PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7339404

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1955

REPORTED LOCATIONMartinsburg Ohio

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE |2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
20 Sep 55 Martinsburg, Ohio 0 Probably Balloon
3. D Possibly Balloon
DATE-TIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
xx Probably Aircroft
GMT 20/1730-1735z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 8. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Y.s 00 Probably Astronomical
No civilian (GOC) Possibly Astronomicol
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE Other
5 min s 000 Insufficient Data for Evoluation
Unknown
1O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
dOblong, glowing red obj. Shaped like bananas.
Flew out of in 5 min. Possible a/c.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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INFC RJEDEN/COMDR ADC T AFE COLORADO SPRINGS CCLCRADO INFC RJEDEN/COMDR ADC T AFE COLORADO SPRINGS CCLCRADO
RJEDWP/ CONDR AIR TECH AL INTELIGENCE CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON OHIO WRIGHT PATTERSON OHIO
RJEPHQ/DIREC RJEPHQ/DI INTELLIGENCE NTELLIGENCE HQ USAF WASHINGTON 25 D C. 25 D C. C
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FOL INFO IS SUBMITTED.
1. A-CELONG 4. A 1730Z 1735Z 23 'hy
E EANANAS B DAY
C RED-GLOWING 5HL 4155
D 1
E N/A
F NEG 7 A. FEW SCARTERED-NO COUDS AROUND
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G NEG CEJECT. SMALL AMOUNT OF HAZE
'H NEG E. 6000-360-20KP13 T
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2. A G.O.C. WOMAN ON DUTY 16000-290-20K 160D4-299-20K
B VERY HIGH E VERY HIGH 2.321/-284-36K (
20200-280-30K
C EAST 3 1 MILES GOING SCUTH 58008-272-42K J
D NEG C. 2500 ERCKEN 5008 OVERCAST
E OUT OF SIGHT D. 8 MILES
F 5 MINUTES E. OVERCAST
3. A GRCUND-VISUAL F. NEG
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B NEG
CK/A
S. NEG
S. NEG
1.. AIRCRAFT IN AREA (
11. CEJECT BELIEVED BE EALLCON CONTAINING HELIUM
12. NEG
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