PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6789294

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONEast Danville Illinois

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PROJECT J0073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
12Au8us11056 Enst_Dnuville,Illinois 000 Probably Balloon
. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 00 Was Aircraft
Probably Aireraft
GMT. 12/0600Z Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radur 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astranomical
Yes 000 Probably Astronomical
DNo Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE 0 Other....
D Insulficient Data for Evaluation
thirty minutes westerly Unknewn
one
TO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One round bright glowing objeet with Possible Astro body such as Mars
red hue, the size of a basebill at However, there is: insutficiont
arn's length, Object had a red Light dato for an evaluation.
on ond end and an intense beam of
lighe glowing downward from it. ouject
was dtvoesly, overhond, seemed to noved wasdin sly overhoad, seem DOVeN
tnd tha nove ofy in a tnd tha nove oft ina westeriy west
direetion. object obagrved direction. object obaurved for period Perlod
01.500n0508. 01.50.0L00508.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEF 52)
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YY RJEDWP
DE RJEDWP 126
Y 120935Z 44x20
FM COMDR/1478TH FLTSEVRON WP AFB OHIO
TO RJEDEN/CMDR/ADC ENT AFB COLO SPR
RJEDFL/58TH AD WP AFB OHIO 4
RJEDWP/CMER ATIC WP AFB OHIO 1 3 Auc 56
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B. BASEBALL
C. BRIGHT GLO OBJECT OF RED HUE
D. ONE
E. N/A
F. BRIGHT CLOWING OBJECT WITH A RED LIGHT IN ONE END INTENCE
BEAM OF LIGHT LIKE A SEARCH LIGHT GLOWING DOWNWARD OBJECT
2. A. BRIGHT LIGHT B. DIRECTLY OVER HEAD SEEMINGLY HOVERING
C. ALT UNKNOWN MOVING EAST TO WEST D FROM HOVERING POSITION
F 30 MIN.3 3. GROUND/VISUAL 4.A.12/0600" B. NIGHT
EAST DANVILLE ILL. 6. CIVILLIAN, MRS AGE UNKNOWN
7 A. CLEAR DARK STARS VISIBLE B. CLEAR 10 MILES VIS WINDS
SURFACE WEST AT 3K 6000FT 340/15 10, 000 FT 300/15 16, 0OOFT
290/25 C. CLEAR D. 10 MI E. NONE F. NONE
8. NONE -
S. NONE
10. NONE
11. 11. LEE R WALDROP OPERATIONS OFFICER LEE R WALDROP OPERATIONS OFFICER 1478TH FLIGHT SERVICE SQDN 1478TH FLIGHT. SERVICE SODN
WPAFB NONE a1 a
74cupits 74cuats Cocabun Cocbi
12. NONE
ET Thes Thes
12/09502 12/09502 AUG AUG RJEDWP RJEDWP
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