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Case FileNARA NAID 28958228 · T1206 Roll 20

Project Blue Book Case File

Ellington AFB, TexasMay 1954

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 Ellington AFB, Texas in May 1954. The full case file (4 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 20.

Reported location

Ellington AFB, Texas

Date of incident

May 1954

State / country

TX / US

Page count

4 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 20

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 4
Transcribed text
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1. DATE - ne GROUP 2, LOCATION
17 May 5
17/10107, Ellington AFB, Texas |
10. CONCLUSION WAS ASTRONOMICAL: METEOR |
military Passed through 50 deg arc in 3 seconds. Probable meteor
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS observation.
one . :
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION |11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
: Solid black elipse circle with light. Observed at 2L0 deg
3 seconds az 45 deg elevation. Disappeared suddenlya t 190 deg az
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 20 deg elevation. Straight flight. No radar confirmation.
ground visual .
7. COURSE
Easterly |
8. PHOTOS

O Yes

3 No
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE

O Yes ;

0 Ne

FORM |

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28958228

Connected across the archive

Programs and code names

Project Blue Book

Places

Ellington AFBEllington AFB, TXTexas

Agencies

United States Air Force

Dates

19541954-05-01

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