PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7070135

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONWesterville Ohio

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE .LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
24 August 1956 Westerville, Ohio 00 Probobly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION o Possibly Balloon Possibly Balloon
Locel Local Ground-Visual Ground-Roder 0 o Was Aircraft F
000 o Probably Aireraft
GMT GMT_ 25/0157Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar o Pessibly Aireraft Possibly Aireraft
5. PHOTOS . SOURCE 6. SOURCE ax ax Was Astronomicol MarS Was Astronomicdl MarS
Yes D Probably Astronomical
X No XC No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION . NUMBER OF . NUMBER OBJECTS OBJECTS 9. 9. COURSE Other.
still in sight after 000 Insufficient Date Evaluation aluation
stationary Unkno wn
ten mins one one stationary
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS
One round size of a basket- Positional data not included
ball at arm's Appeared as a however, stationary still in
red light in sky igh above the sight, color suggest observation
trees. Object se to be Mars which is very prominent
still diminished to at this time.
's length. Obj
observed visually for l0 minutes & was
still in sight at time of rpt.
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ATIC form 329 (REv 26 SEP 52)
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RR RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPHQ
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RJEDWP/ COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER WPAFB OHIO
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B. BASKETBALL (
c. RED LIGHT RED LIGHT WESTERY WESTERY HIO
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E. THRU I. NONE MRSY
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2. A. NO REASON 5-100
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D. STATIONARY FADING TO SIZE OF
SOFTBALL . A. CLEAR
E. FADE B. CLOUD CONDITION 6500
F. 10 MINUTES BROKEN 15 MI VIS WINDS S CALM
3. A. GROUND-VISUAL 8&9. NEGATIVE
B. NONE 10. A MISSION WAS IN PROCESS 10. A MISSION WAS IN PROCESS -
C. C. N/A 1. 11. EDWARD LARSON 1/LT. INTEL.
OFFICER UFOB BELIVED TO BE OFFICER UFOB BELIVED TO BE
JET A/C
4. A. E157Z 25 AUG 56 A. E1572 25 AUG 56
B. NIGHT 12. NONE NONE
5. HL 2709
BT
1CQQ 27/1430Z AUG RJEDFL
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