Archive case record

Roswell, New Mexico 105dgr 35' W and 32dgr 15' N, March 1957

Date of account: 1957-03
Location: Roswell, New Mexico 105dgr 35' W and 32dgr 15' N
Source: uap_archive
Record updated: 2026-10-10

Record summary

Project Blue Book case file indexed from National Archives metadata; page-level review pending.

Published source text

Read the available text below. Archive transcriptions may contain OCR errors; later context is labelled separately. A recorded claim is not a finding that it happened.

Source page 1

Source text · mention only

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS Roswell, New Mexico 27.March 1957 105dgr 35'w and 口 Wos Balloon 32dgr15 3.DATE-TIME GROUP N 口 Probably Balloon 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 口 Possibly Balloon Locol. 2035 MST DGround-Visual DGround-Rodar 口 Wos Aircraft CMT_28/0335Z 口 Probably Aireraft XKAirVisuol Air-Intercopt Radar Possibly Aireraft 5. PHOTOS 6.SOURCE DYes 口 Was Astronomicol QNo. 口 Probably Astronomicol Military 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othor. 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 5.-10.seconds Unknow 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING three 100.dgr 11.COMMENTS Thrae objects, about the size of land- ing lights,circular shaped, color Current Aero charts show pilot brilliant white.objs flying a tight was in middle of air traffic formation.objects were on a cullision airway (Red 7l) into Roswell. course to a C5.a/c at same alt

View this source page ↗

Source page 2

Source text · mention only

59735 lext) 29HAR570740 melfkuplat COMDR G8STH ACWRONUA dat TO 27035-7-1 OO RJEPHO/DIRECTOR OF INTEL HEADOUARTERS USAF WASHDC BT. REPORT RECEIVED BY LT SONTHEIMER FROM A BASE FLIGHT PILOT. (I) DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECTCS) (B).ABOUT THE SIZE OF 3 LANDING LIGHTS CC)ERILLIANT UHITE （D)3 EIELYING A TIGHT FORMATION Q)NOTHING NOTICEABLE PAGE·TWO RJWFDN 2E ZNON·(H) （I) MONE C2) DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT(S) (A) UHELE LOOKING OUT THE LEFT WINDOU ON A C-# NOTICED 3 BRIGHT LIGHTS ON A COLLISION COURSE FLICHT HEADING GnPao (c)

View this source page ↗

Source page 3

Source text · mention only

DEGREE FROMHIS WAS HEADING C27 DEGREE AND THE OB UEREONA COURSEOR APPROXIMATELY1CO DEGREE AT ABOUT 1 MILFS OUT. (C) THE OBJECTS SPLIT THEIR FORMATION.ONE DISAPPEARED DIRECTLY LIGHTS ON.ONE OF THE OBJECTS SHOT STRAIGHT UP IN THE AIR ABOVE HIN THE OTHER TUO CONTINUED ON PAST IN.FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT. (F) ABOUT 5-10.SECONDS PAGE THREE RJWFDN 2E (3) MANNER OF OBSERVATION (A)AIR VISUAL INON(E) (C) C-45-H AF10635 909 FEET 627 DEGPEE 150TAS WATR (4) TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING (A)27MARCH1957AT22351ST (B) NIGHT (5)105.DEGREE35.MIN 32 (G) IDENTIFYING INFORNATION OF ALL OPSERUEPCS) (A)N/A CPA 1STLTJINY LCORNWFLLAO3255C1

View this source page ↗

Source page 4

Source text · mention only

C7O.UFATHER AND UINDS-ALOFT CONDITIONS UTSTOTL ERUAS CLEAR WITH SOMILESPLUS 350 ZLV YNOTS. 35/34 (B) SURFACE- 3/15 -35/5 -32/10 31/55 13,002 24/15 16,0-33/25 (C) NONE PAGE TOUR RJWFDN 2E Dx35 CLEAR lnne (T) NONE Tahe xaenoa (8)NONE hrmd aena C9) NEGATIVE TAC ACTION (10).NONE (12) NONE BT 28/19557 MAR RJWFDN EuCal Ca Cnnataa chats N0a.7! Tnall ntc AAa.

View this source page ↗

Source page 5

Source text · mention only

28/03352 27

View this source page ↗

Investigate related details with Anomaly Graph’s account-based search, or read how matching and provenance work.