Kelly AFB Texas, July 1951July 1951

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Summary

Project Blue Book, the U.S. Air Force's 22-year UFO investigation program, opened a case file on a sighting reported from Kelly AFB Texas, July 1951 in July 1951. 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 8.

Reported location

Kelly AFB Texas, July 1951

Date of incident

July 1951

State / country

? / XX

Page count

4 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 8

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 4

Transcribed text

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.y 5 ¢ PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD : .
| I. DATE ’ : E) 2. LOCATION nd 12. CONCLUSIONS
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Zh July 51 Kelly AFB Taxas 0 Probably Bellaon
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3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION G Ponsiiy Suitoon
Local 2100 2% 2130 | XXGround-Visuel O Ground-Radar CF oll rpg PR
. a > ’ id go = =
Gus SWORE. a Air Visual 0 Air-inraccept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS : . SOURCE Br Pht 0 Was Astronomical
0 Yes 1 Probably Astronomical
1 Ne Mil 3 tary 0 Possibly Astronomical
NSN
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 3. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE EE a on :
0 Insuiticiant Data for Evaluation :
5 min 1 = 9. SNR
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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING CERISE MT a :
Color was yellow light, Speed 600-700 mih,| Evaluation probable a/c. No information
by é %® Qt» - ry A od & R - - El]
Shaps was round al Size 2" « 3" diam. Alb pressated conflicting with this
was 50C0O=7C00T. Witness thought might analysis,
| poBblbly be that reflected by an uncon-
| vental A/c. Lizht appeared to be passing
from Wi to BE, Observed through binoculars, :
Continued in a straight and level flight, x
ATIC FORM 329 (RIV in op R¥3) £9 By
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28939330

Connected across the archive

Programs and code names

Project Blue Book

Agencies

United States Air Force

Dates

1951 1951-07-01