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Case FileNARA NAID 28972716 · T1206 Roll 29

Project Blue Book Case File

Tucson, ArizonaNovember 1957

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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 Tucson, Arizona in November 1957. 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 29.

Reported location

Tucson, Arizona

Date of incident

November 1957

State / country

AZ / US

Page count

5 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 29

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 5
Transcribed text
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD {ok
1. DATE ; 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
oe : pony ; OO Wos Balloon
: < November 1507 Tucson, Arizona DO Probably Balloon
TERE oh fh ET Al] SORTING esa dn RR REFERS :
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ill dacntostin hn |
oi % E 0 Was Aircraft |
RUIN Gini innit cosh aiarin #& Ground-Visual 0 Ground-Radar 0 Probably Aircraft |
(Y + / 9 JENS H 1 pi
OMY... Ut 04302 0 Air Visual O Air-Intercept Radar UO Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS - SOURCE {1X Was Astronomical Mul SOT :
O Yes O Probably Astronomical
ON» civiliar DO Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE BE ini
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluotion]
; 0 Unknown :
eid 15 seconds 01a SIS CHRGREN 11 oN a TT 3 TREN OR RUS CN —
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Cigar shaped obj with sharp nose, Object went from 5 dgr elev in
size of pea, glowing red-orange. Had SE (135 dgr) to 70 dgr elevation ;
n steady flight & disappeared in in NW (315 dgr) in 15 seconds.
distance, Meteor signting.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 25 SEP 52)
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28972716

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