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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6970510

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1955

REPORTED LOCATIONAkron Ohio

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UFOB INDEX CARD AISS-UFOB-239-55
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
24 July 1955 Akron, Ohio 0 Was Balloon
00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local. Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
a Probably Aircraft
GMT_ 24/2400% July 1955 AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Ys 000 Probably Astronomical
No Civilian and Milirary PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE OtherPeflection of a/c
R0O Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Five (5) Mimutes One (1) SW Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One (1), round, light silver object, the One (i), round, light silver object, the Concur with the opinion of the Reporting Concur with the opinion of the Reporting
size of the head of a pin at arms length, size of the head of a pin at arms length, Officer that the observers saw the
was seen heading SW at an altitude of about reflection of the sun at dusk off an
15,000 feet. aircraft known to be in the area at the
time of the sighting.
( CEPT s GICe)
AISOP Form 5 (15 Oct 54) wo-.c0
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FRAME 002 / 002paddle-gpu-200dpi

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
24 Jul 55 Was Balloon
Akron, Ohio 000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
.Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 00 Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
GMT. 24/2400z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar PossiblyAlrcraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes 000 Probably Astronomicol
No civilian and military Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION B. NUMBER OF OBJECTS . COURSE XK Other Reflection of a/c
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown
five minutes one SW
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One round, light silver obj, size of head of Concur with opinion of reporting
pin at arms elngth, se n heading SW at an alt officer that the observers saw the
of about 15,000 feet. reflection of sun at dusk off an
a/c known to be in area at time of
sighting.
NO CASE OR REPORT IN FILE.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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