DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6787080
DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1957
REPORTED LOCATIONErie Pennsylvania
FRAMES1

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1. DATE

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

2. LOCATION

Erie, Pennsylvania}

fio

4 March 1957
3. DATE-TIME GROUP

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

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© Ground-Rodar

12.

CONCLUSIONS
Wes Bolloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon

Wes Aircroft

Probably Airecroft

0 Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft

Lecal | Xt Ground- Vi sual
ouy__95/0230Z 0 Air Visuol
5S PHOTOS | & SOURCE
OG Yes
RYo

Civilian & Military

Was Astronomicol
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS

twenty-five minutes one

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9. COURSE Other aa

Insufficient Data for Evaluctian
Unknown

ooo 000g 000 O

up and down

"he. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

One eight inch long red cigar shaped
object moving up and down. Object
was seen visually and through bino-
culars for 25 minutes,

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PUA blige ar jel” erat

11. COMMENTS

Description, duration, up and

| down motion indicate that this
Sighting was probably caused by
| @ balloon.

| No report on file,