PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6785954

DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONBrooksville Florida

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Bolloon
18 May 1956 Brooksville, Florida 2 Efoheny aan
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Y oo
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GMT 18/23502Z D Air Vi sual O Air-Intercept Rador |2 Possibly Aircraft
“5. PHOTOS = %. SOURCE D Wos Astronomicolh SPica
0 Yes &XProbably Astranomical
XD N Civilian GO Possibly Astronomical
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2 hrs, 12 mins one straight course My
11. COMMENTS

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

ne object round size of marble, no
sound, Color silver. No radar report.
Wx station at McDill. No balloons wer
eleased, Initial observation at 45 d
o report of azimuth. Faded abruptly
at 90 dgr overhead.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

Star Spica at about 45 der ele-
vation rising to position over-
head in 23 houfs. Although no

r/ azimuth included, duration,
and characteristics of object
are those of an astro body.
Spica was in position to fill
the requirements of elevation
and case evalfiated as this star

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