PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7340732

DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONParadise MIchigan

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD .
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
3_March 1956 Paradise, MIchigan 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 2x Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft .
GMT. GMT 03/0720Z Air-Visual Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 0 0 Probably Astronomical
No Civilian Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. 9. COURSE COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Insufficient Data for Evaluation Evaluation
10-15 10-15 minutes east Unknown
one one
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Round object. Color bright red, about object. Color bright red, about Winds from Nw at high velocity. Winds from Nw at high velocity.
40-50 feet in diameter. Object Object probably a balloon. Object probably a balloon.
appeared to be floating up and down floating up and down
gradually dropping ojt of sight ropping
below horizon.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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WPC077TXMA035HRA037HRD001
MM RJEDEN RJEDAE RJEDWP RJEPHQ INFORMATION
DE RJEDHR 1D
M 0623302
FM COMDR 665TH ACW SQ CALUMET AFS C CALUMET MICH -
TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLORADO
INFO RJEDAE/COMDR 37TH AIR DIV (DEF) TRUAX FLD MADISON WIS
RJEDWP/COMDR WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RJEPHQ/HQ USAF WASHINGTON
BT BT
/UNCLASSIF /UNCLASSIFI D/OPSN 43 PD UFOB REPORT PORT PD ATTN:DIRECTOR OF PD
INTELLIGENGE PD
(1)A.ROUND (1)A.ROUND
B.40-50 FEET IN DIAMETER
C.BRIGHT RED
D.ONE
E.N/A E.N/A
F.N/A t
G.N/A
H.N/A
Ditector
K243.
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(2)A.NEGATIVE U
B.NEGATIVE
C.HORIZON LINE-AZIMUTH UNKNOWN
DOWN GRADUALLY DROPPENG
OUT OF SIGHT BELOW THE HORIZOM

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I.N/A 1956
(2)A.NEGATIVE
B.NEGATIVE
C.HORIZON LINE-AZIMUTH UNKNOWN
D.OBJECT APPEARED TO BE FLOATING UP AND DOWN GRADUALLY DROPPENG
OUT OF SIGHT BELOW THE HORIZON PD DRIFTING NORTHWEST PD
E.DRIFTING BEYOND THE HORIZON _
F.TEN TO FIFTEEN MINUTES
(3)A.NONE
(
B.NONE
C.N/A (
(4)A.23/0720Z
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B.NIGHT
(5)A.EB 3131
(6) 66. CORRECTION ORRECTION CONSERVATION CAMP PARADISE MICHIHAN CONSERVATION CAMP PARADISE MICHIHAN
PHONE
B.N/A
(7)A.NONE
B.NONE
C.NONE
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D.15 PLUS
E.NONE
F.NONE
(8)NONE
(9)NONE
(10)NONE
(11)NONE
(12)NONE
BT
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