PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7339278

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1955

REPORTED LOCATIONColfax Iowa

FRAMES5

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
7 Sep 55 Colfax, Iowa 0 Probably Balloon
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ox Possibly Balloon
3.
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar D Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
GMT. 07/1701Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
No civilian (GOC) 0 Possibly Astronomicol
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other_
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
10 min Unknown
1 unk
I0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Rounded, obj had black spots and exhaust POSSIBLE BALLOON W/PACKAGE
HN the size obj, amo sound, obj was
rolling and circling.
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DE RJEDNG 11
P 081430Z
FM COMDR 789TH AC&W SQ OMAHA NEBR
TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO
RJEDWP /COMDR ATIC WPAFB OHIO L
RJEPAG/DIR OF INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF WASH DC NNNS
INFO RJEDKF/COMDR CADF GRANDVIEW AFB MO
RJEDNG/COMDR 31ST RJEDNG/COMDR 31ST ADIV ADI ST PAUL. MINN PAUL. MINN
BT BT
S D/OPNS 611 611 UFOB UFOB REPORT AS REPORT AS FOLLOWS FOLLOWS
A A ROUND
B BASKETBALL
c BLACK WITH SPOTS
ONE
E NEG U
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OBJECT MOVED TRAILED SMOKE
SMOKE ONE HALF SIZE OF OBJECT
H A NONE
DROPING SOMETHING
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SMOKE
B UNKOWN
c UNKOWN
D CICULAR PATH
E : BEHIND CLOUDS
F TEN MINUTES 'S  OTNO I ROLTE O 8O CUVONVIS 3M1
3
A GROUND VISUAL
B 3 BINOCULARS X FIFTY
C N/A
5
A 071701Z
B DAY
5 MM 4141 MM 4141
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IOWA HOUSE WIFE OWA C (
A HOUSE WIFE
B N/A
7
A CLEAR
B 1
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C 30 SCTD
D 15
NEG
4 NONE 8
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9 NONE
10 NONE
11 NEG
12 NONE
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R RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPHQ 4
DE RJEDNG 34A
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FM COMDR 31ST ADIV SNELLING AF STA ST PAUL 11 MINN
TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLORQDO SPRINGS COLO - CCLEVS
RJEDWP/COMDR ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RJEPHQ/D/I HQTRS USAF F WASH DC
BT 8315 4904N15 14 02 4504
OBJECT (A) ROUND (B) BASKETBALL (C) BLACK SPOTTED (D) ONE (E) N/A
(F) NEG (G) BLACK EXHAUST UNE HALF SIZE OF THE OBJECT (H) NONE (I)
NEG (2) DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT (A) SMOKE (B) NEG (C) NEG (D)
ROLLING AND CIRCLING (E) BEHIND CLOUD (F) TEN MINUTES (3) MANNER OF
OBSERVANCE (A) GROUND VISUAL (B) BINOCULARS (C) N/A A(4) TIME AND TIME AND
DATE OF SOGHTING (A) 07/170I2 (B) DAY (5)
GOC POST (6) IDENTIFYING INFO OF ALL OBJ (A) GOC POST (6) IDENTIFYING INFO OF ALL OBJ (A) IOWA IOWA
HOUSEWIFE (B) NEGATIVE (7) WEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT CONDITIONS (A) HOUSEWIFE (B) NEGATIVI CATHER AND WINDS ALO ONDITIO CLEAR
(B) 5,00 (B)5.009-01 30. 20.000-340.AT -340 AT
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