PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6969564

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONArgyle Iowa

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
9 December 1957 Argyle, Iowa 000 Probably Ballon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local xGround-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT_ 10/0132Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS . SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes 000 Probably Astronomical
XANe Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION . NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown
15 minutes one faded
0. BRIEF SUM ARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS
One object circular, color white. Object The source doesn't say where h
started as dim light grew extremely the object wa een and yet he
bright then faded from sight. saw the objec 15 minutes
through binoct Only one
conclusion. Not enough information
for evaluation.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 BEP 52)
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(235 T0 43 DEGREES (3) SAME AS
BINOCULARS 8X5 (3)
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