PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7339749

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1955

REPORTED LOCATIONBattle Creek Michigan

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
1. DATE 0 Was Balloon 7
22 Oct 55 Battle Creek, Michigan 100 ProbablyE Balloon
Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Was Aircraft
Ground-Radar 0
Local. Ground-Visual Probably Aircraft
Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
GMT 23/03202 AirVisual
6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
5. PHOTOS 00 Probably Astronomical
Yes Possibly Astronomical
BNo civilian Other
LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown
3 mins 1 stationary
BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
10. the observer saw the exhaust exhaust
One red obj, One red obj, size of large end of a pencil , size of large end of a pencil Possibly Possibly the observer saw the
length, seen in the south at an length, seen in the south at an of a jet aircraf of a jet aircraft. The color and The color and
held at arms gradual fade-out gradual fade-out would would support this support this
altitude of 45 degs. Obj remained stationary altitude of 45 degs. Obj remained stationary
and gradualy faded out. gradualy faded out. hypothesis hypothesis
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) ATIC FORM 329 (RE 26 SEP 52)
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G'HONE
-H ! NOME NONE
3 A GROUND-VISUAL 7 C 15600 BROKEN 25008 BROKEN
E NONE D 15 PLUS
C N/A E 5 50 PERCENT
4 4. 238320Z OCT 55 F 1 NONE
m NIGHT 8 NONE
5 GJEN 4821 9 NONE
6 A AGE 39 15 UNK
BATTLE 11 FREDERICK CHEFFY 1/LT USAF -
CREEK MICH PURCHASING AGENT SENIOR DIRECTOR
B N/A NO COMMENT
7 A WEATHER R THIN OVERCAST ISIBILITY EXCELLENT
SURFACE E SE 4 12 NONE .
S000 FT 220 DEGREES 28 KTS
10000 FT 240 DEGREES 28 KTS (
16000 FT 16000 FT 265 DEGREES 35 KTS 260 DEGREES 35 KTS 108265 108205
20000 FT 280I 280 DEGREES 40 KTS DEGREES 40 KTS C C
BT C
23/04542 OCT RJEDFJ
57 10
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Oct 23 07 07'55 9
WPAS38 YMAB60FJA016
OO RJEDEN RJEDBW RJEDWP RJEPHQ RJEPNB 1 OIN-4E4
DE RJEDFJ 2Q 2w
4x2
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FM CONDR 781ST AC&W SQ FT CUSTER MICH 1
TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
RJEDBW/COMDR 3OTH ADIV WILLOW RUN AFS BELLEVILLE MICH
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RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRAFB O
RJEPHQ/DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF WASH D C
INFO RJEPNB/COMDR R EADF STEWART AFB NY
BT
/UNCLASSIFIED/OPS 1-116 PD /UFOB/ IAW AFR 200-2 DTD 12 AUG 54 CMA THE
FOLLOWING UFOB REPORT FOLLOWING UFOB REPORT IS SUBM PD IS SUBM PD
- FLARE FLARE 2 2 A APPEARANCE OF RED LIGHT APPEARANCE OF RED LIGHT
m LARGE END OF PENCIL B ELEVATION 45 ELEVATION 45 AZIMUTH
180 DEGREES 180 DEGREES
C RED RED C ELEVATION 45 DEGREES AZIMUTH
180 DEGREES
D ONE (1) ONE (1) D D STATIONARY
[-] NONE E GRADUAL FADE-OUT 119
F NONE L THREE (3) MINUTES
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