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Shelby, Iowa, October 1955

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

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Record summary

Project Blue Book case file indexed from National Archives metadata; page-level review pending.

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS Cx Was Balloon 10ct55 Shelby, Iowa 口 Probably Balloon 口 Possibiy Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERYATION Ground-Rodar 口 Was Aircraft Local XiR Ground-Visual 口 Probably Aircraft 01/2204 D AirViswol D Air-lntorcept Rador 口 Possibiy Aircraft GMT 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical Y…. 口 Probably Astronomical ONo civilian (GOC) 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION S.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other. 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluation lhours 6 StoN 口 Unkno wn 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Round, disk, white, two small parachutes, Primary obj balloon.w/package recoverei dropped no sound, observers thought they heard Multiple slghting a/c,then sav objs. Faded in and out of sight.SEE CASE FILE. ATIC FORM 329 (RZV 26 BRP S2)

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