PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6786951

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONCuster AFSta Michigan

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
12 July 1956 Custer AF Sta. Michigan 000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aircraft
GMT 12/1657Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was A.stranomical
Yes 000 Probably Astronomical
No Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION B. NUMBER OF OBJECTS . COURSE .Other.
Kxnsufficient Data fer Evaluation
2 min 45 sec one S-900 turnW 0 Unknown
0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
S infor- Insufficient data for evaluation.
mation.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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the 78lst ACwRaN, Custer AF Station, Michigan.
HNRYMILEY
Actg Chief, Air Sciences Division
Incl: Deputy or Scier Components
TT MSG #REO-69 TTMSG #RE0-69
dtd 12 July 56
TO: AFOIN-4E4 FROM: AFOIN-4E1 DATE: 20 Ju1 56 COMMENT DATE: 20 Ju1 56K COMMENT NO. 2 NO.2
AFOIN-4Ele/Mr. Bryant/pm AFOIN-4Ela/Mr. Bryant/pm
72131/B1dg 263/Post D-12 72131/B1dg g 263/Post D-12
1. 1. The data presented
2. 2. I No action No action is being is being -
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Incl: GORDON C. ACFFMAN
n/c Colonel, USAF
AFOIN-4E1
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