PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7340490

DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONFt Pierce Florida Lutz Florida

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ETHA
W STEW
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Ft Pierce, Florida 0 Was Balloon
8 February 1956 Lutz, Florida 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual 0 Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
89/82883 0 Probably Aircraft
GMT_ AinVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
Ne B.Ne Civilian Civilian 0 Possibly Astronamical Possibly Astroramical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE COURSE . Othorphoto flashes k,Otherphoto flas shes.
15 min one N to S 0. Insufficient Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown
each obi portion of secbnd six each obi portion of secbnd six stationary
1O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Round color yellow ith a yellow ith a Concur Concur it opinion of opinion of
reddis reddisl seen below elow horizon horizon. the reporting r that this this
Ops officer report noto flashes to flashes are are be sighting was generated by sighting was generated by
being used i area. rea. "ome as Pome as photoflash fares. photoflash flares all prob- all prob-
low as 1000 ft low as 1000 f ability, the observer Sww more
Six objects having the the appearance appearance than one object. See AISS-UFOB- than one object. See AISS-UFOB-
of red flares Oval, the size of a half of.redflares.. the size a half 32-56.
dollar held at arms length, and red. 5
The objects appeared to fade.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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32 56194
9117 20
Thituie
RA211 WPE20 1 YDD210 VYA292 VDB185KBA045W Fe19 21 19 55
PP RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPHQ RJEPNB
ZWL RJESKE V
DE RJESKE 2D
P 101430 Z
4E4
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ZWL/RJESKB/COMDR 35TH ADIV /D/ DOBBINS AFB GA
RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECH INT CNTR WPAFB 4
INFO RJEPNB/COMDR INFO RJEPN EADF STEWART AFB NY AFB NY
BT
UFCB PD /EADF UFCB /EADF ATTN CIC/
1 A WHITE LIGHT MILAR
A. ROUND
B. DIME HELD AT ARMS LENGTH WOULD COVER IT B. DIME HELD AT ARMS LENGTH WOULD COVER IT
C. YELLOW WITH A REDDISH TINGE
D.ONE /1/
E.NO
F. NONE
G.NO
H.NO
I. NONE
2 STATIONARY AND THEN MOVED NORTH TO SOUTH AT TIMES
A. GOC OBSERVER
B. 20 DEGREES
C. 20 DEGREES CMA 300 DEGREES CMA 10 MILES BELOW 1,000
D. GLIDING MOVEMENT NORTH AND SOUTH
E. BELOW HORISON
MTAO

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3EYE SIGHT
A GROUND VISUAL
E. GROUND VISUAL
401302 9 FEB 56
A.0 1322 TO 01472 FEB 56
B. NIGHT
5.KN 3929
6 OLDSOMOBILE SERVICE MANAGER
7.UNK
A. CLEAR WITH LIGHT FLEECY CLOUDS
BUNK
C. 8,000 SCT CMA 30,000 BRK A
D. PLUS
E. 8,000 SCT CMA 30,000. BRK E. 8,000 SCT CMA 30,000. BRK )
F. NONE
8 NONE )
. NONE
1 NONE
11. OPS OFFICER CLN UNABLE TO ACCOUNT FOR 15 MIN OBSERVATION CMA 11. OPS )
)
12. PHOTO FLASH AVCN PARK CMA MCF TCWER REPORTED FLASHES SOME AS LOW
AS 1,000 FT PD
BT Cy1
10/19192 FEB RJESKB
)
bBWS
SPEER M
Lk HOEIEV
77 N! 7 1
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