Spencer, Wisc, September 1955September 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 Spencer, Wisc, September 1955 in September 1955. 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 24.

Reported location

Spencer, Wisc, September 1955

Date of incident

September 1955

State / country

? / XX

Page count

4 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 24

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 4

Transcribed text

Cah PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD ale |
. 1. DATE ° 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
~ |2sep 55 Spencer, Wisc gate |
© | 3 oaTe-TiNE GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION (37, FORMBY DEHIoon |
v Localities in ian ps de Sl 36k Ground- Visual O Ground-Reodar 24 tot RE |
Eo cmM103/0040/ as 0 Al~Visual O Air-Intercept Rodar DO Possibly Aircraft
| 5. PHOTOS TSO0RCEEE I: air rll en RE ale Was Astronomical :
3 O Yes : O Probably Astronomical
E XO No | cl¥ilian So DO Possibly Astronomical
© | 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE BL iOMepca mes svn Ll a
5 2 Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
& 1 hr 50 min 1 ) 0 Unknown
4 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
bo Round, white, turned bright orange as it inds would blow balloon cut of sight at
E disappeared. Appeared to be suspended low alt reported. Positional data not
from balloon. Winds SSW at 25 knots at ncluded. Duration suggestive of astro Ey
b 5,0000 ft. ody. Star Spica sets at reported time
i f disappearance, however, ‘it is unlikely
5 hat this body would be visible and bright
i nought to be reported at 1840 local with
E e sun Just on the horizon. Insufficient
3 ata for evaluation. Positional data miss-
i: ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 2) Ra
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28963496

Connected across the archive

Programs and code names

Project Blue Book

Places

Spencer

Agencies

United States Air Force

Dates

1955 1955-09-01