PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6788393

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONNorfolk Virginia

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2 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD a

1. DATE

2. LOCATION

12. CONCLUSIONS

0 Was Boll
4 August 1956 Norfolk, Virginia o Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION an
Local 3 XDGround- Vi suol 0 Ground-Rodaor ~ Prokeuty Alves oft
cmt_04/0630Z 0 Air Visual O Air-intercept Radar O Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS OURCE O Woes Astronomical MOteCCT
O Yes aS Probably Astronomical
Re Civilian O Possibly Astronomical ©
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 9. COURSE 0 , Other a
O Insufficient Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown
inknown one unknown : Ky
10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS |
One streak-shaped object with trail. Concur with reporting offiger
Color was bright green, Object streaked that sighting was probably
through sky and disappeared by astronomical; most likely a

exploding (explosion of light). Smoke meteor of the Bolide type.
trail estimated to be 55 feet long

was visible after explosion, Duration
of sighting unknown,

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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UNCLASSIFIED 85ADOIN 3229 UFOB 1. Ae STREAK B. UNKNOWN

C. BRIGHT GREEN D. ONE E. NEGATIVE F. STREAKED THROUGH SKY G. TRAIL (
H. NONE I. UNKNOWN 2. A. BRIGHT MOVING LIGHT Bs. UNKNOWN C. UNKNOWN

D. UNKNOWN E. EXPLOSION OF LIGHT AND SMOKE EST 55 FT IN DIAMETER F,
UNKNOWN 3e Ae VISUAL Be UNKNOWN C. SIGHTED BY FOUR (¢€4) AIRLINE PILOTS

4e As 04/6302 B. NIGHT 5. A. UNKNO Be-GLTY OF NORFOLK AND

MYRTLE BEACH RADIO 6. A. MR rs MOD i c0v WEQRMORFOLK va |
B. N/A 7s As N/A Be le CALM 2. 630/TS ‘ 4 4, 329/127 5. 328/38 ‘e
6. 318/168 7. 310/48 8. 098/32 C. 128 D. 8 MILES E. 6-9/18 COVERAGE

F. NEGATIVE 8. Ae Be Ce. UNKNOWN 9. NONE 19. UNKNOWN 11. CONTROLLER

85TH AIR DIV PROBABLY METEOR 12. NEGATIVE.

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