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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
8ox Was Balloon
1 Oct 55 Shelby, Iowa 0 Probably Balloon
3. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
DATE-TIME GROUP
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT 01/2204 AirViwal Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Y 0 Probably Astronomical
No civilian (GOC) civilian (GOC) 0 o Possibly Astronomical Possibly Astronomical
No
7.LENGTH OF 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION s. S. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 00 0D Other. Other
Insufficient Data Evaluation valuation
$1 } hours $1} hours 6 6 0 Unknown Unknowm
S to N
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Round, disk, white, two small parachutes, Primary obj balloon. w/package recovered obj balloon. w/package recovered
dropped no sound, observers sound, observers thought they heard Multiple Multiple sighting
a/c, then saw objs. Faded in and out of and out of
sight. SEE CASE FILE. SEE CASE FILE.
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FM COMDR 789TH AC&W SQDN OMAHA NEBRA 80LA980 8335197 8V6071S 3N1
TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO
RJEDWP/COMDR ATIC WP AFB OHIO
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1 ROUND DISK 1 ROUND DISK
2 QUARTER
3 WHITE
4 SIY
5 SOUTH TO NORTH
67 TWO PARACHUTES WERE DRCPED SMALL SIZE OTHO
7 NONE NOIAVO
8 NONE
9 NONE

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1 THOUGHT THEY HEARD AIRCRAFT THEN SAW OBJECTS
2 UNKNOWN
3 UNKNOWN
4 FADED IN AND OUT OF SIGHT
5 FADED
6 ONE AND A HALF MINUETS
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2 NONE
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4 NONE ^
5 NONE H NONE INONE
J TWC INTERCEPTCRS SEARCHED THE AREA WHERE OBJECTS VERE SIGNTED
AT APPRONIMATELY 14ZS FT BY CNE OF THE INTERCEF NO OTHER
INFCRMATION PTION WAS OBTAINED
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SiMMAlY: (lonter comelse summary of report. Oin eigmifernce in Anal one-aenienee List inelonres at lower left. Leghn lest
I. CONTENTS:
PART (NE:
and Miso Janet Wel ronbach, Box 47, Sholby, Iowa. Occurntion-
boty girls 15; Cn duty as Goc observers.
PART TWO: Supplementary Investigative efforts
PART THRFE: Comments of Preparing Orficor
II. SUMMARY: Unidentified flying Unidentified flying objactn wore sighted by twa (2) obrervors at Gcc objactn wore sighted by twa (2) obrervers at Gec
obrerv rn pont at Shelby, Iown (GkOREF F.IKl 333l). Objects initlally observed at Objects initially observed at
elzroZ Cct 55, for a period of one nnd f half minutos. Cther objeots were el2ro4Z Cct 55, for a period of one nnd r h:lf minutos. Other objeets were obrerv- obeerv-
ed for short porieds of tinm over a period of cno and a half hours. The observers poricds of timm over a period of cno and a half hours. The observera
woro Mins4 woro Mins 4 rand Misa Jr and Miaa J , ngrg - 15, Occupation - atrdenta, Occupation - atrdenta,
Shelby, Iowa. The follow-ur investigation conaigted of more thorough interviw
of tho observers and  check of otbor no crccs of activity in the area on
that date.
III. INVISTIGATORS: CAPT. HANS BISCLOFS AO 7E4E/2
S/Sgt. BIILI: R. MCCREARY AF 173515CE
1ANS FISCHCFS
Captain, USAC
ACIC
APPROVED:
mleat.
JOIN M WHITE JR
INCLS. Colonel, USAF
Commander

b) Student
Education: alst year high school
lst year high school
Qualifications: COC Cbservers (approximately 5 months)
II. RELIABILITY: Both SCURCES seemed very sincere and cooperative to the
investigator. Both told identical stories of what they had observed. Miss Farr
stated that she believed i in objects from outer space. Their school teacher (also
a GOC observer) was queried on the reliability ofboth girls and stated that Miss
was a "very mature and level headed girl" but that
Definite emphasis must be
placed on the age and inexperience of both SORCES when evaluating their descriptions
of the sightings.
III. SOURCES' DESCRIPTION OF SIGHTING: All objects vere sphericaL in shape and
appeared the size of a quarter held at arms length. Cbjects were observed with the
naked eye and through bincculars. There were no changes in characteristics when
objects were observed thrcugh binoculars. Objects appeared to be made of some shiny,
silver material.
only a short distance and then all three objects disappeared abruptly in the sky.
This incident happened in a peried of abcut ore and a half mirutes. Through the next
one and half hours five other objects were bserved having the Same general direction
length of time (one and a half minutes). No cther object except the first seemed
to divide or drop a parochute. All otjects disappeared in the sky very abruptly.
Although SouRcEs could not give the aititude of objects they stated that none ever
came rear the horizon. The weather wes cluar with no clouds present. Temperature
warm, wind light. No sound wis con eoted vi'h. the ubjeets and no trail or exhaust
wns noted. All objccts apy oored to la toovi (speed could not be determined).
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a nearby
parachute was of identified
as the type being used on weather balloons.
2. Winds aloft for tha Omaha, Nebraska area were checked and found to be
20 to 25 knots at 5000 feet. from 250 degrees, at 10000 feet 270 degrees 25 to 30 knots.
Surface winds were light at about 5 to io knots. The winds were the same direction
and velocity for about 24.hours.. .
3. A check of- the GOC aircraft log showed & total of five planes in area from
0121552 0ct 55 to 012315Z Oot 55. The five planes were identified as three single
Altitudes varied from low to very high.
4. A flight of two fighteer interceptors
GEOREF FJJN 3730. They were airborne at Ol2345z Oct 55 and checked the area around GEOREF FJJN 3730. They were airborne at Ol23452 Oct 55 and checked the area around
Shelby, Iowa at an altitude of l4oo feet. They reported seeing nothing unusual.
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air was etill escaping from ballocn it probably descended again. This may account
for the additional sightings observed after r the parachute was seen.
c. The shiny, silver appearance can be attributed to t the fact that these
balloons balloons are white are white in color and wi in cola reflecticn of n oI the sun in the late afternoon arternoon
it could possibly possibly given cff a si given off ppearance.
d.
some some explanation of the sighting, i explanation of the sighting, it .is difiicult to determine or explain how this it.is difiicult to determine or explain how this
balloon always returned to the Sw before it was observed again and balloon always returned to the Sw before it was observed again and then abruptly
disappeared intc obscurity in the MW. disappeared intc obscurity in the MW.
e. A e. A definite factor to be remembered is the age and inexperience of the definite factor to be remembered is the age and inexperience of the
observers, observers, The idea of having seen the initial sighting and subsequent release of The idsa of having seen the initial sighting and subsequent releass of
the parachute may possibly have stimulated imagination, which resulted in seeing and the parachute may possibly have stimulated imagination, which resulted in seeing and
reporting reporting more than was actually there, more than was actually there,
HANS BISCHOFS
Captain USAF
ACIC
COMMENTS of Approving Officer:
Concur with the opinion of the Preparing Officer that the recovery of the
parachute and radiosonde equipment definitely
was generated by a radiosonde type weather balloon. Subsequent sightings can
nontechnical background of the observers.
Sinw
INTELLIGENCE, USAF.
UNclassiFied
(CLASSIFICATION) CT 1 M.3. GAVENN TING OPPICE