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Case FileNARA NAID 28982997 · T1206 Roll 35

Project Blue Book Case File

Yuma, ArizonaApril 1959

Insufficient Data

Summary

Project Blue Book, the U.S. Air Force's 22-year UFO investigation program, opened a case file on a sighting reported from Yuma, Arizona in April 1959. 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 35.

Reported location

Yuma, Arizona

Date of incident

April 1959

State / country

AZ / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 35

Original case file scans

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

1. DATE
10 Jan 50

2. LOCATION
Yuma, Arizona

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local
GMT 11/0115Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
[X] Ground-Visual
[_] Air-Visual
[_] Ground-Radar
[_] Air-Intercept Radar

5. PHOTOS
[X] Yes
[_] No

6. SOURCE
Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
50 mins

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One

9. COURSE
Stationary

12. CONCLUSIONS
[_] Was Balloon
[_] Probably Balloon
[_] Probably Balloon
[_] Was Aircraft
[_] Probably Aircraft
[_] Possibly Aircraft
[_] Was Astronomical
[_] Probably Astronomical
[_] Possibly Astronomical
[X] Other, Insufficient Data for Evaluation
[_] Unknown

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
End to headrest, white, size of car headlight, stationary except for last few minutes. Very slight variation. Slowly faded.

11. COMMENTS
Observation is correct for the planet Venus, which was in location given by witness. Probably Venus.
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28982997

Connected across the archive

Organizations

Project 10073

Places

ArizonaYuma, ArizonaYuma, AZ

Agencies

United States Air Force

Dates

10 Jan 5019591959-04-01April 1, 1959

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