PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7339489

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1955

REPORTED LOCATIONRiceville Iowa

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
28 Aug 55 Riceville, Iowa 0 Was Balloon
0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local. Ground-Visual Ground-Radar d Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aircroft
GMT. 29/0120z AlrVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical Arcturus
Y.s X Probably Astronomical
CE)1O civilian D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other
3 hrs - 30 min 1 sta 000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
10. .BRIEP SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Round, red, green, and wite, no sound. Probably Arcturus. Arcturus sets at
about time of appearance of obj.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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ACTION
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DE RJEDNG 2I- 4X2a 1431
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P 2900452 2 4
FM CONDR 7SE9TH AC&V SQ CNAIA NEER C 92 98475 3R4
TO RJEDEN/CONDR ADC ENT AFD COLO
RJEDVP/CONDE ATIC WP ATE ONIO ( 109 8904
RJEPAG/CIR OF INTELL IW BAF VASH CE RJEPAG/CIR OF INTELL IW GAF VASH CE C
RJEDKF/CONDR CADF DRAND IEN AFB MO RJEDKF/COMDR CADF BRAND IM AFB MO
RJEDNG/COVDR RJEDNG/COYDR ADIV ADIV CLPAUL MIMI SPAUL MIMI C
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UNCLAS /J UNCLAS SIFIEDOPNS S I FIE D/ OPNS YRI UFOB REPORT YRU UFOB REPORT AS AS FOLLOWS FOLLOUS
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B SILVER DOLLAR
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F NO NOE
NONE
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NONE
D NONE (
OVER HINZON
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PAGE THREE RJEDNG 21 — (
3 NONE
O NONE -
10 NONE C
11 NONE (
12 NO RADAR CONACT AND OFFICER HAS NO EXCLAMATION FOR IT
BT C
29/0735Z SEP RJEDNG ,
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