PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6786460

DATE OF SIGHTINGJune 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONWaterloo Iowa

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon 7
20 June 1956 Waterloo, Iowa 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP . TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local- Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
00 Probobly Aircraft
GMT 21/0255Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Ys 0 Probably Astronomical
XNo Civilian & GOC(AF) box PossiblyAstronamical/Ss7
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION . NUMBER OF COURSE Other.
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unkk nown
thirty minutes one erratic in SE
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One round object, sizebf dime held Possibly caused by the planet
at arms length, white color with Saturn which was located in the
red dot in middle. Seen at elevation SE at an approximate elevation of
of 30 dgr in SE. Observed through 30 degrees.
6X binoculars.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) ATTC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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ACTION -
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RD975 $3{4$
WPB135 YMC217KF/A93
AR RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPHQ $32
DE RJEDKF 2GK
R 2520002
FN COMDR 78BTH ACWRON WAVERLY IA
TO RJEDEN/COMDR ENT AFB COLO SPRINGS COLO
RJEDKF/COMDR 2OTH ADIV DEF GRANDVIEW AFB MO RJEDKF/CONDR 20TH ADIV DEF GRANDVIEW AFB MO (
RJEDWP/CONDR AIR TECH INTELL CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON PATTERSO AFB OHIO OHIO
RJEPHO/DIRECTOR INTELL NQ USAF WASH D C WASH D C
ST ST -
IUNCLAS YUNCLAS S I F I E D/738-25-F-22 /1AW AFR 222-2: UNFOB. I F I E D/738-25-F-12 /IAV AFR 222-2: UNFOB.
1. A. ROUND (
B. DIME
C. WHITE WITH RED DOT IN THE MIDDLE
D. ONE
E. M/A
F. MOVING BACK AND FORTT ACROSS THE SKY
G. N/1-
.N/A
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03552
2
JUN 1956
N
10
2
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PAGE T TWO RJEDKF 2GK (
2. A. WAS OUT WITH I HIS GIRL LOOKING AT THE STARS
B. 30 DEGREES (
C. IT WENT STRAIGHT UP
D. SOUTH EAST
E. STRAIGHT UP (
F. 30 MINUTES
3. A. GROUND VISUAL A. GROUND VISUAL
B. SIX POWER BINOCULARS . SIX POWER BI NOCULARS
C. N/A C. N/A -
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B. HIGHT ( -
5. 1:M2833 (
5.
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7. A. NO WINDS & FEW CLOUDS (
B. SOUTH EAST AT SI. KNOTS
C. 12,002 BROKEN -
D. UNK (
E. NEAR WATERLOOCTHE REMAINING FART OF THIS REPORT IS N/AD
3T
257 2120Z JUN RJEDKF