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

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE7339213
DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1955
REPORTED LOCATIONNellis AFB Nevada
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE |2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Nellia BX Was Bolloon
Sep 55 AFB, Nevada 0 Probably Balloon
TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4
a Was Aircraft
Local XXGround-Visual Ground-Radar 000 Probably Aircralt
GMT 04/1258z AinVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS h. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes Probably Astronomical
No military (pilot and forecaster) 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other...
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
mins 1 stationary
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Obj appears to be that of balloon.
One, spherical, orange-red obj, size of dime MDH Balloon # 97W was in east over
held at arms Nellis at time of sighting g and obj was
was blazing. Varoius colors observed predominant seen at 8o deg az confirming balloon
color was orange When obj first observed evaluaton.
appeared stationary, but ohe-rved thru
theodoli theo t appeared to be moving sligghtly. peared to be moving sligghtly
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