PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7340004

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1955

REPORTED LOCATIONMarianna Fla

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

12, CONCLUSIONS

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

1. DATE 2% LOCATION
0D Was Balloon
6 Dec 55 Marianna, Fla Q Probably Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP & TYPe OF OBSERVATION DO Pessibly Balloon
O Was Aircroft
Local a ——— 0 Ground. Vi sual O Ground-Reder O Probably Aircroft
GMT ee a ee D Aim Visual G Air-IAye/obpy Rodar O Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS | & SOURCE Hs Was Astronomical
0 Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
Ne Plane )) D Possibly Astronomical
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10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

One obj picked up on MATS radar. Seemed to
climb to 30,000 from 15,000 feet. Object —
was first seen over Marianna, Fla and last
seen over Maxwell AFB, Ala.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE Other
Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
Unknown
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11. COMMENTS

Insufficient data for evalustion

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TO RJEDEN/CMDR ADC ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLORADO
RJEDWP/CHDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRIGHT PAT AFB OHIO

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RJESDB/CMDR 35TH ATi DIVISION DOBBINS AFB MARIZTTA GEORGIA
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UFOE

1. DESCRIPTION OF O2/7cT(S)

A UNK

B UNK

C UNK
D ONE
E N/A
F UNK
G UNK
HUNK

I UNK

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2. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT™
A AIRCRAFT RADAR SIGHTING
B UNK
CUNK
D OBJECT OBSERVED OVER MARIANNA FLA AT 15922 FT PD
PROCEEDED TO MONTGOMERY ALA IN TIME OF 5 MINUTES CLIMBING TO
3950 FT

E OBJECT LAST REPORTED OVER MAXWELL AFB ALA
3. MAKNER OF OBSERVS Tot
A AIX ELECTRONIC
B NXA
C MATS 45629 C54
4. TIME AND DATE 0; TING
ADSBEGOZ
B NIGHT
5 LOCATIONS OF OBSEPY! 2¢S)
OVER MARIANNA FLA Be is
é IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF ALL OBSERVERS
A CIVILIAN N/A

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B MILITARY UNK
7 WEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTING
A UNK
B SURFACE DEGREES KNOTS
6990 FEET 260 DEGREES 22 KNOTS
12209 FEET 259 DEGREES 20 | KNOTS
1680GF EE 253 DEGREES 3 KNOTS
2990 FEET 273 DEGREES 62 KNOTS
32990 FEET 249 DEGREES 75 KNOTS
59290 FEET DDEGREES | | KNOTS
IPPPP FEET DEGREES KNOTS

C CEILING 3599 FT OV"? CAST

De VISIBILITY 19 Mj

Ee CLOUD COVER 18/10

F THUNDERSTORMS NONE

8. NONE

9. UNK

19. UNK ,

11. OPERATIONS OFFICER MAXWELL FLT SVC CENTER MAXWELL AFB ALA
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CIRVIS REPORT FROM NATS45S629 ONE UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT
SIGHTZB OVER MARIANA FLA AT 21f0r ALRCRAFT RADAR PD OBJECT AT
15520 FT OVER MARIANNA FLA PD OBJECT PROCEEDED TO MONTGOMERY ALA
CLIMBING TO 39900 FT ELAPSED TIME OF OBJECT FROM MARIANNA FLA

TO MONTOGOMERY ALA FIVE MINUTES PD OBJECT PRESENTLY OVER MAXWELL

( AFB SIGNED GOLINSKY END

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