PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7070940

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONNew Castle Delaware

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS

Wos Balloon

Probably Balloon
Possibly Bolloon

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17 septonber ! : NeW Cas Stilo ; ve 1 aware

“3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Local 0 Ground- Vi sual D Ground-Rodor

Wos Aircraft
Probobly Aircroft
Possibly Aircroft

0 Air Vi suol D Air-Intercep? Rodar
SOURCE a0 bs

Was Astronomicol
Probobly Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

, Other.
< Insufficient Dato for Evaluotion
=| Unknown

ivilian rman
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE

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one 390. bas

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING NECsgte Siaped 11. COMMENTS

4 of silver color the size of a ea aes
alf dollar held at arm's length, (Obj Insufficient

Jescription vary a A three sources.)

1 silver or white moing star w/ jagged
edses, the size ‘ot small grapefruit or
‘seball at arm's length; and a silver

or whit re circular Shaned obj w/points

at top, bottom, & sides, size first of

als Joliar then like a prapotrult the:

back to half dollar size at arm's length.

One murce Eye tec obj had three

in front, Jb} seen Dd

lights
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af 3 Odor elevation, geet 89
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New Castle County Air Dase
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Incloset horawlth is a Report of an Unidentified Flying Object }
in accordanes with Air Porte Regulation 200-2 dat«i 12 Aveust 1954 !
and ADC Regulation 200—7 dated 29 January 1955. |

FOR THE COMMAID=R:s

1 Inck JOSEPH M4, MODGTRS, JR.
UFCB Neat (1 oy) Cantain, USAP
Adjutant

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At 23302, 17 September 1956, an unidentified flying object was observed and
ranorted to the New Castle Gounty Air Vase by three (3) civilians. The three (3)
observers siw the object. from different iccations in the Kew Castile area. <Althouch
they disagreed as to the shane of the object, they all agreed as to its am:roximte
gige and color ind as to ite manner cf disaprearanee. They were ‘in agreement also
as to the genere] weather corditicn:s at the time.

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(i) TIKZ AND DATE CF SIGHTING:

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(a) 23302, 17 Seph 1956
(rb) Dusk

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New Cautle, Del.

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(7) Weather and winds aloft conditions:

(a) Al) obeervers agree tist an electrical steam was in the area and that the
ekv was overcsst,

(b>) Surface - 300°, 25 K 20,000 - 250° 60 K
ote a yt as 4 507000 ; nets a79 (ss
16,000 - 280°, 50 K 80,COO — leer O 2 "ta5)
{c) 3500 Broken, 10,000 overcast. :
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DESCRIPTION oF THE CHIECTs

described it asscig:
Bhar with jagged scges an
top, beitom and sides.

Se as simeiliar to a moving

a3 circular shaped with points at

(a)

described the size as that of a half doll«r piece, ie, as
Prat cf 2 small grapefruit or baseball, QQ 25 that of a balf dolier
at first, then like a grapefruit, then "back to half dellar sige,

(b)

(c) ‘All observers agroed that it wes a very bright light, Silver or white
in, Color,

(dj) 412 observers agreed thet there was only one object.
2 ‘

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Cf) QQMMMBB states thot st had teres (3) Lightstin front, SBP states
that if had Jagged edges, ees States that it wis pointed at top
bottor and sides.

(vy) fone

(2) DSSeCRIPTICN GF COURSES OF CLJECT:

(4)

(a) Tre lights (or fire) on the object first caugh ip « ‘tention,
v an were both observing the sky for rain »hen they saw it,

(mh) 30° @levation to the NE,
(c) 30° elevation to the NNE,

(1) states that it did not move for about ten (10) minutes and then it
moved slowly for about three (3) minutes and then it darted away suddenly.
MEM states that it rose slowly a little to the right but mostly
styizht un ard coring towereé’s him, He said that it rose in a — inoti
ike ak to, lp
t=at it moved with a teet«rire motion.

(ea) ‘%12 observers asree that the -bject disanrered suridenly ard ina great
torat of speed.

(f) *ree (3) to thirteen (13) minutes, Pig
MAT? of OF OBS SRYATION:

(a) Greund-viswal.

> ) naan ohsermed the obfeet vo rt of the time throvgh 4 iow roseree barrel
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states that it moved from the hhE to the NeW. She sak

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