DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE7339211
DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1955
REPORTED LOCATIONNealis AFB Nevada
FRAMES1

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FRAME 001 / 001paddle-gpu-200dpi
04/12582 Sop 55 Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
GMT.
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
0 Probably Astronamical
Yos Military (Pilot and foreoasterPossibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Seven (Minutes) One(1) Stationary Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One (1), shperioal, orange-red objeot, the size Received by AF Form 1l2. The local in-
of a dine held at arms length, appeared as if telligence was of the opinion
the whol objsot was bla,img, Various colors that this sighting was
generated by a
were obeerved but the pradominant color was theprat dolor was comet.. The desoription comet.. The description of this objeot this objeot
orange. orange. When the object we the object w first observed it at observed it appears to be that of a appears to be that of a balloon, balloon, es- e8-
appeared to tationary, tut tationary, but obeerved thru obeerved thru pecially since this was seen just before
theodolite eppeared to i maving slightly. peared to be lightly. dawn. dawn. MDH Balloon MDH Balloon # in the east
over Nellis at the time of the sighting over Nellis at the time the sighting
and the objeot was seen at 8o azimuth. and the
: Resolved Resolved by this quarters as WAS
No Balloon Balloon
AISOP Form 5 (15 Oct 54) AISOP Form 5 (15 Oct 54)
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