PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6788376

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONLa Fayette Indiana

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1. DATE 2. LOCATION

4 August 1956 La Fayette, I

12, CONCLUSIONS

0 Was Balloon
ndiana O Probably Balloon

3. DATE-TIME GROUP

Locel x&@ Ground-Vi suel
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5. PHOTC SOURCE
0 Yes
XK No Civilian

7. LENOTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS

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4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

O Possibly Balloon

0 Was Aircraft
O Ground-Radar O Probobly Aircraft

O Possibly Aircraft

UX Was Astronomical star/pl net
OD Probably Astronomical
0 Possibly Astronomical

a: , Other
~: Insufficient Date for Evaluation

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OD Alt-Intercept Radar

9. COURSE

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Qne white, round object, size of a
pea having a bright tail was observed
for three consecutive nights in
Lafayette. Elevation reported as high

Object remained stationary then moved
to the SW,

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 532)

11. COMMENTS

Object viewed on 2 successive
nights, Positional data not
included; however, all character
istics of astro body present,
Case evaluated as star/planet.

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UNCL MCLAMF-8-6-E UFOB REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH AFR 209-2

(1) Q¢A)‘ROUND (B) PEA (C) WHITE (D) ONE (¢E) N/A (F) N/A (6)
BRIGHT TAIL LENGTH UNKNOWN :
(2) (A) MOVEMENT AND BRILLIANCE (B) EXTREMELY HIGH (C) UNKNOWN

(D) STATIONARY THEN MOVED SW CE) UNKNOWN (F) 3 CONSECUTIVE (

NIGHTS DURATION OF SIGHTING UNKNOWN
Q€3) (A) GROUND-VISUAL (B) NEGATIVE (C) N/A

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€12) NEGATIVE

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