PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6889583

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1968

REPORTED LOCATIONEdwards AFB California

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. CATE - TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
24/01252
23-24 Jaa 68 25/09252 Edwards AFB. California
3. SOURCE' 10. CONCLUSION . -. *
Military POSSIble (BALLOON W/ATTACHED LIGHT)
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS Investigating Officer stated that a control tower operator viewed
the object and stated it appeared to with a small
Ona light attached.
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
5 Minutes Object was solid and circular in shape, and about the size of
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION a housa window. Yellow, with Yellow, with fuzzy fuzzy edges. edges Object rose in an Object rOsa an
upward starting at level.
Ground-Visual
7. . COURSE COURSE
W
8. PHOTOS
D Yes Yes
XXNo
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Yos
XNo DEGENGARDT
FORM
FTD SEP 63 O-329 (TDE) Provious aditlons of this form may be usod.
9
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UNCLASSIFED 23/24 gani68
DEPAATMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSASE BANCON
AFTN: 55628 (26JAn68) E/meh. Pg 1 of 3
ACTION: RDC-4 INFO: XOP-2, XOX-6, SAFOS-3, DIA-1 (17) ADV CY DIA
SMB B0 3PTTEZ YW
ZNY EEEEE
P 250019Z JAN 68
FM AFFTC EDWARDS AFB CAL IF
TO RUMFVA/ADC ENT AFB CLO
RUMDSA/27AiR Div LUke aFB RU-MDSA/27AIR DIV LUKE AFB AR IZ/2 70DC/
RUEFHQA/CSAF/AFRDC/
RIEFIA/WPAFB_OHIO/TDETR/FTD/ RLEFIA/WPAFB_OHIO/TDETR/FTD/
RLEFHGA/OSAF RLEFHQA/OSAF WA FOV F O1/
ET E
UNCLASE FT O FTOO UNCLASE FT O FTOO
IFO REPORT
A. DESCRIPTION:
1. SHAFE - CIRCULAR AND SLID
2. SZE - ABOUT THE SIZE OF ARRACKS WINDON
3. COLOR - YELLOWISH
4. NUMBER - ONE
5. N/A
6. DISCERNIBLE FEAT URES - NONE
7.TAL, TRAL EXHAUST - NONE
AFHO JAN AS FORM 0-309C
UNCLASSIFIED

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AFIN: 55628 Pg 2 of 3
8. SOUND - NONE
9. OT HER UNUSAL FEAT URES - FUZZy EdGES
PAGE 2 RUWJBDAG42 UNQAS E FT 0
B. DESCRIPTION OF COLRSE
1. JUST HAPPENED TO SEE
2. RISING AT 30 2. RISING AT 30 DE E WEST WEST
3UNK
4. ROSE IN AN UFWARD ARC START ING AT UFWARD ROOF LEVEL
5. UNK
S. FIVE MINUTES
C. MANNER OF OBSERVAT ION C. MANNER OF OBSERVAT ION
1 GROUND VISUAL :
2. NONE
3N/A
D. T IME AND DATE OF SIGHT ING
1. 23/2020-23/202 /0425Z
2. NIGH
E. LOCAT ION OF OBSERVER
F. OBSERVER IDENT IFICAT ION
APHO JAN US FORH 0-309C
UNCLASSIFIED

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4ATREA
,: -
UNCLASSIAED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AFIN: 55628 Pg 3of 3
1. N/A
2. AIRMAN KIM DEGENGARDT, SECIRIT POLICE VERY REL IAELE
G. WEAT HER CONDIT IONS
PAGE 3 RUWJBDAC42
I. CLEAR
2. UNAVALABLE 2. UNAVALARLE
N/A
4. 30 MILES
5. CLEAR
5.N/A 6N/A
7UNK 7 TINNZ
H. NONE
I. NONE
J N/A
K. UFO OFFICER SUMMARY
OUR INVEST IGAT ION REVELAED THAERE WERE NO AIRCRAFT CR
SCHEDILED BALLOON ACT IVITY IN THE VICINTY OF THE SIGHT ING
-
AT THE T iME REPORTED BY AIRMAN DEgENHARDIO HOWEVER, WE
ALSO LEARNED THAT A SST JOHNSON, IN OIR CONTRC TOWER,
VIEWED THE OBJECT AND SAID THAT I IT APPEAREL BALLOON
WITH A SMALL LIGHT ATTACHED.
BT
AFHO JAM FORM 0-309C
UNCLASSIFIED