DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6788687
DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1956
REPORTED LOCATIONFallon Navy Station Nevada
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE
2 LOCATION
12. CONCLUSIONS
6_August_1956
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Fallon Navy Station, Nevada Was Ballaon
Local_ 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION 00 Probably Ballcon Possibly Balloon
GMT_ 05/2106Z X Ground-Vigual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
5. Ain Visual Binoculars 0 Probably Aircraft
PHOTOS Air-Intercep? Rader PossiblyAircraft
Yes 6. SOURCE
No D Was Astranomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION Military 000 Probubly Astronamical
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. Possibly Astronomical
COURSE 0 Other
25 seconds Insufficion? Data for Evaluation
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 225 to 260 dgrs D Unknown
White and silver, siiver, object object with 17. COMMENTS
shape appoared to with oblong Observation indicates a/c
surface and two surface and two ra have knobs on irs knobs on its Observation indicates a/e in dive in dive
ra gged bumps in front. bumps in front) Possible new configuration under-
Estimnted altitude and going test.
at 1,ooo mph. Flew at 1,ooo mph. Flew out speed 20,00oft
out of sight.
V 1
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 25 SEP 52)
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.SSAGEFORM COMMUNICATIONS CENITER NO.
Mllutti
FROM:(Originator) COMAIHDIVEEF SPACE ABOVE FOR COMMUNICATIONS CENTER ONLY
CALIF 28 HAMILTON AFB DATE-TIME GROUP
081600Z AUD 56 SECURITY CLASSIFICATION UNCLASSIFIED
TO: COMADC ENT AFE PRECEDENCE FOR: ACTION INFORMATION
COLO (NIL) COLO SPAINGS DAFERFED
BOOK NESSAGE D ORIGINAL MESSAGE
COMEAADER 7 CRYPTOPRECAUTION
AIR TECENICAL LATELLIOENCE CENTEN MULTIPLE ADDRESS Yes
MAICAT AITASLN APE CIO REFERS TO NO
INFO: (MALL) IDENTIFICATION MESSAGE:
DIRECTON P INTELLIOSIOH DIRECTOA F INTELLIGSICH CLASSIFICATION CLASSIFICATION
HRADUARICNS DSAF ARADUARICNS OSAF
WASEINGPON 25 D.C. (NAIL)
COMANERR COMMANEER
L6O2ND AIR INTRELIGEICY SEEVICE SCUADRON 6021D AIR INTELLIGEICE SEEVICE ECUADRON
HAMILTON -FD CALIF (OOURIEN) (OOURIER)
(URCLASSIFLED) (URCLASSIFIED) 85844 85844
28010 2S010 UFCB.
ShAIFRUIT. SRAIFRUIT. (1)(c) WIT (1)(a) COLONGS (1)(a) CRLONGS (1)(0)
ARD eILIE ASD ILVL. TS GAS.
(1)(d) (NE. (1)(e)N/A.
()(f) TNOBS CN 3URRACE AND MO R-OOED HONPS rE FROMT.
HGut. (1)(1) NONE. (1)(g) 20. (1)(h)
(2)(a) CAE LMTO VIE.
THUR. (a)(b) 085D50VE36 -225 000AER5
(2)(0) 045 DEAES -260 DAO:BES. (2)(d) F51P MDICUL1R T0 6UAR.CZ
AXDLING TO 4.0T. (2)(0) FLLN OUT OF SIONT.
(3)a) (2)() IRITI FTVE SFCODS.
GAOCND VISLAL. ()(b) ELSOOOLARS - 750 PONES.
(4() C621065tB 56. (4)(b) EAY. (5) ()e)/A.
HLLON MALLON NAVAL AIA STATION T
IA TATION, NEVADA. (6)(a)2/ (6)(5)
LL EROM THE MAVL MXILLAFY IK
AK, 4 ION, EVIA. EETINITE ON LBILITT BERON. (7)a) COAR
FITEAILE (7)(0) 5,000 -200/05;
10,000 - 230/10; 1 15,000 - 240/20;
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
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ROUTING COMMUNICATIONS CENTER NO.
JOINT MESSAGEFORM 7
FROM:(Originator) SPACE ABOVE FOR COMMUNICATIONS CENTER ONLY DATE-TIME GROUP SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
081600Z 400 56 CECLASSIFIED
PRECEDENCE ACTION INFORMATION
FOR: DEFERRED
TO: BOOK MESSAGE ORIGINAL MESSAGE
CRYPTOPRECAUTION
MULTIPLE ADDRESS YES NO
REFERS TO MESSAGE:
IDENTIFICATION CLASSIFICATION
INFO:
20,000 - 220/30; 30,000 - 240/45: 40,000 - 240/60. (7)) UNLIMITED. (7)(a)
FIFTEEN AILES. (7)(e) BONE. (7)(r)NCNE. (8)UNNONN. (9)NONE.( (10)
NOMA. (11) NONA. (11) DLRECTOR CF INTELIIONNCE, 2BTH AIK LIV (DEF), CAUCE OF SIUFTING
UNKNOR. STIEIND BLINT F LNSCT 20,0OO FT. FOTIMATAD SPED. 1O0O MH. UMKNOR. STDEXIND BLINT F NECT 20,06O FT. ROTIMATAD SPED. 1000 MTH.
(12) AONS. 301S
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION PAGE OF PAGES
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