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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6971330

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1955

REPORTED LOCATIONMc Donald Pennsylvania

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UFOB INDEX CARD AISS-UPOB-256-55..
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
4 August 1955 McDonald, Pemmaylvania 0 Was Balloon
00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local I Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
GMT. 04/00152 Ang 55 AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Ys 0 Probably Astronomical
No Civllian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other
00 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Four (4) Mimtes Four (4) Mimtes One (1) Moving north Moving north Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
l object, red,, orange, and This object was moving against the wind.
yellow, w yellow, wa incline. incline. There was local civilian air traffie in There was local civilian air traffie in
the area at the time of the sighting.
The duration of the sighting and the
"fading" of the object would substantiat "fading” of t the object would substantiate
the aireraft theory.
AISOP Form 5 (15 Oct 54)
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/UNCLASSIFIED/FS71INT 156 UFOB. REF PAR 7D, AFR 200-2 SUB PAR (1) (A) (
SAUCER AND FAT IN THE MIDDLE (B) UI N (C) RED, ORANGE, AND YELLOW (
UNKNOWN (B) UNKNOWN (C) UNKNOWN (D) MOVING SLOW ON A 45 DEGREE INCLINE (
) GROUND VISUAL (B) C
!NKNOM UNKNOWN 00152 4 AUG 55 (B) DUSK (5) 4022N 80 14W (6) DIiC (6)
MRS MC DONALD, PA (B) N/A (7) (A)
(E) EIGHT IGHTHS (F) NONE (8) NONE (9) NONE (10) NOT OBSERVED BY (
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon 7
3 Aug 55 McDonald, Pennsylvania 00 Probably Balloon
3. 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
DATE-TIME GROUP
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
GMT_04/00157 AirVisual Air-Intercept Rador Rx Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 00 Probably Astronamical
x No civilian PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
4 mins L. N
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
Shaped liek saucer and fat in middle. Possible a/c. Possible a/c.
Red, orange and yellow colors. moving "Slow" Red, orange and yellow colors. moving "Slow"
faded from view.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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