PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6970711

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1955

REPORTED LOCATIONColumbus Nebraska

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
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1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
29 Jul55 Columbus, Nebraska 0 Was Balloon
000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME E GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Bolloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT 30/04452 AirVisual Air-Intercept Rodar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 000 Probably Astronomical
No civilian PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION B. NUMBER OF OBJECTS .COURSE 0 Other.
five to six minutes five unknown 0 Insufficient Data Evaluation
Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Four orange objs and one white obj appeared Due to semi-fantastic nature:of
similar to an explosin and back again. The objs sighting and fail ure of sighting to
appeared as flashing lights. Appeared east of meet criteria for investigation
station like a yo-yo, and seemed to fade as going station like a yo-yo, and seemed to fade as going authorized by this Hqs. Sighting is authorized by this Hqs. Sighting is
thru a cloud. thru a cloud. resolved as UNKNOWN by this Hqs and resolved as UNKNOwN by this Hqs and
forwarded to ATIC as above. forwarded to ATIC as above.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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IGHT (B) NONE GIVEN (j:) 1,00D FT TO SOUTH (D) HOW MIKE 3925 TO
-6 MIN (3) MANNER OF OBSERVANCE (A) GROUND VISUAL (B) BINOCULARS (C)
0 (4) TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING (A) 30/0445Z (B) NIGHT (5) FJHM 3925 (
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OLUMBUS S NEBR, HOME PHONE 4229 CALLED FROM 29179 (B) NOT GIVEN (7)
V   'OINO 'I NC1AV **0 15I9AH OUMHVIS 2HI 56D 504
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JEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT (A) CLOUDY (B) 30/0300Z AT OMAHA -10KN-180, VEATHER UINDS CLOUDY (B) 3O/03OOZ AT OMAHA -
7-25KN-230 10-20KN-250 20-15KN-250 30-18KN-240 50-17KN-250 80-29KN-100
(11) BRIDESMAID REPORTS NO BALLON ACTIVITY IN AREA WX REPORTS WX
BALLOONS ALOFT FROM SUX AT APPROX X 0300Z WARREN S. HAYES 1/LT USAF
(12) NO PD END MSG -
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UFOB INDEX CARD AISS-UTOB-248-55
1. DAYE 4, 2 LOCATION. 12. CONCLUSIONS
Ouly 1955. Columbus, Nebraska Was Balloon 71
00 Probably Balloon
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
GMT 30/05Z Jul 55 AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes 000 Probably Astronomical
No Civilian PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other.
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Five to Six (5-6) Mimutes Five(5) Unknown Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Four4) orange objects and one (1) white Due to the semi-fantastic nature of the
object appeared similar to an explosion and sighting and the failure of the sighting
back together again. The objects appeared as to meet the criteria for investigation,
flashinglight(s). Appeared east of station no investigation authorized by this hqs.
like a yo-yo, and seemed to fade as going thru This sighting is resolved as UNKNCwN by
a cloud. this hqs and forwarded to ATIC as above.
AISOP Form 5 (15 Oct 54)
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