PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7231162

DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONWalworth Wisconsin

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
5 November 1957 Walworth, Wisconsin XProbably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Bolloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar Was Aircraft
Probably Aireroft
GMT_ GMT 05/2350Z 05740J00 AinVisual AinVisual Air-Intercept Radar Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aireraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 0 Was Astronomical
Yes Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
.No Civilian Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER O NUMBER OBJECTS OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
000 Insuficient Date for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown Unknown
9 minutes one up
10. BRIEF SUI 1O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING F SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
Small, round object, red and white Small, rou bject, red and white Other than the time, everything
flashing. flashir tail, no sound. At no sound. At here is descriptive of a balloon here halloon
first stationary then moving up & launched at night w/lights attachep.
down low in the West. Disappeared
up.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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1. DESCRIPTION OF 1. DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT(S):
A. SHAPE: ROUND A. SHAPE: ROUND O
E. SIZE: SMALL E. SIZE: SMALL 6 Nov 57
C. COLOR: RED AND WHITE 8
D. NUMBER: ONE =
E. FORMATION: N/A TRCAL
F. DISCERMABLE FEATURES: FLASHINGNFROM RED TO WHITE
XHAUST: N/A Baloo e
G. TAIL, TRAIL OF
H. SOUND: NONE CHARACTT
I. UNUSUAL FEATURES: N/A .
2. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF CEJECTS:
A. WHY NOTICED: STANDING STILL AND THEN UP AND DOWN •
B. INITIAL ELEVATION AND AZIMUTH: LOW IN THE WEST
C. ELEVATION AND AZIMUTH AS OEJECT DISAPPEARED: UP C. ELEVATION AND AZIMUTH AS OEJECT DISAPPEARED: UP e
D. FLIGHT PATH AND MANEUVERABILITY UP AND DOWN D. FLIGHT PATH AND MANEUVERABILITY UP_ AND DOWN e
E. MANNER OF DISAPPEARANCE: N/A
F. LENGTH OF TIME IN SIGHT: 23:50Z F. LENGTH OF TIME IN SIGHT: 25:50Z TO 2359Z TO 2359Z 5 NOV 57 9 M1M. NOV 57 9M1m
3.1 MANNER OF OESERVATION:
A. METHOD: GROUND OBSERVATION
E. CPTICAL AIDS: NONE
C. AIREORNE SIGHTING INFO: NCNE 0
4. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING:
A DTG (Z): 05/2350Z TO 23592 235-0-6=1750
E. NIGHT @
5.I LOCATION CF OESERVERS:
A. LAT/LONG: 4230N 884EW
B. GEOREF OR REFERENCE TO KNOWN LANDMARK: BN3038
5. IDENTIFYING INFO OF ALL OBSERVERS

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E. AWS ACCOUNT OF WIND - Athe Tine,
1. SURFACE CALM athent
INW evevyThing subiniltd hire
2.6,999 330/10 .
NW sis dhiveipstie f a ballin
3. 18, 300 300/20
Nw launched at night wnith
416,000 300/35
5. 20,000 303/50 NLU. lights aittached.
.
300/50 Nwo
6. 39,993 6. 30,990 350750
S s S s Prob ballin Prb balloon
7. 50,000 230/49 7. 50,000 230/49 ...
8. 80,009 N/A
C. CEILING: 45SCTD C. CEILING: 45 SCTD ..
D. VISIBILITY: 15 D. VISIEILITY: 15
E. CLOUD COVER: N/A
F. THUNDERSTORMS IN AREA: NONE
8. UNUSUAL ACTIVITY AREA:
NONE
OM INTERCEPTION OR IDENTIFICATION OF ACTION TAKEN: NONE
HTING: NONE
SENIOR DIRECTOR
CAPT. BLOHM
A. PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS CF POSSIBLE CAUSE OF
1E. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE: 13. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE:
A. PHCTOS: NONE .
E. MATERIAL . MATERIAL CE: NONE
BT:
95/8355Z NOV RJEDAH 05/B355Z NOV RJEDAH