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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6970141

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1955

REPORTED LOCATIONNear Monroeville Pennsylvania

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.r PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
o Was Balloon
19 Jul 55 Near Monroeville, Pennsylvania 0 Probobly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
.Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
GMT 20/0100z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Alrcraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes 000 Probably Astronomical
x0 No civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION . NUMBER OF OBJECTS . COURSE Other.
unknown 000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
lone Northerly Unknown
0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One, cylindrical yellowish-orange obj, with Checked local observatories for astro-
no visible wings empennage appeared to be nomical activity with negative results.
traveling north at a high altitude. No balloon activity in area. One f86D
in area at time of sighting. Possible
a/c. -
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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RJEPHQ/D/I HEDUSAF WASHDC
BT
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SUB PAR /1/ /A SUB PAR /I YLINDRICAL, LONG. /B/ UNKNOWN. /C/ YELLOWISH ORANGE. LINDRICAL, LONG. /B/ UNKNOWN. /C/ YELLOWISH ORANGE. -
/D/ ONE./E/ N/A. 75 UNKNOWN. /G/ UNKNOWN. /H/ NONE. /I/ NO WING UNKNOWN. /H/ NONE. /I/ NO WING
NOR EMPENNAGE VISIBLE. PAR /2/ /A/ UNKNOWN. /B/ UNKNOWN. /C/ UNKNOWN. UNKNOWN. /B/ UNKNOWN. /C/ UNKNOWN.
/ FADED. 7F/ UNKNOWN. PAR /3/
/A/ GROUND-VISUAL. /B/ UNKNOWN. /C/ N/A. /4/ /A/ 0100Z, 20 JULY 55. LLAI KNOLIN 4367
/B/ DUSK. /5/ 4028N 7948W /6/ /A ¸
, NEAR MONROEVILLE PA.
/B/ N/A (7) /A/ UNKNOWN. /B/ SURF, NORTH 11K; 6, 29S/1SK; 10,
346/10K; 16, 015/15K; 20, 363/15K; 30, S15/1TK; 59, 005/15K /C/
NONE /D/ 10 MI /E/ 1/10 /ONE TENTH/ /F/ /NONE (8) ALLEGHENY
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ORCERVATORY, PITTSBURGH, REPORTS NONE /9/ NONE /10/ NOT OBSERVED BY
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GCI NOR AACS RADAR• NOT REPORTED TO PITTSBURGH FILTER CENTER• UNABLE
A/B ON LOCAL FLT. WX STA REPTS NO BALLONS RELEASED. /11/ INTELL OFF
71ST FINCEPTRON CONTTACTEDNA A R, NEW TEXAS RD, PITTSBURGH C
35, PA. /NEAR MONROEVILLE/ WHO DENIED MAKING ORIG REPT TO NCOD,
THIS STA• UNABLE TO OBTAIN COMPLETE OBSERVER REPT. TIME OF REPT −
T WAS
A FEW MIN AFTER SUNSET AND SCTD SMALL PUFFY CLOUDS WERE IN AREA.
SIGHTING GMAY HAVE BEEN F-8SD OR SUNLIGHT ON CLOUDS. /12/ NONE.
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.5 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
o Was Balloon
19 Jul 55 Near Monroeville, Pennsylvania 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
ap Probably Aireraft
GMT 20/0100z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes 000 Probably Astronomical
x No civilian PossiblyAstronomical
7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION . NUMBER OF OBJECTS . COURSE Other.
unknown 000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
one Northerly Unknown
0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Qne, cylindrical yellowish-orange obj, with Checked local observatories for astro-
no visible wings or empennage appeared to be nomical activity with negative results.
traveling north at a high altitude. No balloon activity in area. One f86D
in area at time of sighting. Possible
a/c. a/c.
) )
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)