PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE .LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
18 August 1956 Tacoma, Washington 0 Probably Balloon
3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Possibly Balloon
Local. XGround-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircroft
GMT_ 19/0607Z AirVisual Air-!ntercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE D Was Astronomical I star
Ys 0 Probably Astronomical
ONe Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE 0 Other
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluntion
still 0 Unknown
in sight one westerly
BRIEF SUMMA OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTSLimited investigation
One roun ject, size dime at arm s assigned t -1-A,4602d AISS
longth. A lternating blue and white on 22 Aug. itional info is:
color w/intonsity ine creasing and Obj obse Obj
did not pear rs
decreasing. decreasing Object Obiec triangle triangle stopped nitially itially
with two other stars with two other sta moving ving southwest. southwest. sighted sightec 4.5d lgr azimue zimu
Object came from Object came Ewom0 stonned in stopped in 42. Qhj 4) Qbj last seen_at en at 80 dgr elev:
270dgr azimu not have
middle sky. and w west. Object high rate
was viewed visually a was still in originally bj observed
report. at 30,000 alt Z)
temp inversion existed fm surface
to 3,000 at 19/0300z. Evaluated
as astro probably Deneb through
temperature inversion.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

Time was : about t 0 po, the shy.
limited. Said Jones, there was unumual plase activity, but
suddenly one distinct ebject caught his eye about 15
degrecs of enet horizen. The object was "sztremaly
bright, lilre polished metal and was without shape, lilce
blob." As it moved speedily through the sky, going south
it assumed the apoearence "an are welder's
torch, almcst biuish white." At no timne could Jones
wings or any appendages, object make sound.
While watching the cbject Jonee then saw another similar
object cotne in view in the west about 30 degrees off
horizon. It alzo looked like an sre welder's torch and
made no sound Ba0JO Both objects disappearad Sotn objects asappared mio into infinity
and Jonee was sure they were not jeca. and Jonee was sure they were not jeca Consirming Jonea, Confirming Jonea,
CRIFO later learned that the same object CRIFO later learned that the same object (one of them)
was seen 308 was seen over Cold Springa Cold Spring Ky, at sbout the
same tir same tir Object sound, wund
and looking and looking

No Case (Information Only) 15 August 1956
Willsboro, New York
Case 194, Willsboro, N.Y., Aug. 15 (and earlier)
1956At least a score of Essex Court residents contend
they have seen a UFO hovering over Lake Champlain.
Mark Berman, one of the witnesses, describes what he
saw: "It was aI round,basketball-like object that t glowed
with an orange color. It appeared to bob around in the
sky with a weaving motion." He said he had sighted the
object three times at about 10 p.m., the most recent ob-
servation on August 15. Other summertime residents said
they had seen the "round glow" four they had seen the "round glow" four times earlier in the
month, three of them on consecutive nights. One witness month, three of them on consecutive nights. One witness
said the light cast from the object was bright enough to said the light cast from the object was bright enough to
form a golden-hued path on the surface of the lake.6
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16 August 1956
No Case (Information Only) Santa Monica, California
Case 195, Santa Monica, Cal., Aug. 16, 1956-At 1:42
a.m. two police officers saw a ball of white a.m. two police officers saw a ball of white light, light, with with
some orange in it, floating overhead. It looked as if it some orange in it, floating overhead. It looked as if it
were being turned being turned on and off, they said. Said the Los
Angeles Examiner, fifteen minutes later, the police re- Angeles Examiner, fifteen minutes later, the police re-
ceived another call, reporting ceived another call, reporti a similar light.7 similar light.7
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No Case (Information Only) 17 August 1956
Middlebury, Connecticut
1956,aug.17-llpm-Middlebury,Conn.-A Dig,bright,flashing 1956,aug.17-llpm-hiddlebury,Conn.-A Dig,bright,flashing red. light 1ight seen seen
in Western sky about 15 seconds,disappeared abcut 1o sec.,
then reappeared lower on Horizon & lower on Horizon & off to off to right fo right for 5 sed., 5 sed.,
then it ppe for good. (NOT a plane-light)

