PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7340421

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONAfghanistan

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
DR 24 Jan 56 Afghanistan 0 Was Balloon
0 Probably Balloon
TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Possibry Bairoon Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Local ICGround- Visuel IocGround-Visuel Ground-Rodar 0 0 Was Aiscraft Was Aivcraft
00 Probably Aircraft Probably Aireraft
GMT. not reported AirVisuet AirVisuet Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE . SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 000 DO Probably Astronomical Probably Astronomical
XXNo attache attache Possibly Astronemical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other_
000 Insufficient Data Date for fo alvation aluation
n/a n/a Unknowm
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
Flying saucer reports saucer reports from various parts ot from various parts or IUATION.
Afghanisatan. Atghapis-tan.One One reportedly landed lended  and yas and was
being transported to Kabul. No followup
received. ¤
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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USAF PASSES FROM USAIRA AFGHANSISTAN SGD
SCHMOLDT REF NR CC EDTG TWO FOUR ONE SIX
ZERO ZERO ZERO ZERC ACTION THER MEANS MEANS ASHDC FOR
AFOIN CMI AFOIN CI FITR FLTR AFOTN AFOTA REQUEST FOR PRESS PRESS
SURVE
FOLLOWING S 55.
FRESH REPORTS FRESH PORTS YTHAT FLYIN ERENT RENT SHAPES, SHAPES,
HAVE BEEN SEEN SEEN FLYING A FLYING AT CHSUD, KOTA COU HALA, ALA,
DURBABA, SASSUBI AND IN VSRIOUS PARTS OF
SOME ARE REPORTED TO HAVE ROUND UARE SHAPE.
BT
25/18532 JAN REJPHQ
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PARNP D SXCEPT PRIOR TO
CATEGORY BEN YLPHYSICALLY REMOVE
HQ 039 ALL INTERNAL REFEREICES BY DATE-TIME GROUP
RR RJEDWP PRIOR TO DECLASSIFICATION AGTION
DE RJEPHQ
FM USAIRA AFGHANISTAN
TO COMATIC WPAFB OHIO UNCLASSIFIED
CSUSAF WASH DC
DEPTAR wASnDC WASHDC
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/ /REF NR C-3. SGD
MESSAGE FROM MESSAGE FROM GOVERNOR KATAGHAN PROVINCE 1550 24.1AN 1550 24JAN 55. RE-
PORTED LANDING 25MTNUTES 25MINUTES NORTH, 69 DEGREES
D MINUTES EAS OFSTAKAL AND EAGHLAN. AND BAGHLAN. 1
STATED STATED 15 METER ALL. GLASS
VINDOWS AROUND LEADIN WINDOWS
AFGHANS ATTEMPTING TO TRANSPORT T AFGHANS ATTEMPTING TC ABILF FO
NOT KNOWN IF AFGHANS HAVE A CONVEYANCE SUITABLE NOT KNOWN IF AFGHANS HAVE A CONVEYANCE SUITABLE FO
FLIGHT FLIGHT 1OD0 25 JAN FOR AERIAL VIEW AND SEARCH AN 122 FOR.AERIAL VIEW AND SEARCH CONFIRMATION ONFIRMATION INFO. INFO
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