PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6966997

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1955

REPORTED LOCATIONPittsfieldand Detroit Mne

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PROJECT 10'73 RECORD CARD

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| 1. DATE

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31 Jan - 8 Feb 1955 |

5. PHOTOS
0 Yes

16. SOURCE

2. LOCATION

Pittsfiold & Detroit, Mne}

| 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
(% Ground- Vi sual
0D Air Visual

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Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
1 nr 15 minutes

30 minutes

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8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS

9. COURSE
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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

Object resembled a bright blue-white
Star, generally size & shape of a
four (4) foot circular saw, Edges of
object were sharply outlined. Object
did not explode, break up, or give of
smoke or exhaust of any kind,
it did tend to flicker at times,

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12. CONCLUSIONS

Vlas Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon

Was Aircraft

Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft

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0 Possibly Astronomical

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83 Unknown

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11. COMMENTS

investigation

planet Venus

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Concur w/conclusions

of the

officer that these

Sightings were caused by the

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