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UFOB INDEX CARD
A188-UFCR-581-57

|  1. DATE | 13 Nov 57 -3 Jan 58 | 2. LOCATION | Tahoka, Texas  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 13/1400Z Nov 57 | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE | Military  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | One hour thirty minutes | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | One  |
|  9. COURSE | E | 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING | One round white and/or silver object the size of a basketball. Object was seen on an easterly heading and was in sight for 1 hour 30 minutes.  |
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PF174 YDC127 WYB139 WMA398LRA345
PP RJEDDN RJWFDN RJEDWP RJEPHQ RJWFBS RJWFDL
DE RJWFLB 3
P 132345Z
FM COMDR REESE AFR TEX
TO RJEDDN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO SPRINGS COLO
RJWFDN/COMDR 34 DIV/EF/ KIRTLAND AFB NEW MEXICO
RJEDWP/COMDR ATIC WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RJEPHQ/D/I HQ USAF WASH 25 DE
RJWFBS/COMDR ATC RANDOLPH AFB TEX
RJWFDL/COMDR FTAF RANDOLPH AFB TEX
DT
UNCLAS FROM 0 121L. UFOB. IN ACCORDANCE WITH AFR 233-2 FOLLOWING INFO
SUBMITTED CLN 1. /A/ CHANGING ROUND TO EGG SHAPE. /B/ BASKETWALL
/C/ WHITE AND/OR SILVER. /D/ ONE. /E/ N/A. /F/ NEGATIVE. /G/ N…

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3. /A/ GROUND VISUAL. /B/ BINOCULATS-OBJECT APPEARED TO BE ROUND AND LIGHT IN COLOR (CREAM COLORED.) /C/ T-33 AIRCRAFT SERIAL NUMBER 53-6185 AT 32,000 FEET HEADING 133 DEGREE AT 263 KNOTS. HOME STATION REESE AFB TEX. T-33 AIRCRAFT SERIAL NUMBER 55-4367 AT 35,000 FEET HEADING 85 DEGREE AT 263 KNOTS. HOME STATION REESE AB TEX.

4. /A/ 1400Z, 13 NOV 1957. /B/ DAY. 5. REESE AFB CONTROL TOWER. 6. /A/ , ROUTE 4, TAHOKA, TEX. /B/ F. S. GIBSON, MAJOR, 3500TH MAINTENANCE AND SUPPLY GROUP, QUALITY CONTROL OFFICER; H. C. GLIECKLER JR, CAPTAIN, 3500TH PLT TRAINING WING, ASSISTANT BASE O…

PERSONNEL ASSIGNED REESE AFB AND ARE RELIABLE. 7. /A/ HIGH THIN SCATTERED VISIBILITY 15 PLUS. /B/ 6,000 - 260/11; 10,000 - 290/14; 16,000 - 240/15; 20,000 - 230/28; 30,000 - 220/41; 50,000 - 250/27 80,000 - 250/50. /C/ NONE.

1. Winds from West to East
2. Object moved West to East
(See # C above)

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/D/ FIFTEEN PLUS. /E/ 1/10. /F/ N/A. 8. /A/ A CHECK THROUGH FLIGHT SERVICE DISCLOSED THAT HOLLOMAN AFB, NEW MEXICO HAD RELEASED A BALLOON AT THE SAME TIME AS THE FIRST SIGHTING OF THE UFCE AT REESE AFB. DUE TO THE DISTANCE INVOLVED, THIS COULD NOT HAVE BEEN THE SAME OBJECT AS THAT…