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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7073302

DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONColfax Iowa

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2. LOCATION CONCLUSIONS

Was Balloon
Probably Bolleon
Possibly Balloon

Was Aircroft
Probebly Aircroft
Possibly Aircraft

Wes Astronomical
Probebly Astronemicel
Possibly Astronomical

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Insufficient Dete for Evelvetion
Unknown

8 November 1956 Colfax
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS

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tapered out to a point. Object moving) indicate that this sighting was
SE to NW and out of sight behind the | probably causedoby an aircraft.
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