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CASE REFERENCE7071365

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONNEPrescott Arizona

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1. DATE

29 September 1956
3. DATE-TIME GROUP

Leos 29%5 (N)
owy2/02 257

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

2. LOCATION

NE Prescott

12. CONCLUSIONS

Was Balloon
Arizona Probably Balloon

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon

3D Ground- Vi sual
O Air- Visual

. ' \OURCE

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

35 to 45 seconds
10. BRIEP SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS

One

One object like a very bright star,
object dowed with a reddish light
and appeared to have a slight

oscillating movement,
size of a conv a/c.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

Possibly ohe

Was Aircroft
0 Ground-Rodor Probobly Aircraft

Possibly Aircroft

0 Air-Intercept Rudor

Was Astronomicel
Probably Astronomico!
Possibly Astronomical

Other

< Insufficient Data for Evaluation

0 Unknown

11. COMMENTS

Probably meteor. Object moved
through SO der are at extreme

altatude. Description of red &
pulsating indicates possible a/c.
However, duration rather short,
Insufficient data for conclision,

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Nu bth

13D 20-11

supcots Unidentified Flying Ibject Si;nted
29 Sent %6 near Prescott, Arizona

TOs Cormandse?
Air Defense Corraand
Enh AUB, Colorado Springs,

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Colorade

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ated horewith are two copies of a vonorh prepared

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ornmia, pertaining to guviect sifntinge

eeived by this office from tha District

2, This report was re
al District, San Dierd, Californias

Intellicence Ofticer, llth jav

3. ‘Yo further action is comennlated by thig of S.ce,

PAUL He Obes
Uoloiwl, USA?
“tntrict Commer

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ce: Dir OSL w/inel.
Conds, Williams AM,

(AR 199-16

FRAME 003 / 004tesseract-200dpi

| San Dievo L7

" | Calif,
See | Cetoter zo, 1966

Commander Kenne
Sleventh Naval istrict
can -Diezo, Galif.

tes U.¥.O. Code 32, Irn arswer to oral Fequest ty Cons ry
Galion of the Bleverth Naval District,

Naval instructions 3820.2 of Nov. 4, 1952
Tt. Beiter Description.

“- Physical description - OF the Sane C.ilitance as g
very “righ* star on a Clear night in a 1 Cation gue
as the desert wrere +:¢ air is clear, [ae oF Fact
lowed with a reddish -ight and appesrea to “ave
a 3light osciliating movement 43.10 moved aernss -+

sey,

2. Sound - None trut was Giscerrable ta us. we were
campec tn a qufet -ra Secluded crea atcut ore mile
from the: higtway. 3

-C, Size - Possibly the size of a conventional airer.r
although unter the Comsitions of nigt+ or distare

bi |

D. aerodyramie features - no icea.

Il... Pires date - ete, BS res RON SAR SORT E
a. Tire of @ay - 19:55 hours,
3, Hate - September 23, 1455,
C. length of tine U.>.C. was odservea-
; Tris we feel to he . Ponservat! ve es

Since Te-enacted o =: mevements: 3% the t:- + Sipht
and timed then and this is our Conclusion.

-

~4i-e maneuvers - Speed - altitude,

a Nansuvers - Level, Sstratz>¢ flies! ¢ in Fel«tion +> +:

er

rortson Aith the exceotion of the Slight escilleatioy,.

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