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19 - 31 AUGUST 1956 SIGHTINGS
EAEE LOCATION OBSERVER EVALUATION
Kuopio, Finland Helsinki News Insufficient Data
Donora, Fennsylvania Astro (MARS)
New Boston, New Ha: mpshire Astro (MARS)
Horth Bend, Cregon (RADAR)Balloon
Lenver, Colorado Aircraft
Hamilton, California Military Air Balloon
Fontana, California Aircraft
Fountain, Colorado (CASE MISSING) Astro (VENUS)
Atlanta, Georgia Aircraft
Newburgh, New York : (PHOTO/NR) Other
Eornholm, Denmark Ground (RADAR) Other
Dayton, Ohio Multi Aircraft (PHOTo PLANE
Fontana & La Jolla, California Multi 3 sightings) Aircraft
22 Dallas, Texas (PHOTO/NR) Astro METEOR)
24 Canton, Ohio Astro (VENUS)
24 Westerville, Ohio Mulit Astro (MARS)
25 New Britton, Connecticut Insufficient Data
25 25 South Salem, New York South Salem, New York Aircraft
25 Farmington, Ne Farmington, w Hampshire Hampshire Insufficient Data Insufficient Data
25 25 Bloom, Kansas Insufficient Data
25-26 Tangier, Morocco Tangier, Morocco Local News Local News Insufficient Data Data
West Haven, Connecticut Astro (CAPELLA) (CAPELLA)
Cheyenne, Wyoming Astro (METEOR)
Coloraco Springs, Colorado (CASE MISSING) Civilian GOC Colorado CASE MISSING) Civilian GOC Astro (METEOR)
Hyattsville, Maryland Astro (MARS) Astro (MARS)
Kent, Ohio Kent, Ohio Multi GOC Aircraft
Detroit, Michigan Balloon Balloon
Juniata, Pennsylvania Juniata, Pennsylvania UNIDENTIFIED UNIDENTIFIED
Dayton, Chio Astro (MARS) Astro (MARS)
Eurfalo, New Yorkz Astro (Mars)
Adona, Arkansas Astro (VENUS)
23-30 Colorado (2 Sightings) Astro (MARS)
Montgomery, Alabama Astro (MARS)
Dayton, Chio (2 Sightings) Astro (MARS)
Marshalltown, Iowa Astro (MARS)
Fresno, California Other (IMAGINATION)
Dayton, Chio (3 cases) Astro (MARS)
Cmaha, Neoraska Insufficient Data
Worthington, Ohio Other (Spotlight)
ADDITIONAI REPORTED SIGHTINGS (NOT CASES)
LOCATION SOURCE EVALUATION
Duluth, Minnesota Eelcastro (Ltr)
Ft Lauderdale, Florida Hewsclipping
Los Angeles, California Newselipping
New Orleans, Louisiana Newsclipping
Torrence, California Newsclipping
Canadian Rockies Newsclipping
Tiburon, California Newsclipping
Fairhaven,.Massachusests Newsclipoing
Eureka, California Newsclipping
Cincinnati, Ohio Newsclipping
Williamstown, Kentucky Newsclipping
Loncon, England Newsclipping
31 Cincinnati, Ohio Newselipping

g. REFORT NR: IR-257-56 EATHACT UNCLASSIFIED
CHIGINATLG MANCYO Flaland DAU. ATIC NR292194
BUBJECT: (U) Reperted Light Phenemenon AF NR. 1010914
RAIRIEVAL LNFO, inland/-.-- /....- REFERENCES
The follewing article aah nowspaper HUF
BLADET t 1956:
*Flying Saucer. Kuopie, Sunday. Late on Saturday night a strange
light phenomenen was sichted is the skies over Kuopio. The light
was visible for more ta WCSYLS3U3OO hourrs and fiaally disappeared in a Jaaszy ulsappeareu li 8
cloud. The ball of light cloud. The ball of lig which apgroached apgroached Kupi• at 2l00 leoked Kupi• at 2l00 leoked
exactly like th exactly like the phencmene e phencmenen Seer in i during Midsuamer. during Midsumer.
CUMMENTS OF TAE PREPARING OFFICER: ARING OFFICER
This report is being submitted in crder t keep your office informpd This report is being submitted in crder t keep your office infornhd
of all reper ted light phenemena ewr area. we have no availabl
information at this time oa this particular light phenemenon. infcrmation at this time ca this particular light phsnemeaon.
UNCLASSIFIED
TIC FORM 47SA (1 NOV 5S) SUPEPSEdeS ATIC TESF FOPV 475 dtd : SEP 55 PAGE lOF 1

