PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6786275

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONGassoway West Virginia

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12, CONCLUSIONS

0 Was Balloon

_30 December 1956 Gassoway, West Virginia O Probably Bolloon

3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION QO Possibly Balloon

B Z XWas Aircroft
Local XKGround- Vi sual O Ground-Rador CO Probobly Aircraft

GMT_30/0700Z_ D Air Vi sual 0 Air-Intercept Radar O Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS » SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
0 Yes O Probobly Astronomical
x No Civilian 0D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE O , Other
2 fpaubtelee Dota for Evaluation
nknown
one minute four SW | eae
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11, COMMENTS
Four round red objects, size of a Concur with reporting officer
silver dollar at arm's length. Object that this sighting was caused
was seen flying SW at 1000 feet by an a/c known to b e in the
uverhead, Object was seen visually area,

for one minute,

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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30TE D562 DAL Pie oe
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FLAG 17 / ee
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DE RJEDFL6 — 2 qua
0 3807092 —— 4h of
FM COMDR 58AD D WPAFB OHIO ——
TO RJEDEN/COMDR 46@2D AISS ENT AFB COLO fee | C

RJEPHQ/DIR OF INTEL HQ USAF WASH 25 DC
RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECH INTEL CEN WPAFB OHIO ~

INFO RJEPNB/COMDR EADF STEWART AFB NEWBURGH N Y a
BT

JUNCLASSIFIED/COC 224 UFOB ; :

4.~ DESCRIPTIONS ; . , te oe

Ae ROUND

Be SILVER DOLLAR

C. RED
De FOUR
Ee N/A
F. N/A
Ge N/A

He DIESEL ENGINE

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DESCRIPTION OF COURSES

THOUGHT IT WAS AN AIR PLANE

4906 FEET OVER HEAD

1900 FEET OVER HEAD

SW DOWN ELK RIVER
STRIGHT UP

ONE MINUTE

MANNER OF OBSERVATIONS
GROUND VISUAL

N/A

N/A

TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTINGS
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NIGHT

LOCATION OF OBSERVER(S)«

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) GASSOWAY We VAc
6. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF ALL OBSERVERS

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7. WEATHER & WINDS-ALOFT CONDITION AT TIME LACILACE OF SIGHTINGS

Ae 26 BRKN 39 SCTD 5@ OVC 14 SW 10
Be SURFACE 24@ DEG 10 KT © |

| 6,900- X

C. 300@FT

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Ee 8/8
Fe N/A
PIBAL REPORTS WINDS UPTO 4,@9FT ONLY THRU W VW VA
8. N/A
9. N/A
19. A/C IN JJ2559 HEADING SOUTH j
414< CAPTe JOSEPH Fe PDVOJSKI SENIOR CONTR, My APPEARS TO CHECK

WITH A/C CARRIED BY RADAR IN SAME VICINIT

12. NONE
BT
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