PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7412920

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1967

REPORTED LOCATIONWaterloo Iowa

FRAMES8

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: PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
17 Jep 67 01152 waterloo, Iowe. Mul
3. SOUECE 300 . CONCLUSION
Civilian Probable (BALL.OON) ?
NIPBER OF OBJECTS
Three other sightigs were reported to Waterloo Airport. All
1 sightigns were similar in descript
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
l. 10 minutes
2.5 minutes No definite shape of the objects, but about the sizc of a
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION golf ball and yellow in color. When object was first sight-
ed, it was at a 20 deg angle to horizon, and at 45 deg to
Ground Visual (BX) horizon when it disappeared behind a building. While ob-
7. COURSE ject was observed, it was at deg angle, at 300 a level
flight md with a constant speed.
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8. PHOTOS 8. PHOTOS
Yes Yes
(xNo
9. PHYSIC VIDENCE DENCE
Yes
iX No
FORM
FTD FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editione of thie form may be used. Previous editione of thie form may be used.

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MEMO FOR THE RECORD
26 Sep6. 1967
Called uFO officer at Wsverly AF Station. Asked if he had positively
identified the object and if anyone at the control tower hed
seen anything. He replied that no one at the tower had seen any
thing and that he was almost positive that it was a baljoon.
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S. FORMATION: N/A. DISCERNASLE FEATURES: NONE. 7. TAIL TRAIL (
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OBSERVED AT 090 DEG AT 3O0OFT. LEVEL FLIGHT. CONSTANT SPEED.
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01152-01252. QU 01152-01252. QU SE 52. 2.FIRSI 2. FIRSI USK SECOND: JSK. SECOND:.
NIGHT. PART E. NIGHT. PART E.
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