DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6785395
DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1956
REPORTED LOCATIONSioux City Iowa
FRAMES4
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1. DATE
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
2. LOCATION
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‘ ‘ a Gp 0D Was Balloon
2} March 1956 Sioux City, lowa O Probably Balloon
° 0 Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Local HMGround- Visual O Ground-Redar 5 Poabsbly Aiverati
Gut__22/05307, D Air Vi su al CO) Air-Intercept Radar O Possibly Aircraft
5, PHOTOS 6. SOURCE D Wes Astronomical ME teCO2x
0 Yos (i XProbably Astronomical
XO No Civilian O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE O , Other m
D Insuffictont Data for Evaluction
0 Unknown
_few seconds one west ee
10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING .
12. CONCLUSIONS
One round object size of an orange -
appearance of star,
the West.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 25 S2P $2)
grew larger to
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111, COMMENTS
Probable meteor sighting.
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FM COMDR 789TH ACW SQ-OMAHA NEBR
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//UN CLAS $ I FI E D/OPNS 163 THE FOL IS A UFOB REPTs
A. ROUND
B. HALF DOLLAR
C, ORANGE
D. ONE
E. NONE
F,. NONE
G. NOTHING
I. NONE
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Ae STAR, GREW LACGER
TO THE WEST
Be 45 DEGREES
C. STAYED AT 45 DEGREES
De GAINED ALTITUDE
Ee UNK
F,. FEW SECONDS
A. FROM OBSERVATION POST
B. NONE
C. NONE
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B. NIGHT
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A. BROKEN
Bs 6399/369/29 19999/332/25 16,930/310/23 2%,922/270/22 39,902/342/
5% 39,999/272/49
C. 19/095 FEET
Ds 15
E, NONE
Fe NONE
I, NONE
9, NONE
19. NONE
1. NONE
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De. 15
E, NONE
F, NONE
I, NONE
9, NONE
19. NONE
1, NONE
A, NONE
BT
22/1739Z MAR RJEDKF
J/UN CLASS IFI1E D/OPNS 163 THE FOL IS A UFOB REPT?
A. ROUND
B, HALF DOLLAR
C, ORANGE
D. ONE
E. NONE
F, NONE
G, NOTHING
I, NONE
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