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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  1 Oct 55 | Shelby, Iowa | ☑ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 01/2204 | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE civilian (GOC) | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 1½ hours | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 6 | 9. COURSE S to N  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF S…

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RA 22
WPA234 YMAS 31NGA239
MM RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPAG RJEDKF
DE RJEDNG 2I
M 12327Z
FM COMDR 789TH AC&W SQDN OMAHA NEBRA
TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO
RJEDWP/COMDR ATIC WP AFB OHIO
RJEPAG/DIR OF INTELL HQ USAF WASH DC
RJEDKF/COMDR CADF GAANVIEW AFB MO
RJEDNG/COMDR 31ST ADIV ST PAUL MINN
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/UNCLASSIFIED/OPNS 679 UFOB REPORT AS FOLLOWS
A
1 ROUND DISK
2 QUARTER
3 WHITE
4 SIX
5 SOUTH TO NORTH
6 TWO PARACHUTES WERE DROPED SMALL SIZE
7 NONE
8 NONE
9 NONE

PAGE TWO RJEDNG 2I

B

1 THOUGHT THEY HEARD AIRCRAFT THEN SAW OBJECTS
2 UNKNOWN
3 UNKNOWN
4 FADED IN AND OUT OF SIGHT
5 FADED
6 ONE AND A HALF MINUETS

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1 GROUND VISUAL
2 NONE
3 N/A
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1 TWO INTERCEPTORS SEARCHED THE AREA WHERE OBJECTS WERE SIGHTED
AT APPROXIMATELY 1433 FT BY ONE OF THE INTERCEPTORS NO OTHER
INFORMATION OF DESCRIPTION WAS OBTA…

AF FORM 112
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
UNCLASSIFIED
(CLASSIFICATION)

|  COUNTRY | USA | REPORT NO. | D2-UFCH-2-55 | (LEAVE BLANK)  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |

AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

SUBJECT: UFOB

AREA REPORTED ON: SHILBY, IOWA, USA

DATE OF REPORT: 6 Oct 55

DATE OF INFORMATION: 1 Oct 55

FROM (Agency): Letchcent 2, 46000 ATSS

SUBJECT: U.S. BISCUOFS, Captain USAF

REFERENCES (Control number, directive, previous report, etc., as applicable): TT D/CDNC 679, COMDR 789th AC&W Sq., Omaha, Nebr.

SUBJECT: SAINT MARTIN, SAINT WALTON, N.C.

SUMMARY: (Enter concise summary of repo…

AF FORM 112—PART II
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1947
UNCLASSIFIED
(CLASSIFICATION)
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

|  FROM (Agency) | D2-UFC 3-2-55 | Part One  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  Det. 2, 4602D AISS |  | PAGE 2 OF 4 PAGES  |

I. SOURCES:
a) Miss [redacted]
b) Miss [redacted]

Address:
a) [redacted], Shelby, Iowa
b) [redacted], Shelby, Iowa

Age:
a) 15
b) 15

Occupation:
a) Student
b) Student

Education:
a) 1st year high school
b) 1st year high school

Qualifications: OCC Observers (approximately 5 months)

II. RELIABILITY: Both SOURCES seemed very sincere and very cooperative to the investigator…

UNCLASSIFIED
(CLASSIFICATION)
AF FORM 112—PART II
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
FROM (Agency) Det. 2, 4602D AISS
REPORT NO. D2-UFOB-2-55
Part Two
PAGE 3 OF 4 PAGES

# SUPPLEMENTARY INVESTIGATIVE EFFORTS:

1. Inquiries were made of farmers around the area in an effort to find a parachute. It was learned that one had been found on 2 Oct 55 by a farmer's son. He was located and the parachute obtained. The boy stated he had found the chute in a nearby field (about three and a half miles NE of GOC observation point). The parachute was of paper and had radiosonde attached …

AF FORM 112—PART II
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
DWC/assified
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
FROM (Agency) Det. 2, 4602D AISS
REPORT NO. D2-UFOR-2-55
Part Through
PAGE 4 OF 4 PAGES

COMMENTS of Preparing Officer:

1. In the opinion of the Preparing Officer, this sighting was probably caused by a Radiosonde weather balloon for the following reasons:

a. The recovery of the parachute and Radiosonde equipment definitely establishes the fact that the first object sighted was a weather balloon.

b. What apparently happened was that the balloon (probably released from Weather Station at Chaha, Nebr. GE…