PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6785925

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONGlenwood Iowa

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
8 December 1956 Glenwood, Iowa 100 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local xXGround-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
00 Probobly Aircraft
GMT_ 08/0615Z Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 00 Probably Astronomical
X No Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE xxothe,Probably Flare
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown
thirty seconds one vertically
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |11. COMMENTS
One brown white object floating Description, duration, flight
slowly to the earth turning green path, and manner of disappearanqe
before hitting. Object fell vertical- indicate sighting was probably
ly for 30 seconds. caused by a flare.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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FM COMDR 789TH ACW SQ OAFS OMAHA NEBR
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RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO
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RJEPAG/DIR OF INTELL GQ USAF WQSH DC
RJEDKF/COMDR CAD
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OPNS 635 THE FOL IS A UFOB
1.
A. BROWN WHITE L
GHT FLOTING SLOWLY TO EARTH TURNING GREEN BEFORE HITTING
B. N/A (NOT GIVEN)
C. WHITE
D. ONE D.ONE
E. N/A
F. N/A F. N/A
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D STRAIGHT DOWN
E. DISSAPPEARED GROUND LEVEL
F. 30SECONDS
3.
A GROUND VISUAL
B. NONE
C. N/A
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B. NIGHT
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