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Case FileNARA NAID 28987476 · T1206 Roll 38

Project Blue Book Case File

Altus, OklahomaJune 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 Altus, Oklahoma in June 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

Altus, Oklahoma

Date of incident

June 1960

State / country

OK / 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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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS |
29 Jun 60 Altus, Oklahoma 8 Probably Belloon |
| | 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION O Possibly Balloon
RII iii iio X23 Ground- Visual 0 Ground-Radar o Brevity Be sroht | ]
GMT 29/ 0900-10002 D Air Visual O Air-Intercept Radar XX Possibly Aireraft :
5. PHOTOS "y SOURCE $ peeve ad
cy Civilian o Possibly Sirenomiest |
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE CH ERTIES, SR |
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
1 min one varied om | |
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS |
Round object 2/ 3 size of dime, orange, viewed | Observer just woke up. Viewed from bed
while lying in bed through window. First seen | through window. Déscribed light could
35-40° elev, 170° heading. Last seen 15° elev, | conform to B-52 which was in landing |
090 heading. Disappeared behind building after {pattern at this time. Altus AFB 3 mi and
aprox 1 min. a/c making approach from S would be in
position to be observed from this window. |
Approach would appear as stationary light|
and then speed up and disappear as a/c
| | turned on final. :
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 32)
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28987476

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