DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE7340858
DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1956
REPORTED LOCATIONVenezuela
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FRAME 001 / 002tesseract-200dpi
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

[* DATE 2. LOCATION Lh 12. CONCLUSIONS |
0 Was Balléon
113 March 1956 Venezuela O Probably Balloon
9. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ayo Eoreibty: Ballonn
Local 0300 AKG round: Vi sual O Ground-Radar A Poceuts Ai ucati
GMT.._1L3 073207 OD Air Visual © Air-Intercept Redar | Possibly Aircraft
| 5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE QO Was Astronomicol
xX Yes not 0 Probably Astronomical }
sD No received Civilian OG Possibly Astronomical |
| 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE O , Other i
Ci XInsufficient Data for Evaluction
0 Unknown
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19. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Violet colored luminous object with Photos not sent. Object appearin
red light made several passes over several different towns indicate
airstrip, Altitude estimated at 2,000] a meteor; however, witness had
meters. Object larger than a/c and time to run out of hotel and
had blue wake coming from rear, take pictures, Also one report inddi-
Round shape. Reported photos taken of | cated several passes over air-
;object., Also roports of luminous obj- Strip. Not indicated whether ob
ect over town Carora, in sight continususly. Insuffi-
cient data for analysis,

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