DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE—
DATE OF SIGHTINGDate not recorded
REPORTED LOCATIONLocation not recorded
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Oklahoma City, Okla & 0 Was Balloon
Gulf of Mexico 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT_ S. CAirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH 4OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE xotherSnutrik Roekat
00 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
1 minute one NE
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |n1. COMMENTS
One rpt of obj w/steady light & Determined to be Sputnik rocket
appearance of a star, size of head
of pin, traveling very high & very
fast. Another rpt of a single light
blinking on and off at five second biinking on and off at five second
intervals.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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(B) 1. FAST MOVING LIGHT T ABOVE CLOUDS
" 2. EST 30 DEGREESTO 45DEGREES WHEN FIRST OBSERVED (SOUTHWEST)
4. STRAIGHT COURSE FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST
5. FADED FROM VIEW - OBJECT WAS_OBS NTIL IT APPEARED
TO GO OUT OF THE HORIZON
(C) 1. GROUND - VISUAL
2 NO OPTICAL AIDS
3.N/A
(D) 1. 0045Z 25 OCTOBER (D) 1958
" : NIGHT 2NIGHT
(E) N/A (E)N/A
(FMR AND MRS (FMR AND MRS CMM 65 YRS OLD CMM WORKS FOR
" STATE OF OKLAHOMA C STATE OF OKLAHOMA CI CITY CMM OKLAHOMA
(G) 1. FIVE FIVE BROKEN ONE FIVE VIS ALT 30-18
" " 2. OKLAHOMA CITY SECTOR WINDS ALOFT WINDS ALOFT
4 20,000 FT 250/20 20.000 FT 250/20
30,000 FT 360/40
40,000 FT r 260/60
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50,000 FT 260/50
3NONE
4.N/A "
5. NONE
6. NONE
(H)N/A
)NONE (I)NONE
(J) NO VISIBLE AIR TRAFFIC IN THE LOCAL AREA (J) NO VISIBLE AIR TRAFFIC IN THE LOCAL AREA
(K)N/A
(L)MR. CALLED BECAUSE HE THOUGHT THE UFOB COULD POSSIBILY
. HAVE BEEN A SATELLITE AND WANTED THIS CONFIRMED PD MR & MRS
BOTH SAW OBJECT PD
BT
27/2135Z OCT RJWFHW
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PAGE TWO ROEMBJ 60C
H. NONE
I. BLINKING ON AND OFF AT 5 SECOND INTERVALS
2. DESCRIPTICN OF COURSE OF OBJECT:
A. UNKNOWN
E. UNKNOWN
C.UNKNOWN
D. FLYING IN NORTH EASTERLY DIRECTION
E. UNKNOWN
F. UNKNOWN
3 MANNER OF F OBSERVATION:
A. AIR/VISUAL
B. NONE
C. DC6B CLIPPER (PAN AM) 504 16, 500 NNE ON DELTA ROUTE IN GULF 16,500 NNE ON DELT ROUTE GULF
250K NEW ORLEANS(MSY)
4. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING: 4. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING:
A. 25 OCT C040Z
B. NIGHT
5. LOCATIONS OF 0BSERVER: 2400N 8950W Qver GULF 5. LOCATIONS OF OBSERVER: 2400N 8950W QVEr GULF OF MEXICO) OF 2XICO)
6 IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF ALL OBSERVERS: 6 IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF ALL OBS BSERVERS:
A. CIVILIAN OBTAINABLE THRU PAA (MSY)
-
DACE TUDEE DOFMEI caa
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A. 18002 MSY
B. SURFACE CALM DEGREES/CALM KNOTS
6000 FEET 010 DEGREES/11 KNOTS
10,000 FEET 330 DEGREES/29 KNOTS
16,000 FEET 290 DEGREES/20 KNOTS
20,000 FEET 280 DEGREES/ 31 KNOTS
30,200 FEET 272 DEGREES/ 65 KNOTS
50,000 FEET T UNK DEGREES/ UNK KNOTS
80,000 FEET UNK DEGREES/ UNK KNOTS
C. CEILING 0100Z MSY NONE
D. VISIBILITY 12
E. CLOUD COVER CLEAR
F. THUNDERSTORMS NONE
8. NONE
9.NONE
1 FLIGHT SERVICE OPNS QFFICER NO COMMENTS 1 FLIGHT SERVICE OPNS QFF CER NO COMMENTS
11. OPERATIONS FLIGHT SERVICE FLIGHT SER - CENTER, MA CENTER, MAXI AFB, AFB,
ALABAMA.
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12. NONE
SIGNED FIEDLER END.
BT
25/02152 OCT ROEMEJ
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SPUT. R00502
C0Y 25
CZCSQGS81ZCVYA836
''!' RJEDSQ
DE ROEMBJ 6ZC
Y 250202Z 4x202
FM COMDR 2047TH AACSRON MAXWELL AFE g,e.c.
TO RJEDNB/COMDR EASTERN AIR DEFENSE COMMAND STEWART AFB SNE
RJEDDN/COMDR AIR DEFENSE COMMAND ENT AFB
RJEDDN/COMDR 1006TH AISS ENT AFB
RJEDSQ/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB
RJEZHQ/HQ USAF .·•
RJESKB/COMDR 35TH RJESKB/COMDR 35TH AIR DIVISION DIVISION DOBBINS AFB DOBBINS AFE
BT BT
ATTN DIR HQ USAF
/UFOB/
1. DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT: 1 SINGLE SINGLE LIGHT LIGHT
A. UNKNOWN
E. UNKNOWN B.UNKNOWN
C. UNKNOWN
D. ONE
E. N/A
F. NONE
G. NONE
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MM RJEDSQ
DE RJWFHW 28
M 2717002 hef iLT Jom FiTOM
FM COMDR 746TH ACWRON OKCTY AF STA OKLA 2
TO RJEDDN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO 3.4E4
ZEN/COMDR 33D ADIV OKCTY AF STA OKLA 3-4x2a2
RJEDSQ/COMDR ATIC WPAFB OHIO
RJWZHQ/DIR OF INTELL HQ USAF WASH DC
BT
UNCLAS FROM OPS 10-183 PD SUBJECT UFOB
(A) 1. APPEARED TO LOOK LIKE A STAR (A) 1. APPEARED TO LOOK LIKE A STAR
" 2HEAD OF A PIN 2 HEAD OF A PIN
3. WHITE LIGHT AS A STAR 3. WHITE LIGHT AS A STAR
4.ONE 4ONE
5. N/A 5. N/A
6. STEADY LIGHT CMM NO SHOULD VERY HIGH
.7. NO TAIL OR TRAIL.. 00
8. NO SOUND
9. VERY HIGH & VERY FAST
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