PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6788320

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONCartersville Virginia

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1. DATE

2 August 196

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD Se

2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS

Was Balloon
Probably Balloan

5

Cartersville, Virginia

3. DATE-TIME GROUP

Locol —

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon

8)
8)
‘ O Wos Aircroft
7 — XO] Ground- Vi sual O Ground-Radar Q Probably Aircraft
GMT_U2 Z04 504% : } Air Visual O Airsintercept Redar |9 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE O Wes Astronomical
0 Yes O Probably Astronomical
MKNo Civilian O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION. ~—_| 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE — 10, Other
WX insufficient Data for Evaluation
O Unknown
‘Q five secyunds _f one, none a
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One round object, orange and red in Insufficient data for evaluation.

color. Object had
at an altitude of
Object brought to

no movement and wa
approx 410,000 ft.
observer's atten-

tion by "flash through trees,"
Object observed for 45 minutes and
disappeared by “breaking into parts

and exploding.”

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RR RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPHO

DE RJEPJM QE

2 9618392

FM COMDR 771 ACWRON CAPE CHARLES AF STA VA

TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO SPR COLO
NFO RKEPKM/COMDR 85 ADIV DEF-ANDREWS AFB WASH DC

RJEDWP/COMDR ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO L~ ee OF

CJEPHQ/DIR OF INTELL HQ USAF WASH FC
BT
UNCLASSIFIED ACG INTELL 21638. ATTN DIR

QF INTELL. UFOB RPT IN ACC TO AFC 239-2. TH goed RPT IS SUB

pee
1. DESCRIPTION OF OBJECTS Me ‘ROUND B. BARREL C.’ CORANGE,
“By
ANDCRED D./ONE JE. NONE F. NO MOVEMENT G. NO TAIL OR EXHAUST <
PT ee oe

al

He NONE I. NONE 2. DESCCIPTION OF oe Pe OBKECTS Ae FLASH*

THROUGH TREES B. ELEV. 42099 y FEES aZIMUTH UNKe Ce NOT DISAPPEARED
\

AS YET D. BREAK UP INTO PARTS. OR EXPLODE EEB, NONE F. 45 WIN.

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Ee MANNER OF OBSERVATION A, GROUND VISUAL By NAKBRSSYR C. NA 98 Cine,

ae iy ae eT 1 ~ J Os

Re Aw 2 AUG PREPZ B. NIGHTIS. | 5 ELEN conditinliiis 0:

SVILLE VA. BER2YMAN 7, WEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT CONDIEEONS AT

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TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTING AM CLEARN NO WINDS DRY BM 36829 FEET
EGREES 3 KNTS C. 14990 FEET BROKEN D. 7 MILES 6/13 CLOUD

COVERAGE &. NEG 9. NEG 28. NEG 11. NEG

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