PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7340622

DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONFt Pierce Florida

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
27 February 1956 Ft. Pierce, Florida 000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 4. Possibly Balloon
Local round-Vi sual Ground-Radar 00 Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
GMT 28/0125Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE o. Was Astronamical
Yes DY.s 0 Probably Astronomical Probably Astronomical
XANo XINO civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION NUMBER OF . NUMBER OF OBJECTS OBJECTS . COURSE . COURSE axOtherPoss Flares
erratic arc D Insufficient Data for Evaluation
D Unknown Unknown
30 minutes one to north
T0. BRIEF SUMMARY O BRIEF SUMMARY SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS flares associated with
One very One very brig br object, round some- Possible Possible
times cigar shaped, sometimes has military operations in area. operations in area.
prongs. ize of 50c of 50c cpiec piece, color e. color
yellowish white, bright enough to enough to see see
through clouds - faded
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ATIC FORN
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FM COMDR 66ZTH ACWRON MACDILL AFB FLA
TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO SPRGS COLO
RJESKB/COMDR 35TH ADIV /D/ DOBBINS AFB GA RJESKB/COMDR 35TH ADIV /D/ DOBBINS AFB GA
RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECH INT CNTR WPAFB
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/UN C LA S S I F I E D/OPS DD2 UFOB PD /EADF ATTN CIC/ /UNC LA SS I F IE D/OPS 0D2 UFOB PD /EADF ATTN CIC/
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1. VERY BRIGHT LIGHT
A. ROUND SOMETIMES A. ROUND SOMETIMES HAS PRONGS /CIGAR SHAPED/ HAS PRONGS /CIGAR SHAPED/
,0".
B. 50 CENT PIECE
C. YELLOWISH WHITE
D. ONE /1/
E.NONE
F. NCNE
G. NONE
H. NONE
I. ERIGHT ENOUGH TO SEE THROUGH CLOUDS
2. ERRATIC MOVEMENTS N S E W
A. COC SPOTTER
1. 30 DEGREES
C. ARC TO NORTH
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D. FADES OVER HORIZON
E. FADE
F.32 M MINUTES
3 GOC OPSERVER
A. GROUND V VISUAL CMA HAD BINOCULARS
. BINOCULARS
C. NONE
4. 27 FEB 56 2025 EST
) A. 28/0 125Z FEF
E NIGHT
5KN 3929 FT HM 3958
^ 6. OLDSMOBILE CMA FT PI FLA
33 33 CMA ORKIN COMPANY SMCLN TERES CMA ORKIN COMPANY SMCLN TERES CMA
FT PIERCE FLA CMA REAL ESTATE PD
NONE
7. SCATTERED STAT QUL 7. SCATTERED STAT QUL 6003 1AC
A. EROKEN N EST EST T 5300 T 5200
) B. UNAVAIL
) C. EST 5230 C. EST 5200
D. VIS 5 MILES UTC UNLIMITED LTAOT1
E. BROKEN
) F. NONE
NONE
) S NONE
L. NONE
11 NONE
^ 12• NCNE
RERAKK S SMCLN C.V. AT FLOWER STATED THAT THEY COULE NCT TAKE UFCE
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CN TACTICAL CIRCUITS DUF TO EXERCISE "VINTERS END" PD
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