PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT J0073 RECORD CARD
2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
1. DATE Was Balloon
4_Mi NE of Shelby,Iowa Probably Belloon
Apr 58 D Possibly Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground-Rodar 01 Was Airaraft
Local EGround-Visual Probably Aircroft
Air-Visudl Air-Intercept Rader 0 Possibly Aircraft
GMT not given
PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomicel
5. Yes Physical 0 Probably Astronomical
OYes Civilian 0 0 Possibly Astronomical Possibly Astronomical
aNo Specimen CNo Specimen Other Chaff Other ChafE
7. LENGTH LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS OBJECTS 9. COURSE 9. COURSE 500 Insufficient Data for Evaluotion
Unknown Unknown
N/A N/A N/A
IO. BRIEF SUMAMARY OF SIGHTING 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Metal strips were recovered Found to be ehaff used by SAC
on a farm. After observation of burst- in ECM training. Not associated
ing flash, strips assumed connected w/flash, Flash probnbly w/flash. Flash probnbly meteor, meteor,
w/this faàsh. Tested strips at local w/this faish. Tested strips at local Confirned caff by CINcSAC. Confirned chff by CINcSAC.
level and found slight radio activity. level and found slight radio activity
Directot KOJ3.
Maxwell A ATTN: Arch AeIcspace
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Maxwell AFB, Alapam ATTN: Archives Blunch RETURN 15
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CITE SAC-158-1066.
FOR YOUR INFORMATION CONNECTIO WITH PROJECT SPACE IRACK OR
PIG I IRON. APPROXIMATELY_THREE (3) Weeks)agO)a UFOB WAS SIGHTED AS SIGRTED
OVER THE OF SHELBY, IOWA. SHELBY, IOWA.
A BURSTING FLASH WAS OBSERVED AND A COMPLETE REPORTOF THIS T
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DES MOINES, IOWA. ON 3 MAY 1958 SOME METAL FILINGS AND STRIPS,
BELIEVED BELIEVED TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS UFOB, WAS RECOVERED ON THE WITH THIS UFOB, WAS RECOVERED ON THE
FARM. THESE METAL STRIPS WERE TESTED AT THE JANNEY METAI QTOTIC LCOC AT TLETLAAINV
BLUFFS, IOWA AND FOUND
TO. BE SLIGHTLY RADIO-ACTIVE. IN THE EVENT MORE INFO IS DESIRED,
CONTACT THOMAS S STOKER, KILO MIKE 33 BLACK, GROUND OBSERVER CORPS
SHELBY, IOWA.
0900 0900
04/02232 MAY
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SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
JOWST MESSAGEFCRM
SPACH BELOW RHSERVED POR COMMUNICATION CENTER
PRECEDENCE TYPE MSG (Chech) ACCOUNTING ORIG,
ACTION ROUTINE SYMBOL REFERS TO OF REFERENCE CLASSIFICATION
BOOK MULTI SINGLE
INFO X AF SAC-158-1066
FROM: UNCL
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
COMDR, ATIC
TO:
MOLNES, IOWA
UNCLASSIFIED/AFCIN-4E4
Re priority message SAC-158-l066 dated 4 May 1958, re UrO S
strips believed associated with same incident. Request compliance
with AFR 200-2 dated 5 Feb 58. Desire report of incident, details
;
message carries priority designation, this Center has message carries priority designation, this Center has s received received
no previous report of incident.
COORDINATION:
AFCIN-4E4 DATE
Dr. Miley
AFCIN-4E DATE
Colonel Gilbert
DATE 7 TIME
XSWA 1500
MONTH YEAR
MAY 1958
SYMBOL SIGNATURE
TYPED NAME AND T an i mnuired) TYPED (or Samped) NAME AND TITLE
JAMES O. BOLIEU, T/Sgt, USAF
31-1-10 6-9216 aWJWC
PHIONE PAGH NR.OF 1
NH. PAGHS
GECURITY CLASSIFICATION
DD. FOI REPLACES DD FORM
173,1OCT 19. WHICH WILL BE USED UNTIL EXHAUSTEO

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AUNCLAS/EE AUNCLAS/EE C/DIET 4S472DSUBJFCT: SIGHTING OF UFOB. C/DIET 4G472DSUBJFCT: SIGHTING OF UFOB.
CITE. SAC-1 CITE. TETAL STPIPS DESCRIBED IN CITED MESSAGE TETAL STRIPS DESCRIBED IN CITED MESSAGE
DEEINITELX IDLNIIEIED AS IYPE CHARE USED BY SAC I DED IDLNTIEIED AS IVPE CHAFE USED BY SAC IN
NO FURTHER ACTICN WILL BE TAKEN BY THIS HEADQUARTERS ON THIS ECM TRAINING. ATNTMIC
REPORT.
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