PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6785450

DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONCanton Ohio

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Bolloon
27 March 1956 Canton, Ohio Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION xxPossibly Balloon
Local_ xGround-Visual Ground-Radar Was Airceaft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT... 27/1230Z Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE a Was Astronomical
Yes 00 Probably Astronomical
XANo Civilian and AF (GOC) Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other_
00 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown
two minutes one stationary .
0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One round yellow (tinged with silver) Due to the color, Due to the color, the shape,
object, a baseball held and the fact that this sighting
at arms length, estimated to be at was made in the daytime, it was made in the daytime, it
2-5 thousand feet altitude. 2-5 thousand t.: itude. is the opinion of this head- is the of this head-
quarters that a balloon was quarters that a balloon was
possibly the cause of the sight-
ing.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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RD123 30
WPE135 YMA073F JA052
4E4
DE RJEDFJ 2H -
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P 2 2913002. 44x22
FM COMDR 662D ACWRON BROOKFIELD AFSTA OHIO
TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFO COLORADO
RJEDBU/COMDR 3OTH ADIV WILLON RUN AFSTA MICH
RJEPNB/COMDR EADF STEWART AFB NY
RJEDWP/COMDR
RJEPHQ/DIRECTOR USAF WASHINGTON DC
BT BT
/UNCLASSIFIED/ INT 3-120 PD UFOB THIS S MSG IN 12 PARTS PD PART I PD
SHAPE ROUND CMA SIZE OF BASEBALL CMA COLOR YELLOW WITH SILVER TINGE
CMA NUMBER ONE CMA OBJECT STATIONARY CMA NO SOUND CMA SAME OBJECT SEEN CNA NUMBER ONE CMA OBJECT STATIONARY CMA NO SOUND CMA SAME OBJECT SEEN
IN DEC 1954 AND AUG 1955 PD PART II PD ALTITUDE 2 T0 5 ANGELS CMA IN CMA IN
SIGHT 2 MINUTES PD PART III PD VISUAL PD PART IV PD 27 MARCH 1956
CMA $230Z CMA DAY PD PART V PD LOCATION JL 354S PD PART VI PD
AGE 27 CMA MN. E. CMA CANTON CMA OHIO CLN
CMA T SGT CMA DET 6 4S7I GROUND OB. SQDN PD PART VII
PD WX CLEAR CMA WINDS ALOFT NOT AVILABLE PD PART VIII PD NEG PD PART
IX PD NEG PD PART X PD NEG PD PART XI PD GEORGE WAGASKY JR CMA
OPERATIONS AND PD PART XII PD NEG PD
BT
29/13312 MAR RJEDFJ