PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6785896

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONNevada

FRAMES4

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1. DATE
0 Was Balloon
4 December 1956 Nevada D Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local_ night Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
GMT_ 04/1200Z X Air- Vi sual Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical Meteor
Yes Probably Astronomical
XXNo AF Pilot x Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE ,Other.
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
3-5 seconds one 45 dgr arc to Unknpwn
earch
BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
AF pilot flying T-33 at : 38,000 ft Description and characteristics
observed dazzling white ball of hat pilot
fire with long white trail falling apparently wa the very close
earthward. Before disappearing vicinity of reball. Fireball
appeared to burst or explode leav- shattered or fragments upon
ing red glowing objects or streamers ag red giowing objeccs or screamersp Tmpact wlcn impact with th portion
of the earth atmosphere. tmosphere.
Observing sucl Observing su oody at pody at close
range range considered
a rarity n orated
by ATIC astr ronomer.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
WHE

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UNDERCAST. NO VISIBLE CLOUDS IN ANY QUADRANT AT OR ABOVE FLIGHT

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