PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6786658

DATE OF SIGHTINGJune 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONCrescent Iowa

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE

2. June 1956

2. LOCATION

Crescent, lowa

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3. DATE-TIME GROUP

14. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

Locol —_ = XIXGroun d- Vi sual 0 Ground-Radar
GMT 2 1622Z D Air Vi sual O Air-intercept Radar
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Satis
0 Yes |
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7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

one minute

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE

one East

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CONCLUSIONS

Was Balloon

Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon

OkxWes Airecroft .

Probobly Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft

Wes Astronomical
Probobly Astronomical
Possibly Astronomicel

Other
Insufficient Date fer Evaluation
Unknown

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

One object round, size of baseball.
Color silver. Fly east.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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11. COMMENTS

Probable a/c sighting.

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