Das Moines, Iowa, January 1955
- Date of account
- 1955-01
- Location
- Das Moines, Iowa
- Source
- uap_archive
- Record updated
- 2026-10-10
Record summary
Project Blue Book case file indexed from National Archives metadata; page-level review pending.
Published source text
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Source text · mention onlyUFCB INDEX CARD .DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIOHS 24 口 Was Balloon 721953 Dag Motnas, Iova 口 Probably Bailoon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIMEGROUP 4.TYPEOF OBSERVATION Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircraft. 口 ProbablyAircraft GMT_10072 DAirVisuol Air-lnterceptRador 口 PossiblyAircraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical Yes Major Allan R.Paeker 口 ProboblyAstronomical 口 Possibiy Astronomical (USA7 pilot) 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OP OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other 口 Insufficient Data forEvaluation approx25 seconds 1 Head-on coursa Unknown 1O.BRIEF SUMMARY OFSIGHTING 11.COMMENTS U3A7pilot rlying2-33 type airorart obaerved In 7ley ol tha fact that the sighting vasforonly25socondsand tha in- on positlon le7sl at20,000 feet, 0bjeet vas cidentwaaroportod eight daysafter charactarized by a vhdto light,varying in lh the mitialsightdng,a folloywap tanaity and laahing at a oet fraqueae7.No
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