PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6787408

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONEngland Arkansas

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23 July 1956 England, Arkansas 00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local_ 1951 XGround-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT 24/0151Z Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE EX Was Astronomical Spica
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
:CNo Civilians Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 9. COURSE 0 Other.
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
South Unknown
1 hour - 30 minutes one
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING COMMENTS
One object changed shape from ovil to Object probably stationary in
flat to diamond. Looked larger than flat to diamond, Looked larger than South rather than moving away. South rather than moving away.
star. No color given appeared appeared to have One and one half hours too One and one half hours too
ring around it at ti ring around it at t 81s0 red red light long for a/c or halloon. Star long for a/e or balloon. Star
on bottom of object. When objeet on bottom of object. When object moved Spica is Spica is high in sky at high in sky at 185
it left trail of white smoke - 6 it left trail of white smoke - 6 times dgr azinuth and was the probable
length of object. Speed 70-l00 knots. length of object. Speed 70-l00 knots. cause of the sighting.
per hour. per hour. Object appeared stationary Object appeared stationary
at times.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 25 SEP 52) ATIC FORM 329 (REV 25 SEP 52)

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!uiti ACTION
JEDNP H167 WPB169 YMAD44KFA046KFGD83FGE004
2}4E4
MM RJEDEN RJEDKF RJEDWP RJEPHQ
DE RJEDKF 3GE T 3-4x
−
11 2515002
FM COMDR 7 797TH ACWRON FORDLAND AFS FORDLANB B MO
COLO
RJEDKF/COMDR 2OTH ADIV (DEF) GRANDVIEW AFB GRANDVIEW MOO
RJEDWP/CONDR AIR OZCHNPCAL AFB
OHIO
RJEPHO/DIRECTOR OF RJEPHA/DIRECTOR OF INTEGLIGEMCE INTIGLIGEMCE HEADQUARTZRS USAF WASHINGTON D.CWM USAF WAS HINGTON D.CWM
ZT
UHCLASSIFIED//OPS 1-38 UFOB
OVAL IN SHAPE' APPEARED OVAL IN SHAPE' APPEARED FLAT AT TIMES' THEN OBJECT APPEARED APPEARED
L . O ∴ . O
1-1 1--1 DIAMOND I DIAMOND I IN SHUPZ. IN SHUPE.
LK LH E. I E.I LOTXED LARGER THAN A STAR. LOTKED LARGER THAN A STAR.
c. C. NO COLOR.
D. ONE.
E. N/A
APPEAREB TO HAVE A RING AROUND IT AT TIMES' LIGHT
F.
ON UNDERSIDE OF OBJECT.
WHEN OBJECT HOVED' IT LEFT TRAIL OF WHITE SMOKE SIY (5) TIMES
c.
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PAGE TWO RJEDKF 3GE
THE LENGTH OF OBJECT.
i. NO SOUND.
I. OBJECT PEARED STWTIONARY AT TPMESWM
2 A. ON WATCH AT GOC I POST.
B. COULD NOT SAY.
c. COULD NOT SAY.
D. MOVING DUE SOUTH 70KPH TO 190 KPH.
E. 1 HOUR 30 MINUTES. -
B. A. VISUAL SIGHTING. 3. A. VISUAL SIGHTING.
B. BINOCULARS
C. A C.A N/A
4. 4 A. 23 JULY 1956 195)1" 195):"
?. ?. NIGHT
E. FJPEH1534 (
A
ENGLAND' URKANSAS
... LIGET CLOUDS

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PAGE THREE RJEDKF3GE
B. NO WIND
(
c. EST 29'300
D. 12 MILES
E. BROKEN 5/1GTHDS
F. i NO THUNDERSTORNS
(
2) SHALL , BALLOON RELEASED AO 03CEAM CST' BUT VEATHER BUREAU
REPC SSIBLY
(
5 PNEGATIVE
119 SNEGATIVE SNEGATIVE
1
ALLEN E.
OVIN' 3/SST AF 15478667' INTELLIGENCE NCOIC OVIN' S/SGT AF 1547866 NCOIC (
FROM THE INFORMATION RECIEVED' I CANNOT ARRIVE AT ANY
1- COMENT AS TO WHAT THE OEJECT WAS.
12. N/A
3T
25/22422 JUL RJEDKF