3 Mi S of Mineral Wells, TexasJuly 1960

Insufficient Data

Summary

Project Blue Book, the U.S. Air Force's 22-year UFO investigation program, opened a case file on a sighting reported from 3 Mi S of Mineral Wells, Texas in July 1960. The full case file (5 scanned pages of witness statements, Air Force memoranda, and investigator notes) is reproduced below as held by the National Archives. The Air Force assigned this case to its broader investigation of unidentified aerial phenomena alongside ~12,600 other reports filed between 1947 and 1969. Citation: NARA Record Group 341, Microfilm Publication T1206, Roll 38.

Reported location

3 Mi S of Mineral Wells, Texas

Date of incident

July 1960

State / country

TX / US

Page count

5 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 38

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 5

Transcribed text

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| BD ; PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
© | 1. DATE 2 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
O Wes Balloon
18 Jul 60 3 mi S of Mineral Wells, Texas |g probably Belloon |
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ww, TOU. —— |
ET FS — HM Ground- Visual O Ground-Rodor a Brobdiy frorely
: ‘|
4 AEA ERAS 0 Air Visvel O Air-Intercep? Radar O Possibly Aireraht
1 5. PHOTOS . R O Was Astronomical
O Yes O Probably Astronomical
0 Ne Civilian : O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 8 OMe cma |
6 Insufficient Date for Evaluation
© 5 min two N 0 Unknown |
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Two round objects, size of half dollar. Color |Due to there being only one witness, this |
from intense white to dark red. Faded, became |report categorized insufficient data.
bright, faded moving in arc maneuvers, obscured| Tir mavermsat is consistan® with the wind
by clouds. direction. It is vrobablie that the object |
: were balloons or nigh flyine airegaft,
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP $2)
pi OE _— 1

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28987842

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Places

3 Mi S of Mineral Wells, TX Texas

Agencies

United States Air Force

Dates

1960 1960-07-01