PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6972766

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONSof Odebolt Iowa

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
00 Was Boiloon
12 Oetober 1957 12 October 1957 S of odeholt s of adeholt.Lowa Low 000 Probably Balloon
4. 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
lars 0 Probably Aircraft Probably Aircraft
GMT_ 19/011 07 Ai voca lars AiVia Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical Probobly Astronomical
D No Civilian 0 PossiblyAstronomical Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE COURSE 00 Other... Other..
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
15 minutes Unknown
one Southwest
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Round object, size of silver dollar, On basis of description, possibly
red & white, alternating abruptly aircraft.
and unevenly - Ve ery bright. Object
in sight for 15 minutes, then suddenl
disappoared.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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RE057 16
CO721Y2903 57117 Called 08102
PP-ROEDWP
DRID-3E U91 19 074357
ZUS-*N X6:4a 3x1721
KFA067 3/44 -
PP RJEDUP
ZDK
PP RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPHQ
DE RJEDKF 1G
P 1903852
FM COMDR 2OTH AIR DIV RICHARDS GEBAUR AFD MO
TO RJEDEN/CONDR ENT AFB COL TO RJEDEN/C
RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECH INTEL CNTR WPAFB OHIO NITH
RJEPHQ/DIR HQ USAF WASHDC
BT
THE FOLLOWING UFOB IS SUBMITTED.
(A) 1. ROUMD
2 SILVER DOLLAR Ben C.2, lels)
3. FED AND WHITE, ALTERNATING ABRUPTLY Y AND
UNEVENLY-VERY BRIGHT
4. ONE mm
5. NEGATIVE
6NEGATIVE
R.

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7. NEGATIVE
8. NEGATIVE
9. NEGATIVE (
(B) 1. GOC OBSERVER FROM EARLY, IOWA CALLED N
, GOC AT ODEBOLT, IOWA TO TELL THEM TO LOOK FOR IT. GOC AT ODEBOLT, IOWA TO TELL THEM TO LOOK FOR IT. ↑ (
2 20 DEGREES ELEVATION, 160 DEGREES AZIMUTH
3. 20 DEGREES ELEVATION 235 DEGREES AZIMUTH T. T.
4. STRAIGHT AND LEVEL HEADING SOUTHWEST 4. STRAIGHT AND LEVEL HEADING SOUTHWEST
5. SUDDENLY DISSAPPEARED 5. SUDDENLY DISSAPPEARED
Duaton D 7 —~
6. 15 MINUTES
C)1. GROUND VISUAL sglt
O
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3. NA Fhoti
(D) 1. 19/0110 0CT Z glissen l
2. NIGHT
(E) KN 4517
,
(F) 1. MRS
ODEBOL , HOUSEWIFE
MR-7 MR DEBOLT, IA EBOLT, IA
(GOC POST OBSERVER) (GOC POST OBSERVER)

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ELECTRICIAN
MRH MR n. 34
ODEBOLT, IOWA (GOC CHIEF
OBSERVER) BARBER
(G 1. VERY THIN SCATTERED (G) 1. VERY THIN SCATTERED
2.5000 010/10 2.5000 010/10 s de not de not
10000 340/15 Winls
Conale with
i5000 : 340/15
20000 310/15 bpds Iovennt
30000 330/40
50000 330/30
80000 280/12
3. CLEAR
4.15 PLUS
5. 1/30
6. NEGATIVE 6. NEGATIVE
(H) NEGATIVE
(I) NEGATIVE
(J) NEGATIVE
(K) ALL THREE (O ALL THREE WITNESSES ASSOCIATED VITH R WITNESSES ASSOCIATED VITH R

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VOUCHED FOR BY S/SGT H. MEEKS, 4715 GOS, DET 8 hig, hayr,
ODEBOLT, IA, AS RELIABLE 4. Low wll Ine.
(L) NEGATIVE . of clove!
BT tems
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