PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7228630

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONBellwood Nebraska

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD "
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
12 September 1957 Bellwood, Nebraska 000 Probobly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local 13/03412Z Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT AirVisual Air-Intercept Rodar D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes D Probobly Astronomical
R:No Civilian D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other.
x Insufficient Data zaluation
D Unknown
6 - 8 minutes nine west
10. BRIEF SUMMARY SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Nine round at arm'$ This is considered insufficient
length, o low, slowly faded information on which to base
from view. No sound. proper evaluation.
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RR RJEDEN RJEDFL RJEPHQ
DE RJEDKF 7G GoC RPT
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FM COMDR 20TH AIRDIV RICHARDS GEBAUR AFB MO (
TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO (
CEN UPAFE ONIO 0:13
RJEDFL/COMDR AIR TECHINICAL INTEL
RJEPHQ/DIR OF INTEL HO USAF WASHDC
BT
/UNCLASSIFIED/20TH ADINT 00 1530
IN ACCORDANCE WITH WITH AFR 200-2 200-2 FOLLOWING UFOP REPORT IS UFOE REPORT IS
SUBMITTED:
Ali All A.ROUND A.ROUND 2..A. GOC MANAGER WATCHING FOR A/C
B. SIZE OF A BEEBEAT B. SIZE OF A BEEBE AT IN AREA BELLWOOD, NEPR. IN AREA BELLWOOD, NEPR
ARMS LENGTH B. NONE-2LEVATION,AZIMUTh? B.NONE-2/OVATION,AZIMUTh?
YELLOW nuih? nuih?
C.ORANGLSH C.ORANGLSH
DS,NINE D. NONE
E.RANDOM L E. SLOWLY FADED
F. NONE F• @ TO 8 MINUTES)
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G. NONE 3. A. GROUND VISUAL
H. NO SOUND B. NONE
I. NONE C. N/A
4. 5A.4IN-S0W FJHM451
RThIS I5 IN IlINOIS
B. NIGHT 6. A. CIVILIAN
7. A. CLOUDS SCATTERED 29, PELLWOOD, NEBR. RADIO
WIN DS CALM TV. SERVICE MAN
D. US WX BUREAU OFFICE E. N/A
C. CLEAR C. CLEAR 8. NONE
D. VIS. 10 MILES WINDS NE D. VIS. 10 MILES WINDS NE NONE
AT 4 MILES PER HR L. NONE
E. NONE 11. 1/LT ARTHUR N. THORPE
NO COMMENTS NO COMMENTS
12. NONE L
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