PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6786511

DATE OF SIGHTINGJune 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONMarshalltown Iowa

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2.LOCATION T2. CONCLUSIONS
o Was Ballaon 7
24 June 1956 Marshalltown, Iowa 00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Ballaon
Local _ XXGround-Vi sual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT_25/0023Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar xXPossibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronamical
Yes 000 Probably Astronomical
XANo Civilian Possibly Astronamical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0, Other.
00 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
five minutes E to W Unknown
one
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One round object, white, size of a Concur w/the opinion of the
pea held at ar length. Brilliance reporting officer that this sight
of object atteactted observer's ing was possibly caused by an
attention. The object traveled west aircraft.
in a straight line course. Object
faded fm sight.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) ATIC fOrM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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IWitue
ACTION -
RE001
AT WPD072 YNDC78KFA105 -
RR RJEDEN RJEDWP-RJEPHQ 3E
DE RJEDKF 36C
R 2520002 (
4-4x
TO RJEDEN/COMDR ENT AFB COLO SPRINGS COLO
RJEDKF/COMDR 2OTH ADIV DEF GRANDVIEW AFB MO
RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECH INTELL CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON DAYTON OHIO -
RJEPHO/DIRECT INTELL HQ USAF WASH D C
ET C
/UNCLASSIF /UNCLASS D/788-25-F-03 /786-25-F-03 TAU AFR 200-2: UNFOB (
1. A. ROUND 1. A.. ROUND
E. PEA ( (
C. WHITE (
D. ONE D. ONE
I. N/A
F.N/A
G. N/A
H. N/A
I. N/A (
26 JUN 1956
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PAGE, TWO HJEDKF SGK 6
12. A. PRICHTIESS
E. U...
C. UN.. -
D. UEST IN STRAIGHT LINE
E. FADE OUT
F.5 MIN -
3. A GROUND VISUAL
B. NONE
C. 5000 FT 500 KNOTS
4. A. 25/6/56 00232
B. DUSK C
5. NN0058
6.A. ••• MARSHALLTOUN IALLTOWn. IOwA N IOWA
7. A. CLEAR
B330 B 330 DEGREES 23 KNOTS DEGREKS 23 KNOTS 20,000 ALT
C. UN: C. UN:
( −
D.CLR D. CLR
E. CLR
F.HOME
5. NONE
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: (
PAGE THRET RUED F 3C
. NOME
1O. SINGLE EHGIHE TRAINER
11. OTSERVER UAS SITTING G IN MIS EACH YARD DRINKING BEER. POSSIEILIT
IES AM: THAT HM MA: NATIONAL CUARD A/C OR FSSD PASSING THROUGH

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CASUAL ODSERVANCE COULD PROVE THE ALTITUDE IS GREAT ERROR. /
CHARLES L• IST LT USAF DIRECTOR
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12. NONE
BT (
25/2100Z JUN RJEDKF
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