DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE9678146
DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1968
REPORTED LOCATIONLackland AFB Texas
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE · TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
October 1968 Lackland AFB, Texas
3. 3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian Other; (UNFELIABLE REPORT) REFORT)
4. HUMBER OF OBJECTS
See Case This is the observers fourth report
5. 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION LENGTH OF OBSE TION 11. BRIEF SUMARY AND ANALYSIS 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Not Reported Not Reported The observer s sighted a mother disc and several smaller (baby
6. TYPE OF O VATION discs, discs.
Ground-Visual Director
7. COURSE
See Case Maxwell AFB, Alabama ATTN: Atchives Branch Acrospoce Studies Inet
8. t 1968
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San Antonio, Texas
January 26 1969
Mrs
San Antonio, Texas.
FTD TDET/UFO) Lt. Col. Hector Quintanilla, Jr.
Research and Aerial Phenomenon Div.
Wright Patterson AF Base, Ohiol5433
Dear Sir:
tributing U F I am Mrs of the above address,
of Celorado, , material, to the dep_rtment I have been con-
er the authority of Condon,. of UFO at the University
That On Janugry 15, 1969 , I sent in the material, (Black Discs) To
and been transferred to same address, not knowing that ths University office ad closed ,
The same was sent back to me and suggested that I Wright Patternson AFBase .
department. denartment,
All Pavers are inclosed, together with his
I sighted this phenomenon Sub-
on the third weekend in October l968,. while visiting in the I Lackland eria
I don't know if this material , will be of any help for your dep-
cuss My work with others and will stand behind any and all same , I never dis-
You may use my name if it will be f any service to your department. of my work
(Ligned) Yours vany sincerely
San Antonio, Texas, 78207
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UNIVERSI OLORADO
BOULDER, COLORADO aO3O2
DEPARTNENT OF AND AGTRDPHYSICS
1006 JILA Bldg. 20 January 1969
Mrs
San Antonio Texas
Dear Mr Mr
Thank you for your letter of
The report on the Scientific Study of Unidentified Flying Objects The report on the Scientific Study of Unidentified Flying Objects
conducted by a group at the University of Colorado for the U.S. Air Force conducted by a group at the University of Colorado for the U.S. Air Force
Office of Scientific Research was delivered to the National Academy of Office of Scientific Research s delivered to the National Academy of
Sciences in Washington on November 15, 196s. The project office here is
closed.
T suggest that you send the report o
Lt. Col. Hector Quintanilla, Jr.
FTD(TDET/UFO)
Research and Aerial Phenomenon Div.
Wright Patterson AF Base, Ohio 45433
Sincerely,
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already. Then all of the smaller discs just dissappearod.leaving only the mother
disc visible. none of these Discs disintregated. They were there and then they were
not there, all in the twinkling of an eye.
FACTS. There was three fhases of these discs. the first one being in
a fixed pattern already, The large mother disc, about six inches in diameter
Two smaller discs, about half the size of the lother disc. and one on the left one
on the right side of the mother disc, very clear,and very plain.
Then between and below the right and left discsbeneath the mother disc,. seven snall
er ones about half the size of the rignt and left discs. one of the smaller discs
was directly telow the mother disc, and the other six scattered at different angles
from the mother dise. . The mother Dise stayed in a fixed place , and the other ones just dissappeared.
were gone. none of them disintregated, first they were there and then they
The way I fetermained the ositions, o phenomana, was by their position
above the Horison.
Then I turned my eyes toward the mother disc, The two larger
flew , the faster the disc pilot chasedone of these discs, and the f-ster he
speeded, The pilot was called off the chase. I believe
that there could have been a barrier thrust between the jet and the disc , that
might have added the speed of the Jet to the speed of the disc, to where it would
make it impossible for the disc to be over taken.
The reason for the photography theory is the site and position of the discs
should these discs have located at any of the rest of the points of the compass
they would have been over the denser portion of San Antonio. As was the locatien s. chey wonld nave oee denser portion San Antonio. As was the locatien ss.
of them they could view Lackl-nd and a good portion of Ke of them they could view Lackl-nd and a good Llyfield, ield,
the South eastof and adjoins L ackland. the South eastof an L ackland. which lies to
I hope these papers will help your department, if so you . are welcome to them welcome to them
Without further claim or proffer of money. Without furbher claim or proffer of money.
Also if you wish to use my name on my work in your departmentUse it as you
as you wish. And on oath I willswear to as you wish. And on Oath I willswear to uphold any thing I have ever written I have ever
and will back any and all of my work written
Drawings on seperate pagus depict the scenes herein discribed. depict the scenes herein discribed.
Yours very
San Antonio , Texas.
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