DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE7070905
DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1956
REPORTED LOCATIONHighland North Carolina
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

2. LOCATION

12. CONCLUSIONS

Woes Bolloon

Probebly Balloon

l4 $Senptembe

Highland, North Carolins

3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION mae Possily Belleen
a Was Aircraft

Local 7 x) Ground-Vi sual O Ground-Rador Probobly Aircroft

GMT Li /O5007 0 Air Vi suol OD Air-intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft

5. PHOTOS Wos Astronomical

Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

O Yes
DO Ne Civilian
7. LENGTH OF C3SERVATION & MUMBER OF OBJECTS

Other__ UNIDENTIFIED

9. COURSE a4 ds
Insufficient Data for Evaluation

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NB & returned

500 0a0c goa 900

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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Fourteen round chjects the size of Unidentified. Multiple obj in
a. grapefruit, color yellow to deep area for 1 1/2 hrs. Very Little
red, Seemed to flyin formation, data was presented, Rpt indicates

Type of formation unknown, Tremendous that there were additional witnesses
exhaust unable to estimate size. Objs]| yet information in rpt was fm

moved fm SW to E to NE & returned, Single source,

swooping down & up.

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StOlI0C7s Letter of transmittal for AF Form 112.

TCs Cormandsr
Lir Defensa Command
Ent Air soree "ase
Colorado Springs, Colorado

The attached report is submitted in sccorda:ce with *

Gated 12 August L7dhe .

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COUNTRY OF ORIGIN REPORT NO, (Leave blank)
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AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT Limited Investigation
Sal taste aabeaans ——— assipned to Flight e=B,
602d AISS, on 26 Sep 5:
AGENCY OF ORIGIN, v2 ~~ T DATE OF REPORT i q
663RD AC&W esnlien ecru
Lake City, Tennessee 21 Sept. 1956 oe
SOUNEE OF merORNATION ee Te Peport received at Has,
: St an 96 Sen CF
Knoxville, Tennessee G06 1), Sept. 1956 602d ATSS on 26 Sep 56,
‘PREPARING OFFICER it toe ay ~ EVALUATION - :

Intelligence Officer
_ 663RD ACeW Squadron «ss —i Ts mds Frm

REFERENCES (Control number, directive, previons report, de. aa applicahe)

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~ SUMMARY (7°nter concise mammary of report. Cire significance in finnl ene-oentenes paragraph. List inclooures at lower left. Begin | tert of report 0 on n AF Form 112a. )

L. Description of the object:

Be Round ‘
be Sise of a grapefruit
ce Yellow to deep red
ce Total of fourteen
Seem to fly in formation, but type of formation not known.
f. Nevative
ze Tremendous exhaust = unable to estimate size.
he None
i.e None

2e Description of objects course:

@. other people

be Negative

Ce Negative ,
ad. SW to E to NE and returned, swooping up and down.

e. Out of sight
f. Approx one and one half hours.
3. Manner of Observation:

ae Ground visual

be None

ce None !

ie ime and date of sighting
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5. Location of Observer: Highland, Ne Ce @ 1202,

6S. Identifying information of cbserver.

A, So col y Ne Cc. Policeman, Phe Highland QB *

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WARNING: This document contains information aflecting the national delerse of the United States within the meaning of the Espio-e
nage Lawa, Title 18, U.S. C., Section 793 and 794. Ita transmission or the revelation of iis contentain any mannor to an unauthorized
person ia prohibited by law. It may not ho reproduced in whole or in part, hy other than United States Air Force Agencies, except hy

permission of the Director of Intallidence, USAF.

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SOURCE OF INFORMATION DATE | OF INFORMATION
PREPARING OFF ICER EVALUATION

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~ SUMMARY Y (Enter concise summary of report. Cire slentficance in firal one- eentence paragraph, List Inclonnres al lower Ieft, Begin tect of report on AP ‘Porm 12a. )

be N/A 4
7e Weather and winds
ae Negative
be Negative
Ce Negative
ad. Negative
ee Negative
z. Negative
8. Any other unusual activity: Unknown,
9. Intercention or identification action taken: None.
10. Location of air traffic in the area: None.

ll. Position title and corments: Intelligence Officer, no comment,
possible cause of sighting unknown.

126 Negative

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