PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6786924

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONWilmington Delaware

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
11 July 1956 Wilmington, Delaware 000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local. Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
GMT_ 12/0200Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aireraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 00 Probably Astronomical
3N0 Civilian Possibly Astroromical
LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE D Other_
0 Insufficient Data for Eveluation
one to three minutes South to North O Unknown
one .
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One round flat object pink in color, The duration of the sighting,
appearing to orescent, the size the level flight of the object,
of a quarte of a quarte held at arms arms length. length. and and the steady and straight
The object flew a steady The object steady level course level course course the object indicates ne object indicates
from south to north. The from south to north. The object also object also the possibility of an aircraft the possibility of an aircraft
flew in a straight line. generated generated sighting. ighting.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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IN ACTIONTA
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07 2
12 JUL 1956 58%
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RAS7 (
WPB094 YMB0 55LSCD 63 (
CO RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEF RJEPJM DNS
DE RJEDLS S 139H (
0 1225552
FM FLT SVC CEN OLMSTED AFF PA
TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLCRADO TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLORADO
RJEPJM/COMDR 85TH AD (DEF) RJEPJM/COMDR 8STH AD (DEF) -
EJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTEL CON, WRIGHT PATTERSCN AFE AFE OHIO
ROEPHOVDIR OFINTEL HQ ROEPHN USAF WASH25 USAF WASH25 5 D C
$\frac{  }$ .
1////UFQB//'/A
L DESCRIPTION:
(A) ROUND, FLAT
()Q QUARTER
(C) PINK- FLOU URESCENT
(D) CNE
(F) NONE
(G) PINK K FLOURESCENT LIGHT
(H) NONE J
(I) NONE
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(
FAGE TWC RJEDLS 139H
DESCRIPTION OF COURSE SOUTH/NORTH
(A) WATCHING SKY
(E -
LEVEL FLT
(C) NONE -
(D) LEVEL FLIGHT STEADY
(E) OUT OF SIGHT ST. CINE 'No
(F) BETWEEN 1-3 MIN
3. MANNER OBSERVTION
KA) GROUND OES. VIS
(B) NAKED EYE (
(C) GROUND (C) GROUND
A TIME AND DATE OF TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING
(A)11/2100E -
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(E) NIGHT
3. LOCATICN OF OPSERVER(S)
WILLINGTON DEL. W WILLINGTON DEL. - (
6.ILENTIFYING IN ALL CESERVER(S) ~
WILLIMGTONDEL
TIME& PLAC SIGHTING (
7. WEATHER AND WINDS-ALOFT
(A) ILG 200WX 50 SCTD 259 SCTD 12
PAGE THREE RJEDLS 13 9H
(B) SURFACE
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0 - AI
L,0 '-520 DEG 20 KT
10,006' -27 DEG 20 KT -
20,000 'A27) DEG 30 KT
3,D' -270 DEG 35 KT
29,40' 270 DEG 35 KT
20,300' 253 DEG 130 KT
(C) UNL (
(D) 12
(E) LESS THAT S/N
(F) TSTMS N/E QUAD C
8TSTMS AT ILG BETW 100-2300E
SNO ACTION
JUPM NO KNOWN (
11. WILLIAM E. A 11. WILLIAM E. ANDERSON CAPT USAF ANDERSON CAPT USAF
12. NONE 12. NONE
DT I
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