PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6788533

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONDelamero North Dakota

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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
bec Was Balloon
August 1956 Delamero, North Dakota |G Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION O Possibly Balloon
O Was Aircraft
Local : XR Ground-Vi sual 0 Ground-Radar o Probobly Aircraft
GMT 04/17262 0 Air Visual O Air-Intercept Radar | 2 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
O Yes 0 Probably Astrenomical
XIXNo Civilian 0D Pessibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9% COURSE O , Othor ie =
© Insufficient Data for Evaluation
D Unknown
forty-four minutes ono westerly
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

One silver, dome shaped object larger
than a basketball, Object was rising |
slowly toward the West, Duration of
Sighting was forty four minutos
during daytime,

\11. COMMENTS

Sighting conforms to criteria
for a balloon, Also, balloon
was in the area at the time

of sighting. Concur with rpting
officer that sighting was ballo

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MANNER OF OBSERVATION

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TIME ON SIGHTING

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« THERE WAS A WEATHER BALLOON IN THE AREA ~~

, EXISTENCE OF ANY PHYSICAL ETC? NONE/
- INTERCEPTION OR IDENTIFICATION ACTION TAKEN? NONE

WEALHER AND WINDS ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTING
CLEAR WITH BROKEN CLOUDS | (
N/A .
N/A

, BROKEN CLOUDS (
NO |

, ANY OTHER UNUSUAL ACTIVITY ETC. BEL “3

LOCATION OF TRAFFIC? NONE
POSITION TITLE AND COMENTS ON THE ETC.

DIRECTOR ON DUTY THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE THE WEATHER BALLOON.

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