PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7339536

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1955

REPORTED LOCATIONValentine Nebraska

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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
. OQ - Wes Balloon
Oct 55 ___| Valemtine, Nebraska O Probably Balloon
13. DATE-TiME GROUP | & TYPE OF OBSERVATION a ee eee on
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& PHOTOS “SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
OG Yes O Probably Astronomical
jo Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION — @. NUMBER OF a a 9. COURSE iB Other — STE
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BRIEF SUMMARY-OF SIGHTING = [t- COMMENTS ‘

Duration of sighting and straight course

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Some indicate of birds as possibility.
Insufficient data for evaluation.

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