PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7339380

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1955

REPORTED LOCATIONBlue Mound Illinois

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
17 Sep 55 Blue Mound, Illinos 0 Was Balloon
0 Probably Balloon
TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local xGround-Visual Ground-Rodar D Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aircraft
GMT 18/0420z AlrVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE XIX Was Astronomical _S/P)
Y.s 0 Probably Astronomical
O No civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION . NUMBER OF OBJECTS . COURSE Other.
2 hrs, 20min 1 000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
SE to NE Unknown
10. BRIEP SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Similar to star. Alternated green, blue, red Positional data not included. Duration &
and white, very high, seemed to be bobbing up description indicates astro body such
and down and sideways. as a first magnitude star.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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IN 17
IWituers D
WPGC15 TYB138 TDD51 CE 1.51800
K.M RJEDWP RIEPHQ
ZFD RJEP 11
YTB1E6 YMA93 YYD0C2NGAC44 SUSPECTED DUPLICATE OE MESSAGE L in
PREVIOUSLY RELEASED, CHECK
MM RJEDEN RJEPWP RJEPHQ BEFORE TAKING ACTION. −
DE RJEDNG G 4J
M 191530Z C
0 V NVNT 4
FM COMDR 79IST AC&W SQ HANNA CITY ILL (
TO RJEDEN/CONDR ADC ENT AIR FORCE BASE . CLORADO SPRINGS COLORADO
INFO RJEDNG/CONDR 3IST ADIV (DEF) SNELLING AF STATION ST PAUL 11 MINN C SOR HOA
4H04
RJEPWP/COMDR AIR TACHNICAL . IUTELL CENTER WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE INTELL CENTER WRIGHT-PATTE
RJEPHQ/D HEADQUARTERS USAF USAF 25 D.C. D.C.
BT . . C
/UNCLASSIFIED/ /UN·CLASSIF OPS 791-782 PD 91-782 REF AFR REF AFR 200-2 CMA DATED C
54 PD
A. I. SIMULAR TO A STAR A. 1. SIMULAR TO A STAR C (
2. PEA J
3. ALTERNATING GREEN, BLUE, ED, WHITE
4ONE POS AK-5242 (
5. MOVED SE FOR A SHORT TIME: THEN STARTED TO DISADPEAR RAPIDLY IN C
A NE DIRECTION AT T 18/2615Z VERY HIGH
6. NONE C
7. UNKNOWN (
01NO I *? 0 635I53N, OVGHV1T 08 04
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PAGE TWO RJEDNG 4J
8. NONE
9.NONE OTHER THAN CHANGING G COLORS
B. 1. THE OBSERVER WAS SIGHTING AN AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME AND OBJECT AH
TO THE LEFT OF THE E AIRCRAFT FD
2. UNKNOWN
3. UNKNOWN
4. BOBBING U - DOWN AND SIDE WAYS 0ND : NAR4
5. SLOWLY DISAPPEARED
6.2 HRS 20 MINS
C. QM GROUND VISUAL
2. FIELD GLASS - 5 COATED LENS BMT
3. N/A 3. N7A 508 WOI HNOI
D. QM 18/8428Z SEPT 55 QM 18/E427Z SEPT 55
2. NIGHT
E. AK 5542 1 MILE WEST AK 5542 1 MILE WEST OF OF BLUE MOUND CMA ILL ON A HIGH HILL CMA ILL ON A HIGH HILL
F. F. 12 OBSERVERS SAW THIS
1. DR. 1. DR. - 53 PHONE PHO DENTIST- DENTIST-
DED ( (
BERY GOOD
2. N/A
C
'V 'S '8 'CIMO 'I NOSAT? ? CISN QMYCNI2E 3.
PAGE THREE E RJEDNG 4J
G. 1. VERY CLEAR (. ECPNNO
2 2. 6- QIP DEGREE - 25 K 30 A WPP DEGREE - QPK
16 A WFP DEGREE -WPK 5° - UNK UNK
20 A WPP DEGREE - WPK 8° - UNK UNK

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. NUNE (CLEAR) C
4 NONE
5. NONE
H. NONE
6
I. NONE
J. NONE (
K. AK TWRW AN OSARK AIRLINE WAS DEPARTING DECATOR , ILL
( 5 - 0N0
L. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A BALLOON PD
BT C
19/1620Z SEPT RJEDNG
C
(
3.H2
L09 MN04 5.09 MN04
( C
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