PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7071769

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONPottsville Pennsylvania

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PROJECT 100'3 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
D D Was Balloon Was Balloon
13 October 1956 Pottsville, Pennsylvania:!! Pottsville, Pennsylvania!!! 00 0 Probably Balloon
3.DATE-TIME GROUP 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Bailoon
Local _ Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft L
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT 13/2000Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS . SOURCE a Was Astronomical Mars
O Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
A No Civilian D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENOTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other...
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
three & half hours one stationary
IO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One pear shaped silver object, size of Balloon would not remain in area
a pea at m's" length. Object was seen for 3 hours with winds indicated
stationar with a slight drift. Object in report. Mars in SE. A/C at
was estimatod above l0,ooo ft. Object 6,Oooft. Mars is opinion for
was seen visually & through binoculars conclusion as object was above
for 3 hours. a/c. Mars on horizon at llo az
moving to 35dgr evation, 150dgr
azimuth in 32 hrs.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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LEASER LEASED
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PP RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPHQ RJEPNY
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DE RJEPNB 1
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FM CONDR EADF STEWART AFB NEWBURGH NY
TO RJEDEN/COHDR ADC ENT AFB COLO SPRGS COLO
RJEPNY/COMDR 2STH AD ROSLYN AFS NY
RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECH INTELLIGENCE CEN WRIGH-PATT AFB OHIO .
RJEPHQ/DIR OF INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF WASH D C C
BT BT
/UNCLASSIFIED/COC 9 PD SUBJ: UFOB
1. A. PEAR SHAPED BALLCON 1. A. PEAR SHAPED BALLOON
B. PEA 195 * 1956
C.SILYER C.SILYER HOTio
D.ONE atre
ENONE APPLICABLE
F RED GLOW BEHIND OBJECT 11:57
G. NEG
H. NEG
I. NEG
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II. A. RED GLOW: {
B. ESTIMATED ABOVE 10,000 FT
C. NEG
D. STATIONARY WITH SLIGHT DRIFT -
E. FADED AWAY (
F. THREE AND ONE HALF HOURS -
III A. GROUND VISUAL
B. BINOCULARS
C. NEG C. NEG
1V A. 13/2000E 7 7
B. DAY
V A. 40 DEGREES 50'N 75 A. 40 DEGREES 50' N
B. HJAL 13 B. HJAL 13
VI A. MR. A. MR. 38, POTTSVILLE, PA POTTSVILLE, PA
RADIO ENGINEER
B. NONE APPLICABLE
VII A. HAZE TO SIX THOUSAND FEET, CLEAR ABOVE.
B. 1. SURFACE 182 DEGREES 2 KNOTS
2 6,000 350 DEGREES 7 KNOTS
E3. 10,000 328 DEGREES 11 KNOTS
4.16,325 350 DEGREES 13 KNOTS
5.20,033 340 DEGREES 12 KNOTS
6. 30,200 340 DEGREES 23 KNOTS -
7.50,900 330 DEGREES 20 KNOTS
8.80,030 UNKNCAN -
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PAGE THREE RJEPNB 1
C. UNLIMITED
D. FIFTEEN MILES
E. NONE
F. NONE
VIII AS NONE 146403
B. MARS VERY BRIGHT IN SOUTH EAST HORIZON
C. NONE 1
IX. 1X. SEE REMARKS SEE REMARKS 5-04
X X NONE NONE 51-04
XI POSSIBLY BALLOON
XII NONE
XIII NONE
REMARKS: LOCAL PILOT AND PHOTOGRAPHER TOOK OFF FROM SCHUYLKILL AIRPORT, REMARKS: LOCAL PILOT AND PHOTOGRAPHER TOOK OFF FROM SCHUYLKI AIRPORT,
PA. IN AN ATTEMPT TO MORE CLOSELY OBSERVE OBJECT. SIX THOUSAND FEET
REACHED WIT JECT STILL ABOVE. NO PICTURES.
BT
14/3 138Z OCT RJEPNB
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