DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6788406
DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1956
REPORTED LOCATIONSouth Portland Maine
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
OM Was Balloon
Augus 95 South Portland, Maine —__|0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
O Wes Aircraft
Locel 3 %yGround-Vi sual © Ground-Redor 0 Probably Aircrof?
GMtT_04/07227. D Air Visual O Air-Intercept Rader |9 Possibly Aircraft
ve Our O Wos Astrotemical
O Probably Astronomical
Military Oo Possibly Astronomical .
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE OD , Other :
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still in sight NE to South ia i
One round, large, white light. Object} Although wind direction does
was moving northeast then turned not correlate exactly to move-
south slow. Object still in observance ment of object, sighting is
at time of report. Observed visually evaluated as balloon,
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING al COMMENTS a — ——
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