PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6789769

DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONCanton Ohio

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Wos Balloon
7_May_1957 Canton, Ohio 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local. Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
GMT_ 07/1720Z Air-Visuai Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircralt
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronamical
Y.s D Probably Astronamical
DNo Civilian D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERYATION OF OBJECTS COURSE 0 Other.
00 00 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
orbiting Unknown Unknown
10 minutes 10 minutes one orbiting
1G. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |11. 11. COMMENTS
One One object, oval shape, 12" X 8". Colon FEP There are several small airfields There are several small airfields
very shiny silver. Object orbiting, to the North of Akron, in view to the North Akron, in view
observed fm a distance of approx. of the fact object was of the fact object was orbiting orbiting
5 to S miles? No sound. leads to the a/c solution. leads to the a/c solution.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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RJEPNB/GONDR EADF STEWART AFB NEW YORK
RJEDBW/COMDR 30TH ADIV I WILLOW RUN AF STA MICH 844
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RJEDWP/CONDR AISS WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RJEPHQ/DIRECTOR NTELLIGENCE HQ USAF WASHINGTON D
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INCHES LONG BY 8 INCHES WIDE FRON APPROXIMATE DISTANCE OF 5 TO 8
MILES, COLOR VERY SHINY SILVER, NO SOUND, ONE OBJECT. 2. CBJECT
ORBITING, DIRECTION NORTH, ALTITUDE 2 ANGELS, IN N SIGI MINUTES.
720Z,
OHIO: OHIO CLEAR
AND EX - .
SCHRETNER.I NEG.
BT
09/2110Z Z MAY RJEDBW