PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6786780

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1956

REPORTED LOCATION17Mi EColumbus Ohio

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE | 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS

Woes Balloon
Probably Balloon

1 July 1956 17 Mi E Columbus, Ohio
se — Possibly Balloon

3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Local 0 Ground-Vi sual O Ground-Radar

GMT 01/0917Z PA ir Vi sual 0 Air-Intercept Radar
5. PHOTOS ‘6. SOURCE oe —-a

0 Yes
Ao Civilian (TWA pé#lot)
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE

Was Aircroft
Probobly Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft

Was Astronomical
Probobly Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

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insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown

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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS

One strange object traveling from N Report received 13 July by TWX
to SSW at 4000 ft altitude, The of sighting on 1 July. Probable
object looked like a biue ball with meteor; however, duration not
a dark blue steak trailing. Object reported. Insufficient data,
appeared larger than an a/c.

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TEE FOLLOWING REPORT WAS RECEIVED FROM INDIANAPOLIS ARTC (

RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CEN WPAFE,ONIO |

AT 199352 A STRANGE OBJECT WAS SIGHTED APPROXIMATELY
SEVENTEEN MILES EAST OF COLUMBUS OHIC AT 2199272 TRAVELING FROM

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NORTH TO SOUTK SOUTH -WEST. AT AN ESTIMATED ALTITUDE OF FOUR THOUSAND

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TEET. THE OBJECT LOOKED LIKE A BLUE BALL WITH A DARK BLUE STREAK

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TRAILING. OBJECT APPEARED LARGER THAN AN AIRCRAFT. |
THE ABSVE INFORMATION WAS GIVEN TO THE COLUMBUS TOWER BY THE
PILOT OF A TWA AIRCRAFT AND BY A MEMBER OF THE COLUMBUS |
FIRE DEPARTMENT.

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