PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7070195

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONJuniata Penn

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UFOB INDEX CARD AISS-UFOB-319-56
1. DATE 2. LOCATION CONCLUSIONS
27-28 Ang 56 Juniata, Perm Was Balloon
000 Probably Balloon
DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION PossiblyBalloon
28/0255z Ang 56 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
a Probably Aireraft
AinVisual Air-Intercept Radar PossiblyAircraft
5. PHOTOS . SOURCE o Was Astronomical
Yes Civilian 00 Probably Astronomical
No Possibly Astronomical
7. LEnGtH OF OBSERVATION 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION a. Number of OBJects I 9. Course NUMBER OF OBJECTS . COURSE Other Other
000 00 Insufficient Insufficient Dat Date Evaluation aluation
Three3mimutes Three (3) mimutes One (1) North Unknown
0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One (1) cireular circular objeet with a plastic objeet with a plastic dome dome ATIC Form 16l ATIC FORN 16k sent to source sent to source on on
protruding from the top. About 2 to 3 feet Sep 56. Results of analysis of vabirned vabjor med
in diameter and and having having a very bright light bright light form to be indieated in Monthly form to be indieated in Monthly UFCB
which lit up the observer's observer's beck yard. beck: yard. Object Summn
gained 20,000 feet of altitude by feet of altitude by ascending
vertically and and then headed north at a high Ue
rate of rate of speed. speed. Object yiawed visually isually for
three (3) mirutes and fading
out of sight.
AISOP Form 5 (15 Oet 54)
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/itues 28/02552
ACTION
WA'SO
FP RUEDEN RJEDWP RJEPHO 4EY
RJEDEW 4F
F 81700Z ...
CCMDR 772D ACWRON CLAYSBURG AF STA PA
TC RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFE CCLC 1111
ITC RJEDBW/COMDR 3OTH ADIV DEF WILLCW RUN AF STA MICH
TTERSCN AFB OHIC
3 a d
RJEPHO/I
T
UNCLAS/ACHDO 8-959 PD UFCB 28/9415Z. BURNS, R.J. CAPTAIN /UNCLAS/ACHDO+8-959 PD UFOB 28/9415Z. BURNS, R.J. CAPTAIN
JECT JECT 504 4
(1) (1) DESCRIPTICN OF
A. CIRCULAR A. CIRCULAR
E. 2-3 FT. DIAMETER B. 2-3 FT. DIAMETER
C. VERY ERIGHT C. VERY BRIGHT LIGHT LIGHT
D. CNE
E. N/A A
F. PLASTIC DOME PROTRUDING FRCM TOP
G. VERY COLD BREEZE DBJECT
H. NONE
PAGE TWC RJEDEW 4F

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3DEGREES RICTS
3
1 3 DEGREES 3" KNGTS..
15 DEGREES 22 KNCTS
2S DEGREES 50 KNOTS O
1Y BA DEGREES 5U KNCTS
45 28-DEGRECS UN KNCTS .
C.25,
D. I NILES ..
E. TUC TO SIX TENTHS
THUNDERSTORNS TC THE EAST OF FRONT
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AFTER 05Z CVER WE N PA.
(2) NCNE .
(S) NONE
(1') NONE (1') NONE
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MAGI FCUR RJEDBU 4F
112 SENICR UNABLE TO DETERMINE POSSIBLE CAUSE CF SIGHTING :
22) ACNE
/15172 AUG RJEDEW
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