DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE7340169
DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1956
REPORTED LOCATIONScott AFB ILLINOIS
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

- DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS

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Pit 0 Wes Balleen
3 January 1956 Scott, AFB ,)|( iNOS O Probably Balloon
"3. DATE-TIME GROUP < TYPE OF OBSERVATION © Possibly Bolloon
1930 T 0 Was Aircroft
| Local CS BXGround- Vi sual O Ground-Rodor Gh Prsbebly Alrerett
} GMT 04/01302Z 0 Air Vi sual D Air-Intercept Rader 0 Possibly Aircroft
|S PHOTOS” 6. SOURCE O Was Astronomical Meteor
O Yes AK Probably Astronomical
| | XK Ne Military 0D Possibly Astronomical
| 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 0 Other :
; ; 0 Insufficient Dota fer Evaluction
O Unknown
3 seconds one overhead
/ «10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Circular, orange object with tail Meteor sighting.

(green) 10 times length of body, no
|sound, gradual climb at high speed.

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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

i 1. DATE |* LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Se 0 Wos Balleen
3 January 1956 Scott, AFB ,j(( IN:OfF O Probably Balloon
"3. DATE-TIME GROUP a. TYPE OF OBSERVATION OB Fossity Belleen
1930 z 0 Wos Aircroft
| Local CST BGround- Vi sual 0 Ground-Rodar O Probobly Aircroft
GMT 04/01302Z 0 Air Vi weal 0 Air-Intercept Rader DO Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE OD Was Astronemicel MOteor
0 Yes AK Probably Astronomical
X&% Ne : Military 0 Possibly Astronomical
| 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 0 Other
, 0 Insufficient Dete fer Evaluction
GO Unknown
3 seconds one overhead
10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Circular, orange object with tail Meteor sighting.

(green) 10 times length of body, no
|sound, gradual climb at high speed,

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VCD94k 29, UFOB REF PAR 6, AFR 209-2. OBJECT SIGHTED 1939, 3 JAN
56. (1) GA) CURCULAR, (B) PEAs (C) ORANGE. (D) ONE. (E) NEG. |
CF) NEG, (G) TAIL (GREEN) TEN TIMES THE LENGTH OF THE BODY. (¢H)

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NO SOUND. (I) NONE. (2) CA) SIGHT & COLOR. (B) 15 DEGREES, 362 .
DEGREES. (C) DIRECTLY OVERHEAD. (D) GRADUAL CLIMB AT HIGH SPEED.

(E) OBJECT DISAPPEARED OVERHEAD AS THOUGH ITS LIGHTED

CHARACTERIESTICS WERE EXTINGUISHED, (F) THREE SECONDS. (3) (A) ;
GROUND VISUAL. (B) NEG. (C) N/Aw (4) CA). 91302, 4 JAN 56. (B) NIGHT.
(5) LATITUDE 9% DEGREES W, LONGITUDE 38 DEGREES 45 MINUTES Ne

(6) (A) JAMES A. STEVENS, S/SGT. HQ SQ SEC, TTWG, SCOTT AFB ,

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ILL. MAIL & RECORDS SEC, RELIABILITY - GOOD. (7) CA) CLEAR. (B) a
SURFACE 348 DEGREES 2@ KTS, 6,9@@° 33@ DEGREES 4@ KTS, 14,999" |
31@ DEGREES 4@ KTS, 16,90@° 329 DEGREES 4@ KTS, 28,98@° 319 DEGREES Pai al
69 KTS, 38,99@° 339 DEGREES 139 KTS, 58,900" 338 DEGREES 158 KTS,
89,906" UNK. (C) NEG. (D) 7 MILES (E) 1/1 SCATTERED 25,908". (F)
NEG. (8) NEG. (9) NEG. (18) NONE SIGHTED. (11) WING INTEL 0.
POSSIBLE CAUSE OF SIGHTING: IN VIEW OF RPT PERSON'S OBSR INVOLVING
EST SPEED & CLIMBING CHAR OF OBJ THE RPT O HAS NO SUBSTANTIAL
RLTV INFO TO BE ABLE TO GIVE A POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE PHENOMENA.
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