PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7070749

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONOdebolt Iowa

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
D Was Balloon
6 September 1956 Odebolt, Iowa 00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Locel Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aircraft
o Probably Aireraft
GMT 07/0427Z AirVisual Air-Intereopt Radar 0 Possibly Aireraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE CXWas Astronomicel
Yes Probably Astronomical
QNo Civilian (GOC) o Possibly Astronomical
7. OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient luation
Unknown
ten minutes one W then N
10. BRIEF SUMMA OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One red round object, size of silver Obj seen moving NW and was seen
dollar at arm's length. Obj was seen for 45 mins indicate returned
moving side moving side to sode to sade moving West ving West ATIC Form l64. Cause ATIC Form Cause considered considered
then North. Object disappeared then North. Object disappeared over to be Arcturus.
the horizon after ten minutes.
A A
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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/U N C'LA S S I F I E D/ OPNS 475 THE FOL IS A UFOB
1. .. .. 6.
A.R ROUND A.MR ODEBOLT, IOWA .
B. BASEBALL B.N/A
C. RED 7. .
D. ONE A. CLEAR .
E. NONE B. 350/30-2 300/40-4 295/50-10
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F. MOVING SIDETO SIDE C. UNLIMITED
G. NONE D. CLEAR .
H. NONE E. NONE .
I. NONE F. NONE
2. 8. NONE • CPI
A. LIGHT 9NONE
B. 150 10. NONE ..
C. TO THE GROUND 11. NONE 5 502 8004 5 502 8004
D. WEST THEN D. WEST THEN TO I NORTH A. NONEE A. NONEE
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E.NFADE
F. TEN MINUTES F. TEN MINUTES
3.
A. GROUND VISUAL
B. NONE
C. NONE
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5.KN 4715
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10/1700Z SEP RJEDKF
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