PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7340249

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONBattlecreek Michigan

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 1 10073 RECORD CARD 7.
I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
8 January y 1956 Battlecreek, Michigan 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local_ XGround-Visual BX Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT. 09/0215Z Z(N) AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes 000 00 Probably Astronomical Probably Astronomical
XDNo XDNO Civilian Possibly Astronamical Possibly Astronamical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other_ Other.
xx Insufficient Data for Evaluation Evaluation
0 0 Unknown Unknown
20 minutes one southeast southeast
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One round reddish white object, flew One round reddish white object, flew Possible balloon; however, no Possible balloon; however, no
straight level flight. Sighted at direction of movement reported.
400 elevation 150 400 elevation 1500 azimuth. Case listed as insufficient data. Case listed as insufficient data.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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G NONE
H NONE N NONE
I NONE
3 A GROLND VISUAL 7 C.OLEAR 7 C.CLEAR
B BINOCULAR B BINOCULAR
C M/A E DONE E NONE
4 A 09/0215Z JAN 55 F NONE
B NIGHT 8 NONE
5 GJEN 4821 9 NONE
5
AGE 44 IB CAA HAD THREE (S) A/C IN THE AREA FLYING EAST
AT THE TIME.
72
BATTLE CREEK NICH
CLERK 11
FN/A SENIOR DIRECTOR NO COMMENT
7 A CLEAR
B URFACE IV 10 12 NONE
7om 12 7

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