PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6785615

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONTraverse City Michigan

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2. LOCATION

12. CONCLUSIONS

0D Wos Boll
18 April 1956 Traverse City, Michigan G Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION QO Possibly Balloon
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0 Yes O Probobly Astronomical
HENo Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE  |0, Other
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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

One roundObject deep yellow with a
red tail, appeared as a brilliant
light in the west (azimuth of

270 dgrs) which appeared to move
north & south,

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

11. COMMENTS

Concur with the opinion of the
reporting officer that this
object is the same one which
has been reported in this area
for the past few weeks and is
undoubtedly the planet Venus,

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