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Case FileNARA NAID 28964180 · T1206 Roll 24

Project Blue Book Case File

Malad City, November 1955November 1955

Insufficient Data

Summary

Project Blue Book, the U.S. Air Force's 22-year UFO investigation program, opened a case file on a sighting reported from Malad City, November 1955 in November 1955. The full case file (2 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 24.

Reported location

Malad City, November 1955

Date of incident

November 1955

State / country

? / XX

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 24

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 2
Transcribed text
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS
8 Nov 55 | Malad City, etc | [X] Aircraft
 | Idaho - - Idaho Falls, Arco, M | [ ] Probably Balloon
 | | [ ] Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | [ ] Was Aircraft
Local | [X] Ground-Visual | [ ] Probably Aircraft
GMT 09/032HZ | [ ] Air-Visual | [ ] Possibly Aircraft
 | [ ] Ground-Radar | 
5. PHOTOS | [ ] Air-Intercept Radar | [ ] Was Astronomical Meteor
[ ] Yes | 6. SOURCE | [ ] Probably Astronomical Meteor
[X] No | | [ ] Possibly Astronomical Meteor
 | Civilian | [ ] Other
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE | [ ] Insufficient Data for Evaluation
 | | | [ ] Unknown
Few seconds | 1 | Falling |
 | | |
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING | 11. COMMENTS
One oblong obj falling into the ground. | Observation over general area of
Initial flash attracted observers attention. | Southern Idaho. Description and
Obj appeared to explode. | wide area of observation indicates
 | meteor observation.
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28964180

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Organizations

Colorado Springs COLOHamilton CALIFIdaho Falls State PoliceMccord AFB TacomaWright Patterson AFB Ohio

Programs and code names

Project Blue Book

Places

ArcoIdaho FallsMalad CitySouthern Idaho

Agencies

United States Air Force

Dates

19551955-11-018 Nov 55Nov 10 1955

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