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Case FileNARA NAID 28969862 · T1206 Roll 27

Project Blue Book Case File

San Angelo, TexasMay 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 San Angelo, Texas in May 1957. 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 27.

Reported location

San Angelo, Texas

Date of incident

May 1957

State / country

TX / US

Page count

4 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 27

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 4
Transcribed text
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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS |
3 Was Ballaon
13 May 1957 San Angelo, Texas 0 Probably Balloon
Te EE er A RT BE TE ARE EG RTT TAA ET Cg Ler oe ha ase 1 6 Po ssibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ;
1901 D c KV Ff Er Ce 0 Vas Aircrafy
L.ocal se oe BK Ground-Visual 0 Ground- Radar Bl: Brabably Afesrats
i121 19¢1% AEST ‘ A Possibly Aircraft
OMB eter oe 0 Air-Visuai 0 Air-intercopt Radar
5. PHOTOS 8. SOURCE 1 Was Astronomical
0 Yes J Probably Astronomical
SON Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
: 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE jell a); (J Re ESE
0 insufficient Data for Evaluation
: its BD Unknown
4 seconds one SI
10, BRIEF SUMMARY CF SIGHTING 1. COMMENTS :
One object, oblong -- comparables to obj Possible a/c or rocket, Dura-
: 1 to Dl nongd Thedd ating length. Color tion extremely short to give
3 white on surface w/black fins. Arrow detail provided,
: head type nose, w/2 horizontal fins mid
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way on fuselage and 2 horizontal tail
fins black smoke trailing object 20 ft ;
behind object. Had sound of fast moving ?
jet a/c except sound was higher pi Ei
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28969862

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