PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6969027

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1958

REPORTED LOCATIONBurlington Iowa

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
1. DATE 0 Was Balloon
Burlington, Iowa 0 Probably Balioon
29 Apr 58 D Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Was Aircraft
Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Probably Aircraft
Local U Possibly Aircraft Possibiy Air
GMT. 30/0210Z 30/0210Z Air-Visua! Air-Visua! Air-Intercept Radar
6. SOURCE aX ax Was Astronamical Was Astronomical Meteor
5. PHOTOS 0 Probably Astronomical Probably Astronomical
Yes 0 Possibly Astronomical Possibly Astronomical
No Civilian
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other. Evaluation
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient Data for
Unknown
4-5 secs one North
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
Red Obj fail. Typical fireball, Typical fireball,
.
ATIC FORM
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N 5917 TO
NO.
4 THME
Date
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0 SHF390 YMB411KFA163 080FGK009
RJEPHQ 293
PP RJEDDN NRJEDSQF
DE RJEDKF GGK
P 302000Z
FM COMDR 788TH I ACLRON WAVERLY AFST IOWA
TO RJEDDN/COMDR ADC
RJEDEF/COMDR 20 AIR DIV 1
RJEDSO/COMDR AIR TECH INTELL CENTER WPAFB
RJEPHQ/COMDR ASSNT CHIEF OF SAFF INTEL HDOS USAF (
RJEPHO/OFFI V HDOS USAF
BT
UNCLAS FROM_OP.788-30-D-G6/ UNCLAS FROM OP.788-30-D-G6/
A.I. OBJECT WITH FIREY A.I. OBJECT WITH FIREY
NOTE NETE
2. NO REPORT AS TO SIZE
3. RED MOK-D LIKE ONE K-D LIKE ONE
4UNKNOWN NO.;
5.N/A
G. NONE G. NONE
7NONE 7. NONE
8. NONE
9NONE
PAGE TWO RJEDEN N 6GK
B.J. APPROX 20 PEOPLE CALLED IN REPORTING FIREY OBJECT TO RADIO
STATION AT BURLINGION IA. FBUR
2. GOING HORIZENTAL TO HOPZON NORTH OF BURLINGTON
3.N/A
4.N/A
SIGHTED
64 TO 5 SECONDS

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.1 APPROX 20 PEOPLE CALLED IN REPORTING FIREY OBJECT TO RADIO
STATION AT BURLINGTON IA. KBUR
2 GOING HORIZNTAL TO HORZON NORTH OF BURLINGTON
3N/A
4.NA
6.4 TO.5SECONDSNO7
C.1. GROUND VISUAL
2. NONE (
3.NA
D.1. 0210Z 30 APRIL 58 0A/0- 6= 20/0
1 BURLINGTON_IA (
F.MR.
RADIO STATION KBUR
BURLINGTON, IA
G,1'N NONE
2.310/40 2. 310/40 300/50 CLEAR
3. NONE
4 NONE
5.15 PLUS 5. 15 PLUS
1
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6. NONE
1 NONE
E.A NONE
NONE
DUTY DIRECTOR-2ND LT DONALD L NAPIERKOWSKI-NO COMMENTS
NONE
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