PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6970963

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONDes Moines Iowa

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
o Was Balloon
6 October 1957 Des Moines, Iowa D Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
.Lecal X Ground-Visual Ground-Roder 0 Was Aircraft
XProbobly Aireraft
GMT_ 06/2229z AirVisual Air-Intereept Rodar 0 Possibly Aireraft
S. PHOTOS . SOURCE Was Astronomical
aYes 000 Probably Astrenomical
xCNo Civilian PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION . NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
000 00 Insufficient Insufficient Dafe Date Evaluation luation
one minute Unknown
one NW to SW
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One round silver object the size of a Description, duration, flight
basketball at arm's length. Object wa$ basketball at arm's length. Object was path indicate that this sight-
seen flying from Nw to Sw for one ing was probably caused by an ing was probably caused by an
minute. aircraft.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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FM COMDR 2OTH AIR DIV RICHARDS GEBAUR AFB MO FM COMDR 20TH AIR DIV RICHARDS GEBAUR AFB MO
TO RJEDEN/COMDR ENT AFB COLO TO RJEDEN/COMDR ENT AFB COLO
RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECH INTEL CEN WPAFB OHIO RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECH INTEL CEN WPAFB OHIO C
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IN ACCORDANCE WITH JCADF INTER CHANGE ONE TO CONADM
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G. NO VAPOR TRAIL TRAIL 5
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PAGE TWO RJEDKF IG
H.·NO SOUND
I. NORTHWEST TO SOUTHWEST G.o.s
2. A. RECEIVED FROM DES MOINES IOWA FILTER CENTER RRest
B. SIXTY DEGREES HIGH (
C. SIXTY DEGREES SOUTHWEST
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D. NORTHWEST TO SOUTHWEST
E. FADED OUT
F. ONE MINUTE Duratini
3. GROUND VISUA
B. NAKED B. NAKED EYE EYE
C. N/A C. N/A
29 29 =1629 =1629 4.27Pm) C
4 4. A. 06/2229Z
B/ DAY DAY ( (
5. A. MM "034" 5. A. MM "2034" LONG 4134 LONG 4134 LAT 9340
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URTEENTH STREET
DES MOINES IOWA
CHECKER ROCK ISLAND MOTOR TRANS CO (
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ADDRESS UNKNOWN
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PAGE THREE RJEDKF 1G 4
B.N/A
7.A.N/A
B. 5000 FT 270 DEGREES 30 KNOTS 30000 FT 20@ DEG 15 K
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WW FT 'WIP DEGREES S KNOTS TPPPP FT 18 DEG 1 K
15000 FT 3 300 DEGREES 40 KNOTS 80000 FT UNK
20000 FT 300 DEGREES 25 KNOTS
7. C. 14000 BROKEN TEZWRTUOE OTOTCR
D. TWELVE MILES
E. UNK
F. NONE
8. NONE
9. NONE .
10. NONE
11. WND LT JAMES STILES, DIRECTOR, 788TH ACW WAVERLY IOWA -
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COMMENTS FICER-SOURCE- FICER-SOURCE CLIABLE-- IABLE--
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