PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6971705

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1955

REPORTED LOCATIONGlenwood Iowa

FRAMES5

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UFOB INDEX CARD AISS-UFOB-265-55
1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
1l August 1955 Glonwood, Lowa Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION. Possibly Balloan
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
Probably Aireraft
GMT 11/23752 Au3g 58 AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
S. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 00 Probably Astronomical
No Civdlian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9 COURSE 0 Other.
00 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown Unknown
Saven (7) Mimaten Seven 7) Mimten Tm0 (2) Stationary Stationary
10. BRIEF SUMMARY 1O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING. SIGHTING. 11. COMMENTS
Two (2), round, tiny, silver object, side by The duration of the sighting, the
side, apprearded to remain stationary for the deseription of the objeets, and the
duration of the sighting. Seon through course of the objeots (stationary) course of the objeots (stationary)
binoculars. indicate the possibility of fballoon of fbalioon
A UroB sighted at Newark Valley, N.Y. A UFOB sighted at Newark Valley, K.Y.
in Jul of 55 had similiar characteris
ties and was definitely idantified as ties and was definitely i idantiried as
a balloon.
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD .1
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
11 Aug 55 Glenwood, Iowa 0 Was Balloon
0 Probably Balloon
3. 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION OX PossiblyBalloon
DATE-TIME GROUP
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT_11/23157 AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE SOURCE Was Astronomical Was Astronomical
Yes 000 000 Probobly Astronomical Probably Astronomical
X.X No civilian civilian PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH 7. OF OBSERVATION RVATION 8. NUMBER OF 8. NUMBER O OBJECTS OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data Insufficient Data Evaluation valuation
Stationary Stationary Unknown Unknown
7 mins 7 mins 2
10. BRIEP 0. BRIEP SUMMA SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
two round, tiny, siver objs, side by side, course of objs (stationary) indicate pos-
appeared to remain stationary for duration of sibility of a balloon or 2 balloons.
sighting. Seen through binoculars. sighting. Seen through binoculars. A UFOB sighted at Newark A UFOB sighted at Newark Valley, N Y in Valley, N Y in
Jul 55 had similar characteristies and
was definitely identified as balloon.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)