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Case FileNARA NAID 28957030 · T1206 Roll 20

Project Blue Book Case File

Houston, TexasDecember 1953

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 Houston, Texas in December 1953. 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 20.

Reported location

Houston, Texas

Date of incident

December 1953

State / country

TX / US

Page count

6 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 20

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 6
Transcribed text
|
1. DATE : TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION :
" ne feos on Houston, Texas |
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION BALLOON
civilian
r— Report similar to pillow balloons or cluster balloons.
S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION [1]. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
sian Five bright objs, like reflection irreguler course in forma-
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION tion, gaining alt. four witnesses. :
ground visual
7. COURSE
rising ;
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
0 Yes g
Q Ne
FORM eg
FTD ser 63 0-329 (TDE) previous editions of this form mey be used. :
i
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28957030

Connected across the archive

Programs and code names

Project Blue Book

Places

HoustonHouston, TXTexas

Agencies

United States Air Force

Dates

19531953-12-01

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