PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6785490

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONN 31 Pepperrell AFB NF

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1. CATE 2. LOCATION 112. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
2 April 1956  __ _IN-31, Peppeir:ell AFB, NF. BD Lrekebly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION at Mi
0 Wos Aircraft
EY [ites SS St RM Ground-Vi suol 0 Ground-Radar o Probobly prerett
GMT 02/0430 to 05282 D Air Visual D Air-intercept Radar | 2 Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS 2 a aie 6. SOURCE XX Was Astronomical Venus
D Yes O Probably Astronomical
x2x6KNo Military D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION “| 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 0 , Other
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58 minutes one NNE
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS

One round bbject colors mostly red, Venus in NW, estimated altitude
other colors noticed orange & blue, of object at 500' indicates that
Brilliant very bright flashing object low on horizon. Venus
illuminated sky for many miles, then | would give the appearance of

faded to barely visible, then bright |moving Northerly at this latitude),
again. Bobbed noticeably. No radar Color change & behavior of obj
contact at any time, Similar to obsorvation of astro

| body. No azimuth of object reported
| however all other data indicates
Venus as the object sighted,

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