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Randolph AFB, Texas, October 1959

Date of account
1959-10
Location
Randolph AFB, Texas
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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

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PROJECT 1C073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS DtxWas Balloon 40ct59 Randolph AFB, Texas 口 Probabiy Balioon 口 Possibly Bolloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OSSERYATION Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircraft Locai Ground-Visual 口 Probably Aircraft 04/0620Z AirVisuol Air-lntercept Radar 口 Possibly Aircraft GMT_ 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical Yes 口 Probably Astronomicol D-No Civilian 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other. 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Unknowm 25 mins one Southerly 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Oval shaped white flourescent obj in view Obj view has characteristies of a for a5 mins. Movement generaliy Southerly. balloon. Duration and movement of the Obeervers in auto.Disappearance slow. Sky sighting conform to this analysis. wind was elear in nrea of observation w/thander- infor not ineluded. Case listed as

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