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Case FileNARA NAID 28974593 · T1206 Roll 30

Project Blue Book Case File

Salina, KansasNovember 1957

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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 Salina, Kansas in November 1957. 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 30.

Reported location

Salina, Kansas

Date of incident

November 1957

State / country

KS / US

Page count

4 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 30

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 4
Transcribed text
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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS |
0 Wos Balloon
1 Navenhor 19457 In linn 5G O Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION O Possibly Balloon |
0 Was Aircraft :
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Local ane i Ground- Visual O Ground-Radar QO Probably Aircraft ;
4 GMT hs 12/ v L252 : & QsAin Visual O Air-Intercept Radar DO Possibly Aireroft
| "S. PHOTOS | 6. SOURCE 0: xWas Astronomical [iC L220
J O Yes O Probably Astronomical
: B:No Military O Possibly Astronomical
; 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE BE STII iii iain
g O lnsufficient Dota for Evaluation
; i : pe : : O Unknown
15 seconds four not given
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
: Oval shaped object, size of grapefruit, Object viewed probably boliidc.
1 Appearance of fluorescent light. One, breaking into four pieces.
then four, Either exhaust or contrail, |
: Suddenly disappearsd,
] ATIC FORM 329 (REY 26 SEP 52)
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28974593

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