PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6785880

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONBelvidere South Dakota

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

2. LOCATION

1. DATE » CONCLUSIONS

Was Bolloon
Probably Balloon

2 December 1956 Belvidere, South Dakota Beauly Bellees

3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
XR Ground- Vi sual

Was Aircroft

O Ground-Redar Probobly Aircraft

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GMT.03/0500Z __ . OD Air Vi sual 0 Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS é. SOURCE Was Astronomical
0 Yes Probobly arronen ice
P ¥KNo Civilian ia Possibly Astronomico
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8 NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE Other
Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
Unknown
—__10 minutes two not reported , net 5
10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS

Two objects round, 2 feet circumfer- Insufficient data for analysis,
ance, Color brilliant red, smaller onp
seemed to be trailing larger one,
Bright light startled observer,
disappeared as light turned off,

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COMMANDER, AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER AO

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE OHIO
IN ACCORDANCE WITH AFR 200-2 THE FOLLOWING UFOB IS SUBMITTED.
PART 13 As ROUND. Bs 2 FEET CIRCUM. Ce BRILLIANT RED

LIGHT. De TWO (2). Es SMALLER ONE TRAILING THE LARGER

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C. N/A, PART 48 As 05002 3 DEC 56. Bs NIGHT.

PART 53 FKDP 4152. PART 63 Ae MR SQRBMMMP 26, BELVIDERE,
SOUTH DAKOTA, RANCHER. Be N/Ae PART 78 Ae SCATTERED

CLOUDS. Bs NEGATIVE. C. NEGATIVE. De NECATIVE.

FE. SCATTERED CLOUDS. Fe NEGATIVERM PART 8¢ NEGATIVE.

PART 93 NEAREST ADDC WAS NOTIFIED AT TIME UFOB WAS REPORTED,
17302 3 DEC 55. PART 10% NEGATIVE. PART 113 OPERATIONS
OFFICER. NONE. PART 12% NEGATIVE.

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