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Anita, Iowa, June 1955

Date of account
1955-06
Location
Anita, Iowa
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 15 June 1955 Anita,Iowa Was Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP Probably Bolloon 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 口 Possibly Balloon Local Ground-Visual GMT.16/0347Z June 1955 Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircraft 口 DAir-Visual UNK Probably Aircraft 5.PHOTOS Air-Intercopt Radar 口 Possibly Aircraft 6.SOURCE OYes 口 Was Astronomical ON白 口 Probably Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION civilian 口 Possibly Astronomical 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE UNK 口 Othor. One(1) Unk Insufficient Data for Evaluation 口 Unknown 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS One (1) cigar shaped object,two to six(2-6) feet in length,with a blue and vhite gloving Insurficient data for evaluation. color and red exhaust appeared to be 5oo to Additional info promised by Tr msg but 1,ooo feet above ground. Soft hissing not received.Any additional info sound noted byobserver. received which may

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