PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6971012

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONWaverly Iowa

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

Ee LOCATION 12, CONCLUSIONS

Wes Balloon :
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon

Wes Aireraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircrafe

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3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

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7, LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE

Wes Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

Other

Insufficient Data for Evaluction
Unk no wn

45 seconds two south |

10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS

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Round object, size of basketball, | The objects observed were probabl
white (two) one behind the other, jet aircraft with afterburners on
Stream of fire from tail treaded be- or possibly meteors sith overesti
hind the object for 2 ft or longer, mation on duration. Insufficéent

Disappeared half way to horizon, Obser-~ data for analysis.
ved at overhead, slightly south posi-
tion disappeared by dimming.

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