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Case FileNARA NAID 28992875 · T1206 Roll 42

Project Blue Book Case File

Wichita Falls, TexasMay 1961

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 Wichita Falls, Texas in May 1961. 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 42.

Reported location

Wichita Falls, Texas

Date of incident

May 1961

State / country

TX / US

Page count

4 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 42

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 4
Transcribed text
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
| 1. DATE | 2 LOCATION |12- CONCLUSIONS |
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P DATE-T{ME GROUP & TYPE OF OBSERVATION [I - COirivy. meme
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| OM Fee SE Cal Red SA a Air Visual 3 Air-Intercept Rodar ing *o3sibly Aircraft |
5. PHOTOS re [0 OURGE: 2 HY [3 Was Astronomical
0 Yes nN Probobly Astronomical
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| 7. LENGTH OF 03SERVATION | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE © Olle. BORO Kos §
0 Insufficient Dato for Evaluation |
| | 0 Unknawn |
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28992875

Connected across the archive

Places

TexasWichita Falls, TX

Agencies

United States Air Force

Dates

19611961-05-01

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