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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6787699

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONPresque Isle Maine

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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
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30 July 1956 __|Presq@ee Isle, Maine O Prabably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION DO Possibly Balloon
O Was Aircraft
Local : NX Ground: Vi sual 0 Ground-Redar QO Probobly Aircraft
omt_30/0700Z D Air Visual DO Air-Intercept Radar | 2 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 5. SOURCE (rxWas Astronomical VOUS
D Yes O Probably Astronomical
‘O'No Civilian O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE O, Other
} 0D Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
' ; ¥e O Unknown
fiftecon minutes one stationary |
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING . _ |1._ COMMENTS i |
One round object, size of grapefruit! Dr, M.F. Jordan, Prof of Astro-
at arms length. Yellow in color and | nomy, University of Maine, rptd
unusually bright. Seen for fifteen that the Pianet Venus was a very
minutes through binoculars 7X50 rower, bright vellow in the Maine sky a |
Then chsecured by dard cloud cover, the position indicated by the so res}
& at the time of the sighting,
In addition, the Presque Isle
AFB WX officer was consulted & hg
confirmed the obj as Venus, in |

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

view of this conclusive evidence,
concur w/rpting officer in eval- !
uating obj #s Venus.

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1956,July Sl-Maine-"Mystery Fireball” again,swinging up & down like a
ball on a strings Fireballs were reported last week in the
North Windham area,and over Plymouth,New Hampshireses (UP)

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