PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8864635

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1958

REPORTED LOCATIONBetween Vinton&Oelwein Iowa

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD |

| 998 Between Vinton & Oelwein

Wes Belloon

rus Prebably Belloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Lown Possibly Belloon
Lecel fa Ground-Visuel - 0 Ground-Reder Pececule Ale wath

Pessibly Aircraft

Was Astronomical
Probebly Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

a
S insufficient Dete for Evaluation

Unknown

O Air-intercept Rader

1.22/01 0130Z_ © Air Visuel

Sel “re 198
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE
T - Dne

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS

Cone shaped obj w/rounded leading Possibly balloon; however,
edge, 15-20 inches in diameter, bright) data not sufficient for
with a tinge of ultraviolet (invisible evaluation,

to naked eye) Moved up to North & down

to South, was obscured by cloud. No
WX or wind info rptd. Positional data

omitted. .

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RJEPHQ/ASST CHIEF OF STAFF INTELL KDQS
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