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Case FileNARA NAID 28959635 · T1206 Roll 21

Project Blue Book Case File

Houston, TexasSeptember 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 Houston, Texas in September 1954. 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 21.

Reported location

Houston, Texas

Date of incident

September 1954

State / country

TX / US

Page count

5 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 21

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 5
Transcribed text
8 Bevis
:
: HG abe PROJECT 10073 RECORD
: 1. DATE - TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
21 September 1954
22/0205" Housto SETA
E- 3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION |
. na 1. Insufficient Data
: Civilian : 2. Aircraft (Helo) |
: 4, NUMBER OF OBJECTS
i
E 2 - i
? 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS |
: 1. 7 Minutes Two objects-not in formation. Insense white to red light - cne
: 2. Seconds object moved in all directions and also hovered low, 1st objec |
é. TYPE OF OBSERVATION seen only seconds. White light flew at speed 150C-2000MPH,
= A Ya org a > der A at ? xed qd a] e }
Cd aan Observed 2t 45 deg elve 90 des az. D sappeared 60 dez elev
270 deg az. Covered 90 deg arc in seccnds., Not seen at same
{ 7. COURSE times. |
: |
: 1st object probably reflection cr meteor. Due to distance
8. PHOTOS and speed, insufficient data for evaluation. |
i 2nd - Helo.
: O Yes
2 No ps ar
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE WN Lgst ad
: 8] Yes : So 0 j i % 3
BB No
FORM :
FTD sep 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may be used,
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28959635

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