PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7070987

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONAshford Kent England

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. PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
20 September 1956 Ashford, Kent, England 00 Probably Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION PossiblyBalloon
Ground-Visual Ground-Rador 0 Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aircraft
GMT_ AirVisual Air-Intercopt Radar PossiblyAircraft
5. 5. PHOTOS PHOTOS 6. SOURCE JRCE 0 Was Astronomical
Y.s 00 000 Probably Astronomicol Probably Astronomicol
XXNo Civilian, Military Civilian, Military Possibly Astronomical PossiblyAstronomical
7. LEN OBSERVATION OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER OP OBJECTS OURSE DURSE 0 o Other.
D Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown Unknown
not rptd not rotd one each -
10. BRIEP SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Calls to AFB tower concerning uro's Information received fcur days Information received four days
Reported as bright Reported as bright object in sky object in sky after sighting. No followup
SW of base. Sh of base. other than check w/tower oporator
who could give no additional
details. Only names and details. Only names and towns towns
of witness received (no address.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 92P 52)
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Country: United Kingdom UNCLASSIFLED
Subject: Report on Unidentified Flying ATIC #: 298762
Object AF #: 1037272 3
Source: British Civilians Source: British Civi Rot. #: Rpt. #: IR-9-56 IR-9-56
Agency: 406th Fighter Interceptor
Set 1/1, Card 1/2 Wing
a D.R.: September 24,1956 24,1956
D.I.: September 20, 1956 September 20, 1956
Eval: C-3 C-3
Two calls were received by the Control calls were received by the Control Tower at Manston AF Base, England
concerning Unidentified Flving Objects on concerning Unidentified Flying Objects on the night of September 20,1956. First
call at 1900 190o local time was from Mrs. local time was from Mrs. She reported She reported
seeing a bright object in the sky 15 seeing a bright object in the sky 15 miles SW of Ashford. miles Sw of Ashford. second call second call came came about
2350 local 2350 local time from Sgt. time from Sgt. of Rochester, Kent. of Rochester, Ken reported seeing an seeing an
object in the sky at l84o and again at l94o local time at Gillingham, Kent. It object in the sky at l84o and again at 1940 local
was headed SE and then SSE. Both calls were pu light Service this Base
and the RAF Liaison Office at Oxbridge. e in turn called
the Base Operation and said that they might lloons.
Preparing Officer's Comments:
The above information was obtained on the September 24, 1956. Four days .

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Set 1/1, Card 2/2 United Kingdom ATIC #: 298762
Rpt. #: IR-9-56
after the event took place. I checked with the Liaison Officer at Oxbridge, but
was unable to obtain any further information. The addresses the sighters was .
unknown except for the towns in which they live. The Tower Operator could give
no further information.
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