PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7340782

DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONColumbus Ohio

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
5 March 1956 Columbus, Ohio 00 Probably Balleon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local.. XKGround-Visual Ground-Radar Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aircraft
Local XKGround-Visual Probably Aircraft
GMT 05/2255Z Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. 5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 6. SOURCE 0 0 Was Astronomical
Yes Yes 00 Probably Astronomical
BNo Civilian Possibly Astronomical
beacon light beacon_light
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 7.1 LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. 9. COURSE exxother roflocti xxother rofloct
0o 10o Insufficient Data for Evaluation
15 minutes two stationary stationary Unknown
.
O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Round object Round object two inches in diameter Reflection of of ground light.
at arms Color yellow. No
sound,n sound, exhaust, faded haust, faded from 'om sight.
WX, thunderstorms WX, thunderstorms in area. Beacon in area. Beacon
lights in area.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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PP RJEDEN RJEDFL RJEDWP RJEPHQ
DE RJEDFL 2N
P 061330Z .
FM COMDR 664TH AC&W SQ BELLEFONTAINE E OHIO
TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLORADO
INFO RJEDFL/COMDR 58TH AD W/P AFB OHIO
RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECH INTELLIGENCE CENTER W/P AFB OHIO
RJEPHQ/DIRECTOR INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF WASH
BT 3
REGULATION 200-2
DATED 12 AUGUST 1954 THE FOLLOWING UFOB REPORT IS SUBMITTED PD
I A ROUND
B 2 INCHES AT T ARMS LENGTH .
C YELLOW
D TWO
4 A 2255Z Z 5 MARCH 1956
B NIGHT
5 HK 0404 I

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1
y
F 15 MINUTES
3 A GROUND-VISUAL
B BINOCULARS 7X50 (
CN/A (
4 A 2255Z 5 MARCH 1956
B NIGHT
5 HK 0404
5
16 YRS OLD-STUDENT
7 A THUNDERSTORMS IN AREA
B NEGATIVE
C 3, 050 BROKEN -
D 15 MILES
E BROKEN
F THUNDERSTORMS IN F THUNDERSTORMS IN COLUMBUS AREA COLUMBUS AREA
8 NEGATIVE NEGATIVE
9 NEGATIVE
15 SEVERAL L AIRCRAFT IN AREA
11 UFOB BELIVED BE LECTION FROM BEACON ECTION FROM BEACON LIGHT AT A NEAR BY AIR-
(
PORT.
BT
07/140SZ MAR RJEDFL
.