DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6970176
DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1955
REPORTED LOCATIONLincoln Nebraska
FRAMES5
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3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Lecal
21/0155z
0 Yes
BW Ne
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
15 seconds
0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
a. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
& Ground- Vi sual O Ground-Readar
0 Air Visual © Alr-Intercept Rodear
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11. COMMENTS
One round, silver obj, size of silver dollar heck was made with
held at arms length clearly seen to be spin-
ning while moving at a high rate of aspect
from SW to NE
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon
Wes Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft
Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical
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Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
COC weather at ADC
th negative results. Observers possibly
saw reflection of sun off a highly polishdd
a/c. The non-technical background of
observers would make it diffwcult to
recognized sugh a phenomenon and the re-
flection could account for the large
appearance of the obj.
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7 COMDRADIV 818 LINCOLN AFB NEBR =
0 RJEDEN/COMATRDEFCHD ENT AFB COLO SPRINGS COLO ae
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UNCLASSIFIED/BOO 7-1119+ UFOBe THE FOLLOWING SIGHTING OF AN UFOB IS
EPORTED OVER LINCOLN, NEBey THIS DATES THIS REPORT IS SUBMITTED IN
UMPLIANCE WITH PAR 7 AFR 220-2, 12 AUG 546 ~
1) (A) ROUND IN SHAPE | |
(B) SIZE OF SILVER DOLLAR
(C) SILVER
(D) ONE
(E) N/A
(F) NZA
(G) N/A
CH) NZA
(1) OBJECT WAS CLEARLY SEEN TO BE SPINNING. | |
2) €A) WATCHING FORMATION OF B-36 ACFT AND NOTICED ROUND SILVER OBJECT.
(3) OVERHEAD
(C) DISAPPEARED IN LEVEL FLIGHT
(D) STRAIGHT COURSE FROM SW TO NE
(£) HIGH RATE OF SPEED
(F) FIFTEEN SECONDS }
(3) (A) GROUND VISUAL /
- ” ¢B) NAKED EYE
(C) N/A
(4) CA) @155Z 21 JUL 55
(B) DAY
(5) 96345 W 49353N
'(S) (A MSS i . Semneewe. , COL), NEBR. AGE 45
' OCCUPATIONS HOUSEWIFE.
—iiiigumanes, CUMMMgeiaie , 1.100L, NEBR+, ACE UNK
TOTP, NPT, LINCOLN, NEBR, AGE UNK
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(B) N/A :
(7) ¢A) CLEAR SKY 3 ee |
(B) SURFACE WINDS 135 DEG 16 Ke WINDS ALOFT? 6299 - 189 DEG 29 x3
19,903 170 DEG 22 Ke |
(C) NO CEILING |
I (Dd 1% MILES
CE) 5228 SCATTERED} 25,938 SCATTERED
(F) THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
(8) NONE (
(9) NONE
(13) FORMATION OF 3 B-36's ;
(11) AIRDROME OFFICER, CAUSE OF SIGHTING! NEGATIVE (
(12) NONE.
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1/9542Z JUL RJEDGD
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12. CONCLUSIONS
jie Was Balloon
2 July 1968 Lincoln, Nebraska Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION oe orn
. iy Was Aircraft
OS a Sa a or 3 & Ground- Vi sucl © Ground-Reder Probably Aircraft
cmT__22/0155Z Jul 55 0 Air Vi sual O Air-Intercept Radar. Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS 5. SOURCE ji Wes Astronomical
O Yes
Ei Neo
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
One (1), round, silver object, the size of a
Bilver dollar held at arms length was clearly
Been to be Spinning while moving at a hign
rate of speed fiom the SW to the NE.
AISOP Form 5 (15 Oct 54)
‘9 COURSE
11. COMMENTS
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical
Other
Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
Unknown
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SW to HB
A check was made by this headquarters
with COC Weather at ADC with negative
results, It is tne opinion of this
activity that the observers possibly
saw the reflection of the sun off a
highly polished aircraft, The non-
technical backzround of the observers
would make it difficult for them to
recognise such a phenomenon and the
reflection could account for the larce
appearance of the object.
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