PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7339675

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1955

REPORTED LOCATIONYuma Arizona

FRAMES2

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
17 Oct 55 Yuma, Arizona 0 Was Balloon
0 Probably Balloon
3. 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visuel Ground-Visual Ground-Rodor Ground-Rodor 0 Was Aircraft
□ Probably Aircraft
GMT_ 17/0808z 17/0808z AirVisuel AirVisuel Air-Intercept Rodar D D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS . SOURCE SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical Meteor
aYes 0 Probably Astronomical
Xi No I military military Possibly Astronomical
7. LENOTH OF ATION OURSE DURSE Other_
000 Insufficient Data for Insufficient Data fo Evaluation
Unknewn
3 - 4 seconds approx 12 SSE
10. 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OP SIGHTING BRIEF SUMMARY OP SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 11. COMMENT'S
Approx 12 pale yellow Approx 12 pale yellow lights traveling ina in a Duration of sighting and the impression Duration of sighting and the impression
SSE SSE direction, fon direction, for ation rtion was wide "y" with 3 of high alt leads to evaluaticn of high alt leads to evaluaticn that that
of the outer lights aring to be echelon. observer observer posaibly say a meteor shower possibly saw a meteor shower
Lights grew and then faded. or small band of asteroids which n were
Obser Wigh alt. drawn into the outer fringes of our
atmcsphere. Possible meteor.
(NO CASE IN FILE)
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ATIC FORN 8P 52)
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UFOB INDEX CARD
AISS-UEB-371-55
T. DATE |2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
0 Probably Balloon
26.9E.9METRO55 TYPE Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUF YPE OF OBSERVATTON
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft Probably Aireraft
GMT17/080 GMT 0 Air Vi sual 0 Ain Visual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PMOTOS SOURCE Was Astronamical METEOR
Yes OYes Probably Astranomical
No Possibly Astronomical Passibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION NUMBER OF-OBJECTS | 9. COURSE NUMBER OF-OBJEGTS | 9. COURSE Other
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown Unknawn
3_toh 3 to 4
TO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGH TO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING IL COMMENTS COMMENTS
Approximately 12 pale yellew Approx 12 pleyellow lights traveling Deratien of the sightings and the Doratien of the sightings and the
in a SSE directiom. Fermntion was wide "y" impresaien of high altitude leads this
with 3 of the outer lights appearing to be hqs to the epinion that the ebserver
in echelon Kights Tow dimmer smeller, and pessibly saw a meteor shower or smell
then faded. Observer band of asteroids which were drawm inte
high altitude. the outer fringes of our atmosphere.
Reselved as POSSIELE ASTRONOMICAL,
NO CASE IN FILE
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