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Case FileNARA NAID 28963123 · T1206 Roll 23

Project Blue Book Case File

Albuquerque, New MexicoAugust 1955

Unidentified

Summary

Project Blue Book, the U.S. Air Force's 22-year UFO investigation program, opened a case file on a sighting reported from Albuquerque, New Mexico in August 1955. The full case file (6 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 23.

Reported location

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Date of incident

August 1955

State / country

NM / US

Page count

6 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 23

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 6
Transcribed text
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: PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD A :
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
§ : : x Was Balloon
10 Aug 55 Albuquerque, New Mexico O Probably Balloon
a SE ——— POSSI IY BTION
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
LRU] citi ics bin ii. 8 Ground-Visual O Ground-Radar a Probably Alrcroft
GMT 10/15307 0 Air Visual O Air-Intercept Radar O Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS «8 O Was Astronomical
O Yes O Probably fbi tiger
0 Ne civilian O Possibly Astronomico
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 8) A rm rr rey emer
45 mins one 6 Aocending [8 Geen | eto
& Stationar
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING : 11. COMMENTS
One, round disc shaped obj, silver, trailing Jeather balloon mleased from Kirtland AFB
smoke, traveled NW, remained stationary raveled in NW direction and was in area
and the ascended. f sighting at time of sighting. Duration
f sighting and description of sighting
11 fit. Smoke is attributed to optical
henomena and power of suggestion.
| alloon burst at 16127 fitting length
f observation.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28963123

Connected across the archive

Installations

Kirtland Air Force Base

Programs and code names

Project Blue Book

Places

AlbuquerqueAlbuquerque, NMNew Mexico

Agencies

United States Air Force

Dates

19551955-08-01

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