PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6786715

DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1957

REPORTED LOCATION10Mi SOf Ottumwa Iowa

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

lL DATE 2. LOCATION 12.. CONCLUSIONS

0D Wes Balloon
12 Februaty 1957 10 Mi S of Ottumwa, Iowa |X Probably Balloon

& TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
O Ground- Vi suel hs ‘O Ground-Rodor
XDAir Vi weal OD Air-Intercept Redar

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Wos Aircroft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aireroft

Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

Other
Insufficient Date for Evaluation
Unk no wn

qu 60+ oe

Civilian Airlines
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION & NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE

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| 5-6 minutes one appeared to W
ND, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS

A/C almost collided with round, white | WX balloon station located at
jobject size of basketball at 7000 ft, Des Moines, Iowa. UFO reported

SE, and almost exact bearing
(310-320) from this statbn,

Wind directions at UFO altitude
(310) almost coincide, AC
undoubtedly came across balloon,

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