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Case FileNARA NAID 28979406 · T1206 Roll 33

Project Blue Book Case File

San Antonio, TexasAugust 1958

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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 San Antonio, Texas in August 1958. The full case file (3 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 33.

Reported location

San Antonio, Texas

Date of incident

August 1958

State / country

TX / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 33

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 3
Transcribed text
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE: 12 August 1958

2. LOCATION: San Antonio, Texas

3. DATE-TIME GROUP: GMT 19/0055Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION: Ground-Visual

5. PHOTOS: No

6. SOURCE: Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: 25-28 mins

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS: one

9. COURSE: stationary

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: Rnd, silvery obj, size of basketball, very bright.

11. COMMENTS: Balloon schedules indicate a balloon war released from San Antonio Airport at time of sighting. The description is characteristic of a balloon.

12. CONCLUSIONS: Probably Balloon
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28979406

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