PROJECT BLUE BOOK

1. DATE

29 February 1956

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

2. LOCATION

South Newton, Iowa

12. CONCLUSIONS

Woes Balloon
Probably Balloon

3. DATE-TIME GROUP

Local

cmt___01/0230ZMar

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

BMGround- Vi sual 0 Ground-Redar

Possibly Balloon
Was Aircraft

Possibly Aircraft

D Air Visual 0 Air-intercept Radar
5. PHOTOS &. SOURCE
O Yes
__&o_ Civilian

Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical

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O Probably Aircraft
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o
O Possibly Astronomical

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

4-5 minutes

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE

one unknown

O , Other

MEX Insufficient Data for Evalustion
QO Unknown

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

ound, size of pea, color white, chan-
ging to various colors.

1). COMMENTS

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Positional data not included,
No evaluation due to insuffi-
cient data,

No Case (Information Only) 4 February 1956
Newark, New Jersey

PAT SRLS | ES Pate _eeeeerrary
Re “BFBANGE ROCE HITS CAR ON NEY JERSEY HIGHWAY: A Fock or

e = Pos a SoPtbal? hit @Seyear-old girl riding in a car'on the
Pulasid Skyway near Newark, New Jersey, last Feb.4th. The rock crashed through
the windshield and careened off the little girl's chest, nearly causing her
father, John Watson, to Tose control of the car. The object was identified as
a meteorite by offi icials Newark Weather Bureau. A mineralogist said
thet the -epec en ec ss - and nickel, not ordinarily found in meteor-

Ise-net usual} sd: ne Foeks of north Jersey. An. official: of the

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No Case (Information Only) 6 February 1956
Salmon River, California

No Case (Information Only) 6 February 1956
Somers Point, New Jersey

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SES RSS CLoge SIGHTING MADE BY A COUPLE DRIVING OX JERSEY SHORE:
A couple, wha Fefused to allow their mames to be used in the papers; stated
that: the night of Feb. 6th they watched a saucer do maneuvers over their |
car er nesriy helf an hour, while driving near Somers Point, New Jersey. The |
womar said thet at one time the object was so close above them that "a good
rifle could hit it.” She said that it seemed round but because of the angle it
was shaped "like a kidney bean." Sometimes it stood still, and then would move
slowly,. quickening its speed: until it:was soaring "faster than a jet." It ap—
peared to. be’ nade; of potal., The wife: added:"Sometimes it would come toward me, -

here: woul’ bright Ligh See & glow around it. At ote»
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No Case (Information Only)

12 February 1956
Noel, Missouri

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LOCATION OSSERYSR EVALUATION
Re loit, wisconsin (CASH MISS XG) Civilina COC Insufricient Beta
Paradise, Michigan Fcoteemmnnenand Palloon
Spoteane, Washington Mil (Airc Vis & RADAR) Atrerafs
Fredricx, Oklahoma (CAS2 MISSING) Civilian Astro (MeTsoR)
Bedford, Ohio eneeersssces Insufficient Data
Racine, Wisconsin OR spittin, Insufricient fata
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UAbUS ; Onlo SRN Other (GROUND LIGHT)
Bek igeport, New York a leTmatanene sy Balloon
Manitowish Waters, Wisconsin “Gieedareces Astro (Vanus)
he Florida Reh inie Deanna Insufficient Data
Fellinghem, Washington i ne le Aircratt
Winchester, California ea — Aircraft
Glen Ridge, New Jersey Tatar aera - Astro (Vitus)
Miami, Florida PI Astro (MST=OR)
Waterton, New York  amietaatie me Astro (VENUS
Yenezuela Multi ome) (PHOTO NR)Insufficient Date
Chicago, Illinois RRR Palloon
Pennsylvania, New York Area Multi (Air & Ground) Astro (MTOR)
Omaha, Nebraska eegpiirmamn Insufficient Dat
Ven Nuys, California cS Ballooa
Folsom Prison, California (CASS MISS ivilian GOC Aircraft
Torrence, California Sesame Astro (VENUS)
Rast Prair e, Missour came Rp * Balloon

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fairheven, Massachusetts Astro (VENUS)
Andrews AFB, Marylead (CASS MISSING Military Other Bees L3CTION)
Ventura, Calif fornia Military Astro (VNUS)
Sioux City, Iowa Fe ace meiel - Astro (iE 302)

Dixon, Walnut Creck, California Multi Balloon
Cleveland, Ohio OSB... Astro (JUPITER/PROCYON)
Goose Bay, Labrador Military Air fLircraft

Hast Gary, Indiana ssanmmemm (PHOTO WR) Astro (JUPITER/STARS)
Cincinnati, Chio ae seeenmemee af insufficient Data

Avon Park, Florida aetna, Otner (£iRDS)

Michigan (ten reports) Multi (Ground- Vis) Astro ('

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LOCATION SOURCS SYALUSTION

Honolulu, Hawaii News Article
Brantford, Ontario News Article
Castro Valley, California News Article
Cincinnati, Onto News Article
Lansing, Michizan hews Article
Vastover APH, Massacnusetts News Arctiele &= Cwarty (Ltr)
Selina, California News Article

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Aeronautical Chart & Information Photo Library
number B-163969 A.C,

original source of photo unknown (photo taken
during Air Show--)

A low-flying jet, enveloped in an aura of cloud made by the jet

itself, can look like a strange object. This condensation phenomenon,
called contrail, occurs when areas of low pressure develop on the
wing surface; the air cools by expansion in the slowly moving
boundary layer in contact with the wing. The depth of the boundary
layer and the drop in pressure both increase with increasing air
speed, but each depends very closely on the aerodynamic qualities
of the wing. An excellent photograph of one such disk produced
by a Canberra jet was taken on February 4, 1956, along the coast
of Africa near Accra on a morning when the condensation phenom-
enon occurred several times during air maneuvers. The weather was
fine, the sky cloudless with a few patches of haze over the sea, and
visibility was more than eight miles. During the display the air
speed of the jets was usually too low or the air too dry for the aura
to form. “But over the cliff edge where the sea-breeze was just
beginning to break through in patches the air would be moist enough
to condense about 142 gm. of water droplets in each cubic metre
of air, quite sufficient to produce the observed effect. The effect
is increased by higher speeds at the end of a dive (when the
angle of incidence of the aerofoil is least) . . . but it is likely that
the patchy onset of the sea-breeze was the most important con-

tributing factor.” [7]

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