air)
1.
One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
3-5 minuten Voject was round, and about the size of a rolfhall. or-
H. 1YPE OF OBSERVATION TYPE OF OBSERVATION ange, bright and ange, bright a glowing. glowing. Objcct appeared to be a light vb.ject be a ligtt
suopended in the suoponded in the sky. Object maintrined some clevation sky. Objcct maintrined some clevation
Ground Visual and slowly moved from NE to NW. Obi-ct di arpcared in-
7. COURSE stantancously splitting into two picces. Cbject was
visiable for 3-5 minutes before it burned and disappcared
81. S1. PHOTOS
n n Yrs
20 No No
9. 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE VIDENCE
17 Yos
D No
FORH
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of thia form mmy be uand.

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26 APR67
TEMPE A2
UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MAESSAGE
AFIN: 35682(3 May 67) Q/fdb Pg 1 of 2
ACTION: RDC-4 INFO: XOP-1, XOPX-2, NIN-4, SAFOS-3, DIA-1 (16)
SMB E279 RTTU JAW JUU--R UED HQA.
ZAR UUDUU 1 2
R0031825Z MAY 67
FM WILLIAMS AFB AR IZ
TO R UWMFVA/ENT AFB CQLO
RUEDFIF/FTD WPAFB OHIO -
ROUED H CA/CSAF- ROUED H CA/CSAF-
R UEDHOA/O SAF R UEDHQA/O S AF 79
ZEN/ UNIVER S ZEN/ UNIVER BO ULDER CQLO ULDER CQO
BT
FOR TDETR. AT WPAFB. FOR AFRDC FOR SAF-OI FOR DR. CONDON. SUBJ: . C,FOR
UFO SIG HTING. DESCRIPTION OF S OBJECT : SHAPE: ROUND. SIZE:
OR ANGE, NUMBER: ONE. FEAT RES: ERIGHT AND GLONING. TRAIL CR
OB SER VER NOT ICED IT LOOKING QUT SIDE HIS WINON. THE OBJECT APPEARED
TO BE A LIGHE SUSPENDED IN THE SKY. ANGLE OF ELEVATION: APPROXI-
MATELY 10 DEGREES. OBJECT MAINTAINED SAME ELEVAT ION AND SLOWLY MOVED
FR OM NOR NORT HYE ST OBJECT D I SAPPE ARED INST ANANE OUSLY
AFHO : 0-309c UNCLASSIFIED

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I:
UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AFIN: 35682 Pg 2 of 2
POITTIING INTO TWO PIECES. THE OBJECT WAS
FIVE MINUTES BEFORE IT BURNED AND DATE:
PAGE 2 RLEAA1671 UNDLAS
044 CL, AND 1#0 GREEMWICH T IME 26 APRIL 1967. LOCAT ION OF OBSERVER:
AR IZONA. OCCUPAT ION: UNEMPLOYED. ED UCAT ION: , AR IZONA. OCCUPAT ION: UNEMPL OYED. ED UCAT ION:
2 1/2 YEAR S OF COLLEGE. OBSERVER SEEMED RELIABLE. OBSERVER'S ACCOUNT
OF THE WEAT HER; QLEAR, NO WIND UnLIMITED CEILING, FULL MOON OF THE WEAT HER; QLEAR, NO WIND UNLIMITED CEILING, FULL MOON
WEAT HER BUREU'SREPORT; VISIBILITY,  MILES. SURFACE TEMERATURE, WEAT HER BUREU'SREPORT; VISIBILITY, D MILES. SURFACE TENERATURE,
47 DEG F, SURFACE WIND, HO DEG AT 4 MILES PER HOUR. CEILING NONE. WINDS LES PER HOUR. CEILING NONE WINDS
AND TEMPERATURE AT 300O: 130 DEG AT 4 MILES PER HOUR 55 DEG F. UNUSUAL
WEAT HER CO NDITIO NS: NO NE. INVEST IGAT ING OFFICER'S COMMENT S: FROM
THE OB SERVER'S ACCOUNT AND OT HER SIMILAR UFO REPCRTS IN THIS AREA,
IT IS O S VIO U'S THAT THIS UFO WAS A HOT AIR BALLON, THIS TYPE OF
ACTILITY HAS BEEN NOTED IN GT HER PARTS OF THE UNITED STATES. THE
CHILD R EN MAKE HOT AIR BALLONS BY SEALING THE TOP OF PLAST IC CLOTIES
BAGS AND FIXING A CANDLE TO A PIECE OF CARDBOARD TO THE BOTTOM OF
THE BAG. THE BURNING CANDLE FROVIIDES H AIR IN SUFFICIENT QUANT IT Y
YO SUSTAIN ASCENT OF THE BALL ON.
BT
AFHO JN , 0-3096 UNCLASSIFIED