Beloit, WisconsinMarch 1956

Insufficient Data

Summary

On March 2, 1956, in Beloit, Wisconsin, a civilian and Air Force observer reported a black oblong object of unknown size at approximately 1,000 feet altitude. The object was seen through binoculars and appeared stationary until it gained altitude and disappeared. The sighting lasted one and one-half hours. The Air Force concluded the sighting was possibly a balloon of the pibal type, noting that a pibal balloon was released at Beloit at 9:00 p.m. and that balloons typically do not remain stationary for extended periods. The evaluation was listed as Unknown due to insufficient data.

Reported location

Beloit, Wisconsin

Date of incident

March 1956

State / country

WI / US

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 24

Original case file scans

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a PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

| 1. DATE 2. LOCATION i2. CONCLUSIONS

4 2 March 1956 ae Wisconsin 0 Probably Balloon

; "3. DATE-TIME GROUP A TYPE OE CHSERVATIONS le vy pee tes wc (0c possibly Batleon

1 1 oeali peisshiite SATO Se a &Ground- Visual 0 Ground-Radar a Redairentin

E owt 02/2238Z © 0 Air Visual 0 Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft

i “5. PHOTOS 8. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical

3 0 Yes O Probably Astronomical

1 3E¢No © Ea and AF (GOC) 0 Possibly Astronomical

| 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE . (ko | ee ae AE ENS RD ER

| BX Insufficient Data for Evaluation

1 one & one half hour | one | Stationany |F =item

i 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS

| One black oblong object, size unknown, Due to the duration of the sight.

| appeared to be at approximately 1,000 | ing and the color of the object

i feet. The object was seen through it is bhhe opinion of the head-

| binoculars and appeared to remain quarters that this sighting was

§ stationary until it gained altitude | possibly generated by a balloon

| and disappeared. of the pibald type. If 2238 was

the time of the end of the sight

ing, it is possible that the

No report in file, observers waw a pibald type balldon

released at Beloit at 2100Z, It
: is unlikely that a balloon would

remain stationary Lar over 1h

fe en rise, Insyfficie ata
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) for evaluation, |

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