PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7072030

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONColfax Iowa

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon Was Balloan 7
15 Octobor 1956 15 October 1956 Colfax, Iowa 00 000 Probably Balloon Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local X Ground-Visual Ground-Visual Ground-Rader Ground-Rador 0 0 Was Aircraft
.Probably Aireraft .Probably Aireroft
GMT. GMT_ 15/0459Z AirVisual AirVisual Air-Intercept Rador D 0 Possibly Aireraft Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes a Yes 000 Probably Astronomical
D No O No Civilian Possibly Astronomical Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION LENGTH OF OBSERVATION B. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. 9. COURSE Other Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
unknown one west
IO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One objoct wit ound shape and the Probable a/c.
size of a pea. Was flashing rod, green
and white lights. Object moving slowly
west.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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10/04592
lusituies
170CT56 00 53 34%2
JEDWP H098 WPCE96 YMB661 YYB043KFAS23KFG080FGK 605 C
RR RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPHQ -
DE RJEDKF 4C&C ACTIOMINA
4 1617357 ""
FM CONDR 7SSTH ACWRON WAVER 0S:81
1955 001 17
IOWA
TO RJEDEN/COMDR ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
RJEDKF/COMDR 2STH ADIV DEF GRANDVIEW AFB NO RJEDKF/COMDR 2STH ADIV DEF GRANDVIEW AFB NO
RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECH INTELL CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON OHIO PATTERSON ONIO
RJEPHO/D USAF WASH WASH DC DC
BT
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F. FLASHING LIGHTS H. LIK I. UNK 2. A. WORKING (GROUND
VISUAL B. BINOCULARS C.N/A A 4. A. 0459Z 16/10/56 B. NIGHT
5.A. MM 4441 CMM COLFAX CMM IOWA B. N/A
85-27M DEG - 12 KNOTS C.
N/A D. NONE E. NONE F. NONE E8. A. NONE 9. A. NONE 1C. A. NONE 11.
A. NONE 12. A. NONE
ET
16/2145Z OCT RJEDKF
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