PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7071585

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONOdebolt Iowa

FRAMES5

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
7i
Was Balloon
October 1956 Odebolt, Iowa 000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Locol xGround-Visual Ground-Radar d Was Aircraft
XProbably Aircraft
GMT.. 03/16017 AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS . SOURCE Was Astronomical
Y.s 000 Probably Astronomical
No Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE Other._....
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
eleven minutes one southwest southwest Unknown VT
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SICHTING 1O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SICHTING 11. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
One object withblinking red above Course Course & lights of object indi-
green lights, size f a nickel at a nickel at arm's :arm's cate sighting was probably cate sighting was probably causeq caused
length. Ojject moved east to west by an aircraft. Evaluated as
and slowly faded out of sight in the probablo aircraft. probablo aircraft.
SW. Object was viewed visually for elevqn SW. Object was viewed visually for elevon
minutes.
)
1
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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5.KN 4510 1
6 ADEBOLT, IOWA HIGH SCHOOL STUDE.
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B. N/A (
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A. CLEAR
B. 6,999 290/5
10,000-320/14
16000-320/21
20,000-280/19 -
30,000-3000/19 . 3
45,000-250/17
C. NONE
D. 15 - -
E. NONE
F. NONE
8. NONE
9NONE
10.NONE 91308 (
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11. NONE
BT
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FM COMDR 789TH ACWRON OMAHA NEBR
TO RJEDKF/COMDR 2OTH ADIV GRANDVIEW AFB MO
RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO
RJEDWP/COMDR ATIC WP AFB OHIO
RJEPAG/DIR OF INTELL HW USAF WASH DC (
RJEDKF/COMDR MO 4£4 -
ET 2.41
847 E4+
2. 1. GCTONIFOR. WCTIONINFOR,
A. NO 195
195
B. NICKEL B. NICKEL
C. LINKING RED ABOVE GREEN LIGHTS
D. ONE
E. NONE
F.NONE
G. NONE
H. NONE
I. NONE
2.
A. AIRCRAFT OBSERVING A. AIRCRAFT OBSERVTNG
B. NONE
C. NONE
D. EAST TO WEST WHEN IT DISAPEARED IT WENT SOUTH WEST.
E. SLOWLY WENT OUT OF SIGHT E. SLOWLY WENT CUT OF SIGHT HEADING SOUTHWEST HEADING SOUTHWEST
F. ELEVEN MINUTES
3.
A. GRUND VISUAL
B. EYE VISUAL
C. N/A
4.
A. 015012 3 0CT 1956
B. NIGHT
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JEDWP H101 WPB068 YMB045 JEDWP H101 WPBO68 YMB045 YYBO 8KFA61 KFA61
3-4 3-4
RR RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPAG 11SEP56 1212 11 SEP 56 1212 5-900
DE RJEDKF 6CM *102
R 1022152
FM COMDR ACW SQ ONAHA NEBR
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TO RJEDKF/COMDR 2ETH ADIV GRAFB MO
RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO
RJEDWP/CONDR ATIC WP AFB OHIO VT -
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RJEPAG/DIR OF INTELL HQ USAF WASH DC
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RJEDKF/COMDR GRANDVIEW AFB MO
BT -
/UNCLASSIFIED/OPNS 485 REF MY MSG OPNS DTD 7 SEP
56 PD ITEM S: SHOULD
ATION ELECTRICIAN. REF UFOB MSG OF 15 ELECTRICIAN. REF UFOB ( t T0IY TOI1Y .
SEP 56 OPNS 475 DISREGARD. DISREGARD. 02
BT .
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10/22352 10/2235Z SEP RJEDKF RJEDKF "CO UOAN HVNVAS TL AU CLNE4 UUTOAN GHVNVAS 2 40 COLN4
10 2N01
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