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C ALTCRNATING BLUE AND WHITE WHITE A D
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F LIGHTS INCREASED AND DECREASED 3
G NONE
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C N/A
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No Case (Information Only) 10 Aug 1956 Minneapolis to Stevens
11, 1956 Point,
Wis.
( feet with 400 pounds of instru-
2 Navy Men Ride "Sky Hook" ments but no! passengers.
On today's flight, the "sky-
Balloon To 8-Mile Altitude hook" balloon reached 40,000
feet in a flight in which no rec-
Saecial to The Journal Herald ord was attempted. The world's
And The New York Herald-Wrtbuge The balloonists were Lt. Cmdr. altitude record for balloons
M. D. Ross, project officer was
WASHINGTON Aug. 102-Two for set nearly 21 years ago by two
Navy balloonists today floated the "strato-lab" program, and Lt. Army Corps flyers who
ncarly 200 miles from Minneapolis Cmdr. M. L. Lewis, Navy air liai- reached 72,395 feet.
to Stevens Point. Wis., at an al- son officer, who formerly served The Navy research office said
titude of nearly eight miles in the in the Chicago Naval Research today's flight will open a series
first test of a man-carrying "sky office. They made the unprece- of research exploratory ascensions
hook" plastic balloon. dented ride in an open air gondola aimed at reaching up to 100,000
operating cameras and other in- feet with human operators to
The balloon was launched by struments as part of an upper air conduct studies in astronomy,
the Naval Research office and research program. aero-medicine, aerology, cosmic
General Mills, Inc., from Interna- The Navy said the two balloon- rays, atmospheric physics, astro-
tional airport, Minneapolis, at ists were the first to take to the physics, geophysics, and military
air in one of the huge plastic science. The human observers
9:18 a.m. Chicago time, and balloons, probably the largest in will be able to operate precision
landed at 1:30 p.m. eight miles the world, some of which have cameras and other instruments
south of the Wisconsin city. reached an altitude of 117,ooo for several hours at a time.
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No Case (Information Onily) 11 August 1956
Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
Case 186, Pittshurgh, Pa., Aug. 11, 1956-Said the
Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph: "Mrs. Florence Stauffer re- Sun-Telegraph: "Mrs. Florence Stauffer re-
ported watching a 'bright steel-gray ship' for more than ported watching 'bright steel-gray ship' for more than
two hours on Saturday morning. She said, I don't imagine
things. I really saw this thing.' Said Mrs. Stauffer, it things. I really saw this thing.' Said Mrs. Stauffer, it
apparently came from the direction of East Liberty, came from the direction of East Liberty,
hovered about for two hours and then disappeared in a hovered about for two hours and then disappeared in a
westerly direction. The object was circular and real westerly direction. The object was circular and real
bright. "12
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No Case (Information Only) 12 August 1956
Parkersburg, West Virginia
Case 187, Parkersburg, W. Va., Aug. 12, 1956--Accord- /
ing to the Parkersburg Sentinel the UFO ing to the Parkersburg Sentinel the UFO was seen at was seen at
9:30 p.m. by reliable observers. A Sentinel 9:30 p.m. by reliable observers. A Sentinel reporter and reporter and
his family had a 15-second view before the mystery ob- his family had a 15-second view before the mystery ob-
ject disappeared. ject disappeared. The object The object looked looked round with an round with an
"orange-silver" color considerably brighter than the stars.
Size and altitude could not be deternined. Size and altitude could not be deterrnined. It appeared appeared
to be traveling to be traveling gat a high rate of speed and mnade weird, at a high rate of speed and nade weird,
un-aircraft-like movements. There was no sound. The movements. There was no sound. The
observer said it came from the north and looked like a
shooting star at first. Then it darted to one side and went shooting star at first. Then it darted to one side and went
east at a high rate of speed. A request by the east at a high rate of speed. A request by the Sentinel Sentinel
asking for verification of the sighting brought brought results. results.
Said the newspaper, "At least three residents Said the newspaper, "At least three residents reported see- reported see-
ing the mysterious aerial object." All three ing the mysterious aerial object." All three witnesses said witnesses said
the object the obiect looked round and appeared to be looked round and appeared "orange- "orange-
silver" in color. One observer said at first she thought it
was the moon, but saw it moving very fast. Still later
reports confirming the object came from Vienna, Belpre,
Williamstown and Harrisville.1s

