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Case FileNARA NAID 28966800 · T1206 Roll 25

Project Blue Book Case File

Creston, IowaAugust 1956

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Summary

Project Blue Book, the U.S. Air Force's 22-year UFO investigation program, opened a case file on a sighting reported from Creston, Iowa in August 1956. The full case file (4 scanned pages of witness statements, Air Force memoranda, and investigator notes) is reproduced below as held by the National Archives. The Air Force assigned this case to its broader investigation of unidentified aerial phenomena alongside ~12,600 other reports filed between 1947 and 1969. Citation: NARA Record Group 341, Microfilm Publication T1206, Roll 25.

Reported location

Creston, Iowa

Date of incident

August 1956

State / country

IA / US

Page count

4 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 25

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 4
Transcribed text
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: PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD |
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
¥ k C2 Was Balloon |
10 Auvust 1256 Creston, Iowa 0 Probably Balloon |
—4Y AUS yy ee 10 Possibly Balloon |
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION i
|
i g 0 Was Aircroft f
Local _—  XGround-Visval 0 Ground-Radar QO Probably Airercht §
emt 1ll/02107 a Air Visual O Air-Intercept Radar |= Possibly iretals |
5. PHOTOS » SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical LT LOOT |
QO Yes : {X ‘Probubly Astronomical |
: GNo Civilian 2 Possibly Astronomical !
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7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF 08JECTS | 9. COURSE 10 VERE &) $Y Rr lr A I lb AER RV 0
0 Insufficiant Date for Eveluction i
g { A 0 Unknown

one minute one North to Soutp |
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One object with long fiery shape, All details of sighting, except
silver in color, Size estimated to rather long duration (which may
| be ftive-six feet long, ne inch ir be in error) ct form to the
diamg ier, sticed because of brigh characteristii fF a meteot |
| flashii light, Objet raveled North pe]

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ATIC FORM 325 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28966800

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