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Case FileNARA NAID 28972529 · T1206 Roll 29

Project Blue Book Case File

Andahuaylas, Peru, October 1957October 1957

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 Andahuaylas, Peru, October 1957 in October 1957. The full case file (2 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 29.

Reported location

Andahuaylas, Peru, October 1957

Date of incident

October 1957

State / country

? / XX

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 29

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 2
Transcribed text
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE: 23 October 1957
2. LOCATION: Andahuaylas, Peru
12. CONCLUSIONS: [checkboxes] Was Balloon, Probably Balloon, Possibly Balloon, Was Aircraft, Probably Aircraft, Possibly Aircraft, Was Astronomical meteor, Probably Astronomical, Possibly Astronomical, Other, Insufficient Date for Evaluation, Unknown

3. DATE-TIME GROUP: Local 1305, GMT 28/2305Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION: [checkboxes] Ground-Visual, Air-Visual, Ground-Radar, Air-Intercept Radar
5. PHOTOS: D Yes, [illegible], X'No
6. SOURCE: Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: not given
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS: one
9. COURSE: falling
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: A luminous spherical shooting object white color, emitting sparks before falling to earth. A search was made of the area where it fell with no success.
11. COMMENTS: Probable meteor sighting.
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28972529

Connected across the archive

People

Capt. Harry W. Deffebach

Organizations

Department of ApurímacInspector of Indian AffairsODIRA, Lima

Places

Andahuaylas, PeruLimaTalavera District

Agencies

United States Air Force

Dates

14 Nov 5719571957-10-0123 October 195728 October 195729 October 1957

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