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Case FileNARA NAID 28972412 · T1206 Roll 29

Project Blue Book Case File

E of Ovalde, TexasOctober 1957

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 E of Ovalde, Texas 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

E of Ovalde, Texas

Date of incident

October 1957

State / country

TX / US

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

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
E of Ovalde, Texas

3. DATE/TIME
Lead
23/2332Z
GMT
GMT
Civil

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
X-Ground-Visual
Binoculars
X-Naked Eye
Ground-Radar
Air-Intercept Radar

5. SOURCE
Civilian

6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
one

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
1 hour

8. COURSE
not given

9. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
X-Possibly Balloon
Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft
Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical
Other
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Round silver object, size of pea traveling in straight path.

11. COMMENTS
Too little information for proper evaluation, but possibly a balloon.
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28972412

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