No Case (Information Only) 14 August 1956
Cortland & Ithaca, N.Y.
Case 188, Cortland and Ithaca, N.Y., August 14, 1956—
In a letter to CRIFO, Lynn Strauff writes in part, "Around
2 a.m. a very clear night my brother, age 1i and myself,
age 27 were on a hill overlooking Cortland and at a point
which should put Cortland in the southwest. We saw two
faint reddish objects move slowly from the south, about
a half hour apart. There was no sound or blinking lights
from the unknowns except one flicked off its lights for a
I0G matter of than betora
materol aeconde abd  ugon caing on orBn
then it moved out of then it moved out of visual cight. visual cight. The climax citmaz came st came st
3:30 a.m. when my brother and I started home. All ol a 3:30 a.n. when my brother and I start home. All ol a
sudden we saw sis lights in a long line spread apart. We sudden we saw sis lights in a long spread apart. We
- - saw them move into this formation and then start to move
slowly toward Ithaca. These six lighty were much hrighter slowly toward Ithaca. These six lighty were much hrighter
than our earlier observations. They looked like stars, but
every so often one would move closer to the next cne to
it. Unless it. Unless anyone wers wers watching the sky as we wern watching the sky as we were
these lights could easily be mistaken ior a formation of could easily be mistaken ior a formation of
stara, but we know staray but we know they wme not. WoMn not Fli swear to it Thin
sight certainly puts a different light on saucers for me." sight certainly puts a diferent light on saucers for me."
Ed: A possible tie-in to Case Iss is a report from West Hartford. Ed: A possible tie-in to Case Iss is a report from West Hartford.
Said an item in the Hiartford Tones: "A ground ohserver and four Said an item in the Hiartford Tones: "Aground ohserver and four
residents spotted white lights hending west shortly after 9 p.ne.t residents spotted white lights hending west shortly after  p.nel
In a later letter Strauff said that the line oi lights sermed to bend
ouace in a while. He added that there seeamed to be mateiligence be-
hind the lighs.

No Case (Information ONly) 14 August 1956
North Windham, Maine
Case 193, North Windham, Maine, Aug. 14, 1956A
brief item appearing on the front page of the Hartford
Times, said, Attorney Hyman n Jacabson and Dr. William
Mac Vane of Portland reported seeing a "shining silver"
object whip through t the sky in the afternoon over little
Sebago Lake. . ..5
1956,aug.15-Little 19s6gaug•l5-Cittle Sebago Lake-A shinlng, silyor Saucer seen Dy a Dr• Sebago Lake-A shining, Saucer seen by a Dre
& attorney. It traveled in a NE direction over Maine, turn- & attorney. It traveled in a NE direction over Miaine, turn-
ed on its' side and disappeared. ed on its' side and disappeared.(Recently,Fireballs in S. ecently,Fireballs in S.
Miaino. No weather Miaino. No weather conditions reportod. (UP) ted. (UP)
si: