PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8714288

DATE OF SIGHTINGJune 1954

REPORTED LOCATIONFranklin Wisconsin

FRAMES4

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PROJECT
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
26 June 1954 Franklin, Wisconsin CK Was Balloon
0 Probably Bolloon
0 Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Local CGmund-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aicraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT 27/0315Z CAiVlsual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 0 Probobly Astronomical
No Civilian and Military D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OBJECTS COURSE Other_
000 Insuificient Data for Evaluation
45 Min 1 W-NW Unknown
T0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Orange and red. Larger than basketball. Believed to be weather balloon launched
No sound. Speed - slow steady rate. at Milwaukee, Wis.
ATIC PORM 329

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26 27/03152 FRANKUIN WISE. 4
Mhiti ATIC
20
for By
26132 27/0700
CO JED 4TMAES
DI JIDWP L2 S Atia
0 27.6352 3
C. NCLAT MAIMT PATTEASON AFS CM.IO 1
TO JEDEM/CLAR AOC ENIT AFE COLO
JEDUP/CNDR AITICH LTEL
J22H0/D1 1 TSL N USAF
JTT/C.DR ATS ANDRNS JEPFF/CHDR 1ATS ANDREWS
GFOB
1. ROUND OEJECT LARGER T.  CASKETDALL ORANSE AND RED IN COLOR
FLICKERING. ONI SIGHTED NO TAIL, TRAIL OR EXNAUST. NO S FLICKERING. ONI SIGHTED NO TAIL, TRAIL OR EXNAUST. NO SOWID. SOUID.
2 OBSERVED AT 45 DEGREE MILE ELEVATION, EAST E• OBSERVED AT 45 DEGREE ATLE ELEVATION, EAST NOVING IN WEST IN NEST
GORTHWEST DIRECTION. DISARSTARED DELOU HORIZON• GORTHWEST DINECTION. DISAPPTAAED BELOU HONIZON.
HOVED AT STEADY RATE WNM PAREOTION BELOW HORIZON. O3STRVED FOR
43 MINUTES.
3. GROUND VISUAL OBSERVATION, NO OPTICAL AIDS.
27/83152
OBSERVED AT MIGHT AT FHAMKLIN, WIS
(SUDLRS OF MILUAUKEE, WIS).
TE TMO JEDUR 2Z

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CITYISU.
SLDC 1S, 1C, US MAVIL TML CEITER, 2ASIT LAXES MIVAL
STATIC, DUTY TYPIST.
7. C, VIS1.1IMY 15 2L23 PLLS. W153 1LOTT .35 1
2ST 11.21 C S5M7A05, 6 735 DE17/13, 1. 751 322725
-S-. /31 /47, 13 /51 /4, C11L1'3 3 120I, VS 19
PLUS, MESTI, MESATIVS.
VEATEA SALLOA EOLSSD MA MALAMSA I5 TLOSML
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D.UEST
1.(2TIE -
L1. NOT AVAILADLE LL. HOT AVAILAELS MECEIVES. RECEIVED.
12. BELIEVED TO 32 VEM LALLOON RELEASTD BY MILMAUSE, VIS.
MEATHER STATION REPORT PAPANED EY WARRE A BRSELE, CAOT USAT A GESELEE, CAPT USAF
10 218.264, ASST A0 218.264, ASST OPEMATIONS OFFICER, VRIONT OPEMATIOS OFFICER, TRIOHT PATTERSOU FLIGHT
SEAVICE CENTER. SERVICE CENTER.
27/06422 JUN JEDWP

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No Case (Information Only) 30 June 1954
Iceland
SovnCE.IAr4 -SEP63
The photo on the let The photo on the laft #bove, was taken by Karl Magrusson in Ieelarid, during
the solar eclipse or the solar eclipse. s 30th, 1954. This is one of a series of saucer pic-
tures, taken by Mr. Magmussqn at, that time. It wast sent to SAueER NEwB by Mr.
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