PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6786520

DATE OF SIGHTINGJune 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONLutz Florida

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
24 June 1956 Lutz, Florida 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT 23/0450Z Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE PoK Was AstronomicalSaturn
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
$xNo Civilian D Possibly Astronomicol
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other_
00 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
SE to S Unknown
unknown one .
1O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One round shape object the size of Concur with the opinion of the
a half dollar held at arms length, reporting ficer that this
color of orange with reddish bottom. sighting was definitely a planet-
Saturn. Was Astro.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 25 SEP 52) ATIC FORM 329 (REV 25 SEP 52)
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20/04002
Ilituers
27 JUN 1956 19 15
PP RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPHQ RJEPNB
C
ZWL/RJESKB ACTION
DE RJESKB 4D Ju 27 -
P 261825Z
C3: D3
FM COMDR 66ETH ACWRON MACDILL AFB FLA
TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO
RJESKB/CONDR 35TH ADIV DEF DOBBINS AFB GA
RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECH INT CNTR WRIGHT
RJEPHQ/DIR OF INT HQ USAF WASH 25 DC
INFO RJEPNB/COMDR INFO RJEPNB/ COMDR EADF STEWART EADF EWART AFB NY AFB NY 3
BT BT
/U INCLASSIFIE INCLASSIF D/OPS 0333 UFOB UFOE ATTN:
. 1 7
13
A. ROUND
B. ABOUT THE SIZE OF A HALF B. ABOUT THE SIZE DOLLAR HELD AT AT ARMS ARMS LENGTH -
C. ORANGE WITH REDDISH BOTTOM
D. ONE (1) -
E. NONE
F. NONE
GNONE
H. NONE
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JESKB 4D
I NONE
2. .
A. PASSING OF AN A/C
B. FROM EYE LEVEL UPWARD 993 DEGREES FROM POST
c. : <
D. FROM SOUTHEAST AGAIN
E.
F. 6
3. NAKED EYE WITHOUT BINOCULARS THEN WITH BINOCULARS
A BROUND VISUAL
B. BONOCULARS
C.N/A
4. 4.
A. 25/0459Z A25/0459Z
B.NIGHT.
V
5. HP 3212
5. LUTZ
FAC FACTORY RY
LT7 FLA. STUDENT STUDENT 6
LUTZ
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PAGE THREE RJESKB 4D
7.
A. LIGHT CLOUDS TO MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES, GOOD VISION
B. 283/19, 302/PN L/VRBL, L/VRBL
C. 142/15, 110/25
D. 15 HILES

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k.3,702
F. NONE
8. NONE
9. CONE
10. SEVERAL 4
L A/C PASSED IN VICINITY DURING OBSERVATION
11. CPATAIN LEONARD D. HARRIS, OPERATIONS OFFICER: POSSIBLE CAUSE, 6
CELESTIAL BODY REMARKS: AS REQUESTED BY FLO34, SHEEPMAN CONTACTED
326TH BM WG TO HAVE A NAVIGATOR, MAJOR NOVAK, OBSERVE THE UFOB. HA J
REPORTED THAT IT WAS DEFINITELY A PLANET. PRESUMED BE SATURN. y
12. NONE
BT EN7 1RA COLO 6.
26/19862 JUN RJESKB DOBPIN
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